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+ worship
This Sunday we make a brief return to "ordinary time," but our readings are anything but ordinary. We will hear the supernatural encounter had by Isaiah in the temple, in which he is purified and sent out to proclaim God's word. The word, though, is difficult to proclaim. The disciples face a similarly daunting challenge: to leave everything and follow Jesus. Our own response to difficult messages is questioned, but we put our trust in Christ - the holy seed that withstands every hardship, containing the promise of eternal life.
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+ Noisy Offering
We've changed things up a bit this month, having our Noisy Offering
this week
, which is a bit earlier than most months.
November's Noisy Offering will support ABCCM's Heating Fund. As temperatures begin to dip, we give thanks for the blessing of warmth and for the opportunity to share it with others. Through your gifts collected this Sunday, you'll help provide heat for our neighbors in the cold months ahead.
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+ nursery volunteers needed!
We try to make worship welcoming for young families here at Nativity, and one important part of that is to provide a nursery for those children who are too fussy for church. While we provide one staff person for this task, we also support that person with a volunteer assistant. We are now in need of volunteers.
If
you would like to volunteer to spend your time with some very cute and playful children, we ask you to prayerfully consider signing up for a Sunday or two by clicking
here.
If you have questions, please call the church office at 828-684-0352.
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+ yard guard
Nativity Yard Guard needs the help of the congregation on two consecutive Saturdays in November: the 12th & 19th. 9:00 am to noon. We will be cleaning up the church grounds -- corralling all those fallen leaves -- and preparing for the winter months. Bring your rakes and blowers. Refreshments provided.
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OFFERING
update
November 2016
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$59,800 budgeted
$12,181 received
Thank you for your faithful commitment to Nativity; your giving
has
a significant impact on the resources and opportunity
for
outreach from our congregation.
If you have any questions,
please contact Carrie Dahlberg,
our
Financial Secretary,
here
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Nativity Endowment Fund Applications
are Available!
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Now through December 5th, the Endowment Fund Committee will accept applications for grant and scholarship disbursements.
Established in 2004,
the
Nativity Endowment Fund
receives and disperses financial gifts from church members and friends to carry on the ministry of Christ through Nativity in future years.
For an application, or to learn how you can make a gift of kindness, please visit the Give section of the nativityarden.org website
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+ learn
Fall 2016 Faith Formation
Join us between worship services each Sunday from
9:40 to 10:20
as we explore our faith and build community at Nativity!
I
ntergenerational Faith Formation: everyone in 2nd grade and older is invited to meet in the Fellowship Hall.
Building Blocks: Children in 1st grade and under
meet in the Preschool Big Room.
*Nursery is available for children 3 and under*
For more information, contact Pastor Rachel here.
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Daily Scripture Readings:
Sunday: Isaiah 6:1-8; Luke 5:1-11
Monday: Isaiah 11:1-10
Tuesday: Isaiah 24:1-23
Wednesday: Isaiah 40:1-31
Thursday: Isaiah 42:10-20
Friday: Isaiah 52:13-53:12
Saturday: Isaiah 55:1-13
God's Story, Our Story
Weekly devotional materials relating to the Narrative Lectionary are available on the Welcome Desk.
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+ give
New Volunteer Opportunity
Nativity has been asked to take an additional Saturday at Calvary Food Pantry. This coincides with our expanding volunteer pool, and it seems the Spirit is moving! We'll now be serving at Calvary on the 1st and 2nd Saturdays of the month. Thanks to our volunteers for making this ministry possible!
Calvary Food Pantry requests our support with the annual Thanksgiving meal project. CFP will distribute turkeys and hams for 180 families on
Saturday, November 19.
Here are ways you can help:
designate monetary funds through your offering to CFP ($15 provides one turkey), bring Thanksgiving "fixings" to the cart in the fellowship hall -- boxes of stuffing; canned pumpkin, vegetables, cranberry sauce, broth, etc., and pray for our neighbors in need.
If you know an individual or family in need of food for Thanksgiving or on an ongoing basis, please share that Calvary Food Pantry provides food for anyone in need. The pantry is open every Saturday from
8:30 - 11 a.m.
You can do "God's Work - Our Hands" with other Nativity volunteers by signing up at the Welcome Desk for the first or second Saturday of the month. To learn more, contact
Pastor Rachel or
Heather Neal (658-9309)
here if you'd like to learn more,
or simply sign-up at the Welcome Desk
and learn first-hand!
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+ NPK
Nativity Preschool and Kindergarten will be selling Christmas Wreaths this during the holiday season, and 50% of the proceeds benefits the school directly! Click here to see the flyer and learn more. Additional flyers are located at the Welcome Desk in the Fellowship Hall.
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Click
here
to see who's celebrating their birthdays in November.
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+ book discussion group
The Nativity Book Discussion Group
will meet tonight, November 10, at 6:30 in the Preschool Big Room
We will be discussing
Memory Man
by David
Baldacci
.
December's book is
Me Before You
by Jojo Moyes
and January's book is
Circling the Sun
by Paula McLain.
Come and join in the discussion and bring a friend. See you there!
For Discussion Guidelines, click
here.
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+
Ending well in 2016
With 7 Sundays remaining in this calendar year, we are now in the home-stretch.
As the chart shows, we are most of the way to meeting our giving goal for 2016. In order to end well this year, we need to receive $117,508 in these final two months. Please complete your pledges for the year, so that we can end well. (Unpledged gifts are also welcome!) Thank you for contributing to the ministry of Nativity!
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+ welca
The Ladies Lunch Bunch
will resume meeting
in January 2017.
The
Women's Meeting will be held
Thursday, December 8, at
11:00 in the Fellowship Hall. All are welcome to attend and join in the Bible study, Pursuing God's Beauty, a study of the Gospel according to John. Bring a bag lunch, if you wish.
The
Card Ministry meets immediately following the Women's Meeting at
12:30 pm on
Thursday, December 8. We gather to make cards for Nativity's members on the prayer list. All are welcome to come and participate. All that is needed is the ability to follow directions.
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Camp Agape
Clean-up
Click here for information about Camp Agape, the damage it sustained during the hurricane, and ways you can lend a hand.
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+ Living Lutheran
November 2016
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CHURCH OFFICE
HOURS
Mon-Thurs
9am-2pm |
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Want to get
the word out?
Please submit your communications, articles, events,
by noon on Wednesday
for weekly
Nativity Notes
and
Son Times
.
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+ council corner
Minutes from previous meetings can be found on the church's website here.
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+ check us out
on social media!
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