Thursday, February 11, 11 am
, Women of Nativity meeting in fellowship hall
Thursday, February 11, 12:30 pm, Card Ministry in fellowship hall
Saturday, February 13, One-Day Retreat Bible Study at Grace Lutheran Church in Hendersonville,
9 am - 2 pm
Thursday, February 25, 1 pm, Ladies Lunch Bunch, call Judy Hoemann for reservation.
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PANCAKE SUPPER TO SUPPORT
OUR BOY SCOUT TROOP
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 9
6:00-7:30 PM
NATIVITY FELLOWSHIP HALL
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Thank you, because of your generosity, we have met our
January goal for 2016.
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a new giving option is now available. You can give online via our website. EFT and credit cards are accepted. If you have any questions, please feel free to call Jen in the church office at 828-684-0352
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here to see who's celebrating!
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The Little Explorers class service project is to to support the Calvary Food Pantry which serves families in need right here in our community. This week they are collecting Microwavable Macaroni and Cheese. Please bring your donation and place it in the grocery cart in the fellowship hall.
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CHURCH OFFICE
HOURS
Mon-Thurs
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This Sunday
we celebrate the Transfiguration. This amazing experience is a pivotal event in the life of Jesus. The momentum switches from miraculous happenings in Galilee to a deliberate journey towards the cross in Jerusalem. In our Gospel Lesson Simon Peter has great difficulty with this change. He even voices his criticism of Jesus in this regard. Even today there are followers of Jesus who want to bask in the glory, but avoid the cross. Jesus make clears that following him is a journey both to and through the cross.
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ASH WEDNESDAY
February 10, 2016
three opportunities to begin Lent with the imposition of ashes
11:00 AM - Trinity View: Traditional
5:30 PM - Nativity: Child-friendly
7:00 PM - Nativity: Traditional
WEDNESDAYS OF LENT
40 DAYS OF GIVING
raising awareness and receiving gifts for
ELCA World Hunger Program
6:00 pm Lenten Soup Supper
Please come and join us for a warm meal and fellowship.
Thank you to those who have volunteered to coordinate and make the meal.
6:30 pm Lenten Evening Prayer
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NEXT WEEK'S READINGS
Sunday, Mark 8:27-9:8, Transfiguration
Monday, Psalm 27:1-4
Tuesday, Mark 9:38-41, Another Exorcist
Wednesday, Mark 9:30-37, Passion Prediction
(Ash Wednesday)
Thursday, Mark 9:42-50, Temptations to Sin
Friday, Mark 10:1-12, Teaching about Divorce
Saturday, Mark 10:13-16, Jesus Blesses Little Children
Lenten Devotions will be available On Sunday February 7th in the fellowship hall.
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Are you interested in becoming a member of the Nativity family? The next official step in becoming a member with Nativity is to contact the church office
(684-0352) that you will be able to attend an orientation meeting on Monday February 15th at 6:30 led by Pastor Mark. Membership with us is not the end but rather the beginning of the faith journey we share. New Member Sunday will be Sunday February 21st.
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A Memorial Order for the Commendation of the Dead for Cecilia Fritz. (daughter of Dot Carpenter) will be held at St. Andrew's Lutheran Church with Bishop Timothy M. Smith preaching on Saturday, Feb. 6, at 4 p.m. The family will receive friends at Bass-Smith Funeral Home on Friday evening,Feb. 5, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., and from 2 to 3:45 p.m. prior to the service on Saturday.
Memorials may be made in her honor to St. Andrew's Lutheran Church in Hickory. Bass-Smith Funeral Home in Hickory is serving the family of Cecilia Roesel Carpenter Fritz and on-line condolences may be sent to
www.bass-smithfuneralhome.com
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Beginning Sunday, Feb. 7, and extending through the season of Lent, congregations across the ELCA will join together to raise $2 million to benefit the ministries of ELCA World Hunger. This support will enable crucial work to get underway and help us kick-start our year-of-emphasis.
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+ Congregation Council
The Annual Meeting of the congregation will be held on
Sunday, February 21, at 9:30 am.
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Receive the Annual Reports for 2015
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Special anniversary recognition
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Election of delegates to the NC
Synod Assembly*
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Update on the feasibility study
regarding the relocation of our
church
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Update on staffing and the call
process for a second pastor
*The NC Synod Assembly being held in Charlotte on June 3-4, 2016 Anyone interested in attending should contact either Pastor Mark or Fred Park. We need one male, one female, one person for whom English is a second language and one person under the age of 30 to attend.
Click for the 2015 Annual Report
Copies will be
available on the welcome desk if you desire a hard copy.
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