Blog posts from the Social Justice group at Nativity
Many thanks to all who contributed to the most successful Church of the Nativity/NAACP Scholarship Fund we have had since we began in 2021. In case you missed the church announcement, we concluded the campaign with a total of $10,000, 25% more than we have raised in each of the previous five years! Leaders of […]
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Social Justice
June 10 and July 12: Join a ONE Wake Listening Session. Help Us Understand How Housing is Affecting Our Congregation and Those We Care About How has the affordable housing crisis affected you or those you know? Your story matters. Join the conversation virtually on Zoom June 10 from 7-8 pm or in person in
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Glad Tidings, Outreach, Social Justice
You can make a difference by donating to the Leesville Elementary Backpack Program on the first Sunday of every month – next time is Sunday, June 7. Donations of shelf-ready milk, snacks, and protein items are greatly needed. Monetary donations are also appreciated. Donations can be placed in the basket in Estill House. Thank you
Join ONE Wake on Tuesday, May 19, at 1 pm for Raleigh’s affordable housing budget discussions. We hope to have a strong turnout to show support for affordable housing priorities. RSVP with ONE Wake and the Nativity group if you’d like to carpool. Also, save the date for the ONE Wake Statewide Candidate Forum on
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Caring for Creation, Glad Tidings, Outreach, Social Justice
But let justice roll down like waters and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream (Amos 5:24). He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. (Micah 6:8). Do your little of bit of good where you are; it’s
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Social Justice
Are your housing costs affordable? In January this year, the US Department of Housing & Urban Development defined affordable housing as housing costs, including utilities, that do not exceed 30% of an occupant’s gross income. Currently, over 56,000 working households in Wake County cannot afford housing. This crisis affects long-time residents, firefighters, teachers, and police
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Social Justice
(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, Uncategorized
by Carl 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
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 Justiceby Carl Sigel Win, win, win: Support local black farmers, obtain nutritious produce, help build the Beloved Community, and save the planet by joining the Farm to Church CSA. 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
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Caring for Creation, Social Justice