June 2016
The Moravian Messenger Rural Hall Moravian Church Newsletter
Address: P.O. Bos 487 7939 Broad Street Rural Hall, NC 27045 Phone: (336)-969-9488 Fax: (336)-450-1535 Website: www.rhmc.org Emails:
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from Pastor Aaron... Last week I drove to Laurel Ridge to help set up the teepee for Eco Camp. I have slept in that teepee several times as a counselor and staff person at Eco Camp, but I had never set it up from start to finish. Watching the teepee come together inspired a sense of wonder. It's very simple and elegant when done correctly, but I have to admit that it is a lot of work. Setting up the poles helped me discover muscles I did not know I had, and gave me a whole new appreciation for the caber toss during Highland Games. Before setting up the teepee, I had no idea how it would go up, and my guess is that most of the campers and counselors never think about how it is put up. The only time I remember someone commenting on its construction was one rainy night when they got a little wet (there is a hole at the top, after all). That's often how life goes. A lot of work happens behind the scenes that most people will never notice until something goes wrong; for example, we never think about the people who work to keep our power on until it goes out. As our summer vacations begin, I invite you to keep that in mind. When you're on vacation and things are going well, try to think of all the people who worked possibly countless hours for you to enjoy your hotel room, a clean beach, a relaxing drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway, or whatever else you might be doing. After doing that, give thanks to our Creator for them and the place you are enjoying, even if that place is your own backyard. Even when there are hiccups this summer season and you find yourself in that one spot where the rain drops into the teepee, remember that whoever you're dealing with (including the airline worker who had to announce to the terminal that your flight has been delayed another few hours) is created in God's image too, and that they might need a little grace in that moment. Wouldn't it be wonderful if you were the light of Christ in their difficult moment? Peace, Aaron
CEC Movie Night
A Comenius Learning Series Event cosponsored by the Salem Creek RCC.
June 12, 7:00pm Fellowship Hall featuring "Finding Nemo"
Thursday, June 16, 2016 Trinity Moravian Church 7:00pm The history of the Moravian Church is filled with stories of people dedicated to the way of Christ, both black and white. The 250th anniversary of Salem presents a unique opportunity to explore how who we were shapes who we are as Moravians today and who we can be tomorrow. Join us as Dr. Jon Sensbach, author of A Separate Canaan: The Making of an AfroMoravian World in North Carolina, 1763-1840, and professor of history at Florida State University, takes a closer look at St. Phillips Moravian Church, one of the oldest African-American congregations in the nation. Who created it and how has it endured for nearly two centuries? Examining the church's origins places St. Philips at the heart of shifting race relations in the Moravian community and beyond. It also illuminates the African-American struggle for self-determination and complex white attitudes toward the black church in America. A Q&A will follow Dr. Sensbach's lecture.
RHMC Blood Drive July 30 Plan now to donate; signups will begin in July. Rural Hall Moravian June 2016 Calendar Wednesday, June 1 7:30pm Choir Practice Thursday, June 2 8:30pm RHMC Softball vs. Chestnut Grove Sunday, June 5 9:30am Prayer Warriors 9:30am Band Practice 10:00am Sunday School 11:00am Worship Service with Graduate Recognition 4:00pm Women's Fellowship General Meeting 4:00pm Junior Moravians Pool Party Tuesday, June 7 6:30pm Zumba 6:30pm Missions & Evangelism Committee Wednesday, June 8 7:30pm Choir Practice Thursday, June 9 7:30pm RHMC Softball vs. Olivet Saturday, June 11 10:00am Fellowship Hall reserved-Bunny Phipps Sunday, June 12 9:30am Prayer Warriors 9:30am Band Practice 10:00am Sunday School 11:00am Worship Service 7:00pm CEC Movie Night-Finding Nemo Tuesday, June 14 6:30pm Zumba 6:30pm Christian Education Committee Sunday, June 19 9:30am Prayer Warriors 9:30am Band Practice 10:00am Sunday School 11:00am Worship Service Sunday, June 26 9:30am Prayer Warriors 9:30am Band Practice 10:00am Sunday School- Ground of the Unity Study 11:00am Worship Service
12:00pm Fellowship Hall Reserved-Sue Bruce 6:30pm Board Meeting
RHMC Treasurer's Report
June Birthdays
2016 General Fund Budget 219,672.00 Needed Weekly to Meet Budget 4,226.19
Year to date Receipts through 4/30/2016 71,658.63 Year to date Expenses through 4/30/2016 64,860.88 Sue Bruce 6/1 Receipts over or under expenses 6,797.75 Julia Page 6/3 Balance 1/1/2016 Balance 4/30/2016 Difference General Fund 142,435.24 149,232.99 6,797.75 Cory Bowman 6/3 Building Fund 93,611.12 93,683.51 72.39 MMF Investment 40,000.00 40,528.57 528.57 Bryson Snow 6/3 Second Mile 8,465.93 8,690.93 225.00 New Van Fund 4,045.24 2,716.34 -1,328.90 Jane Ridge 6/3 All Other Funds 57,051.28 56,106.54 -944.74 Total All Funds 345,608.81 350,958.88 5,350.07 Logan Brendle 6/3 General Fund Income Expense Difference Sue Ashburn 6/5 April 16,752.10 16,642.89 289.21 Candace Smith 6/8 Offering for the first 3 Sundays in May 5/1 3,328.00 Josh Hutchens 6/8 5/8 4,221.00 5/15 3,198.00 Bethany Gribble 6/9 Michelle Bennett 6/10 James Matthews, Jr. 6/13 Wesley Masencup 6/13 2016 Laurel Ridge Summer Camp & Mission Camp Schedule Cooper Masencup 6/13 Pre-Junior Camp..............................................................................July 29-July 31 Eco Camp.................................................................................................June 12-18 Tate Lorentz 6/15 Eco Mission..............................................................................................June 12-18 Arts Camp (Junior age ~ Higgins Lodge)................................................June 19-25 Bryan Snow 6/16 Junior 1...........................................................................................July 31-August 6 Junior 2..................................................................................................August 7-13 Caroline Duncan 6/17 Middle High Camp..................................................................................June 19-25 Music Camp (Middle High ~ Higgins Lodge) .........................................July 10-16 Lisa Palmer 6/17 Senior High Camp.....................................................................................July 10-16 Mission Camp 1 (Higgins Lodge) .....................................................June 26-July 2 Ava Ridge 6/18 Mission Camp 2 (Higgins Lodge) ...............................................................July 3-9 Mission Camp 3 (Higgins Lodge) ............................................................July 17-23 Logan Bruce 6/19 Mission Camp 4 (Higgins Lodge) ...........................................................July 24-30 JOY Camp (Just Older Youth Adult camp Higgins Lodge)..........................Aug 1-4 Michael Moore 6/19 Adult Mission Camp (Higgins Lodge) ........................................................Aug 7-11 Family Camp.............................................................................................Sept 16-18 Matella Drum 6/20 Visit www.laurelridge.org for more info or to register! Jax Smith 6/22 Abby Tuttle 6/23 Maggie Craven 6/24 Anne Jarvis 6/26 Sam Haning 6/27 Gordon Speas 6/27 Kara Dymott 6/28
Moravian Music Foundation News
Rachel Katzer 6/29 Dallas Shoaf 6/30
Moravian Mania, part 51 Last month's "Moravian
Summer Band Play Around
Mania" question was: What was the name of the Moravian settlement in Russia? That was Sarepta on the west bank of the Volga River a few miles south of Volgograd. With encouragement from Catharine the Great, herself a German, the Moravians began Sarepta in 1765, just one year before another Moravian undertaking on the far side of the globe, Salem. Despite difficult surroundings, Sarepta survived until the Moravian Church abandoned it in 1892. This month's question: What Moravian church in America boasts the world's largest trombone choir? Answer next month. - Richard W. Starbuck Moravian Archives
Summer Play-Around Band starts on June 1, New Philadelphia, Moravian Church. All band musicians are invited! The band will meet each Wednesday from 7:00-8:00pm in the church fellowship hall (on the God's acre side of the church). We will play chorales from the green and blue books that are selected by the players. A different local band leader will direct each night. This is a great opportunity to meet new players, learn a new instrument or part, and keep those lips in shape over the summer. Steve Anthony,
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Band Instrument Collection The Moravian Music Foundation continues to collect instruments for its 6oth Anniversary Challenge. We are halfway to sixty! Any instrument, in decent working order, may be donated to MMF. We will then coordinate with the Board of World Missions to find a home for each instrument. In May, nine brass and woodwind instruments were sent to Sierra Leone. Also in May, participants in Raleigh Moravian's Community Sing donated funds that will purchase many more instruments. Call 725-0651 or
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