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+ worship
This Sunday we celebrate Christ the King and the new covenant that he brings. We hear the word of God through Jeremiah, words of comfort in the midst of a book of judgement, which promise God's presence and forgiveness for all people. In Luke, Jesus institutes the new covenant, giving of himself for our salvation. We will hear the good news that Christ reigns in the Kingdom of God, and we are invited into that holy kingdom.
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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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+ yard guard
Nativity Yard Guard needs the help of the congregation this
Saturday, November 19th from
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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+ Noisy Offering
Thank you for your generosity!
November's Noisy Offering, supported ABCCM's Heating Fund,
raising $398.81 to help provide heat for our neighbors in the cold months ahead.
As temperatures fall, we give thanks for the blessing of warmth and for the opportunity to share it with others.
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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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OFFERING
update
November 2016
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$59,800 budgeted
$20,180 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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+ 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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+ 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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Congregation Council invites you
to
An Appreciation Brunch Reception
for
Cantor Karen
This Sunday, November 20
9:45-10:15
A basket will be available for cards and tokens of appreciation
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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 6 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 $109,509 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: Thanks to Nativity for your gifts of time, talent, and treasure! Your generosity gives hope to our neighbors at Thanksgiving and all through the year.
To learn more about Calvary Food Pantry, 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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+ 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
.
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
Next 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: Jeremiah 31:31-34;
Luke 22:19-20
Monday: Jeremiah 3:1-5, 4:1-4
Tuesday: Jeremiah 8:18-9:3
Wednesday: Jeremiah 16:14-21
Thursday: Jeremiah 18:1-11
Friday: Lamentations 1:1-22
Saturday: Jeremiah 30:1-24
Readings for next Sunday:
Daniel 6:6-27; Luke 23:1-5
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 Thursday, December 8 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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+ 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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