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Transcript of Oak Grove Moravian Church Feb 2013 Newsletter
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Congregational Text for 2013: Whoever sees Me sees Him who
sent Me. John 12:45
Oak Grove Leaves Oak Grove Moravian Church
120 Hammock Farm Road
Winston-Salem, NC 27105
336-595-8167 E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Matthew W. Allen
Pastor Angie Renigar
Editor
February 2013
Oak Grove Mission Statement
Our mission is to glorify God through worship, bring people to faithful
discipleship in Christ, equip them for ministry in the church and the
world, and grow in our love for one another through fellowship.
FROM YOUR PASTOR
Lent is a 40-day liturgical season of the Church which begins on Ash
Wednesday and ends on Great Sabbath, the day before Resurrection
Sunday. Sundays are not counted in the 40 days, because each Sun-
day was considered a “little Easter” in the early Church. Sundays
were a joyful celebration of Christ’s resurrection. “Lent” is not men-
tioned in the Bible, but it has long been a tradition in the Christian
Church. The significance of the number “40” is thought to represent
the 40 days Jesus spent in the wilderness.
The theme of Lent is penitence and discipline. It is an intentional
time of humbling ourselves before God and taking a serious look at
where we are spiritually. We spend increased time in devotion,
study, prayer, and worship to help us draw closer to our Lord. We
also try to give more of ourselves in service to Christ. Sometimes we
give up things that are tempting to us to remind us of the temptation
Jesus faced in the wilderness.
Ash Wednesday is the first day in Lent. On this day, we focus on our
sinfulness and mortality. We mourn for our sins as we reflect on the
suffering and death of Jesus. “Ashes” are referred to many times in
the Old Testament as a sign of sorrow, mourning, humility, and re-
pentance. The symbolism of places ashes on the forehead in the sign
of a cross is to remind us of our mortality and that “you are dust, and
to dust you shall return.” (Genesis 3:19)
The most solemn week of Lent is Holy Week where we journey with
Christ in the events of His last week on earth. We celebrate the maj-
esty of Palm Sunday, gather with Jesus in the Upper on Maundy
Thursday, and stand at the foot of the cross on Good Friday.
We do all this during Lent to prepare ourselves for the resurrection of
Jesus on Easter Sunday. We cannot fully appreciate the joy and vic-
tory of Easter unless we first experience the fasting and temptation in
the wilderness and the pain and suffering of the cross on Good Fri-
day.
Please use this Lenten season to prepare yourself, draw closer to Je-
sus, journey with Him, and experience genuine spiritual renewal.
God bless and I’ll see you in church!
Matthew
2. Sally Barneycastle
3. Georgia Brown
Marlyn Wolfington
Eli Renigar
4. Marion Clark
Sara Wood
6. Horace Hester
Cheyenne Rogers
7. Leslie Hester
8. Baron Grindstaff
9. Jeffrey Vanhoy
14. Eric & Anita Linville
FEBRUARYFEBRUARY
10. Mike May
Jerry Hancock
14. Pam Ellis
17. Ethan May
18. Sharon Kerr
Patsy Sell
19. Bobby Wolfington
20. Charles Priddy
24. Tony Barkley
28. Carol Carter
Sue Smith
Building Campaign Memorials
and Honorariums In memory of:
L. S. Thomasson
Kate L. Thomasson
Charlie Dillon
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
Continuing The Vision……..
……..Building The Future
Update on Capital Campaign Funds
From the beginning of our Campaign we have total donations of
$248,248.55. There is a pledge balance of $34,797.00 that has yet to
be received.
Please continue to support our Campaign with your prayers and mone-
tary gifts.
Dear Oak Grove,
Thank you to my Sunday School class for the fruit
basket. Thank you to the band for coming to play
for me. Thank everyone for cards and thank you
for remembering me.
Gary Hester
Dear Church Family,
The family of Charles Ray Dillon acknowledges
with grateful appreciation your kind expression
of sympathy. Sincere thanks and love to all who
prayed, visited, sent cards, brought him wonder-
ful fruit baskets and fed our family after Charlie’s
service. I cannot begin to touch each of you as we
have been. May 2013 be full of happiness and
serving our Savior.
Sister in Christ,
Judy Dillon
Dear Oak Grove,
Many thanks to all of you for the prayers, cards,
calls and concerns during my 25 days in the hospi-
tal. Your love and kindness mean so much.
God bless you all,
Clarence Sell & family
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Financial Update
The Board of Trustees last met on Tuesday,
January 13, 2013. Those present were Johnny
Vanhoy, Judy Dillon, Arnold Reeves, Patrick
Linville and Jeff Styers.
Financial reports were reviewed and approved.
Plans were made to have a professional clean
out the chimney on the church for safety reasons
due to the carbon monoxide problem back in De-
cember.
Appointments were made for 2013.
The next board meetings will take place on Tues-
day, February 12th.
ORDER YOUR EASTER LILY
NOW!
All orders are PREPAID
Deadline to order: March 14th
Lilies are $13.50 each
Please make checks payable to:
Oak Grove Moravian Church
MORAVIAN CHURCH IN AMERICA, SOUTHERN PROVINCE
2013 DAYS OF PRAYER
Wednesday HOME MORAVIAN CHURCH February 13 Sister Virginia “Ginny” Hege Tobiassen, Speaker 10:00 AM Coffee Hour 10:45 AM Music 11:00 AM Worship Nursery Provided Sunday CHRIST MORAVIAN CHURCH February 17 The Reverend Michael Fulp, Speaker 4:00 PM LOVEFEAST Wednesday TRINITY MORAVIAN CHURCH February 20 Sister Donna Hurt, DCE, Speaker 11:00 AM Worship 12:00 Noon Complimentary Luncheon Nursery Provided Wednesday ARDMORE MORAVIAN CHURCH February 27 The Reverend John Rainey, Speaker 9:45 AM Coffee Hour 10:45 AM Meditation/Music 11:00 AM Worship Nursery Available Wednesday CALVARY MORAVIAN CHURCH March 6 The Reverend John D. Rights, Speaker 9:45 AM Coffee Hour 10:45 AM Meditation/Music 11:00 AM Worship Nursery Provided Wednesday FAIRVIEW MORAVIAN CHURCH March 13 The Reverend Rick Sides, Speaker 10:45 AM Music 11:00 AM Worship with Communion 12:00 Noon Complimentary Luncheon Wednesday KONNOAK HILLS MORAVIAN CHURCH March 20 The Reverend Matthew Allen, Speaker 11:00 AM Lovefeast Sunday, March 24, Palm Sunday Friday, March 29, Good Friday Sunday, March 31, Easter
ACOLYTES 3. Kelsey Wolfington
10. Laura Kate Colona
17. Maggie Mounce
24. Chloe Wolfington
FLOWER CALENDAR
3. Matthew Allen
10. Kay Joyce
17. available (white flowers)
24. available
USHERS
Jody Colona
Gary McCracken
Jeff Styers
Eric Linville
CRISIS CONTROL MINISTRY
DONATION
100% Fruit Juice
CD MINISTRY
3. Jane Farmer
10. Georgia Brown
17. Loretta Snow
24. Lib Westmoreland
NURSERY WORKERS
3. Eric & Anita Linville
10. Patrick & Carrie Linville
17. Jane Farmer & Bonnie Peddycord
24. Susan, Sarah & Laura Price
February Workers
2013 LENTEN SERVICES: Bread in the Wilderness
The schedule is as follows:
Wednesday, February 13
6:00 p.m. Supper
7:00 p.m. Holy Communion and Imposition of Ashes
Sermon Title:
The Lesson of Abundant Grace
Rev. Matthew Allen
Wednesday, February 20
6:00 p.m. Supper
7:00 p.m. Lenten Service
Sermon Title:
The Lesson of the Sabbath
Rev. Roger Kimball
Wednesday, February 27
6:00 p.m. Supper
7:00 p.m. Lenten Service
Sermon Title:
The Lesson of the Hungry Heart
Rev. Dan Nelson
March 6 Rev. Roger Kimball
March 13 Rev. Dan Nelson
March 20 Rev. Matthew Allen
More information on the March sermons will be in the
March Newsletter.
Each Wednesday we will gather in the Fellowship Hall
for supper at 6:00 p.m. and in the Sanctuary for the ser-
vice at 7:00.
Job 8:21...he fill thy mouth with
laughing...
Here is a true excerpt / blooper
from a church bulletin:
Miss Charlene Mason sang “I
Will Not Pass This Way Again”,
giving obvious pleasure to the
congregation.
2013 Confirmation Class
It is exciting to have a large class of confirmands this year!
There are three Confirmation Retreats planned:
February 8-9, March 1-2 and March 8-9.
This year’s group includes:
Ally Wolfington Joseph Kidwell
Jadyn Hooker Matthew Armstrong
Gray Comer James Peddycord
Patrick McCracken
JOINT BOARD REPORT The Elders and Trustees met jointly for their first meeting of 2013 on Tuesday, January 9. Pastor Allen opened the meeting with prayer and read the Daily Text. New board members were welcomed and the minutes of the last meeting were approved. Ann Seivers has resigned from the Board of Elders and they will ap-point someone to complete her term for 2013. A called Church Council needs to be held this spring to elect our syn-od delegate for 2014 Synod. The meeting will be Sunday, April 21 after worship. Pastor Allen encouraged board members to attend Leadership Focus to be held on February 23 at Home Church.
BOARD OF ELDERS REPORT
The meeting opened with intercessory prayer. The minutes from the previous meeting were approved. Tammy Lewis was appointed to fill Ann Seivers’ unexpired term ending in 2013. Annual Appointments were made. Pastor Allen will meet with potential confirmands and their parents to discuss the requirements of the class and they can make the deci-sion to participate or not. Pastor Allen will teach an Inquirers Class for prospective members.
The Salvation Army of Winston-Salem and
the Moravian Churches of Staten Island
each received a donation from Oak Grove
in the amount of $419.00. Gracious
thanks to everyone who gave at our Christ-
mas Eve Lovefeast for these causes.
The next
Band Practice is Sunday,
February 10 at 9:00 a.m.
in the
Fellowship Hall.
SAVE THE DATE!
Ladies Night
Out
at Oak Grove is
Saturday,
April 20, 2013.
More details to
come in March.
Dec. 2012 Jan.-Dec.
Operating Income $ 21,528.00 $172,713.35
Operating Expenses $ 15,837.04 $162,138.12
Ahead (Behind) $ 5,690.96 $ 10,575.23
December
STEWARDSHIP
ATTENDANCE
2nd..…..116
9th..……94
16th..…102
23rd..…123
24th..…246
30th.…..82