Provincial Women's Board

Provincial Women’s Board

Moravian Church Southern Province

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Newsletter for September 2013

 A ladies luncheon to honor the Provincial Women’s Board past presidents and the present board members was held on Saturday, August 17th in the Parlor of Home Moravian Church. The dining tables were decorated with vintage hats and white gloves along with antique hand fans and perfume bottles. Each guest received a framed pledge “In His Will is our Peace”. This gathering afforded me an opportunity to thank our previous president for their leadership and legacy. The history they helped to create and the heritage which they nurtured continues beyond their terms of office. I am grateful to these faithful Moravian sisters who led the way for women’s work in the Southern Province, as I try to follow their example in many works of faith.

The past presidents attending the luncheon were: Lucille Kimel (1962-1968), Marianne Pruett (1971-1974), Sue Hughes (1974-1977), Johnnie Hauser (1986-1989), Julia Davis (1992-1995), Peggy Holyfield (1995-1998), Bee Piper (2006-2008), Linda Jones (2008-2010) and Mildred White, office manager for over 20 years.

Members of the Provincial Women’s Board and I continue to visit Women’s Fellowships across the Province. On Sunday, July 21st I traveled to Stone Mountain, Georgia to join board member Cindy Meier and to meet ladies from The First Moravian of Georgia Church, several of whom make the annual trek to our spring Spiritual Life Retreat. Board member Janet Jennings and I were invited to attend the General Meeting on Monday, August 12th at Macedonia Moravian Church, where the 1

Women’s Fellowship is looking forward to hosting our provincial Fall Celebration on Saturday, September 14th. Cathy Ebert, another board member, and I are excited to have the chance to visit another group of women. We have received invitations to join the ladies at New Philadelphia on Monday, September 9th. It is with glad anticipation my visit to Grace Moravian in Mt. Airy on Monday, September 16th.

As a Board, we are striving “To promote the acquaintance and fellowship of the women of the Province and seek to encourage their growth in Christian character and service.” (2010 Book of Order) Synod 2014 is fast approaching and Synod delegates have the duty to elect ten members to the Provincial Women’s Board, which acts on behalf of all women of the Southern Province. Its purpose is to assist and promote fellowship among the women of the Province and to encourage spiritual growth. The Board meets the second Thursday of January, April, September and November.

Members should have access to the internet for email, Skype or conference calls. Our desire for Board membership is for diversity and inclusiveness. We encourage representation from many churches, as opposed to multiple members from the same congregation. Reimbursement for travel expenses is limited. More information and recommendation forms are available on the provincial web-site (www.mcsp.org) under 2014 Synod: Nominations Information. The deadline for submitting nominations is November 13, 2013.

I applaud our Moravian sisters: past, present and future who contribute to our life of Christian discipleship.

With gratitude, Tamra Thomas, PWB President

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Prison Cake Schedule NOTE: All cakes must be store bought, NOT homemade. We need cakes to feed 70 to 80 people each week.

Due to the large number of inmates attending these weekly meetings, please provide at least FOUR store bought cakes each week. Please notify Claudette Wood at the Chaplain’s office at 759-0063 to make certain that someone will be available to open the door at the Chapel when the cakes are delivered.

September 5

Enterprise

October 17

Fairview

September 12

Christ

October 24

Home

September 19

Christ

October 31

Home

September 26

Clemmons

November 7

Enterprise

October 3

Clemmons

November 14

Friedland

October 10

Fairview

November 21

Friedland

Please contact Frances Swing at 760-2624 or e-mail me at richardswing@bellsouth.net if you cannot deliver the cakes.

Thank you for your assistance with this wonderful ministry. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 Greetings, Moravian Sisters, I hope that each of you will mark your calendar for our Provincial Women’s Fall Celebration, to be held at Macedonia Moravian Church in Advance, on Saturday, September 14, 2013. Coffee will be served at 9 AM and our program will begin at 9:30 AM. The study for 2013-14 is titled “Moravian Heritage and our Life Today,” by Rev. Dr. Nola Reed Knouse.

The book will be reviewed by Rev. Dr. Daniel Crews.

Our program will include devotions and a brief business session. A lunch of grilled chicken, veggies, slaw and dessert will be served at a cost of $10.00. You are welcome to attend and not stay for lunch, but be sure to register by the deadline if you wish to have lunch. A registration form is included in this newsletter.

We are requesting that those attending bring a non-perishable food item to be donated to Store House for Jesus in Mocksville.

I look forward to seeing you there.

Janet Doub, Vice President PWB

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The Unity Women’s Desk is alive and thriving in our new office in Cedarhyrst. We are so pleased with the response we have had to helping our Moravian women around the world. We’ve awarded 30+ scholarships and have made three loans so far, in addition to helping with several projects related to women’s health issues. We are also busily planning the next Women’s Consultation in Suriname in February 2016.

If your group would like to help with Healthcare kits, Baby Layettes, or Birthing Kits for Honduras, please check our website: www.unitywomensdesk.org . We are also now raising funds for the 2016 Consultation in Suriname.

Remember that we are always happy to come and talk to your women’s group or any other group in your church that might be interested in this international outreach to Moravian women. We need your help to keep this work going. Thanks to all of you who have donated funds and items for the kits. We need your prayers and your gifts, so please keep them coming.

Blessings, Patty Garner, Coordinator for the Unity Women’s Desk ************************************************************************************************** CHURCH WOMEN UNITED is a local, state, and national ecumenical organization which is supported by the PWB. It is a time for Christian women to come together for Bible Study and Fellowship three times a year. WORLD COMMUNITY DAY will be held on Friday, November 1st at First Baptist Church, 700 Highland Avenue, Winston-Salem. All of our women are invited to participate. *************************************************************************************************************** THE MISSION SOCIETY ANNUAL FALL LOVEFEAST will be held on Sunday, November 3 at Friedland Moravian Church. The service will begin at 3 PM with a Band Prelude at 2:30. Please plan to attend to hear the latest world mission news of our Moravian Unity. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 12th Moravian Women’s Conference, June 25-28, 2015 The 12th Moravian Women’s Conference will be held June 25-28, 2015 at Sandy Cove Conference Center in North East, Maryland. Sandy Cove, a 220 acre retreat and Christian conference center, is located just minutes from I-95 between Baltimore and Philadelphia on the headwaters of the Chesapeake Bay. The website for Sandy Cove is http://www.sandycove.org/. This rural setting is a great place to relax your body, mind and spirit and to enjoy swimming, putt-putt golf, canoeing, paddle boats, zip line, or just sitting in a chair overlooking the bay.

For the 11th Moravian Women’s Conference, held in Concord, North Carolina, we explored “stepping out of the boat” and being the hands and feet of Christ in our communities. At the 12th Moravian Women’s Conference, we will explore what happens after we step out of the boat with the theme “Walk in the Light”, “Come...let us walk in the light of the Lord…”-Isaiah 2:5. All Moravian 4

women are invited to the beautiful and tranquil shores of the Chesapeake Bay to explore what it means to “Walk in the Light” in today’s world.

Every Moravian woman is invited to come to conference at Sandy Cove. Accommodations will include triple or quad rooms with a private bath and 8 meals. There will be workshops, worship services, and wonderful speakers. Registration for the conference will begin January 6, 2014 thru January 6, 2015 with an early bird special pricing of $485 per person. Beginning January 7, 2015 the regular registration will be $550 per person. Registration fees are non-refundable but can be switched to another person.

For more information see our website at www.moravianwomensconference.org.

Start planning now for going to conference. For additional information you can contact me at 336945-3641. Submitted by Janice Wilson

 Leaksville – Our ladies stay busy, we have lots going on in our church. In May we had a “work day”. We met on a Friday evening and Saturday morning and cleaned everything in sight. It was a good feeling to see the results.

We help the Men’s Fellowship with their Pie making. This will begin in October. Working together we have fun and fellowship and raise money to support the projects of our church.

This year we are “Stepping Out of the Boat” and will be a part of the “River Fest” event here in Eden. This is a two day event and draws a lot of local people and out of town traffic. This will not be a money making project, but a way to let the people know that we are here and active. We will have Moravian cookies and Sugar Cake for sale. Please pray for this undertaking and join us if you can.

RiverFest is a celebration of Eden’s art, history and river heritage. This annual event takes place in the Olde Leaksville Shopping District on Washington Street – our oldest downtown area that dates back to 1797.

Christ Moravian - The Women Fellowship of Christ Moravian Church has just completed a successful Chicken Pie Sale and now planning for their Fall Event to be held Saturday, October 26, 2013.

The Event will begin at 7:00 a.m. with a Yard Sale in the basement of the Fellowship Building. The main room will open at 8:00 a.m. and will be featuring items from various vendors and baked goods. Chicken pies, can also be purchased.

Breakfast items, such as muffins, biscuits with bacon or sausage and sugar cake will be available. Lunch items will be chicken stew or hotdogs.

Christ Church Fellowship Hall is located at the corner of West Academy Street and Granville Drive.

Hope Moravian – The women’s Fellowship at Hope is busy planning events for the Fall. You are invited to join us for a wonderful evening of fun and fellowship on Friday evening September 20, at 6:30 P.M. in the Fellowship Hall. We will have a delicious catered meal prepared by D&F Catering. The program will be “Life’s a Party” by the Morning Glories. This is a group of ladies from Trinity United Methodist Church who have been singing together since 1982. The cost is $12.00. If interested please contact either Brenda Hockaday at 766-9684 or Janet Jennings at 945-5009. Deadline for reservations is Sunday, September 8.

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Each year on the first Sunday in November we have Women’s Sunday with the entire service being conducted by the women of the church.

November 2, from 9:00 A.M. until 11:00 A.M. is our annual Fall Bake Sale with all kinds of baked goods, chicken pies and our feature for the Fall Moravian Apple Pies.

Grace Moravian Church - in Mount Airy, NC will be holding their Semi-Annual Chicken Pie Sale in September with pie pick up date on September 28.

The Women's Fellowship holds their Annual Spaghetti Supper on the Saturday evening of the Autumn Leaves Festival which will be on October 12, 5-8pm. Adults -$7 and Children $3. Funds benefit our outreach projects.

Fries Memorial Moravian will be offering a Chicken Pie Supper on September 14 from 4:30 P.M. until…Moravian Chicken Pie supper with all the trimmings! $8 per person, $4 for children 8 years and younger.

New Philadelphia –4440 Country Club Road, Winston-Salem - Start off your holiday shopping at our ‘Tis the Season Holiday Bazaar to be held on Saturday, November 2, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. We will have chicken pies, Moravian clothing, baked goods, handmade crafts, a silent auction, white elephant sale and a snack bar which will serve breakfast and lunch items. If anyone has questions, please call Darlene Reinhardt at 778-2688.

CLEMMONS – Fall will soon be here and we are gearing up for a busy season! We have just completed an "Empty Lockers" project to provide school supplies for Easton Elementary.

We will be resuming our monthly circle meetings in September, after our summer break. We will be making our second batch of chicken pies for the year in September, also.

This is always a fun and very fulfilling project.

In the month of October, on the 19th, we will be assisting the Men's Fellowship with a porta-pit bar-b-que to benefit the church. In the month of November, on the 9th we will be having our Fall Bazaar, featuring a bake sale, numerous outside vendors, items from our circles, Moravian items, and delicious sausage biscuits.....so come hungry!

On December 7th we will be holding our Gently Used Sale....this is mostly Christmas items, but you might even find other holiday items, also! This has become a favorite with all of our Clemmons friends! Everything is at rock bottom prices, so come out and join us...but come early!

Our final and most anticipated event is our annual Potluck/Candle Trimming in December. It is such a fun and festive time, not to mention the wonderful food! It is a special time of fellowship and preparation for the Christmas season!

Have a wonderful Fall and Winter. From all of us at Clemmons Moravian!

Trinity - Women’s fellowship served 151 people for the first night of the Vacation Bible School August 4, 2013 at Trinity. It was really a big success!

October 26, 2013 4:00—7:00pm Chicken pie and country ham supper Adults $10.00 and children under 10 years of age $5.00 We will also sale 9” and 5” chicken pies. The 9” pies are $12.00 and the 5” pies are $5.00 Trinity Moravian Church 220 East Sprague Street Winston-Salem NC 27127 336-724-5541 Macedonia - The Women’s Fellowship of Macedonia Moravian Church had a general meeting (both circles meeting together) on August 12 at 6:30 pm. We began the evening with a spaghetti supper followed by a business session. We welcomed special guests, Tamra Thomas and Janet Jennings from the PWB. Tamra, PWB president, told our ladies the history of women’s fellowship. Then she shared future events for ladies in our 6

province. Sheila Beaman shared photos and told us of her recent mission trip to Alaska.

1:00pm and 4:00pm-7:00pm, and again on September 7th from 9:00am-1:00pm.

Our ladies have been busy this year. In February we made candles for our Christmas Eve Lovefeast. In April we took orders for chicken pies then made and sold the pies. We have had craft times to begin making items for our annual bazaar. Our bazaar is planned for November 9, 2013 from 8:00 am until 2:00 pm in the fellowship hall at Macedonia. The church is located at 700 NC Hwy. 801 N in Advance, NC. We will have baked goods, chicken pies, Moravian items, a silent auction, vendors, arts and crafts, and much more.

Friedberg- Women’s Fellowship is hosting a big indoor yard sale in the Family Life Center on Friday, September 13, 2013-3 P.M. to 7 P.M., Saturday 8 A.M.- 2 P.M. Breakfast and lunch will be served in the cafe on Saturday only. Household items, antiques, kitchen goods, books, jewelry and more! Chicken pies will be available while they last.

Our next project is hosting the annual Provincial Women’s Fall Celebration on September 14 at 9:00 am. We are pleased and excited to have been chosen to host this event.

Our ladies are working to insure everyone has a great experience and a delicious meal. We look forward to welcoming you on September 14 to Macedonia Moravian Church in Advance, NC.

The Boy Scout Troop will be having a car wash on Friday and Youth Fellowship will be hosting the car wash on Saturday.

On November 2, the Women’s Fellowship will host a Chicken Pie/ Country Ham Supper, 4 P.M. to 7 P.M. in the Family Life Center. Take outs available. There will also be a Bazaar at that time with frozen chicken pies for sale.

Proceeds will to the missions and other projects of the Women’s Fellowship.

Prince of Peace – Our members form part of a very diverse, multicultural and multilingual, yet American family, who are striving to spread the Word and love of Jesus Christ through good relationships and fellowship with each other.

This past summer some of our members fellowshipped with the young people at Vacation Bible School. One of our longstanding members, Linda Smith, was unable to take part this year as she was involved in a motor vehicle accident and suffered serious injuries. She is still in rehabilitation and we ask for prayers for her continued recovery.

King - The Fall Bazaar sponsored by the Women's Fellowship will be October 19th, 9:00am-2:00pm For any questions please call 336-283-5322 or email us at office@kingmoravianchurch.org The King Moravian Preschool will be holding a Clothing Sale on September 6th from 9:00am-

The Fellowship is now collecting toiletries and other care and beauty products for women in Honduras who are unable to spare resources to acquire these items.

Members donate what they can and a plea has also been made to all members of the church. The hope is to assemble a large number of care kits so we can make a big difference in the daily lives of the women of Honduras.

August 30-September 1, five of our members will attend the Birds of Paradise 2013 Women’s Retreat in Delray Beach. The retreat organizers promise ‘peace, beauty, worship, rest, fellowship’. We pray our members and all 7

the women who attend have very positive experiences which they will then share with their church groups.

September 21 the fellowship will have a Fish Fry and proceeds from this will go toward sponsoring our candidate to the annual fundraiser, the Queen Bee beauty/popularity contest. This year our candidate will be the president of our group. Contestants perform and dress to represent their cultural backgrounds, educating and entertaining, while raising much needed funds to continue the work of the church. The winner is the candidate who raises the most money.

The next two months the Prince of Peace Women’s Fellowship will prepare for its anniversary coming up in November. We ask you to join us in prayer for guidance as we get ready to commemorate and give God thanks for reaching another milestone.

Fairview - had a Summer Fling Sale in July as a money raising project. We sold baked goods and all kinds of house hold items, including furniture, all of which were donated by members of the congregation. The event was very successful.

We will have a Sunday Luncheon for the congregation following our worship service on September 8th. Price for the meal is a donation. Proceeds will go to the Church Sanctuary Renovation Fund.

We will be having our annual Chicken Pie/ Country Ham Supper on Saturday, September 28th from 4 to 7 p. m. The price of the meal is: Adults: $10 and children under age 12; $4.

Eat-in only.

Our ladies have made over 250 pillow case dresses for young girls and sent them to Africa and Jamaica. We plan to continue this in the Fall.

In October, we will be making candles for our Christmas Lovefeasts and will have our Candle Trimming on Monday, November 18th.

Unity - Women’s Fellowship News Our Women’s Fellowship continues to be a very active group at Unity Moravian Church. While our group did not meet or plan many activities during the summer, we did coordinate refreshments for the three Salem Community Orchestra concerts.

For the fall, we are actively working on preparations for the fall Bazaar, which will be held on Saturday, October 26, 2013, 8 am-1 pm. We are planning for a large group of vendors, baked goods, crafts, our special decorated Christmas trees, chicken pies, and lots of door prizes. You are invited to attend our Bazaar and taste our complimentary and delicious pumpkin muffins and apple cider.

In preparation for the 12th Moravian Women’s Conference, our Women’s Fellowship is setting aside $400 each year to assist women in our church with the registration fee of the conference.

We are able to do this with our fund raising efforts from chicken pies, our Bazaar, selling of our Christmas trees, and our continuously running yard sale.

Home - Organized by the Women’s Fellowship, Candle Tea is regarded by many as the opening event of the Christmas season in Winston-Salem. It is held annually during the season of Advent in the 1769 Single Brothers’ House on Salem Square. All profits from Candle Tea are distributed to nonprofit agencies, locally and internationally.

Guests are greeted by hosts in early Moravian dress and are guided through Candle Tea. Thank you for continuing to make this outreach possible.

We hope you’ll join us at this year’s Candle Tea 2013 Candle Tea Schedule Thursdays & Fridays Dec. 5-6 & 12-13: 1:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

Saturdays Dec. 7 & 14: 11:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m.

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Come by to pick yours up!

Office Hours: Mondays and Thursdays 9:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. (336) 722-4911

Our next newsletter will be published on December 5, 2013. The submission deadline will be November 18, 2013. Be sure to submit your Advent and Christmas Events.

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Provincial Women's Board Moravian Church in America, Southern Province 500 South Church Street Winston-Salem, NC 27101

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