Children’s Program to take place in Worship

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Please make plans to join us for worship on Sunday, December 15th  Our Children’s Program that was originally scheduled for worship on December 8th will be taking place. Our youth (pictured to the left at a recent dress rehearsal) have been working very hard on this program which is called, “And He Comes!” This was written by Cyndy and Kiley Smith and will be performed by our Youth Sunday school classes.

Reaching Out in Our Community

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These will be available each Sunday of Advent as an outreach gift

Church members are reminded to “help share the light of Christ” during this Advent  season. On Sunday, December 15th these gifts will be in the Hallway of Christ Moravian Church to pick up.  Members are encouraged to take this special invitation as a way of inviting a neighbor, co-worker or family member to join us for our Christmas Lovefeast and Candle Services at Christ Church. Many thanks to church member Ed Swaim for making these wooden star bases.

Heritage Woods Lovefeast Service

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“…let your light shine before people…” 

For over 20 years, members of Christ Moravian Church have prepared a Lovefeast Service for the residents of Heritage Woods. Many thanks to members of our choir led by Jeanie Rothrock, our organist Stephen Holland, our dieners and coffee makers who ventured out last night for this service. To view the photo slideshow from this Lovefeast service please click on “continue reading” below.

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Thank You!

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Many thanks to those members who ventured out Tuesday evening to trim candles for our upcoming Lovefeast services at Christ Moravian Church. As you can see from the picture to the left, mission accomplished! Thank you again!

Fellowship Building is Finished!

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Church Interiors has completed their work in our Fellowship Building. Our Stainless Steel countertop has been installed and we are ready for our Anniversary Weekend Celebration that begins with our Fall Festival and Yard Sale Saturday followed by our special lunch on Sunday following worship. Enjoy the slideshow below of some photos that were taken throughout these projects.

Our Kitchen on September 8th
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Thank You Men of the Church!

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A great crowd ventured out on Wednesday at 8 am to the Stratford Station Grill. Following breakfast  a group came to transport items from the garage in the church office to the Fellowship Building basement in preparation for the Women’s Fellowship upcoming Yard Sale.  Thank you for your contribution of time today!

Vacation Bible School Underway!

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A Car Wash was held on Tuesday to support the Bethabara Food Pantry

The FUN began on Sunday! Our VBS experience hosted by Christ Moravian Church got underway last night. We continue through Wednesday and hope you will make plans to attend! There are opportunities for learning and mission for all ages. We hope you enjoy some of the photos of our church members that will be featured throughout the week below.

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Mission Camp Concludes

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Mission Camp at Christ Church has come to a conclusion today.  The youth of Christ Church have given to our congregation and the West Salem community a labyrinth that they built this week on our church campus. We plan to have a special dedication service in August. Many thanks to the youth and our adult volunteers who helped make this project possible. Not only do we appreciate this gift but the gift of those who gave of their  time and talents this past week!

Mission Camp Slideshow

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Mission Camp at Christ Church got underway Sunday night with a Pot Luck dinner with camp participants, parents, and leadership board members. Many thanks to those members of our church who have allowed the group to borrow items in helping them prepare this wonderful gift for our church and community.  We hope you enjoy the slideshow showing this group and their progress over the past few days.

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Youth Sunday Recap

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Many thanks to our youth who led worship on Sunday, April 28th. We were all truly blessed by your music, sermon presentation and leadership in worship. In addition many thanks to our adult volunteers (Cyndy & Kiley Smith, Matt  Pace and Sabrina Maksi) who helped to plan worship on Sunday as well and for our guest pianist, Martha Walker.

New Brochure for Christ Church

We have a new brochure for Christ Church! If you are interested in viewing this brochure, please follow the link below to view in PDF format. Copies are available in the church office and in the sanctuary if you wish to distribute to others.

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Spring Fling Recap

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Thank you for supporting Spring Fling!

A great day was had by all who attended our Spring Fling on April 21st. Many thanks to all the youth and adult volunteers and those who came out to offer their support. Over $1,000 was raised for our youth. Congratulations!

Festival of Tables Recap

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A great crowd ventured out for our Women’s Fellowship Annual Festival of Tables fundraiser on Saturday, April 13th. Sister Donna Hurt, Christian Education Director at Home Moravian Church spoke to the group assembled about the Moravian Church and their ministry in Sierra Leone. If you would like to enjoy some photos from the event…

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Easter Sunrise Service

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The Easter Sunrise Service (241st) begins at 6:30 AM in Old Salem. This year’s service will be officiated by The Rev. John Jackman, minister of Trinity Moravian Church. A radio broadcast of the service will also be carried by WSJS radio beginning at 6:30 AM.

Congratulations to Christ Church

crop-walkThe Winston-Salem/Forsyth County CROP Walk produced the fifth largest  amount among the 1400 CROP Walks in the nation in 2012. Congratulations to the followin Moravian congregations  who received certificates of award at the  2012 CROP Hunger Walk Recognition Awards Reception on Tuesday evening:
Among teams with largest percentage increase of donations over 2011:
Christ Moravian 552% (#1!)

Carolers enjoy their day

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Many thanks to those who ventured out to deliver Christmas cards and sing carols to some of our elderly church members today! Thank you to all our church members who prepared Christmas cards and for our youth and adult volunteers who delivered them with their beautiful voices. Merry Christmas everyone!

Heritage Woods Lovefeast

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Christ Church leads Lovefeast at Heritage Woods

For over 20 years, Christ Church has led a Lovefeast service at Heritage Woods. This service took place earlier this week on Thursday, December 6th. Enjoy some of the photos from the service. Many thanks to our musicans, dieners, coffee makers and Pastor for helping lead this service.

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New Ministry Begins at Christ Church

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Recordings of worship services are available on CD by request.
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Thanks to the generous contribution of a church member who wishes to remain anonymous, we have upgraded our sound system!  We are no longer recording worship services on cassettes but on a digital media recorder. Following an editing process, these worship services are now available to church members on a compact disc (CD). We plan to deliver these CD’s to our members who are no longer able to attend worship and make available copies to any members by request. Simply contact the Church Office and a copy will be provided to you. Our first recording that will be available will be on Sunday, December 9th.

Church Picnic and Ice Cream Social Recap

A great crowd gathered together Sunday afternoon for our annual Church Picnic and Ice Cream Social on the lawn.  We enjoyed wonderful music from our Grateful Choir and a wonderful catered meal from Mountain Fried Chicken along with Homemade Ice Cream and dessert made by our members. Many thanks to our Youth Fellowship for helping to set up and for our members of our Christian Education Committee for planning this event along with cleaning up. Enjoy some photos from Youth Fellowship and Church Picnic and Ice Cream Social events in our slideshow:

Photos from Mission Camp

Members of  Christ Moravian will soon be concluding their week of service at Mission Camp at Laurel Ridge. Many thanks for keeping the following people in your thoughts and prayers this week as they have participated in Mission Camp.

  • Matt, Jennifer, Ashlee & Sarah Pace
  • Sydney Bitancor
  • Korbin Smith
  • Alexis McCarn
  • Emma Labella
  • Evan Saunders
  • Rebekah Wright
  • Hailey Lewis

We especially thank Matt and Jennifer Pace for their leadership and supervision. Pastor Marcus and his son, David III traveled up to Ennice, NC on Thursday and witnessed the group hard at work painting the outside of someone’s house. Enjoy the slideshow! We look forward to a full presentation from those who participated in the coming months.