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Called by God and
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Andrea Mae Bates
will be ordained to the Ministry of Word and Sacrament on Friday, August 11th,
at Christ Chapel,
Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary Columbia, SC
and
Kyle Jordan Bates
will be ordained to the Ministry of Word and Sacrament
on Saturday, August 12th,
at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church Charleston, SC.
Click here to view invitations.
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+ give
Calvary Food Pantry
Blessed by an abundant garden? Calvary Food Pantry greatly appreciates donations of home grown produce
on Friday
or
Saturday
mornings. Please deliver it to Calvary Episcopal Church.
Volunteers are needed at Calvary Food Pantry. Join the Nativity crew on the first and second Saturday mornings of the month. If you have experience shopping with a grocery list or pushing a grocery cart, you are qualified! Volunteers with computer data entry skills are also needed. Sign up online here or at the Welcome Desk. Contact Heather Neal (658-9309 or email) or Pastor Rachel to learn more.
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S A B B A T I C A L
Click
here for an update!
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G I V I N G
Update
Your faithful giving contributes to our mission of
Making Christ Known.
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+ Update on Nativity's Finances
Click here to read this week's letter from Pastor Gregg and Allen Ray.
+ Quarterly Giving Statements
We apologize for the delay. Second Quarter Giving Statements were finalized and mailed this week. You should receive them in the next few days.
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If you have any questions, please contact our
Financial Secretary,
Carrie Dahlberg,
by clicking
here
.
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Stringed Instrument Group
Acoustic music will be back at Nativity on
Sunday, August 13.
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+ book discussion group
U P D A T E
The Book Discussion Group is moving to the
third
Thursday
of each month and meeting at
2 pm
. in the church fellowship hall. This change will take effect in August. Everyone is invited to join in the discussion of the book,
The Legend of Bagger Vance by Steven
Pressfield, on
August 17 at 2 pm
. All are welcome to attend as they are able or interested. Every month participation is not required. Book recommendations are always welcome; just give your suggestions to Corinne Feid, Peggy Oehm, or Linda Blake.
For discussion guidelines, click
here
.
For a
new list of upcoming books
(Sept-Dec) and corresponding synopsis, click
here.
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+
opportunity to share your gifts this summer!
One spot remains for summer offering music (August 20)!
If you would like to share your gifts, please sign up on the sheet posted outside the music room. Pastor Gregg and Gary Mitchell will contact you and explore possibilities. THANK YOU to those who have blessed us with their gifts so far!
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+ nativity women
The Nativity Women's Group will not meet in July.
For more information, please call Linda Blake at
684.8378 or email at
[email protected]
.
The Nativity Card Ministry will not meet in July. Join us again in August. More details coming.
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Why do we do that?
Have you ever had a question about something we do in church, but weren't sure whom or how to ask?
This feature is for you!
The goal of this portion of the
e-news is to provide a safe space for questions to be answered and provide more information for everyone's benefit.
We did not receive a question this week. Check back next week!
If you have a question you would like to have answered,
p
lease submit your question
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Three special travel opportunities for members and friends of Nativity:
- Saturday, Dec. 16 - White Christmas
- February 2018 - Cuba!
- April 2018 - Danube River Cruise
Click here for more info!
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+ council corner
Minutes from the Council's June 2017 meeting can be found
here,
on our website's Council page.
The next Council meeting will take place on August 14 at 6:30pm.
This year's Council Retreat will be held on August 13 after the 10:30 worship service.
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As you know, VBS 2017 Maker Fun Factory here at Nativity was a huge success! Nativity Preschool and Kindergarten students enjoyed coming back for a week during their summer break from NPK. The students learned about how we are created by God and built for a purpose. 25 preschoolers spent the week crafting, playing, imagining, and discovering more about themselves,  one another, and their faith. Thank you Pastor Rachel and all the volunteers! Another week of "Making Christ Known" here at Nativity!
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Mark your calendar
for our next gathering on
Thursday, August 3rd at 7:30pm
. We will be meeting here at the church, and our current plan is to gather at the picnic shelter.
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Reformers
Reading
Romans
In honor of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, the synod's Reformation 500 and Book of Faith Task Groups are pleased to present an online summer Bible study-Reformers Reading Romans-with lessons by Lutherans from all over NC.
Romans influenced Luther's spiritual development and pointed him to God's undeserved and life-changing grace. Join us as we learn about Romans and each other through this study.
Access the study in three ways:
- Follow the synod's Facebook page (NC Synod, ELCA) beginning July 9.
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Subscribe to receive a daily email with a link to that day's lesson. Subscribe to Reformers Reading Romans from the "Engage the Bible" (here) or "Reformation 500"
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+ altar guild
Help wanted! Due to some folks relocating, Altar Guild has lost some members. If you have even the smallest urge to help, we could use you. It isn't every week nor is it even every month - just on your availability. Pray about it and give Nadine Lloyd a call at 687-3655.
Also, not long ago we had five home communion kits in the sacristy. Now we only have one. If you have one or know where one is, please return it to the church. Thank you!
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+
Money Minute
and read how our financial contributions support the care ministry of Nativity.
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+ learn
Daily scripture readings
beginning July 30th
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Sunday
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Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52
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Monday
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Philippians 3:7-11
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Tuesday
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Romans 8:26-39
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Wednesday
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1 Timothy 6:17-19
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Thursday
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1 Peter 2:4-10
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Friday
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1 Kings 3:5-12
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Saturday
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Proverbs 2:1-8
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Sunday
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Matthew 14:13-21
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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 Pastor.
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celebrating this month
celebrating in August
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Did you know that Nativity has an electronic giving option?
We contract with Vanco, an e-giving company endorsed by the ELCA, to provide an easy option for your offering.
Vanco allows you to set up auto-payments, so you never have to worry about sending in your offering when you're on vacation or forgetting your checkbook.
Auto-payments also help us keep our ministries running steadily here at Nativity.
Like putting something in the offering plate? Good news! Soon, we'll have e-giving cards in the pew racks, so that you can indicate your offering physically during worship.
To sign up for e-giving, click
here.
If you'd like to learn more about e-giving, please email our Financial Secretary,
Carrie Dahlberg,
here.
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+ check us out
on social media!
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Want to get
the word out?
Please submit your communications,
by noon on Wednesday
for weekly
Nativity Notes.
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