SHARON MORAVIAN CHURCH~4776 MORAVIAN CHURCH ROAD , SE, NEW PHILADELPHIA , OH 44663

VOLUME 30 ISSUE 6 JUNE 2019

THE SHARON MESSENGER :

PROCLAIMING , GROWING , SHARING

Sharon Moravian Church 4776 Moravian Church Road SE

New Philadelphia, OH 44663

740-922-5507

www.sharonmoravian.org

Pastor Lloyd Gooden

llggooden@netzero.net

Office Hours: 9:00am— 1:00pm Monday-Thursday

From the Pastor’s Desk

It is hard to believe that since we welcomed 2019 we are

already observing Memorial Day. And with the

observance of Memorial Day and the unofficial start of

summer, we are moving closer to the hot and hazy days.

Most children are already out of school for the summer

and are getting ready to execute their plans for summer. I

know that some of our young people are planning to

attend camp this year, and for those of you who are going

to Tar Hollow, I hope to see you there. For those of you

who are going on family vacation, this summer, have fun

and be safe.

This year, Vacation Bible School will be held from June

10-13 at Sharon with the theme, “Who is My Neighbor?”

Please help to spread the word so that as many children

as possible can come and participate. Helpers will be

needed to assist in different areas. If you hear God’s call

to assist, please speak to Sister Linda Wardell or Pastor

Lloyd.

June 9 is Pentecost Sunday and following the tradition of

the early church, we at Sharon will be adding three

persons to our membership. Please keep Sisters Morgan

Frey and Jessica Swaldo and Brother Nicholas Swaldo in

your prayers as they reaffirm their faith and begin this

new phase of their spiritual journey. Please endeavor to

attend worship on June 9th to offer them your support.

I also invite you to pray for the young people in

confirmation class as they continue preparation to

confirm their faith in Christ: Bryley, Maxwell, Grady,

Adrian, and Adam.

I continue to remind you of our community picnic

scheduled for Saturday June 22nd from 3 – 7 PM. This

will be an outdoor event on our church grounds and an

open invitation is extended to the community. There will

be fun and games for kids and grown-ups, and there will

be food for everyone. I hope you are coming and are

planning to bring someone with you.

As we look forward to summer and the new things that

God may be calling us to do, we should keep in mind that

some of our members are still dealing with serious health

challenges and continue to depend on their church family

for prayer. Let us also remember those who are home

bound and send them a card or visit with them.

As we continue our Christian journey, let us remember

and be encouraged by the Congregational Watchword

God gave us for 2019: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed

you; I have called you by name, you are mine” Isaiah

43:1.

May the peace of Christ be with us all.

Pastor Lloyd

Pamela Horn Admistrative Assistant

secretary@sharonmoravian.org

Office Hours 9:30am—1:30pm

Tuesday, Thursday & Friday

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NEWS FROM THE BOARDS

Trustees Meeting Summary Summary of the May 13, 2019 Trustees’ Meeting

All bills and benevolences are paid and up to date.

The Community Picnic on June 22nd was discussed.

We received $6,500 from the Larger Life Foundation.

No grant awarded from the Reeves Foundation.

Discussion held on applying for a loan to move forward with steeple project.

Gathered information regarding repairs for the kitchen.

Work Day discussed for Columbarium and new cemetary layout.

Gathered information regarding repair of parsonage deck.

Elders Meeting Summary

Summary of the May 9, 2019 Elders’ Meeting

Worship Leader for Youth Sunday was discussed

Christian Education Committee (CEC) was discussed

Feedback from Grandparents Sunday was discussed

More discussion on Vacation Bible School scheduled for 6/10-13 was conducted

Eastern District Spiritual Formation Retreat to be held at Sharon 5/18/19 was discussed

Two Elders to present dialogue service on 5/26/19 was discussed

Community Picnic scheduled for 6/22/19 at Sharon was discussed.

Confirmation class was discussed

Elder on duty schedule was discussed

Joyful Noise offering to benefit community evangelism was discussed

Reception of new members on Pentecost was discussed

Service to honor college and high school graduates was discussed

Birthday social for June was discussed and will be hosted by the elders

Moravian Women meeting scheduled to be held at Sharon on October 11 and 12, 2019 was discussed

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June Birthdays June 1 Macey Roth

June 1 Mallory Roth

June 1 Mason Rummell

June 2 Mary Elen Kollman

June 5 Shaylee Shepherd

June 8 Dalton Bolon

June 9 Nan May

June 11 Avery Dixon

June 12 Lisa McCarthy

June 13 Donna Decker

June 14 Melissa Kollman

June 14 Barbara LaWarre

June 15 Trista Smith

June 15 Holly Baburek

June 15 Tracy Saho

June 15 Bonnie Ann Schumacher

June 15 Heidy Struchen

June 16 Riley Positano

June 17 Debbie Swaldo

June 18 Jennifer Feickert

June 19 Chris Shamel

June 21 Sue Love

June 25 Don E. Decker

June 25 Doris Schumacher

June 25 Cindy Newton

June 26 Elliot Kimble

June 26 Kyle Lehigh

June 27 Phil Knisely

June 27 Richard Loveday

June 27 Shirley Schupp

June 1 Jamie and Michelle Lehigh

June 1 Jeffery and Carly Positano

June 3 Ed and Chris De La Cruz

June 5 Don and Donna Decker

June 11 Kenny and Linda Abbuhl

June 16 Brian and Ann Rentsch

June 17 Craig and Diane Sherer

June 17 Bryan and Jennifer Lehigh

June 18 Bill and Jill Westbrook

June 20 Jerry and Judy Gwinn

June 20 Haley and Kellen McMillen

June 25 Paul and Jennifer Feickert

June 28 Robin and Kathy Kollman

June 28 James and Barbara LaWarre

June 29 Phil and Martha Roudebush

June 29 Paul and Sue Rummell

June 29 Larry and Kay Trunk

June 30 Richard and Anna Mae Loveday

June Greeters June 2nd

Front Door - Doris Schumacher

Back Door - Tami & Chip Bolon

June 9th

Front Door - Sandy Link

Back Door - Kayla Fait

June 16th

Front Door - Grace Swaldo & Rita Kellar

Back Door - Dave & Shirley Gruber

June 23rd

Front Door - Carol Stanley

Back Door - The Kinsey Family

June 30th

Front Door - Marie Abbuhl

Back Door - The McCutcheons’s

June Elder on Duty June 2nd—Jerry Gwinn

June 9th—Gloria Rentsch

June 16th—Andy Ronald

June 23rd—Youth Sunday

June 30th—Mike Reed

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If your special day was missed,

please notify the Church Office

GET INVOLVED!!!

June Birthday Sunday will be hosted by the Elders

on Sunday, June 2, 2019! Come join the celebration!

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The Sunday School card ministry

coordinators for June are Delores Williams & Linda Abbuhl

Twin City Service Center

Moravian Women’s News

Monday Quilters The Monday Quilters will meet

Monday, June 17, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall.

Martha Housman Circle

The Martha Housman Circle No Meeting in June, will resume in August

Women’s Fellowship Board Meeting No Meeting in June

13th Moravian Women’s Conference

June 20-23, 2019

Embassy Suites

425 North Cherry Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101

Featuring best-selling author Rachel Held Evans plus Bishop Kay Ward, the Rev. Dr. Heather Vacek

and the Rev. Christie Melby-Gibbons

Questions? Call 336.893.4460 or email moravianwomen@gmail.com

Presented by the Interprovincial Women’s Board, Moravian Church in North America

Register today at

www.moravianwomensconference.org

Our non-food donations to the Twin City Christian Service Center for June is laundry soap.

They will accept your plastic grocery bags. The Twin City Service Center is in desperate

need of the donation item of the month for the families in our community in need. Please place

your donations in the box located beside the stairs near the parking lot entrance.

Moravian Women Up and Coming News!

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Mandala Dot Painting

Anna Mae Loveday will lead a session where you will make a beautiful notepad cover using dots

and paint to create a personal showpiece. This will be held June 8th at 10am in the fellowship hall.

Cost is $10 and will include all supplies and snacks plus drinks. This will be a

fun morning with friends old and new. Register with Sandy Fait by June 3rd

and be sure to look at the display of Anna Mae’s creation next to the kitchen.

Layettes for Mission Fields

The Mid States Moravian Women have chosen layettes as the

year’s project. A list of needed items will be on the bulletin boards

soon. The Monday Quilters will be sewing diapers, burp cloths and

receiving blankets. If you can help construct these, join us when we meet the

3rd Monday of each month from 9 to whenever we are too tired to continue.

This is not always sewing but doing the many other steps involved. We always

share a covered dish lunch at 12. If you are not comfortable doing this,

monetary donations would be appreciated for materials.

Give this to donation to treasurer Sandy Fait.

The Midstate Women’s Retreat will be held

here at Sharon October 11 and 12.

Rev. John Rights will be the speaker

to introduce his study book for the

new year. The main meals will be

catered but we will need help with

drinks, snacks, registration, and

serving/cleanup, and various other

tasks. Please consider attending

this spiritual week with a chance to

meet fellow Moravians and hear

about exciting things happening in

the Midstates area.

Booth Mission Lunch

A fundraiser will be held July 21st after

church to raise funds for the next trip to

Ahaus Clinic. Hopefully the Booths will be

here to fill you in with significant events on

this year’s trip (a missing interpreter due to

a snow storm is one) and what they hope to

do on the next trip in February. Each year

for 13 years they have used vacation time to

aid the patients at the clinic with dental

services and delivery of supplies. Our

mission board has learned that if we want

supplies to reach the intended

location, the best way to insure

this is human visitors doing the

delivery. Thank you for all of the

past support for this mission.

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News of the Church Alive

Upcoming Lectionary Texts

June 2: Acts 16:16-34; Psalm 97;

Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21; John 17:20-26

June 9: Acts 2:1-21; Psalm 104:24-34, 35b;

Romans 8:14-17;John 14:8-17, (25-27)

June 16: Proverbs 8: 1-4, 22-31; Psalm 8;

Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15

June 23: Isaiah 65:1-9; Psalm 22:19-28;

Galatians 3:23-29; Luke 8:26-39

June 30: 1 Kings 19:15-16,19-21; Psalm 16;

Galatians 5:1,13-25; Luke 9:51-62

2019 Moravian Youth Convocation

Convo is an educational and missional opportunity for college-aged adults to learn about Moravian Churches in the Virgin islands.

The cost is approximately $2500 per person. Any help you can offer would be much appreciated!

Donations can be made at gofundme.com and search “Moravian Young Adult Convo 2019.”

Thank you for your support.

Prayers of Intercession For the following members and fr iends in need of continued prayers –

Paul Feickert, Joe Link, Keith Noonan, Kim Warren, Lynn E. Reichman, Kate Swaldo,

Valeria Meek, Kathryn Heldt, Janice Rogers, Reba Kollman, Francis Picchetti,

Karen Gazdik, Marilyn Croskey, David Gruber, Bonnie Ray, Philip and Martha Roudebush,

Lela Garver, Beckie Demattio, Jill Hodge, Nikki Hreha & Family, Joyce Sainato,

Bobbie Shriver, Art Viola, Dorothy Hewitt, Kimberly Nichols, Beth Gruber,

JoDee McKibben, Ken Abbuhl Jr., Dorothy Johnson, Jean Kopp, Paul Melnichenko, David Ray,

Lori McBeth, Clarice Yoder, Patricia Cole, Dan, Mel and Ava Winner, Robert Stewart, Kelly Lawver,

Gary Abbuhl, Carl Kopp

*Please call the church office to update names on the prayer list.

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Vacation Bible School June 10th—13th

9am—12pm All Children

Ages 3 through 5th Grade are Welcome

Advance Registration Forms may be returned to the Church Office.

Forms may also be returned via mail or email to

secretary @sharonmoravian.org

The Adult Choir will present a program at

New Dawn Nursing Home

Wednesday, June 5th at 7:00pm.

Visitors are Welcome!

If you know any of the residents there,

please inform them that we hope

to see them at the program!

My Family and I would like to say Thank You for your Prayers and Cards. It helped in a time of grief and sadness of the the passing of our Mom. Thank you for the delicious desserts and your kindness. All of you were a blessing to our Family. ~Sincerely, Cindy Newton

Thank you! My wonderful Church Family, for my beautiful quilt. God Bless all of you. ~Delores Williams

Many thanks to all who have rebuilt our vase collection. The cupboard is now overflowing and ready for our next big project. We appreciate all of those who make it possible for this ministry since many vases are always needed. We appreciate the support of the congregation. ~Gloria Rentsch