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Building a community guided by the Holy Scriptures, preparing it to reach out in word and deed, with faith, joy &
compassion, spreading the message of hope through Jesus Christ while celebrating God’s everlasting love & grace.
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Expert teaching, engaging stories, street
interviews, humorous vignettes and more
to portray both the challenges and beauty
of God’s design.
Wednesdays, March 5th
through April 9th (begins at the conclusion of the
Ash Wednesday Service,
then 7 pm all other Wednesdays)
Donation of $30 optional—
to cover costs of materials
Please sign-up in the fellowship hall
Nursery available for 0-4 years of age
Sunday, March 2
The Moravian Church (Unitas Fratrum) will celebrate 557 years of witness
& service to our Lord on March 1st. At the end of 2011, our Unity passed
the milestone of having 1 million members. Our congregations around the
world will join in prayer for God’s continued blessing and leading.
A special offering will be taken up on this same date. Monies raised will be used to help with the work in the inte-
rior of Suriname — training of the different groups in the congre-
gations and regular visiting in areas where there aren’t pastors,
as well as the purchase of outboard motors that will be used for
transportation from village to village.
Make checks payable to New Beginnings; note Unity Offering on
memo line. Envelopes will be provided in the bulletin.
And, we’ll be blessing the Synod Hearts made by several of our members to be distributed to the delegates at this April’s Synod. See article on p. 5.
March
2014
Wednesday, March 5th
7:00 p.m.
followed immediately by our
2014
Lenten Programs
Rediscovering Lent Through fasting and focus,
Lent helps us to enter into close com-
munion with Jesus as we ponder our
sinfulness and the grace coming at
Calvary.
This study will help you explore the
history of Lent and consider what it can mean in
your own life. So whether Lent’s relatively new to
you, or it’s been part of your life ’s rhythm for
many years, this exploration offers you something
new to think about.
Wednesdays, March 5th following the worship service,
then Wednesdays thru April 9, 7-8 pm
— Led by pChris
Middle/High Schoolers
Walking His Way!
through lessons & mission March 5 - April 9
For Children, K-5th
Walking His Way,
thru Prayer March 5 - April 9
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Our knitting/crocheting/quilting ministry
had their organizational meeting last month and de-
termined that Ronald McDonald House would be
the first beneficiary of our beautiful talents.
Blankets should be completed by August.
Next Meeting, April 27th following worship
Questions? Speak with Janet in the office for more
information about the group & this project.
One Thousand Gifts
Mondays, 11:30-12:30
through March 10th How do we find joy in the midst of debt,
drama & daily duties? What does the Christ-life look like when your days are long, and
sometimes even dark? . . . And we’re asking for your help!
1. choose the week(s) that would work for
your family this summer
July 14—17
June 16-19
June 17-20
June 23-26
2. choose the time that would work best
10 am—1 pm
5 pm—8 pm
4 pm—7 pm
Please email your choices to Charlotte at
[email protected] today!
“Kids Helping Kids” Program at RMH of Charlotte on
Saturday, March 15th 10-11:30 a.m.
A tour of the house will be given, and the children will complete a service project that will benefit the
Guests of the House. —
If you didn’t pre-register your child(ren) with the church office, but would
like to participate, please call Janet at 992-2003 or email the church to see
if space is still available.
So you want to take a Bible Study?
Sundays:
Adults — Changes That Heal, 9:30 in the FH
Children —
Nursery, 0-4 years, 9:30 thru worship
Toddler Time, 3-4 years, during worship
G.P.S., K through 5th grade, during worship
Wednesdays:
During Lent, March 5th through April 9th —
Adults —
Art of Marriage — see front page
2nd offering to be determined
Children —
Nursery, 0-4 years, 7-8 pm
Walking His Way, through Prayer, K through 5th
Walking His Way, Middle/High Schoolers
Wednesdays, starting April 23rd
Adults — Bethel Bible Study, 7-8 pm
Youth — Middle/High Schoolers, 7-8 pm
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Mission Opportunity……………...Mission Opportunity……………...Mission Opportunity……………...Mission Opportunity……………... Sunday, March 16th
5:30 p.m.
Dinner service at the
Statesville Men’s Shelter
Volunteer Spaces are filled at this time, BUT
lots of donations are needed.
Check out the “Wish List” posted in the FH
and sign across from the item(s) you’d like to donate.
Please have all donations to the
church the morning of March 16th
Luke 10:33-35
“A Samaritan traveling the road came on him. When he saw the man’s condition, his heart went out
to him. He gave him first aid, disinfecting and bandaging his wounds. Then he lifted him onto his
donkey, led him to an inn, and made him comfortable. In the morning he took out two silver coins
and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, ‘Take good care of him. If it costs any more, put it on my
bill—I’ll pay you on my way back.’
Over the last few weeks the lectionary readings taken from Scripture have continued to examine what it looks like
to be a person of “Salt and Light” in the context of Jesus’ preaching.
There are many identifying marks of a Christian, some of which seem more challenging than
others to achieve and maintain. However, there seems none more important than the capacity and willingness to
care! And care not, in the traditional sense, meaning helping or reaching out to people who we choose to have some
alliance with because of a perceived or real affinity.
Rather care offered unconditionally and continually to a person, (“If it costs anymore, put it on my bill…”), but also
to that person or, people with whom we have the least in common. Could it be that the Lord brings us into the
presence (often) of those people or persons that we would normally ignore or, at the very least, would want to have
little to do with intentionally? Do we have personal work to do?
I once read or heard it said that: “Your neighbor is anyone whose needs you see and can actually do something
about.” There are a lot of situations that in the pursuit of faith and practice we mess up, me being the chief of-
fender. However, if we can just for a moment, through our actions and interactions, recapture the gift of care to
those whom we would least likely choose, then we can be truly known to whom we have been called…A Christ fol-
lower.
The season of Lent gives us a chance to recalibrate where we have been and chart anew a course for the future if,
and only when…we care.
Serving together,
pChris
Saturday, April 5th
at
Mallard Head Golf Course
Cost? $45.00
Please sign-up in the fellowship hall,
and
be sure to indicate
Average score and Shirt size
Deadline: March 16th
Questions? Speak with Paul Bradley
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Around the Province . . . Lunchtime Lecture, “What’s A Synod, Anyway?” Thursday, March 13, 12:15-12:45 pm just in time for the South-ern Province’s Synod in April, Archivist C. Daniel Crews will answer that burning question at the Archives Music Foun-dation at the Archie K. Davis Center (the “Archives building”) in Old Salem. The lecture is free and open to all, and you are invited to bring your lunch (it isn’t provided). Parking is free in the Salem College Fine Arts Center parking lot off Salem Avenue.
“The Acts of Our Hands" - The Spiritual Life Retreat sponsored by the Provincial Women’s Board is designed as a relaxing, renewing time celebrating our sisterhood in Christ, while providing growth opportunities for our spiritual lives. It is a wonderful way to meet women from other churches in the Southern Province. All women are welcome and in-vited. May 2-4 at Laurel Ridge. For more information and registration forms contact the PWB at (336) 722-4911 or [email protected].
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During March we celebrate National Sleep Awareness Week Definition of sleep: Natural suspension of consciousness People vary in their need for sleep. Most adults usually need somewhere between seven to nine hours per night. Teens usually need nine hours of sleep or more per night. This allows our body and minds to rejuvenate for the next day. If sleep is cut short, the body does not have time to complete all the phases needed for muscle repair, memory consolidation and release of hormones regulating growth and appetite. Then we wake less prepared to concentrate, make decisions or engage in fully in school or work
activities.
When you can't sleep . . . Does it take you more than 30 minutes to fall asleep at night? Do you wake
frequently during the night? Do you have a hard time going back to sleep? Do you feel groggy or drowsy during the day? If the answer is YES to those questions, you may have a "sleep debt" that is affecting you in ways you don't even realize.
A Sleep Poll in America found that a majority of American Adults experience sleep problems. Even occasional sleeping problems can make daily life more stressful or cause you to be less productive. Overall sleep loss has been found to impair the ability to perform task involving memory, learning and logical reasoning.
Insufficient sleep can also be extremely dangerous in driving causing serious or even fatal accidents. These drowsy driving crashes cause more than 1,500 deaths and tens of thousands of injuries and lasting disabilities.
Virtually everyone suffers at least an occasional night of poor sleep. However, certain individuals may be more vulnerable. These include students, shift workers, travelers and persons suffering from acute stress, depression or chronic pain. Your doctor can help you take steps early to control or prevent poor sleep. The one-third of our lives that we spend sleeping, far from being 'unproductive' play a direct role in how full, energetic and success-ful the other two-thirds of our lives can be. In many cases , your doctor will be able to recommend what can help promote sleep..
Here are a few tips many people have found to be useful:
1) Avoid caffeine, nicotine and alcohol in late afternoon and evening.
2) Exercise regularly, do it at least 3 hours before bedtime.
3) Don't nap during the day.
4) Consider your sleep environment — make it pleasant, comfortable, dark and quiet.
5) Establish a regular, relaxing bedtime routine that allows you to unwind.
If you can't go to sleep in 30 minutes, don't stay in bed tossing and turning. Get up, listen to soothing music or read until you feel sleepy. Do not use this to solve daily problems. If these problems last more than a week, a doctor's help may be needed.
The bottom line is this — Adequate Sleep Is AS Essential To Health And Peak Performance as exercise and good nutrition.
REMEMBER YOU DESERVE IT! —submitted by Edna Duren
March
1st Randy Newsome
2nd Alexis Thore
11th Vivian Weatherman
13th Lauren Goodrum
14th Larry Sprinkle
Taylar Frye
18th Paulette Gardner
24th Sharon Tucker
25th Brenda Moore
30th Emily Thrower
Colin Snider
At their Retreat/Board meeting, your
Leadership Board discussed:
• upcoming Baptisms & new members
• Synod Hearts & Unity Offering, March 2nd
• Moore, OK benefit proposal
• Mission Sunday proposal
• Lenten Programs starting March 5th
• Board Leadership roles & responsibilities
• Mission Opportunities for adults — EWS
• Mission Opp for children — Ronald McDonald H.
Treasurer’s Report — January 2014
Income:
Regular Offering $10,937.05
Women’s Fellowship 108.00
Youth 72.50
Music 150.00
Memorials 826.00
Joyful Noise 70.18
Misc. 349.02
Total Income: $12,512.75
Expenses:
Administrative $8861.43
Bank 80.99
Building 5.05
Christian Ed 76.04
Misc. 386.46
Mortgage 1336.00
Nursery 180.00
Office supplies 56.36
Postage 46.00
Telephone 182.29
Provincial tithe 2900.08
Utilities 556.03
Women’s Fellowship 616.42
Total Expenses: 15,283.15
Budgeted Income YTD $16,461.00
Actual YTD $12,512.75
Budgeted Expense YTD $16,461.00
Actual YTD $15,283.15
Knitting Together for Synod 2014
“O yes, having found in the Lord our delight,
he is our chief object by day and by night;
this knits us together; no longer we roam;
we all have one Father, and
heav’n is our home.”
Each delegate that
attends Synod 2014
in April will receive a
knitted, heart-
shaped bowl, filled
with chocolate.
Thank you to
Brenda Moore,
Ginger Bowman &
Paddy Wigney for
giving of their time
and talents to participate in this provincial-wide
activity.
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The tag reads: Made with Love by
New Beginnings Moravian Church.
Sunday-
March
9th
Please check
out our Face-
book page
and “Like” it to be part of our Lenten
Series which begins this Wednesday,
March 5th.
New Beginnings Moravian Church
PO Box 2278
201 Seagle St.
Huntersville, NC 28070-2278
Upcoming Events Upcoming Events Upcoming Events Upcoming Events ———— March 5th—April 9th — Lenten Programs for ages K & up
Nursery provided for 0-4 years of age
March 9th at 2 a.m. — Set clocks ahead!
Women’s Fellowship Meeting, 9:30 at The Solomon House
March 10th—Leadership Board Meeting, 6:30 pm
March 15th—Ronald McDonald House Tour & Service Project
March 16th—Men’s Shelter Dinner Service; Donations due in a.m.
Last day to register for the Men’s Golf Outing
April 5th—Men’s Annual Golf Outing
April 13th—Palm Sunday, 10:30 service & 5 pm Love Feast
April 14th through April18th — Holy Week Readings at 7 nightly
April 20th — Easter Sunday, Sunrise Service (time tbd) & 10:30 a.m.