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The Episcopal Church of the Nativity 7010 E. Chauncey Lane #100, Phoenix 85054 480.307.9216
March2012
THE NATIVITY SCENE
LENT AND EASTER AT NATIVITYLent is a time for deepening our spiritual disciplines and drawing closer to God. Nativity offers a number of special opportunities this Lent and Easter season for walking the wilderness way with Christ.
• Sunday, March 4: Rabbi Micah Caplan will preach at both services at Nativity. We are delighted to continue our relationship with Or Chadash Synagogue, and to welcome Rabbi Caplan and synagogue members to Nativity. Pastor Susan will guest preach at Or Chadash on Sunday, March 24, 9096 E. Bahia Way, Scottsdale. Please join us!
• Sunday, March 11: During the 11:00 Inspirations Service, we will enjoy a Celtic Eucharist, featuring beautiful Celtic music and the lovely rhythms of Celtic speech and prayer. Children and youth will participate as part of Youth Sunday.
• Sunday, March 18: Our Gospel Choir will make beautiful music for us at the 11:00 Inspirations service! Come enjoy old and new traditions.
• Each Wednesday Night During Lent: Our evening begins with a service of Evening Prayer (with Eucharist some weeks), including prayers for healing at 5:00 p.m. From 5:30 to 7:00 p.m., adults and children can participate in our Lent Soup Supper program. Adults will learn about the Last Words from the Cross, while children will learn Bible stories and make beautiful banners.
• Sunday, April 1: Palm Sunday features our beautiful traditional service at the church, with Palm Procession and dramatic reading of the Passion. Our Inspirations service will be at Sonoran Hills Park that day, 7625 E. Williams (right around the corner from our new building). We begin with a family picnic, including games and egg hunt, and continue with our palm procession and Inspirations service in the park.
• Easter Sunday, April 8: We begin with our wonderful Family Sunrise Vigil Service at 7:30 a.m., including dramatic readings and our Red Sea procession into the church. Our Festival Service is at 10:00 a.m., with beautiful music and all the traditions you love. Bring family and friends and join us!
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Upcoming Events Take a moment to wish a Happy Birthday To:
SUNDAY SCHEDULE
9:15 - Noon: Nursery Care Ages 0 - 3 9:30 - 10:30: Traditional Service 9:30 - 10:00: Children's Chapel (Children join their families in the 9:30 service for communion) 10:30 - 11:00: Hospitality 10:45 - 11:30: Sunday School Ages 4 and up Adult Education 11:00 - 12:00: Inspirations Service 5:00 – 7:00 Youth Group Meets, Grades 7 - 12 7:00 - 8:00 High School Girls’ Bible Study
Nativity’s Bishops’ CommitteeSenior Warden: Jeff Jameson 480-262-7957 JeffJameson@cox.net Junior Warden: Bill Deihl 480-595-9546 bjdeihl@aol.com Nancy Bleasdale 602 421-3631 schoolmarm@att.net Holly Bright 480-585-3524 hollyabright@cox.netKara Erickson 480 518- 2683 theazericksons@hotmail.com George Hartz 480-513-3155 gehartz@yahoo.com Paul Jensen 480-314-1198 paul1jensen@cox.net Mary Longley-Cook 480-663-3196 StGermain47@aol.comDavid Mettler 602-588-0727 Dmettler@Haydonbc.comClaire Smith 480-285-7679 Claire.steve@gmail.comDavid Smith 480-538-7068 VIDSmith@gmail.com
Mailing Address:7010 E. Chauncey Lane #100
Phoenix, Arizona 85054Telephone:
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The. Rev. Susan B. Snook Pastor
SusanSnook@TheN a t i v i t y. n e t
Dr. Wayne WhitneyPastoral Intern
WayneWhitney@TheNativity.net
Anne K. EllsworthPastoral Intern
AnneEllsworth@TheNativity.net
Ilona Kubiaczyk-Adler Director of Music Ministry
IlonaKubiaczyk-Adler @TheNativity.net
Sarah MontheardDirector of Children’s Ministries
SarahMontheard@TheNativity.net
Klayton ChewDirector of Youth Ministries
KlaytonChew@TheNativity.net
A r t G r a fT r e a s u r e r
A r t G r a f @ T h e N a t i v i t y . n e t
Mina RaffertyParish Administrator
M i n a R a f f e r t y @ T h e N a t i v i t y. n e t
Tim KoskyParish Sexton
TimKosky@TheNativity.net
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Lent is springtime for the Christian church – a time for walking with Jesus into the wilderness, looking for signs of new life, planting the seeds of a deep-rooted relationship with God. In the ancient church, in the first few
turbulent decades after Christ, Lent became the time when people who were estranged from the Christian community because of wrongdoing had the opportunity to reconcile with God and their neighbors. On Easter, they would be welcomed back into the community with joy, taking communion and celebrating the Lord’s resurrection.
As the church developed its practices, Lent became a time of teaching and preparation. New Christians were traditionally baptized on Easter, recognizing the ancient theology of baptism: that it is initiation into the death and resurrection of Christ. In our baptism, we died and are raised with Christ, so baptism is always an Easter celebration. People preparing for baptism fasted, prayed, and learned for 40 days, a time period that matched Jesus’ sojourn in the wilderness at the beginning of his ministry.
As the Christian church grew, and as more and more people were baptized as infants, Lent became a time for deepening the spiritual practices of baptized people. We traditionally associate Lent with penitence (feeling sorry for one’s sins) and penance (taking action to make amends). These elements are certainly important spiritual practices for any Christian. We learn from our own mistakes and failures. And the grace of God is never so evident as when we receive the assurance that God is merciful, and his love for us is everlasting. In Lent, we are constantly reminded that we are forgiven and restored.
But penitence/penance is only one of a range of spiritual disciplines that bring us closer to God in this wilderness season. We can deepen our relationship with God, planting seeds for growth in the future, by adopting practices of reading, fasting, praying, learning, and worshiping in community.
If you have not already adopted a spiritual practice for Lent, it’s not too late to start. Check our weekly bulletin and email for a list of Lenten suggestions to help you walk with Christ this springtime season. Read the Bible, learn with others, take on a service project, pray daily. And make a habit of worshiping with your church family each week. In Christ, Susan
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Transforming lives with the love of God in Jesus Christ
Welcome to Anne EllsworthNativity welcomes Anne Ellsworth to our staff this month as a Pastoral Intern. Our bishop has assigned Anne to us for the next year or so, while she is in training to become a priest. In addition to being a Pastoral Intern, Anne will be serving as our Interim Coordinator of Children’s Ministries while Sarah Montheard is on medical leave. We are delighted to welcome Anne to Nativity!
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The Bible ChallengeHere are the daily readings for those taking "The Bible Challenge." It is not too late to join with the Bishop and the Diocese of Arizona and start reading the Bible through in a year, so included below are the readings through Easter Sunday April 8. Go to www.thecenterforbiblicalstudies.org for additional resources.
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Dear Church of the Nativity,Thank you for such a warm and genuine welcome last Sunday as I began my internship with you as Pastoral Intern. I am incredibly happy to have been assigned to this vibrant, inspired, creative
community. After living for several years away Birst in Washington, DC and then in Berkeley, CA, my husband and our two children have resettled in my hometown of Tempe, AZ. It is good to be home—our children are blessed to be very close to doting grandparents! My husband and I were both raised Roman Catholic and traveled from Rome to Canterbury—as it were—after some deep soul searching about the kind
of Christian experience we wanted to pass on to our children. We value the “middle way” of the Episcopal Church that allows for radical hospitality, particularly at the Eucharistic Table. I am now a Postulant for the Priesthood and will continue to discern my vocation with you in the context of parish ministry. I completed my MA in Theology, with a concentration in social ethics, from the Graduate Theological Union and the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley. I’ve worked in non-‐proBit marketing and development, as a high school and college campus minister, and lived with the Franciscans for a year in a homeless shelter on Chicago’s West Side as an AmeriCorps Volunteer. I like to spend time with my children, husband and our two adopted dogs in our vegetable, fruit, and Blower gardens. I'm a bit of a day dreamer and do my best day dreaming with a hot coffee on a cloudy, misty beach.
Anne K. EllsworthPastoral Intern and Interim
March 5 – Genesis 19-21; Psalm 7; Matthew 7March 6 – Genesis 22-24; Psalm 8; Matthew 8March 7 – Genesis 25-27; Psalm 9; Matthew 9March 8 – Genesis 28-30; Psalm 10; Matthew 10March 9 – Genesis 31-33; Psalm 11; Matthew 11March 10 – Genesis 34-36; Psalm 12; Matthew 12March 11 – Enjoy hearing the Scriptures read aloud in churchMarch 12 – Genesis 37-39; Psalm 13; Matthew 13March 13 – Genesis 40-42; Psalm 14; Matthew 14March 14 – Genesis 43-45; Psalm 15; Matthew 15March 15 – Genesis 46-48; Psalm 16; Matthew 16March 16 – Genesis 49-50; Psalm 17; Matthew 17March 17 – Exodus 1-3; Psalm 18:1-20; Matthew 18March 18 – Enjoy hearing the Scriptures read aloud in churchMarch 19 – Exodus 4-6; Psalm 18:21-50; Matthew 19March 20 – Exodus 7-9; Psalm 19; Matthew 20March 21 – Exodus 10-12; Psalm 20; Matthew 21March 22 – Exodus 13-15; Psalm 21; Matthew 22
March 23 – Exodus 16-18; Psalm 22; Matthew 23March 24 – Exodus 19-21; Psalm 23; Matthew 24March 25 – Enjoy hearing the Scriptures read aloud in churchMarch 26 – Exodus 22-24, Psalm 24, Matthew 25March 27 – Exodus 25-27, Psalm 25, Matthew 26March 28 – Exodus 28-30, Psalm 26, Matthew 27March 29 – Exodus 31-33, Psalm 27, Matthew 28March 30 – Exodus 34-36, Psalm 28, Mark 1March 31 – Exodus 37-39, Psalm 29, Mark 2April 1 – Enjoy hearing the Scriptures read aloud in churchApril 2 – Exodus 40, Psalm 30, Mark 3April 3 – Leviticus 1-3, Psalm 31, Mark 4April 4 – Leviticus 4-6, Psalm 32, Mark 5April 5 – Leviticus 7-9, Psalm 33, Mark 6April 6 – Leviticus 10-12, Psalm 34, Mark 7April 7 – Leviticus 13-15, Psalm 35, Mark 8April 8 – Enjoy hearing the Scriptures read aloud in church
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Lent has just started and we are changing the pace and atmosphere of our music. The 7irst service in Lent was already a good introduction to our changing musical attitude for these next few weeks. On February 26th we sang a lot of Taize music in both services. As you probably know Taize community is a monastic order in France, which consists of brothers from various Christians traditions: Catholic, Protestant and Eastern Orthodox, who come from over 30 countries of the world. This ecumenical idea as well as the ideology for achieving justice and peace through meditation and prayer attract many young people who in large numbers visit this community every year. The spirit of Taize community can be conveyed through their simple but powerful music, which is easy to sing along. This particular style of music is a great inspiration for deep insight and meditation, and I hope to repeat this type of service again in near future.
I would like to mention here that I am very happy with the way the Nativity kids joined in singing and reaching out other people with their music and talents. On February 9th the Children Choir sang for the Pueblo Norte retirement community, and brought a lot of joy and wonderful energy to its residents. I received many grateful words after the service organized by Bob Montheard, and I would like to thank Kara Erickson, Leann Phillipsen and Carolyn McKeown and their kids for the wonderful support and outreach. The kids were also singing during the experiential Ash Wednesday service on February 22, and are continuously meeting every Sunday to practice music for the Easter.
For the following Sundays of Lent the Adult Choir is preparing some wonderful musical treats for you. You will hear some of our classical Lent favorites like Mozart's Ave Verum Corpus, and gospel selections working well with this particularly meditative time of year. The Choir is also working on fragments of John Stainer's oratorio from 1887 The Cruci2ixion, which will be performed during the Good Friday service at 7 p.m. It is a particular favorite of our parishioner, Joyce Ditzler, who sang this piece under her father's direction in the past. This very emotional composition will lead us through the readings of the Passion on this one of the most holy days in the liturgical year.
Ilona
The Senior Warden’s Garden – an irregular contribution from the seeds of inspiration There’s no “E” in G.R.O.W.. (or is there?)In my brief address at the Annual Meeting I referenced the Great Commission - “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” - as our charge for the future of Nativity. In this we are instructed to take bold action so that the Good News will be spread. And Nativity has such great news to share - our message, our community, the children and youth programs, engaging music, relevant liturgy, mission upon mission upon mission, generations working together, healing works and so much more. But in this day where openly speaking about your faith can be fraught with anxiety, it isn’t easy spreading the good news. But we have to get past ourselves in this regard and in the words of Martin Luther, “SIN BOLDLY”, as it’s the only way to overcome the social taboo of spreading the good news.
So why am I saying “There’s no “E” in G.R.O.W.”?. Because I’m challenging conventional wisdom. There IS an E in GROW – it stands for E-vangelism and for us to grow, for us to fulfill the Great Commission, we must evangelize. We all have ways of bringing others to the baptism. By our acts, by our words, by our attitudes and love, by directly asking friends, neighbors, family to join us on our joyous community. Be Bold, Be Brave and Put the E in GROW.
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Life Changing Change - Let’s make some noise!Our coin collection for St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance continues to make impact. Without fanfare we gathered enough money to provide another 800 meals for our neighbors in need.However, what I’d like everyone to do now is to MAKE SOME NOISE! Bring in those trucks, cups, piggy banks and jars full of change and lets hear the tinkling sounds of coins being dumped in our big collection can. It takes so little for us that have to provide for those that haven’t.
Small Groups are back in Easter! For six weeks after Easter Sunday a special gathering of Nativity members and friends will be meeting in parishioners homes studying the Book of Acts. The study "Acts: From Maintenance to Mission" was co-authored by Pastor Susan and will address topics like Leadership, Success and Community. The six-week period goes from April 15 to May 20. What a great way to cap off the educational year before Summer arrives! Please see Dr Wayne V Whitney for any inquiries via email waynewhitney@thenativity.net or phone 303.809.1458.
Thank YOU!Claire Casebolt would like to say Thank You to the Nativity community for the outpouring of support for the "Cookies for our Troops" project that her Girl Scout Troop is involved in. With your generosity, her troop is able to send an extra 101 boxes of cookies to the AZ troop stationed in Afghanistan. They are well on their way to their goal of 700 boxes! Donations will still be taken through March 6th - any questions contact Martha Casebolt (602) 787-8661 or martha.casebolt@caseboltphoto.com
Sunday Morning Bible StudyOur topics for Bible Study in March will be great stories from the Old Testament. This will be a great time to revisit some of the classic stories from the Bible that we learned to love as children but don't get to look at very often like Noah, Abraham, Moses and Jeremiah. Come and bring your child-like heart with your learner's mind as we explore these themes afresh in the 21st century. Sunday Morning Bible Study meets on the 2nd floor from 10:45 to 11:30 and is led by Dr Wayne.
TIME TO SIGN UP FOR CHAPEL ROCK!Nativity children and teens, it's time to sign up for Chapel Rock summer camp! Our Episcopal summer camp in Prescott has sessions for every age group and interest. Check it out at www.chapelrock.net and click on "Camps"! Scholarships are available from the camp and from Nativity. If you would like to apply for a scholarship to go to camp, contact Pastor Susan for an application at susansnook@thenativity.net.
NATIVITY WOMEN’S GROUP MEETING - March 8Please join all ladies of Nativity as we gather for our Monthly meeting. Our guest speaker for this special Lenten Season is Dr. Wayne Whitney. Following his presentation and any questions that arise, we will have lunch at one of the area restaurants. Hoping to see you on the 8th at 10:30 a.m. at the Church. If there are questions, please phone Annie Blum at 480.502.2005.
CELTIC EUCHARIST March 11 AT 11:00 A.M.Please join us for next week’s 11:00 Inspirations Service, when we will celebrate a Celtic Eucharist. Enjoy Celtic music and the characteristic Celtic emphasis on nature spirituality and beautiful poetry. It will be a Youth Sunday, so young people will enjoy participating.
Pa g e 6 U P DATE S & A CT I V I T I E S
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What a great sight! To look towards Nativity’s altar and see a young Navajo girl dressed in full costume dancing to the beat of a drum. Her dad, Tano Haycock, then played a beautiful song on his flute. Close your eyes and you felt like you were transported to Navajoland.
An Evening of Navajoland was enjoyed by everyone who was there; both Nativity members and the Haycock family. We watched a slide show featuring the beauty of the monuments and what Nativity members experience on our mission trips. Father Kerry shared why he was so drawn to Navajoland. How he saw that God was doing work through the Navajo people and he wanted to be where God was working. He is passionate about bringing aid and a broader family to the Navajo people through the Episcopal Church. He also brought us up to date on what the Diocese hopes to accomplish in the next few years in Navajoland. To finish the evening, Gail Price served us a delicious dinner of Navajo stew with fresh Fry Bread made by L’anndra Haycock and her daughter, Toneva.
Everyone who attended learned why the mission volunteers feel so connected to Navajoland. Spending time with the Haycock family, listening to their story and hearing the struggles of the Navajo people touched our hearts. And most importantly, we learned that the work we are doing in Monument Valley is truly making a difference in the lives of the Navajo people.
THANK YOU MEMBERS OF NATIVITY!
OVER 3000 BOTTOMS WERE COVERED
DUE TO YOUR GENEROSITY!
Thanks for the diapers contributed for our Diaper Drive for Homeward Bound.
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Dear Families,
I’ve been reBlecting lately on how parents are uniquely gifted in the practice of Lent. My children are six and almost three years old. My husband and I are still very close to—if not in the midst of—diapers, potty training, middle-‐of-‐the-‐night feedings, and Blashlight rescues of binkies and snugglies lost under the bed. Parenting is a vocation that requires the practice of attention, devotion, and sacriBicial giving of time and resources. (Let’s face it, sometimes that last diaper run at Costco feels like a tithe—remember when those resources were spent on something for ourselves?) In my own experience as a parent, I Bind that during Lent I can feel as though, because of all the sacriBicing I’m already doing as a parent, I should be given a dispensation from Lenten practices. I mean, really, in my house a fasting mamma is a cranky mamma! Still, there’s something about this season that compels me to do something. And so this Lent I’m praying morning prayer. I wake up very early when the house is still quiet and sit bleary-‐eyed, reluctantly, with my prayer book open. I let the story of God’s people wash over me as I mutter the prayers and the Psalms and read the scripture. I appreciate the silence. I lift up in prayer those I’ve promised to hold close. And somehow this sacriBicial offering of time and attention at 5:00am Bills me for the day. And isn’t that the story of parenting, too? Somehow, even when our resources are completely drained from the labor of parenting, we are Billed. The paradox of emptying oneself so that we might be Billed is the mystery of Lent that we are invited to experience with God and one another.
Happy Lenting,Anne
NATIVITY SCENE JRA Note from our interim director
Don’t Forget!Wednesdays during Lent: Children of all ages are welcome to join us for a soup supper at 5:30 followed by exploration of Bible stories and banner-making. Banners will be used during our Easter celebrations. Parents are welcome to stay for the Lenten Study of the book Final Words from the Cross, by Adam Hamilton, from
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Special thanks to all parents and parishioners ministering to our children through Godly Play, Children’s Chapel,
special Lenten service projects and the Wednesday-night soup suppers
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mark your calendars!Sunday, April 1st, our children play a special role in our Palm Sunday service.
Easter Sunday, April 8th, we will reveal the banners our children create during the Lenten Soup Suppers.
Sunday, April 22nd, we have a fun dedication project for the children to participate in during our groundbreaking ceremony. Here’s a hint: it involves sidewalk chalk!
Sunday, May 20th, children will be involved in our parish-‐wide celebration to support our sister parish, Santa Maria Magdalena, in Barrio La Laguna, Veracruz, Mexico.
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Lenten Resources for Families and Children:
Prayer is a component of our Lenten journey together and Lent can be a time to teach your children how to pray. You can start by praying the “Our Father” together with your children, or teaching them how to make the sign of the cross on themselves. Or, you might also enjoy:
Peanut Butter and Jelly Prayers, by Julie B. Sevig.“The dinner table may be the only time that today’s busy families sit down together—and pray together. This book meets families where they are, offering prayers of thanks for macaroni and cheese, fast-‐food meals, and, yes, peanut-‐butter-‐and-‐jelly sandwiches. Includes rhyming prayers for little kids, dinner-‐table prayers for special family occasions, and prayers marking the movement of the church year.”
The Anglican Family Prayer Book, by The Reverend Anne E. Kitch
“The perfect resource for families…The Anglican Family Prayer Book helps parents and children pray together. Prayers for morning and evening, blessings, nighttime prayers, prayers for ordinary and special occasions, intercessory prayers … and prayers for use during the special seasons of the Church year make this book one that families will use every day.”
Available at www.churchpublishing.org.
Morning Family Service
It’s really early, we know, but with
open hearts, let’s greet our Savior
with one another as we celebrate
the Risen Christ on Easter Sunday Morning at Nativity’s 7:30 am family
service.
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NATYG TEEN MINISTRIESJ R A N D S R H I G H S C H O O L
FLAMINGO FEBRUARY A HUGE SUCCESS!THANK YOU, thank you to everyone who participated in Flamingo February.
Nativity does such a wonderful job supporting the teens and youth group. The teens worked super hard this February and their work really paid off! This is
such a fun fund raiser and the Nativity Youth Group considers ourselves so lucky to be a part of the wider parish here at Nativity. Throughout
the whole thing ,the teens focused on their goal: to help us get to Navajoland so we can help out those in need in our own backyard. We
are trying so hard to remember to live missional lives all the time, not just when we go on mission trips. This means loving God and our
neighbors as ourselves at all times, even during school, sports practice and when we do homework. Thank you for being a part of our lives,
even if it means you’re just praying for us once in a while. I means so much to us and really makes a lasting difference.
Come for a night designed to nourish you on your spiritual journey as we finish the Lenten season and prepare to celebrate Easter.
April 7th
Drop off: 7:00 p.m.Pick up: after Easter sunrise service (April 8th @ 7:30 a.m.)
Sign up by filling out a form (in the youth room) and turning it into Klayton.Dinner, snacks and breakfast will be provided.
Teen Lent Retreat April 7th
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mission trip
NATYG Youth Group open to teens in 7th to 12th grade
5:00 - 7:00 p.m. | Sundays
MARCH 4YOUTH GROUP - 5-7pmGirls’ HS Bible Study - 7-8pm
MARCH 11 - Youth Sunday!NO SUNDAY SCHOOLYOUTH GROUP - 5-7pmGirls’ HS Bible Study - 7-8pm
MARCH 18NO YOUTH GROUP - Spring Break Do something nice for your mama!
MARCH 25YOUTH GROUP - 5-7pmGirls’ HS Bible Study - 7-8pm
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(SKYLER’S BIRTHDAY!!!)
-2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
-All Saint’s
Episcopal Church
This is the first year that the
Diocesan Youth have put together a
kickball tournament!
Parents, we will need 1-2 drivers to
get kids to the church.
It’s going to be a ton of fun!
Who will be crowned the
Kings of Kickball?
It's like the movie
Dodgeball but...with
Kickball. : )
BUTTER BRAIDS!The Youth will be selling Butter Braids
starting on Sunday, March 11 to help raise money for their mission trip! Come buy up
these delicious pastries that will be great to serve on Easter Morning!
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The Episcopal Church of the NativityMailing Address:7010 E. Chauncey Lane, #100Phoenix, Arizona 85054
www.TheNativity.net
Worship Each Sunday
9:30 & 11:00 a.m.
LENT AND EASTER AT NATIVITYWednesdays, Feb 24-March 24 6:00 p.m. Lenten Soup Suppers
Sunday, April 1 9:30 a.m. Palm Sunday Traditional Service 11:00 a.m. Picnic and Inspirations Service
Thursday, April 5 7:00 p.m. Maundy Thursday Service
Friday, April 6 Noon Desert Stations of the Cross 7:00 p.m. Good Friday Service
Saturday, April 7 7:00 p.m. Youth Lent Retreat
Sunday, April 8 7:30 a.m. Family Sunrise Easter Service 10:00 a.m. Festival Easter Eucharist