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The Episcopal Church of the Nativity 22405 North Miller Road, Scottsdale, Arizona 85054 480.307.9216

February2014

THE NATIVITY SCENE

Congratulations to New Leaders at Nativity!

Left to Right:

Senior Warden: David Bolger, Junior Warden: Mark Miller

New Vestry Members: Suzanne Cohen, Jennie Dobbins, Kris Haugen, Jane Heist, Cotty Peabody

Delegates to Diocesan Convention: Mark Dobbins, Emily Pierson, Matt Pierson, Darrell Spencer, Monique Whitney

Alternate Delegates to Diocesan Convention: Jennie Dobbins, Donna Hartz, George Hartz, Mattie Ohl, Andrew

Peabody, Cotty Peabody, David Smith

Nativitys Annual Meeting Elects New Leaders, Casts New Vision

Thanks to all who turned outfor the 2014 Annual Meeting on Sunday, January 26! We talked about how we willcontinue to fulfill our missionto Transform Lives with the Love of Jesus Christin the coming year. We also elected new

leaders and heard financial reports. For some details about our mission and vision, and how we are going to work on

fulfilling it this year, please see the Rectors Report on page 3. For our financial results, please see the Treasurers Repo

on page 7.

Thanks to Retiring

Vestry Members!

We offer our gratitude for the

dedicated service of retiring vestry

members: Jeff Jameson, BillDeihl, Nancy Bleasdale, Mike

Brown, Claire Smith, David

Smith, Art Graf, and Bob

Montheard. Thank you for all

you have done for Nativity, and

we look forward to serving with

you in new ways in the future!
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Nativity Staff

The. Rev. Susan B. SnookRector

[email protected]

Dr. Wayne V. WhitneyPastoral Associate

[email protected]

!"# Ilona Kubiaczyk-AdlerDirector of Music Ministry

IlonaKubiaczyk-Adler @TheNativity.net

Shelley ByrnesDirector of Childrens & Family Ministrie

[email protected]

Julie Bogle

Director of Youth [email protected]

Susan WeidhaasBookkeeper

[email protected]

Mina RaffertyParish Administrator

[email protected]

22405 N. Miller RoadScottsdale, Arizona 85255

Telephone:480-307-9216

www.NativityScottsdale.org

Polly Miller 2/8Sarah Stuckey 2/12Margaret Byrnes 2/12Jeremy Spencer-Treinen 2/18Kathy Wasson 2/18Shirley Cope 2/21Lani Sambach 2/22Jennifer Deihl 2/23

Every month we list those whose birthdays are beingcelebrated. If you would like your name added to the list,please contact Mina Rafferty at [email protected]

SCHEDULE SUNDAYS:

8:00 a.m. Rite I Eucharist with Hymns

9:30 a.m. Rite II Traditional Eucharist

with Childrens Chapel

10:45 a.m. Hospitality and Christian

Education for all ages

11:30 a.m. Jazz/Gospel Eucharist

5:00 p.m. Youth Group, Grades 6-9

6:00 p.m. Youth Group, Grades 10-12

Nativity Schedule Take a moment to wish aHappy Birthday To:

Nativitys Vestry

Senior Warden: David Bolger

480-945-3810 [email protected]

Junior Warden: Mark Miller

480-368-5530 [email protected]

Treasurer Kara Erickson

480 518- 2683 [email protected]

Tricia Beaird 480-699-7893 [email protected]

Suzanne Cohen 480-586-6625 [email protected]

Jennie Dobbins 602-770-0513 [email protected]

George Hartz 480-513-3155 [email protected]

Kris Haugen 480-515-4803 [email protected]

Jane Heist 480-419-1229 [email protected]

Cotty Peabody 480-588-8328 [email protected]

Lani Sambach 602-793-2808 [email protected]
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Follow me, said Jesus, and I willmake youfishers of men. Thatswhat our work as a church is allabout how we follow Jesus, andhow we share his grace with others,through evangelism and service.

Weve done a good job of those things at this church, Ibelieve. You can see some of our facts and figures forthe past year on page 7.

We do have both challenges and opportunities ahead. Ibelieve these fall into two broad categories.

First, we are in good shape financially. To ensure thatthis continues, we need to create a plan for long-termfinancial sustainability, including three parts:

We need to create a plan to pay down our debt on ourchurch building, which is now about $616,000.

We need to plan for future expansion of our sanctuaryand building out the upstairs in our current building.

We need to develop stewardship among our youngermembers in particular, ensuring that we are not tooheavily dependent on a few donors.

Senior Warden Emeritus Mark Dobbins has agreed tochair a committee to create this long-term financial plan.

Second, we have a gospel mandate to grow as Jesus said,we need to be fishers of men. We need to tell the good newsof Jesus to people in our community so that we can continueto grow. We need to make a plan for this growth, includingevangelism and marketing plans, and paying specialattention to leadership structures. At average Sundayattendance of around 200, we are at a size where churchesoften plateau or decline. To grow to the next size church,we need to act like the next size church, including:

Creating leadership structures that can sustain a largercongregation.

Building quality in our programs, which are a big partof the reason people join larger churches.

Staffing for growth.

Continuing to improve our excellent newcomerwelcoming and incorporation systems.

Devising ways to identify members gifts and talentsand encourage them to exercise their gifts.

Finding strategies to create community byencouraging connections between members of thechurch.

Our vestry, other leaders, and members this year will beundergoing a learning and planning process to figure outhow to meet these challenges. It will be an exciting year atNativity!

In Christ,Susan

A n o t e f r o m Pa s t o r S u s a n Page 3Transforming lives with the love of God in Jesus Christ

This is a condensed version of Pastor Susans address at the annual meeting.

Birthday and Anniversary PrayersNativity will offer birthday and anniversary prayers on thefirst Sunday of every month at the 9:30 service. If you arehaving a birthday, anniversary, or other occasion for whichyou are thankful during the month of February, you will beinvited to come forward during the announcements time sothe church can pray for you.

Healing PrayersIf you or someone you know is in need of healing prayers forhealing of body, mind, or spirit, please submit your prayerrequest to Nancy Byrnes at [email protected], or call herat 480-512-1929. Your request will be submitted toa ministry group committed to daily prayers for those inneed. All prayer requests are kept confidential within the prayer group. Also, please notify Nancy Byrnes if youwould like to commit to praying daily for those who request prayers.

LeaderandPeople: Watchoverthy

children,OLord,astheirdays

increase;blessandguidethem

wherevertheymaybe. Strengthen

themwhentheystand;comfort

themwhendiscouragedor

sorrowful;raisethemupiftheyfall;

andintheirheartsmaythypeace

whichpassethunderstandingabide

allthedaysoftheirlives;through

JesusChristourLord.Amen.
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Page 4 Waynes WorldThank you Nativity for making my

Ordination Service such a fun and

fulfilling experience. I am humbled by

the outpouring of your time, your

talents and your selves to make, not

only the service itself come off, but forthese last four years where you have

nurtured me and fed me all along the

way.

You might not realize it but this 4-year mark for me at

Nativity far exceeds the time I spent as a Baptist minister in

southern Illinois (only 2 years and 2 months). We have

called ourselves a mission congregation that has grown to a

full-fledged and recognized church in the Diocese of

Arizona, but let us never lose sight of who we are as

pilgrims on a journey together. This journey is unfailingly

toward union with the Divine and everything we are doin

at Nativity contributes to make advances in that historic

trek. Ordinations are very clear that, although they may

signify the end of one thing (the reaching to grasp a

particular place), they most impactfully point toward the

beginning of something so much greater. Thank you forbeing in partnership with me as we go forward together. W

in the church all manifest a particular facet of the Divine

reality while at the same time our foibles remind us of ho

far we have to go. Let us celebrate both. Thank you agai

and again and again.

Pax et Lux,Dr. Wayne

ABCDs of Faith

Wednesday Night's ABCDs of Our Faith continues with the great themes of Christianity through 19-Feb. Thepitch-in Salad Supper and class begin at 6:30. Please let Dr. Wayne know if you want to start attending. EveningPrayer featuring prayers for healing begins at 6:00 pm in the Prayer Chapel. Looking forward toward Lent, our 5-

part Wednesday series will commence on 12-March with "D" is for Discipleship. As always, please let Dr. Wayneknow that you are putting this Lenten Study in your calendar.

Power Bible Study

What stories about Jesus do you remember the most? The Gospel of Matthew records several stories about Jesusthat other Gospel writers don't mention: today and next Sunday, February 9th, our topic is the MattheanParables. Learn about Matthews unique perspective and what it means for us! Come join Pastor Susan and Dr.Wayne for Power Bible Study for Epiphanytide in the Music Room on Sunday mornings from 10:45 to 11:25.

ADULT EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES

Adult Confirmation Class

Are you an adult interested in being confirmed in the Episcopal Church? Confirmations are scheduled forSunday, June 8 during the Presiding Bishops visit. There are two ways of preparing:

ABCD Class: If you have been attending ABCD Class, this counts as confirmation preparation.

Lent Adult Education: Our Lent Power Bible Study at 10:45 each Sunday will count as confirmation preparation.

Please contact Pastor Susan at [email protected] or 480-308-9216 if you are interested in being confirmed.
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The Adult Choir is seeking new

members! If you enjoy making musicin a group,being involved in aministry that brings a lot ofsatisfaction and is always visibleduring our worship, consider joining

us. We are a very energetic and fungroup of people who meet to rehearseevery Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. Wehave exciting plans for this season -on Saturday, April 12th, we are going

to perform a piece called "Olivet to Calvary", anextremely dramatic and beautiful version of Christ'sPassion for soloists, woodwind quartet and choir. We arealso going to learn a variety of anthems from differentmusical traditions: from classical to gospel. If you areinterested in joining us, please come to any of ourrehearsals on Wednesdays, or talk to me after the service.

This month the Adult Choir is going to shine insome beautiful anthems: for the Presentation of Jesus inthe Temple Sunday we will sing Kenneth Nichols' versionof "Song of Simeon"; on the following Sundays you will

hear Gilbert Martin's "Lord, Lead Me, Lord" quoting thefamous hymn by Samuel Wesley; and Maurice Durufle's"Ubi caritas". These are wonderful pieces of contemporaryand classical Christian music that we are all excited toshare with you.

This month we are installing the humidity control

system in our grand piano - a necessity in the Arizonaclimate, completely invisible from the outside. It is vitalfor the piano to stay in tune, and a perfect way to preserveour wonderful new instrument!

Mark your calendars for Sunday, February 23rd at4 p.m.! Two wonderful musicians: Levon Zarasian, whoplays in the Phoenix Symphony violin section, and apianist Peter Gharibian, both of Armenian origin, willperform music by Kreisler, Mozart, Beethoven, andSarasate. Their new CD "Armenian Music Treasures" willbe available to purchase after the concert. This is going tobe a real treat, so don't forget to bring all your musicloving friends!

IlonaKubiaczyk-Adle

A NOTE FROM OUR MUSIC DIRECTOR 5
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Pa g e 6 NATIV ITY FACTS A ND F IGU RES 201 3Here are some of the facts and figures Pastor Susan shared with the congregation at the annual meeting on

Jan. 26. Nativity has some things to be truly proud of!

Average Sunday attendance increased from 171 in 2012 to 208 in 2013, a 22% increase. Total pledges also increased by 22%. We had 15 baptisms and 7 confirmation/reception/reaffirmations. We increased our number of worship services each week from one to three. Music programs add

greatly to our worship services, with beautiful music from classical to jazz/gospel. In addition, a

number of fine concerts have allowed us to reach out to members of our community and invite them to

experience what Nativity has to offer. Childrens and Youth Ministries:

o 61 children from age 3 to grade 5 either registered for Sunday school or attended regularly

without registering.

o 21 students registered for junior and senior high youth group; 9 students went on our Mission

Week 2013; 11 students are registered for Mission Trip 2014; 10 students are participating in

teen confirmation class.

Adult Education programs are growing, including Wednesday night ABCDs of Faith, ChurchNext

online learning, Book Club, and Movie Night. Sunday morning Power Bible Study attendance has

swelled to about 20-25. We offer a number of after-school and summer community education programs for children and youth,

working with providers such as Desert Foothills Theater. We are also providing tutoring space for

teachers and students at Pinnacle Peak Elementary. Outreach and Community Service:

o We work with 18 different outreach programs in the Valley, in the

United States, and internationally.

o We sent mission trips to Navajoland and to Veracruz, Mexico.

o We started an important new outreach project, Santa Maria FoodBank, in partnership with an Episcopal church on the west side of

Phoenix.

o We gave significant amounts of money away to organizations

helping those in need, as well as to individuals in need of assistance. We supported Dr. Wayne Whitney through his ordination, first as a deacon,

then as a priest, in a terrific inspiring ordination service just last month!
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U p d a t e s a n d O p p o r t u n i t i e sPage 8

February Ones and Twos

Ones and Twos is a social group of adults at Church of the Nativity, whichmeets about once a month. It is open to all members, visitors and guests.February Ones and Twos is scheduled for Friday, February 28th from 6 to8 p.m. at the home of Bob Schoenbachler and Susan Burnham. Theirhouse is located at 9253 E. Sands Dr., Scottsdale, AZ 85255. The house is in

Pinnacle Peak Vistas III, which is off Pima just south of PinnaclePeak Rd. Drive east on Los Gatos, right on Adobe and right on

E. Sands. They are on the left, 5 houses from the corner.

Please RSVP to Susan at [email protected]. Theyneed a rough estimate, so they have enough King Cake for

everyone. It will be a Mardi Gras style party, so please try to wearpurple, green and/or gold, which are the colors of Mardi Gras.

Also, please bring your favorite libation. This mightbe your last chance to party before Lent.

Have a Heart!The month of February is Heart HealthMonth! We thought it would be a goodidea to exercise our hearts and spreadour love by doing a double outreachevent on the Sunday closest toValentine's Day. The Have A Heartevent will include a soup and bread mealprovided by Youth Group families.Participants will be encouraged to makea donation to the Youth Group Missiontrip and to bring in non-perishable foodthat will be donated to Santa Maria FoodBank to help folks in Phoenix who don'thave enough to eat!

Please join us during education hour forvarious soups and yummy bread onFebruary 16. We'll be teaching ourchildren the value of outreach as we helpothers and have a heart healthy mealtogether.

A lovel y way to commemorate . . .
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Page 9M o r e U p d a t e s a n d O p p o r t u n i t i e s

The Adult Choir is SeekingNew Members!

If you enjoy making music in a group, being involved in aministry that brings a lot of satisfaction and is alwaysvisible during our worship, consider joining us. We are avery energetic and fun group of people who meet torehearse every Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. We lovewelcoming new members and sharing our love of music. Ifyou are interested, come to any of our rehearsals onWednesdays, or talk to our Music Director, Ilona, after theservice.

Anything New in 2013 ?

Have you moved ?

Did you change your cell / home phone number?

More likely - do you have a new email address ?

Is your name in the Nativity Directory?

Directory Update

Its time to update the Nativity Directory! Please check the printout taped to the window outside the

office. If you are not listed, please fill out a pink Member Data Form and leave it in the basket. If

there are changes to your information, please send Mina Rafferty a note via

[email protected], or call the office 480-307-9216.

February Big Fun Bible Movie Night isFriday the 21st at 7:00 p.m. We will bewatching part 2 of "The Ten

Commandments." Don't miss the electricsearing finger of God etching the Law intothe stone tablets or the disgust of Moseswhen he sees the fickle nature of theimpatient and nascent community of faith.As always your hosts will be David Bolgerand Dr. Wayne. Bring your own favoritelibation and we will provide the popcorn.

Big Fun Bible Movie

Night

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U dates and o ortunitiesPage 10

Hospitality Help Needed.

Do you enjoy Sunday

morning coffee hour?

So do we! But we needyour help! Please bring

cookies or other treats to

share, on Sunday

mornings or anytime, and

drop them off in the kitchen. Your church thanks you!

For information, please contact Suzanne Cohen at

[email protected].

Interested in Flower Arrangements?

Perhaps a Cooking Class ?

YOU

CAN

DO

BOTH!!!!

Saturday February 22nd we will be having Cooking Class AND Flower Arrangements class. At11:00am-1:00pm Maggie Forbes will be teaching anyone who is interested in learning how to cook adelicious meal. The cost of this class is $15 and it will all go directly to supporting the Youth Mission Trip.

Following the cooking class Kathy Graf will be teaching how to arrange flowers properly from1:00pm-3:00pm. The cost for this class is $15. However if you would ike to attend BOTH CLASSES thecost is only $25. Tickets will be available after services on Sunday and in the office during the week.

We will need the final head count for both classes by Sunday February 16th so we can make sure topurchase enough supplies. If you have any other questions please contact Julie Bogle or Kathy Graf. Ifinterested, contact Kathy at [email protected].

Nativity Author On Kindle

Bob Christophers

latest novel, Life

The Door To

Heaven, is nowavailable on your

Kindle. How to

access? Go to

Amazon.com, select

Kindle Store in the

search bar, then enter

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Updates and opportunities Page 11

Urgent - Our Soldiers Need Our Help

The mission for U.S. Troops in Afghanistan is ending next December. Because of the draw down of troops, thecommissaries and REC centers are already shutting down. Soldiers used to receive 3 hot meals per day, nowthey are getting MREs (Meals Ready to Eat). These backup field food packets have become their staple diet.Even basics, like socks, are rationed to two pairs a month. Our soldiers are in desperate need for basic suppliesnow more than ever. This has forced Packages from Home to change their holiday boxes. At Christmas timethey used to send extras, like Christmas lights and ornaments, but now they have cut the fluff and only aresending what the soldiers need to survive.

PfH has sent out an urgent request and we hope that Nativity members will answer the call. From this Sundayuntil Feb. 14th we will be collecting donations and specific items for immediate shipment to our soldiersoverseas.

Canned Chili, Spaghetti-Os, Soup, Stew, etc 15-20 oz.

Canned Tuna, Chicken, TurkeyTop Ramen Noodles-3 oz. packetsCanned Fruit --5-16 oz.Peanut Butter --plastic containersJelly--plastic containersSocks-Mens and LadiesBoxer Shorts-Med-Lg-XL

For more information contact Bill Worthington -480.575.7830 [email protected]

Custom Laminated Luggage Tags:

A Womens Group FundraiserJust in time for the Holidays, all special

occasions, Birthdays or no occasion at all!

Choose your own artwork and personalizationfrom a large selection, all for a very reasonable

value. E mail us for more information or to

order your Custom Luggage Tags. Contact

Donna Hartz, [email protected]; Kathy Graf,

[email protected]; or Annie Blum,

[email protected].
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Nativity Scene Jr. BySHELLEY BYRNES, Director of Christian EducationFaith Formation - infant through sixth gradePage 12

2/2 Drake Pillsbury2/9 Jen Goins2/16 No Sunday School -

Have a HeartFamily Event and fundraiser

2/23 OPEN3/2 OPEN3/9 OPEN

3/16 OPEN3/23 OPEN3/30 OPEN4/6 OPEN4/13 No Sunday School

Palm Sunday Picnic in the park4/20 No Sunday School - Easter Sunday4/27 OPEN

Snacks for Sunday School

Thank you to Ginny Myrick, Jen Goins, Kara Erickson and Kelly Alley for bringing the great kid friendly food for thechildren to eat while the Annual Meeting was taking place! We had a lovely time with all the kids while the adultstook care of business!

A reminder that although parents are usual volunteers to bring snack for the Sunday School, any parishioner whowould like to sign up for a Sunday is welcome! Our focus is to get the children directly from church into theclassrooms so that teachers have as much time possible with the children. Having a snack in the classroom inhibits adelayed start from children stopping at the hospitality table on their way to class! Additionally, we can then offer morehealthy options to the children.

Snack schedule:

As the new year is getting underway, it seems a good time to remind everyone what our children and family formationoptions are and when they meet!

The month of February is Heart Health Month!

We thought it would be a goodidea to exercise our hearts and spread our love by

doing a double outreach event on the Sunday closest to Valentine's Day. TheHave A Heart event will include a soup and bread meal provided by Youth Groupfamilies. Participants will be encouraged to make a donation to the Youth GroupMission trip and to bring in non-perishable food that will be donated to SantaMaria Food Bank to help folks in Phoenix who don't have enough to eat!

Please join us during education hour for various soups and yummy bread onFebruary 16. We'll be teaching our children the value of outreach as we helpothers and have a heart healthy meal together. Parents Coffee Klatch

This is a fellowship and discussion grouthat meets intheChildrenGathering

area. It's aless regulategroup thatmeets withcoffee andsnacks to

support each other as parents. We haveorganized talks about finding balance to

Parents
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Upper Elementary Class(3rd - 5th grade) is using Living The Good News curriculumwhich is lectionary based. These children are developingthe skills to find and read verses on their own and begin tounderstand meanings and symbols in the stories they heardwhen they were younger.

Primary Elementary Class(4 years old through 2nd grade) is using the Sparks curriculum and Studying the Sparks Story Bible. There are lots of ageappropriate activities includinga fun sheet with stickers that the children can take home.

This curriculum is chronological story based. The children are learning the stories of our faith and in what order theyactually happened.

9:30 Children's Chapelis a church service specifically oriented for children ages 4 - 2nd grade. We followthe structure of the adult service using words that children can understand and study the Gospel being used in the Adultservice. Some times there are crafts or drama activities to reinforce the Gospel lesson and sometimes Ilona comes in toteach the children a new song to sing in Church! Children begin the service with their parents in the Sanctuary and afterthe invocation the celebrant calls the children up for a blessing. We meet at the front by the altar and one of the childrenwill carry a cross for the rest to follow to our chapel area. At the Peace, the children rejoin their families for communionand the rest of the service.

10:35 Sunday Schoolbegins at the end of the 9:30 service and ends at 11:25At the end of the 9:30 service, I follow the choir out of the sanctuary with a cross and children join me as we go to ourSunday School Classrooms. This is when our Christian Formation takes place! We have a snack and thechildren gather byage to learn about the Bible!
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Julies General Schedule:

Sundays: 8:30am-12:30pm 1:00pm-9:00pmMondays: I work off siteTuesdays: 9:00am-4:30pmWednesdays: 9:00am-5:30pmThursdays: Off site with diocesan ministry.Friday: Is usually my day off.Although I am almost always available via [email protected]

Tucson Trip:

On February 15th I will betaking a small group ofstudents down to Imago DeiMiddle school to serve thestudents and then walk aroundUniversity of Arizona. We willleave the church at 8:00amand return at 4:00pm. If youare interested in participatingin this please let me know

ASAP.

Super Bowl Party:On Sunday February 2nd we will be having ourannual Super Bowl party! The fun begins at 3:00pm and will end around 7:00pm.We will have games, fun, and of course football! Please have everyone bring asnack or a dessert to share with everyone! Thank you!

Confirmation Class: On February 9th at 5:00pm in the Youth Room wewill be having our confirmation class. This will also be a class when mentors arewelcome to join us. Please let me know if you cannot make this class, so we canschedule a make up session.

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Cooking Class:

On Saturday February 22nd

Maggie Forbes will beteaching a cookingclass. It will cost $10 fora single and $15 for acouple. The class will

be held from 11:00am -1:00pm in the kitchen ofthe church. All proceedscollected through thisevent will go directly tothe YouthWorks Missiontrip.

Have A Heart

(YouthWorks Fundraiser): On February 16thwe will be having a canned food collectionand a soup lunch. We just need YOUTH

Families to bring soup, bread, and crackersfor lunch that day during our educationhour. We will be collecting donations forYouth Works Mission trip. So, if you wouldbe interested in being a part of this eventplease let me know.
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The Episcopal Church of the NativityMailing Address:22405 North Miller RoadScottsdale, Arizona 85255

www.NativityScottsdale.orgWorship Sunday

8:00 & 9:30 & 11:30 a.m.

Join us for these Special Events in February

Sunday, Feb. 16

Have a Heart Soup Day see page 8.Sat., Feb. 22

Cooking and Flower Arranging ClassSunday, Feb. 23

Violin/Piano Concert

Friday, Feb. 28

Ones and Twos

Tues., March 4

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper, 6:00 p.m.Wed., March 5

Ash Wednesday Services: Noon Spoken Service 5:30 Childrens Service 7:00 pmChoral Service

(All Ash Wednesday services include Eucharist and

Imposition of Ashes.)
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