Urban Adventure Meeting October 30, 2022 – Reveal of 2023 destination!
(Important Note: The date of the trip has been extended one additional day.) The Nativity’s Urban Adventure trip for Rite 2 Youth (9th-11th graders) has been set for June 11-June 16, 2023 and we will be working with Wonder Voyage to help craft the trip. On September 25, 2022, we revealed several exciting potential trip locations and the youth then narrowed
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Children and Youth, Glad Tidings
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (Peace Library Review)
by William Kamkwambareview by Becky Showalter The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is the inspiring true story of a boy in Malawi who designs and builds a windmill to power his home in famine-stricken Malawi. William Kamkwamba is forced to leave school at 11 years old because his family cannot pay his school fees. Instead
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Peace Library Reviews, Social JusticeSocial Justice at Nativity
Nativity’s Social Justice Committee shares the following announcements, events and recommended resources to the Nativity community as we continue our pursuit of racial justice and reconciliation. Announcements & Events Learn about the History of Black Neighborhoods in Raleigh ROAR Community (Virtual) Meeting: Housing, Economics and Black Neighborhoods in Raleigh Date/Time: Sep 10, 2022 at 1pm via Zoom Register
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Social Justice
How Do We Make a Difference?
When does Christianity make the news? Is it sadly too often in ways that do not feel Christlike? In ways that feel small and judgmental and unkind? Do you ever wish that the way you have experienced Christ and his church could make more of an impact on what decisions our leaders and our communities
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Outreach, Social Justice
Freedom School, Yes! (Peace Library Review)
by Amy Littlesugar and Floyd Cooperreview by Stephanie Sumner History comes alive in Freedom School, Yes! By Amy Littlesugar and Floyd Cooper in this story about a volunteer teacher who risked her life to bring education to a group of people who had been denied their civil rights. As part of the 1964 Summer Project, nineteen-year-old Annie
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Peace Library Reviews, Social JusticeWomen of the Bible Class FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions Q: “Do I have to be there every Sunday to “keep up”. A: No. each class will “stand on it’s own bottom,” An effort will be made to follow chronological order for the Old Testament, but each woman’s story will be basically that: her story. Q: What about the men
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Glad Tidings
Women of the Bible – Week Two
Hi everyone, it’s Jo Dykes, here, making plans to begin teaching/facilitating an adult education class on Women of the Bible, beginning September 4. ( In Estill House at 9:30am, in case you missed last week’s Glad Tidings.) As I sat here, wondering how I could get you interested in coming to this class,
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Glad Tidings