by The Rev. Stephanie Yancy and The Rev. Dr. Cathy Deats Dear Nativity Friends, It’s been so much fun to be with you these past eight months as your interim co-rectors. We have watched as you continued to be church without missing a beat. Your always meaningful worship and faithful service to the community have inspired […]
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Clergy Transition 2023, From the Clergy, Uncategorized
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
by Viola Baldwin One of Church of the Nativity’s ministries is working at the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle once a month. We gather in the warehouse and pack approximately 100 bags with a menu established by the staff of the Food Shuttle. We then deliver the bags to three sites by going door to door in
Inter-Faith Food Shuttle Volunteers Needed Read More »
Outreach
Cuyler O’Connor, Deacon at El Buen Pastor, has reached out to Nativity to ask for help in collecting school supplies for their children in Durham. Please consider contributing to this effort. Collection boxes can be found in the Narthex as well as in Estill House through August 8th. If a digital option is better for
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Outreach
The Buildings and Grounds team is striving to rejuvenate our campus. The Memorial Garden has been a major focus along with the overall grounds, and our progress is starting to show! The Estill House portico repair will be underway very shortly, after hitting a few snags. We are working to clean floors and carpets, paint
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Buildings & Grounds
by Beth Crow, Chair of the Search Committee George Douglas, Senior Warden, and Beth Crow, Chair of the Search Committee, announced that the Rev. Grey Maggiano has been called as Rector of the Church of the Nativity. Grey sends his greetings to Church of the Nativity, and excited about joining us in a few weeks.
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Clergy Transition 2023, From the VestryThe Search Committee has given the Vestry their recommendation for the next Rector of Church of the Nativity. The Vestry will be setting up a time to meet and interview this candidate very soon.
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Clergy Transition 2023, From the Vestry
by Jeremy Clos On Thursday, June 13 fourteen of our high school youth and their adult chaperones departed for Wilmington, NC. This pilgrimage promises to be a transformative journey, filled with opportunities for learning, reflection, and fellowship. Our journey begins on Thursday, where we will delve into the complex history of chattel slavery in the
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Children and YouthThe Search Committee has been busy meeting and conducting Zoom interviews with many interested priests. We very much enjoyed everyone we interviewed and had the difficult task of narrowing our selection to those we will invite to Raleigh for in-person interviews. We are now in the process of scheduling these interviews which will take place
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Clergy Transition 2023, From the Vestry
Steve Dearth and Sherry Hedrick Recently Carl Sigel, the inspiration and main driver of Nativity’s Creation Care initiatives, decided to move to a mentorship role in this mission, one that, under his leadership, has been impactful throughout the diocese and beyond. Enter Steve Dearth and Sherry Hedrick, longtime Raleigh residents who have been attending Nativity
New Creation Care Leadership Read More »
Caring for Creation, Glad Tidings