Joys
faith & education flowing together Come see all that’s going on at the WDS!
& CONCERNS
OPEN HOUSE for prospective families THURSDAY, JANUARY 10 9:30 A.M. | Sanctuary
Join us for the Weekday School Open House. It’s a great opportunity to meet faculty, tour the facilities and get answers to any questions you may have.
White Memorial Weekday School
CONGRATULATIONS TO
•
Mini Kick-Off, January 6 5-7 p.m., Parents and Students 5th-12th grade, dinner $5 Learn about all of our amazing plans for 2019
•
•
Winter Registration for Summer Trips January 8-February 4 Registrations open with limited capacity
• Youth Sunday, January 27 8:15, 9:30 and 11 a.m. Sanctuary services
• International Book Club January 13, noon-1 p.m., C301 registration required • 5th Connection January 13, 5-6:30 p.m., Pickard Hall • MS Impact Groups January 13, 5-6:30 p.m. 6th-8th Grade, Host homes • HS Connections January 13, 5-6:30 p.m., K100
Children’s Sunday School Offering Project for Winter: Supporting a Haiti Outreach Ministries Missionary Dear Parents or Guardians, Our children’s Sunday School offering project for this winter will be supporting the work of Haiti Outreach Ministries’ Nadege Gay. Nadege Gay is a missionary whose work includes serving as Superintendent of Primary Education for Haiti Outreach Ministries’ schools. She is also known to our church for founding a home for girls after the 2010 earthquake. Nadege believes a bright future for Haiti depends on excellence in education. “I am raising children to be the future leaders of Haiti,” Nadege declares. Thank you! Sunday School Teachers
•
2019 LOCKOUT! January 18 7 p.m.-7 a.m., Middle and High School Students Currently full but wait list open
Jenny and George Finch, on the birth of grandchild, William Blanton Finch, December 29 to Frances and Carlton Finch, Raleigh, NC.
HOSPITALS (*designates discharged) Wake Med: Mac Harrell Mayview: Kathy Edwards
2019 MS Cross Mission Trip February 1-3. Registration is full. To be added to the wait list email Deb Smith
Joseph “Joe” Ransom Kluttz, Jr. – December 31, 2018 WMPC family member: wife, Martha Chapman
• 2019 Community Table Fundraiser, March 15 6:30-8:30 p.m.
WEEKLY YOUTH EMAIL NEWSLETTER
Do you want to receive the weekly youth email newsletter that’s full of great information? Contact Deb Smith at
[email protected] to be added to the contact list.
Virginia “Ginny” Fleshman Gada – January 1, 2019 WMPC family member: husband, Preston Gada If you have experienced a birth, marriage or death you want to share with the church, email Rebecca Turner at
[email protected]. If you have a relative or church friend who is hospitalized, call the church office or email Amy Claprood at
[email protected] so our pastoral staff can reach out. If you have a pastoral care need outside of regular business hours, call our after hours pastor on call at 919-605-4593.
CHURCHWIDE NOMINATIONS BEING ACCEPTED
FIRST THROUGH FIFTH GRADE SKATING PARTY
Children in first through fifth grades are invited to our church’s skating party at Jellybeans at 1120 Buck Jones Road on Saturday, January 12 from 10:00 a.m.–noon. Parents are welcome to leave or to stay. No reservations are necessary. Call Lynn Springfield at 834-3425, ext. 232 with questions.
REGISTRATION FOR CHILDREN’S SUMMER PROGRAMS
Registration for Vacation Bible School and Midsummer Celebrations is available online at www.whitememorial.org/summer-programs! If you have questions about registration, please contact Lynn Springfield at
[email protected] or 919-834-3425, ext 232.
IN THE CHURCH TRIUMPHANT
James Gregory Poole, Jr. – December 29, 2018 WMPC family member: wife, Mary Ann Poole; children: James Gregory Poole, III, Barbara Alyson Poole, William Kenan Poole and wife Stephanie, and Edward Ashton Poole and wife Fran; grandchildren, James Gregory Poole IV, Sarah Lane Poole, John Braxton Poole, Caroline Claire Poole, William Kenan Poole II, Richard Harrison Poole, Edward Ashton Poole, Jr., and Patricia Vaughan Poole.
start the new year in one of our classes
Please Join Us for Adult Faith Formation! Our Adult Faith Formation classes offer a variety of opportunties for study, reflection and building community as we grow in faith together. Sunday classes meet from 9:30-10:30 a.m. and midweek class times vary. For a full listing visit:
www.whitememorial.org/adults
Join the fun of supporting Nadege’s children!
WMPC | Volume LIII | No. 1 | January 6, 2019
Nominations are being accepted for ruling elders and deacons. The Churchwide Nominating Committee starts meeting in late January to consider nominations for church officers, class of 2022. Please give prayerful consideration to placing a church member into nomination for the office of Elder or Deacon. All recommendations must be received by January 15, 2019. The Officer Nomination Form can be found on our website: www.whitememorial.org/about/church-officers
INTERESTED IN MEMBERSHIP AT WHITE MEMORIAL?
The next Beginnings Class for new and prospective members will meet on Sunday, January 27 and join Sunday, February 3. To register, visit www.whitememorial.org/register by January 7, 2019.
RIDE THE SHUTTLE!
Avoid the traffic around the church and ride the shuttle from Carolina Place, 2626 Glenwood Avenue, on Sundays. Shuttle service begins at 8:45 a.m. and continues until the 11:00 a.m. worship service concludes and everyone is back to their cars. Hayes Barton United Methodist operates a shuttle from the same location, so look for the WMPC sign in the shuttle bus window. If you do park on campus, please park legally and be mindful of our neighbors. Thank you!
WORSHIP | EMBRACE | SERVE
Meditation 101 Have you ever wanted to learn more about meditation? Have you hoped to start your own meditation practice? Come join Associate Pastor Cate Church Norman for this three-session course to learn about the benefits of meditation, to look at the relationship between meditation and prayer and to experience several forms of meditation. Some forms of meditation we’ll explore are using the breath, guided visualization, walking the labyrinth, centering prayer, and the Jesus prayer. This course will meet in three sessions:
Wednesday 6:45-8:00pm, February 13, 20 & 27 or Thursday 10:45am-12:00pm, February 14, 21 & 28 Feel free to come for dinner before the Wednesday night class or stay for lunch after the Thursday morning class. To register for Wednesday dinner and/or Meditation 101 visit: whitememorial.org/register or call Amy Claprood at (919) 834-3424. Childcare is available with registration.
WESTMINSTER CONCERT BELL CHOIR Kathleen Ebling Shaw, conductor
Sanctuary | January 13 | 3:00 p.m. WMPC | January 6, 2019
In 2019, StepUp Ministry will celebrate 30 years of serving courageous men, women and children in the Raleigh community. We hope you will join us for StepUp’s 30th Anniversary Gala, presented by First National Bank! The event will take place on Saturday, January 26, 2019 at 7 p.m. at the Dorothy and Roy Park Alumni Center. We will have music from DJ Joe Bunn, inspiring stories, delicious food, and a paddle auction with guest emcees Christopher Edmonston and Rev. Greg Jones.
SAVE THE DATE: MEN’S RETREAT
Join us for our second annual Men’s Retreat, March 29-30 at New Life Camp. This year our focus will be Leaders and Followers and what makes both necessary for families, churches and communities to thrive. Our guest speaker is Amos Disasa, Pastor of Downtown Church, Columbia SC. Early bird registration is $75. After February 14 registration is $90. Register at www.whitememorial.org/events.
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Tickets are $100 per person and can be purchased at www.stepupministry.org/30th or by mailing a check to StepUp Ministry.
ANGEL FOOD MINISTRY
Looking for a way to get involved at White Memorial? If you want to volunteer your time to deliver meals or simply like to cook, please consider giving your time A ngel F ood to the Angel Food Ministry. We are part of Martha Ministry, and we provide meals to church members in times of need. Contact Laura Bryant at
[email protected] or 404-408-9085, or Jean Williams at
[email protected] for more information about getting involved.
Ring in the New Year!
SOUNDS ON OBERLIN IS PLEASED TO PRESENT
STEPUP’S 30TH ANNIVERSARY: YOU’RE INVITED!
CHAIR YOGA FOR 2019
Come for a free trial class of chair yoga on January 2 from 10-11 a.m. in C-200. The 8-week session is $40 for all 8 Wednesday classes (January 9, 16, 23, 30, Feb 6, 13, 20 and 27) or drop-ins are always welcome any time for only $8/class. Questions? Email Margie Mould at
[email protected] or call 919-303-5318.
Celebrating its 41st anniversary season, the Westminster Concert Bell Choir is comprised of students at Rider University’s Westminster Choir College. The ensemble performs on the largest range of handbells in the world – 8 octaves. Many of the bells are made of bronze and range in weight from four ounces to 11 pounds; the Choir also uses the large “Basso Profundo” aluminum-cast bells that are a new phenomenon in handbell ringing. Join us for this wonderful event Sunday, January 13 at 3 p.m. in the Sanctuary. Admission is free! A love offering in support of the Sounds on Oberlin concert series will be collected.
JANUARY 10
INTERNATIONAL BOOK CLUB A WRINKLE IN TIME
RIP VAN WINKLE GOES TO JAPAN
Why do we look out to the universe to seek heaven and God? Fifth through eighth graders are invited to join us Sunday, January 13, 2019 from noon-1:30 p.m. in Calvin 301. We are discussing the book A Wrinkle in Time and Dr. Schmidt, Professor of Physics at Meredith College will speak on how science and faith empower each other. Lunch and book are provided. Registration is required: www.whitememorial.org/register
POLAND COMMITTEE PRESENTS
JANUARY 17 JANUARY TRIP: STATE RECYCLING CENTER JANUARY 24 COMMUNICATION SKILLS FOR HEARING LOSS JANUARY 31 CONVERSATION WITH LINDA HARRIS
Join us on February 17 at 3:00 p.m. in room C200 as we welcome Shelly Bleiweiss. Shelly’s parents were Polish Jews who survived the Holocaust using fake identities as Polish laborers for the Nazis. He will speak about his parents survival story, what it was like growing up as a child of survivors, his emotional journey to Poland and some lessons learned from the Holocaust. We hope you will mark your calendars and plan to attend. So that we have an idea of how many people to expect please email Judy Tardiff your RSVP at:
[email protected] or call 919-845-9214.
BOOK DRIVE
WakeUp and Read is collecting new and gently-used books for children ages birth-12. Our goal is to collect 110,000 books to share at 13 schools, community centers and childcare facilities across Wake County. Help us to ensure that every child in our community has the opportunity to develop a love for reading. Drop off books 110,000 BOOKS in The Connector between now and February 15. For more 13 SCHOOLS information contact: 10 BOOKS FOR EVERY CHILDhttps://wakeupandread.org.
WAKE Up and Read is collecting new and gently-used books for children ages birth-12. Our goal is to collect 110,000 books to share at 13 schools, community centers and child care facilities across Wake County. Help us to
Meditation 101 Have you ever wanted to learn more about meditation? Have you hoped to start your own meditation practice? Come join Associate Pastor Cate Church Norman for this three-session course to learn about the benefits of meditation, to look at the relationship between meditation and prayer and to experience several forms of meditation. Some forms of meditation we’ll explore are using the breath, guided visualization, walking the labyrinth, centering prayer, and the Jesus prayer. This course will meet in three sessions:
Wednesday 6:45-8:00pm, February 13, 20 & 27 or Thursday 10:45am-12:00pm, February 14, 21 & 28 Feel free to come for dinner before the Wednesday night class or stay for lunch after the Thursday morning class. To register for Wednesday dinner and/or Meditation 101 visit: whitememorial.org/register or call Amy Claprood at (919) 834-3424. Childcare is available with registration.
WESTMINSTER CONCERT BELL CHOIR Kathleen Ebling Shaw, conductor
Sanctuary | January 13 | 3:00 p.m. WMPC | January 6, 2019
In 2019, StepUp Ministry will celebrate 30 years of serving courageous men, women and children in the Raleigh community. We hope you will join us for StepUp’s 30th Anniversary Gala, presented by First National Bank! The event will take place on Saturday, January 26, 2019 at 7 p.m. at the Dorothy and Roy Park Alumni Center. We will have music from DJ Joe Bunn, inspiring stories, delicious food, and a paddle auction with guest emcees Christopher Edmonston and Rev. Greg Jones.
SAVE THE DATE: MEN’S RETREAT
Join us for our second annual Men’s Retreat, March 29-30 at New Life Camp. This year our focus will be Leaders and Followers and what makes both necessary for families, churches and communities to thrive. Our guest speaker is Amos Disasa, Pastor of Downtown Church, Columbia SC. Early bird registration is $75. After February 14 registration is $90. Register at www.whitememorial.org/events.
rtha Ministry Ma
Tickets are $100 per person and can be purchased at www.stepupministry.org/30th or by mailing a check to StepUp Ministry.
ANGEL FOOD MINISTRY
Looking for a way to get involved at White Memorial? If you want to volunteer your time to deliver meals or simply like to cook, please consider giving your time A ngel F ood to the Angel Food Ministry. We are part of Martha Ministry, and we provide meals to church members in times of need. Contact Laura Bryant at
[email protected] or 404-408-9085, or Jean Williams at
[email protected] for more information about getting involved.
Ring in the New Year!
SOUNDS ON OBERLIN IS PLEASED TO PRESENT
STEPUP’S 30TH ANNIVERSARY: YOU’RE INVITED!
CHAIR YOGA FOR 2019
Come for a free trial class of chair yoga on January 2 from 10-11 a.m. in C-200. The 8-week session is $40 for all 8 Wednesday classes (January 9, 16, 23, 30, Feb 6, 13, 20 and 27) or drop-ins are always welcome any time for only $8/class. Questions? Email Margie Mould at
[email protected] or call 919-303-5318.
Celebrating its 41st anniversary season, the Westminster Concert Bell Choir is comprised of students at Rider University’s Westminster Choir College. The ensemble performs on the largest range of handbells in the world – 8 octaves. Many of the bells are made of bronze and range in weight from four ounces to 11 pounds; the Choir also uses the large “Basso Profundo” aluminum-cast bells that are a new phenomenon in handbell ringing. Join us for this wonderful event Sunday, January 13 at 3 p.m. in the Sanctuary. Admission is free! A love offering in support of the Sounds on Oberlin concert series will be collected.
JANUARY 10
INTERNATIONAL BOOK CLUB A WRINKLE IN TIME
RIP VAN WINKLE GOES TO JAPAN
Why do we look out to the universe to seek heaven and God? Fifth through eighth graders are invited to join us Sunday, January 13, 2019 from noon-1:30 p.m. in Calvin 301. We are discussing the book A Wrinkle in Time and Dr. Schmidt, Professor of Physics at Meredith College will speak on how science and faith empower each other. Lunch and book are provided. Registration is required: www.whitememorial.org/register
POLAND COMMITTEE PRESENTS
JANUARY 17 JANUARY TRIP: STATE RECYCLING CENTER JANUARY 24 COMMUNICATION SKILLS FOR HEARING LOSS JANUARY 31 CONVERSATION WITH LINDA HARRIS
Join us on February 17 at 3:00 p.m. in room C200 as we welcome Shelly Bleiweiss. Shelly’s parents were Polish Jews who survived the Holocaust using fake identities as Polish laborers for the Nazis. He will speak about his parents survival story, what it was like growing up as a child of survivors, his emotional journey to Poland and some lessons learned from the Holocaust. We hope you will mark your calendars and plan to attend. So that we have an idea of how many people to expect please email Judy Tardiff your RSVP at:
[email protected] or call 919-845-9214.
BOOK DRIVE
WakeUp and Read is collecting new and gently-used books for children ages birth-12. Our goal is to collect 110,000 books to share at 13 schools, community centers and childcare facilities across Wake County. Help us to ensure that every child in our community has the opportunity to develop a love for reading. Drop off books 110,000 BOOKS in The Connector between now and February 15. For more 13 SCHOOLS information contact: 10 BOOKS FOR EVERY CHILDhttps://wakeupandread.org.
WAKE Up and Read is collecting new and gently-used books for children ages birth-12. Our goal is to collect 110,000 books to share at 13 schools, community centers and child care facilities across Wake County. Help us to
Joys
faith & education flowing together Come see all that’s going on at the WDS!
& CONCERNS
OPEN HOUSE for prospective families THURSDAY, JANUARY 10 9:30 A.M. | Sanctuary
Join us for the Weekday School Open House. It’s a great opportunity to meet faculty, tour the facilities and get answers to any questions you may have.
White Memorial Weekday School
CONGRATULATIONS TO
•
Mini Kick-Off, January 6 5-7 p.m., Parents and Students 5th-12th grade, dinner $5 Learn about all of our amazing plans for 2019
•
•
Winter Registration for Summer Trips January 8-February 4 Registrations open with limited capacity
• Youth Sunday, January 27 8:15, 9:30 and 11 a.m. Sanctuary services
• International Book Club January 13, noon-1 p.m., C301 registration required • 5th Connection January 13, 5-6:30 p.m., Pickard Hall • MS Impact Groups January 13, 5-6:30 p.m. 6th-8th Grade, Host homes • HS Connections January 13, 5-6:30 p.m., K100
Children’s Sunday School Offering Project for Winter: Supporting a Haiti Outreach Ministries Missionary Dear Parents or Guardians, Our children’s Sunday School offering project for this winter will be supporting the work of Haiti Outreach Ministries’ Nadege Gay. Nadege Gay is a missionary whose work includes serving as Superintendent of Primary Education for Haiti Outreach Ministries’ schools. She is also known to our church for founding a home for girls after the 2010 earthquake. Nadege believes a bright future for Haiti depends on excellence in education. “I am raising children to be the future leaders of Haiti,” Nadege declares. Thank you! Sunday School Teachers
•
2019 LOCKOUT! January 18 7 p.m.-7 a.m., Middle and High School Students Currently full but wait list open
Jenny and George Finch, on the birth of grandchild, William Blanton Finch, December 29 to Frances and Carlton Finch, Raleigh, NC.
HOSPITALS (*designates discharged) Wake Med: Mac Harrell Mayview: Kathy Edwards
2019 MS Cross Mission Trip February 1-3. Registration is full. To be added to the wait list email Deb Smith
Joseph “Joe” Ransom Kluttz, Jr. – December 31, 2018 WMPC family member: wife, Martha Chapman
• 2019 Community Table Fundraiser, March 15 6:30-8:30 p.m.
WEEKLY YOUTH EMAIL NEWSLETTER
Do you want to receive the weekly youth email newsletter that’s full of great information? Contact Deb Smith at
[email protected] to be added to the contact list.
Virginia “Ginny” Fleshman Gada – January 1, 2019 WMPC family member: husband, Preston Gada If you have experienced a birth, marriage or death you want to share with the church, email Rebecca Turner at
[email protected]. If you have a relative or church friend who is hospitalized, call the church office or email Amy Claprood at
[email protected] so our pastoral staff can reach out. If you have a pastoral care need outside of regular business hours, call our after hours pastor on call at 919-605-4593.
CHURCHWIDE NOMINATIONS BEING ACCEPTED
FIRST THROUGH FIFTH GRADE SKATING PARTY
Children in first through fifth grades are invited to our church’s skating party at Jellybeans at 1120 Buck Jones Road on Saturday, January 12 from 10:00 a.m.–noon. Parents are welcome to leave or to stay. No reservations are necessary. Call Lynn Springfield at 834-3425, ext. 232 with questions.
REGISTRATION FOR CHILDREN’S SUMMER PROGRAMS
Registration for Vacation Bible School and Midsummer Celebrations is available online at www.whitememorial.org/summer-programs! If you have questions about registration, please contact Lynn Springfield at
[email protected] or 919-834-3425, ext 232.
IN THE CHURCH TRIUMPHANT
James Gregory Poole, Jr. – December 29, 2018 WMPC family member: wife, Mary Ann Poole; children: James Gregory Poole, III, Barbara Alyson Poole, William Kenan Poole and wife Stephanie, and Edward Ashton Poole and wife Fran; grandchildren, James Gregory Poole IV, Sarah Lane Poole, John Braxton Poole, Caroline Claire Poole, William Kenan Poole II, Richard Harrison Poole, Edward Ashton Poole, Jr., and Patricia Vaughan Poole.
start the new year in one of our classes
Please Join Us for Adult Faith Formation! Our Adult Faith Formation classes offer a variety of opportunties for study, reflection and building community as we grow in faith together. Sunday classes meet from 9:30-10:30 a.m. and midweek class times vary. For a full listing visit:
www.whitememorial.org/adults
Join the fun of supporting Nadege’s children!
WMPC | Volume LIII | No. 1 | January 6, 2019
Nominations are being accepted for ruling elders and deacons. The Churchwide Nominating Committee starts meeting in late January to consider nominations for church officers, class of 2022. Please give prayerful consideration to placing a church member into nomination for the office of Elder or Deacon. All recommendations must be received by January 15, 2019. The Officer Nomination Form can be found on our website: www.whitememorial.org/about/church-officers
INTERESTED IN MEMBERSHIP AT WHITE MEMORIAL?
The next Beginnings Class for new and prospective members will meet on Sunday, January 27 and join Sunday, February 3. To register, visit www.whitememorial.org/register by January 7, 2019.
RIDE THE SHUTTLE!
Avoid the traffic around the church and ride the shuttle from Carolina Place, 2626 Glenwood Avenue, on Sundays. Shuttle service begins at 8:45 a.m. and continues until the 11:00 a.m. worship service concludes and everyone is back to their cars. Hayes Barton United Methodist operates a shuttle from the same location, so look for the WMPC sign in the shuttle bus window. If you do park on campus, please park legally and be mindful of our neighbors. Thank you!
WORSHIP | EMBRACE | SERVE
