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+ worship
Our journey through the Psalms continues this week with Psalm 30, a Psalm of Thanksgiving. Together in worship we will explore the profound blessings of our generous God, and we will dive into what is holy about our thanks for what our Lord has done for us.
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+ care
We extend our heartfelt prayers of Christian sympathy to
the family
and friends of
Don Locotosh
,
who entered into new life late Sunday evening. We especially hold his wife,
Diane Locotosh in our prayers.
A
memorial service will
be held
here at the church
on
Saturday, July 30
at 11AM
,
with a light lunch reception afterwards.
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+ T-shirts for Service
Nativity will be participating in the ELCA
"God's Work Our Hands" Event on
September 11th. Please put this event on your schedule to be at the church from
9:30-10:30 on that day. This is an
inter-generational event and everyone has the skills to support our project.
The first step is to make sure everyone has a "God's Work Our Hands" t-shirt.
The order deadline is August 1st.
So please email Jennifer Loizzo your name and T shirt size by clicking
here.
We wear these T-shirts to all of our outreach events so even if you can't make the event on
September 11th, but want a t-shirt for another event, please order now.
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+ learn
-
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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OFFERING
update
July 2016
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$46,143 received
$49,300 budgeted
Any questions, please contact
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+ give
Calvary Food Pantry:
You are invited to join the joy-filled ministry of Calvary Food Pantry, which provides groceries for about 125 families each
Saturday
. The volunteer sign-up sheet is located at the Welcome Desk.
You can also help by donating food items to the Pantry, which we collect right here in our own Fellowship Hall.
To learn more, please contact Heather Neal at 658-9309 or email her here.
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+ Noisy Offering
A great, big THANK YOU
goes out to all those who contributed to our Noisy Offering in July, the proceeds of which were given to the Pastors' Discretionary Fund. Because of your generosity, $447.18 was raised to help those who are most in need. Thank you for being a part of the important outreach we provide as we continue making Christ known!
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+ check us out
on social media!
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CHURCH OFFICE
HOURS
Mon-Thurs
9am-2pm |
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+ NPK
Nativity Preschool and Kindergarten is looking for donations of a new (or gently used) 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"!
Update:
There are currently spots available for 2 and 3-year-olds in our half-day program.
If you or someone you know is interested,
please contact us and find out more!
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+ welca
Nativity Women and Card Ministry will both meet at the church on August 11.
Smoky Mountain Conference Women invite you to the Fall
Gathering on October 8, 2016 at Nativity. More information will becoming later.
NC Women of the ELCA invite you to join us
for Lutheran World Relief Volunteer Day, which will be celebrated from November 10-13, 2016. Christian Tours has arranged a four day bus trip from Newton, NC to New Windsor, Maryland and to Lancaster, PA. You will have the opportunity to tour and to volunteer at the LWR warehouse and SERRV. More information can be found in the brochures on the Women's bulletin board.
School kit supplies may be dropped off in the basket to the left of the women's bulletin board which is located in the hallway to your right as you exit the worship area. A list of needed supplies to take with you is located above the basket. Monetary contributions marked for School Kits may be placed in the offering plates.
Thank you to all who have sewn the drawstring backpacks. Please return them as soon as you can or no later than September 1.
If you have questions or need help,
call Linda Blake,
684-8378 after July 23.
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+ book discussion group
A
book discussion group is starting at Nativity in September. An interest meeting will be held on Sunday morning August 7
, at 9:45,
in the North Classroom of the Fellowship Hall to answer questions and make some decisions. This is open to all members and friends of the congregation. If you are interested but can't make the meeting, please feel free to text or call
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+ Nativity Night Out!
Back by popular demand, we have blocked out 30 tickets to go to the Wednesday, August 17th Asheville Tourists baseball game against Columbia.
People are welcome to car-pool together, but the plan will be to meet outside the front gate of the stadium around 6:30pm. The game starts at 7:05pm and tickets are $7 each. Please bring money to the game and meet Mark Grush at the front gate around 6:30pm for your tickets.
Use this signup list at the Welcome Desk to reserve your seats today or you can call the church office. Play Ball!
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+ Eagle Scout Court of Honor Ceremony
We have a new Eagle Scout, right here at Nativity! Church members are officially invited to attend the Eagle Scout Court of Honor for
Luke Ward on
Sunday, August 7, @ 4:00pm at
Whisnant Chapel at Lutheridge. For his Eagle Scout project, Luke was responsible for landscaping renovations around Thornburg at Lutheridge. Lutheran Church of the Nativity congratulates Luke on this major achievement!
We continue to support Scouts who strive to be trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent. For any questions about our own Troop 8, please contact
Fred Friederichs
here.
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+ council corner
The next Council meeting will be held on August 15 from 6:30-9:00PM.
Minutes from previous meetings can be found on the church's website.
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