FELLOWSHIP MESSENGER

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1 FELLOWSHIP MESSENGER Dave s Devotional I know that some of the recent decisions of Synod have troubled members of our congregation. At our recent Leadership Board meeting we discussed the impact of these decisions upon our local congregation. We also discussed how we could best present where we are as a Leadership Board in comparison to where members of our church may be. I would like to extend to each and every member an invitation to attend following worship on June 10 th our Youth Lunch. Following our Youth Lunch we will be presenting a Synod Report. I will be sharing a statement that I prepared for our Leadership Board that I have entitled, My Response to Resolution 14 and Becky Lanier, one of our Synod delegates, will share her experience as a delegate serving on the Community Committee (where the resolutions on homosexuality were debated and discussed prior to going to the floor of Synod) along with Ann Frye our other Synod delegate will share some of her reflections as well. Following these presentations, we will have an opportunity to answer questions to the best of our abilities and those who are present will be asked to anonymously answer a brief survey consisting of three questions that should help our Leadership Board in making future decisions. Please mark your calendars and make plans to attend! With the joy of serving Christ together, The Rev. Dr. David A. Marcus, Jr. JOIN US! Youth Lunch Sunday, June 10 (after worship) in the Fellowship Building (Synod Report and discussion will follow after lunch) All items to be included in the newsletter must be submitted to the church office by the 20 th of the month.

2 Christ Moravian Church June 2018 News From the Leadership Board The Leadership Board met on May 14. Most of this meeting was devoted to discussion of the 2018 Synod and the passing of Synod Resolution 14. Becky Lanier provided her insights as part of the Community Committee and gave a report on her thoughts and reflections after serving as a delegate. The next meeting will be Monday, June 11 at 7 PM in the Fellowship Building. Women s Fellowship News Women s Fellowship Circle #1 will meet on Monday, June 18, at 7 PM in the Fellowship Building. Marvelous Moravians The Marvelous Moravians are planning a trip on Tuesday, June 12, to The Blue Ridge Music Center in Galax, VA. Plans are to leave the Church Parking Lot at 10 AM. They will visit the music center first and experience regional traditional music with Mid-Day Mountain musicians in the breezeway of the visitors center. Afterwards there will be a meal at Creekside Restaurant in Galax. If you are interested in going, a sign-up sheet has been posted on the CHURCH FAMILY LIFE Bulletin Board. If you have any questions, please contact Mary Ferguson or Becky Lanier. NOTES FROM THE LOFT (Jeanie Rothrock) MORAVIAN UNITY BRASS FESTIVAL - The Moravian Music Foundation is presenting a Unity Brass Festival in Winston-Salem July 19-22, All brass musicians are invited to participate. There is a flyer on our bulletin board about this festival. If you cannot participate, but would like to hear this group of musicians perform, there will be a concert on Sunday, July 22 at 4:00 p.m. at Wait Chapel, Wake Forest University free and open the the public. I am very excited to announce that our church will be included in a concert series called SOUNDS OF SUMMER. These are organ concerts that feature different organs in our local churches. Our concert will be on Sunday, August 5, 2018 at 7:00 p.m., and will feature thee local organists. The concerts last about an hour. There will be a poster on our bulletin board soon. Please plan to attend our concert as well as some of the others this summer. They are free and open to the public. ================================================ PARABLES OF JESUS ======================================================= During the month of July, Pastor Marcus will be preaching on various parables of Jesus. Below are listed those parable passages along with sermon titles for the month. July 1, 2018: Different Fields = Different Yields (Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23) Parable of the Sower July 8, 2018: John Hus Holy Communion Service July 15, 2018: Dispensers of God s Grace (Matthew 20:1-16) Parable of the Vineyard July 22, 2018: Our Circle of Concern (Luke 10:25-37) Parable of the Good Samaritan July 29, 2018: Letting Go of Golden Tickets (Luke 18:9-14) Parable of the Pharisee and Tax Collector Father s Day is June 17. An Honorarium will be sent to The Widow s Society of the Moravian Church. 2

3 Calendar of Events 6/2 9:0 am Youth Car Wash (Church Parking Lot) 6/3 9:45 am 12:00 pm 6:00 pm Opening Worship: Second Sunday after Pentecost (Rev. Ray Burke, Guest Preacher) CE Committee Meeting (Sr. High Classroom) Mission Awareness Dinner (Trinity Moravian Church) 6/5 7:00 pm West Salem Neighborhood Association Meeting (Fellowship Building) 6/6 8:00 am Men s Breakfast (Cagney s) 6/7 1:00 pm PEC Meeting (Fellowship Building) 6/9 ALL DAY 9am-12pm Fellowship Building Reserved Fellowship Building Basement Reserved 6/10 9:45 am 12:00 pm Opening Worship: Third Sunday after Pentecost Youth Lunch followed by Synod Report and Discussion (Fellowship Building) 6/11 7:00 pm Leadership Board Meeting (Fellowship Building) 6/12 Depart Church parking lot for Marvelous Moravians Trip to Blue Ridge Music Center in Galax, VA 6/13 8:00 am Men s Breakfast (Cagney s) 6/14 7:00 pm Ray of Hope Oversight Committee Meeting (Fellowship Building) 6/16 ALL DAY Fellowship Building Reserved 6/17 9:45 am 2:15 pm Opening Worship: Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Church Van departs church parking lot for The Stained Glass Playhouse for 3 PM showing of Murder on the Nile 6/18 7:00 pm WF Circle #1 Meeting (Fellowship Building) 6/20 8:00 am Men s Breakfast (Cagney s) 6/24 9:45 am Opening Worship: Fifth Sunday after Pentecost 6/27 8:00 am Men s Breakfast (Cagney s) 1 Linda Crater Birthdays in June 2 Lee Marcus, Elizabeth Peddycord & Amanda Sturgill 3 Debbie Jones 5 Kaleb Peddycord 6 Heidi Wilmoth 7 Kathy Wright 8 Beverly Page 15 Korbin Smith 19 Adelyn Winfree 18 Andrea Bramer 19 Joshua McCarn 20 India Chitty 22 Pat Kane & Lindsay Saunders 24 Jake Conrad 25 Doug Stutts 28 Bradley Walker ================================================= Biking Group Schedule The Biking Group will meet on the following dates at 9 AM at the Greenway behind Marketplace Mall to go riding: June 2 June 13 June 16 June 27 ========================================================== FOOD COLLECTION FOR SUNNYSIDE MINISTRY Please continue to bring your food donations for Sunnyside Ministry to each church service and place it in the collection bins. The need is great. Also, please check expiration dates on food you bring to donate. UMBRELLAS FOR A RAINY DAY In the hallway behind the sanctuary are several umbrellas placed for the use of the congregation in case we have an unexpected rain shower and you need to use one. If you use an umbrella, please return it to the church so that it will be available for the next time someone needs one. 3

4 Christ Moravian Church June 2018 MEMORIALS (April 21, 2018 May 20, 2018) CE Committee Report: The CE Committee did not meet in May. The next meeting will be Sunday, June 3, in the Sr. High Classroom following the service. Youth: Upcoming Youth events are a car wash on June 2 to raise money for the Laurel Ridge Summer Camp Scholarship Fund and a labyrinth workday but the date has not been set yet. We also plan to set up some mission opportunities later in the summer. Family Retreat: The 2018 Family Retreat was May at Agape Kure Beach Faith Center at Kure Beach. We had 29 people in attendance in ages from 8 weeks up. The weather was beautiful! It didn t start raining until Sunday night around 10 PM. We went to the Fort Fisher Civil War Museum, the NC Aquarium, church at Water of Life Lutheran/Covenant Moravian in Wilmington and had plenty of time to spend on the beach. Devotions were every morning and evening and the theme was David and we learned a new song to go with the theme. The kids and adults had a wonderful weekend of fellowship and fun in a beautiful setting that only God could create. As our new song goes, I ll sing (pray and dance) like David sang (prayed and danced) This was our view from the back porch. In Memory of Ralph Abee Ann Frye Beverly Brown Jeanie Rothrock Jo Brown Sharon & Steve Estep Marx-Carr SS Class Doug & Sandy Crater Doug & Roberta Stutts Bonnie Edwards Phil & Pat Kane Toby Phillips Clay & Nancy Reid Wayne & Martha Walker Marie Talley Mary Thomas =============================================== We will recognize our graduates during the worship service on Sunday, June 18. Our graduates are: Jake Conrad Davie High School Jack Crater North Davidson High School (will attend Newbury College in Boston, MA to play lacrosse) Josh McCarn North Davidson High School (will attend East Carolina University) Damien Scott Ratley Reagan High School Kendall Wright East Forsyth High School (will attend East Carolina University) =============================================== Announcement of Services for the Consecration of Bishops The 2018 Synod of the Moravian Church, Southern Province elected the Rev. Carol A. Foltz, and the Rev. G. Thomas Shelton as Bishops of the Unity. We are pleased to announce the services of consecration: 4 The Rt. Rev. Lane Sapp and the Rt. Rev. Blair Couch will officiate at the consecration of Carol Foltz, Sunday, June 10, at 3:00 p.m., at Trinity Moravian Church, Winston-Salem, NC. The Rt. Rev. Graham H. Rights, and the Rt. Rev. J. Christian Giesler will officiate at the consecration of Tom Shelton, June 17, at 3:00 p.m., at Friedberg Moravian Church, WinstonSalem, NC.

5 Treasurer s Report Year-to-Date April 30, 2018: Actual Budget Difference Offerings/Plate* 64, , (5,349.32) Expenses 80, , (4,825.55) Net Income/(Loss) (16,393.93) (15,870.16) (523.77) *Does not include memorials Transfers to cover expenses: NONE in 2018 Account Balances (Actual Cash in bank or Investments): 03/31/18 04/01/18 ACCOUNTS FOR CHURCH OPERATIONS: Operating Account 3, , Ameriprise Investment Account 247, , Money Market Account at Capital Bank 281, , TOTAL 532, , Less: Restrictions * (307,258.76) (260,880.72) Use/Non-restricted 225, , ACCOUNTS OF OTHER GROUPS (not in Operating Budget): Outreach (Pastor s Discretionary) Account , Mission Account 1, , M Tesh Mission Account ,02 Christian Education Account 8, , Youth Account 1, , Petersbrook RCC Fund (in Youth Account) RESTRICTIONS *: Capital Improvement Fund of $151, is spread among the Operating Account, Ameriprise Account and Money Market Account (NOT affected by any monies from parsonage sale or office construction) Organ Fund of $26, in Money Market Fund Smaller Funds totaling $1, in Operating Account (Choir, Lovefeast, Labyrinth) Sale of Parsonage netted $268,694.97; of that $170,000 less $88, of payments is in a temporary restricted reserve for the construction of the new office building. IMPORTANT NOTE: If you give a cash donation (even if just a couple dollars), please put it in an offering envelope (located in the pews) with your name on the outside in order to receive credit for the contribution. The Leadership Board periodically reviews membership status which includes all 3 types of stewardship: time, talent and treasure. Respectfully submitted Sabrina Maksi - Treasurer 5

6 STEWARDSHIP OF SERVICE Date Opening Greeter Ushers Nursery Children s Church June 3, 2018 Martha Kinney N.T. Russell Page Crater Annie Fry Avis Gray Trish Gray Nancy Reid Lou Saunders June 10, 2018 Becky Lanier Beverly Brown Bradley Conrad Phil Kane Bob Peddycord N.T. Russell Kenny Wright June 17, 2018 Doug Conrad Kay Butner Mark Crater Skip Johnson Joey Gray Lee Wilmoth June 24, 2018 Jo Brown Ann Frye Herman Critz Sam Dixon Jeff Glance Jim Hill Carol Wade Donna Tesh Jo Brown Jennifer Pace Debbie Jones Rebecca Rath Elizabeth Peddycord Page Crater Page Crater Robbie Disher Trish Gray Sabrina Maksi Matt Pace Sarah Pace Debbie Jones Donna Tesh LOOKING AHEAD IN WORSHIP June 3, 2018 June 10, 2018 June 17, 2018 June 24, 2018 CLAY JARS OF TREASURE Rev. Ray Burke Guest Preacher (2 Corinthians 4:5-12 & Mark 2:23-3:6) LIVING FAITH (James 2:1-17) Matt Pace Guest Preacher PEACE, BE STILL (2 Corinthians 6:1-13 & Mark 4:35-41)