Announcements

Candle Tea 2025 – Volunteer Opportunities

We’re looking for helping hands to make Candle Tea a success!

• Thursday, Dec 11

  • 12:00PM – 3:30PM: Money Table

  • 6:30PM – 9:30PM: Front Door

  • 6:30PM – 9:30PM: Candle Sales

• Friday, Dec 12

  • 6:30PM – 9:30PM: Kitchen Hostess

• Saturday, Dec 13

  • 9:00AM – 11:00AM: Food Hostess

  • 4:30 PM – 7:00PM: Kitchen Hostess

• Christine Kearns
• Kate Hix

Experience the magic of the season at ChristmasFest and Holiday Market, Saturday, Dec. 13 from 10:00am to 5:00pm in old Salem! Create lasting memories among the beauty of Moravian decorations, Christmas carols, and delicious treats. You will find parking, concerts, and vendors at the Salem College Elberson Fine Arts Center, 430 Leaders Ave. in Winston-Salem. Then, go next door to the Archie K Davis Center, 457 S. Church St. for more music, more vendors, refreshments, children’s activities, and Santa! ChristmasFest is a project of the Moravian Archives and Moravian Music Foundation. More information at https://christmasfest.my.canva.site

Upcoming opportunities for the Band:

• Saturday, December 13, 2:00pm: Candle Tea Band.
• Sunday, December 21, 4:15pm: Home Church Family Lovefeast Prelude.
• Wednesday, December 24, Christmas Eve Lovefeast Preludes.
  •  Moravian Low Brass plays at 10:15am and 1:45pm.
  • Full band plays at 4:15pm and 7:00pm
• Sunday, January 4, 9:30am: Epiphany prelude.
• Sunday, February 1, 9:30am: Home Church Mission Lovefeast prelude.
• Sunday, February 22, 9:30am: First Sunday in Lent prelude.

Find the Home Church Band on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/HomeMoravianChurchBand).

If you would like to be added to the email notification list, please contact Art Sorensen (asorensen1959@gmail.com).

All concerts begin at 7:00 and last about an hour

• December 16 – Salemtowne – Saal

Join women of Home Church this fall for fellowship and a little fitness through our monthly walk series. We typically walk 2 to 3 miles and finish either at a nearby coffee shop or with a parking lot tailgate. Ready to sign up? Click here. You will receive more details about each walk the week before it takes place; if the weather necessitates that the walk be cancelled, you’ll be notified via email. Need more information? Contact Laura Watson (sidesofla@aol.com). We’re looking forward to covering a few miles together over the months ahead!

2025 Fall Walk Schedule:

• Saturday, December 20, 8:30 am Reynolda Gardens:
  • We’ll meet in front of the greenhouse. This walk is paved, partially shaded, and has a few hills. There’s a restroom at the start. Post-walk coffee and sweets at Dough Joe’s.

• DECEMBER 16, 7:30 pm at Calvary Moravian Church in Winston-Salem
• DECEMBER 18, 7:30 pm at Clemmons First Baptist Church:

Join Salem Band for its annual Holiday Concerts, Rejoice the Season! We will explore the many ways that the Holidays are celebrated throughout the world. Selections include Christmas in Vienna, the exciting Rocket Sleigh, Hanukkah Festival featuring Kania on clarinet, Joni Mitchell’s River, Fantasy on O Come Emmanuel, and more. Our soloist is baritone Ted Federle, who will sing the popular White Christmas with the band and will narrate the folktale, Beware the Krampus. Carol sing-alongs, a nod to New Year’s Eve, and of course, Sleigh Ride are part of the program. FREE concerts at the beautiful Calvary Moravian and Clemmons First Baptist Churches. Eileen Young, Music Director.

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All concerts are free and open to the public. Contact musicdirector@salemband.org for more info.

About Salem Band

Established in 1771, Salem Band is the oldest, continuous mixed wind ensemble in the nation, celebrating 250 years in 2021-2022. Eileen Young, Music Director. More information at www.salemband.org 

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