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Nativity Notes        3/8/ 18

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Nativity Yard Guard is buried in mulch! We need your help  Saturday, March 10, 9:00am to noon  - or whatever time you can spare - to help three old timers spread some mulch.  A rake or wheel barrel would be helpful but not necessary.  What we really need is your strength and time.

As part of our Lenten Wednesday evenings, we'll gather for a soup and bread supper.    This is a great time for fellowship with one another, and in eating dinner as a church family we are fed physically and spiritually. 
We need your help to make this happen! 
We need 7 soups each week, to be sure everyone is fed.  If you can make soup, please sign up using the link below.  Setup and cleanup slots are also still open, if you'd like to serve in this way.  Click  here  to help out. Thanks!

+ nativity book group

March's meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March 15, 2:00PM -3:30PM in the Fellowship Hall.  All are welcome. You don't need to come  every month, just when you are able. The book for March is  The Lincoln Myth by Steve Berry. 
The book for April is 
The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George. For a full list of books and their descriptions click here .

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+ Calvary Food Pantry

Did you know?   Personal hygiene essentials cannot be purchased with SNAP or WIC benefits. Kind gifts of $ or items show we understand: diapers, toilet paper, toothpaste and toothbrushes, floss,  shampoo, soap, tissues, razors, deodorant, feminine hygiene products laundry detergent, etc. 

The pantry is searching for grant writers. Contact Heather Neal if interested in volunteering.

Nativity sends a crew the 1st and 2nd Saturday each month, while also assisting during the week.  Consider joining them! To volunteer, sign up at the Welcome Desk or
click  HERE  

Questions?  Contact Heather Neal at
658-9309 or Pastor Rachel.
CHURCH OFFICE
HOURS
Mon-Thurs
9am-2pm

This year when the weather is inclement there will USUALLY be a late service at Nativity.  Please check the website at www.nativityarden.org  or call the Church Office at 684-0352 for the status of a service or other scheduled events.  
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On March 21st, our Lenten Wednesday
 Evening Learning time will be spent doing service projects related to the learning we've done in the previous weeks.  One of our projects will be to pack "Love Your Neighbor" Bags - bags to keep in your vehicle to give to those in need.  In order to make these bags, we need your donations.  Please click here to see a list of items to donate. Thank you for your generosity.
to sing
THIS SUNDAY! All are welcome to join rehearsal (led by Pastor Tim) at 8am in the choir room.  
The group will sing the Offertory anthem at the 8:30 service.

The Variety Show was a great success!  
We have many  "Thanks!" to give - 
Thanks to everyone who came out in support of our Youth for an evening of fun & fellowship! Thanks to all the groups and families who donated baskets! Thanks to the Wards for providing our Thrivent Action Grant! Thanks to those who performed in the show! Our Basket Raffle raised $1,462 total!  As of March 4, after 2 prior Sundays of ticket sales, we needed just under $5,000 to reach our goal. That day, we raised $1,994, between the day's raffle sales and your donations at the Show!  We are deeply grateful for your generosity.  We are so close to our goal of taking 14 Youth and 4 adult leaders to the Gathering!  We could not do this without Nativity's support -  Thank You!  

We are collecting SOAP for the for the Lutheran
World Relief Personal Care Kits during the month of February.  For more information, please click 
here .

Click here to read the March 2018 issue of Living Lutheran.
G I V I N G
Update

 Your faithful giving contributes 
to our mission of 
Making Christ Known.
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For the month of February
Budgeted to receive: $40,485
Actual received: $43,286
Budgeted to spend: $49,850
Actual spent: $50,761

To see the  financial summary for the month of February, click here.

Thank you for your support 
of the ministry we share!

If you have any questions, please contact our  Financial Secretary,
Carrie Dahlberg by clicking here
+ learn   

Scripture Readings
beginning March 11.



Click to read daily scripture.

Sunday               John 3:14-21
Monday            Numbers 21:4-9
Wednesday       1 John 4:7-21
Thursday           Isaiah 12:1-6
Friday               Galatians 2:15-21
Saturday           Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22
Sunday             John 12:20-33

TAKING FAITH HOME 
This weekly devotional handout is available on the Welcome Desk.  "Taking Faith Home" is a production of Milestones Ministry, LLC, and is created by a team lead by an ELCA Pasto r.
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