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Friedberg Moravian Church Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Our Mission Statement: We are a congregation grounded in Biblical truth, honoring our heritage and deep faith in the Lord Jesus Christ by proclaiming openly the Gospel through worship, witness, Bible study, missions, fellowship and service to the community.

Your Most Spiritual Activity

I’m not sure I’m one of those people who buy into the thinking that January first is an opportune time to change things, or evaluate things, or to start something new. Instead, I think I’m more into the kind of thinking made popular by authors such as Tony Compolo or Erwin McManus (and a host of others) who say, “Seize your moment, NOW!” In other words, don’t wait for the most opportune time because the most opportune time may never come (it rarely does). Authors like Compolo and McManus (and others) try to convince us that we must seize the moment when the opportunity arises. If we don’t, the “moment” may never come back. One of my favorite Christian singers is Steven Curtis Chapman. He hasn’t had much new music for a while but one of his earlier songs was entitled “The Great Adventure.” The idea of the song was that the life God calls His children to is nothing short of a Great Adventure. As we live our life for God on this Great Adventure He provides, we will come across situations, decisions and opportunities that God allows in our life which He wants us to “seize the moment” and use it to further His Kingdom here on earth. In a DVD study entitled “Choices” Erwin McManus said:

The most spiritual activity you will engage in today is making choices… our choices either move us toward God and all the pleasure that comes

in Him or steer us away from Him to a life of shame and fear.” The remarkable thing about it all is that even if we have made terrible choices in the past and have steered ourselves clear of God, it only takes one good choice to get us back on track, to change the momentum of our lives, and get us headed in the right direction again. I’ve been told that in a football game - which lasts a full sixty minutes [unless there is overtime, which would add extra minutes to the total] - there are only a half-dozen-or-so plays in the entire game that determine the outcome. If you think about it, I believe that’s a true statement - an interception; a fumble; a long touchdown pass or run; a missed field goal; a missed tackle; a poor decision; - any of those individual plays could determine the outcome of the final score. The same is true for us. There are only a couple of handful’s of decisions in our entire life that change our life or head it in one direction or another. Perhaps this coming new year (2021) will hold one of those decisions for you. And perhaps, 2021 will hold one of those types of decisions for us - Friedberg Moravian Church. It will come down to choices, so remember what Erwin McManus said about choices. Will the choices you/we make in this new year for ourselves and our family, along with the choices we make for Friedberg Moravian Church, allow us to seize the moment and further the Kingdom of God here on Earth? Or will we choose to ignore God’s leading and disregard His opportunities? Dave Ramsey, a financial advisor to many people, says one of the most silly things a person can do is to keep doing the same old things but expecting their circumstances or position to change. The New Year is upon us. If you have discovered some things that you want to change, or things that need to be changed - I encourage you to “seize the moment” and trust in God to guide you, as you engage in your most spiritual activity.

No. 1 January 2021

Pastor Dan

Christian sympathy is extended: To the family of Randy Dean Barker. Randy passed away on Tuesday, December 8, 2020. His celebration of life was on Saturday, December 12 at Davidson Funeral Home. He is the brother-in-law of Freddie Cook (Cecelia). The family of Myrtle Walser Hege. Mrs. Hege passed away on Sunday, December 13, 2020. A private family graveside service was held at Shiloh United Methodist Church. She is the grandmother of Miranda Proctor (Sid). The family of Alma Lee “Marge” Compton. Marge passed away on Friday, December 4, 2020. Her graveside service was on Tuesday, December 22 at Meroney United Methodist Church in Bear Creek, NC. She is the mother of Russ Compton (Tina). The family of Brenda Sides Nelson. Brenda passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2020. A private funeral service was held for her at Grandview Memorial Funeral Home in Sparta. She is the daughter of Homer and Bonnie Sides. The family of Norma Sink. Norma passed away on Thursday, December 17, 2020. She is the sister of Barbara Reich.

____ John Clerico would like to thank our church family for the love, prayers, and cards he received after his knee replacement surgery. Friedberg Church, Thank you for the many prayers, cards, calls and texts. After five months I am finally well again. The last procedure I had fixed all the pain I was experiencing when I would eat. You will never know how much your thoughtfulness has meant to me, Looking forward to being back in church soon. Vince Young. Friedberg Moravian Church, I wanted to say Thank You! My twin grandchildren were born prematurely. My neighbor is Pastor Dan. My husband and I would like to say thank you for all the prayers for Noah and Pablo and thank you so much for their prayer quilts! The babies are still in the hospital but are doing good and growing. Noah is 3 pounds 10 ounces and Pablo is 2 pounds 10 ounces. We thank you for everything. Love, Elaine and Pablo Juan Cruz.

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Congratulations to Elizabeth DeLapp and Matthew

Rogers on their marriage on Wednesday, December 23,

2020. Their new address is 6027 Coltswood Court,

Charlotte, NC 28211. Elizabeth is the daughter of John

DeLapp.

2021 Moravian Daily Texts available for

pick up from the church office. Regular

prints books are $12.00 each.

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There are still many open dates on the 2021 Flower

Calendar. Please call the church office to sign up for the

Sunday you would like to put flowers in the sanctuary.

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Giving envelopes are available for pickup in the box

outside of the church office and the box in the narthex.

Please take what you need anytime throughout the year

or you can call the church office to arrange pick up of

these offering envelopes. Thanks to Ed Steward for the

beautiful craftsmanship in preparing these boxes.

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Unity Prayer Watch is an unbroken chain of prayer that

has been a vital part of the life and ministry of the

Moravian Church for decades.

Friedberg’s assigned portion of the

prayer watch is Friday, January 15,

2021, from midnight – 8:00 a.m. Please

consider making a commitment to pray

for one or more 30-minute segments of

time. Please call the church office to sign up for a 30-

minute segment (or more). An extensive list of prayer

concerns is also available from the church office.

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2020 Year-End Contribution Statements will be mailed

out in January and if you have moved, the church office

needs your new address as soon as possible.

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The Board of Christian Education just wanted to remind everyone, and let those that did not know, about Right Now Media. This is a streaming platform that the church has a subscription to that all members can access. There is a lot of wonderful content on this, from Bible studies, to conferences, to kids shows. There is something for everyone. Some small groups and Sunday School classes use this, but you can use it on your own as well. You do have to have a username and password to access this material. If you don’t have one, you need to contact the church office and you can be set up with an invitation to create a login.

____ Stay connected with your fellow Friedberg members with the Friedberg Friends email group. This is a great way to keep up with multiple church events and prayer concerns throughout the church body. There is a link from the church website: www.friedberg.church or if you need help contact the church office.

A Puerto Cabezas resident inspects the damage to his

family’s home.

Food being distributed to homes in Honduras, where farms have been destroyed and supply roads damaged.

Board of World Mission Update

on Hurricanes Eta and Iota

The month of November brought two

category 4 hurricanes to the La Mosquitia

region of Nicaragua and Honduras, causing extensive

damage from storm surge, high winds, and heavy rain.

Top winds were measured at over 155 mph, and as

much as 60 inches of rain fell within a two-week period.

In Nicaragua, many of the over

60,000 persons evacuated

from their homes are now

returning to assess what

remains. Small towns such as

Haulover were destroyed

entirely, with scarcely a

structure remaining intact. The

Moravian Church there was

left only with its front facade

and steeple still standing.

In Honduras shelters are beginning to empty out as

rivers are now receding. Over 150 homes were

completely destroyed, and more than 800 sustained

significant damage. Roads and bridges were washed out

hampering the delivery of food and supplies.

In Nicaragua and Honduras, many of the farms that line

the rivers and creeks are now covered with two feet of

sand and mud. They have lost much of their rice harvest

this year, and now is the critical time for planting beans.

As a result, food insecurity will be a factor for months to

come.

The most pressing issues now include the immediate

purchase of clean water and food, getting farms working

again, cleaning out wells contaminated by raw sewage,

and getting building materials in place.

To date, the Board of World Mission has dispatched

$41,000 to the three Moravian Provinces in the region to

help them procure these needed supplies. By the end of

December, we will most likely be distributing another

$75,000.

The Board of World Mission is

continuing to work with

organizations such as Feed

the Hungry, Habitat for

Humanity, and Mission

Aviation Fellowship to aid in

the recovery. We are also

welcoming the financial

assistance of many of our

Moravian partners around the

world.

We ask for your continued support of the Moravian

Disaster Response fund, which allows the BWM to

respond to disasters immediately with funds for

emergency needs, as well as ongoing rebuilding

projects. US residents can send donations to The Board

of World Mission, 1021 Center St. Bethlehem, PA

18018. Canadian residents can send gifts to The

Moravian Church in Canada, 600 Acadia Drive SE,

Calgary, AB T2J 0B8. To give online by going

to www.moravianmission.org/give. Please mark

your donation, "For MDR."

February Folio newsletter items are needed by Friday,

January 22 please.

Children’s Events

C.R.O.S.S. KIDS

Sunday, January 10 and 24 from 4:30-6:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall

C.R.O.S.S. Kids will begin again on January 10 and continue on January 24. We

will have our same type of format as we had last semester where we will meet

together to begin with in the Children’s Center with a some type of Trivia game

then split into different age groupings-so come one and all!!! In our different

age groupings we will have a time of devotions led by different Children’s

Leaders each week and games led by Ms. Holli. Our theme this semester will

be centered around change!! I wonder what kind of change will happen? How

much change? Can we be changed? What will change look like? Get ready to

change and mark your calendars for the start of C.R.O.S.S. Kids for the

Winter/Spring Semester! We cannot wait to see you all again!

CHILDREN’S CHURCH

Sunday, January 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31 during the 11:00am service

Children’s Church continues each week during our 11:00am worship

service! Make sure to sign your child up using the Sign-up Genius link

sent out in Mrs. Heidi’s weekly email as well as on the C.R.O.S.S. Kids

Facebook page. This helps to know who to expect each Sunday.

Remember, drop off is at the Family Life Center drive thru and pick up is

in the same place! No need to get out of your cars-we will be there to

take care of helping your child(ren) get out and back in! Just remember

to send them with their mask! We look forward to sharing the love of

Jesus with them during Children’s Church each week!

January’s verse to focus on will be:

“Keep my commands and follow them. I am the Lord.”

Leviticus 22:31 Those commands…the Ten Commandments!!! The Lord our God has given them to us to follow!

Talk about those as a family and think about which one might be the hardest one to obey. Work

really hard this month and try your best to obey that command. You will find that not only are

you making God happy, you will be very happy as well!

Children’s Leaders

David and Hellen Bee

Joe and Jennifer Boles

Daniel Everhart

Norian and Caroline Hanes-Fordham

Holli Rhoney

Jason and Katrina Romblad

SPOTLIGHT ON THE CHILDREN OF FRIEDBERG…

Happy New Year from the Children’s Ministry at Friedberg!!

These smiling faces and many more of Friedberg would like to wish you

all a Happy New Year! We hope 2021 brings many of God’s blessings to each one of you!

Heidi Everhart

Director of Children’s Ministry

heverhart@friedbergmoravian.org

“I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in truth.” 3 John 1:4

Director of Youth – Karen Hill

High School Boys – David Hopkins and Jeff Vannoy

High School Girls – Amanda Frank and Michelle Decker

Middle School Boys – Curtis Ferrell and Sean Tatman

Middle School Girls – Laura Waddell and Beth Gunter

Friedberg Moravian Youth Mission Statement

FM Youth will LOVE one another as Christ loves us, we will

LEARN about God, so we can use our gifts and talents for His

purpose, and we will SERVE others as an expression of Christ’s

love and we will SHARE the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Missions

Helping those in Jerusalem When Christ calls His disciples to be witnesses to Jerusalem and Judea, He is telling them to

take the Gospel to their family and friends. FM youth did just that, we spread the love of

Christ in our own community. We learned one of our Christmas familiy’s house burned

down and our youth reached out to our church family for help. The support was above and

beyond anything we expected. Not only did we fill their Christmas wish list, but we sprinkled them with $600

in gift cards. The family experienced the love of Christ through our church ministry. The FM youth would like

to thank everyone that prayed, supported, and helped deliver the Christmas items.

Friedberg’s Basic Needs Pantry Due to the successful wreath and bow sale, FM youth was able to support Friedberg

Elementary”s Basic Needs Pantry with $500 in school supplies, such as, Case-it’s,

scissors, crayons, colored pencils, reusable water bottles, snacks and clothes. Tricia

Prevette started the Basic Needs Pantry this school year in hopes to help not only

students but teachers. When students don’t bring school supplies, the teachers use

their own money to buy needed supplies. It’s nice to have a supply closet as a resource

for basic needs.

Blessing Box

FM Youth gave $250 in food donations to the blessing box. Thank you to everyone for your

support of FM Youth ministry. It’s because of your support, we are able to give to those in

need.

Filled the Bus for City Lights Ministry FM youth filled the church bus with gifts and non-perishable food for City Lights

Ministry. Thank you to the high school youth for shopping and the middle school for

wrapping all those gifts. I agree with Jesus in Acts 20:35 “There is more happiness in

giving then there is in receiving.”

Friedberg’s Live Nativity

FM Youth helped re-tell the story of

Christ’s birth through Friedberg’s

first Live Nativity. “God so loved the

world that He gave His one and only

Son so that whoever believes in Him

shall not perish but have everlasting

life.” John 3:16

Christmas Party January 10th @ 5:30 – 7:00

Wear your ugliest Christmas sweater and bring a sock with a gift card

inside. We are having a Christmas party in the FLC! Since we sold

over 200 wreaths, one of our youth leaders have agreed to do

something! You don’t want to miss this!

January Bible-Study We all have goals! Whether your goal is to raise your grades,

learn a new skill, get TikTok famous, change the world, or all of

the above, there are things you want to do, accomplish, and

become. But let's be honest— it's not always easy to achieve

our goals. Sometimes it difficult to even know which goals to set

in the first place! That's why, in this 4-week series, we'll explore

the story of a guy with a seemingly impossible goal and the

steps he took to make his goal a reality. His name is Nehemiah,

and because of his example we can learn a lot about goal

setting, decision-making, leadership, and trusting God. Through Nehemiah's story, we'll see that big difficulties can

inspire God-sized goals, you are designed for God-sized goals, God gives us strength to pursue God-sized goals, and

God-sized goals require God-sized gratitude.

January 31st 5:30 – 7:00 – Make Blankets

God gives us strength to pursue God-sized goals, and God-sized goals require God-

sized gratitude.

FM Youth is pairing with Carol Knouse to make blankets for “The Dragonfly House”. The

Dragonfly House vision is to reach every single child, age birth through 17, in our two-county

service area – to reach those who have not been abused so they become empowered to

prevent it from happening to them and to reach those that have been abused so that they can

begin the healing process. The blankets are used to comfort the children. There’s power in

prayer, therefore we’ll pray over the children that receives the blankets.

Youth Birthdays:

• Travis Martin – Jan. 3rd

• Emma Eggers – Jan. 3rd

• Alaina Portaro – Jan. 3rd

• Zeke MacLeod – Jan. 11th

• Myles Brown – Jan. 13th

College Age Birthdays:

• Elizabeth Johnson – Jan. 14th

• Jack Cockerham – Jan. 18th

• Jacob Foltz – Jan. 18th

• Morgan Dennis – Jan. 30th

January 2021 Friedberg Birthday Calendar

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Todd Davenport Shela Foster Amanda Frank Vicki Stanfield

2 Robbie Joyce Ruth Ann Little Pinkie Pinston Jessica Saintsing Pauline Steward

3 Franklin Clark Carol Knouse Alaina Portaro Fonda Rosenbaum

4 Hunter Clark John Clerico Judy Robbins Greg Shouse

5 Mike Hardison Jack Liggitt Joan Tutterow Wallace Greenwood

6 Glenda Farrington Ross Flynt

7 Kayla Tolley

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9 Robin Lindley Kent Phillips Riley Williams

10 Kaleb Forrest Suzette Kiger Ralph Ladd Rita Ladd Ruby Lineback

11 Bonnie Landreth Zeke MacLeod

12 Brad Battle

13 Wayne Anderson Gabe Beck Ronnie Hartman Jade Smith

14 Eddie Foltz Joy Hopkins Elizabeth Johnson Penny Minor

15 Sarah Faircloth

16 Jennifer Carswell Dawn Gallazzi

17 Sandra Chambers Jonathan DeLapp David Hopkins

18 Amelia Battle Jack Cockerham Jay Edwards, Jr. Jacob Foltz Wendy Pope Pat Teague Philip Whitney

19 Shane Culler Gray Fishel Robert Gallazzi Helen Keck

20 Dawnyelle Leonard Robin Sides

21 Tony Beaver Hazel Fishel Sarah Fishel Sarah Glass Skylar Young

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23 Clayton Denny LeAnne Essick Irv Keck Warren Peters Josh Stewart Phil Weisner

24 Josh Graham Michael Johnson Marcia Reich Larry Tesh

25 Sarah Brame Judy Smith Mona Templin

26 Trenton Lambeth

27 Ray Lambeth, Jr.

28 Winston Greenwood Chris Thompson

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30 Steve Davis Morgan Dennis Tracey Dobson Matthew Edwards

31 Ronnie Hedgecock Adam James Benny Martin Mark Mounce Merle Scott

FRIEDBERG MORAVIAN CHURCH January 2021

“The prayer of a righteous person has great power in its effect.” James 5:16b

MEMBERS

Isaac Baity

Brenda Bristow Sara Burchette Bernice Clinard Ruby Clinard Ruth Coulter

Jim Culler Ed Davis

Melissa Davis Libby Ebert

Matthew Edwards Emily Essick

Peggy Essick Jerry Evans

Margie Everhart Don Faust

Hazel Fishel Tim Fishel Anne Hill Karen Hill

Robbie Joyce Vicki Jo Kimel

Bonnie Landreth

Peggy Lawson Yvonne Lemons

Dawnyelle Leonard Aldine Lineback

Audrey Mize

Gail Ore

Reba Payne

Kolton Pennell Gloria Peters

Mary Lou Pitts Martha Plyler

Barbara Reich Justin Rhoney

Lois Rush Greg Sapp

Bonnie Sides Becky Sizemore Nancy Thomas

Jerry & Gail Tolley Robyn Ward Pat Whitaker

Tommy Williamson

MEMBERS AND RELATIVES IN MILITARY

Dylan Bundy

William Champion Dylan Coleman Carly Collette

Ben Greeson Andy Greenwood

Jennifer Greenwood

Hunter Jenkins Adam Johnson

Clayton Johnson

Patrick Mickey Timmy Raiford

Daniel Randleman

FRIEDBERG MORAVIAN CHURCH

PRAYER LIST FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS

Steve Beshears Pat & Woody Branch

Family of Harrison Deal

Kathy Earlacker Casey & Amanda

Higdon

Family of Gregorio Moody

Kevin Rudisill

Rosa West Family of Johnnie

Yountz

All of the names that were on the previous Family and Friends List have been deleted. If the person(s) for which you had submitted a prayer concern still needs prayer, please let the church office know by calling (336)764-1830 or sending Sherri Phillips an email at sphillips@friedberg.church. We will be glad to put them back on the prayer list. You can also submit prayer requests on-line on Friedberg’s website at www.friedberg.church. If their prayer needs have been met, please let the office know so we can remove them. These names will remain on the prayer list for 30 days and will then be removed. If they still need prayer, contact the church office and we will add them back each month until their prayer concerns have been met.

Pastor: The Rev. Jim Newsome, Jr. Assoc. Pastor: The Rev. Dan Nelson Directory of Youth: Karen Hill Acolytes: William Boles Children Ministry Director: Heidi Everhart Joe Landreth Music Director: Debbie Foltz Richard Reich Preschool Director: Marcia Reich Band Director: Jimmie Snyder

2020 Elected Officials Elders Trustees CE Board

David Bryson V. Chair 2020 Jerry Edwards* 2020 Sara Burchette 2020 Christy Forrest 2020 Dayna Craver 2020 Michelle Hurlocker2020 Debbie James Sec. 2020 Howard Spangler 2020 Jason Romblad 2020 Christina Smith 2020 Gray Stanfield Sec. 2020 Joe Boles 2021 Jo Brann 2021 Ike Brann 2021 Denise Randlman 2021 Marcia Reich 2021 Alan Foltz 2021 Sean Tatman 2021 Lauri Waddell 2021 Kelly Forrest 2021 Missy Beck 2022 Janet Williamson 2021 Richard Reich 2021 Phil Brame* 2022 Pat Atkins* 2022 Donald Cockerham*Ch. 2022 Karen Foltz 2022 Jennifer Boles 2022 Mike Faircloth* V. Ch. 2022 Jeannine Bradley 2022 Laura Overcash 2022 Gary Jackson* 2022 Vernon Robbins* 2022 Jeb Bryson - Youth Rep. Kennedy Smith – Youth Rep. Head Usher: Kent Phillips * 2020 RCC Representatives: William Boles

Church Council Secretary: Tanya Kimel 2021 Christina Smith

Head Diener: Ray Lambeth* 2022

*Serving Second Term Church Treasurer and Financial Secretary: Ed Steward Church Phone: 336-764-1830

Building & Grounds Manager: Jerry Tolley Website: www.friedberg.church

Church Secretary: Sherri Phillips FAX: 336-764-4524

Friedberg Moravian Church 2178 Friedberg Church Road Winston-Salem, NC 27127-9727