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This Sunday we are blessed with a special offering: the Youth Musical! This year's musical is considerably different from previous years. This year, the youth have undertaken the challenge of creating the musical themselves, with help and direction from our Interim Parish Musician, Gary Mitchell. Their faith is evident in the story they have crafted, and seen in the scenarios that reflect their experiences of living out the teachings of Jesus.
This Sunday is also Lutheridge Sunday, when we will be joined in worship by a good number of Lutheridge summer staff. We hope to see you there!
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CONGREGATIONAL FORUM
RECAP
This past Sunday we held a congregational forum to give an update on how things are progressing here at Nativity. The highlight of the forum was the announcement that
Michele Grush has accepted our offer to return to Nativity as our new
Parish Administrator!
Because there was so much material to cover in a short amount of time, we have condensed the content of the forum for those who would like a review:
to a recording of the forum.
(note: you'll probably need to download the file due to the size)
of the content of the forum.
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+ Noisy Offering
Thank you for your generosity! Inspired by NPK's year-long offering, we designated May's Noisy Offering to purchase impactful items from ELCA Good Gifts.
With your offering of $550, we bought a community vegetable garden, farming tools and training, water purification tablets, a grove of 10 fruit tree seedlings, 2 bee hives, a rooster, 20 chicks, a pig, and 2 goats!
T
hese gifts will be distributed by the ELCA to our global neighbors. Thank you for being part of long-term, sustainable solutions to poverty and hunger!
To learn about the gifts we gave, check out the GIVE bulletin board near the preschool hallway.
To learn more about the ELCA Good Gifts program, click here.
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+ opportunity to share your gifts this summer!
As most of us are aware, the musical ensembles take a break over the summer months. We are just about ready to start that time of respite, which means there are ample opportunities to offer your musical gifts for anthems on Sunday mornings!
If you are interested in singing a solo, or joining your voice in a duet, or playing an instrument, or offering a liturgical dance, or just about ANY artistic expression of your faith during the offerings this summer, please sign-up on the board outside the choir room. Pastor Gregg and Gary Mitchell will contact you and explore possibilities. If you would rather discuss your ideas with Pr. Gregg first, let him know by clicking
here
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+ nativity women
The 2017 Annual Gathering and 30th Anniversary of the NC Women of the ELCA will be held on
June 23-25, 2017 at Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, NC. More information may be found at
www.NCWELCA.org or contact
Linda Blake, 684-8378. Expenses for one delegate and one participant will be paid by Nativity Women's group.
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NPK celebrates
reaching goal!
They bought a Family Farm this year from the ELCA Good Gifts program. Over $715 was raised this year during chapel - coins and dollars really add up!
A clear example of "Making Christ Known" ... "A cow, a couple goats, a dozen chicks, two pigs, farming tools, seeds and agricultural training and support can help a family achieve a fresh start. With new tools and techniques, crops will grow stronger than ever. Eggs, milk and meat from the farm animals provide a lifetime of food to eat and sell on the market, helping a family escape the cycle of hunger and poverty - for good."
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+ give
Calvary Food Pantr
y
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 digitally here or at the Welcome Desk. Contact Heather Neal (658-9309 or email) or Pastor Rachel to learn more.
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Three special travel opportunities for members and friends of Nativity:
- Sat., July 29 - Footloose; The Musical. Barter Theater, Abingdon, Va.
- Sat., Dec. 16 - White Christmas.
- Feb. 28, 2018 - 14 day cruise from Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Click
here for details or talk with Dave Lloyd.
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+ book discussion group
No June meeting! .
The next book,
Iris and Lilly
by Angela and Julie Scipione is larger than others we have read and we will allow two months to read it.
Iris and Lilly
will be discussed at the meetings on
Tuesday, July 11, at 1:30 pm and Thursday, July 13 at 6:30 pm
.
For Discussion Guidelines, click
here
.
For upcoming books and corresponding synopsis, click
here.
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Want to get
the word out?
Please submit your communications,
by noon on Wednesday
for weekly
Nativity Notes
and
Son Times
.
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Sabbatical Begins
Pastor Mark's sabbatical has begun.
Read how this teaching opportunity has given a new focus to his sabbatical leave time for this year.
Sabbatical leave:
Monday May 22 - Sunday July 30
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VBS
Registration is OPEN!
Join us July
10-14
for Maker Fun Factory
Built by God,
Created for a Purpose!
Registration is open for children completing 3 year old preschool/ who will be 4 by Aug 31, through 5th grade.
Middle & High Schoolers and Adults are invited to volunteer -
we are still in need of many helpers!
There will be a nursery for volunteers' children who are too young to regis
ter
A donation of $25 a child is suggested to help cover materials (including a t-shirt and a CD for the family!)
To register, or to volunteer, click HERE!
For more info, see Pastor Rachel, or email her here.
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+ learn
Sunday morning Faith Formation will take a break over the summer, and we will grow in faith in different ways. Keep an eye out for faith formation opportunities, like VBS!
Daily Scripture Readings for the Week:
Sunday: Galatians 3:1-9, 23-29
Monday: Galatians 4:21-5:1
Tuesday: Galatians 5:2-15
Wednesday: Galatians 5:16-21
Thursday: Galatians 5:22-26
Friday: Galatians 6:1-10
Saturday: Galatians 6:11-18
Sunday:
Acts 2:1-4; Galatians 4:1-7
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+ When are you going to camp this summer?
We want to support our youth as they attend camp this summer, and Nativity's custom is to lift them up in prayer during their week of camp. In order to do this,
we need your help!
Please email the office (
click here) if you have one or more children attending camp this summer. Let us know when they are going, that way we can pray for them on that Sunday as a part of our worship at Nativity.
Thank you for your help!
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Where Does My Giving Go?
Do you ever wonder "Where Does My Giving Go?"
for May's Money Minute - a look into how we are Making Christ Known through giving!
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Giving Update
Your faithful giving contributes to our mission of Making Christ Known.
As we near Memorial Day weekend, May continues to look strong.
Thank you for supporting the ministries of this parish!
If you have any questions, please contact our
Financial Secretary,
Carrie Dahlberg,
by clicking
here
.
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+Nativity Preschool and Kindergarten
Click here for a peek at the last day of school...
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+ Pub Theology
Join us June 1 for Pub Theology at the Thirsty Monk in Biltmore Park! We will meet at
7:30.All we need is you!
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Lutheridge currently has a part time position open in the registration office.
A complete job description is available here.
Resumes can be mailed to the address below.
Jessica Steele
Registration Manager
NovusWay Ministries
Lutheridge+Lutherock+Lutheranch+Luther Springs
2049 Upper Laurel Drive
Arden NC 28704
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Lutheridge is also looking for a new staff accountant. To see the job description for this position, click here.
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Finally, Lutheridge is looking for some volunteer help. Lutheridge Home Office Volunteers give 4 hours a week, answering phones, greeting visitors and other general office work. Entry-level computer skills are helpful. Office volunteers are currently needed for Thursday afternoons, and Friday morning or afternoon. Contact Margo Rabon for more information,
828-209-6327 or speak to other Nativity members who volunteer: Terry Clever, Doris Fogg, Michael and Tina Kestner, Nadine Lloyd and Don Poole.
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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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CHURCH OFFICE
HOURS
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