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Nativity Notes        3/15/ 18

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TONIGHT, Thursday, 
March 15 at 7:30pm at
THE CASUAL PINT
located at 
1863 Hendersonville Rd Suite 145 in the Skyland Ingles Shopping Center. It is time together for refreshing beverages and great discussion. All confirmed members are welcomed. (Beer, wine, and non-alcoholic beverages, and small plates are available, so all we need is YOU!) Questions? Contact 
Andra Nus at [email protected] or 828.545.9519.

+ noisy offering  this Sunday
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. This week's Noisy Offering will go toward purchasing items for the bags.  Please bring your change for this Sunday's Noisy Offering.  If you would like to make an in-kind donation, click  here  to see a list of items needed. Thank you for your generosity.

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 TODAY, 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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+ learn   

Scripture Readings
beginning March 18.



Click to read daily scripture.

Sunday             John 12:20-33
Monday            Jeremiah 31:31-34
Tuesday           Hebrews 5:5-10
Wednesday      John 20:24-29
Thursday          1 Kings 19:11-18
Friday               2 Corinthians 5:14-21
Saturday          Psalm 51:1-12
Sunday             Mark 15:1-39

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.
+ Calvary Food Pantry

God calls us to feed the hungry. We partner with CFP because we take that calling seriously. 

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.
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get you an answer!
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 NATIVITY MEMBERS 
IN THE NEWS

Allen & Drue Ray  
Congratulations to the Rays on the new facilities for their business!  
Read about it here.
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Roberson students participate in national school walkout despite closures
Photo credit:  Madison Bode

Click here to read article.


Thank you for bringing items for the
Lutheran World Relief Personal Care Kits. To date we have received 41 towels, 93 bars of soap, 7 combs, 4 nail clippers, and 6 tooth brushes. The item we need for March and April is a  sturdy comb. Please look at the picture on the list of items included in each kit. The lists are on the welcome desk in the fellowship hall and the bulletin board in the hallway to your right as you exit the worship area. Take one to help you when you shop for your donations. Please continue to bring in any items on the list through October. The kits will be assembled and shipped with the quilts. Monetary donations may be placed in the offering plate and marked LWR Kits. Thank you for your generosity.

The Ladies of Nativity will meet on  Thursday, April 12 at 11:00AM   in the north classroom in the Fellowship Hall. Bring a bag lunch and join with the group as we look at Hannah and her story in  1 Samuel and how it guides us today. Ruth Tracy will be our leader. All women are welcome!

The Nativity Card Ministry will meet on 
Thursday, April 12 at 12:30PM in the Fellowship Hall. All members and friends are invited to come and make beautiful cards for our members on the prayer list. You have the talents we need if you can cut, paste and fold - so come and join in the fun.

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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FEBRUARY 2018
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.

For the Treasurer's report for 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

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