Nativity Scene Newsletter October 2013

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The Episcopal Church of the Nativity 22405 North Miller Road, Scottsdale, Arizona 85255 480.307.9216

October2013

THE NATIVITY SCENE

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Save the Date

All Saints Celebration, Nov. 3!

I have a startling announcement to make For 2014 Church of the Nativity needs no budget and nocontributions from parishioners . (Important Continue reading) However, the people of Church of the Nativity, the people wetouch, our missions and ministries, and the people with whom we have the opportunity to share the life-giving spirit of JesusChrist DO very much need your pledge an d commitment to Christian stewardship at Nativity Ch urch for 2014.

Unlike any other thing you do in life, true spiritual giving to something you love is life-transforming. To experience this, wemust each look deep inside ourselves and find that place where we give eagerly and with great enthusiasm for what we haveand what we can share with others.

I recently read, Everything we have comes from God. If we gave just 5% back to God, we get to keep 95% for ourselves.Thats not a bad deal! You know what? That is a bargain.

Church of the Nativity has been blessed in so many ways and not least by our parishioner family, our spirit of communion andfellowship, our lively and welcoming worship, our clergy, staff and ministry leadership, our youth and childrens programs, our missions and most of all, our love and commitment to the love of God that has brought us so far so fast.

On All Saints Day, Nativity will celebrate with somespecial events:

New Orleans Second Line Jaz z Mass in honor osaints of the church, and all who have died,featuring favorite religious music.

New Orleans Gumbo/Jambalaya Cookoff bringyour favorite New Orleans dish to share at a parishlunch!

Short talk on stewardship a matter of the heartand spirit. Concert performance by Desert Foothills Theater,

of music from their upcoming production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

Watch the bulletin and theannouncements for details!

Faith in A ction2014 Ingathering I will go Lord if you lead me. I have heard you calling in the night.

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Sunday October 6th we will be having our annual Animal Blessing service! Our 11:30service will be held at Sonoran H ills Park,7625 East WIlliams Road. Before theservice we are going to have a lunchpotluck. See page 11 for details.

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Judy Peavy 3-OctAustin Spencer-Treinen 4-OctAlyson Orescanin 4-OctDestiny Spencer-Treinen 6-Oct

Lisa Mozilo 6-OctBob Schoenbachler 11-OctAndrew Stuckey 12-OctMoriah Forbes 13-OctSyvlia Norell 14-OctTristan Clarke 17-OctSusan Burnham 19-OctCharlotte Erickson 19-OctChristine White 21-OctMonique Whitney 24-OctJoe Banks 25-OctEvangeline Clarke 30-Oct

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

Nativity Staff

The. Rev. Susan B. SnookRector

[email protected]

Dr. Wayne V. WhitneyCurate

[email protected]

Dr. Ilona Kubiaczyk-Adler Director of Music Ministry

IlonaKubiaczyk-Adler @TheNativity.net

Shelley ByrnesDirector of Childrens & Family Ministries

[email protected]

Julie BogleDirector of Youth [email protected]

Art Graf Treasurer

[email protected]

Mina RaffertyParish Administrator

[email protected]

SUNDAY SCHEDULE:

8:00 a.m. Rite I Eucharist w/ 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

22405 N. Miller RoadScottsdale, Arizona 85255

Telephone:480-307-9216


Our New Address Take a moment to wish Happy Birthday To:

Nativitys Vestry

Senior Warden: Jeff Jameson

480-262-7957 [email protected]

Junior Warden: Bill Deihl

480-595-9546 [email protected]

Tricia Beaird 480-699-7893 [email protected]

Nancy Bleasdale 602 421-3631 [email protected]

Mike Brown 480-342-9423 [email protected]

Kara Erickson 480 518- 2683 [email protected]

George Hartz 480-513-3155 [email protected]

Jane Heist 480-419-1229 [email protected]

Lani Sambach 602-793-2808 [email protected]

Claire Smith 480-285-7679 [email protected]

David Smith 480-538-7068 [email protected]
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These words, writtenby St. Francis of Assisi, expresshis reverence for the earth and

all its creatures as Gods blessed creation. In honorof this great saint and his love for creation, wecelebrate Blessing of the Animals each year aroundhis feast day this year, on Sunday, October 6 at our11:30 service at Sonoran Hills Park.

St. Francis is often pictured as a garden

statue, covered with birds, squirrels, and rabbits.But this great saint was far more than a gardenstatue, and his remarkable life is worthremembering in its completeness. He was born in1182, the son of a prosperous merchant, and in hisyouth, lived a life of revelry. He also joined themilitary and fought on behalf of Assisi, at one pointbeing captured and held prisoner for a year. Duringthis time, he may have had his first religious vision.

After a pilgrimage to Rome, Francis hadanother vision in the church at San Damiano, whereJesus appeared to him and said, "Francis, Francis, goand repair my house which, as you can see, is fallinginto ruins." Francis interpreted this vision as aninstruction to physically rebuild the church at SanDamiano, which he did with his own hands. Later,however, it became clear that Francis was called tohelp the whole Roman Catholic Church rebuild, bycalling it back to its roots of simplicity anddedication to the gospel.

Francis returned to Assisi and worked in his

fathers business, but infuriated his father by givingmoney he earned from selling his wares to a beggarin the marketplace. His father tried to reform himthrough beatings, and finally through a lawsuitbefore the Bishop of Assisi. In a dramaticconfrontation, Francis renounced his inheritance,took the clothes off his back so as to owe nothing tohis father, and walked away to begin a life ofpoverty.

Francis founded a Christian order called the Friars

Francis founded a Christian order called theFriars. Minor (the Lesser Brothers), who took an oathof poverty and lived as itinerant preachers. It wasduring this time that Francis became famous forpreaching to animals if humans were not available tolisten (and it is said that the animals listenedattentively). Dressed in rough garments, barefoot, andcarrying no staff or money, as directed by the gospel,Francis went into the countryside to preach

repentance.In his later years, Francis became famous for

inspiring St. Clare of Assisi to found a womens order,the Poor Clares; for helping inspire reforms in theRoman Catholic Church; for attempting to make peacebetween Christian Crusaders and the Sultan of Egypt;for setting up the first live Nativity scene at Christmas1220; and for receiving the stigmata, the five woundsof Christ (hands, feet, and side), during a vision in1224. He died in 1226 and became a saint in 1228.

It is said that no one in history, except for Jeshimself, led so pure a Christian life as Francis. He sahumans as true stewards of Gods kingdom, placedhere on earth to use Gods resources to care for allGods people and all creation. He lived simply andinfluenced many with his commitment and integrity. Ihope we can live a life that is a mere fraction as holythe life of Francis of Assisi.

Susan

A note f rom Pastor S usan Page 3Transforming lives with the love of God in Jesus Christ

All creatures of our God and King, lift up your voices let us sing: Alleluia, alleluia!Bright burning sun with golden beams, pale silver moon that gently gleams,O praise him, O praise him, Alleluia, allelu ia, alleluia!

- words of Hymn 400, written by Francis of Assisi
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Page 4 Waynes WorlOne of the things that got me so interested in the Bible when I was a kid was those Bible-basedmovies that were made back in the 50's and 60's. The biggie for me was the TenCommandments which sent me scurrying for my Bible so I could track the story of the Exodusand know w hat was coming next. One movie that I had never seen till just recently was David

& Bathsheba. Shot entirely in Nogales, Arizona, David and Bathsheba is a sprawling, action- packed Technicolor epic film about King David that sweeps off the pages of the Bible.Recreating one of the most torrid tales of misguided passion in the history of God's people, thefilm tracks the life of David as he falls in love with the captivating Bathsheba. It's a story of sinand redemption--the story of every person who has ever experienced failure in following God.It's fun seeing the young Gregory Peck and Deborah Kerr from 1951 recreating this story thatwe know so well. We will show this movie at Nativity's first Big Fun Bible Movie Night onOctober 25 at 7:00 p.m in the Longley-Cook Children's Center. The movie popcorn will begratis, you just bring your favorite age-appropriate beverage. The movie has a running time of 1hour and 56 minutes and after a brief introduction at 7:00 the curtain goes up at 7:10 followed

by a brief conversation afterward. Your hosts are David Bolger and Deacon Wayne for thiswhole-family event. See you the last Friday in October!

Big Fun Bible Movie Night at Nativity

of Faith"B" is for Bible and it is the 2nd mod ule in our Back to BasicsCurriculum which starts on October 30. The Bible Module will

run for 5 Wednesdays, Oct 30, Nov 6 & 13, Dec 4 & 11. (The "A" module, Basic Anglicanism, is currently ongoing: Itcontinues on consecutive Wednesdays through Oct 23. You can still join, just let Deacon Wayne know.) The Bible Modulethat starts Oct 30 is a great opportunity if you ever wanted to get a quick overview of the entire sweep of the Bible from

beginning to end in a very brief time. This Bible Module is a great opportunity for you to invite friends that have inquiringminds about the unique take the Episcopal Church has on the Bible. Opportunity to register will be available in the Sunday

bulletins and you can register your guests with your own registration.

ADULT CHRISTIAN FORMATIONFOR FALL 2013This fall, Nativity is offering a number of opportunities to deepen your faith throughadult Christian formation, on Sunday mornings and other times. Sunday morning

programs include

Power Bible Study with Deacon Wayne : Bible Stories - The Ones YouThought You Knew or Wish You Did - in the Music Room each Sunday at10:45 a.m.

Parents' Coffee Klatch: Topics of Conversation for parents and by parents- hosted by Shelley Byrnes while the children are attending Sunday school.In the Longley-Cook Children's Gathering Area.

Pre-game/Post-game - Pastor Susan will lead a session reviewing thecurrent Sundays lessons and sermons. Bring your thoughts and questions!Then we will preview next weeks lessons. The sessions will be held in Dr.Waynes office.
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A NOTE FROM OUR STEWARDSHIP LEADER

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But now it is time to climb new mountains and meet new challenges on our vision path to transform lives through the loveof Jesus Christ. Each year, the Vestry sets t wo budget targets. One is the keep the lights on budg et and hopefullycontinuation of most current activities. The other is always called the Dream Budget.

I know that we are we ready to hear Gods calling and follow our vision.

Conside r this - The Dream Budget is a forecasted dollar number that doesnt just keep the lights on and hope we dont haveany major surprise expenses, it is the budget that says in the words of our powerful hymn Here I am Lord. It is I Lord.Who will bear my light to them? Who will I send? It is I Lord!

The Dream Budget is our objective for the coming year. The Dream budget will give us the means to hear the people cryingin the night and offer our hand to save. This year we have formed teams of Saints to work with all parishioners on your stewardship journey. Soon everyone will receive information on your Saint Team, team events, objectives andopportunities.

The campaign will begin on Sunday October 27 th and run till Ingathering Sunday on November 17 th. On All Saints Sunday, November 3 rd, we will have a special ensemble presentatio n of Joseph and His Amazing Technicolor DreamCoat presented by the Desert Foothills Theater and enjoy the 2013 All Saints Sunday Mens Gumbo cook-off.

More information and details on everything to follow soon.

Who will bear my light to them? Who should I send?

ADULT CONFIRMATIONConfirmation preparation is underway! If you are an adult member of Nativity, and would like to be confirmed as anEpiscopalian, received into the Episcopal Church, or would simply like to reaffirm your faith, w e will be doingconfirmations when the PResiding Bishop visits on June, 8, 2014. If you are interested, please le t Pastor Susan know [email protected] or by calling the church office at 480-307-9216. Our Wednesday evening ABCD class willcount as adult confirmation classes; if you cant attend then, Pastor Susan will make other arrangements with you.

Faith in A ction2014 Ingathering I will goLord if you lead me. I have hea rd you calling in the night.

The Nativity Book Club will start with the C.S. Lewis classic "The Screwtape Letters", in which a senior devil advises a junior devil on the best ways to lead his assigned human "into temptation" and deliver him "unto evil". The book was written in 1942, so the writing is somewhat old fashioned, or perhaps thatis how devils really writ e and talk. But the book raises fascinating questions a nd provocative issues, andshould be a great launching pad for spirited discussions about faith, temptation, the importance of a

church community, etc. It should be a lot of fun. You can buy it on Amazon for $7.99, or both the Scottsdale and Phoenix libraries have numerous copies of the printed book, audio book, and e-book. We will meet over lunch and libations at Tavern Americana at 20469 NHayden Rd on Sunday, November 10th at 12:45. Please let George Hartz know,at480-513-3155 or [email protected] , if you are planning to join us reading anddiscussing "The Screwtape Letters".
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Page 6 Upcoming Events and Opportunit

P HOENIX R ESCUE M ISSIONThe men of Nativit y will be volunteering at the Phoenix Rescue Mission on Tuesday, October 1st.All interested in pa rticipating, please meet at church no later than 8:15am . We will car pool to theMission and generally return to the church around lunch time. All those who would like to, willgo to lunch after working hard in the kitchen .

H OSPITALITY N EEDS Y OUR H ELP!

It is such a blessing tha t our new building has brought new faces. It is great to see so many people coming tworship Sunday Mornings. We on the hospitality committee would be so grateful for some volunteers tohelp with morning duties. It is a great way to meet people. Hospitality hour is after the 9:30 service. But, if you are an 11:30 person we could also use your help- we always have clean up to do:) We have 4 teams so

that if you join you would only have to help one time a month. We also always need people to bring in treats! Please contact the Hospitality Committee Chair, Suzanne Cohen at: [email protected]

W OMEN OF N ATIVITYPlease add the following dates to your Nativity Calendar for the Women's Group. We will me et the second Thursdayof the month, and the first meeting/pro gram of the Fall is scheduled for October 10. Details t o follow. Make a note of

November 14 and December 12. All are welcome to help plan and organize so don't hesitate to let us know if you

have a thought to share. Please contact Kathy Graf (480)570-2276; Donna Hartz (480)215-3759; or Annie Blum (480)502.2005. Thank you for your support and look for details of the upcoming October 10th meeting.

N ATIVITYS L ADIES W INE N IGHT-October 3rdOn Thursday, O ctober 3rd, we are getting together again at Armitage Bistro at DC Ranch which islocated at 2075 1 N Pima Rd #120 in Scottsdale. The time will continu e to be from 5-7 on the firstThursday of each month. If you have any questions, please contact Brenda Burke at

bburke11 mail.com .

1s and 2s GATHER Ones and Twos is a social group of adults at Church of the Nativity which meetsa bout once a month. It is open to all adult members, vis itors and guests! The firstOnes and Twos of the Fall will be held on October 11th from 6-8 at Judy Peavy's

House, 8882 E. Rusty Spur Place, Scottsdale 85255. Judy lives in D C Ranch and for complete directions email AnnieBlum ( [email protected] ) and she will email them to you. Please bring an appetizer or cheerful libation to share with your

Nativity friends. And please know that guests who might like to know about us and Nativity are most welcome. Lookingforward to seeing you then and don't forget to sign up at the coffee hour between Services.

B ARRIO L A L AGUNA M EETING

Monday, October 7th, 6:30pm Home of Cl aire & Steve Smith, 6839 E. Kelton Lane Scottsdale, AZ 85260Please join us to find out about the upcoming volunteer trip to Veracruz, Mexico, to install a weather-proof roof on thenew school of our sister parish. ALL ARE WELCOME!
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L E A G U E O f E x t r a o r d i n a r y

C h u r c h m e n

League of Extraordinary Churchmen - will gather on Saturday, October 5, 10:00 a.m. At Nativity. See Wayne Whitney for more information.

365 DAYS OF NATIVITY: A DAILY DEVOTIONAL BOOKLET140 submissions received. YEAH!! Have you participated yet? Yes, You. You know who you are. If you are a

procrastinator, time is up!! Send subm issions to [email protected]. Any questions call Lani 4 80-451-6995 or Mina atthe church office. The Deadline is Dec ember 1. Hurry, Hurry!!

Even More Upcoming Events Page 7 and O ortunities

MARK YOUR CALENDAR: PRESIDING BISHOP TO VISIT NATIVITY Nativity is excited to announce that the Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church, +The Most Rev.Katharine JeffertsSchori, will be visiting Nativity and ce lebrating and preaching on Sunday, June 8, 2014. We are looking forward toher visit! Confirmations will happen then also, as our own bishop, The Rt. Rev. Kirk Smith, will also be visiting that

FALL BREAK MINICAMPFrom 9:00am - 12:00pm on October 15th-19th, Play-Well TEKnologies will be holding a Pre-Engineering with LEGOCamp for ages 5-8! With over 150,000 pieces of LEGO, your child will take on real-life en gineering challenges thatexplore concepts in physics, mechanical/structural engineering, and architecture. From motorized machines, to castles& catapults, this is a hands-on and minds-on class suitable for LEGO building system novices to "maniacs."Designed by engineers, the curriculum challenges both new and returning students to reach the next level of engineering comprehension all while having fun. You will have the chance to build what you have only dreamed of with the support of a Play Well engineering instructor to guide you. Cost for parishioners will be $135 for the wholeweek. Non-parishioners will pay $170 for the week. Register online at www.play-well.org .

THE NATIVITY CHRISTMAS BAZAAR FUND RAISING EVENT IS SCHEDULEDFOR SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 9 A.M. THRU 4 P.M.In preparation for the event, Santa elv es are scheduling 5 or 6 Santa Workshops at

Nativity where volunteers will assemble the many crafts that will be sold at the event. This is a great

opportunity for congregation members, youth groups and families to fellowship together whilecreating Christmas crafts for the Bazaar. For Information Please contact: Mary Dexter: [email protected] or DonBalint: [email protected] . A few of the items we will be working on included:

10/12 Counted cross stick ornaments, folded fabric ornaments, pillowcases, ribbon roses.10/26 Bead and ribbon bracelets, paracord bracelets.11/9 Finish up all projects from previous workdays.

ARE YOU OR A FAMILY MEMBER A VETERAN?If you or a member of your family have served or are currently serving, please let Bill Worthington know.We would like to recognize all those w ho have served during the very special Nativity Vetera ns Day concert.Bill may be reached at 480-575-7830, [email protected] .
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Hi everyone! We've had a great start to the new Sunday School Year!It's wonderful to see new faces in the Sunday School and Children's Chapel aswell as returning ones! There are so many ev ents coming up that I want tomake sure you get them on your calendar!

10/6 - Animal Blessing during 11:30 service with potluck during theChristian Formation hour (Sonoran Hills Park)

10/20 and 10/27 - Christmas Pageant Auditions (see details below!)11/3 - All Saints Day extravaganza! This will be a fun event for all ages and will

include amazing entertainment and food!

The Christmas Pageant is really just around the corner! It seems early but even getting startedwith auditions in October we will still only have 7 rehearsals! We are blessed to have Darrell Spencer as our director this year.Julie and I are excited about this original pageant which will allow ALL Children and youth to participate even those that arevisiting for the first time on Christmas Eve! The younger children and anyone without speaking parts will only be required toattend the three dress rehearsals scheduled from 10:00 to noon on 12/14 and 12/21 and 12:30 - 2:30 (with a lunch included) on12/15!

That said, we will be having Auditions at 12:30 on October 20 and 27 after the 11:30 service for any teens and upperelementary students who are interested in having speaking parts in the pageant. Everyone who tries out will be included.Auditions are just to assign roles to the appropriate actor! That said, in order for this to be successful we will need fullparticipation from our cast members! So be aware that there will be additional rehearsals for those with speaking partsscheduled from 12:30 - 2:30 (with a lunch included) on the following Sundays: 11/10, 11/17, 11/24, 12/8 and 12/15.

Sunday School Snack Schedul eThank you to all the parents who have been bringing snack to our Sunday School this September! Thank you also for all thevolunteers for October! I had some days w here I had more than one volunteer sign up for snack so I assigned the days on a firsreply, first assigned basis! Please check the schedule below before you bring snacks in!

Just a reminder: When you bring snacks we'd like you to stay in the room with the children until the teachers arrive soit give our teachers who are in the choir a chance to dis-robe and get to the classroom!

10/6 - Blessing of the Animals in the Park - No Sunday School

10/13 - Jen Goins10/20 - Diana Lubondi10/27 - Diana Lubondi11/3 - All Saint's Day - No Sunday School11/10 - Kelly Alley11/17 - OPEN11/24 - OPEN12/01 - St. Nicholas Day (1st Sunday in Advent) - No Sunday School12/8 - OPEN12/15 - OPEN12/22 - Part I of Christmas Pageant - No Sunday School
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Fal l offer ings for Chi ldren and Family Mini s t r ies :Page 9

Scottsdale Fall Break Mini-Camp with Play-Well TEKnologies at Church of the Nativity!

From 9:00am - 12:00pm on October 15th-19th, Play-Well TEKnologieswill be holding a Pre-Engineering with LEGO Camp for ages 5-8! Withover 150,000 pieces of LEGO, your child will take on real-lifeengineerin g challenges that explore concepts in physics, mechanical/structural engineering, and architecture. From motorized machines, tocastles & catapults, this is a hands-on and minds-on class suitable for LEGO building system novices to "maniacs." Designed by engineers,the curriculum challenges both new and returning students to reach thenext level of engineering comprehension all while having fun. You willhave the chance to build what you have only dreamed of with the support

of a Play Well engineering instructor to guide you. Cost for parishioners will be $135 for the whole week. Non- parishioners will pay $170 for the week. Register online at www.play-well.org

Parents Coffee Klatch!

Thanks everyone for making this group su ch a success! We appreciate all the parentscontributing to our topics and supporting e ach other.

Here are the topics and leaders for October!

10/6 - Animal Blessing in the Park - No Parents' Coff ee Klatch10/13 - "Organized Bliss" De-cluttering your life - Jackie Howell and Ali Roeschley10/20 - Open Forum (monthly) Bring your own issues!10/27 - Nutrition for Parents (tentative) Andrea Conner 11/3 - All Saint's Day (Special Event)

The rest of the weeks are still to be decided but the kind parents have offered to helpcreate Christmas Pageant Costumes during Parents' Coffee Klatch in November.

Feel free to email [email protected] with topic and/or speaker ideas for future coffee klatches!

Parents

PAGEANT AUDITIONS

I know it is hard to believe we are a lready discussing Christmas,but that time is quickly approaching! On October 20th & 27thDarrell Spencer, Shelley Byrnes, and I will be holding auditionsfor the Christmas pa geant. At this time we are only casting foreveryone in the 3rd grade and older. However, children of ALL

AGES who want to be included in the Christmas pageant WILLbe involved! If you have any other questions please contact

Shelley Byrnes or Julie Bogle.
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HalloweenBooing:

On October 26th our youth group will behaving a lock-in. Duringthe night we will betraveling around to our congregations home to

"Boo" them. This issimply us travelingaround dropping off aplate of goodies on our congregations frontsteps and runningaway in hopes you donot catch us! But, weare also making this into a fundraiser for our mission trip we are goingon next summer. So, if you are interested in purchasing a plate of

goodies to have yourself or one of your friends "Booed" please sign upafter church in the first 3 Sundays of October. The cost will be $5 dollar suggested donations. If you have any other questions please contactJulie Bogle.

Halloween Lock-In:Saturday October 26th we will be having our Halloween Lock In!This is going to be a great night! We will be talking about All Saintsday, going around to Boo people, playing some fun games, andenjoying time together! Students may arrive at 6:00pm on the 26th.We will all go get breakfast together at 8am, and be back in time for 9:30am.
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NATYG UPDATES

Animal BlessingSunday October 6th we will be having our annual AnimalBlessing service! Our 11:30 service will be held at SonoranHills Park, 7625 East WIlliams Road. Before the service weare going to have a lunch potluck.

So, if you have a last name that begins with the letter: A-G please bring a side dish.H-N please bring a dessert.O-T please bring a beverage.U-Z please bring bread or crackers

Lunch begins at 10:45. Following the lunch, we will haveOur 11:30 service with Eucharist and a presentationfrom the youth. We will have chairs available,but if you would like to bring a blanket or picnic chairs from home please feel free!

We are looking forward to a wonderful afternoon with all of our furry friends!

Confirmation:Confirmation Preparation is underway. Pastor Susan and Julie will be teaching thecurriculum Confirm not Conform . This is a time to ask questions, have groupdiscussion, and learn more about our faith and why we believe what we do! If youhave any interest in being Confirmed please contact Pastor Susan.

Julie Bogle, Director of Youth Ministries

Nativity Youth At the 2013 Dodgeball Tournament
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The Episcopal Church of the NativityMailing Address:22405 North Miller RoadScottsdale, Arizona 85255

www.TheNativity.net Worship Sunday

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

Upcoming Events at NativitySunday, October 6 Blessings of the Animals at Sonoran Hills Park, 7625 East Williams

10:45 a.m. Potluck Picnic (See page 11 for more information)

11:30 a. m. Eucharist and Blessing Service

Sunday, October 27 Bach Sunday, 9:30 a.m.Celebrate the music of J.S. Bach as we worship.

Sunday, November 3 All Saints Sunday

Second Line Jazz Service, Gumbo/Jambalaya Cookoff Concert Performance of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
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