oak grove moravian church newsletter march 2015
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Congregational Text for 2015: Christ says, “Because you have
kept my word of patient endurance, I will keep you from the
hour of trial that is coming on the whole world.” Revelation 3:10
Oak Grove Leaves Oak Grove Moravian Church
120 Hammock Farm Road
Winston-Salem, NC 27105
336-595-8167 E-mail: [email protected]
Angie Renigar
Editor
March 2015
Oak Grove Mission Statement
Our mission is to glorify God through worship, bring people to faithful
discipleship in Christ, equip them for ministry in the church and the
world, and grow in our love for one another through fellowship.
ORDER YOUR EASTER LILY
NOW!
All orders are PREPAID
Deadline to order: March 18th
Lilies are $14.50 each
Please make checks payable to:
Oak Grove Moravian Church
Indicate on your order form
whether you want your lily
donated.
Easter Egg Hunt
Saturday, March 28th
1:00—3:00 p.m.
JOINT BOARD REPORT
Joint Board met to discuss recommendation from PEC. Meeting opened
with prayer. Discussion on interim pastor and what our church needs.
Recommendation from PEC was discussed and declined. Rev. Arkon
Stewart will lead our services during the month of March and also Pas-
sion Week. It was voted to give all food donations during Lent to the
Food Pantry at Bethabara Moravian Church.
ELDERS REPORT
Board of Elders meeting opened with prayer. Discussion on how to
set up acolyte persons for lighting candles on Sunday worship ser-
vice. Gerry Peddycord will discuss with Angie Renigar and come
up with a plan. Motion passed to have Head Usher get a volunteer
each Sunday morning as they arrive for church. We will try this for
awhile or until we get a new plan.
Please bring canned food items during the season of
Lent to donate to Bethabara Moravian Church Food
Pantry which provides for 500 people each month.
Place your donations on the fellowship hall stage.
Continuing The Vision…….
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
……...Building the future
Update on Capital Campaign Funds
From the beginning of our Campaign we have total donations of
$358,343.01. There is a pledge balance of $15,710.00 that has
yet to be received.
Please continue to support our Campaign with your prayers and
monetary gifts.
Proverbs 17:22, says, "A merry heart does
good, like medicine, but a broken spirit
dries the bones.”
The following is an actual announcement
taken from a church bulletin.
The services will close with “Little Drops of
Water”. One of the ladies will start quietly
and the rest of the congregation will join in.
2015 LENTEN SERVICES
Come prepare your heart for Easter. Each Wednesday during the 40
days of Lent we will gather in the Fellowship Hall for supper at
6:00 p.m. and in the Sanctuary for the service at 7:00 p.m. lead by
Rev. Arkon Stewart.
Reverend Matthew Allen’s
new address is
5278 Jacobs Way
Winston-Salem, N C 27106.
We extend deepest sympathy to Anita Linville and her family in the
death of her niece Jillian Handy Anderson who died
January 29, 2015
Dear Oak Grove,
Thank you for the cards, visits and gifts you gave to
me during the Christmas season. Everything was
greatly appreciated.
Love,
Evelyn Fulp
The next
Band Practice
is Sunday,
March 29th at 9:00 a.m.
in the
Fellowship Hall.
Dear Oak Grove,
I want to thank everyone for their cards, prayers
and phone calls. May God continue to bless us.
Sincerely,
Keith Miller
Dear Oak Grove,
Thank you for the cards, visits and gifts following my
knee surgery.
Sincerely,
Arnold Reeves
CRISIS CONTROL MINISTRY
DONATION
Laundry Detergent & Dishwashing Liquid
NURSERY WORKERS
1. Jane Farmer & Nancy McGlamery
8. Susan, Sarah & Laura Price
15. Hazel Beasley, Marion Clark & Hanna Smith
22. Katie & Vada Peddycord
29. Patrick & Carrie Linville
March Workers
FLOWER CALENDER
1. available
8. Loretta Snow
15. Faye Gardner
22. available
29. available
USHERS
Patrick Linville Johnny Vanhoy Kevin Mounce
Bill Beasley
GREETERS
1. Jane Farmer
8. Louise Whealton
15. Georgia Brown
22. Hazel Beasley
29. Faye Gardner
MarchMarch
1. Micah Wolfington
2. Frank Styers
5. Hayley Wolfington
7. Ethel Idol
Austin May
9. Johnny Vanhoy
10. Sally Linville
Elizabeth Marshall
Angie Renigar
11.Bill Motsinger
Laura Price
Sarah Price
18. Gerald Peddycord
19.Trudy Whitney
25. Landon Renigar
27. Mel Kidwell
7. Bobby & Robin Wolfington
12. Waldon & Ethel Idol
29. Jimmy & Meleah Cox
Trustees Meeting Minutes 2/9/15 Arnold Reeves updated members on the status of projects
(See list below)
Meeting was adjourned
TRUSTEE PROJECTS 2015
1. Vinyl strip front of church – COMPLETED
2. Take down trees at parsonage – Most of trees have been tak-
en down, still some to cut
3. Tree clean-up – most of the cleanup has been completed.
Stumps need to be leveled and grass sown. Johnny Vanhoy
will contact Patrick Linville about the stump grinder.
4. Survey and cut part of tree that is on the land owned by
Tom’s Planthouse that is adjacent to the church’s property –
Arnold has tried to get in touch with Steve @ Tom’s. Did not
have his cell phone but has it now and will contact him to de-
termine which tree it is.
5. Winterize parsonage and inspect for upgrades or repairs –
No winterizing is needed due to keeping the heat on enough
to keep the pipes from freezing. Arnold will contact Eric
Renigar (who does home inspections) to inspect the parson-
age.
6. Light is out over the Men’s Bible Class door. Keith Miller will
replace the light bulb.
7. Light on the side of the church close to the mailbox is out.
Arnold will contact Duke Power at 800-769-3766.
8. Steeple lights are out. Steve Price will make arrangements to
have them replaced.
9. The light on the Oak Grove sign in the church yard is coming
on during the day. The timer needs to be changed due to re-
cent power outages.
10. A light in the Fellowship Hall is out.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO VOLUNTEER TO HELP WITH ANY OF THESE WORK PROJECTS, PLEASE CONTACT A BOARD
MEMBER OR THE OFFICE.
January
STEWARDSHIP
ATTENDANCE
4……87 11….124 18…...70 25….100
January 2015 YTD
Operating Income $10,479.00 $10,479.00
Operating Expenses $12,990.87 $12,990.87
Ahead (Behind) ($ 2,511.87) ($ 2,511.87)
Did You Know?
You don’t have to wait for a clothing drive to donate your
unwanted clothing to the Bethabara Moravian Clothing
Closet. Just bag items up and bring the to Oak Grove
when you come to church. Let Louise Whealton know
and she can deliver them to Bethabara on your behalf.
Children’s clothing is especially appreciated.
Newsletter Notes
From around the Southern Province
This Easter New Philadelphia aims to “return to a more structured and orderly Resurrection Service.” The ushers will channel all worshipers through the main entrance to God’s Acre. They will be in order. The band will enter first to play antiphonally, then the pastor will lead everyone else, first the choir, followed by the congregation. Orderly processions go way back at New Phila-delphia, no shuffling crowd, thank you. Emil de Schweinitz tells us what it was like for the Easter service he presided over in 1867: “A regular procession was formed at the church, headed by me, then followed several brethren and sisters who formed a choir of sing-ers, then came the sisters, two by two, and finally the brethren. We processed to the graveyard, singing resurrection hymns, in very good order, and after the Litany again walked back to the church, singing hymns.” All very neat and orderly, the New Philadelphia way.
Thoughtful note from one Board of Elders: “The Board is ask-ing that all committee meetings, fellowship gatherings, board meetings, circle meetings, and all other activities refrain from meeting from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday.” But DO MEET at Holy Week readings.
In the “every little bit. . .” department: Last year Moravia members brought in enough used toner cartridges for the church to earn $500 in rewards to spend on office supplies. And $48,550 in coupons was collected for the U.S. Naval Air Station in Atsuga, Japan. “Every little bit. . . .”
With the warmth and glow of Christmas Eve lovefeast now long past, the call goes out in churches: Collect your used beeswax candles for melting and pouring into molds to make candles for next Christmas! Recycling? Moravians have been doing it for cen-turies.
Moravian Archives has started a new feature on its Face-book: “100 Years Ago in The Wachovia Moravian.” First up is Fries Memorial’s final service in its 38-year-old East Salem chapel on February 21, 1915, before moving into its brand-new brick church on East Third Street. You can read all about it on the Archives Facebook or by going directly to the March 1, 1915, issue of The Wachovia Moravian at http://moravianarchives.org/pdfs/1915-1-12.pdf.
Richard W. Starbuck