CHURCH STAFF & BOARD MEMBERS

Pastor The Reverend John G. Rights john@kernersvillemoravian.org Director of Christian Education The Reverend Lisa Mullen lisa@kernersvillemoravian.org Financial Secretary Elaine Frost elaine@kernersvillemoravian.org Administrative Assistant Jennifer Bragg jen@kernersvillemoravian.org Director of Preschool Jill Englebretson kmc.preschool504@gmail.com Acolytes The Reverend Dr. Daniel Atkins The Reverend Dr. Cynthia Williams Sacristan Betty Körner-Atkins Parish Nurse Barbara Carter, RN Director of Music Jeremy Truhel Organist Chris Shepard Organist Emeritus Wayne Leupold Director of Band Cathryn Cabaniss Archivist Alisha Webb BOARD OF ELDERS Rod Hall Renet Parris Mike Jenkins Lois Nieuwenhuis Kathy Osborne Janet Smith, Secretary Cynthia Williams Ruth Williard Lynn Zimmerman, Vice Chair BOARD OF TRUSTEES Eddie Boyce Roy Bredal Paul Echols Holli Flynt, Secretary Lansing Hewitt, Vice Chair Ron Smith Heather Smitherman, Chair Charlene Surratt David Teague

December 2017

Newsletter for Church Family and Friends

504 South Main Street, Kernersville NC 27284

Office: 336.993-3620 - FAX: 336-993-7052 - Preschool: 336.993-2379

kernersvillemoravian.org, Email: jen@kernersvillemoravian.org

Pastor John Writes: The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness, on them light has shined. - Isaiah 9:2 At this time of year, we remember that our great light in the darkness is this: the Word became flesh and lived among us. Jesus came into the world as a light into deep darkness. He came as a child, an infant. Led by a light, the wise men and others came to his presence, and there they saw reflected the very light of God. God with us. God becoming one with us. The light shines in darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. In the midst of dark times, it is important to remember the power of the Light that shines in us, above us, around us, before us, and through us. Peace to you during this time of Advent, through the season of Christmas, and always. The Rev. John G. Rights December Events: Sunday, December 3: Children’s Creche Presentation at 6:00 pm Saturday, December 9: Kernersville Yuletide 150 from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Saturday, December 16: Christmas Caroling from 5:30 - 7:30 pm Sunday, December 17: Congregational Christmas Lovefeast at 7:00 pm Sunday, December 24: No Sunday School, one worship service at 11:00 am Sunday, December 24: Christmas Eve Lovefeasts at 5:00, 8:00, and 10:30 pm Saturday, December 31: Watchnight Service at 11:30 pm in Historic Chapel Merry Christmas to you!

Troop 944 heads to Boone for a Merit Badge College the first weekend of the month. The Troop will have a Court of Honor on December 5th, recognizing the boys who have earned merit badges and ranked up. The boys have been busy getting ready for the annual Klon-dike competition that is held here in Kernersville in January that tests their knowledge of all things Boy Scout. Any 5th grader who is interested in Boy Scouts is invited to join us. We meet every Tuesday at 7pm in the Scout Hut. As always, we thank Kernersville Moravian Church and its family for the continued support of Troop 944.

Friday, December 1, at 3:00 p.m. Paul Heist and company will be putting up Moravian Stars throughout the church, anyone interested in helping decorate please call Paul or just come to the church. Thanks so much!

Women’s Fellowship News Women’s Fellowship has been very busy this fall. We made a total of 372 chicken pies at our workshops in September and October selling all of them at our very successful Shopping Spree. Thanks to all who have worked and supported our projects this year. There have been several peo-ple that have requested the totals from this years Shopping Spree, they are as follows:

Income

Lunch $294.00 Expenses -$233.89

Bake Sale $251.25 Net Profit $936.36

Table Fees $625.00

Subtotal $1170.25

Our beautiful Advent and Christmas season are upon us. We will be assembling our Advent Wreaths on Saturday, December 2. Our annual candle trimming will be Tuesday, December 12 at 6:00 p.m. EVERYONE is invited, whether you are an “experienced candle trimmer” or an “I have never done that be-fore.” There will always be someone there to help if you are a first timer. It’s a wonderful time of fellowship and there are always yummy refreshments. Hope you will join us. Wynona Echols, President

Reminder: During the month of January, the Sanctuary will be closed for various renovations. We will have both of our 8:45 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. worship services in the Historic Chapel on the Sundays in January. See you there!

A Kernersville Yuletide: December 9, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Are you looking for a new, festive holiday tradition? Make the trip to South Main Street in Kernersville this December! On Saturday December 9, 2017 three Kernersville destinations are teaming up to create an en-chanting holiday destination. As you stroll down South Main Street, stop at the Kernersville Moravian Church to listen to music of the season, shop for Christmas gifts, and visit the traditional Moravian tavern. Continue on to Körner’s Folly to explore the 1880’s house museum adorned in Victorian Christmas décor, and then finish up at the Paul J. Ciener Botanical Gardens where you can find unique gifts and inspiration for holiday decorating.

Celebrating 150 Years Join us at Kernersville Moravian Church as we celebrate 150 years of continued worship in our community. Listen to organ, piano, vocal and band ensembles celebrating the season. Enhance your Christmas shop-ping by visiting our inspired Moravian craft vendors. Then sit for a spell in our tavern while you warm by the fire, visit with friends, and enjoy traditional Moravian coffee and sugarbread. You won’t want to miss this an-nual Christmas gift from Kernersville Moravian Church to the community.

Kernersville Moravian Church Address: 504 S. Main Street Hours: 10:00am until 3:00pm Admission: Free

From the Desk of Nurse Barbara Carter

"In the Bleak Midwinter" is a Christmas carol based on a poem by the English poet Christina Rossetti. It was published, under the title "A Christmas Carol", in the January 1872 issue of Scribner's Monthly. The poem first appeared set to music in The English Hymnal in 1906 with a setting by Gustav Holst.

In the bleak mid-winter Frosty wind made moan; Earth stood hard as iron,

Water like a stone; Snow had fallen, snow on snow,

Snow on snow, In the bleak mid-winter

Long ago.

Our God, heaven cannot hold Him Nor earth sustain,

Heaven and earth shall flee away When He comes to reign:

In the bleak mid-winter A stable-place sufficed

The Lord God Almighty — Jesus Christ.

Enough for Him, whom Cherubim Worship night and day,

A breastful of milk And a mangerful of hay;

Enough for Him, whom Angels Fall down before,

The ox and ass and camel Which adore.

Angels and Archangels May have gathered there, Cherubim and seraphim

Thronged the air; But only His Mother In her maiden bliss

Worshipped the Beloved With a kiss.

What can I give Him, Poor as I am? —

If I were a Shepherd I would bring a lamb; If I were a Wise Man

I would do my part, — Yet what I can I give Him, —

Give my heart.

These words apply to us today. Wishing you all a blessed Christmas and a most wonderful New Year! Barbara Carter

Christian Education Corner

Advent and Christmas Celebrations are around the corner! On the first Sunday of Advent, December 3rd,

(this weekend) we will share in our beloved, annual Presentation of the Crèche. However this year we will

do something a little different. The children will personify the character that they individually are presenting.

For example, a sheep will carry a sheep, etc. Children and youth, please join us at 5:15 to don your outfit or

“costume.” The program will begin in the Fellowship Hall at 6:00 and we will share hot chocolate and cook-

ies following the Crèche Presentation. No practice will be necessary.

Advent and Christmas Display: Share your God-given Gifts!

This Advent we are inviting you to bring Christmas photos, (which we can copy if you would like!), Christmas

art, Christmas literary reflections, such as poetry or a memory you would like to write about, yours or your

children’s art . . . whatever you would like to bring, bring it to the church office so that we might display our

many memories and art forms with the rest of the congregation. We will start sharing the first week of Ad-

vent and will continue to add to the wall whenever you bring it. We will share what you bring with tenderness

and care!

Advent Adoration

O Come Let Us Adore Him! This Advent pull away from the noise and rush by simply resting in the

presence of God. Prepare your heart to receive Christ anew. Join us in the Historic Chapel, which will be

open from 6-8:00 p.m. on Wednesdays, (December 6th, 13th and 20th). Childcare will be provided from

6-8:00 p.m. It will be helpful if you can let us know if you are bringing your children to the nursery.

SAVE THE DATE:

College-Age Breakfast on December 31st (more information to come)

Senior High Christmas Party, will be held Sunday, December 10th at 5-6:30 at Cletra Wormley’s home.

Middle School Christmas Party, will be held on Sunday, December from 5:00-6:30

Bible Studies in the New Year…

We have filled our DISCIPLE I group! We will meet starting January through the summer for 34

weeks. Disciple Bible Study usually starts in September, but our group was eager to start in January. We

hope to offer another group in September, so you will hear more about the options in 2018.

*Are you interested in another short-term study? In 2018, we will also be offering two eight-week

courses from the DISCIPLE Bible study curriculum. One is an Introduction to the Old Testament and the

other will be an Introduction to the New Testament. First, participants gain a deeper understanding and ap-

preciation of the Old Testament as an integral part of the Christian Bible and a renewed discovery of our

identity in God and God's vision for all things. This 8 week study will require daily reading assignments and

1 to 1 ½ hours of group time each week, which will include a video component and conversation so that we

will be able to discuss our readings and hear interpretation and context for the biblical texts we will be read-

ing.

Rev. Lisa Mullen

December Birthdays

HYDE, Beth 12/01

LONG, Wyatt 12/01

GRUBBS, Jason 12/02

ROBERTSON, Jane 12/03

MABE, Ethel 12/04

WOLFE, Mindy 12/05

GUTHRIE, Amy 12/07

MEADOWS, Isaac 12/07

YATES, Natalie 12/07

MANEY, Jerry 12/08

THOMAS, Lauren 12/08

MULLEN, Isaac 12/09

GAULDIN, Brittney 12/10

WHITE, Laura 12/10

WILLIARD, J Van 12/10

YOUNG, Harold 12/10

BICKLEY, Sarah 12/11

TATUM, Diane 12/11

ECHOLS, Paul 12/12

HELSABECK, Ted 12/12

SMITH, Charlotte 12/13

HONEYCUTT, Ben 12/14

SHEPARD, Chris 12/14

BASIM, Debbie 12/15

CRUMPACKER, Jackson 12/15

LEVENS, Jo 12/15

OERTER, Nicholas 12/15

MARTIN, Jamie 12/16

MCMINN Jr, Tom 12/16

MYERS, Marian 12/16

STEPHENS, Dustin 12/17

COLEMAN, Thomas 12/18

DISHMAN, Jordyn 12/18

LONG, Duane 12/18

THOMAS, Cameron 12/18

HARTNESS, Diana 12/19

MARTIN, Brenda 12/19

THOMPSON, Macy 12/19

GIBSON, G.W. 12/20

SHARPE, Ellen 12/20

LONG, Amy 12/22

SEXTON, Robert 12/22

WOLFE, Bryan 12/23

HAYES, Larry 12/24

LOVE, Bob 12/25

FORD, Annie 12/27

LUTZWEILER, Brittany 12/27

SHREWSBURY, Tyler 12/27

HANEY, Kayla 12/28

MARTIN, Alex 12/28

MARTIN, Lexi 12/28

OAKLEY, Wendy 12/28

WALL, Diane 12/28

SHORE, Joy 12/29

SHORE, Sarah 12/30

BULMER, Dana 12/31

Congratulations to All Newly Elected Board Members

Trustees- Criss Hiatt Chris Thompson Vicky Yates Elders- Wynona Echols Kathleen O’Brien Justin Stultz Graveyard- Dover Sharpe David Teague

November Elder Meeting Highlights

We welcomed Renet Parris to our Board who is replacing a vacancy on the Board of Elders; she will serve a two-year term.

The Elders approved for Lisa to conduct a

feasiblility study to pursue changing the entrance to the nursery.

We approved and welcome membership ap-

plications for Susan Spargo and for Sally Goza who is changing her membership from associate to member.

Holy Cross Catholic church has invited our

church to a Fish Fry on February 16th which would include the Stations of the Cross ser-vice. Tea and crumpets will be served after the service.

The Elders approved for Thanksgiving love-

feast donations to go to Sunnyside Ministries with donated canned goods going to both Sunnyside Ministries and Crisis Control.

December Volunteers Greeters December 3, 2017 8:45 - Ed & Louise Fisher 11:00 - Teresa Smith, Bob & Mary Beth Hunt, Chris & Suellen Thompson December 10, 2017 8:45 - Thomas & Kathleen Harper 11:00 - Ted & Stephanie Helsabeck, Gary & Sylvia Lewis, Sandra Jennings December 17, 2017 8:45 - Mike & Ruth Woods 11:00 - Rick & Gwyn Grubbs, Vernon & Susan Butler, Suzanne Fuehler December 24, 2017 11:00 - Christ Smitherman, Lansing Hewitt, Susan Kerner, Barbara Carter December 31, 2017 8:45 - Randy & Vicky Yates 11:00 - John & Sylvia Ford, Larry & Bobbie Hayes, Ju-dith Gillis Nursery & *Godly Play December 3, 2017 8:45 - Carol Vance 11:00 - Sherry Evans, Larry Evans *Suellen Thompson, Macy Thompson December 10, 2017 8:45 - Jayne Grubbs 11:00 - Suellen Thompson *Brandi Rights, Carson Church December 17, 2017 8:45 - Marsha Flynt 11:00 - Rick & Gwyn Grubbs *Stephanie Helsabeck, Miles Fuehler December 24, 2017 11:00 - *Lisa Mullen, Chris Mullen December 31, 2017 8:45 - Marsha Flynt 11:00 - Wynona Echols *Amy Long, Carson Church Sound December 3, 2017 Preston Steelman December 10, 2017 Steve Ebert December 17, 2017 Steve Mann December 24, 2017 Steve Ebert December 31, 2017 Steve Ebert

Community Outreach Committee: The Main Street United Methodist Church Benefit Christmas Concert for Kernersville Christmas Stocking Fund is on

Friday, December 1 at 7 p.m. We hope you will be able to attend this worthy event. Don’t miss the many local school chorus groups and others sharing the joys of Christmas through music.

Kernersville Christmas Stocking Fund is our featured organization again this month. The Kernersville News and Kernersville Moravian Church are co-sponsors. We usually help about 200 families, including 400

children. All donations to Kernersville Christ-mas Stocking Fund are used entirely for family gift cards. Your donations are tax deductible and every donation of any amount is appreciat-ed. This quote from one of our committee mem-bers captures what many of us feel: “My heart delights on distribution day when the families and children come to receive their gifts.” Thank you for your efforts to FILL THE JAR! The Samaritan Ministries Annual Penny Campaign provides food and necessities for the Forsyth County shelter.

We thank you for your support of Julia’s Team for the American Heart Association walk on November 11

th. Although the weather was cold,

our spirits were warmed by the outpouring of love & the generosity of Julia Long’s family & friends who were celebrating her legacy. Your financial gifts to AHA stay in the community for research, improvements in medical manage-ment, and education about heart disease pre-vention, especially women’s heart health. Please consider joining us next year. Food pantry shelves become bare as we get into the winter months. Please try to buy an ex-tra item for our baskets.

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2018 Kenya Team

There will be an organizational meeting of the 2018 Kenya Team on Saturday, December 16 at 10:00

a.m. in the conference room. We will begin organizing the team. Ray of Hope Orphanage has requested peo-

ple with basic carpentry and construction skills to refurbish their school’s outdoor playground area. We will pos-

sibly be building a tree house if we can get enough money in donations to purchase supplies once we get to

Kenya. (Adult KMC Sunday School classes are invited to contribute to this project.) Also, there has been a

request for elementary school teachers, retired educators, or current college students who are education ma-

jors to design and implement a 4-day teacher training event for the ROH teachers and area teachers. Another

request has been for health care workers to come and open the clinic which is on the ROH property. This

would possibly be a “well-baby” clinic, prenatal care, basic first aid, and health assessments for referrals to the

hospitals. We could also use people who have sewing skills, and can teach hygiene and nutrition. We will also

be leading a Bible Camp and need folks to plan and implement this program for approximately 300 children

participants. Skills in Bible storytelling, songs, and puppetry have been requested. Come join us for this meet-

ing and see if God is calling you to Kenya this summer. (June 19-July 5, 2018) (Even if you cannot actually go

to Kenya, if you have an interest in these projects, come to the meeting and see if you can be a support team

person to assist with fund raising.)

Contact Cindy Williams for more information: (336) 978-2554