Coffee & Sabbatical Sharing
with Pastor Mark
SUNDAY AUGUST 13
9:40-10:20
NORTH FELLOWSHIP HALL
 
It is good to be back. Dana and I have missed you and are looking forward to worshipping with you on Sunday. Join us between services (9:40-10:20) for coffee and conversation if you wish to hear about our experiences during this time apart.
+ Pastor Mark
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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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+ Here's a quick look at July:
Budgeted to receive: $46,080.00
Actual received: $61,138.25
Budgeted to spend: $48,981.00
Actual spent: $48,993.78
The Treasurer's Report and the Summary document will be included in next week's
Nativity Notes.
Thank you for your support
of the ministry we share!
If you have any questions, please contact our
Financial Secretary,
Carrie Dahlberg,
by clicking
here
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+ Money Minute
Minute, and read how our financial
contributions
support the summer ministry of Nativity.
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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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+ learn
Daily scripture readings
beginning August 13
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Sunday
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Matthew 14:22-33
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Monday
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Job 38:1-11
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Tuesday
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Psalm 107:23-32
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Wednesday
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Matthew 8:23-27
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Thursday
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Genesis 7:11-8:5
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Friday
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Romans 10:5-15
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Saturday
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Psalm 85
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Sunday
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Matthew 15:21-28
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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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+ book discussion group
The Book Discussion Group will meet
the
Thursday, August 17 at
2PM
in the church fellowship hall. Everyone is invited to join in the discussion of the book,
The Legend of Bagger Vance by Steven
Pressfield.
For discussion guidelines, click
here
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For a
new list of upcoming books
(Sept-Dec) and corresponding synopsis, click
here
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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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+ check us out
on social media!
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This Sunday we welcome THE STRINGED INSRUMENT GROUP! This group of musicians and vocalists set the Word of God to music through well-known hymns and classic secular songs. They strive for a traditional Appalachian sound while celebrating a rich history of singers and songwriters. The group will meet seasonally for special music and services at Nativity. They are always looking for talented folks to join the group for their next ministry opportunity or to simply pick and sing. Contact Paul Calderone at
[email protected]
for more information on meeting times and how to join!
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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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+ council corner
Minutes from the Council's
June 2017 meeting
can be
found
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This year's Council Retreat
will be held this Sunday
August 13
after the
10:30AM worship service.
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The next Council meeting
will take place on
August 14 at
6:30PM.
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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.
This week's question asks about the covering of the flagon (the pitcher in which Communion wine is presented).
Click
here
to read the answer.
If you have a question you would like to have answered,
p
lease submit your question
by
clicking here
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+ nativity women
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The
Ladies Lunch Bunch
will meet
Thursday, August 24, at 1:00pm. Our hostess is Peggy Oehm and details will come soon.
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Called by God and the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Jesse Michael Canniff-Kuhn
will be ordained to the Ministry of Word and Sacrament on Monday,
September 4, 2017, 2:00 p.m.
at the Lakeside Cross at Lutheridge.
The address is 2511 Hendersonville Road in Arden, NC 28704. If the weather is uncooperative we will relocate to the Lutheridge Chapel. Once inside the gate, proceed up the hill and there will be a sign with arrows indicating where to go.
Your prayers and presence are requested. A light reception will follow the service at Lakeside Lodge. Because we will be outside and it will likely be hot, all rostered ministers are invited to sit where they please and simply bring a stole to put on for the Laying on of Hands. Red is the color of the day.
Jesse has accepted a call to serve as Pastor at Lutheran Church of Our Father in Greensboro, North Carolina.
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+ give
Veterans Restoration Center
Thanks to the generous support of Nativity members, a hot meal is provided monthly by a Nativity Cook Team to over 150 veterans who are on their way towards building a better life. This program is provided by the Veterans Restoration Center and supported by churches throughout Asheville including Nativity! What a wonderful way to say thank you to veterans who have served our country so honorably and ably throughout the years.
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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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the word out?
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by noon on Wednesday
for weekly
Nativity Notes.
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