Christ Moravian Church August 2018

FELLOWSHIP MESSENGER

Dave’s Devotional

What’s In a Name? “What’s your name?” is probably one of the most popular questions we are often asked. Many of us have probably researched the meaning of our name or asked our parents why they chose to give us our names. I am named after my father and for that reason we chose to name our son after me. Sometimes it gets confusing around the house when we hear Lee call out, “David” but we have adjusted over the years and can usually figure out which one of us is in trouble! Joking aside, as I thought of names I thought of how the names we are given help to shape who we are. If another name had been chosen for me, would my personality had changed in some way? What’s your name? Has your name helped shape who you are? No matter what the name it is nice to have people know you and call you by that name. Jesus loves to hear us call His name. And remember, more important than our names given to us at birth are the names given to us by God that shape us forever. I love that God calls all of us “Children.” I love that God calls of us, “Blessed.” As we think of names this month, let us remember these words from Romans 10:13 that says: “For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”

With the joy of serving Christ together,

The Rev. Dr. David A. Marcus, Jr.

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Contents

All items to be included in the newsletter must be submitted to the church office by the 20th of the month.

DEDICATION OF NEW CHURCH OFFICE

Join us on Sunday, August 26, after worship for a short dedication

service of our new church office and then on to the Fellowship Building

for our Church Picnic. You will have an opportunity that day to tour the

new office building.

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News From the Leadership Board The Leadership Board did not meet in July. The next meeting will be Monday, August 13 at 7 PM in the Fellowship Building. Women’s Fellowship News

CHICKEN PIES – The ladies of the Women’s Fellowship will be making chicken pies on Wednesday, August 15. They will be making 9” pies ($10.00) and 5” pies ($5.00). If you would like to place an order, a sign up sheet has been posted on the CHURCH FAMILY LIFE Bulletin Board. The last day to sign up is Sunday, August 12.

Women’s Fellowship Circle #1 will meet on Monday night, August 20, at 7 PM in the Fellowship Building. Please continue to bring in Salemtowne bingo prizes as often as possible. There is a box in the hall behind the sanctuary.

Appreciation Dinner for the Men of the Church The ladies of the Women’s Fellowship would like to show our appreciation to the men of the church for all the help they have given us when called upon to help by providing a dinner for them on Saturday, September 8, at 6 PM in the Fellowship Building. This will be a fun evening with themed tables, no speaker and gift prizes. The ladies will be serving the meal. A sign up sheet is posted on the CHURCH FAMILY LIFE Bulletin Board if you are interested in attending.

FOOD COLLECTION FOR SUNNYSIDE MINISTRY

Please continue to bring your food donations for Sunnyside Ministry to each church service and place it in the collection bins. The need is great. Also, please check expiration dates on food you bring to donate.

Marvelous Moravians

Marvelous Moravians Trip Piedmont Triad Farmers Market /

Lunch at The Moose Café

JOIN THE MARVELOUS MORAVIANS ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, for a shopping trip to The Piedmont Triad Farmers Market in Colfax, NC where we will have lunch onsite at The Moose Café. The Moose Café is the ultimate farm table restaurant with a home cooked southern style! A sign up sheet has been posted on the CHURCH FAMILY LIFE Bulletin Board. We will meet at 10:45 AM in the church parking lot.

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ATTENTION ALL MORAVIAN WOMEN! The annual Fall Celebration sponsored by the Provincial Women's Board will be held at Friedberg Moravian Church Saturday September 8 from 9 to 12. The Coffee Hour will begin at 9:00 with programs beginning at 9:30. The Rev. Judy Knopf will review the Bible Study book by the Rt. Rev. Dr. Kay Ward, "Let's Shine a Little Light on Our Faith." The Rev. Fran Saylor will review the Mission Study Book: The Great Co-Commission. A Silent Auction to benefit the 13th Moravian Women's conference will also take place on this day! We are now accepting donations for this auction. We will also take bazaar type items such as small crafts and baked goods. Please contract Vicki Stanfield at 336-682-5827 or vickistanfield@earthlink.net to donate items. Auction items can be brought to Friedberg on Friday September 7 from 1 to 3 P.M. in the Family Life Center. Vicki Stanfield can also take items before this date. A delicious lunch will follow at 12 noon at a cost of $10 per person. Silent Auction winners will be announced at the lunch. We hope to receive a lot of items for this event. For more details and registration you can call 336-722-4911 or email pwbmcsp@gmail.com.

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Calendar of Events 8/1 8:00 am Men’s Breakfast (Cagney’s) 8/4 9:00 am Biking Group meets at Greenway behind Marketplace

Mall 8/5 9:45 am

10:00 am 11:00 am 7:00 pm

Sunday School Opening Sunday School Worship: Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost Sounds of Summer Organ Concert (Christ Moravian Church)

8/7 7:00 pm West Salem Neighborhood Association Meeting (Fellowship Building)

8/8 8:00 qm 9:00 am

Men’s Breakfast (Cagney’s) Biking Group meets at Greenway behind Marketplace Mall

8/12 9:45 am 10:00 am 11:00 am 12:00 pm

Sunday School Opening Sunday School Worship: Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost / Communion Children’s/Young Adult Teachers Meeting (Resource Room)

8/13 7:00 pm Leadership Board Meeting (Fellowship Building) 8/14 10:45 am Marvelous Moravians depart church parking lot for

trip to Farmer’s Market and lunch at The Moose Café in Greensboro

8/15 8:00 am 9:00 am 7:00 pm

Men’s Breakfast (Cagney’s) Ladies of the WF make chicken pies (Fellowship Building) Choir Rehearsal

8/16 6:30 pm CE Committee and Children’s/Young Adult Teachers Meeting (Fellowship Building)

8/18 8:00 am 9:00 am

Youth Car Wash (Church parking lot) Biking Group meets at greenway behind Marketplace Mall

8/19 9:45 am 10:00 am 11:00 am

Sunday School Opening Sunday School Worship: Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost / Children’s Lovefeast

8/20 7:00 pm WF Circle #1 Meeting (Fellowship Building) 8/22 8:00 am

9:00 am Men’s Breakfast (Cagney’s) Biking Group meets at Greenway behind Marketplace Mall

8/26 9:45 am 10:00 am 11:00 am 12:00 pm

Promotion Sunday during Opening Exercise Sunday School Worship: Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost Dedication of Church Office and Church Picnic (Fellowship Building)

8/28 10:00 am Marvelous Moravians Steering Committee Meeting (Church Office)

8/29 8:00 am 9:00 am 7:00 pm

Men’s Breakfast (Cagney’s) Biking Group meets at greenway behind Marketplace Mall Choir Rehearsal

Birthdays in August

4 Devon Eaves 8 Joy Lester 11 David Marcus, Jr., Hunter Riddle & Lee

Wilmoth 12 Emma LaBella 13 Rick Chitty 14 Adam Conrad & Trish Gray 15 David Elliott & Tinley Riddle 17 Kay Butner & Kaitlyn Conrad 18 David Holman & Donna McCarn 20 Toby Phillips & Caleb Stephens 21 Zoe Parker 22 Cathey Calloway 23 Jess Howell 24 Austin Ferguson 26 Lucille Coker 27 Amy Denham, Katie Hocevar & Austen Ratley 29 Sunnie Hoffman 31 Kathy Conrad =================================================

Biking Group Schedule The Biking Group will meet on the following dates at 9 AM at the Greenway behind Marketplace Mall to go riding:

August 4 August 8 August 18 Augus 22

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CE Committee Report: The CE Committee, along with the childrens’ Sunday school teachers met on Sunday, July 22, in the Fellowship Building after the service to discuss ways to get the children/youth back to Sunday school. Several ideas were discussed. The Sunday school teachers for the children/youth classes will meet on Sunday, August 12, after the service in the Resource Room to discuss some of the ideas from the meeting and come up with a plan. The CEC and the teachers will meet on Thursday, August 16, at 6:30 PM in the Fellowship Building. Car Wash: The youth will be sponsoring a car wash on Saturday, August 18, from 9 AM – 1 PM. The cost will be monetary donations and all proceeds will be used to purchase food for a local food pantry. Promotion Sunday: Sunday School Promotion will be on Sunday, August 26, during Opening Exercise. Teachers, please let Sabrina Maksi know of all students who will be promoting. End of Summer Picnic: Our annual End of Summer Picnic will be on Sunday, August 26, in the Fellowship Building AFTER the service. The CEC will provide fried chicken and ice cream treats and the congregation is asked to bring side items. There will also be an opportunity to tour the new church office building. ================================================

MEMORIALS (June 26, 2018 – July 25, 2018)

In Memory of Theresa Ball

Herman & Lee Critz Bonnie Edwards Steve & Sharon Estep Lee Estep Phil & Pat Kane Toby Phillips Archie Walker Susan Williams Forrest Ader Catherine Calloway Linda & Mike Hastings Mary Thomas Jeanie Rothrock

FALL BAND CLASSES Fall Band Classes will begin September 4, 2018 at Home Moravian Church. Sponsored jointly with Salem Congregation, Beginning Band Classes as well as Second and Third Year classes will once again be offered under the leadership of Robah Ogburn and Connie Merritt. Each Tuesday night, the beginners’ class will meet at 6:30 PM for all ages 4th grade and up (we have had students starting in their 80’s). Second and Third Year players meet for class at 7:30 PM. The classes are held in the Rehearsal Room on the lower level of the building. If you do not know what instrument you want to learn the leaders will help you make that decision on first night. If you have questions or need additional information, please contact Connie (kapwing@triad.rr.com) or Robah (RobahOgburn@Yahoo.com).

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Fifth Annual Children’s Festival and Lovefeast

Sunday, August 19, 2018

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Hope Moravian Church

This year’s festival will include an introduction to the full Moravian Ministry Voyage, a unique event celebrating the Moravian church’s history of mission. All families are invited to the Children’s Festival, where they can go at their own pace and learn Moravian history. In addition to general Moravian history, participants will learn about the founding of Hope Moravian Church and its role in the Southern Province. Not only will the festival feature the introduction of the Moravian Ministry Voyage, it will include a sneak peak of the Moravian musical Irene: the Adventure Begins! The musical will be a part of the Voyage info fair in September.

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Treasurer’s Report

Year-to-Date June 30, 2018: Actual Budget Difference Offerings/Plate* 96,746.00 104,587.98 (7,841.98) Expenses 119,046.74 125,235.38 (6,188.64) Net Income/(Loss) (22,300.74) (20,647.40) (1,653.34) *Does not include memorials Transfers to cover expenses:

• NONE in 2018 Account Balances (Actual Cash in bank or Investments): 05/31/18 06/30/18 ACCOUNTS FOR CHURCH OPERATIONS: Operating Account 6,802.48 8,079.90 Ameriprise Investment Account 244,819.73 249,074.76 Money Market Account at Capital Bank 229,613.92 199,708.28 ---------------- -------------- TOTAL 481,236.13 456,862.94 Less: Restrictions * (260,969.93) (231,098.33) Use/Non-restricted 220,266.20 225,764.61 ACCOUNTS OF OTHER GROUPS (not in Operating Budget): Outreach (Pastor’s Discretionary) Account 1,048.69 1,048.69 Mission Account 1,479.44 1,479.63 M Tesh Mission Account 2,850.02 2,095.62 Christian Education Account 7,341.85 5,995.20 Youth Account 1,811.72 1,669.72 Petersbrook RCC Fund (in Youth Account) 414.24 414.24

RESTRICTIONS *:

• Capital Improvement Fund of $151,927.22 is spread among the Operating Account, Ameriprise Account and Money Market Account (NOT affected by any monies from parsonage sale or office construction)

• Organ Fund of $26,511.91 in Money Market Fund • Smaller Funds totaling $1,362.07 in Operating Account (Choir, Lovefeast, Labyrinth) • Sale of Parsonage netted $268,694.97; of that $170,000 less $118,702.87 of payments is in a

temporary restricted reserve for the construction of the new office building.

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you give a cash donation (even if just a couple dollars), please put it in an offering envelope (located in the pews) with your name on the outside in order to receive credit for the contribution. The Leadership Board periodically reviews membership status which includes all 3 types of stewardship: time, talent and treasure.

Respectfully submitted

Sabrina L. Maksi

Treasurer

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August 5, 2018 ALL IN THE FAMILY (Romans 8:1-16 August 12, 2018 COMMUNION FOR AUGUST 13 (John 4:1-13 August 19, 2018 THE POWER TO TAKE A STAND (Kings 18:20-21 & Luke 12:49-53) August 26, 2018 GOD’S ALL-KNOWING POWER (Psalm 139)

LOOKING AHEAD IN WORSHIP

STEWARDSHIP OF SERVICE

Date Sunday School Opening Greeter Ushers Nursery Children’s Church

August 5, 2018 Doug Conrad Sam Dixon Page Crater Annie Fry Avis Gray Trish Gray Nancy Reid

Lou Saunders

Kathy Conrad Avis Gray

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August 12, 2018 Jo Brown Martha Walker Bradley Conrad Phil Kane

Bob Peddycord N.T. Russell

Kenny Wright

Kay Butner Mary Ferguson

NO CHILDREN’S CHURCH

August 19, 2018 Angie Conrad Beverly Brown Mark Crater Skip Johnson

Joey Gray Lee Wilmoth

Carol Wade Donna Tesh

NO CHILDREN’S CHURCH

August 26, 2018 Promotion Sunday Kay Butner Herman Critz Sam Dixon Jeff Glance

Jim Hill

Jo Brown Jennifer Pace

NO CHILDREN’S CHURCH