Keep our Active Military in Your Prayers Joseph Benfield, Army Eric Dickerson, Air Force John Gearhart, Navy Capt. David Little, US Army Reserve Active Sgt. Christopher Lloyd, Army Msgt. Bradley L. Parnell, Air Force Active Reserves 1st. Lt. Charles Reed, Army Anna Nicole Shore, US Marine Corps Brittany Stewart, Army National Guard Michael Thacker, Army Revik C. Walker, Air Force Brandon Yokley, Army William Cameron Yokley, Marine Reserves
Friedland Features June 2013 Our Purpose is to make the Lord Jesus Christ a reality in the lives of people.
Senior Pastor: The Rev. David H. Merritt Main Office: (336) 788-2652 Office: (336) 788-8320 X1 Home: (336) 784-2184 Cell: (336) 971-1065 Email: PastorDavidM1@triad.rr.com Associate Pastor: The Rev. Carol A. Foltz Office: (336) 788-8320 X2 Cell Phone: (336) 926-0381; Email: carolfoltz@triad.rr.com Administrative Assistant, Linda Lyons Office hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Office: (336) 788-2652 X3; Email: lindalyons2@triad.rr.com For Regular Church Service information (336) 788-8320 X5 For Special Events for the week call (336)788-8320 X6 Music Department: Band: Robert Alphin, Choir: Nancy Sawtelle, Handbells: Dorothy Perdue, Organist: Montine Wilkinson
Friedland Moravian Church The Rev. David H. Merritt, Senior Pastor The Rev. Carol A. Foltz, Associate Pastor 2750 Friedland Church Road Winston-Salem, NC 27107
(336) 788-2652
June Events… Join us on Thursday, June 13, 20 and 27th for membership classes at 7:00 pm in the Youth Space. We will explore membership in the Moravian Church in the 21st Century. Childcare will be provided for young children in the CE Building. You may call the church office to make a reservation by the first week of June 2013. Please bring a loose leaf binder and highlighter to keep notes. Members in good standing may also attend to gain a better understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing the church. Make a date to join us for worship on June 9 and June 16 as our own Michael Brent shares with us in worship as our special guest speaker. He will be sharing with our graduates a special message and challenge as they begin their academic career. In addition he will be giving us a glimpse into the ministry of Fathers in Christian Homes. Michael will be available throughout the week as well to meet with groups in the area. Please give your support and attention as we welcome home a faithful partner in ministry with us here at Friedland Moravian Church. June 9th is a date for a special Spring Sing for our RCC group at Union Cross Moravian Church. Saints and Sinners will be sharing their love of music as well as other groups from our sister churches (Union Cross, Pine Chapel, Enterprise). The evening will begin at 5:30 pm with refreshments throughout the evening’s musical performances. Friedland Moravian Church is a proud member of the RCC that represents the Southside of Winston-Salem and Northern Davidson County. Come out and have a great evening of music! We will be commissioning the Mission Camp 2013 participants and Leaders as well as the Costa Rica Trip participants and Leaders on June 30th in worship. Much prayer and hard work has gone into our two major mission efforts for this summer. In the history of Missions, we can celebrate the contributions of members of Friedland
The Salem Band will once again present its popular, free summer concerts on Salem Square on Tuesday evenings at 7:30 p.m. The first concert on June 4 will celebrate the 100 years of Winston-Salem with special guests, Mayor Allen Jones, a barbershop quartet and other special musical groups starting at 6:30. The following concerts on June 18, July 2, August 6 and August 20 each will feature a variety of music for your listening pleasure. Bring your family and invite your friends to come and enjoy these historic outdoor concerts. Music on a Mission: Join us at New Philadelphia Moravian Church on June 9 at 3:00 PM for a concert benefitting the Annie B. Mission! Featuring: The Moravian Buns, Brad Bennett & Rachel Marie Schachter. Free t-shirts for first 100 ticket-buyers! Tickets are $5 in advance (via email) anniebmission.org (or) elizabeth.alexander.green@gmail.com; or $7 at the door. YAMs at the Dash Game The Young Adult Moravians will go to the Winston-Salem Dash baseball game on Friday, June 7, at 7:00pm, Moravian Night. They will get tickets as a group, so meet at the entrance at 6:30pm. The $10 ticket fee includes a reserved ticket, a program, a Dash hat, and our YAMs group recognized on the Dash’s video board! Email Doug Rights at drights@mcsp.org by May 24 if you want to attend. Go to the YAMs facebook page for more info. Needed at Kernersville Moravian: Full time Director of Christian Education. Resumes may be sent to kmchurch@embarqmail.com. For more information, please contact the church at 336.993.3620. Craft Fest at Bethania Visitor Center Saturday, June 15 from 9:00-3:00 (Corner of Bethania Road and Hwy. 65). Sponsored by Mizpah Moravian Church. Shop from local and handmade artists, crafters, garden items, various mixed media arts and home baked goodies.
Mission Moments for June, 2013 Costa Rica: Praise God for his Faithful leading of our seven who are witnessing in Costa Rica during the week of July 24th – July 31st. Pray that God’s work will be done as they witness through music, work, play and as God leads them. May their work and witness resound for years into the future and beyond our days. God is leading, we will follow. Mission Camp: June 30th – July 5th, twelve of our Youth will be attending Mission Camp at Laurel Ridge. This is always a spiritual blessing for our Youth as they witness to those who have less and then they go to the top of the mountain to experience their own walk with God. Missions (Homeland and Abroad): Sunnyside Mud Run Sponsored by Members of Our Congregation and held at the Reed Farm was a huge success. Watch for more fundraisers by the Moravian Gang. The Shan Dai Believers have now come together as a congregation of believers meeting in homes. This long sought fruit of the Woo’s Mission efforts happened for the first time on May 17th. Praise God and continue to PRAY! Did you know that there is a small medical mission effort in Oaxaca, Mexico? It is in a mountainous region of Southern Mexico. Ask Jacqueline Poston and Mark Ebert about it? Michael Brent will be preaching for us on June 16. The following are excerpts from his newsletter that comes to us from Zabreb, Croatia. They are titled: STAND FIRM …We face an unseen spiritual force that longs to tear apart the family of God. Who are we to stand against such a power? . . . Who are we to stand firm against spiritual forces of evil? We are children of the King. In Jesus, we have a new identity. In Jesus, we have an amazing inheritance. In Jesus, we have access to inner spiritual strength. In Jesus, we are connected together as a family. In Jesus, we are deeply loved and specially equipped (Ephesians 1-3). Paul knows that listing out these truths will not bring about spiritual trans-formation. He must pray (1:15-19; 3:14-21). Paul spent more time in Ephesus than in any other city during his missionary journeys. He is not praying for new believers when he asks for spiritual enlightenment. He is praying for believers who had received three years of his own teaching and example. He is praying for believers who have heard the truth and tried to live it. We know the words, but experiencing the reality takes time and prayer. We need his truth to seep down into the crevices of our heart. We need to own his words to us, ‘You are mine. You are valuable to me. I have sealed you with the spirit of promise. I have made my home in your heart. I have made you to know love.’... Adventurers must learn to TAKE A STAND. Satan will throw his fiery darts to tempt, discourage, deceive and hurt. And we will STAND FIRM, side by side, shields raised, swords ready, a glint in our eye, children of the king.
Moravian Church throughout the years. Make a Date for this year’s outreach into North Carolina and Costa Rico. Food Donations for Sunny Side Ministry is a constant challenge throughout the year. The summer months are no exception. Children who usually have school lunch provided at little or no charge now have little resources at home. Bring a can a week throughout June and July and place it in the sane pails in the vestibule of the church. Please remember as well to give the office any new email addresses or physical addresses for members and young adults who are heading out to school this summer. Also update the office with your new phone numbers, addresses for military families and friends, friends of the church and members who are living temporarily out of state.
Thank You… Dear Christian friends of Friedland, How blessed I am to be a part of such a wonderful body of believers. Thank you so very much for the great outpouring of love since my latest fall. For all your prayers, visits, and so many beautiful cards and more. I thank you each and everyone very sincerely. May God continue to bless you all as you continue to serve Him. In Christian Love, Gladys Edwards Address Change: Joseph Benfield Army-Fort Sill, Oklahoma (Great grandson of Beulah Cook)
Letter from: Board of World Mission - - April 17, 2013 To: the Pastor David, Pastor Carol, and the members at Friedland On behalf of the Board of World Mission I wish to send our appreciation to your congregation for hosting dinner for our board and our partners on Thursday, April 4th. We arrived tired from travel and were greeted with your gracious welcome and delicious food. It was also wonderful that our global partners could see another of our churches and experience your hospitality, many here in the US for the first time. Please extend our thanks to all who were involved in the necessary preparations. Sincerely, Judith M. Ganz, Executive Director
FRIEDLAND MORAVIAN CHURCH Retirement, Rehabilitation and Care Facilities
College Graduates
Dorothy Hines-Clare Bridge Raleigh Ingram-Brookridge Maxine Stewart-Oaks at Forsyth Photo not
Hospital and Hospice Care
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Delphia Reid - Forsyth Hospital, Room 2435 Kevin Blaine Parrish Parents: Kenneth and Betsy Parrish Grandparents: Betty Robbins and the late Horace “Buddy� Robbins, Colleen Parrish and the late Numie Parrish Graduated from: North Carolina State University College of Business Administration with a Bachelor of Science Degree, Business Administration with a Minor in Accounting. Currently: VF Corporation, Greensboro, NC
Shut-In
Amelia Jo Langenegger Parents: Donice Cude and Weldon Langenegger Grandparents: Don and Jo Cude Graduated from: Lenoir-Rhyne University with a BSRN. Currently: Will start at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in July.
Clifton Jones Dallas MartinKermit & Norma Smith Bob & Lou Walker Carolyn Willis
High School Graduates
Medical and Prayer Concerns Wyona Gossett Bobbie Hendrick Nova Martin Dorothy Reid Jane Robertson Jackie Rothrock Louise Rothrock Norma Smith Charles Stewart
Jacqueline Rebecca Poston
Miranda Carol Penley
Parents: Todd and Tonnette Penley Parents: Joe Poston and Allison Hudson Grandparents: Mr. and Mrs. Velt Penley, Jr. , Grandparents: Ed Scott, Jackie Poston Mr. and Mrs. Tony Kimball Graduated from: High Point Central High School Graduated from: Ledford Senior High School. Plans: UNC Chapel Hill; study Biology and Pre Med. Plans: Appalachian State University, Music Education, with possible Theater Minor
Donna Thomas Wanda Tilley Martha Vinson Willie Weavil
Events Coming in June
Kenya News for May 2013
June 9……. Graduation Sunday June 11….… Mother Daughter, Friends Banquet June 14-16… Pre-Junior 1 Camp June 16….… Father’s Day June 16-22… Eco Camp June 21…….. Daycare Graduation June 23-29… Middle High 1 Camp June 30……. Mission Camp @ LR June 30-July 6... Youth Convo - G’boro
It has been an exciting couple of months in Kenya. It is rainy season and we have had a lot of rain. It is tough for driving but we always need the rain. The rice meals have arrived. Thanks so much to Cindy Williams and family for their donation of the rice meals. It is such a blessing to our ministry. The children are doing well In school. They were on break in April, but are back in school working hard. They know how important their education is. We have taken in 3 more children to Ray of Hope. They are 6, 5 and 4. Two girls and one by. The older children are in primary school and the 4 year old is in preschool. We now have 16 children living with us. We have 6 high school students and 1 in college.
Events Coming in July July 4… Independence Day July 7… John Hus Communion July 7-13….. Junior 2 Camp July 10….… Wonderful Wednesday Hanging Rock State Park July 14-16… VBS Set-up July 14-20… Senior High Camp July 14-20… Moravian Music Fest.-PA July 17….... Wonderful Wednesday Campout at Jarvis Camp July 21……. Men’s Fellowship Breakfast July 21-25… VBS July 24-31… Costa Rico Trip July 28-31… Cub Scout Camp July 31……. Wonderful Wednesday Tanglewood
FRIEDLAND MORAVIAN CHURCH High School Graduates
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Anna Nicole Shore
Hannah Tucker
Parents: Mark and Dana Rushing Parents: Joanna Shore and the late Michael Shore Grandparents: Larry and Linda Jarvis Grandparents: Aubrey and Nora Smith Graduated from: Winston-Salem Forsyth County Graduated from: Glenn High School Schools. Plans: Signed with the US Marine Corps and will Plans: Attend Forsyth Technical Community leave for Parris Island on November 12, 2013. College; study Psychology
VBS at Friedland Luke Kimball Greenwell
Sunday, July 21– Thursday, July 25 5:30-8:30 PM each night
Parents: Jim & Donna Kimball Greenwell, Grandparents: Don & Geneva Kimball Graduated from: Gatewood School, Eatonton, Georgia Plans: Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia
This year we're going to Greece!
Athens: Paul's Dangerous Journey to Share the Truth
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Charles Jackson Pace Parents: Matthew and Amy Pace Grandparents: Jackson and Willie Mae Rumph, Ruth Pace and the late Charles Pace Graduated from: Ledford High School Plans: North Carolina State University; Majoring in Biochemistry
Friedland Moravian Church - June 2013 Calendar
Friedland Moravian Church - June 2013 Calendar Sun., June 16
Sat., June 1 Sun., June 2
Mon., June 3
Tues., June 4
Wed., June5
Sat., June 8 Sun., June 9
Mon., June 10
11:00-2:00 Costa Rico Dresses (Kit, FH) 9:45 11:00 Promptly- 4:00 4:00
Sunday School Worship Faithful Ringers (Record for Bronze Choir--MR) Women’s Exec. Board Meeting (Ms. Treva’s Room)
6:30 Boy Scouts (Cabin) 6:30 Cub Scout Troop 750 (NLC, Jr., Traveler’s, Outreach) 6:30 Gemeinshaft 1 (Parlor) 10:00 Women’s Fellowship Circle 1(Kit, FH, Parlor) Hostesses: Betty Stokes, Loretta Parnell, Barbara Plumley 7:00 Women’s Fellowship Circle 2 Hostesses: Joan Charles, Dorothy Perdue 8:30 Childcare Chapel (Sanctuary) 6:00 Bible Study (Fellowship Hall) 7:00 Choir Practice (Music Room) 11-6:00 Set-up and Bridal Shower (Kit, FH, Parlor) 3:00-7:00 Dana Rushing Reservation (Kit, Pavilion) 9:45 11:00 7:00 7:00
Sunday School Worship - Graduation Sunday Elders Meeting (Parlor) Trustees Meeting (Seekers)
6:30 Boy Scouts (Cabin) 6:30 Cub Scout Pack Meeting (Fellowship Hall) 6:30 Gemeinshaft 1 (Seekers)
Tues., June 11
All day Preparations for Banquet (Kit, FH) 6:30 Mother, Daughter, Friends Banquet (FH)
Wed., June 12
8:30 8:30-10 4:00 6:00 7:00
Thurs., June 13 Fri., June 14
Sat., June 15 Sat., June 15
9:45 11:00 4:00 4:00 Sun., June16-Sat., June 22
Father’s Day Sunday School Worship - Michael Brent preaching Mission Committee Meeting (Seekers) Scout Committee Meeting (Outreach) Eco Camp at Laurel Ridge
Tues., June 18
TBA Senior Friends (Sea Grove)
Wed., June 19
8:30 Childcare Chapel (Sanctuary) 6:00 Bible Study (Fellowship Hall) 7:00 Choir Practice (Music Room)
Fri., June 21 Sat., June 22
Sun., June 23
8:00-12:00 Childcare Graduation (Lit, FH, Pavilion) 10-4:00 Scrapbooking (Kitchen, Fellowship Hall) TBA Jr./Sr. High Cookout and Campfire (Cabin, Youth space, Pavilion) 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Worship
Sun., June 23-Sat., June 29 Mon., June 24
Middle High 1 Camp at Laurel Ridge
6:30 Boy Scouts (Cabin) 7:00 Childcare Committee Meeting (Seekers)
Tues., June 25
5:30-7:30 Faith Café Bible Study (FH, Parlor)
Wed., June 26
8:30 Childcare Chapel (Sanctuary) 6:00 Bible Study (Fellowship Hall) 7:00 Choir Practice (Music Room)
Sat., June 29 Sun., June 30
12-4:00 Melissa Garvin Reservation (Fellowship Hall) Youth Convo in Greensboro 1-4:00 Stewart Family Reunion (Kit, FH)
Childcare Chapel (Sanctuary) 2nd. Wednesday (Carol at Baptist) Parish Nurses (Seekers) Bible Study (Fellowship Hall) Choir practice (Music Room)
Volunteers Needed
6:00 CEC (Youth Room) Noon-9:30 Wedding Rehearsal Dinner (Charlie Sapp/Ashley Boyd - -Kit, FH, Parlor) TBA Wedding Rehearsal (Brady/Wine-Sanctuary) All day Wedding: Josh Brady & Heather Wine (Church) 12-Until Amy Pace Reservation (Kitchen, Pavilion)
Mother, Daughter, Friends Banquet June 11, 2013 - 6:30 p.m. If you like purses, you don’t want to miss it!
To help spread mulch in the playground on Saturday, June 8, from 8 am to 12 noon. Coffee and doughnuts provided. It would be helpful if you could bring a garden rake with you. Thank you, Amy Pace and the Childcare Committee