Thursday, September 6, 2018
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FAITH FORMATION BEGINS SEPTEMBER 16!
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Faith Formation is starting again on September 16! We hope you'll join us on Sunday mornings between worship services, from 9:40 to 10:40, to learn and grow in faith. This year, we have 7 classes:
4K & Kindergarten, 1st & 2nd Grade, 3rd & 4th Grade, 5th & 6th Grade, 7th-8th-9th Grade, Confirmed Youth, and Adults
.
Each class can be joined at any time, and if you miss a Sunday, you can jump right back in! Kids, be on the lookout for an email soon with more information about your classes.
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The fall Adult class will be led by
Tim & Carolyn Anderson
and will explore the
e life of Jesus as recorded in the Gospel according to John. The class will be guided by the questions,
“Who is Jesus?” and
“Why does this matter?”
Can’t make it every week? They'll “catch up” at the beginning of each session, so come as often as you are able. There will be Bibles available, or feel free to bring one from home. The group will meet in the classroom at the north end of the Fellowship Hall.
All Are Welcome to be part of Faith Formation!
We are still in need of several elementary-age group leaders
.
If you feel called to help our children grow in faith in this way, please contact
Pastor Rachel
.
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Ever wanted to be an acolyte or crucifer but weren't sure what to do? Well, here's your chance to learn! Calling all those interested (
especially if you are in the 6th grade and haven't had the training yet
) or anyone who would like a refresher -
Pastor Gregg
is holding not one, but TWO training opportunities. Join him on
Sunday, Sept. 16 at 8am
or
12:15pm
to learn how to serve Nativity in this way. Training will last about 15-20 minutes.
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Wednesday Morning Bible Study
resumes next week!
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Join us on
Wednesdays at 10AM
beginning
September 12
for a new program year of
Wednesday Morning Bible Study.
Led by either
Pastor Gregg
or
Pastor Rachel
, this group takes a
look at the Scripture for the coming Sunday, dives into the meat of the text and explores what it has to say in its context as well as how it is speaking to us today.
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GET EXCITED!
2018-2019 Program Year
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A Bereavement/Grief Support Group
will meet at Trinity View in the Meeting Room from 2:30 – 4 pm on Thursdays beginning October 4. Brenda Williams, a Bereavement Team Member from Four Seasons Hospice in Hendersonville will convene the group. The group will convene four or five weeks. Please sign up with
Chaplain Steve Ridenhour
in person or by calling 687-0068 ext. 05330. If you have questions you may also call Brenda Williams at 329-2275. Deadline to sign up will be Sept. 24. All are welcome.
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Do you love music? How about singing?
If so, then Nativity's choirs are a great place for you! We are getting started with rehearsals for this fall.
All are welcome!
Nativity Choir
choir welcomes singers of all ages and sings on most Sunday mornings at the 11am worship service. The rehearsals are held on Wednesday evenings from 7pm - 8:30pm, and a shorter rehearsal is held at 10:40am on Sunday mornings.
Youth Choir
and
Young Youth Choir
begin their rehearsals on Sunday afternoons when the Youth Group and Young Youth Group meet (check the church calendar for specific dates). These choirs will begin singing in worship at both services each month, starting in October.
We are always looking for people who have instrumental talents, and we welcome the opportunity to utilize those gifts in worship! If you play an instrument and would like to help us make a joyful sound in worship, please let us know (click
here
).
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resumes Monday, September 10!
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WONDERING WOMEN
BIBLE STUDY GROUP
will resume meeting on
Monday, September 10 at 6:30PM
in the Fellowship Hall. They are on Lesson 7 (of 11) in the booklet
God Is Enough
by Cynthia Heald. If you would like to join, please contact
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WOMEN OF NATIVITY
All women are invited and welcome to come and learn more about Mary of Bethany and putting our faith into action in September's Bible Study. Come to the Fellowship Hall on
Thursday, September 13, at 11:00AM.
Bring a bag lunch and enjoy Bible study and fellowship with your sisters in faith.
The Nativity Card Ministry
invites women and men who would like to make cards for our members on the prayer list to come to the Fellowship Hall on
Thursday, September 13 at 12:30PM
(immediately following the Women's Bible Study). If you can cut, paste, and fold then you can make these beautiful cards. A different card is made each month.
Personal Care Kits Update
Received to date: 64 towels,103 bars of soap, 110 toothbrushes, 29 combs, and 47 nail clippers. The goal is to make 100 kits to send to Lutheran World Relief for people who have lost everything from a natural disaster or life-threatening violence. Click
here
to see the sizes and types of towels and pictures of combs and other objects included in each kit. We will assemble as many kits as we have supplies and ship them with the quilts in November. There are enough toothbrushes, but more towels, soap (two per kit), combs, and nail clippers are needed. If you would like to make a monetary donation, please put it in a pew envelope marked LWR kits and place it in the offering plate. Thank you for your generosity so that we can help our brothers and sisters in need. Give hope with a bar of soap!
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+ nativity book group
The next meeting of the Nativity Book Group will be on Thursday, September 20 at 2:00PM in the Fellowship Hall. September's book is
The Storyteller
by Jodi Picoult. All are welcome. For a complete list of book selections click
here
.
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welcomes you to participate in the mission to feed our neighbors with dignity and compassion.
CFP
is open every Saturday, 8:30-11, providing frozen meat, milk, eggs, canned goods, personal care items, and pet food.
CFP
strives to provide 1/2 of the weekly grocery needs for each family. On a typical Saturday, 100 -110 families representing 350+ individuals come to receive food.
If you'd like to be part of this ministry, sign up at the Welcome Desk or click
here
.
Questions? Contact
Ann Harvey
at
or
Pr. Rachel
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G I V I N G
Update
Your faithful giving contributes
to our mission of
Making Christ Known
.
3rd Quarter Offering envelopes
will be
available in the Fellowship Hall on Sunday. In an effort to save postage, we invite you to pick yours up!
For the month of August
Budgeted to receive: $52,052
Actual received:
$
43,221
Budgeted to spend: $47,889
Actual spent: $33,626
For the Treasurer's August report, click
here
.
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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Scripture Readings beginning September 9
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 led by an ELCA Pastor.
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Lutheran Church of the Nativity
2425 Hendersonville Rd. | P. O. Box 208
Arden, North Carolina 28704
www. nativityarden.org | 828.684.0352
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