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Congregational Text for 2015: Christ says, “Because you have

kept my word of patient endurance, I will keep you from the

hour of trial that is coming on the whole world.” Revelation 3:10

Oak Grove Leaves Oak Grove Moravian Church

120 Hammock Farm Road

Winston-Salem, NC 27105

336-595-8167 E-mail: oakgrovemoravian@embarqmail.com

Mr. David Berrier

Interim Pastor Angie Renigar

Editor

October 2015

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.

Pastor's Page

It is the season of fall and time to shape your trees and plants

and to remove any dead wood before winter. It’s called prun-

ing. It takes place in the life of a Christian as well. The talk of

dead wood being cut off and our lives being cut and shaped

may not sound appealing to us but the Lord says to us that every

vine that bears fruit will be pruned so that it bears more.

If we are Christians it is not a matter of if we will be pruned,

God’s word says that we will, it is a matter of when and how

will we accept it when it comes our turn. I believe that we can

help the process and that there is no better time than the present

to start. Let’s talk about cutting away that dead wood or vine.

How much time do you spend watching television compared to

the time that you spend in the word of God? How much better

would you feel if the word of God was fresh in your heart in-

stead of the worry of the world and the trials that come into our

lives? It is not a matter of one or the other but can we spend

more time in something that will bless and guide us? At least

turn the channel to hear a good sermon once in a while.

Can you spend a little less time on the internet or the cell

phone and more time talking to God? He wants to hear from

you and He is willing to speak to you through His word and

through the Holy Spirit. You can see and put good things on

Facebook and we have the Sunday sermon on the website each

week. Again there is nothing wrong with those things but don’t

allow them to get in front of your prayer time. That time with

God can be some of your best time of the day. Martin Luther

once said, “I have so much to do tomorrow that I need to get up

two hours early so that I can pray extra about it.”

Pruning may feel awkward at first but just like the vegetation

that is pruned if we allow ourselves to make these changes we

will soon see a different us when we look in the mirror. You

will see a more contented and happier version of yourself. I

hope you are willing to give it a try, I know you will enjoy the

fruit of your labor.

God’s Blessings,

David

2015 Church Council Meeting

October 4, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. The 2015 Nominating Committee submits the following names

for election at our Annual Church Council:

BOARD OF ELDERS BOARD OF TRUSTEES

(three year term) (three year term)

Vote for TWO Vote for TWO

Loretta Snow Patrick Linville

Bob Williams Mike May

Faye Gardner Johnny Vanhoy

Jean Cain Jeff Styers

Susan Price Mark Wolfington

NOMINATING CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

COMMITTEE COMMITTEE

(one year term) (one year term)

Vote for ONE Vote for ONE

Amy Styers Linda Holt

Anita Linville Carrie Linville

Phyllis Williams

REGIONAL CONFERENCE OF CHURCHES

(2 year term)

Vote for ONE

Sonja Smith-Renigar

Nominations may be made from the floor provided the person

has agreed to serve and meets all qualifications as outlined in

the book of Rules and Regulations.

Oak Grove Moravian Church

120 Hammock Farm Road

Winston-Salem, NC 27105

336-595-8167

Fall Chicken/

Brunswick Stew

Saturday, November 14th

“Take-Out” 4:00 p.m.

$10.00 per Quart

“Eat-In” 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

$10.00 All You Can Eat

Children 5 and under FREE

Pecans***Pecans***Pecans

For Sale $10 per bag

See any member of the Willing Workers Circle

Oak Grove will worship with

Holy Communion on

World Communion Sunday

October 4th

Our Lord Jesus Christ gave thanks and said,

“Do this in remembrance of me.”

2015 CROP HUNGER WALK

WE WALK BECAUSE THEY WALK

Over 1 billion of the world’s population is undernourished,

more than 1 of every 7 people on the planet. Everyday

16,000 children die worldwide from hunger. Hunger and

malnutrition kill more people than AIDS, tuberculosis, and

malaria combined.

Sunday, October 18, 2015

Children & Adults can be walkers. Enjoy a good

walk through Old Salem for a good cause. If you

would like to walk or make a monetary donation,

please see Robin or Hayley Wolfington.

Building Campaign Memorials

and Honorariums

In memory of:

Evelyn Fulp

Brenda Clark

Dear Oak Grove Moravian Church: On behalf of Middle Fork elementary School I would like to thank you for your generous donation of school supplies. Your commitment to helping us is sincerely ap-preciated. With the generous support of people and churches like you, we will be able to help many students. Sincerely, Frances Ramos

Newsletter Notes

From around the Southern Province

What’s this? Earth-moving machinery in our beloved Salem Moravi-an Graveyard? But have no fear. It’s Salem Congregation beginning a major project to improve the walkways in the old section of Salem God’s Acre. Brick pavers will be laid on the sidewalks to replace the asphalt that goes back perhaps to 1938. The project will repair the damage that has been done over the years by tree roots and general wear and tear. The work will take several months to complete and will require closing Cedar Avenue, except during funerals.

Salem College has been growing again. Following up on its new Student Center in 2014, the first new building on campus in 32 years, Salem College has opened a new student residence, the McHugh Sisters Flats, on the outskirts of the Salem historic district on the northeast cor-ner of Main and Cemetery Streets. It’s Salem’s first student residence since Gramley Hall in 1965. To back it all up and lay a firm foundation for the future, Salem Academy & College has launched a breathtaking $60 million fundraising campaign —with $33 million already pledged.

Clemmons reports one of its own, Sam Lendle, presently living in Berkley, California, set a world record. No, not chicken pie making. We leave that with half a dozen churches. It was skydiving. Head first. Linked in a star formation. 164 of them, which beat the previous world record of a mere 135. On July 30 above Illinois. They started at 20,000 feet. Gulp. All 164 landed safely. Phew. It was their 13th try. Lucky num-ber, that. Google it on the Internet. Squint at the pictures, and if we use our imagination it almost looks like a Moravian star.

For its National Back to Church Sunday on September 13, Fried-berg’s pastors promised that if attendance reached 460 Jim Newsome Jr. would sit in a dunking booth during the luncheon that followed wor-ship and on the youth visit to Carowinds Dan Nelson would ride the Fu-ry 325 “giga-coaster.” That didn’t happen. Attendance fell short by 20. Report from the church office: the ministers “were happy — well, sort of.” (You know ministers love overflowing churches.)

From one church newsletter we glean a reassuring word:

“Attendance Report: August 2015: 308; August 2104: 315.” Somehow it

is very comforting to know that the Moravian Church will still be around

in 2104 long after we are permanent in God’s Acre, even if the reassur-

ing word comes to us as a typo.

Richard W. Starbuck Moravian Archives

Notes from the Oak Grove Moravian Archives

When I first began organizing our church papers into a formal ar-chive, I stumbled across a Xeroxed copy of a document titled “A History of the Women of the Church.” I quoted a section from it about the Oak Grove women rejoicing that they had spent $9.00 to get the well, rope and bucket repaired so that they now had water at the church in 1927.

Recently, I found the original of that copied document, hand-written on 4 sheets of unlined, brittle, yellowed paper. It is undated, though internal dates seem to indicate that it was written in the early 1940s. This history was “Respectfully submitted by, Mrs. J. Willis Sell.”

Mrs. Sell’s conclusion to her history was “…we are convinced anew that the Lord has taken care of His work, and those who so feebly try to carry on His mission, and can truly say with the psalmist, The Lord hath done great things for us, whereof we are glad.”

Finding Mrs. Sells’ document, at just this time in our church’s life, does not seem to be an accident to me. It’s one of the ways that the Lord reminds us of His presence and that He is still taking care of His work and those who do it.

This original document will be preserved in the Southern Province Moravian Archives, where I do not doubt that Mrs. Sell’s words will delight future researchers as much as they have delighted me.

Do you have such treasures stashed in a drawer or piled in a box somewhere in your home? If you come across them, please con-sider bringing them to Oak Grove and adding them to our archive.

Respectfully submitted,

Louise Whealton

CRISIS CONTROL MINISTRY

DONATION

Whole Wheat Pasta

NURSERY WORKERS

4. Angie May & Bonnie Peddycord

11. Jeff & Amy Styers and Landon Renigar

18. Robin Wolfington & daughters

25. Katie & Vada Peddycord

October Workers

FLOWER CALENDER

4. reserved

11. Loretta Snow

18. available

25. Linda Shore

USHERS

Jeff Styers Keith Miller Eric Linville

Jerry Ellegood

GREETERS

4. Don Farmer

11. Faye Gardner

18. Marion Clark

25. Jane Farmer

Annual Church Council

Will meet Sunday, October 4th after worship.

Church Council booklets were distributed on

Anniversary Sunday. There will be no Sunday

School except for the Blessed Beginners class.

October is

Pastor Appreciation Month

It is a time to honor and say thank you to our interim pastor,

David, as he inspires us to grow in our relationship with

God through Jesus Christ.

During this month, consider doing something for our pastor

to show appreciation for his ministry!

OctoberOctober

1. Kelsey Wolfington

9. Anita Linville

James Stevens

11. Faye Gardner

Lisa Parker

13. Jane Farmer

17. James Hull

18. Robert Williams, Jr.

19. Eric Linville

23. Vada Peddycord

27. Maggie Mounce

30. David Hester

Tangee Stevens

31. Dianne Linville

Sam Peddycord

1. Mike & Jean Cain

Jimmy & Sue Smith

10. Don & Jane Farmer

20. Jack & Diane Vaughn

Mark & Linda Holt

22. James & Erica Bryant

JOINT BOARD REPORT 9-1-15

Joint Board met with 9 members present. David Berrier opened with devotion

and prayer. Discussed selling timber off of acreage near church. The Kitchen

Construction Committee is going to look at a church renovated by West Bend

Construction. Board voted and approved to hold the Sunday School picnic

and Ice Cream Social in March of 2016. Church Council booklets will be dis-

tributed on 9-27-15 in preparation for the meeting on 10-4-15.

ELDERS REPORT 9-1-15

Christmas Lovefeast at Trinity Glen and Arbor Acres is being arranged by Bev-

erly Disher. Worldwide Communion Sunday will be 10-4-15. Promotion/

Education Sunday will be 9-20-15. Youth and children may be coordinated to

lead a worship service in January 2016.

ELDERS REPORT 9-13-15

An Elders meeting was called after worship service. The PEC notified that

David Berrier will become a Provincial Acolyte. He will be received on Sun-

day, October 4, 2015 by Dr. Daniel Crews. Board voted, approved and accept-

ed that we receive Terri Disher into our membership.

TRUSTEES PROJECTS TO BE DONE

1. Tree clean-up – most of the cleanup has been completed. Stumps need to

be leveled and grass sown. Johnny Vanhoy will contact Patrick Linville

about the stump grinder.

2. Paint the church office

3. Trim the oak tree out front

4. Touch up paint in pastor’s study

5. Clean the blinds in the pastor’s study

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO VOLUNTEER TO HELP WITH ANY OF

THESE WORK PROJECTS, PLEASE CONTACT A BOARD MEMBER

OR THE OFFICE.

OAK GROVE’S

TRUNK-OR-TREAT

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31,

2015

5:00 p.m.

We need volunteers to open up

their trunks and pass out treats

to our kids. Please put your

name on the sign-up sheet on

the bulletin board if you can

pass out treats!

After the kids have gone

around to all the trunks there

will be contests, prizes and

supper!

Supper will be served in the

Fellowship Hall to get them all

fueled up for their night of costumes and candy.

The children of our church and

community thank you for your

participation and donations!