from
the Provincial Women's Board, Moravian Church of America-Southern Province
June
1, 2015
A
note from the President:
Dear Sisters of the Southern Province,
I sincerely hope
you are enjoying the warm weather after our dreary winter. Your Provincial Women’s Board has been at
work making plans for upcoming events. Coming at the end of June is the 12th Moravian Women’s Conference
at Sandy Cove, Maryland. I hope to see many of you there. It promises to be
an outstanding event. This event takes place every four years and in 2019 it
will be in the Southern Province.
On Saturday, September 19, our annual Fall
Celebration will be held at Friedland Moravian Church. There will be fellowship, worship,
presentation of next year’s Bible Study: “Hanging In, Hanging Out,” by Rev
Carol Foltz and lunch. This year, we
also plan to hold a Bazaar/Silent Auction and we sincerely hope for
participation from as many churches as possible. We are requesting that you donate items
priced to be sold or with a suggested beginning bid for the Silent Auction
items.
The proceeds will
go toward the expenses of one of our Southern Province delegates to the Fourth Unity Women’s Consultation, “Am I My
Sister’s Keeper,” to be held in Paramaribo, Suriname, in February,
2016. The Provincial Women’s Board will
sponsor one of the two delegates with the PEC sponsoring the other delegate. I
urge you to be in prayer for this important event that will bring Moravian
women from all over the world together. A separate article in this newsletter
will give you the details of the Bazaar/Silent Auction.
Another event to
mark on your calendar is the 2016
Spiritual Life Retreat to be held at Laurel Ridge Conference Center on April
29- May 1. The facilitator will be Bishop Blair Couch of the Northern
Province and the theme will be “Joy”.
Watch for registration information in early 2016. A new source of
scholarships will be available for this retreat.
It is indeed
wonderful that we have so many opportunities for spiritual growth as well as
fellowship with our sisters in Christ.
Blessings to all
of you,
Janet Doub,
President
2019 Moravian Women’s
Conference
In
2019, the 13th Moravian Women’s Conference will be held in the
Southern Province. I am pleased to
announce that Sister Peggy Dodson of Home Moravian Church will be chairperson
for that conference. She brings a great deal of organizational experience as
well as much past involvement in our Southern Province to this leadership role.
Sister Janice Wilson of the Unity Moravian Church has agreed to continue to be
registrar. She has a great deal of previous successful experience in this role
and we are very fortunate that she has agreed to continue to serve. One additional person will be chosen for this
committee.
We
look forward to hosting this important event.
Your PWB sincerely hopes that many women from our Province will be
willing to accept responsibilities for the Conference. The Conference Committee
cannot do this without assistance from the sisters of the Southern Province.
Janet
Doub, on behalf of the PWB
BAZAAR/SILENT AUCTION
As mentioned in the President’s
message, a Bazaar/Silent Auction will be held at Friedland Moravian as a
feature of our annual Fall Celebration. Bazaar/Silent Auction co-chairs Mallie Graham and Julia Horton are
making plans for an exciting event. Hopefully all Fellowships will participate
by donating items pre-priced for the Bazaar, or with a suggested minimum bid
for the Silent Auction. Suggested items
are Moravian items, baked goods, canned or preserved food, hand crafts, pottery, art work, antiques, and
etc,
Those planning to
bring items should call Cindy Lamb, administrative assistant to the Board, at
722-4911, and let her know that you are participating, so we can make sure to
provide enough space. Plan to arrive early so your item or items can be displayed
during the registration.
The proceeds of
your donated items will be used to help fund our delegate to the Unity Women’s
Consultation to be held in Paramaribo, Surinam in February 2016.
Please email any
questions or concerns to Cindy Lamb at pwbmcsp@gmail.com Thank you for your consideration.
You are Invited
Two Moravian sisters from the
country of Albania, who were instrumental in starting the Lutheran-Moravian
Church of Albania, will be visiting in Winston-Salem from June 29 to July 6.
There will be an official reception for them at Friedland Moravian
Church on July 1, 2015 at 7:00 P.M. in the Fellowship Hall. They
will show a PowerPoint of the work in Albania, and there will be light
refreshments as well. Our thanks to Friedland Moravian for hosting this special
event.
Albania is the poorest and most
atheistic country in all of Europe. Come and hear the amazing story of
how three women came to know Jesus Christ as Savior through the efforts of
Lutheran and Moravian missionaries and how they started a church in their homes
as soon as the Communist dictatorship, which had forbidden any religious
worship for over 30 years, fell from power. Today, the Lutheran-Moravian
Church in Albania is a part of the European Continental Province. If you would
like for them to visit your church, please contact Patty Garner at 725-6413 or
at Unitywomen2011@gmail.com.
News
from YOU!
Friedland
Moravian Church has several things coming up that
we are really excited about.
June 9th is our Mother, Daughter,
Friend Banquet, which is a yearly event.
Our theme this year is Friedland’s Antique Roadshow, with antiques from
our congregation. This should be a lot
of fun and the pot luck meal is always delicious!
July will bring the Friedland’s Farmers
Market. Each Thursday in July from 4-7
pm will be an opportunity to sell your fruits, vegetables, baked goods, eggs,
flowers and handcrafts. A table can be
reserved in the pavilion for $10.00 per Thursday or $40.00 for all 5
Thursdays. Or, come, eat, shop and
fellowship! We will offer hot dog
dinners, fried apple pies and take and bake chicken pies. If you are interested in reserving a table
contact Beth Alphin at 336-661-5550.
Save the date for our Ladies Night Out, Thursday, September 10th. It has been two years since our last Ladies
Night Out and we are looking forward to this year’s event. We will send more information out as the date
gets closer. Tickets will go on sale in
August.
Blessings to everyone from Deborah Boyan,
Friedland Women’s Fellowship President.
Mizpah
Moravian Church-Craft Fest at Bethania Visitor
Center (Corner of Bethania Rd & Hwy 65), Saturday June 13, 2015, 9:00am to
3:00pm. Shop with local artists, crafters, home baked goods, breakfast and
lunch.
The
Women’s Fellowship of Friedberg Moravian
Church held a very successful chicken pie sale and spring bazaar on
Saturday March 28, 2015. Over 800 chicken pies were baked and sold.
Light breakfast and lunch were served and local craftsmen and vendors bought
tables to sell their creations. As a result the Women’s Fellowship was
able to give away $17,000 to missions and outreach.
On
Tuesday June 2nd, the Women’s Fellowship will hold their general meeting with a
potluck and dessert supper. Martha Hartley from Old Salem Museums and
Gardens will give a talk on landscape history with historic practices and tips
from the Old Salem gardens. On Friday September 11 and Saturday September
12 the Women’s Fellowship will hold their 3rd annual yard/tag sale from 8:00 to
2:00 in the Family Life Center each day.
Blessings,
Vicki
Stanfield
President,
Friedberg Moravian Women’s Fellowship
Vicki Stanfield
Next Newsletter:
September 3, 2015
Submission Date: August 31,
2015
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