January 2016 Newsletter Part 1 - Nativity in...
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Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Grace to you and peace! I am still hearing Christmas carols! “A star, a star, dancing in the night, with a tail as big as a kite.” Many thanks for sharing your joy, your voices, your leadership, your decorating gifts, your tenderness for Christ’s birth this last week at Nativity! Our church has been an inviting star over God’s sacred story, beckoning and calling all who see and hear to come and see! Nativity’s Christmas celebrations- beginning with the children’s pageant, flowing through our children’s and family worship services, and culminating in our contemplative midnight service on Christmas eve each resonated with beauty and tenderness, joy and hope of the messiah, Jesus, born in a manger in Bethlehem. Wow. Thank you to each of you who added your light: your time and gifts to help us tell and remember the story! January in Bend can feel dark and empty after all the color and tinsel of Christmas, but our story of Jesus this month bursts with surprise and reversal as Jesus begins his ministry with abundance at the wedding in Cana, making not just a little wine, but 750 bottles worth! Let there be no mistake, with Jesus, the party is just beginning, the lights are bright - yet his guest list will be equally surprising! January can feel bleak for people.. Whose party feels “over” this month? Who missed the invitation lists in December? We know people who just moved to town or recently awakened to their desire for a meaningful community of faith. This month might be a beautiful time to invite them to Jesus’ party at Nativity as we follow Jesus’ new ministry of radical inclusion and joy-filled banqueting. The light of the world (Jesus) is breaking out! -Pastor Chris www.nativityinbend.com January 2016
Transcript of January 2016 Newsletter Part 1 - Nativity in...
Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
Grace to you and peace!
I am still hearing Christmas carols!“A star, a star, dancing in the night,
with a tail as big as a kite.”
Many thanks for sharing your joy, your voices, your leadership, your decorating gifts, your tenderness for Christ’s birth this last week at Nativity! Our church has been an inviting star over God’s sacred story, beckoning and calling all who see and hear to come and see! Nativity’s Christmas celebrations- beginning with the children’s pageant, flowing through our children’s and family worship services, and culminating in our contemplative midnight service on Christmas eve each resonated with beauty and tenderness, joy and hope of the messiah, Jesus, born in a manger in Bethlehem. Wow. Thank you to each of you who added your light: your time and gifts to help us tell and remember the story!
January in Bend can feel dark and empty after all the color and tinsel of Christmas, but our story of Jesus this month bursts with surprise and reversal as Jesus begins his ministry with abundance at the wedding in Cana, making not just a little wine, but 750 bottles worth! Let there be no mistake, with Jesus, the party is just beginning, the lights are bright - yet his guest list will be equally surprising!
January can feel bleak for people.. Whose party feels “over” this month? Who missed the invitation lists in December? We know people who just moved to town or recently awakened to their desire for a meaningful community of faith. This month might be a
beautiful time to invite them to Jesus’ party at Nativity as we follow Jesus’ new ministry of radical inclusion and joy-filled banqueting. The light of the world (Jesus) is breaking out!
-Pastor Chris
www.nativityinbend.com
January 2016
Save your stuff!The Food Forest and Gardens annual ‘Classy Junque’ garage sale is coming up the end of February. We want your classy junque! No clothing donations please. Questions? Carol Guthrie
Women of Faith Evening StudyAre you looking for a deeper spiritual connection with women of faith in our community at Nativity? Are you interested in discussing Sunday’s sermon? Lets get together to discuss, read the Bible and pray. 2nd and 4th Thursday evenings of the month at 7PM. Please bring any ideas for a study guide book that you are interested in and an open heart and mind!Childcare will be provided.Questions? Contact Merry Kennedy
9:00am Coffee HourCheck the schedule below and see when your family is invited to bring treats! 1/3 = Pi-Rob, 1/10 = Rod-Se1/17= Sh-Tu, 1/24= Ue-Z1/31= A-Bi, 2/7= Bl-Bu
Food Pantry SundayOn the first Sunday of the month we take a special offering in support of our food pantry ministry.
Many Thanks!!!For coming to our Christmas
choir concert! What a turn-out! Extra special thanks to those who helped with ushering,
crowd control, setting up more and more chairs, & best of all you stayed and helped put everything back!!! This truly
made it easier for us to do “our job”! Again thank you and
thank you! - Christian, Judy, & your choir
Ash WednesdayOur journey in to Lent begins
early this year. Consider joining us for Ash Wednesday services
on February 10th.
Parenting WorkshopStarting Weds. January 13th a 6
week parenting class will be offered here at Nativity. “How to Listen So Kids will Talk & Talk So Kids will listen” by Faber &
Mazlish. Class limited to 10 families. For more information or
to sign-up contact Raven Tennyson- 541-317-3086
Christmas Un-decorating CrewIf you’re interested in helping un-decorate the sanctuary
from Christmas contact Evelyn Cole. We’re hoping to have it
done the week of January 4th.
2016 Annual MeetingJoin us for the 2016 annual
meeting on Sunday, January 31st.
Community Tai Chi ClassesStarting Thursday, January 7th at 1:30pm there will be free weekly community tai chi
classes offered at Nativity.Contact Tom Jerome with
questions or for more information:
Wood LotThe wood lot will be open every
Saturday in January. Consider coming out and partnering with
us to serve our community.We are looking forward to
several more deliveries from the John Day Donation.
A Journey Through LossLoss can be debilitating,
whether one has lost a loved one, a relationship, job, home,
pet, or something else, recently or in the past. For 8 weeks
beginning Wednesday, February 3, 1:30 - 3:00 P.M., we
will use the approach of the Grief Recovery Method Institute
to move through the pain of grief in a supportive, practical,
and confidential group. We will meet at First Presbyterian
Church, 230 NE Ninth St. For more information and to
register, please call Lorraine (541.318.0384) or the Church
Office (541.382.4401).
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Nativity notes. January 2016What’s Happening at Nativity
Jon & Cinda Awbrey13063 SW Chipmunk RdCrooked River Ranch, OR 97760559-936-5334
[email protected] [email protected]
Dane [email protected]
Donna Burklo & Griffin Jacobson641 NE Revere AveBend, OR [email protected]
Charlie Cole2920 NE Connors Ave #303Bend, OR 97701541-647-1542541-870-1374(c)
Kim Hasson19517 Blue Lake LoopBend, OR [email protected]
Andrew, Amy, & Alex Kolb 2225 NW Torrey Pines DrBend, OR [email protected]
Brian & Kristine MacNeill61753 Camellia StBend, OR [email protected]
CJ & Bob McVein63244 Brightwater Dr Bend, OR [email protected]
Ellen Logan11 SE Craven RdBend, OR 97702541-390-2806
Paula McCullum & Brandi Gerlach 541-306-7280
Kathy & Robert Perkins60655 River Bend DrBend, OR 97702714-315-1011- Kathie Cell
Warren & Elizabeth Tausch18160 Cottonwood Rd #361Sunriver, OR [email protected]
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Nativity notes. January 2016New Member Directory
Saints Alive
What a great time at the December Saints Event! And so many people to thank for making it so great. Thanks to Amy for her faithful commitment to Saints, to Linda Lloyd who once again blessed us with her artistic gift of Christmas cards, to Santa and Mrs Claus who remind us that there is still a child alive and well inside of us, to Pastor Chris for bringing his love of piano playing so we could sing Christmas carols, and to Sylvia and gang for helping with the set up. And a great big thanks to all of you brought cookies and who stayed to help with clean-up. That was pretty amazing! And a special part of the event was the table full of gifts for Grandma’s House. Thank you Marilou and Alyce for sharing your experience of Grandma’s House. The ministry of Saints Alive now has its own ministry - Grandma’s House! We will be letting you know each month what gift you can bring to our events that will be given to Grandma’s House.
As with last year, we will not be having an event in January. Most of us will be pretty full and exhausted from the Christmas holidays. Our next event will be February 4th at 11:30 in the Fellowship. Mark your calendars. There will be more information about that event to follow.
Two more things: if you would like to join our Saints Alive Team to help with planning and ideas, please let Del Van Camp, Alyce Van Til or Marci Padgett know. We welcome knew ideas. Secondly, if you are not receiving the email updates or know someone who is not, please let Marci Padgett know. We don’t want to leave anyone out!
So - from the Saints Alive Team - Merry Christmas to you and yours. And may God Bless our New Year with His Peace and good health.
Del Van Camp [email protected] Van Til [email protected] Padgett [email protected]
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Nativity notes. January 2016What’s Happening at Nativity
Happy Birthday to You ...January 3 Marcia Modean, Sylvia MoffetJanuary 4 David SchumacherJanuary 5 Mary AaslandJanuary 6 Jan PlantsJanuary 7 Carrie KennedyJanuary 8 Holly BaileyJanuary 9 Curt Koland, Ruby BolandJanuary 11 Caliahna StaskalJanuary 12 Harlow PinkertJanuary 14 Alice GuttchenJanuary 16 BettyLou McBrideJanuary 17 Annika NissenJanuary 20 Bonnie NelsonJanuary 21 Charlie ColeJanuary 23 Mark Foster, Charley BadeJanuary 25 Pat SimningJanuary 27 Marci Padgett, Julie WhiteJanuary 28 Annaleise Hollingsworth
