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 for March 2022 COTN Social Justice: Are you interested in hearing more about Nativity’s social justice initiatives? If you’d like to learn more or wish to […]
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Social Justice
The Social Justice Committee is building a library, Nativity’s Peace Library, containing books that share Nativity’s core values of welcome and inclusion and to celebrate diversity among God’s people. We invite you to help lay the foundation of this ever-so-needed library through contributions of these books. Please review this wish list, pick a book(s) and
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Glad Tidings, Social Justice
Waltye Rasulala On the afternoon of Feb. 13, the Nave at Church of Nativity was filled with the excited voices of children and a mixture of musical sounds. This was a pre-concert event of a Valentine concert by students from the North Carolina Chamber Music Institute. However, this was not just any concert, this was
Carl and Nancy Terry Valentine’s Day gave us a chance to celebrate our love for each other and to spend special time together. We need to keep that going throughout the year. Let us spend time as a couple reflecting on the Valentine’s Day we just had and what we want to do to continue
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Glad TidingsJulian McKimmon My wife, Tracy and I and our two boys, Owen and Ryan, began coming to Nativity in 2015. Owen is now a freshman at Millbrook High and was confirmed last month. Ryan recently joined the NC Army National Guard and just graduated from basic training at Fort Sill, OK. I currently work from
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Glad TidingsCarl Sigel Since Nativity’s earliest days, one of the cornerstones of our mission has been to explore how we grow, eat, and share food. In 2021, Nativity partnered with nine other Raleigh congregations in a program to support our local Black farmers. The program, called Farm to Church Community Supported Agriculture or CSA, was launched
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Uncategorized
Want to Make Someone Smile in 2022? Drop a card of encouragement for those in Haiti! Our sisters and brothers in Haiti are going through a really hard time right now. Our friends at Haiti Reforestation Partnership have communicated with us that not only are things challenging on the ground, but many feel “forgotten” by
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Outreach, UncategorizedCross/God Symbol: In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. Invitatory Bead: O God, by the leading of a star you manifested your only Son to the peoples of the earth: Lead us, who know you now by faith, to your presence, where we may see your
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From the Clergy
Becky Christian Nativity, said Stephanie Allen recently, does hospitality very well, and that includes our Memorial Garden, which is open to everyone. But three years ago parishioner Lesley Troan had a vision for how to make the garden more welcoming and cared for. Now plans for Memorial Garden renovations are coming to fruition. Thanks to
Cheryl Waechter Louise Miller and I have now completed our training with the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) and we’re ready to go! Our area is expecting 500 individual Afghan refugees over the next 11 months. That translates to approximately 60-80 families. Our original expectation was that we would have a specific family
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Glad Tidings, Outreach