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Home-To-Home 529 S. Church Street Winston-Salem, NC 27101 Phone: 336-722-6171 FAX: 336-723-5085 email: [email protected] www.homemoravian.org Home Moravian Church September 2019 Fulfilling Christ's call to love God, live in community, and serve our neighbor. A Special Opportunity: Churches for Middle East Peace at Home Church on September 25, 2019 They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore.—Isaiah 2:4 With joy and excitement, Home Church invites members of the congregation and community to a very special event in September. For many years the Moravian Church in America (Northern and Southern Provinces) has been a member of Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP). CMEP is a coalition of 27 national church denominations and faith organizations from Protestant, Orthodox, Catholic and Evangelical traditions. It works for a comprehensive resolution to conflicts in the Middle East. CMEP advocates for equality, human rights, security and justice for all people of the Middle East. Twice each year, CMEP brings to congregations across the country a “Pilgrimage to Peace Tour” team composed of multiple voices from the Middle East. This team helps inform and educate people of faith on the work being done to achieve peace and justice in the Holy Land. Members of the team include: • The Rev. Mae Cannon, Executive Director of CMEP • Rabbi Dr. Daniel Roth, director of the Pardes Center for Judaism and Conflict Resolution in Jerusalem • Aziz Abu Sarah, a Muslim speaker, author, entrepreneur and peace advocate from Jerusalem. Aziz is the recipient of the Eisenhower Medallion as well as the Goldberg Prize for Peace in the Middle East given by the Institute of International Education. In September, this team will speak in Chicago, Denver, Charlotte, and—thanks to the efforts of Brother Rick Sides, who represents the Moravian Church on the Board of Directors of CMEP—at Home Moravian Church! The “Pilgrimage to Peace Tour” will be our Wednesday Night Fellowship event on September 25. It will be held in the Sanctuary and is open to the public. We encourage everyone to come and participate in this special event. We will also enjoy two special interfaith events during this fall’s Wednesday Night Fellowship. On November 1st, we will share our fellowship meal with guests from the local Muslim community, and on November 20th, we will welcome Jewish guests. We'll get acquainted over dinner, and afterwards talk to each other about building understanding in our community. We look forward to these times of learning, fellowship, and bridge-building as together we seek to follow our Chief Elder and Prince of Peace in the world of today. 1 Stewardship Stories: The Enrichment Center My niece, Corey Williams, is a talented artist. Over the last few years I’ve been glad for the opportunity to purchase some of her work, including, most recently, a really fine painting of the baseball great, Jackie Robinson. It’s been a pleasure to watch Corey’s skills grow thanks to the Enrichment Center, one of the local agencies supported by Home Church through our outreach budget. As a person on the autism spectrum, Corey benefits from the Enrichment Center’s day program, which offers classes in Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Culinary Arts and Functional Life Skills. While the Visual Arts classes have helped her develop technique and competence in a variety of media, the Functional Life Skills classes have also enriched Corey’s life by allowing her to live independently in the Belo Home. Through the Enrichment Center, Corey and other students also give back to the community as volunteers in places like the Forsyth Humane Society, Kaleideum, and the William G. White YMCA. The mission of the Enrichment Center is “to empower and enrich adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, enabling them to grow as individuals, live with dignity and have choices in how they fulfill their lives. We live out our mission by offering a variety of programs that allow individuals to earn a living, be recognized for their artistic talent, and live as independently as they wish to live.” I am so grateful for the Enrichment Center. I’m grateful for the many ways it brings joy to our city and its residents. I’m grateful for the opportunities it provides for Corey and the many friends she has made there. I’m grateful that the members of Home Church give generously to our operating budget to support outreach of this kind. Because Home Church gives, our community and all its residents thrive. Thank you! --Ginny Tobiassen, for the Stewardship Committee Day of Service In 2018, the Synods of the Northern and Southern Provinces passed a resolution establishing a Moravian Day of Service. Moravian Christians across North America are encouraged to engage in service, partnering in their local communities on or near that day. This year’s Day of Service is scheduled for Sunday, September 15. We will gather in the Fellowship Hall for worship on this day. A variety of stations will be arranged to provide people of all ages with an opportunity to experience loving service—i.e. the work of our hands—as both an expression of our worship to God and as a living demonstration of our faith. Lunch will also be prepared and will conclude our worship together. We hope you will join us. Interested in joining our congregation? Home Church will hold a series of Inquirers’ Classes in the coming weeks for those interested in becoming members or learning more about the Church. Classes will be held in the Parlor on Wednesday nights, August 28, September 4, and September 11, from 6:30 to 8:30. We plan to receive new members in worship on Sunday, September 22. 2 CHRISTIAN EDUCATION HAPPENINGS at HOME CHURCH SEPTEMBER 2019 For more information, contact Margaret Norris at [email protected]; 336-722-6171 CHRISTIAN EDUCATION SUNDAY: September 8 During the church service: • Christian Education Day of Prayer • Bible Presentations to 1st and 4th graders • Commissioning of Christian Education volunteers OPEN HOUSE (11:00a-noon) • Refreshments in the Parlor • All Sunday School classrooms oPen to all (including CE 101, which now houses HMC’s young members) open to everyone • Salem Montessori School oPen for viewing Children: Pre-K-1st (4-6 years old): CE 101 Elementary (2nd-5th): Adventures with the Good ShePherd, CE 202 Youth Space (6th-12th): CE 3rd floor Adult: Bible Discussion: The Gospel of Matthew’s View of Jesus to the Cross and Beyond, Club Room, chooses one book of the Bible at a time to exPlore. This fall, the class is continuing with the GosPel of Matthew. Faith Journeys, Saal, SePtember 8-November 10: The class will read and discuss the new book, Interrupting Silence: God’s Command to Speak Out by Walter Brueggemann. Engaging a variety of biblical stories, the book explores the many complexities of silence and the ongoing resPonsibility for PeoPle of faith to sPeak uP against injustice. Scripture Encore uses the scriPtures presented in the day’s Sunday worshiP service for further discussion and exPloration. This class will resume in November. MIDWEEK PROGRAMMING 4:45 pm-5:45 pm Wednesdays: Choirs (RB 5; choir rehearsal room) and Moravian Minis (RB 10) Grades K-7th: Chorister Choir and Celebration Singers: ½ hour of music leadershiP PreParation Moravian Minis: hands-on historical exPloration of Home Moravian and Old Salem YOUTH SPACE 5:15 Pm-5:45 Pm, CE 3rd floor DINNER: 5:45 Pm-6:45 Pm, FellowshiP Hall Wednesday Night Fellowship Program and Home Church Band Practice sessions: 6:45 Pm-7:45 Pm 3 WEDNESDAY NIGHT FELLOWSHIP 5:45 Pm-6:45 Pm: Dinner, FellowshiP Hall (RSVP the prior Monday to the Church Office: [email protected] or 336-722-6171) 6:45 Pm-7:45 Pm: Program, Saal or stated location SEPTEMBER 11 At Home and About: What HMC Did this Summer: Youth Mission Trip, VBS, Youth Summer of Service 18 At Home and About: What HMC Did this Summer: Journey to the Bush--Ray of Hope Center, Shimba Hills, Kenya, with Beth Baldwin, Sarah Jennings, and Mary Elen Kollman 25 Presentation by Pilgrimage to Peace Team (from Churches for Middle East Peace) with host Rick Sides, Sanctuary OCTOBER 2 Celebrating Tanzanian Sisters! A Force for Change, Julie Tomberlin, Unity Women’s Desk 9 What Goes into Planning Worship At Home? HMC Pastoral and music staff 16 Time, Talent, Treasure, & Testimony: What Would God Have Me Do With Them? Laura Watson 23 Focus on Diggs/Latham 30 Salem Stories: Connecting Modern Readers to Moravian Women, Dana Myers NOVEMBER 6 Opening to the Gift of Community in Christ, Steve Doughty 13 Our Neighbors in Faith --Table conversations with Muslim guests from the Annoor Islamic Center, Clemmons 20 Our Neighbors in Faith --Table conversations with Jewish guests from Temple Emanuel, W-S 27 Thanksgiving week, no WNF DECEMBER 4 HMC Night at Candle Tea 11 HMC Family Christmas Party Diggs-Latham Elementary School Opening Thank you to all who donated school supplies to Diggs-Latham. It was truly a blessing. 4 600 Years of Moravian History in 3 Days Moravian Theological Seminary and Laurel Ridge are co-sponsoring 600 Years of Moravian History in 3 Days, November 3rd through 6th. All life-long learners are invited to attend this Seminary in the South Learning Intensive led by the Rev. Dr. Craig Atwood. Bishop Sam Gray will serve as the Retreat’s worship leader. This concentrated overview is for anyone desiring a greater understanding of the history and heritage in which our Moravian theology and tradition are grounded.