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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 Fulfilling Christ's call to love God, live in community, and serve our neighbor.

June/July 2017

From the Rising of the Sun I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning. –Ps. 59:16b

I actually remember my first “breakfast out.” It was my senior year in high school. To celebrate a friend’s birthday, I talked some folks into meeting at a diner for breakfast before school. I still remember how grown- up I felt, stirring cream and sugar into my coffee at the Ham ’n’ Egger. I also remember how great I felt arriving at school, already several cups of coffee into my day as other students sleepily filed into the building. I felt like I had gotten the jump on everything and everybody—and I had shared great conversation with my friends besides. 1

I still love breakfast out. I love starting my day in the company of friends. That’s why, a couple of months ago, I issued a standing invitation to members and friends of Home Church: Let’s meet early Wednesday morning for breakfast! Now, with a reasonable number of Wednesdays and a possibly injudicious number of biscuits behind us, the breakfast has become a regular part of some folks’ week. Why not make it part of yours?

It begins at 7:00 as cars pull into the lot at the Omega House on Peters Creek Parkway (across the street from Mr. Barbecue/Miss Fried Chicken!). As we gather in the back room, I enjoy introducing members who have attended Home Church for years and never met. We peruse the menu as the waitress pours cup after cup of coffee. After ordering, we take some time to read the Daily Text, pray, and ask God’s blessing on the meal. Sometimes the Daily Text inspires reflection on scripture; other times, the conversation simply wanders the terrain of our lives.

Weekly attendance is certainly not required, so every week the cast of characters changes. Each Wednesday seems to bring a new face to the table and new topics to the conversation. So far the group has embraced ages 8 to 80, but there is always room for more at either end!

If you are interested in meeting other members of Home Church; if you enjoy table fellowship; if you just think you’d like an early or extra cup of coffee—join us at the Omega House next Wednesday at 7 AM! “From the rising of the sun to its setting the name of the LORD is to be praised” (Ps. 113: 3). Might as well get started in the morning with your friends at Home Church!

Home Church Day at Laurel Ridge Sunday, June 11, 2017 - 11:00 a.m – 5:00 p.m. Come spend the day on the mountain with Home Church family and friends. The day will begin at 11:00 a.m. and include a worship service, potluck, kickball game, and free time where you can fish, canoe, wander the trails, or just take a nap in the sun. To end the day, we’ll enjoy some ice cream! So, bring a fishing pole and a covered dish and we will see you on Sunday, June 11.

Please RSVP by calling the church office at 336-722-6171 or by placing the slip below in the offering plate. Transportation is available; let the office know when registering.

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Name ______Number of family / friends attending ______

_____ Yes, I/we would like transportation to and from Laurel Ridge. _____ My contribution to the potluck will be a covered dish.

Laurel Ridge Children’s Fishing Trip and Hot Dog Roast - June 10 at 1:00 pm All children’s groups are invited to drive up for the afternoon and fish at the summer camp lake. Summer camp tours will be offered. The swimming area will be open 1-4pm. The summer staff will prepare the campfires for any group bringing hotdogs and fixings for an early evening supper. Since HMC’s day at LR is the following day, we’ve been offered special overnight accommodations for any families wanting to participate in Saturday’s activities, stay overnight, and then join the HMC family for their day on the mountain. Overnight accommodations are available as follows: 2 Cabin Accommodations $12.00/person Higgins Accommodations $55.00/room If you’re interested in staying overnight, please call the Laurel Ridge office directly to make reservations. Office (336) 359-2951.

Senior Friends will gather in the Fellowship Hall at 12 noon on June 15th for a pot luck Many thanks to all of those who luncheon and a program featuring the Cantabile Jubilee Dulcimer Players. These dulcimers are helped at Samaritan Inn during Home the smaller kind and rest on the lap, in contrast to Church’s nights May 23 and 30. They the Hammer Dulcimers we heard some months included Gil Frank, Don Frey, Melissa ago. Rosebrock, Mike Mickey, Ann Radford, Elizabeth and Rick Sides, Nat Watson and Jim Yarbrough.

Join us for breakfast! - Early risers, breakfast lovers, coffee drinkers, Home Churchers: Join us for a new fellowship initiative! Each Wednesday at 7:00 AM, all Home Church members and friends are invited to share breakfast at the Omega House (corner of Peters Creek Parkway and Link Rd). Come when you can (weekly attendance is not required!) to enjoy casual conversation, table fellowship, and a reading of the Daily Text. See you there!

Elders Report

The Board of Elders met on Monday, May 1, at 7 PM. Nat Watson led the board in devotions.

REPORTS: C.E. Committee: Margaret Norris reported that the committee held a reception for C.E. volunteers the previous day. During this summer’s VBS the children will be visiting and helping out Provincial agencies including Sunnyside Ministries, the Moravian Music Foundation, the Unity Women’s Desk, the Moravian Archives, and more. The RCC member churches are invited to attend. VBS will be held from July 31 through August 4 for ages four years old through fifth grade. Music and Worship Committee: Tony Disher agreed to fill the Elders spot on the committee vacated by Dot Fishel. Mission and Evangelism: Pastor Tobiassen reported that the Refugee Welcoming Dinner on April 22 was a successful, well-attended, and enjoyable event. Many Home Church people attended and helped with the dinner, and there were refugee guests from many countries, including Syria, Cuba, and the Congo. Hal Garrison offered costumed interpretation in the sanctuary, and several Home Church youth assisted with child care. The idea for the dinner had been presented to the Board by Mark Wright. Stewardship: Gail Morris reported that Time and Talent cards can be filled out on paper or online. Commitment Sunday will be October 22, 2017. There is a small Task Force comparing the option of using an outside provider vs. in-house for online giving. Live, Love, Serve moments will continue during worship. Church Family Life: Ashley Sanders reported that Home Church Day at Laurel Ridge will be June 11, 2017. Laurel Ridge will be hosting a “Fishing Trip” the day before so families will have the option of staying over that evening, either at Higgins Lodge or summer camp. Pledge Report: Pastor Tobiassen reported that the amount pledged so far is slightly down from 2016 but is close to the amount projected in the budget for 2017. 3 ACTIONS: Elders signed up to greet worshippers at the doors of the sanctuary after the service on Communion Sundays. The board approved the following candidates for confirmation on June 4: Camden Sear, Sam Graham, Caroline Hoyle, Christopher Stirewalt. The board approved the use of the building for a CROP walk luncheon in October.

DISCUSSIONS: The board discussed a request for associate membership, and the Building Use Policy under review by the Buildings and Grounds Committee. Church members have requested written guidelines in place regarding convicted sex offenders and worship attendance. Pastor Tobiassen distributed a sample policy provided by Church Law and Tax Report for the Board’s perusal. A Task Force is working on guidelines. The board discussed how the Nominating Committee for synod delegates had been assembled and whether or not there were any prohibitions against committee members or spouses of the members being nominated. Pastor Tobiassen answered that she had chosen the members of the committee to include two elders, two trustees, and two at-large members and that she had chosen them with an eye to diversity of opinion. She noted that the committee member who is also a nominee did not nominate himself but was nominated by the rest of the committee.

Pastor Tobiassen circulated acknowledgement letters from agencies who received outreach money from Home Church. Afterwards, the board joined in prayer for the congregation. The meeting adjourned at 9:20 PM.

Trustees Report

The Trustees met on Monday, May 8th. John Elster opened the meeting with devotions and prayer. 4 After approval of the April minutes and the agenda, Elaine Peddycord, Chair, called on various members for reports to the Board. The Expenses and Revenues were reviewed by Kathy Barnes. Our good cash position at the moment will allow us to go ahead and make the 2nd quarter outreach payments to local agencies. The pledge report shows a total of 401 pledges for an amount of $887,934.00 which is still $13,600 below last year. A significant decrease in the number and $ amount of resident pledges was discussed and will be reviewed in detail by the Financial Secretary and Kathy before next month's meeting. John Elster gave a report for Finance Committee, Charlie Stott gave a report for Buildings and Grounds Committee, and John Mickey gave a report for the Stewardship Committee. The Stewardship Co. is exploring options for an on-line giving option and a task force is being formed to determine the best option for Home Church. After a brief discussion on other matters, the meeting was adjourned with the Mizpah Benediction.

The Stewardship Committee is pleased to announce we have received 401 commitments totaling $887,934 for 2017 as of May 2. This compares to 386 commitments pledging $901,546 at this time last year. THANK YOU to all who have submitted pledges already, and we encourage all members to prayerfully consider their commitment for 2017.

Stewardship Stories “. . . . I was in prison and you came unto me.” She was resistant to go to one of the Sunday afternoon downtown jail worship services, even after she had been in jail for 4 months. Marie had come to believe that she had too much sin for God ever to accept her, and that change was not possible for her. But one Sunday, she signed up to go, and then quickly she became a regular attendee.

One Sunday the minister preached from Psalm 103, and Marie heard the word, “hope.” It changed her life. She requested a visit from one of the chaplains. And as they talked, it was as if she was hearing the Gospel for the first time, and thinking it was too good to be true. She remained in jail for another 8 months, but spent the time exploring her new relationship with Christ. She was a new person, and she credits a worship service and the volunteers for the life-changing moment in her life.

Marie was released from jail, and now she is able to use her new faith to direct her life.

As God's stewards, we are responsible for how we use all of God's resources. Four times a year, the Home Church jail ministry team gives their time to God's service by leading worship at the downtown jail. Each member also gives the time, once a year, to attend required training to stay on the list of approved volunteers.

At the jail, the team encourages the participation of the inmates in reading responsive readings, singing familiar hymns, making prayer requests, and learning to be joyful! The inmates teach the Team how to say “AMEN, HALLELUJAH!” The response during each service is gratifying, both for the inmates and for the Team! “. . . . and as you have done this, . . . . you have done it unto Me.”

--Kay Phillips, for the Stewardship Committee 5 Work Mission Trip To Cuba The World Mission Team has been working many months on a planned work experience in Cuba. The purposes of this Cuban Mission Trip are (a) to visit, to worship, to develop a relationship with our sisters and brothers in Cuba as we share together the love and ministry of Jesus Christ; (b) to work in manual labor at construction projects and on their farm by assisting in gardening. Needs are established by the Cuban Moravian Church. This mission trip has been affirmed by our Board of Elders. The team will be composed of seven people.

At this time we invite interested members of the congregation to apply for participation. Beginning June 1, a packet of material with application may be obtained in the church office, 9 AM - 5PM. All applications should be returned to the church office by Tuesday, June 20th at 5PM. The World Mission Team will discern applications and decisions of participants will be made by July 1, 2017. We ask for your prayers as we move through this discernment process. We are excited as we develop relationships with our brothers and sisters in Cuba. Questions - Mallie Graham, 336-924-9409.

Women’s Fellowship - SAVE THE DATE! - Please plan to join your Women’s Fellowship sisters on August 27th, 2017 for a fellowship-wide discussion concerning revisions and updates to our Constitution and Bylaws. Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend! A time and place TBD and more details to follow in the August Home to Home. Best wishes to you all for a warm and wonderful summer filled with many blessings! Lucy Strawsburg

Men of the Church Fall Retreat - October 6-8, 2017 – Laurel Ridge - Call or email Sam Mathews (336-748-1066) ([email protected]) to reserve your space today.

“Good Morning, God. How can I help You today?” ...helping the Southern Province’s agencies Monday-Friday, July 31-August 4 9:00am-12:00 noon 4-year-olds through 5th graders RSVP church office 336-722-6171 or [email protected]

6 What will participants be doing during Vacation Bible School?

-harvesting daily from the Wachovia Garden for Sunnyside Ministry

-creating gravestone rubbings/visiting the Salem Congregation office

-putting together Layettes of Love/visiting Unity Women’s Desk

-writing letters to missionaries/visiting Board of World Mission office

-packing curriculum for churches at the Board of Cooperative Ministries

-making rice and bean packets/visiting, delivering produce, and touring Sunnyside Ministry

-straightening the hymnals in the HMC sanctuary and visiting the Moravian Music Foundation to see old Moravian hymnals

-drawing illustrations for a translated story from the Moravian Archives/visiting Archives: seeing vault (with items from children’s festivals), finding Daily Text from year/date of birth

-and more…

Sow the Seeds…Trust the Promise HMC Initiative for Children and Youth, held at Home Moravian Listening Sessions September 17, 18 WNF Report September 20 www.ministryarchitects.com

Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of heaven belongs.” Matthew 19:14, NRSV

Background Throughout our history, Moravians have held a strong belief in the value of lifelong learning and spiritual discernment. As a result of this belief, the Moravians who established Home Church included the building of a boys’ school in the original plans for the Salem community. And, in 1772, they established a school for girls that later evolved into Salem Academy and College, the oldest continuously operating educational institution for girls and women in the United States.

In the early 1800's, Home Church established its Sunday School program to provide age appropriate, spiritually based learning to our children. Since then, the program has been a powerful means of helping our entire 7 congregation, especially our children, to grow in their understanding of the Christian faith and Moravian heritage. It has also been a key way we live out our promise to children during their baptism that we will "love and nurture them in Christ.”

Today Home Church offers a varied program of education, music, fellowship and service to our young members and their families. Our 91 members under the age of 18 are served by five Sunday School classes. More than 90 adult members are active as teachers or in other support capacities for this important ministry. In addition to Sunday School, Home Church children and youth are provided a number of other opportunities to grow and live out their faith. Singing in the children's choir, exploring surrounding Old Salem, attending mission camps at Laurel Ridge, cleaning and decorating graves for Easter in God's Acre and a multitude of other activities offer our young members and their families the opportunity to create and strengthen their relationship with God and each other.

Our Vision The membership of Home Church wants to build on its current children and youth ministries programs to increase their impact and the number of people involved. We believe that social dynamics in today's world compel us to use our resources to support families, both inside and outside our current congregation. We wish to provide that support through strengthened children and youth ministries that: a) deepen the faith of our current young members while fostering a closer connection with members of the broader congregation; and b) draw new families and young people into our community of faith. Achieving these objectives is vital to our long-term viability as a congregation and critical to accomplishing Home Church’s mission of "Fulfilling Christ's call to love God, live in community and serve our neighbor."

To achieve this vision we wish to ensure that our children and youth ministries:

• Provide a rich tapestry of age appropriate opportunities for all members of the congregation to grow in their knowledge of Christianity, the Bible and our Moravian heritage • Include a sustained, meaningful outreach component aimed at young families in our community • Engage a larger segment of our congregation in the delivery of youth and family oriented programming • Constantly evolve to take advantage of new opportunities to serve

Our Need Growing any ministry requires a sustained effort over time. Maintaining momentum behind such a sustained effort requires much more than just new programming ideas. It requires a disciplined, focused plan of action and sustainable structure that balances our dreams with the realities of the broader environment in which we operate, our available resources and our other priorities.

To help us create such a plan, the Joint Board of Home Church has engaged Ministry Architects as our partner. Ministry Architects is a group of pastors, teachers and social workers who help churches build and strengthen their youth ministry programs. To date, they have worked with over 600 churches of various sizes and denominations across the United States.

Ministry Architects will start by conducting a set of listening sessions in which any member of the congregation may express their vision for our church and our children and youth ministry programs. Then, they will guide us in setting specific objectives and establishing benchmarks for success based on what they hear in our listening sessions and their knowledge of churches similar to ours. Finally, they will provide us with an extensive set of recommendations, including guidelines for timing and resources needed to effectively implement the plan.

The partnership with Ministry Architects is merely one step in our long-term effort to strengthen our program of children and youth ministries at Home Church. To be successful, we need every member of the congregation to take ownership of our desired outcomes. Toward that end, the Joint Board has pledged their full support behind 8 this effort. They have also pledged to engage as many different stakeholders as possible to ensure their understanding of the process we've undertaken and our resultant plan of action.

The Joint Board, therefore, invites everyone to attend one of the listening sessions scheduled for September 17 and 18 at Home Moravian. Your participation is critical! Remember, Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me.” Shouldn't we do the same?

Summer Series Concerts in Salem Square – 7 p.m. “SALEM SHINING STARS” – Eileen Young, Music Director

June 13 - SWINGING ON A STAR: Wear your dancing shoes and “Jump, Jive, & Wail” with Salem Band as we play Benny Goodman, Cole Porter, Carole King, Big- Band, and Broadway. Featuring Salem Band trombone soloist Lieryn Barnett performing “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot”

July 4 - STARS AND STRIPES: Honoring veterans in our community with music of Big Bands, Battle Hymn, the Armed Forces, and marches. Don’t miss Salem Band piccolo soloist Trisha Tuttle performing “Through the Air.” And of course, “Stars & Stripes Forever.”

July 25 - BEST OF SALEM BAND/Moravian Music Festival

Earth Stewards Brother Graff called attention to the prayer in the Litany: Teach us to seek the welfare of the land where Thou hast placed us, saying that it is our duty to take a sympathetic share in the weal and in the woe of the land in which we dwell….. Records of the Moravians in North Carolina, Vol III 1145

INDIVIDUAL CHOICE

We Americans are by selection bias a people that relish choice. People have come to these shores for centuries seeking greater opportunity and personal freedoms. As Christians we have choices about how we live our lives and use the resources God provides and entrusts to us. The parable of the talents (Matthew 25) comes to mind when we think about how God might evaluate our time and our use of those resources here on Earth.

Americans choose to eat more meat per capita than any other nation in the world, except Luxembourg. On average, each American consumes over 270 pounds of meat per year.1 The blogs in this space for 2017 have focused on diet as it relates to stewardship and health: Genetically Engineered Foods and Earth Stewardship2, Balancing Environmental/Animal Concerns and Diet3, Stewardship of our Health4 , Eating as an Act of Stewardship5 and Government Food Policy6. This month we will examine the costs exacted to our planet and us, God’s Creation, by our consumption of meat and meat products. 9 The NPR feature, The Salt, did an interesting analysis a few years ago about what it takes to put a quarter pound of hamburger on the plate7. They found that a quarter pound of hamburger requires: • 6.7 pounds of grain • 52.8 gallons of water • 74.5 square feet of arable land • 1,036 BTUs of fossil fuel energy

If the average American always ate hamburger, they would need to multiply these figures by 1,080 to assess their annual toll on the planet. In the last half century, American per capita meat consumption has increased by over 40%.8 While meat certainly can be part of a healthy diet, have we taken that idea beyond its logical endpoint? Forty years ago a Senate Select Committee tried to institute reasonable dietary guidelines to combat the growing scourge of diabetes, cardiovascular disease and some cancers largely created by a typical American diet centered on meat. In the end the consumer appeal of meat consumption, the industry’s influence and perhaps political self-preservation quashed that common sense.9

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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations studied the issue of greenhouse gas contributors and found that livestock production creates more greenhouse gas emissions than transportation. Land and water degradation are also10 major concerns of livestock production.11 Various meat types and other food products have varying environmental impacts. Overall reduction in consumption of red meat and lamb would have the biggest impact on greenhouse gas emissions and resultant climate change.12

What should our response be to the facts that our eating habits are taking a heavy toll on our bodies and our home, God’s Creation? God gave us free will and we each must seek God’s Wisdom to answer that question. As Christians, we are all part of one body in Christ (1 Corinthians 12:12) and as citizens of one planet our individual choices and actions affect all people.

If you would like to read more on this topic, here are some resources: • https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/21/opinion/who-factory-farming-meat-industry-.html? action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-rightregion& region=opinion-c-col-right-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-right-region • http://www.pnas.org/content/111/33/11996 • http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/21/beef-environmental-impact_n_5599370.html • http://inhabitat.com/infographic-the-true-environmental-cost-of-eating-meat/ • https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/meat-and-environment/ • http://science.time.com/2013/12/16/the-triple-whopper-environmental-impact-of-global-meatproduction/

Submitted by Helen Bushnell Beets for the Earth Stewards Team Edited by Don Frey, Elizabeth Harris and Rick Sides http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2012/06/27/155527365/visualizing-a 1 -nation-of-meat-eaters

2 http://www.homemoravian.org/index.php/ministry/environment/environmental-stewards-blog/ genetically-engineered-foods-and-earth-stewardship/ 10

3 http://www.homemoravian.org/index.php/ministry/environment/environmental-stewards-blog/ compromising-eat-what-good-our-planet/

4 http://www.homemoravian.org/index.php/ministry/environment/environmental-stewards-blog/ what-flexitarian-and-why-would-i-want-be-one/

5 http://www.homemoravian.org/index.php/ministry/environment/environmental-stewards-blog/ eating-act-stewardship/

6 http://www.homemoravian.org/index.php/ministry/environment/environmental-stewards-blog/ est-blog-government-food-policy/

7 http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2012/06/27/155527365/visualizing-a-nation-of-meat-eaters

8 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3045642/

9 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p051sk8y

10 http://www.fao.org/Newsroom/en/news/2006/1000448/index.html

11 http://www.fao.org/docrep/010/a0701e/a0701e00.HTM

12 http://www.businessinsider.com/the-top-10-foods-with-the-biggest-environmentalfootprint- 2015-9

Congregational Concerns Ill at Arbor Acres: Lloyd Disher – 334 Westview Dr., SW, 27104 Ill at The Crest: Percy Gibson – 1646 Chardale Dr., #11, Clemmons, 27012 Recovering at The Oaks: Bill Hunter Recovering at Home: Ralph Cates, Alton Miller, Myra Shore Sympathy To: ... Sarah Kane on the loss of her brother, Byron Stadler Hill, Sr., on May 13. ...Rita Leinbach on the loss of her daughter, Caroline L. Woo, on May 17.

“Thank you to everyone for the prayers, cards and visitations during this difficult time. I am now trying to recuperate and heal. The doctor told me that recovery will be slow. I will be back playing in the band and singing soon. Thank you, Alton Miller”

HMC Choir and Men’s Chorus Schedule for June/July 2017 The HMC Choir’s last regular rehearsal before summer break will be on June 1st at 6:30 pm in RB-5. Men’s Chorus will rehearse on June 1st at 7:30 pm and July20 at 6:30 pm.

The HMC Choir will participate in a Lovefeast for the opening of the Moravian Music Festival on July 23rd at 7:00 pm in the Home Church Sanctuary. Rehearsal TBA

June 4 - Offertory Anthem: Bring to the Lord Your Praise with Singing, Choir June 11 - Offertory Anthem: I Bind Unto Myself Today, Men’s Chorus June 18 - Offertory Solo: “O rest in the Lord” from Elijah, Veronica Siebert, Alto 11 June 25 - Offertory Anthem: Lord, Thou Hast Searched Me, Choir July 2 - Offertory Anthem: The Food of Life, Choir July 9 - Offertory Solo: TBA-Erik Salzwedel, Trombone July 16 - Offertory Solo: How Great Thou Art, Charli Mills July 23-10 am Service - Offertory Anthem: If You Love Me Keep My Commandments, Men’s Chorus July 23-7:00 pm Lovefeast - Introit: Now All That Breath, Choir Partaking: Bless Each One, Choir Post Message: Bring to the Lord Your Praise With Singing, Choir Offertory: Morning Star in Darkest Night, Choir July 30 - Fifth Sunday Surprise!

Children’s Festival & Lovefeast Sunday, August 20, 2017 at Friedberg Moravian Church Come and enjoy this event for all children and their families commemorating the 1727 Moravian children’s spiritual renewal in Herrnhut Children’s Activities, 2pm to 4:45pm - Join us at 2:00pm for a kick-off ceremony, after which families will travel to fun, interactive activities such as putz-making, petting zoo, mission games, and cookie demonstrations. At 4:45 PM, church bells and a Moravian band will call us to the sanctuary for a lively engaging service. Bring a lunch to enjoy on Friedberg’s grounds before the event! Join us rain or shine!

Provincial News The Board of World Mission sends representatives to the Synod gatherings of many of our global partners to share in conversations about the future of shared mission and ministry? We provide updates about these conversations through our monthly newsletter (available in your church office) and on our website. Visit www.moravianmission.org to view our latest updates on the Synod in Western Tanzania, which now has mission outreach in Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya and a new mission are within Tanzania called Kiwele! To get your own newsletter copy, send your email or mailing address to [email protected].

Please find the June 2017 ONWARD on the BWM website at the following link: http://moravianmission.org/june-2017-onward/ Expand the pop-out square in the top right corner for viewing all pages.

Moravian Mania - What is the name given to the period of Moravian history (ca. 1620-1727) when the church was forced underground? Answer: Hidden Seed

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The Moravian Music Festival is where dedicated church musicians convene and conference, to reaffirm their work and service to the Lord. Festival is the opportunity to connect to the larger Church and the Worldwide Unity.

The Festival is for everyone, serving musicians of all levels, from beginner to director. Moravian Music Festivals are a learning opportunity for singers and instrumentalists (Moravian and non-Moravian). It is full of practical ideas, skills, and techniques for the musician, the ensemble, and the congregation. Registration information at www.moravianmusicfestival.org.

…for Children K-5 and Youth 6th-12th We welcome our young Moravian musicians to a wonderful week of music and activities! Children will participate in a variety of music classes during the week. Younger singers will be led by Beth Juran; older ones by Anne Saxon. In the afternoons they’ll also experience making sugar cake, making candles, trying out different musical instruments in a “petting zoo”, and having visits from such Moravian personalities as Count Zinzendorf and others.

Youth will have the opportunity to join the festival chorus, hand bell choir, concert band, trombone choir, or festival orchestra for a week of music making and instruction.

Parents will bring their children to a designated drop-off area at 9:00 a.m., and may pick them up at 5:00 p.m. The children will present a musical program on Friday afternoon, July 28, at 2:00 p.m., which will be open to the public. Cost: $10 or $12 tshirt and cost of lunches. Visit www.moravianmusicfestival.org for details.

June Birthdays 1 T. K. Amos Mark Goslen Debbie Jones Trover Wilson Yenna Bell Whitney Grantham Tom Shaffner 28 Jon Barnes Katy Harriger Alece Lancaster Dee Ann Smith Anni Davis Rebecca Turner Mitzi Weideman 20 Mickey Arrington Doris Stone 2 Debra Ashe 11 Mahala Motzny Will Baucom Karen Taylor Mary Grace Beets 12 Bill Hutchins Paul Garber Dustin Thamm Justin Bennett Diane Shiery Thomas Gramley 29 Bradley Dodson David Bombick 13 Bonnie Dempster Ruthie Kirk Thomas Hauer Mary Elen Kollman Christopher Hunter Mary Park- Ginny Hinson Merri Ellen Roberts Norman Jarrard Neureither Karen Wyderski Geoffrey Stokell Kate Sanders 21 Jim Collins 30 Tommy Cole 3 Bo Dempster Thomas Stirewalt Caroline Hogin Westley Davis Percy Gibson Leslie Wilson Susie Jackson Will Goins Sara Phillips Zach Winkler Carolyn Jones Michael Halajian Elizabeth Sanders Charles Yates Meredith Pinkston Nola Knouse Dena Shore 14 Eleanor Holston Elizabeth Robinette Maude Mock Perry Taylor James Justice Paige Sams Paul Puryear Bonnie Torella Elizabeth Knabel 22 Bob Buie Ralph Siewers Jean Wilson David MacLeod Liz Miracle 4 Ted Drake Judy MacLeod 23 Gracie Beasley 13 John Lasley, Jr. Donna Reggi Barbara Harris July Birthdays 5 Cathy Huffman 15 Becky Cummings June Hartung 1 Connor Hawkins 6 Billie Fansler Chris Gramley Elisabeth Phillips Gil Marriott Maria Guidetti Bill Petree Lisa Thomas Isaac Perry Robert Whittle 16 Karen Alderman Gray Young Paul Pruett Olivia Williams Fran Huetter 24 Sue Bennett Steve Rhew 7 Samuel Barbee Katherine John Cahill 2 Haywood Davis Laura Bass Skowronski Gary Hauser Lucille Kimel Glenn Fulk Bonnie Young Jennie Peacock Cheryl Latham Ted Kirk 17 Davis Finnen Harriet Wood 3 Linda Bondurant Rachel Larkin Heidi Fulp 25 Harry Mickey Margaret Brady Nancy Schultz Nancy Lounsbury 26 Jayne Appleyard Grady Dunn 8 Lauren Boyd Betty Reck Bill Disher Bob Hoffman Ethan Cox Powell Winstead Hamilton Disher 4 Jennie Calhoun Sally McLeod 18 Terrie Davis Chris Fulk John Davis Susan Mickey Alison Elster Gerrie Fulk Laurence Price Ron Montaquila Jonathan Gorham Elizabeth Leinbach William Rike Heather Scantland Linda Smith Alex Numbers Bill Todd Charlotte Wright Allison Thornton Henry Starbuck 5 Judy Bills 9 Meg Dancy Eleanor Vance 27 Jane Bell Nancy Burkette Dwayne Hopkins Matthew Vance Susan Bourner Hal Garrison Brie Kahn Paul Wold Brown Clodfelter 6 Leigh Dodson Ben Sayers David Wyatt Robbie Harrison Richard Guidetti Lisa Winkler Jayne Young Elizabeth Haynes Caroline Morris 10 James Crosswhite 19 Cartney Hagaman Lindsey Paulsen Bradley Vance

Jeff Wood Donna Ingram Ellis Larkin Derek Cude 7 Richard Durham John Schultz 19 Amy Bass Laura Watson Debbie Erickson Emily Wright Cecilie Buie 25 Howell Binkley Andrew Gorham 12 Clif Dodson Sarah O. J. Hunter Graham Smith Julianna Guill Robert Hartgrove Paul Myers Dedee Williams 8 Jimmy Fant Alanna Pfaff David Shaffner 26 Ran Bell April Holleman 13 Paul Morse Mason Smith Sally Davis Robert Miller 14 Joseph Dancy 20 Chris Linville Raymond Hege Beverly Moore Martha Holland William Phillips Jennifer Miller Anna Paules Erik Lounsbury Daved Roberts Chris Puryear Kristin Paules Kay Phillips Kathryn Smith Christina Rogers Geri Pollander 15 Edith Crook 21 Rachael Seatvet 27 Sandra Gorham Grant Roediger Dirk French Shannon Tysinger Ellie Southerland Marilyn Rowe Allen Goslen Charles Vance III 28 Anthony Butts Bill Scantland Terry Minnis Lynne Wells Rick Paules Vivian Wall Jacob Tierney 22 Bill Bondurant Michael Pulitzer 9 Bill Barham Buddy Vance Betty Cole 29 Brad Howard Tracy Lounsbury 16 Peggy Dodson Darryl Devnich Julian Montaquila John Sides Anne Morehead Bradley Vance Blair Sowers Will Smith Lucas Tierney Ellen White Gene Vogler Dawn Widger 17 Edward Bahnson, Jr. 23 Archibald Davis II Elizabeth Wilson 10 Richard Allen Salem Leinbach Tina Durham 30 Carolyn Bouldin Ted Burcaw Jennifer MacLeod Hastings Yates Mike Cude Noah Burkette Alan Rominger Candice Roberts Barbara Hershey Kelley Hancock David Swan Callison Roediger 31 Abigail Pariz Roy Ledbetter Brenda Tilley Heather Spivey Eric Shaffner 14 Katy Young 18 William Bondurant Susan Starbuck 11 Connor Bruce Alice Chambers Susan Welfare Kara Hackney Margaret Kolb 24 Gene Adcock

Provincial College Age Cookout - College Age Moravian Chill & Grill on August 6th from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm at Friedberg Moravian Church pavilion. We will have games, food, and fellowship. All recent high school grads, current college students, and those in the 18-25 year old range are invited to come hang out! We will also be sharing about the opportunities coming up in the 2017-2018 year. Contact Amy Linville at [email protected] if you have questions!

College Age Contact Info Request - We are gathering contact information for college age Moravians in the province. Please send names, phone numbers, emails, and colleges to Jane Shore at [email protected] asap. With this information, we can keep them connected with events and opportunities throughout the year and the province!

June Events July Events

4 10:00 am 2 10:00 am Holy Communion Holy Communion (1st Sunday Ushers) (1st Sunday Ushers) Pentecost/Confirmation 11:00 am Coffee Fellowship 11:00 am Coffee Fellowship 11:15 am Sunday School 11:15 am Sunday School 4 8:30 am July 4th service, Salem Square Albanian session, Saal Office closed 12:15 pm Youth Fellowship 9 10:00 am Morning Worship 6 5:30 pm Christian Education mtg., (2nd Sunday Ushers) RB 225 11:00 pm Coffee Fellowship 11 10:00 am Worship (2nd Sunday Ushers) 11:15 am Sunday School 11:00 am Coffee Fellowship 11 5:30 pm Christian Education, RB 225 11:00 am HMC Day at Laurel Ridge 16 10:00 am Worship (3rd Sunday Ushers) 11:15 am NO Sunday School 11:00 am Coffee Fellowship 12 7:00 pm Trustees meeting, CR 11:15 am Sunday School 14 2:00 pm Prayer Shawl Ministry, P 20 12:00 pm Sr. Friends potluck, FH 15 12:00 pm Sr. Friends potluck, FH 23 9:00 am HOPE lunch bags, CR 18 Father’s Day 10:00 am Worship (3rd Sunday Ushers) 10:00 am Worship (3rd Sunday Ushers) 11:00 am Coffee Fellowship 11:00 am Coffee Fellowship 11:15 am Sunday School 11:15 am Sunday School 7:00 pm Moravian Music Festival 21 5:30 pm Ministry Architects mtg., Opening Lovefeast, S RB 225 23-29 Moravian Music Festival 22 2:00 pm Book Club, CR 25 5:30 pm Albanian Task Force, CR 15 25 9:00 am HOPE lunch bags, CR 26 9:00 am Stewardship Co. mtg., CR 10:00 am Worship (4th Sunday Ushers) 30 10:00 am Worship (3rd Sunday Ushers) 11:00 am Coffee Fellowship 11:00 am Coffee Fellowship 11:15 am Sunday School 11:15 am Sunday School 12:15 pm Nursery Volunteer training, P 26 5:15 pm Finance Co., RB 225 7:30 pm Albanian Task Force, CR 5:30 pm Nursery Volunteer training, P 28 9:00 am Stewardship Co., CR

It’s not to late to turn in your Time &

Talent “green card!” You may place

them in the offering plate, mail them to the church or bring them to the church office.

Remember to notify the church office if

you have a change of address, phone number or email address!

Home Moravian Church Non-Profit Org. 529 S. Church Street U.S. Postage Winston-Salem, NC 27101 -PAID-

Winston-Salem, NC

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June 7 Start - Summer Play-Around Band, New Philadelphia, Moravian Church, all band musicians are invited! The band will meet each Wednesday from 7:00-8:00pm in the church fellowship hall (on the God’s acre side of the church) until August 30. We will play chorales from the green and blue books that are selected by the players. A different local band leader will direct each night. This is a great opportunity to meet new players, learn a new instrument or part, and keep those lips in shape over the summer. Steve Anthony, [email protected] www.newphilly.org

June 8 - Bethabara Concert Band. 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. Bring the family, a blanket and picnic dinner. Enjoy hay wagon rides, children's games, ice cream, Dino's New York hot dogs, and wonderful music from all eras by the band. Please join us immediately following the concert for the sound of Big Band and swing music. Children's activities begin at 6 p.m. The Band begins at 7 p.m.

June 20 - Advent – Hopewell Band Concert. Arbor Acres; all concerts start at 7pm and last for about an hour. Free.

June 25 - Advent – Hopewell Band Concert. Advent Moravian Church; all concerts start at 7pm and last for about an hour. Free.

June 25 - Sounds of the Summer Pipe Organ Recital Series – Mt. Tabor Un. Methodist, 7:00pm. Free. Susan H. Bates, Susan K. Foster, Susan Orgain, Winston-Salem, NC. Find more details on Facebook.

June 26 – Salem Community Orchestra Concert – Home Moravian Church Fellowship Hall

June 27 - Advent – Hopewell Band Concert. Heritage Woods; all concerts start at 7pm , Free

July 23 - Salem Community Orchestra Concert – Home Moravian Church Fellowship Hall