Cuyler O’Connor, Deacon at El Buen Pastor, has reached out to Nativity to ask for help in collecting school supplies for their children in Durham. Please consider contributing to this effort. Collection boxes can be found in the Narthex as well as in Estill House through August 8th. If a digital option is better for […]
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Outreach
The Buildings and Grounds team is striving to rejuvenate our campus. The Memorial Garden has been a major focus along with the overall grounds, and our progress is starting to show! The Estill House portico repair will be underway very shortly, after hitting a few snags. We are working to clean floors and carpets, paint
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Buildings & Grounds
by Beth Crow, Chair of the Search Committee George Douglas, Senior Warden, and Beth Crow, Chair of the Search Committee, announced that the Rev. Grey Maggiano has been called as Rector of the Church of the Nativity. Grey sends his greetings to Church of the Nativity, and excited about joining us in a few weeks.
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Clergy Transition 2023, From the Vestry
The Search Committee has given the Vestry their recommendation for the next Rector of Church of the Nativity. The Vestry will be setting up a time to meet and interview this candidate very soon.
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Clergy Transition 2023, From the Vestry
by Jeremy Clos On Thursday, June 13 fourteen of our high school youth and their adult chaperones departed for Wilmington, NC. This pilgrimage promises to be a transformative journey, filled with opportunities for learning, reflection, and fellowship. Our journey begins on Thursday, where we will delve into the complex history of chattel slavery in the
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Children and YouthThe Search Committee has been busy meeting and conducting Zoom interviews with many interested priests. We very much enjoyed everyone we interviewed and had the difficult task of narrowing our selection to those we will invite to Raleigh for in-person interviews. We are now in the process of scheduling these interviews which will take place
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Clergy Transition 2023, From the Vestry
Steve Dearth and Sherry Hedrick Recently Carl Sigel, the inspiration and main driver of Nativity’s Creation Care initiatives, decided to move to a mentorship role in this mission, one that, under his leadership, has been impactful throughout the diocese and beyond. Enter Steve Dearth and Sherry Hedrick, longtime Raleigh residents who have been attending Nativity
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Caring for Creation, Glad Tidings
(left to right: Becky Christian, Becky Showalter, Michael Anello, Jill Staton-Bullard) Last Sunday, April 28, Nativity presented a $1,000 check to Michael Anello, Executive Director of Haiti Reforestation Partnership. Three of our members (pictured here) are or have been leaders with this unique and successful economic development project in one of the poorest, most unstable
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Caring for Creation, Social Justice, UncategorizedThe Search Committee met on Wednesday, May 1, to review and discuss the applicant files we received from the Diocese. We have many interested applicants, and we are excited to begin the interview process. Over the coming weeks, we will be conducting Zoom interviews with applicants. During that time, we will not be sending out
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Clergy Transition 2023, From the VestryThe Search Committee met on Wednesday, April 24, and continues to prepare interview questions and calendar potential dates for Zoom and in-person interviews of interested priests. Please continue to inform interested candidates that our Parish Portfolio is available, and we are receiving names until April 28, 2024. Next Steps: Communication Need more details about the search
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Clergy Transition 2023, From the Vestry