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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

December 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

As we enter into the seasons of Advent and Christmas it is extremely

easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of going, shopping, getting, giv-

ing, looking for that perfect gift, and really finding ourselves often tired, frus-

trated and disappointed. That is not what theses seasons are about. Advent is a

time of preparation for the coming of the King of Kings. He doesn’t expect

you to come to Him with a gift in your hands. He would much rather find you

doing His work and waiting for His coming. I am not on a campaign to do

away with presents at Christmas, but I am hoping that this season will be a

blessing for you in a way that you may not have experienced in a while.

First I hope that you will find the time to worship the King. The

shepherds came with great expectations of who He was and sought to find

Him. I hope that you do the same. I hope that you open your heart to the

things that our Lord would like to give to you: peace, hope and joy. While

they don’t come with a price tag and can’t be purchased in the finest stores,

they are invaluable. The wise men searched diligently, some believe nearly

two years to find this king and they honored Him with gifts. May we honor

Him as we take the time to find a way to make an impact in someone’s life.

From giving to a worthy cause to helping someone who may need us. May we

feel the joy of Christmas as we do a bit of our Lords work in this world.

I hope that we look to this Advent season with a time of understand-

ing that our Lord is going to return, not in a manger but as Lord of all. John

the Baptist preached “prepare the way for His coming”. I hope that you take

the time to search your life and see if there are any crooked roads that need to

be straightened and roadblocks that need to be removed from your life. Find

out what part of your life belongs to Jesus, and if He needs to be moved up the

ladder leading into your life, make the changes that are necessary.

I encourage you to take a moment to enjoy the blessings of Christ-

mas. Share a little time with one of our shut-ins, take your kids to a Christmas

program or event and let them tell you why we celebrate this great event. In-

vite someone to one of our services and share the joy of a Lord who came to

bless us.

May you find the joy of the presence of the Lord as your greatest pre-

sent this year.

Merry Christmas and God bless you,

David

The Kings Teens & “Tweens

INVITE YOU

Wednesday, Dec. 30th 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Carpool from the church at 1:00

LJVM Coliseum Annex

Sign-Up on the Bulletin Board

Returning to the church at 4:00

Let’s Go Ice Skating!

The next

Band Practices

are Sunday,

Dec. 20+27 at 9:00 a.m.

in the

Fellowship Hall.

You are invited to go

Christmas Caroling To the Shut-ins

Sunday, December 13, 2015 4:00 p.m.

CHRISTMAS CANTATA

presented by

OAK GROVE MORAVIAN

CHURCH ADULT CHOIR

December 13, 2015

9:45 a.m.

Christmas Play

Practice is Sunday, December 6th

Friday, December 11th and

Sunday, December 13th

The play will be Sunday, December 13th at 11:00 a.m.

There will be no Sunday School on that day.

Remember to mail Christmas Cards to the shut-

ins. They will not receive your card if it is placed in

the fellowship hall.

Address Corrections:

Your 2015 Directory has some incorrect

addresses. Please make the following

corrections in your directory:

Cassie Branch 27127

Willie Disher Winston-Salem, NC 27101

Helen Hammock 27101

Address Additions of New Members:

Sue Eshleman

1720 Round Hill Circle

Kernersville, NC 27284

Larry & Vicki Cottrell

1109 Fairweather Dr.

Kernersville, NC 27284

Claude & Sandy Malone

1487 Chimney Rock Dr.

Kernersville, NC 27284

Bridget Duggan

579 Porter Lane

Kernersville, NC 27284

Building Campaign Memorials

and Honorariums

In honor of:

Pastor David Berrier

October

STEWARDSHIP

October 2015 YTD

Operating Income $ 11,136.75 $127,216.67

Operating Expenses $ 14,034.17 $110,965.96

Ahead (Behind) ($ 2,897.42) $ 16,250.71

ATTENDANCE

4…102

11….86

18….97

25….66

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.

JOINT BOARD REPORT 11-10-15

Joint Board met and David Berrier opened with scripture and prayer. Love-

feast set for 12/17 at 3pm at Trinity Glen and 12/1 at 4pm at Arbor Acres. CEC

is planning Advent Family Night. Visitation to the shut-ins will be assisted by

the Elders during the holiday season and into 2016. Renovation project is be-

ing figured by West End Construction. Trustees will be meeting with Provin-

cial staff about budget and Provincial Share. 2016 church calendar is in pro-

gress. A new meeting with PEC is pending concerning a new pastor with con-

sideration of how long our interim pastor may stay. It is agreed that Oak

Grove is in a great place and would like to keep the growth and ministry going

in its current direction.

ELDERS REPORT 11-10-15

Choir director will be asked to lead Christmas Caroling trip to our shut-ins.

The Malone family will join Oak Grove November 29th. Operation Christmas

Child shoeboxes will be dedicated November 15th. Help is needed to build

our youth fellowship and work on programs for them. Emailing will be added

to our Prayer Cycle.

Pecans***Pecans***Pecans

For Sale $10 per 1 lb. bag

See any member of the Willing Workers Circle

Christmas Lovefeast

Arbor Acres

December 1, 2015

4:00 p.m.

Christmas Lovefeast

Trinity Glen

December 17, 2015

3:00 p.m.

Christmas Eve Lovefeast and Candle Service

Oak Grove Moravian Church

December 24, 2015 7:30 p.m.

Band prelude at 7:00 p.m.

CRISIS CONTROL MINISTRY

DONATION

Canola Oil 24 oz.

NURSERY WORKERS

6. Angie May & Bonnie Peddycord

13. Jeff & Amy Styers and Landon Renigar

20. Robin Wolfington & daughters

27. Lily & Anita Linville

December Workers

FLOWER CALENDER

6. Andra Reeves

13. Poinsettias

20. Poinsettias

27. Poinsettias

USHERS

Mike May Steve Price

Gerald Peddycord Bobby Wolfington, Jr.

GREETERS

6. Marion Clark

13. Jane Farmer

20. Louise Whealton

27. Georgia Brown

If you would like to

have your name put on

the nursery list OR

you no longer want to

be on the list please see

Anita Linville.

Christian Education Committee is seeking a Sunday School teacher for a new class, College and Beyond, for young adults. A curriculum is available for the new teacher’s convenience, “Balance: Living With Life’s Demands”. If interested, see Dana Wolfington.

All children up to age 18 are needed to

sing Morning Star for the Christmas Eve

Lovefeast & Candle Service. Practice is

each Sunday for just 10 minutes after

worship.

PLEASE ENCOURAGE

OUR YOUNG FOLKS

EACH TIME YOU SEE THEM!

DecemberDecember

3. Mark Disher

Jamey May

4. Linda Holt

5. Bridget Duggan

Christian Day

Bobby Wolfington, Jr.

8. Sandy Malone

9. Clarence Sell

15. Sue Eshleman

Gray Comer

Billy Comer

17. Wesley Vanhoy

18. Marty Homstad

24. Judy Dillon

27. Hanna Smith

Olivia Anna Dunn

6. Arnold & Andra Reeves

9. Wayne & Tangee Stevens

12. Bill & Beverly Disher

14. James & Elizabeth Marshall

17. Harvey & Betty Seivers

Keith & Linda Miller

23. Jerry & Geraldine Ellegood

Bill & Marie Motsinger

Dear Oak Grove,

Thank you all so much for your cards,

prayers and the fruit basket. Your support

means a lot to me and I am thankful.

Sincerely,

Julia Ziglar

Dear Teens & ‘Tweens,

Thank you for your help with the Chicken

& Brunswick Stew. What a fantastic group

of young people! You guys rock!! You all

were on top of it all & because of you all it

was a huge success! Bless you all!

Sincerely,

The Willing Workers Circle

We extend sympathy to

Stephanie Priddy and her

family in the death of her

grandmother, Hazel Coleman

who died November 23,

2015.

Annual Community Tree Lighting Service Love’s United Methodist Church Band Prelude starts at 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, December 6, 2015 Refreshments to follow