Glad Tidings A monthly publication of the church of the Nativity February 2011 Issue No. 02-11 This week marked the 50th anniversary of the Inaugural speech of John F. Kennedy. Numbers of times, when turning on the ra- dio or TV, those memorable words were heard over and over again. In his address he stated the following: “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” My words to you via this newsletter are taken from this. Ask not what the Church of the Nativity can do for you; ask what you can do for the Church of the Nativity. Just as President Kennedy was trying to inspire all Americans to get involved in order to ensure the well-being and the future of the United States, I am asking you to get involved in your parish in order to ensure its well-being and its future. Your gifts, talents, time, and treasure are DESPERATELY needed. Ask yourself what gifts you are hiding under the lamp stand? Ask yourself what excuse you give when you are asked to serve and you re- fuse? Let your answer be honest. What is keeping you from fully responding to the call to fully com- mitted discipleship? Be mindful that when you were baptized you were essentially ordained to be a lay minister of the Gospel. Ministers of the Gos- pel serve on Vestry, serve in an outreach ministry, serve to help educate the children and youth of the parish, serve the poor, the homeless, and the hungry. Ministers of the Gospel are faithful in worship and in prayer and the study of the Holy Scriptures. Min- isters of the Gospel respect the dignity of every human being. Let me call your attention to a pressing need. We will soon move into the new Christian Education Building. But, the ques- tion is, will there be enough Nativity members who step forward to be leaders, teachers and coordinators of the Christian Educa- tion program? Further, will someone step forward to coordinate Vacation Bible School 2011? Parents have been the ones keeping these programs going. But it is not just their responsibility— it is the responsibility of all of the adult members of the parish. If all help, no one gets burned out and everyone enjoys it more. As you have heard it said, “Many hands make light work.” Planning for the 2011 fall, as well as for the 2012 winter and spring, will have to begin soon if the program is to remain the extraordinarily wonderful program it currently is. We have leaders who have served for up to 8 years who deserve a break, and they will be stepping down from these roles at the end of this school year. No, they won’t keep serv- ing if no one comes forward. So if they leave and no others step forward, a crisis will develop. It takes approximately 20 volunteers to run the Christian Education programs. The programs and activities are documented and cur- riculum is planned. Those stepping down are willing to mentor new volunteers so you will have the help you need. Are you will- ing to shed your reservations and get involved in meaningful ministry? Call me directly 919.397.2311 (cell) Ask not what the Church can do for you; ask what you can do for the church. The Rev. Sara C. Batson, Interim Rector Officers and Vestry Liaison areas for 2011 Chuck Till, Senior Warden – Administration RJ Antonelli, Junior Warden – Facilities Dave McKinnon, Treasurer Gail McNally, Clerk Annette Hughes – Parish Life Babs Freeman – Visitor/New Member Incorporation Jane Heyward – Organizational Development Joel Kamya – Memorial Garden and Memorials Ken Tessier – Outreach Kevin Burke – Stewardship Susie Holmes – Education From the Desk of the Interim Rector Mark your Calendars Nativity 25th Anniversary Celebration Saturday, March 12 9 am-12:30 pm Liturgy, Program, Brunch
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Glad Tidings A m o n t h l y p u b l i c a t i o n o f t h e c h u r c h o f t h e N a t i v i t y
February 2011 Issue No. 02-11
This week marked the 50th anniversary of the Inaugural speech of John F. Kennedy. Numbers of times, when turning on the ra-dio or TV, those memorable words were heard over and over again. In his address he stated the following: “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” My words to you via this newsletter are taken from this. Ask not what the Church of the Nativity can do for you; ask
what you can do for the Church of the Nativity. Just as President Kennedy was trying to inspire all Americans to get involved in order to ensure the well-being and the future of the United States, I am asking you to get involved in your parish in order to ensure its well-being and its future. Your gifts, talents, time, and treasure are DESPERATELY needed. Ask yourself what gifts you are hiding under the lamp stand? Ask yourself what excuse you give when you are asked to serve and you re-fuse? Let your answer be honest. What is keeping you from fully responding to the call to fully com-mitted discipleship? Be mindful that when you were baptized you were essentially ordained to be a lay minister of the Gospel. Ministers of the Gos-pel serve on Vestry, serve in an outreach ministry, serve to help educate the children and youth of the parish, serve the poor, the homeless, and the hungry. Ministers of the Gospel are faithful in worship and in prayer and the study of the Holy Scriptures. Min-isters of the Gospel respect the dignity of every human being. Let me call your attention to a pressing need. We will soon
move into the new Christian Education Building. But, the ques-tion is, will there be enough Nativity members who step forward to be leaders, teachers and coordinators of the Christian Educa-tion program? Further, will someone step forward to coordinate Vacation Bible School 2011? Parents have been the ones keeping these programs going. But it is not just their responsibility— it is the responsibility of all of the adult members of the parish. If all
help, no one gets burned out and everyone enjoys it more. As you have heard it said, “Many hands make light work.” Planning for the 2011 fall, as well as for the 2012 winter and spring, will have to begin soon if the program is to remain the extraordinarily wonderful program it currently is. We have leaders who have served for up to 8 years who deserve a break, and they will be stepping down from these roles at the end of this school year. No, they won’t keep serv-ing if no one comes forward. So if they leave and no others step forward, a crisis will develop. It
takes approximately 20 volunteers to run the Christian Education programs. The programs and activities are documented and cur-riculum is planned. Those stepping down are willing to mentor new volunteers so you will have the help you need. Are you will-ing to shed your reservations and get involved in meaningful ministry? Call me directly 919.397.2311 (cell) Ask not what the Church can do for you; ask what you can do for the church.
The Rev. Sara C. Batson, Interim Rector
Officers and Vestry Liaison areas for 2011
Chuck Till, Senior Warden – Administration RJ Antonelli, Junior Warden – Facilities Dave McKinnon, Treasurer Gail McNally, Clerk Annette Hughes – Parish Life Babs Freeman – Visitor/New Member Incorporation Jane Heyward – Organizational Development Joel Kamya – Memorial Garden and Memorials Ken Tessier – Outreach Kevin Burke – Stewardship Susie Holmes – Education
From the Desk of the Interim Rector
Mark your Calendars
Nativity 25th Anniversary
Celebration
Saturday, March 12
9 am-12:30 pm
Liturgy, Program, Brunch
Glad Tidings February 2011
Parish Business
About a year ago, your Vestry consulted our Diocese about the choice of processes to identify the next seated Rector for Nativ-ity. The Vestry chose the option known as “targeted search” in which the Diocese provides a slate of candidates for the Search Committee—which was appointed by the Vestry—to interview and evaluate. An analogy in the business world is using a re-cruiter instead of posting a job on the internet and wading through a large number of applications. In other words, the “targeted search” is a more focused approach. The process allowed each candidate priest who thought they might be a fit for Nativity to discern whether or not they were, in fact, called to become our next Rector. Likewise, the Search Committee had the opportunity and challenge of discerning whether any of the candidates had the gifts and skills that would be a match for our parish. After diligent and faithful efforts in discernment, a match was not found. Although this process didn’t result in a call, the Search Committee should be praised and thanked profusely. They did exactly the job they were charged to do. That their efforts did not result in a call is not the measure of success or failure. Rather, their success is that they were wise and coura-geous enough to report the need to keep looking. That one spe-cial and called priest for Nativity is still out there waiting and wanting to be found. We simply have to keep looking! So, in January of 2011 the Vestry again met with Canon Mi-chael Hunn of the Diocese to discuss a path forward. After con-
sultation with the Search Commit-tee and much prayer, the Vestry opted to interview one additional candidate whom the Diocese strongly recommends. This inter-view and evaluation process will begin soon, and periodic updates will be provided to you in a timely manner. In the meantime, much progress is being made. We have a workable and balanced budget for 2011. Christmas attendance was strong. We will soon occupy the new Education Building. In Mother Sara we have a very experienced Interim Rector who is provid-ing a remarkable amount of pastoral care as she simultaneously helps the Vestry address some things that are needed in order for the new Rector to have a smooth landing and Nativity to be positioned for growth. What can you, the congregation, do to help? Keep praying, keep the faith, and remember God will provide. And, keep your eyes focused on the ministries of the Church. There are the sick to be comforted, hungry to be fed, lonely to be visited, youth to be educated, adults to be inspired, the guilty to be forgiven, and God’s love to be embraced
Letter from the Senior Warden Chuck Till
Treasurers Report Dave McKinnon
YTD Giving: $367.7K YTD Expenses: $316.1K Our church leadership continues to be prudent in its spending. This approach has left us with a surplus of funds as of the close of 2010. We will use these funds to improve the appearance of the grounds and to continue to make improvements to the interiors of our buildings. The work done so far makes our church home more inviting and appealing to our visi-tors, potential new members, and new clergy. Our parishioners are warm and welcoming and we are striving to make our church home match those val-ues. We have established the operating budget for 2011 and expect to break even for the year. The budget shows giving at $378K and the same level for expenses. Pledges are down so we could not plan for any additions to our existing pro-grams or staffing. Costs for the new building make up the increase in costs.
Glad Tidings February 2011
Parish Life
Nativity Seniors Billie Hurmence
Italiano taste buds alert! On February 13, Nativity Seniors meet to savor Brio Tuscan Grille’s signature cuisine and scrumptious bread. Ann Pregnall and Montez Stetson will host our lunch at 12:30 pm. Please RSVP for the count by or before February 5: Ann Pregnall, 848-7553; Montez Stetson 848-7576; Billie Hurmence 848-7011.
Attention All Families of Nativity: It's Family Foyer Time! Becky Showalter
After taking a break for the busy fall season, Family Foyer is ready to begin again for the spring! This is a great way for you and your family to get to know other families in the church. In case you don't know what it is, Family Foyer is a program where you will be grouped with several other families with children of similar ages to form a supper group. Each family will host the supper group one time . . . at their home, at a park, with a 4-course meal, with take-out pizza, whatever. The point is for the children and the parents to foster a greater sense of community within our VERY busy church! Our children know each other from Sunday School; let’s do the same. Foyer works best when many families sign up - it makes it much easier to group families by the age of the children - so please consider joining us this spring! Sign-ups will be in the church narthex and parish hall, or you can contact me di-rectly at [email protected] or 845-8975. Just let me know your names and the ages of the kids, and I’ll do the rest!
Request for Wisdom Susie Holmes, Vestry
Rite 13 is the section of the Journey to Adulthood (J2A) youth program that covers grades 6-8. Once a year, Nativity holds a Rite 13 ceremony to highlight our Rite13ers as they head into the teenage years. The Rite 13 ceremony will be held as part of the regular 10:30 service on Sunday, February 13. The evening before, the Rite 13 group and their parents will hold a rehearsal and dinner. Please join us in celebrating these young people by contribut-ing to their Books of Wisdom (BOW). You can send any words that you think would be helpful to them as they grow into adulthood to Sally Bloom at [email protected] by Febru-ary 6. And be sure to join us on February 13 as we celebrate these young people and pledge our support for them!
Dear Nativity Family, Please accept my heartfelt thanks for your warm wishes, outreach and prayers for my quick recovery from my knee injury last October. After 14 weeks on crutches, I am pleased to advise you that your prayers (and mine) have been heard and an-swered. The surgery was, by all accounts, very successful and I am now walking unaided. God bless you all. Rick Widin
Don’t Tread on Me! Janet Obryhim holds a FINISHED needlepoint cushion cover. Yes, the ongoing project is nearing completion and we will have beautiful hand-stitched cushions at our altar rail. PLEASE teach your children now not to stand on the cushions when they take communion. The current cushions are temporary, but we hope the new ones will last for many, many years with our tender loving care.
Glad Tidings February 2011
Parish Life
Children Changing the World, Change Nativity Ailsa Tessier
If you were skeptical that a group of children can change the world, Sunday’s concert by the Afri-can Children’s Choir™ would have erased all doubt. Spirituality in the Arts’ “A Celebration of Youth and Peace” would have done Dr. Martin Luther King proud. A near-capacity crowd was spellbound as the nave filled with a thrilling performance of music and dance. The children’s talent, joy and energy were simply astonishing! All of the children attend Music for Life camps in Africa, where they enjoy typical camp activities that give them a break from the hardships they encounter at home. From the camps, some children are selected to join the next touring choir, and begin the necessary training. Concertgoers were very
moved by their stories and videos, and responded with gen-erous donations totaling more than $2100. The performance ended with a traditional high-stepping celebratory Ugandan dance, followed by an encore piece, a beautiful arrangement of “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands.” A wonderful reception in Estill House welcomed the choir and concert attendees. Many warm thanks are due to all who gave their time to help: Nativity members arranged for the choir to perform, set up the nave for the concert and moved furniture to make space available for the children to rest, prepared lunch and snacks for the children and tour leaders, provided delicious reception goodies, and cleaned up afterwards. A special thanks to our neighbors at the Korean Baptist Church for lending us their parking lot for our overflow. To learn more about this remarkable group visit their website: http://fricanchildrenschoir.com/
Chatty Yarns Emilie Sigel
Chatty Yarns meets in the church parlor on Wednesdays at 9:30 am. As the name implies, the group enjoys conversation and knitting (crocheting, too) making hats and scarves for those in need. All are welcome to join. Oh, and the group likes a good party as well. The photos were taken at a recent birth-day celebration held for member Beth Agayoff. If you are interested please contact Brenda Johnston, [email protected], or just show up on a Wednesday morning! Below: Beth cutting her cake. Below right standing: Beth Agayoff, Allison Martin, Emily Phillips, Sally McCann, Gail Jens, Emilie Sigel, Anita Kerr. Seated: Kathy Linthicum, Brenda Johnston
Glad Tidings February 2011
Christian Education
Youth Group Update Jane Heyward, Vestry
All four Youth Group classes started the new year off with a Regathering Pancake Breakfast on January 9. The students enjoyed as many pancakes as they could eat while listening to a presentation on Faith and the Environment given by Carl Sigel. After the presentation, the youth brainstormed ideas on how Nativity can help the environment. The most popular idea was to get a goat to eat the grass instead of mowing. Thanks to all of the leaders and par-ents who helped facilitate discussions, make pancakes, serve and clean up. The J2A class is taking orders for their Superbowl Chili fund-raiser. They are serving samples of their famous chili (vegetarian, chicken and beef) after service on Sundays this month. You can order pints or quarts of your favorite chili and pick them up on February 6 in time to enjoy during the Superbowl game. The chili freezes well too, so make sure you place your order soon. The Rite 13 class is preparing for their upcoming Rite 13 ceremony on February 13 with a dinner the night before. And, to support the environment, the youth will be participating in the Big Sweep parks clean-up effort on Saturday, April 2. Most im-portantly, we are looking forward to moving into the new educational building just as soon as it is finished.
Sunday School Program
Our thanks to all of our children's program teachers who have supported our block scheduling calendar this Sunday School year. These teachers have all committed to working with a class of children for 4-5 weeks in a row, teaching a whole unit of study during consecutive weeks. It's a won-derful commitment to our children's Chris-tian education program and we thank them for it! Teachers and children alike are bene-fiting from the continuity this schedule pro-vides.
Preschool/Kindergarten Class Teaching Teams
• Mary Kingsley and youth assistant Claudia Meyer
• Michelle Walter and Mary Harb
• Kira and Rich Stewart
• Kellam and Riley Gaddy
1st/2nd Grade Class Teaching Teams
• Becky and Jon Showalter
• Mark and Kerry Troester
• Kristi Strickland and Robbie Schuler
• Morgan and Greg Magdanz
3rd/4th Grade Class Teaching Teams
• Fran and Pat Kenney
• Lori Special and Doug Adkins
• Morgan and Greg Magdanz
Sing-Along Sunday! Fran Kenney, Children’s Program Coordinator
Nativity's 10:30 hour Sunday School children will participate in an inter-class lesson and sing-along on Sunday, January 30 during their Sunday School hour. We look forward to welcoming Beth Frazier back to lead our children in an-other fun and festive time together. Miss Beth regularly comes in and sings and plays the piano with our children for special programs such as Vacation Bible School, our Christmas pageant and our sing-alongs. We appreciate her time with us so much! (Special note: Miss Beth is Libby and Robert Kenney's grandmother and Fran Kenney's mom.)
The Haiti One-Year Report summarizes activities and achievements in two phases of the recovery effort: Phase I (January-March 2010) activities concentrated on rescue and relief, while Phase II (April-December 2010) focused on the transition from relief to recovery. Some initiatives will continue through 2011, including Cash-for-Work pro-jects, the construction of provisional homes and installation of water and sanitation systems. These programs will help individuals and families increase their economic independ-ence, and promote household and community security. Phase III programs (ongoing from January 2011) will cen-
ter on recovery and sustainable development. “Haitians have the strength and determination to rebuild their country, together as communities and in communion with their churches,” said Tammi Mott, Episcopal Relief and Development’s Program Officer for Haiti. “Episcopal Relief and Development is supporting the Diocese of Haiti as it empowers Haitians to actively engage at every stage of the recovery process.” To learn more about diocesan recovery activities supported by Episcopal Relief and De-velopment, visit www.er-d.org/Haiti.
Honduras: Late Breaking News Pete Crow
The Honduras Health Mission returned to the USA January 16 after the January newsletter deadline. The mission was ex-tremely successful. In the next newsletter I will report in more detail. One important piece of news, though: mission director Priscilla Shows and her husband Derek announced that after ten years of amazing leadership of the program, they would be turning over that role to someone(s) else. What an enormous debt of gratitude we all owe them. Part of their accomplishment involves working with the United Communities, whom we serve, to address wider economic and social issues than just providing a yearly clinic. This year the United Communities received official status as a non-profit organi-zation, which will be a huge asset in enabling them to get economic development and other kinds of aid to help alleviate underlying is-sues of poverty, especially malnutrition in children.
Choir Christmas Gift Harlan Hagge
For the last few years the choir has taken a collection at Christ-mas time for a worthwhile char-ity. This year, Nancy Terry in the choir organized the collection for Gifts for Life at Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD) and we were able to raise enough money ($100) to buy a pig for a village in the developing world. But this year we had some money left over. The choir voted at our rehearsal on Thursday night, January 13, to donate the extra money to ERD for the Haiti earthquake recov-ery. I am proud to report that on behalf of the choir a donation of $50 has been made to the Haiti Earthquake Response Fund of ERD. Perhaps other groups at Nativ-ity will consider making a donation in support of Out-reach efforts!
Glad Tidings February 2011
Outreach
Sunday School Outreach Fran Kenney
Our Sunday school children hosted their annual store and successfully raised $118 that will be sent to the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle's Back Pack Bud-dies Program! This store is a Nativity tradition and provides the children a fun way to raise money for an important cause. Thank you to FIXERS class members who helped in the store that day as gift wrappers and shopping buddies. Good work, kids! See more photos of the Outreach Store on page 8.
Right: Mary Hana Gaddy checks out with her
shopping buddy Sydney Gyurek
Ongoing Progress in Haiti Harlan Hagge
Glad Tidings February 2011
The Green Page
You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power,
for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created. Revelation 4:11
Recycle Site for Number 5 Containers
Carolyn Kerr
Feel guilty about tossing your used yogurt contain-ers in the trash? These number 5 recycle contain-ers (yogurt, cream cheese, margerine, etc.) are being reused. The "Gimme 5" recycling campaign col-lects these containers and turns them into toothbrushes and razors. They can be dropped off at Whole Food stores in Raleigh, Cary, Chapel Hill and Durham.
Earth Care Weekend at Nativity Carl Sigel
During the weekend of February 18-20, 2011, Church of the Nativity will participate in the national Preach-In on the environment sponsored by Interfaith Power and Light (IPL). IPL began in San Francisco, California in 1998 with Episcopal Power and Light and the support of Grace Cathedral as a unique coalition of Episcopal churches aggregated to purchase renewable energy. The Rev. Canon Sally G. Bingham is the founder and executive director of this movement. There are now Interfaith Power and Light affiliates in 37 states and the Washington, D.C. area, working in over 10,000 congre-gations. Festivities will begin on Friday evening at 7:30 pm when Dr. Kathy Shea, Director of NC IPL will present a talk entitled, “Body and Spirit: Care of Creation and Your Health.” Refreshments will be served. Please RSVP to Carl Sigel, [email protected]. On Sunday morning, February 20, both worship services will include ecological ser-mons, liturgy, and hymns. During the Sunday School hour, beginning at 9:15 am, Dr. Carl Sigel, NC IPL Steering Committee Chair, will present a talk entitled, “Tending Our Garden on a Warming Planet.” Sunday School classes for the youth will also focus on Care of Creation.
Environmental Stewardship at
Nativity (ESN) meets at 7 pm
on Wednesday nights in Estill
House. The next meeting
is scheduled for February 16,
2011. Everyone is welcome.
O you who covers the high places with waters, who
sets the sand as a bound to the sea, and upholds all
things: the sun sings your praises, the moon gives
you glory, every creature offers a hymn to you, his
Author and Creator forever. Amen
Eastern Orthodox Prayer
2010 Some Global Climate Highlights According to
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA)
♦ The global land surface temperatures for 2010 were tied for the second warmest on record at 1.73 F above the 20th century average.
♦ Global ocean surface temperatures for 2010 tied with 2005 as the third warmest on record, at 0.88 F above the 20th century average.
♦ According to the Global Historical Climatology Network, 2010 was the wettest year on record, in terms of global average precipitation.
♦ A negative Arctic Oscillation (AO) in January and February helped usher in very cold Arctic air to much of the Northern Hemisphere. Record cold and major snowstorms with heavy accumulations occurred across much of eastern North Amer-ica, Europe and Asia
♦ From mid-June to mid-August, an unusually strong jet stream shifted northward of western Russia while plunging southward into Pakistan. The jet stream remained locked in place for weeks, bringing an unprecedented two-month heat wave to Russia and contributing to devastating floods in Pakistan at the end of July.
Glad Tidings February 2011
Parish Life in Pictures
Nativity's children did a wonderful job sharing the Christmas story with us at the Lessons and Carols service on December 19.
Lily McElrath with her shopping buddy Annabel Bloom
Kylie Showalter and Jackson Magdanz
wait for their gifts to be wrapped by Ab-
bott Gaddy and Libby Kenney
Christmas Memories
Pageant and Outreach Store
Spirituality in the Arts
Reception
Above: Carol Myers
and Diana Hudgens
Far L: Diane Bell
makes a purchase to
support the African
Children’s Choir™
Helpers were Pat
McQueen and Ailsa
Tessier
L: Several of the ador-
able performers enjoy
the reception treats
Glad Tidings February 2011
Parish Life in Pictures
Youth Regathering Breakfast
See Youth Update article on
page 5 to find out what is going
on in these photos. It wasn’t just
pancakes! Our young folks are
very interested in what is hap-
pening with our environment and
have some very creative ideas.
Glad Tidings February 2011
Parish Life
What folks do, past and/or present church involvement
We’ll put names to faces and introduce several Nativity parishioners each month.
This is a work in progress, watch it evolve…
We seek to spotlight both new members and been-here-a-while members.
Larry and Lesley Troan. Members of
Nativity since its second Sunday. Larry at
IBM for 33 years, now at Red Hat for 8
years. Received Chairman’s award in 2007.
Private pilot’s license. Lesley busy with
volunteer activities, grandchildren, godchil-
dren, good friends. Ski and take trips with
their grandchildren. Visit Lesley’s family
in England each year. Lesley was in choir,
taught Sunday School, worked with Mi-
grant Farmworkers Ministry. Involved with
Environmental Stewardship. Larry one of
first 3 LEMs. Currently LEM and LEV.
Served on Ministry Review Committee.
Involved in Deaf Ministry.
Beth Agayoff. Member of Nativity 23 years. Previous school volunteer as part of being Mom. Office manager in husband’s medical office. Newcomer’s Club. Current activities include mah jongg, book club, water aerobics, cards when game available. Travels to see grandchildren as well as 97 year old mother. Summers at cottage in Canada. Taught Sunday School (3rd grade), held many offices in ECW (including President), Bell choir member. Now Usher, Greeter, Altar Guild (previous chair), Chatty Yarns. Daughter was first female acolyte and was married here. “Been here through thick and thin and wouldn’t trade it.”
Alice Ragland. Member of Nativity 6 years. Worked as cogni-
tive-behavioral substance abuse counselor. Now paints large
oil abstract expressionist paintings. Ten year volunteer with
Triangle Family Services, 6 years on their board. Former mem-
ber of Outreach Committee. Enjoys Foyer. Greeter. Likes pro-
grams at Nativity such as lectures by Father George.
Ailsa Tessier. Member of Nativity 23 years. Office manager at N.C. Museum of Art. Raleigh Convocation Choir. Raleigh Bidarka (Scrabble). Enjoys gardening, reading mysteries, travel, cooking, geneal-ogy, music. Was choir member, choir and children’s choir director, charter bell choir member, bell choir director. Communion bread baker, ECW. Committees: outreach, building, organ, cookbook, landscape and grounds. Currently, Flower Committee, Spirituality in the Arts, Environmental Stewardship, Foyer, Glad Tidings team. Likes “growth experienced over the years while keeping close to each other, and being part of the history of this wonderful church family.”
Jen Winslow. Member of Nativity 16 years. Worked in travel industry when the “going was good.” Former Stephen Minister, Pastoral Committee, Usher. Member of Noon Books. Seniors group. Greeter. “Nativity is my Raleigh family and watching the children grow and flourish is a joyful gift.”
Glad Tidings February 2011
From the Parish Coordinator’s Office
Happy Birthday to all those with February birthdays! If your birthday is this month, but not listed here, our parish database is incomplete. Please contact Jennie in the parish office (846-8338) to correct your information.
Karen Arata 1 Linda Weiner 3 Elizabeth Beilman 4 Margaret Christiansen 4 Betty Plotkin 4 Marcel Provencher 4 Justin Walther 4 Justin Norris 6 Ethan Roberts 6 Angilique Svolto 7 Michael Marotta 9 Michael Rhaney 10 Jack Agayoff 11 Elaine Hankins 11
Shirley Small 13 Kevin Commons 14 Reilly Roberts 14 Nancy Difede 15 Joel Kamya 15 Kieren Harrell 16 Laura Mulrooney 16 Michael Norris 16 Gayle Hall 17 Nancy Barr 18 John Gordon 18 Karl Schneider 19 Galen Tim 19 Beth Noble 20
Alec Carroll 21 Scott Riordan 21 Andy Shea 21 Laura Caro 22 Kylie Showalter 23 Mary Anderson 24 Dave McKinnon 24 Jack Spence Jr. 25 Justin Smith 26 Conner Stevens 26 Sara Allan 27 Shannon Kelley 27 Ross Maloney 27 Ann Conlon Smith 28
Our congregation extends its sympathy and prayers to:
The family of Wayne Youtz
The family of Matthew Special
Betty Boyd Hardy on the death of her mother Opal Brannock
René Garcés on the death of his father René Garcés
May their souls, and all the souls of the faithful departed,
through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
Prayer Chain: To begin a confidential prayer request, or to have names added to the Prayers of the People list for Sunday services,
please contact the church office.
If you have an illness, hospitalization, or death in your family, please contact the church office. If you do not receive a response in
24 hours, please call back. If you have an emergency, please contact Mother Sara directly.
Have you met Jennie?
Jennie Herrick is our dedicated, friendly, efficient Parish Coordi-
nator. She keeps the office in shape, keeps track of just about eve-
rything, does the scheduling, sends out the weekly bulletin, does
all the printing for the church, plus many, many more tasks. Her
office hours are 9 am to 1 pm, Monday through Friday. She can be
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