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+ worship
We continue our journey through the Psalms with this week's reading: Psalm 100. We are invited to join the Psalmist in praising God, simply for being God - merciful and faithful. This invitation extends beyond our church, including other lands and people in the joyous songs of God's goodness.
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+ learn
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Wondering Women, the Monday evening Bible Study for women of all ages, will begin a new study on Sept. 12th at 6:30 p.m. in the North Classroom of Fellowship Hall.
The Pursuit of Holiness, by Jerry Bridges, " goes deeply into Scripture to study what role the Holy Spirit plays in spiritual formation and what responsibilities are ours." The study is 12 sessions long and will end on Dec. 12. Anyone interested in joining the group can contact
Nancy Seekamp at 687-8265 or email her
here.
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+ youth
We're having
Youth Group
this Sunday,
July 10th,
from 7-8pm at the church!
We're going to play a fun game!
Here's what you need to do:
Bring an object that you think best describes or represents you (like your favorite book, or a baseball mitt, or a bottle of nail polish- don't bring anything too fragile or valuable, please!). Put it in a plastic grocery bag (like a Target/Ingles bag) and tie it shut so it can't be seen from the outside!
See you in the Fellowship Hall
this Sunday night at 7!
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+ give
Giving of our time and treasures can be difficult with our summer schedules but please remember our community needs often rise during these summer months.
ABCCM needs your help!
ABCCM South - right around the corner from Nativity - is greatly in need of help, any day of the week and any time from 8:30a.m. - 5:00 p.m. There are a great variety of volunteer jobs available. The people who run this ministry are truly wonderful to work with, and your gifts would be a blessing! Call ABCCM at 684-3782 or stop by the blue house at 10 Buck Shoals Road, Arden.
If you have questions, please contact Nancy Seekamp at 687-8265 or email her here.
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OFFERING
update
July 2016
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$18,381 received
$49,300 budgeted
Any questions, please contact Jen Loizzo here.
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+Lutheridge Music Week Begins!
Next week is Music Week where the hills of Lutheridge come alive with singing, ringing, drumming, organ playing, and many, many opportunities for worship. This year's chaplain is the Rev. Kevin L. Strickland, director for worship formation and liturgical resources of the ELCA. The Rev. Strickland is a native South Carolinian, having graduated from Newberry College and Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary. He served churches as pastor in Maryville and Nashville, Tennessee. He also served in the area of Youth and Family Ministry at Incarnation Lutheran Church, Columbia, St. Philip's Lutheran and Redeemer Lutheran in Newberry, and Mt. Tabor Lutheran in West Columbia. Mark Sedio and David Cherwien, both from Minneapolis, are the organ and choral clinicians, respectively.
All are invited to worship "on the mountain!"
Sun. Evening
8:00 pm - Whisnant Chapel
Mon. Morning 7:45-8:20 am - Whisnant Chapel
Mon. Evening 8:15 pm - Whisnant Chapel
(worship with Holy Communion)
Tues. Morning 7:45-8:20 am - Whisnant Chapel
Tues. Evening 7:30 pm - Whisnant Chapel
Wed. Morning 745-8:20 am - Whisnant Chapel
Thurs. Morning 7:45-8:20 - Lakeside Amphitheater
(worship with Service of Healing)
Thurs. Evening 8:00 pm - HYMNFEST!
St. James Episcopal, Hendersonville
(Come early for a good seat!)
Fri. Concerts and Worship:
11:30 am - First Camp Concert,
Bischoff on Lower Campus
2:00 pm - Youth and Children's Concert,
Faith Center
7:30 pm - Adult Concert and Closing Worship,
Whisnant Chapel
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+ NPK
Nativity Preschool and Kindergarten is looking for donations of a new or gently used microwave, mini fridge and laptop to use in our classrooms for the 2016-17 school year.
Please email
or call the school office
at 687-8381.
Thank you for supporting our ministry together of "Making Christ Known"!
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+ welca
Just after the July Fourth holiday, school supplies go on sale. We are in the process of making 125 bags for Lutheran World Relief School Kits and each bag contains: four 70 sheet spiral notebooks of wide or college ruled paper 8"x 10.5"; one 30-centimeter ruler or a ruler with centimeters on one side and 12 inches on the other; one pencil sharpener; one pair of blunt scissors; five unsharpened #2 pencils;
five black or blue ballpoint pens (no gel ink); one box of 16 or 24 crayons; one 2.5 inch eraser. If you would like to provide these items when they go on sale, they may be placed in the basket under the women's bulletin board in the hallway to the right as you exit the worship area. If you would rather contribute dollars to help buy school items, you may place your donation
marked "school kits"
in the offering plate. Thank you for your help.
Ladies Lunch Bunch
for July is
Thursday,
July 28 at 1:00 pm
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More information
coming soon.
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+ check us out
on social media!
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+ council corner
As many of you know, the Council is the group tasked with setting the long-term vision here at Nativity.
The Council is currently reviewing church policies and discerning together whether new policies should be added.
Most recently, the Council has been evaluating our own readiness in the unlikely event of a hostile presence at the church. Our Constitution states that the Council shall, "promote a congregational climate of peace and goodwill..." (C12.04.g). In keeping with our task, we are discerning what policy Nativity is being called to establish that will preserve our commitment to maintaining a safe haven that is both peaceful and welcoming to all. This policy will cover all church functions, including Youth, outreach, fellowship, and all aspects of our common mission.
We ask for your prayers as we continue this holy work, and we will keep you updated as our deliberations yield something more concrete.
The minutes from the June Council meeting are available here.
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+Noisy Offering News
Thanks go out to everyone who contributed to the Noisy Offering in June! Through your generous giving during the offering, we collected $419.08 that we can now donate directly to the Calvary Food Pantry! People will receive grace thanks to your kindness.
For an opportunity to see more of that ministry in action, know that the Calvary Food Pantry welcomes new volunteers all the time! Nativity will be lending our efforts at the food pantry this Saturday at 8:30 AM - All are Welcome!
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+Update from Pastor Ingrid!
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