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+ stewardship for all seasons update
We are thrilled to announce that
we have reached our challenge goal! We have received more than 135 commitment Cards, and so we will receive our $5,000 challenge gift for our 2018 ministries. Thank you to each household who has committed to giving in 2018, and a special thank you to our Nativity member who is giving this challenge gift.
Click
here to read a letter from Pastor Rachel with more updates on the success of our drive.
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+ noisy offering
THIS SUNDAY'S NOISY OFFERING will support ABCCM's Heating Fund. We've already had our first snow of the season, and the cold is taking a grip on Asheville! Through this Noisy Offering, we give thanks for the blessing of warmth and for the opportunity to share it with others. Your gifts collected today will help provide heat for our neighbors in the cold months ahead. Thank you for your generosity in keeping our neighbors warm.
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POINSETTIAS TO DECORATE NATIVITY FOR CHRISTMAS
If you would like to purchase a poinsettia to proclaim the birth of the Christ Child, or in honor or memory of a loved one, forms will be available at the end of each pew on Sunday. These plants will be wrapped in green foil and each will have three plants per pot and many blooms. They are priced at $12 each. They may be picked up after each service on Christmas Eve, December 25, or December 31. Order by THIS SUNDAY, December 17!
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Classes will meet this Sunday, December 17 between worship services.
Class
will not meet on December 24 and 31.
Faith Formation will resume on Sunday, January 7.
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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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For the month of November
Budgeted to receive: $46,080
Actual received: $40,419.25
Budgeted to spend: $46,871
Actual spent: $43,126.80
To see the
financial summary for the month of November,
click here.
To read the Treasurer's Report,
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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Click
here to see who's celebrating!
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+ Choir Opportunities
We offer a variety of opportunities for people of all ages and abilities to combine their gifts for God's glory. Here are some of the options:
Nativity Choir
- rehearses on Wednesdays at 7pm. This choir sings each week at the 11am worship service.
Youth Choir - rehearses most Sundays at 4:30pm- check the Youth calendar.
Young Youth Choir - rehearses on the Sundays on which Young Youth is being held.
Campfire Choir - now rehearses on the Sunday mornings when the choir will sing at the 8:30 service.
Handbell Choir - rehearses on the two Tuesday evenings that fall before the choir rings in worship. Handbell Choir is on a break until the new year. If you are considering playing with us, click here to contact Amber Wollner.
If you would like to get involved or would like more information, contact Pr. Gregg by clicking here.
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+ learn
beginning December 17
Click to read daily scripture.
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 Pasto
r.
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Nativity Endowment Fund Applications are Available!
The Endowment Fund Committee is now accept applications for grant and scholarship disbursements for 2018. Scholarship funds are available to Nativity members attending seminary, ELCA camps, colleges, and universities. Ministry outreach grants are available for use within Nativity or for the benefit of our local community.
This means you can apply for scholarships to Lutheridge and Lutherock! (Please use the Scholarship Form and fill it in as you are able.)
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 Endowment page on the Nativity website by clicking
here.
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Click
here
to view the December 2017 issue of
Living Lutheran.
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October 2017 reports.
November and December reports will be submitted together at January's
Council Meeting.
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This year when the weather is inclement there will USUALLY be a late service at Nativity. Please check the website at
www.nativityarden.org or call the Church Office at 684-0352 for the status of a service or other scheduled events.
We also post on WLOS.
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Got a question?
get you an answer!
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beginning Wednesday, November 29.
Click
here
for Nativity's Advent and Christmas Schedule.
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+ end of year giving
With the success of our 2018 stewardship drive, we approach Christmas poised for a great year to come.
We'd love to end this current year by cover
ing all of the expenses for the ministry we have shared i
n 2017.
As 2017 comes to a close, please check to see that your giving commitment for the year is fulfilled.
And if you are so able, w
e also invite you to consider a year-end gift to Nativity. If you'd like to give a gift of stock, please click here to contact our financial secretary, Carrie Dahlberg, who can assist you.
Thank you for your generous support, now and throughout the year. Your giving allows Nativity to Make Christ Known in many exciting ways!
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+ welcome table
The
Welcome Table
at Skyland Methodist Church, which Nativity has been a part of ever since its inception, grows stronger with each passing month. We're into our 5th year of serving breakfast on Saturdays from 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. Among those who attend are the lonely, the homeless, and whole families who don't have enough food in their homes for the weekend. Some people come to breakfast after picking up food at the Calvary food pantry in Fletcher. And there's the table of 6 to 8 ladies who have made the Welcome Table their social gathering place every weekend.
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Nativity Welcome Table Volunteers
Lisa Hamilton, Corinne Feid, Princess Ferguson, Randy Treiber, Susan Montella, Nancy Seekamp (Nativity Coordinator), LaRue Ridenhour, Allen Ray, and Kathleen Treiber. |
Click here for more photos!
Nativity is in charge of the third Saturday each month. The sign-up sheet at the Welcome Desk in Fellowship Hall gives people a chance to pick what they'd like to help with: Friday prep or Saturday kitchen help, set-up, greeting, serving, busing, or dishwashing. There is a core list of workers, but we are always looking for more people to express an interest because each time we serve, we need 10 - 12 people to fill all the roles. Children are most welcome to help; younger ones need to have an adult with them.
This ministry of Nativity has been an enlightening and satisfying experience on several levels. People who serve are always saying how glad they are to be there and look forward to the next chance to help. Two unsung heroes are Jeanne Russell, who shops every month for our groceries and Nancy Phillips, who acts as "red apron" in charge of the dining hall. Now that you know about the Welcome Table, come join us! Just call Nancy Seekamp at 687-8265 or email at [email protected] or sign up at the Welcome Desk.
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This Advent, Sparkhouse is offering a free daily family devotion, sent to your email! To receive these devotions, click this link and sign up.
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Would you like to assist with Christmas dinner?
You may designate your monetary gift through your regular offering. To mail a gift directly, here is the address: Calvary Episcopal Church Food Pantry, P.O. Box 187, Fletcher, NC 28732.
If you would like to honor a friend, colleague, teacher, or coach this Christmas with a monetary gift to the pantry, cards are available at the Welcome Desk to announce the gift.
Join Nativity Pre-K alphabet giving with K and L foods:
Letter
K foods: kidney beans, Kellogg's/Kashi cereal
Letter L items: lentils, legumes, linguini, lasagna, lemon juice, lemonade mix, lotion
Volunteers are needed weekly and every Saturday. Join the Nativity crew on the first and second Saturday mornings of the month.
To volunteer, click
here
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Questions?
Contact Heather Neal at
658-9309 or Pastor Rachel.
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+ nativity book group
The December meeting of the Nativity Book Group has been postponed. The group will meet next on
Thursday, 
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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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CHURCH OFFICE
HOURS
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