September 29, 2019 Holy Scripture Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-16 Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost Hymn The Church’s One Foundation (Blue) # 511 Watchword for the Week – There is great gain in godliness combined with contentment. 1 Timothy 6:6 Sermon “Together We Grow Stronger” __________________________________________________________ Welcome to our service of worship for this sixteenth Sunday after Hymn Blessed Be the Tie That Binds (Burg) # 680 Pentecost - the season of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit was sent by the Risen Lord, Jesus Christ, to supply the church with everything needed to Benediction serve Him faithfully until the day of His return. As we worship today, let us pray for a fresh outpouring of the Spirit upon ourselves, our church, Postlude The Way of the Cross Leads Home Gabriel our community, nation and world. May more and more people everywhere hear and respond to the Good News - that Jesus is the Way; ____ the Truth; the Life; the only source of salvation. The flowers in the sanctuary are given in loving memory of Lewis and Mary Spaugh and in memory of Jim Spaugh’s birthday by the family. If you are visiting with us today we are especially glad you’re here. Please take a moment to add your name, address and phone number to The next Inquirer’s Class is scheduled for Friday, October 4 and the Friendship Register as it passed down the pew. We consider you an Saturday, October 5. The Inquirer’s Class is for all who have joined honored guest and hope that you will return and worship with us in the Friedberg Moravian Church but who haven’t been a participant in the weeks to come. If you are looking for a church home we would love to class. We will start at 6:30 p.m. with supper followed by the first half of talk to you about joining the Friedberg church family. the class. We will resume Saturday morning at 8:30 a.m. to finish the class. Members of the congregation are invited to participate in the Please silence all cell phones before worship. ____ Inquirer’s Class, too. If you are already a member, please show up at 7:00 p.m. Friday night for the beginning of the class. If you plan to Prelude He Giveth More Grace Mitchell participate, please call the office and let us know so that we will have enough booklets prepared for all participants. If you have any questions, Welcome and Announcements please see Pastor Jim or Pastor Dan. th Hymn Join We All With One Accord (Blue) p.525 Confirmation 2019-2020! If you have a child 6 grade or older and they are interested in being a part of this confirmation class, please contact Children’s Sermon Heidi Everhart by Thursday, October 3. There will be an informational (Children ages 4 – 2nd Grade may leave for Children’s Church) meeting for those that have contacted Heidi on Sunday, October 6 in the parlor immediately after worship. Joys and Concerns The October Folio will be available after the worship service. The Pastoral Prayer ushers will be distributing them. Giving of Our Tithes and Offering All parents who have a child in children’s church will be required to Prayer physically come down to the AV room on the first floor of the Family Life Anthem Let Music Fill This Place Martin Center and sign their child out before they are released at the end of Doxology Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow (Blue) # 817 worship. Please place all hymnals in the pew racks before you leave. Thank you. Sunday, September 29 We are seeking willing servers for the dining room at the Fall Chicken 9:45 a.m. Sunday School Breakfast – Family Life Center Pie Supper on Saturday, November. 2nd.This is such an important 11:00 a.m. Worship service opportunity as we serve those who dine and fellowship with us. 4:30 p.m. C.R.O.S.S. Kids First shift is 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and second shift is 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 5:00 p.m. Youth p.m. There is no clean up or take down of tables for second shift. For questions or to sign up, please contact Angie Fishel via email at Monday, September 30 [email protected] or text/call 336-414-4821 or email Michelle 8:00 a.m. Fitness Walking in FLC until 9:30 a.m. Tucker at [email protected] or text/call 336-408-0477. We hope 4:00 p.m. Prayers and Squares you will consider volunteering and we look forward to hearing from you. 6:00 p.m. Exercise Class in Children’s Center 7:00 p.m. Cub Scouts The Aging Well Fall Rally is Tuesday, October 15 at Advent Moravian 7:00 p.m. Girl Scouts Church. The rally begins at 12:30 p.m. and the cost is $10/person. The lunch menu is grilled chicken and ham, green beans, parmesan cheese Tuesday, October 1 potatoes, tossed salad, roll and dessert. This year’s guest speaker is J. 8:00 a.m. Fitness Walking in FLC until 9:30 a.m. Eric Elliott, the archivist of the Moravian Church Southern Province. You 6:30 p.m. Women’s Fellowship Ex. Board Meeting - Parlor can register online at bit.ly/agingwellfall19 by October 7. Wednesday, October 2 “Cookies for Christ” – What can God do when the “Body of Christ” 8:00 a.m. Fitness Walking in FLC until 9:30 a.m. gives from the heart for Christ? He can use the “Body of Christ” at 6:15 p.m. Senior Bell Practice Friedberg to reach out and share the love of Christ to encourage and 7:30 p.m. Senior Choir Rehearsal build others up. From your gifts of love, we will purchase Moravian sugar cookies and attach a message of love and thanks to each bag. Each bag Thursday, October 3 will be hand delivered to those serving this nation. It is amazing to see 8:00 a.m. Fitness Walking in FLC until 9:30 a.m. how God can take a simple bag of cookies with a message attached, and 6:00 p.m. Exercise Class in Disciple Class touch lives in a way we can never imagine. 7:00 p.m. Bethel Bible Study Classes ▪ Love offering baskets can be found at each door – thru Oct. 13. 7:00 p.m. Men’s Basketball ▪ If you wish to write a check, please make it payable to Friedberg Moravian Church and reference “Cookies for Christ.” Friday, October 4 ▪ If you would like to have your donation added to your church 8:00 a.m. Fitness Walking in FLC until 9:30 a.m. contribution, please use an envelope, complete all the 5:00 p.m. Youth Tailgating with Lock-In information requested and mark on the envelope “Cookies for 6:30 p.m. Inquirer’s Class – Fellowship Hall Christ.” “How many will you bless?” (Colossians 3:17) In Christ, Keith Graham Saturday, October 5 8:30 a.m. Inquirer’s Class – Fellowship Hall Goodwill Baptist Church at 541 Goodwill Road in Clemmons will host Unity Day of Prayer on Saturday, October 12 at 10:00 a.m. This will be a Sunday, October 6 (Worldwide Communion) time to join together and pray for the Davidson County area and our 9:15 a.m. Band Prelude world. Each person is asked to bring cans or other non-perishable food 9:25 a.m. Prayer Partners – Parlor items and they will be donated to the Food Bank in Davidson County. “If 9:45 a.m. Sunday School Breakfast my people who are called by my name become humble and pray, and 11:00 a.m. Worship/Communion look for me, and turn away from their ways, then I will hear them from 4:30 p.m. C.R.O.S.S. Kids heaven. I will forgive their sins and heal their land. Now, my eyes are 5:00 p.m. Youth open, and my ears will pay attention to the prayers prayed in this place.” 2 Chronicles 7:14-15 ATTENDANCE LAST SUNDAY Sunday School 177 FRIEDBERG MORAVIAN CHURCH PRAYER CONCERNS Laurel Ridge Family Camp 23 Worship Service 287 September 29, 2019 ____ MEMBERS GREETERS (09/29) Mike & Linda Ernst Bernice Clinard Ray Lambeth Barbara Reich (Reminder for 10/06) Michelle Decker & Michelle Hurlocker Ruby Clinard Peggy Lawson Betty Reich ____ Amanda Cook Aldine Lineback Annie Rowe Cecelia Cook Tom MacLeod Lois Rush CHILDREN’S CHURCH Chris & Holly Durham Ruth Coulter John Millard Greg Sapp Ed Davis Bobby Miller Merle Scott TODDLER NURSERY (09/29) Kaci Long & Keri Williams Libby Ebert Audrey Mize Becky Sizemore (Reminder for 10/06) Jeff & Heather Portaro Hal & Peggy Essick Paul Morrison Robbie Stiefel Jerry Evans Chuck Nienow Cathie Tew INFANT NURSERY (09/29) Sandy Ellis & Karen Wayne Garry Farrington Gail Ore Gail Tolley (Reminder for 10/06) Todd & Shela Foster Hazel Fishel Reba Payne Kimmie Tutterow ____ Tim Fishel Kolton Pennell Brent Waddell Keith Freitag Warren Peters Artie Walker SANCTUARY FLOWERS REMINDER (10/06) Randy & Susan Thorpe Evva Hanes Mary Lou Pitts Wayne Whitaker ____ Robbie Joyce Martha Plyler Jim Williams Vicki Jo Kimel OFFERING UPDATE: Given to Budget 09/22/19 * . 9,973.00 Family and Friends Prayer Concerns Submitted Since Last Sunday: Given to Building Fund 09/22/19 . 505.00 Family of Teresa Johnson, Eula Meadows, Lynn Parsley, Taylor Smith Given to Mission Fund 09/22/19 .