Church and money. Talking about it makes many of us uncomfortable, but the fact remains that the church as we know it requires more than prayers to function. Gail Christensen shared her reasons why giving to the church is as important to our spiritual lives as it is to the church’s finances. Skin in the […]
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From the Vestry, Stewardship
In January, the 2025 Vestry met to do some team building and strategic brainstorming for the direction of The Church of the Nativity. One of the items we identified was a desire to provide more opportunities for our parish community to connect with and support our surrounding community in a more personal and hands-on way.
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From the Vestry
by Perry Suk If you’re like me, the beginning of fall brings to mind colorful leaves, cozy sweaters, and Church of the Nativity’s Annual Meeting! This year, the meeting will be held on November 17, which is less than two months away. Right now is a great time to begin a personal discernment about becoming
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From the Vestry
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
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 VestryThere are two hearing aid technologies available to use in the Nave of Church of the Nativity. T-Coil Technology Radio Frequency (RF) transmission to a “Listen” device (RF signal receiver) that enables use of T-coil connectivity in the hearing aid. The Nativity system uses the 42 MHz range. Listen devices are in the charging box
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From the Vestry, UncategorizedThe 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 VestryThe 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 VestryThe Search Committee met on Wednesday, May 1, to review and discuss the applicant files we received from the Diocese. We have many interested applicants, and we are excited to begin the interview process. Over the coming weeks, we will be conducting Zoom interviews with applicants. During that time, we will not be sending out
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Clergy Transition 2023, From the VestryThe Search Committee met on Wednesday, April 24, and continues to prepare interview questions and calendar potential dates for Zoom and in-person interviews of interested priests. Please continue to inform interested candidates that our Parish Portfolio is available, and we are receiving names until April 28, 2024. Next Steps: Communication Need more details about the search
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Clergy Transition 2023, From the Vestry