Senior Friends enjoyed a potluck lunch and Christmas program on December 10 with Jon Boling, minister at Ardmore Moravian, and Jim Salzwedel, former organist at Home Moravian, providing beautiful Christmas music. Follow this link to see some seniors participating in the songs with instruments provided by Jon Boling: http://gallery.me.com/kehwindsor1/100201. Stories of Christmases past were shared.
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Groceries are needed for fall and the holidays for our neighbors who are looking for work or have suffered illnesses in their families. Use the grocery list on the bulletin board in the commons area and bring items to the church office now and on December 2 before the Open Door Lunch.
New Philadelphia seniors will meet December 2 at 10 a.m. for a speaker and to collect and bag groceries for the needy. Afterwards, all are invited to join the Open Door Lunch at 11:45. December 10 will be the Christmas gathering. Watch this space, the bulletin board in the commons area and the bulletin for more detail.
Senior Friends Advisory Council met October 22 at Christ Moravian Church. David Guthrie, BEHM (Board of Evangelism and Home Missions) director, shared a service report from senior friends groups in the Southern Province. From about one-third of the groups who reported, more than 2500 hours of service to others was documented. Living Invitations: Sharing the Good News, an evangelism and outreach workshop sponsored by the Evangelism Committee of the BEHM, was held October 3 at Friedburg Moravian Church. Worth Green and David Guthrie were among the speakers for sessions offered. A new Sunday worship outreach served by Sam Gray, Brad Bennett and David Guthrie, “Come and Worship,” has drawn 18-40 people each week to Chelsee’s Coffee Shop on Trade St. in the arts district of Winston-Salem. One-half of the offerings collected have been shared with missions in the community including Seeds of Hope for Errol, an effort to help a local child with many medical problems.
Senior Friends Retreat at Laurel Ridge will be April 26-28, 2010 with the Rev. Jon Bolling (Ardmore Moravian) as retreat leader. More information will follow about registering or call Laurel Ridge at 336-359-2951 or 888-831-5922.
The next Senior Friends Advisory Committee meeting will be January 28, 2010 at Christ Moravian. Call Clendon Newsom at 983-4890 or Kay Windsor at 766-3514 for more information.
Thanks to senior friends who brought enough groceries to fill twelve bags at the August Open Door Lunch. We will continue to bring groceries for the needy from the list on the Senior bulletin board in the commons area, and we will pack them at the September 10 meeting at 10 a.m. in the Banquet Room.
Also at the September 10 meeting, Laura Rapp, RN, MSN, Program Director of the Congregational Nurse and Health Ministry, will share information about the congregational nursing program. Congregational nursing is a practice that combines professional nursing and health ministry seeking to help people achieve wellness by connecting spiritual and physical health, through education, through referrals to community resources and services and by coordination of volunteers and support groups to support health ministry needs of a congregation. After the presentation, lunch will be served, and groceries will be packed.
The Fall Senior Friends rally will be held October 13 at noon at Advent Moravian Church. Tickets must be purchased in advance; they are $9 and are available in the church office. Each person attending is asked to bring nonperishable food items for Sunnyside Ministry.
Anyone interested in planning a fall trip to the Billy Graham museum near Charlotte is asked to call Mattie Taylor at 765-0382 with times you are interested in traveling for the day trip.
All New Philadelphia members, newly retired or retired for a while and rejunvenated, are invited to these senior events. Bring a friend and join the fun, fellowship and service.
Many of you know Sister Ann Corbett through the aerobics classes she has conducted here at New Philadelphia for our younger women. They have been going on c. seven years! Recently, several of us had a chance to talk to Ann about a senior’s exercise class. We have not worked out any details regarding time, location, or frequency. We would like to know how many people might be interested.
Would you be interested? If you are, please email “pastor” at newphilly.org. Want to know more about seniors and exercise? Here is a video clip of one of Ann’s senior classes from WXII news.
GROCERY BAGGING
We are continuing the service project to donate groceries and bag them for families in the community who need some immediate help. At the March meeting, we filled more than 12 bags for needy in our local community and sent several boxes of extra items to Sunnyside for their food pantry. We enjoyed hearing Lonnie Ashby’s personal safety tips at the March meeting.
Into each grocery bag we’ll place the following items each month we meet:
•peanut butter
•jelly
•saltine crackers
•canned meat (tuna, chicken, vienna sausage)
•macaroni and cheese
•spaghetti
•pasta sauce (Ragu)
•Nabs (Lance)
•instant coffee
•canned fruit
•granola bars
•canned vegetables
•instant noodles (Ramen)
Feel free to take one of the lists attached to the senior bulletin board in the commons area so that you might collect groceries to donate.
APRIL 16
Shirley Robbins from H & R Tours in Boonville will speak to us Thursday, April 16 in the Banquet Room at 10 a.m. Light refreshments will be provided. We will pack some grocery bags after the meeting.
MAY 6
Meet at 11 a.m. in the Banquet Room to pack grocery bags then attend the Open Door lunch at 11:45.
JUNE 11
Bring your laughter and groceries to the June 11 noon meeting as we share lunch provided by Circle 1 and a movie, “It’s a mad, mad, mad, mad world” after lunch. Pop corn and drinks will be provided for the movie. Groceries will also be bagged for the needy in the community after lunch.
Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
Matthew 25:40
March will mark the beginning of a service project to feed the hungry locally. Bring items from the list that follows, and we will fill grocery bags for those who are out of work and need immediate help. Bags and fellowship will be provided, starting at the March meeting.
Groceries needed:
•peanut butter
•jelly
•saltine crackers
•canned meat (tuna, chicken, vienna sausage)
•macaroni and cheese
•spaghetti
•pasta sauce (Ragu)
•Nabs (Lance)
•instant coffee
•canned fruit
•granola bars
•canned vegetables
•instant noodles (Ramen)
March speaker:
Lonnie Ashby, retired police officer, will share tips on Personal Safety and Awareness in the Banquet Room at 10 a.m.
All retired and not-so-retiring New Philadelphia members are welcome!
Lunch will be served after the presentation and the packing of grocery bags.
Come share plans and ideas for 2009.
Senior Friends Advisory Council met Thursday, January 22 at Christ Moravian. Representatives from several Moravian churches in Southern Province were present. Clendon Newsom and Kay Windsor attended from New Philadelphia.
Rev. David Guthrie, executive director of BEHM (Board of Evangelism and Home Mission), shared information about these events and opportunities:
•Congregational Nursing
Beginning Feb. 1, Laura Rapp will serve as a coordinator to help congregations investigate and start a health ministry that is volunteer-based. Contact her at Shepherd’s Center, (336) 748 – 0217.
•Leadership Focus 2009: Vital Ministry for a Living Church, the third annual leadership event with workshops planned for teachers, musicians, pastors, board members and any interested church members is planned for Saturday, February 21 at Friedland Moravian Church for Winston-Salem area churches. Church offices should have registration information, but you can also find the brochures at mcsp.org and http://moravianboardofce.org sites.
Workshops offered include “A New World of Resources for Adult Classes” and “Communication: Building Blocks for Success.”
•Conversations about life changes on Sunday, May 17 at 3 p.m. sponsored by Friedland, Salemtowne and BEHM. A panel will discuss resources and processes needed for the life-altering changes that may occur past mid-life.
Other opportunities shared in the meeting include:
•Senior Retreat at Laurel Ridge April 27-29, 2009. Registration information will be available soon and registrations must be mailed to Laurel Ridge. Fees for staying in the Salem Wing at Higgins Lodge are $120 and the Bishop’s Wing are $100.
•Voices of Experience, a choral group open to seniors, meets the first and third Thursdays at Ardmore Moravian from 3:30-5 p.m.
•The October 2009 Senior Friends Rally is being planned. It will be Tuesday, October 13. More information to follow.
