Activities

Activities and programs that encourage family participation include:

Wednesday Night Fellowship, held throughout the school year, includes dinner and programs of interest to parents and children.

Home Church Day at Laurel Ridge, held on a Sunday in late spring, includes worship and an afternoon of family activities.

A young adults group provides fellowship opportunities for families with young children as well as occasional child care for parents to have time to discuss the joys and challenges of parenting.

Candle Tea, held annually in the season of Advent, is a wonderful opportunity for families together to dress as eighteenth-century Salem Moravians and welcome visitors to the Single Brothers’ House for a unique and historic Christmas experience. As a family and fellowship activity, Candle Tea creates many lasting memories.

Gathering of the Greens and decorating the Sanctuary for Christmas: Home Moravian is well-known for its beautifully adorned Sanctuary at Christmas, and many families take pride in working together to help decorate the church.

Special Family Activities and Funding: The Jane A. Shaffner Moravian Family Development Fund was created by Mrs. Shaffner’s late husband and her sons in her memory “to support the development of families at Home Church, loving, supportive, Christian family units, which are grounded in the Moravian faith and traditions.” The Fund has supported several projects, including a Family Retreat at Laurel Ridge, and the development of Loving Hearts United –  A Moravian Guide for Family Living by the Interprovincial Board of Communication, Moravian Church in North America. (See Family Ministry/Resources.)