Join Us Sanctuary (Main Church Building) We invite you to join us on Sunday to learn more Welcome and Overview, Music about us and our church. Our faith can be summed up in just a few wo rds: “In essentials, unity; In non-essentials , liberty; In all things, love.” If this Tavern (Old Fellowship Hall Building) simple message of love appeals to you, come join us. Enjoy Moravian sugar cake, sweet coffee and For further information, contact the church office lemonade at no charge. Relax in front of our at (336) 272-2196 or [email protected] fireplace while watching Moravian cookie rolling www.greensboromoravian.org. demonstrations and musical performances. Sunday Service Schedule New Fellowship Hall Candle Hut 10:00 Sunday School Upstairs Beeswax Candle 11:00 Traditional Service The Christmas Putz Making Moravian Stars Christmas Lovefeast Candle Trimming Artisans The Lovefeast is a worship service celebrated by Advent Wreaths the congregation partaking in a simple meal of Moravian coffee and a slightly sweetened bun while Baked Goods singing a liturgy consisting exclusively of hymns. Apple Dumplings It is a service in the spirit of the agape meal of the Gingerbread early Christians as th ey ga thered to express their Homemade baked Candle Tea love for the Savior and one another. The Love feast is goods not a sacrament and visitors from the community are invited to attend. Downstairs: Chicken Pies 2018 Christmas Eve Lovefeast Schedule Candle Tea Store: featuring a Children’s Lovefeast Service 3pm variety of First Moravian Church Lovefeast Service 5:30pm handmade items Lovefeast Service 8pm Greensboro, NC Moravian Sugar Cake Mrs. Hanes Moravian United in Christ, Reaching out with love, Cookies Changing lives. Cheese Straws Lovefeast Buns Join Us Sundays • 11:00 Service For directions or information ask any costumed member. All are Welcome Welcome to The Christmas Putz Music in the Sanctuary Sometimes referred to as “our gift to the First Moravian Church community,” the Christmas Putz is a retelling of the Friday, November 30 story of Christ’s birth. Putz is from the German word 3:00 James Esterline, Piano of Greensboro. “putzen,” meaning to decorate. The figures in our 3:30 James Esterline, Piano putz are displayed amidst moss, driftwood and rocks. 4:00 Morning Star Singers The simple tradition known as Candle Tea marks the The building of a putz is unique to the Moravians; 4:30 Greensboro Strings start of Advent and the Christmas season for many the first North Carolina settlers brought their figures 5:00 Greensboro Strings Greensboro residents. As part of our celebration, with them when they settled here. Our putz was first guests are greeted by hosts in early Moravian dress, 6:00 First Moravian Bellchor created in 1962 by Elizabeth (Libby) Holder. It is a 6:30 First Moravian Bellchor demonstrating many traditions dating back work in progress, evolving and changing each year. hundreds of years. Tour our church grounds and 7:00 Living Nativity (Outside) enjoy beautiful music and talks on Moravian history 7:30 First Moravian Adult Choir in our Church Sanctuary. Watch and experience The Moravian Star 8:00 First Moravian Band (Outside) fragrant beeswax candles made in our Candle Hut. The Moravian star, also called the Advent star or Relax in our Tavern while enjoying sweet coffee, Christmas star is a pointed star with many possible Saturday, December 1 lemonade and delicious Moravian sugar cake at no configurations. It originated in Niesky, Germany 10:00 Grimsley High School Madrigals charge. Venture on to the New Fellowship Hall where around 1850 as a geometry problem for students. The 10:30 Grimsley High School Madrigals you will find our putz (a miniature Christmas scene), rays of the star symbolize the greatness of God who 11:00 Morning Star Singers ladies trimming candles, Moravian stars, pottery, made the universe, the star which lead the wise men 11:30 First Moravian Band (Outside) advent wreaths, chicken pies with gravy, gingerbread, to the Christ Child and the bright morning star, 12:30 First Moravian Band (Outside) Moravian baked goods, crafts, artists and other Christ Jesus. Handmade paper stars and traditional 1:00 First Moravian Bellchor amazing finds! The money we raise at Candle Tea is lighted Christmas stars can be viewed and purchased 1:30 First Moravian Bellchor used toward mission projects, both locally and upstairs in our New Fellowship Hall building. internationally. It also helps fund congregational 2:00 First Moravian Adult Choir programs and building projects at First Moravian. The Advent Wreath Moravians were some of North Carolina’s first The Advent Wreath is a circular wreath of greenery settlers, establishing communities in Bethabara, which speaks of God’s never-ending love for us and Music In The Tavern Bethania, and then the larger community in Old for the life God gives us all. The wreath is topped Salem. First Moravian Church of Greensboro was with four candles, one lighted for each Sunday in Friday, November 30 founded in 1908. We are proud to celebrate our Advent. These candles symbolize (in order) our Flute Trios and Walker Street Fiddlers 110 th Anniversary in the Greensboro community. preparation for the Messiah’s birth, the coming of the Lord in glory, the sharing of Christ’s love with Saturday, December 1 the world and the glad tidings of great joy now at Piano Music The Candle Tea hand. At the center of the four candles is a Moravian Candle Tea commemorates early Moravian customs star, representing Christ, the Morning star. during the settlement of North Carolina. It is a Beautiful, hand-made wreaths can be purchased tradition that holds a special place at First Moravian upstairs in our New Fellowship Hall building. Church; this is our 56th year welcoming visitors to These wreaths can become a cherished tradition in our church for Candle Tea. Please tour the church your home, keeping Christ as the center of Christmas First Moravian Church would like to thank David Buchanan and Buchanan Printing grounds, enjoy the sites and learn more about and for teaching the true meaning of Christmas. & Graphics Inc. for their assistance with the design and production of this program. Moravians through our traditions and celebrations.