Celebrating Rector Stephanie Allen We will be celebrating the ministry of our wonderful Rector Stephanie Allen on Sunday, October 29 following the 10:30 am service with a pot-luck meal. (Please note there will, of course, be cake!) We are so excited for Stephanie’s next adventure and ask that you hold her and her family in
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Clergy Transition 2023, From the Vestry
by Waltye Rasulala Welcome the arrival of fall with a free chamber music concert of “Mendelssohn and Beyond”. This Faculty Artist concert from the North Carolina Chamber Music Institute features faculty musicians and members of the NC Symphony. The concert will be held on Sunday, October 29 at 4 pm at Church of the Nativity,
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Community PartnersYour Vestry met this past Tuesday evening to begin discussing the steps we as a church must take in the days and months before and following Stephanie’s departure. First on the agenda is planning a celebration potluck luncheon on Sunday, October 29, following the 10:30 service. We have created a SignUp Genius for you to
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Clergy Transition 2023, From the VestryDear Members of Church of the Nativity, By now, most of you will have read Stephanie’s email of yesterday about her having answered a call to work with the Diocese of East Carolina. Though we will miss her and her family, I know we all wish the very best for her as well. Stephanie will
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Clergy Transition 2023, From the Vestry
by Jeremy Clos Beginning on Wednesday, October 18 we will offer a five-week book study series centered on the Rev. Tara K. Soughers’ new book, Beyond a Binary God: A Theology for Trans* Allies. Each week, we will tackle one of the five chapters in the book, led by Rev. Stephanie Allen, Rev. Phillip Bass,
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Adult Formation
by Becky Showalter We Supported Our Neighbors – One Wake Cary Town Council Candidates Forum! Part of joining One Wake was the idea that faith communities throughout Wake County would support each other with important local issues as they came up. We did that last Monday! 600 members of ONE Wake institutions and neighborhoods across
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Social Justice
by The Rev. Stephanie Allen We gathered after church on Sunday, September 24 to reflect on what has been done, to hear what is going on in the wider diocese, and to brainstorm what Nativity might do in regards to environmental stewardship going forward. After the discussion, two potential projects emerged that we could begin
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Caring for Creation
by Beth Crow and Kara Malone Church of the Nativity’s “Not-So-Silent Auction” and Soiree Over the last few years more and more individuals have shared how difficult it is for them to hear most of what goes on during our worship service because of hearing impairments. This new sound system will not only connect with
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Glad Tidings
by Rene Garcesphotos by Perry Suk Thank you Nativity for attending our 12th annual Rise Against Hunger (RAH) 10,000 meal-packing event! The Outreach ministry team budgeted $3,000 for the Rise Against Hunger event this year, and our neighbors at North Raleigh Presbyterian Church and their Outreach ministry team supplied another $800, allowing us to set
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Outreach
by Jeremy Clos Our next adult formation series, Claiming Our Christianity: Articulating the Loving, Inclusive God We Know, begins on October 1 at 9:30 am in Curry Hall Room 202. If you would like to request a booklet of your own, please register in advance by September 24. You are always welcome to drop in
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Adult Formation