You know it is December and the Advent season when the First Moravian Church of Greensboro has their Candle Tea. This year's event, Friday and Saturday, was fabulous. The church members put so much effort into the event and it shows. There are arts and crafts, including Moravian stars; there is food, especially the chicken pot pies; there is music, including handbells; there is a demonstration of candle making, the old fashioned way. And then there are exuberant church members, like the young lady above, who is just so proud of her church and confident in herself. This may well be our favorite "Sacred Sunday" photo of the year. The joy and spontaneity of her gestures are enough to make one want to attend the First Moravian Church.
The First Moravian Church of Greensboro is located 304 South Elam Avenue. With roots dating to the 1400s in Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia, the Moravian Church is one of the oldest Protestant denominations in the world. Its formal name is Unity of the Brethren. If you have ever visited Old Salem in Winston-Salem, that community was founded by the Moravians. The church is very open and inviting. They emphasize personal piety and to the Moravians, music is important in worship. For one weekend a year, the Moravians of Greensboro open their doors and the members of the church come together to give to the community. If you live in Greensboro, you owe it to yourself to attend the Candle Tea. As for the young lady above, she is to the Moravian Church what Sally Field was to the Flying Nun! We wish we'd gotten her name, but she dashed off to work some more and we didn't get a chance to talk to her.
Wonderful shot!
Posted by: William Kendall | Sunday, December 03, 2017 at 01:46 PM