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On Sunday, May 9, we will honor all our mothers during the 10:00 a.m. Worship Service.

Here are three ways you can honor your mother on Mother’s Day, May 9:

  1. Bring her to In Person Worship or, if that is not possible, consider watching the service online with her. visit the newphilly.org website for registration information.
  2. Tell us (through a comment on this Facebook post or email to sam@newphilly.org) what her favorite hymn or praise song is (or was, if she has already gone to be with the Lord). The first 7 hymns or songs to be submitted will be included in some way. Hymns and songs submitted after the first seven entries will be mentioned in the service and listed on the Live-stream.
  3. Men: Consider joining the Men’s Chorus that will sing a special anthem during the service in honor or in memory of our mothers. If you would like to sing, please come to a brief (15-20 minute) rehearsal on Monday, May 3 at 7:00 p.m. or, if you are not able to attend the rehearsal, come to the sanctuary on Sunday, May 9 at 9:30 a.m. to practice.

Our Worship Team will lead other hymns and songs during the service.

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It is only necessary to register to attend Sunday Morning Worship if you have not previously registered in 2021 AND if your answers to the health screening questions have not changed. If you have previously registered for a service, feel free to come on Sunday morning and simply tell the greeter your name. They will have a list of everyone who has registered in the past and will check off your name. We still ask that you follow the established guidelines (3 W’s, etc.).

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Important Update on In-person Worship Gatherings

 

At our recent Joint Board Retreat, we were guided by these words from I Peter 5:10:

 

And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, support, strengthen, and establish you.

 

We are thankful that God is helping us restore some of the things that we have missed over the past year. We are grateful that God has continued to support and strengthen some of our ongoing ministries and activities. And we are excited about some of the new opportunities that we believe God wants to establish in our congregation (stay tuned for more on that!).

 

Some of the elements of our Sunday Morning Worship services are being restored. We have opened the doors to in-person attendance in keeping with the safe gathering guidelines that we have set. Please consider attending in person on Sunday morning. Our online registration (through the New Philly website) helps to “save your spot” and you may also simply “show up” on Sunday morning (you will be asked to fill out a contact card and place it in the offering plate in the vestibule before you leave).

 

For the time being, masks are still required. We are using liturgies that include shorter congregational responses so that you can take part in the liturgy if you feel comfortable doing so. Hymnals and pew Bibles have been restored to their places and may be used during the service. We have marked off available seating in the sanctuary and we have about 95 “spots” where people may be seated. If you attend with other people from your household or “inner circle,” you are all welcome to occupy the same “spot.”

 

Please continue to hold our congregation (our members, our staff, people who are involved in worship leadership, our musicians, our tech team, and others) in your prayers. The past year has not been easy but Peter’s words remind us that God will indeed restore, support, strengthen and establish us as we move forward rejoicing in hope!

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The Elizabeth Windsor Memorial Scholarship was established in 1998 in memory of Elizabeth Windsor, a teenager at NPMC at the time of her tragic death. The Scholarship serves as a living
memory of Elizabeth and as an opportunity to encourage and reward outstanding Christian character and Church participation. This document updates and supersedes all prior Joint Board action
regarding the Scholarship.

The purpose of the Elizabeth Windsor Memorial Scholarship is to promote, encourage, and reward outstanding Christian character and participation. For high school students there shall be a
demonstration of active participation at NPMC. For post-secondary students, past participation at NPMC as well as current Christian participation in their local school community will be considered. Participation may be considered qualitatively, quantitatively, or both. Recipients of an Elizabeth Windsor Memorial Scholarship may attend any accredited post-high school educational institution consistent with the Internal Revenue Code and may choose any course of study. Each Scholarship is for a period of one year, and may not be renewed.

Recipients of the Elizabeth Windsor Memorial Scholarship must be members in good standing of New Philadelphia Moravian Church. All scholarship recipients will be selected by the Elizabeth Windsor Memorial Scholarship Committee based upon the application forms, recommendations, interviews, and such other information and recommendations as the Scholarship Committee shall determine to be necessary or appropriate. The number and amount of scholarships awarded will vary from year to year based on the number of qualified applicants, and depending upon the proceeds available in and income available from the Elizabeth Windsor Memorial Scholarship fund.

Click the link HERE for more information as well as the Scholarship application.

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On Palm Sunday (March 28th) we were blessed to welcome 5 new members (Mac Greenwood, Cora Hawfield, Noah Macemore, Sam Spach and William Starling) into our congregation by the rite of Confirmation; and one new member (Blake Woods) by the sacrament of Baptism. Two young adults (Bethany Davis and Hal Westmoreland) were also confirmed into the membership of Fries Memorial Moravian Church. The Rev. Joe Moore was the officiating pastor. Joe began classes with these students in 2019 but the classes had been put on hold for a year. We welcome you among us here!

 

We look forward to welcoming more members on Pentecost Sunday (May 23rd) through Confirmation, Baptism and Letter of Transfer.

 

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Wednesday, March 31    

12:00 Noon  Wednesday Lenten Reflection & Reading 

https://zoom.us/j/91516862339

Meeting ID: 915 1686 2339

 

Thursday, April 1 

7:00 p.m.  Maundy Thursday Holy Communion Registration now open for in-person attendance or take part online.

 

Friday, April 2         

12:00 noon – 6:00 p.m.      The cross will be in front of the sanctuary

6:30 p.m.                   Good Friday Service with The Seven Last Words Registration now open for in-person attendance

8:00 p.m.                   God’s Acre Drive-in 7 Last Words Experience Details below *

 

Sunday, April 4

10:00 a.m.     Easter Sunday Worship in the Sanctuary Registration now open for in-person attendance

10:45             Resurrection Service begins in front of the sanctuary and continues at God’s Acre (no registration required!)

 

* Good Friday God’s Acre 7 Last Words Experience instructions:

If you do not attend the in-person service at 6:30, please plan to arrive at the church around 7:45. Come in one of the 2 driveways off of Kilpatrick Street. You will be directed to drive around God’s Acre in a counter-clockwise direction. Please drive slowly and take time to read the words printed on the banners and see the lighted candles on the graves. Please remain in your car and continue on around the back of God’s Acre and then exit by driving around the rear of the church and out onto Country Club Road.

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