Blog posts from the Social Justice group at Nativity
Nativity’s Outreach Team is exploring the possibility of serving a meal at the Women’s Center of Wake County, the only day shelter for single women in the county. This shelter relies primarily on volunteers. The Center helps provide stability to Wake County’s most vulnerable women experiencing homelessness. The Outreach Team believes this is a very
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Glad Tidings, Outreach, Social Justice
You are invited to journey with The Rev. Dr. Grey Maggiano, pilgrimage Coordinator, Beth Crow and other pilgrims from Church of the Nativity as we transport ourselves through story and song, through prayer and scripture, to Charleston, SC. We will be seeking to better understand and begin to reckon with the legacy of slavery in
“Story and Song” 2026 Adult pilgrimage to Charleston Read More »
Adult Formation, From the Clergy, Glad Tidings, Social Justice
On October 18 following the 10:30 service join Rev. Grey for a talk about his recent doctoral thesis: “The Fast we choose” on what happens when a church embarks on racial reparations and reconciliation. To learn more about reparations, the church and faith, sign up for our Wednesday evening book study starting Wednesday October 14
Reparations in the Church: does it work? Does it matter? Read More »
Adult Formation, Glad Tidings, Social Justice
Please join us for a four-part series exploring mental health, military service and belonging. We’ll meet Sundays from October 18 to November 8 from 9:30 to 10:20 am in Curry Hall Room 204. Topics include partners in care, moral injury and belonging. All are welcome! Come learn, share, and support our community. Questions?
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Glad Tidings, Outreach, Social Justice
The Women’s Center of Wake County, located on Atlantic Avenue a few miles north of downtown, is the only day shelter for single women in the county. It uses evidence-based practices to provide stability and services to some of Wake County’s most vulnerable women experiencing homelessness. The Women’s Center relies on volunteers to prepare and
Women’s Center Service Project Read More »
Outreach, Social Justice
St. Paul’s will host a Racial Equity Institute (REI) Phase I training October 15–16, open to the wider community – not just Episcopalians or Cary residents. Partial scholarships are available through the Racial Justice and Reconciliation Commission, with approximately 10 half-scholarships available. Please contact Aleta Payne before registering if financial assistance would make the training
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Glad Tidings, 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
Justice for All God’s Creation Read More »
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
ONE Wake: Affordable Housing Petition Read More »
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
