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• Weekend Prayers – January 18-19, 2025
  PRAY… Below are the names of those we pray for this week. If you have a prayer request, please fill out the form here: www.nativitychurch.org/prayer-request/, or call (612) 781-2766. The following names were correct as of January 17, 2024: Prayers of Healing for: Joan Conroy, Donna Steinwand, Chris Larson, Doug Vatne, Jack Mickle, Arlene Skolberg, John Morris, Clark Burrell, Eric ...
• Join Us for Our MLK Celebration & Agape Music Worship January 18-19
  Nativity will celebrate the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at all worship hours January 18-19. Deacon Kyle will bring a message focused on reconciliation during our time of transition and division as a nation. We’ll also feature music from the beloved Agape worship, formerly part of our Maundy Thursday worship. Join us ...
• Helping Kids Cope: Tips For Supporting Good Family Mental Health
  January 29, 7:00-8:30 pm | Room 218 (parents) & Fellowship Hall (youth) This is a one-hour class for parents, grandparents, and other adults supporting middle school and high school youth that covers the developmental responses youth may have to stress. We will discuss five mental health tips for families as well as mental health resources in ...
• Processing Political Change
  Each time a new president and administrative team are sworn in, we anticipate change, which can inspire a variety of feelings. Whatever your hopes or fears for our nation, we want to support you. If you’d like a listening ear, Nativity has four dedicated staff members committed to Pastoral Care. We also have a prayer ...
• RIC Weekend: Join Us for a Meal & Movie!
  Saturday, January 25, 6:30 pm | Room 218 We invite everyone in the Nativity community and guests for a movie screening and meaningful discussion. Pray Away (2021) is an Emmy-nominated documentary that examines the “pray the gay away” movement and the damaging consequences of these efforts. (Watch the trailer HERE.) The film features stories from former ...
• RIC Weekend: Celebrating & Building “Resilient Community”
  January 25-26, All Worship Hours This year’s theme for our annual Reconciling in Christ (RIC) Weekend is “Resilient Community.” Together we celebrate our progress and affirm the call to keep moving toward the goal of true welcome, inclusion, celebration, and advocacy for LGBTQIA+ people in the life of the church. When we work together in ...
• The Summer Brochure Is Here!
  Ready for summer yet? Check out our Youth and Family Ministry Summer Brochure available in the Commons. You’ll find information about our Summer Stretch and Kids Create programs as well as Luther Park Camps (including Family Camp), this year’s middle school and high school Service & Learning Trips, and an Intergenerational Backpacking Trip to the ...
• January 25-26 Is Joining Weekend
  Are you interested in making Nativity Church your official faith home? We would love to have you join us no matter where you are on your faith journey. Next weekend will be a time when many households will join at the same time. We’ll also celebrate with a lunch for new members on Sunday, January ...
• Opportunities to Practice Generosity
  Nativity, thank you for your generosity! Giving can be a meaningful part of our spiritual practice during this season of celebrating Christ’s birth. Forms can be found at the Welcome Desk and on our church website at NativityChurch.org/Give. Building Belonging Update We are 70% of the way toward our $2M goal, which will help us enhance Nativity’s ...
• Responding to the Los Angeles Area Fires
  Lutheran Disaster Response is coordinating with the Southwest California Synod, Pacifica Synod, and other partners to provide for the needs of people impacted by the widespread wildfires around Los Angeles County. We will pray for communities in California impacted by the wildfires in our worship this weekend. In the meantime, we can each offer individual prayers ...