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Weekly e-news 11/22
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Thanksgiving Week Edition
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+ worship
This Sunday we will hear how an old story can give new life and provide new insight. Join us for worship as we begin together our journey through Advent, hearing words of promise.
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ADVENT 2016
A TIME TO . . .
Advent begins the Sunday after Thanksgiving. For a copy of the Nativity Advent Brochure, click here.
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+ Meet Gary Mitchell,
Nativity's New Interim Musician
We welcome Gary Mitchell as our interim musician!
Gary has led congregational song for most of his professional career, having served in Methodist, Presbyterian, and Lutheran congregations throughout Western North Carolina.
Gary comes to us having just completed ten years of service as the Minister of Music and Sacred Arts at First Congregational United Church of Christ in downtown Asheville. He earned his B.A. at Pfeiffer University and his M.A. at Albany State University, both in Music Education. Gary was the Director of Vocal Music for Asheville High School from 1992-2004 and recently directed Beauty and the Beast for the Asheville Community Theatre. Gary is married to the Rev. David Eck, pastor of Abiding Savior Lutheran Church in Fairview, NC; they have two adult children and one grandchild. We are grateful to have Gary leading us in song during this transitional period and his email address will be [email protected]. Welcome to Nativity, Gary!
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+ Welcome back, Corinne!
We welcome Corinne Feid back to the Nativity office!
While we are looking for a new Parish Administrator, Corinne has graciously agreed to come out of retirement and help us fill in the administrative gaps. Corinne retired from this position in 2011 after serving for 28 years. We give thanks for her willingness to help in this time of transition. Corinne's email address will be [email protected].
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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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+ Living Lutheran
November 2016
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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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Attention all voting members:
Congregational Meeting
Sunday December 4, 2016
6:30 PM
Agenda: Approval of 2017 Budget
Dessert provided
of the proposed 2017 Budget.
If you have questions,
please contact the church office.
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Ending well in 2016
With 5 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 $96,507 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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+ give
A message from Calvary Food Pantry:
Calvary Food Pantry celebrates with thanksgiving the varied gifts shared as we love and support our neighbors. On November 19, Nativity helped provide Thanksgiving dinners and the regular weekly groceries for 181 families = 667 individuals. Every family received their choice of a turkey or ham and the trimmings for a beautiful Thanksgiving meal. Thanks be to God!
Upcoming volunteer dates for
Calvary Food Pantry:
December 3 from
8:15-11:15
and
December 10 from
12:45-3:45
(due to Fletcher parade).
Sign up at the Welcome Desk.
Thanks!
To learn more about Calvary Food Pantry, contact
Pastor Rachel or
Heather Neal (658-9309)
here
,
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 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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+ book discussion group
The December meetings of the
Book Discussion Group will be
Tuesday afternoon,
1:30 pm
,
December 13
in the Fellowship Hall and
Thursday
evening,
6:30 pm
,
December 15
in the Preschool Playroom.
The book under discussion in both meetings is
Me Before You
by Jojo Moyes.
If you are planning to come to the Tuesday afternoon meeting, please call
Linda Blake,
684-8378
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January's meetings will be Tuesday, January 10 and Thursday, January 12. The book is
Circling the Sun
by Paula McLain. Everyone is welcome to attend either meeting.
For Discussion Guidelines, click
here.
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Click
here
to see who's celebrating their birthdays in November.
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+ learn
This Sunday, Nov 27th, we will all gather for Faith Formation in the Fellowship Hall between services. Join us as we celebrate the beginning of the Church year and the start of Advent!
Daily Scripture Readings:
Sunday: Daniel 6:3-27
Monday: Daniel 2:1-49
Tuesday: Daniel 3:1-30
Wednesday: Daniel 5:1-30
Thursday: Daniel 7:1-28
Friday: Daniel 9:20-27
Saturday: Daniel 12:1-13
God's Story, Our Story
Weekly devotional materials relating to the Narrative Lectionary are available on the Welcome Desk.
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+ welca
Women of Nativity will meet to study the Gospel of John on Thursday, December 8 at 11:00 am in the Fellowship Hall. Bring a bag lunch, if you wish, and join in the discussion with your sisters in Christ. All women are welcome.
Nativity Card Ministry will meet to make cards for our members on the prayer list on (NOTE: this date has changed) Thursday, December 1 at 12:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall. Your hands are needed to assemble the cards with easy to follow directions. Stop by and check out the results.
All are welcome to participate.
Ladies Lunch Bunch will next meet January 26.
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+ nursery volunteers still 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
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If you have questions, please call the church office at 828-684-0352.
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CHURCH OFFICE
HOURS
Mon-Thurs
9am-2pm |
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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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