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www.TheNativity.net The Episcopal Church of the Nativity 7010 E. Chauncey Lane #100, Phoenix 85054 480.307.9216 March 2012 THE NATIVITY SCENE LENT AND EASTER AT NATIVITY Lent is a time for deepening our spiritual disciplines and drawing closer to God. Nativity offers a number of special opportunities this Lent and Easter season for walking the wilderness way with Christ. Sunday, March 4: Rabbi Micah Caplan will preach at both services at Nativity. We are delighted to continue our relationship with Or Chadash Synagogue, and to welcome Rabbi Caplan and synagogue members to Nativity. Pastor Susan will guest preach at Or Chadash on Sunday, March 24, 9096 E. Bahia Way, Scottsdale. Please join us! Sunday, March 11: During the 11:00 Inspirations Service, we will enjoy a Celtic Eucharist, featuring beautiful Celtic music and the lovely rhythms of Celtic speech and prayer. Children and youth will participate as part of Youth Sunday. Sunday, March 18: Our Gospel Choir will make beautiful music for us at the 11:00 Inspirations service! Come enjoy old and new traditions. Each Wednesday Night During Lent: Our evening begins with a service of Evening Prayer (with Eucharist some weeks), including prayers for healing at 5:00 p.m. From 5:30 to 7:00 p.m., adults and children can participate in our Lent Soup Supper program. Adults will learn about the Last Words from the Cross, while children will learn Bible stories and make beautiful banners. Sunday, April 1: Palm Sunday features our beautiful traditional service at the church, with Palm Procession and dramatic reading of the Passion. Our Inspirations service will be at Sonoran Hills Park that day, 7625 E. Williams (right around the corner from our new building). We begin with a family picnic, including games and egg hunt, and continue with our palm procession and Inspirations service in the park. Easter Sunday, April 8: We begin with our wonderful Family Sunrise Vigil Service at 7:30 a.m., including dramatic readings and our Red Sea procession into the church. Our Festival Service is at 10:00 a.m., with beautiful music and all the traditions you love. Bring family and friends and join us!

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The Episcopal Church of the Nativity 7010 E. Chauncey Lane #100, Phoenix 85054 480.307.9216

March2012

THE NATIVITY SCENE

LENT AND EASTER AT NATIVITYLent is a time for deepening our spiritual disciplines and drawing closer to God. Nativity offers a number of special opportunities this Lent and Easter season for walking the wilderness way with Christ.

• Sunday, March 4: Rabbi Micah Caplan will preach at both services at Nativity. We are delighted to continue our relationship with Or Chadash Synagogue, and to welcome Rabbi Caplan and synagogue members to Nativity. Pastor Susan will guest preach at Or Chadash on Sunday, March 24, 9096 E. Bahia Way, Scottsdale. Please join us!

• Sunday, March 11: During the 11:00 Inspirations Service, we will enjoy a Celtic Eucharist, featuring beautiful Celtic music and the lovely rhythms of Celtic speech and prayer. Children and youth will participate as part of Youth Sunday.

• Sunday, March 18: Our Gospel Choir will make beautiful music for us at the 11:00 Inspirations service! Come enjoy old and new traditions.

• Each Wednesday Night During Lent: Our evening begins with a service of Evening Prayer (with Eucharist some weeks), including prayers for healing at 5:00 p.m. From 5:30 to 7:00 p.m., adults and children can participate in our Lent Soup Supper program. Adults will learn about the Last Words from the Cross, while children will learn Bible stories and make beautiful banners.

• Sunday, April 1: Palm Sunday features our beautiful traditional service at the church, with Palm Procession and dramatic reading of the Passion. Our Inspirations service will be at Sonoran Hills Park that day, 7625 E. Williams (right around the corner from our new building). We begin with a family picnic, including games and egg hunt, and continue with our palm procession and Inspirations service in the park.

• Easter Sunday, April 8: We begin with our wonderful Family Sunrise Vigil Service at 7:30 a.m., including dramatic readings and our Red Sea procession into the church. Our Festival Service is at 10:00 a.m., with beautiful music and all the traditions you love. Bring family and friends and join us!

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Upcoming Events Take a moment to wish a Happy Birthday To:

SUNDAY SCHEDULE

9:15 - Noon: Nursery Care Ages 0 - 3 9:30 - 10:30: Traditional Service 9:30 - 10:00: Children's Chapel (Children join their families in the 9:30 service for communion) 10:30 - 11:00: Hospitality 10:45 - 11:30: Sunday School Ages 4 and up Adult Education 11:00 - 12:00: Inspirations Service 5:00 – 7:00 Youth Group Meets, Grades 7 - 12 7:00 - 8:00 High School Girls’ Bible Study

Nativity’s Bishops’ CommitteeSenior Warden: Jeff Jameson 480-262-7957 [email protected] Junior Warden: Bill Deihl 480-595-9546 [email protected] Nancy Bleasdale 602 421-3631 [email protected] Holly Bright 480-585-3524 [email protected] Erickson 480 518- 2683 [email protected] George Hartz 480-513-3155 [email protected] Paul Jensen 480-314-1198 [email protected] Mary Longley-Cook 480-663-3196 [email protected] Mettler 602-588-0727 [email protected] Smith 480-285-7679 [email protected] Smith 480-538-7068 [email protected]

Mailing Address:7010 E. Chauncey Lane #100

Phoenix, Arizona 85054Telephone:

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The. Rev. Susan B. Snook Pastor

SusanSnook@TheN a t i v i t y. n e t

Dr. Wayne WhitneyPastoral Intern

[email protected]

Anne K. EllsworthPastoral Intern

[email protected]

Ilona Kubiaczyk-Adler Director of Music Ministry

IlonaKubiaczyk-Adler @TheNativity.net

Sarah MontheardDirector of Children’s Ministries

[email protected]

Klayton ChewDirector of Youth Ministries

[email protected]

A r t G r a fT r e a s u r e r

A r t G r a f @ T h e N a t i v i t y . n e t

Mina RaffertyParish Administrator

M i n a R a f f e r t y @ T h e N a t i v i t y. n e t

Tim KoskyParish Sexton

[email protected]

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Lent is springtime for the Christian church – a time for walking with Jesus into the wilderness, looking for signs of new life, planting the seeds of a deep-rooted relationship with God. In the ancient church, in the first few

turbulent decades after Christ, Lent became the time when people who were estranged from the Christian community because of wrongdoing had the opportunity to reconcile with God and their neighbors. On Easter, they would be welcomed back into the community with joy, taking communion and celebrating the Lord’s resurrection.

As the church developed its practices, Lent became a time of teaching and preparation. New Christians were traditionally baptized on Easter, recognizing the ancient theology of baptism: that it is initiation into the death and resurrection of Christ. In our baptism, we died and are raised with Christ, so baptism is always an Easter celebration. People preparing for baptism fasted, prayed, and learned for 40 days, a time period that matched Jesus’ sojourn in the wilderness at the beginning of his ministry.

As the Christian church grew, and as more and more people were baptized as infants, Lent became a time for deepening the spiritual practices of baptized people. We traditionally associate Lent with penitence (feeling sorry for one’s sins) and penance (taking action to make amends). These elements are certainly important spiritual practices for any Christian. We learn from our own mistakes and failures. And the grace of God is never so evident as when we receive the assurance that God is merciful, and his love for us is everlasting. In Lent, we are constantly reminded that we are forgiven and restored.

But penitence/penance is only one of a range of spiritual disciplines that bring us closer to God in this wilderness season. We can deepen our relationship with God, planting seeds for growth in the future, by adopting practices of reading, fasting, praying, learning, and worshiping in community.

If you have not already adopted a spiritual practice for Lent, it’s not too late to start. Check our weekly bulletin and email for a list of Lenten suggestions to help you walk with Christ this springtime season. Read the Bible, learn with others, take on a service project, pray daily. And make a habit of worshiping with your church family each week. In Christ, Susan

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Transforming lives with the love of God in Jesus Christ

Welcome to Anne EllsworthNativity welcomes Anne Ellsworth to our staff this month as a Pastoral Intern. Our bishop has assigned Anne to us for the next year or so, while she is in training to become a priest. In addition to being a Pastoral Intern, Anne will be serving as our Interim Coordinator of Children’s Ministries while Sarah Montheard is on medical leave. We are delighted to welcome Anne to Nativity!

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The Bible ChallengeHere are the daily readings for those taking "The Bible Challenge." It is not too late to join with the Bishop and the Diocese of Arizona and start reading the Bible through in a year, so included below are the readings through Easter Sunday April 8. Go to www.thecenterforbiblicalstudies.org for additional resources.

Pa g e 4 M e e t T h e N e w e s t M e m b e r o f o u r Te a m

  Dear  Church  of  the  Nativity,Thank  you  for  such  a  warm  and  genuine  welcome  last  Sunday  as  I  began  my  internship  with  you  as  Pastoral  Intern.  I  am  incredibly  happy  to  have  been  assigned  to  this  vibrant,  inspired,  creative    

   community.   After  living  for  several  years  away  Birst  in  Washington,  DC  and  then  in  Berkeley,  CA,  my  husband  and  our  two  children  have  resettled  in  my  hometown  of  Tempe,  AZ.  It  is  good  to  be  home—our  children  are  blessed  to  be  very  close  to  doting  grandparents!   My  husband  and  I  were  both  raised  Roman  Catholic  and  traveled  from  Rome  to  Canterbury—as  it  were—after  some  deep  soul  searching  about  the  kind  

of  Christian  experience  we  wanted  to  pass  on  to  our  children.  We  value  the  “middle  way”  of  the  Episcopal  Church  that  allows  for  radical  hospitality,  particularly  at  the  Eucharistic  Table.     I  am  now  a  Postulant  for  the  Priesthood  and  will  continue  to  discern  my  vocation  with  you  in  the  context  of  parish  ministry.  I  completed  my  MA  in  Theology,  with  a  concentration  in  social  ethics,  from  the  Graduate  Theological  Union  and  the  Jesuit  School  of  Theology  at  Berkeley.  I’ve  worked  in  non-­‐proBit  marketing  and  development,  as  a  high  school  and  college  campus  minister,  and  lived  with  the  Franciscans  for  a  year  in  a  homeless  shelter  on  Chicago’s  West  Side  as  an  AmeriCorps  Volunteer.  I  like  to  spend  time  with  my  children,  husband  and  our  two  adopted  dogs  in  our  vegetable,  fruit,  and  Blower  gardens.  I'm  a  bit  of  a  day  dreamer  and  do  my  best  day  dreaming  with  a  hot  coffee  on  a  cloudy,  misty  beach.

Anne  K.  EllsworthPastoral  Intern  and  Interim  

March 5 – Genesis 19-21; Psalm 7; Matthew 7March 6 – Genesis 22-24; Psalm 8; Matthew 8March 7 – Genesis 25-27; Psalm 9; Matthew 9March 8 – Genesis 28-30; Psalm 10; Matthew 10March 9 – Genesis 31-33; Psalm 11; Matthew 11March 10 – Genesis 34-36; Psalm 12; Matthew 12March 11 – Enjoy hearing the Scriptures read aloud in churchMarch 12 – Genesis 37-39; Psalm 13; Matthew 13March 13 – Genesis 40-42; Psalm 14; Matthew 14March 14 – Genesis 43-45; Psalm 15; Matthew 15March 15 – Genesis 46-48; Psalm 16; Matthew 16March 16 – Genesis 49-50; Psalm 17; Matthew 17March 17 – Exodus 1-3; Psalm 18:1-20; Matthew 18March 18 – Enjoy hearing the Scriptures read aloud in churchMarch 19 – Exodus 4-6; Psalm 18:21-50; Matthew 19March 20 – Exodus 7-9; Psalm 19; Matthew 20March 21 – Exodus 10-12; Psalm 20; Matthew 21March 22 – Exodus 13-15; Psalm 21; Matthew 22

March 23 – Exodus 16-18; Psalm 22; Matthew 23March 24 – Exodus 19-21; Psalm 23; Matthew 24March 25 – Enjoy hearing the Scriptures read aloud in churchMarch 26 – Exodus 22-24, Psalm 24, Matthew 25March 27 – Exodus 25-27, Psalm 25, Matthew 26March 28 – Exodus 28-30, Psalm 26, Matthew 27March 29 – Exodus 31-33, Psalm 27, Matthew 28March 30 – Exodus 34-36, Psalm 28, Mark 1March 31 – Exodus 37-39, Psalm 29, Mark 2April 1 – Enjoy hearing the Scriptures read aloud in churchApril 2 – Exodus 40, Psalm 30, Mark 3April 3 – Leviticus 1-3, Psalm 31, Mark 4April 4 – Leviticus 4-6, Psalm 32, Mark 5April 5 – Leviticus 7-9, Psalm 33, Mark 6April 6 – Leviticus 10-12, Psalm 34, Mark 7April 7 – Leviticus 13-15, Psalm 35, Mark 8April 8 – Enjoy hearing the Scriptures read aloud in church

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A NOTE FROM OUR MUSIC DIRECTOR Page 5

Lent  has  just  started  and  we  are  changing  the  pace  and  atmosphere  of  our  music.  The  7irst  service  in  Lent  was  already  a  good  introduction  to  our  changing  musical  attitude  for  these  next  few  weeks.  On  February  26th  we  sang  a  lot  of  Taize  music  in  both  services.  As  you  probably  know  Taize  community  is  a  monastic  order  in  France,  which  consists  of  brothers  from  various  Christians  traditions:  Catholic,  Protestant  and  Eastern  Orthodox,  who  come  from  over  30  countries  of  the  world.  This  ecumenical  idea  as  well  as  the  ideology  for  achieving  justice  and  peace  through  meditation  and  prayer  attract  many  young  people  who  in  large  numbers  visit  this  community  every  year.  The  spirit  of  Taize  community  can  be  conveyed  through  their  simple  but  powerful  music,  which  is  easy  to  sing  along.  This  particular  style  of  music  is  a  great  inspiration  for  deep  insight  and  meditation,  and  I  hope  to  repeat  this  type  of  service  again  in  near  future.    

I  would  like  to  mention  here  that  I  am  very  happy  with  the  way  the  Nativity  kids  joined  in  singing  and  reaching  out  other  people  with  their  music  and  talents.  On  February  9th  the  Children  Choir  sang  for  the  Pueblo  Norte  retirement  community,  and  brought  a  lot  of  joy  and  wonderful  energy  to  its  residents.  I  received  many  grateful  words  after  the  service  organized  by  Bob  Montheard,  and  I  would  like  to  thank  Kara  Erickson,  Leann  Phillipsen  and  Carolyn  McKeown  and  their  kids  for  the  wonderful  support  and  outreach.  The  kids  were  also  singing  during  the  experiential  Ash  Wednesday  service  on  February  22,  and  are  continuously  meeting  every  Sunday  to  practice  music  for  the  Easter.  

For  the  following  Sundays  of  Lent  the  Adult  Choir  is  preparing  some  wonderful  musical  treats  for  you.  You  will  hear  some  of  our  classical  Lent  favorites  like  Mozart's  Ave  Verum  Corpus,  and  gospel  selections  working  well  with  this  particularly  meditative  time  of  year.  The  Choir  is  also  working  on  fragments  of  John  Stainer's  oratorio  from  1887  The  Cruci2ixion,  which  will  be  performed  during  the  Good  Friday  service  at  7  p.m.  It  is  a  particular  favorite  of  our  parishioner,  Joyce  Ditzler,  who  sang  this  piece  under  her  father's  direction  in  the  past.  This  very  emotional  composition  will  lead  us  through  the  readings  of  the  Passion  on  this  one  of  the  most  holy  days  in  the  liturgical  year.  

                            Ilona

The Senior Warden’s Garden – an irregular contribution from the seeds of inspiration There’s no “E” in G.R.O.W.. (or is there?)In my brief address at the Annual Meeting I referenced the Great Commission - “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” - as our charge for the future of Nativity. In this we are instructed to take bold action so that the Good News will be spread. And Nativity has such great news to share - our message, our community, the children and youth programs, engaging music, relevant liturgy, mission upon mission upon mission, generations working together, healing works and so much more. But in this day where openly speaking about your faith can be fraught with anxiety, it isn’t easy spreading the good news. But we have to get past ourselves in this regard and in the words of Martin Luther, “SIN BOLDLY”, as it’s the only way to overcome the social taboo of spreading the good news.

So why am I saying “There’s no “E” in G.R.O.W.”?. Because I’m challenging conventional wisdom. There IS an E in GROW – it stands for E-vangelism and for us to grow, for us to fulfill the Great Commission, we must evangelize. We all have ways of bringing others to the baptism. By our acts, by our words, by our attitudes and love, by directly asking friends, neighbors, family to join us on our joyous community. Be Bold, Be Brave and Put the E in GROW.

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Life Changing Change - Let’s make some noise!Our coin collection for St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance continues to make impact. Without fanfare we gathered enough money to provide another 800 meals for our neighbors in need.However, what I’d like everyone to do now is to MAKE SOME NOISE! Bring in those trucks, cups, piggy banks and jars full of change and lets hear the tinkling sounds of coins being dumped in our big collection can. It takes so little for us that have to provide for those that haven’t.

Small Groups are back in Easter! For six weeks after Easter Sunday a special gathering of Nativity members and friends will be meeting in parishioners homes studying the Book of Acts. The study "Acts: From Maintenance to Mission" was co-authored by Pastor Susan and will address topics like Leadership, Success and Community. The six-week period goes from April 15 to May 20. What a great way to cap off the educational year before Summer arrives! Please see Dr Wayne V Whitney for any inquiries via email [email protected] or phone 303.809.1458.

Thank YOU!Claire Casebolt would like to say Thank You to the Nativity community for the outpouring of support for the "Cookies for our Troops" project that her Girl Scout Troop is involved in. With your generosity, her troop is able to send an extra 101 boxes of cookies to the AZ troop stationed in Afghanistan. They are well on their way to their goal of 700 boxes! Donations will still be taken through March 6th - any questions contact Martha Casebolt (602) 787-8661 or [email protected]

Sunday Morning Bible StudyOur topics for Bible Study in March will be great stories from the Old Testament. This will be a great time to revisit some of the classic stories from the Bible that we learned to love as children but don't get to look at very often like Noah, Abraham, Moses and Jeremiah. Come and bring your child-like heart with your learner's mind as we explore these themes afresh in the 21st century. Sunday Morning Bible Study meets on the 2nd floor from 10:45 to 11:30 and is led by Dr Wayne.

TIME TO SIGN UP FOR CHAPEL ROCK!Nativity children and teens, it's time to sign up for Chapel Rock summer camp! Our Episcopal summer camp in Prescott has sessions for every age group and interest. Check it out at www.chapelrock.net and click on "Camps"! Scholarships are available from the camp and from Nativity. If you would like to apply for a scholarship to go to camp, contact Pastor Susan for an application at [email protected].

NATIVITY WOMEN’S GROUP MEETING - March 8Please join all ladies of Nativity as we gather for our Monthly meeting. Our guest speaker for this special Lenten Season is Dr. Wayne Whitney. Following his presentation and any questions that arise, we will have lunch at one of the area restaurants. Hoping to see you on the 8th at 10:30 a.m. at the Church. If there are questions, please phone Annie Blum at 480.502.2005.

CELTIC EUCHARIST March 11 AT 11:00 A.M.Please join us for next week’s 11:00 Inspirations Service, when we will celebrate a Celtic Eucharist. Enjoy Celtic music and the characteristic Celtic emphasis on nature spirituality and beautiful poetry. It will be a Youth Sunday, so young people will enjoy participating.

Pa g e 6 U P DATE S & A CT I V I T I E S

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Ministries at Nativity Page 7

What a great sight! To look towards Nativity’s altar and see a young Navajo girl dressed in full costume dancing to the beat of a drum. Her dad, Tano Haycock, then played a beautiful song on his flute. Close your eyes and you felt like you were transported to Navajoland.

An Evening of Navajoland was enjoyed by everyone who was there; both Nativity members and the Haycock family. We watched a slide show featuring the beauty of the monuments and what Nativity members experience on our mission trips. Father Kerry shared why he was so drawn to Navajoland. How he saw that God was doing work through the Navajo people and he wanted to be where God was working. He is passionate about bringing aid and a broader family to the Navajo people through the Episcopal Church. He also brought us up to date on what the Diocese hopes to accomplish in the next few years in Navajoland. To finish the evening, Gail Price served us a delicious dinner of Navajo stew with fresh Fry Bread made by L’anndra Haycock and her daughter, Toneva.

Everyone who attended learned why the mission volunteers feel so connected to Navajoland. Spending time with the Haycock family, listening to their story and hearing the struggles of the Navajo people touched our hearts. And most importantly, we learned that the work we are doing in Monument Valley is truly making a difference in the lives of the Navajo people.

THANK YOU MEMBERS OF NATIVITY!

OVER 3000 BOTTOMS WERE COVERED

DUE TO YOUR GENEROSITY!

Thanks for the diapers contributed for our Diaper Drive for Homeward Bound.

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Dear  Families,

I’ve  been  reBlecting  lately  on  how  parents  are  uniquely  gifted  in  the  practice  of  Lent.  My  children  are  six  and  almost  three  years  old.  My  husband  and  I  are  still  very  close  to—if  not  in  the  midst  of—diapers,  potty  training,  middle-­‐of-­‐the-­‐night  feedings,  and  Blashlight  rescues  of  binkies  and  snugglies  lost  under  the  bed.  Parenting  is  a  vocation  that  requires  the  practice  of  attention,  devotion,  and  sacriBicial  giving  of  time  and  resources.  (Let’s  face  it,  sometimes  that  last  diaper  run  at  Costco  feels  like  a  tithe—remember  when  those  resources  were  spent  on  something  for  ourselves?)  In  my  own  experience  as  a  parent,  I  Bind  that  during  Lent  I  can  feel  as  though,  because  of  all  the  sacriBicing  I’m  already  doing  as  a  parent,  I  should  be  given  a  dispensation  from  Lenten  practices.  I  mean,  really,  in  my  house  a  fasting  mamma  is  a  cranky  mamma!  Still,  there’s  something  about  this  season  that  compels  me  to  do  something.  And  so  this  Lent  I’m  praying  morning  prayer.  I  wake  up  very  early  when  the  house  is  still  quiet  and  sit  bleary-­‐eyed,  reluctantly,  with  my  prayer  book  open.  I  let  the  story  of  God’s  people  wash  over  me  as  I  mutter  the  prayers  and  the  Psalms  and  read  the  scripture.  I  appreciate  the  silence.  I  lift  up  in  prayer  those  I’ve  promised  to  hold  close.  And  somehow  this  sacriBicial  offering  of  time  and  attention  at  5:00am  Bills  me  for  the  day.  And  isn’t  that  the  story  of  parenting,  too?  Somehow,  even  when  our  resources  are  completely  drained  from  the  labor  of  parenting,  we  are  Billed.  The  paradox  of  emptying  oneself  so  that  we  might  be  Billed  is  the  mystery  of  Lent  that  we  are  invited  to  experience  with  God  and  one  another.  

Happy  Lenting,Anne

NATIVITY SCENE JRA Note from our interim director

Don’t Forget!Wednesdays during Lent: Children of all ages are welcome to join us for a soup supper at 5:30 followed by exploration of Bible stories and banner-making. Banners will be used during our Easter celebrations. Parents are welcome to stay for the Lenten Study of the book Final Words from the Cross, by Adam Hamilton, from

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Special thanks to all parents and parishioners ministering to our children through Godly Play, Children’s Chapel,

special Lenten service projects and the Wednesday-night soup suppers

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mark your calendars!Sunday,  April  1st,  our  children  play  a  special  role  in  our  Palm  Sunday  service.  

Easter  Sunday,  April  8th,  we  will  reveal  the  banners  our  children  create  during  the  Lenten  Soup  Suppers.  

Sunday,  April  22nd,  we  have  a  fun  dedication  project  for  the  children  to  participate  in  during  our  groundbreaking  ceremony.  Here’s  a  hint:  it  involves  sidewalk  chalk!

Sunday,  May  20th,  children  will  be  involved  in  our  parish-­‐wide  celebration  to  support  our  sister  parish,  Santa  Maria  Magdalena,  in  Barrio  La  Laguna,  Veracruz,  Mexico.  

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Lenten  Resources  for  Families  and  Children:

Prayer  is  a  component  of  our  Lenten  journey  together  and  Lent  can  be  a  time  to  teach  your  children  how  to  pray.  You  can  start  by  praying  the  “Our  Father”  together  with  your  children,  or  teaching  them  how  to  make  the  sign  of  the  cross  on  themselves.  Or,  you  might  also  enjoy:  

Peanut  Butter  and  Jelly  Prayers,  by  Julie  B.  Sevig.“The  dinner  table  may  be  the  only  time  that  today’s  busy  families  sit  down  together—and  pray  together.  This  book  meets  families  where  they  are,  offering  prayers  of  thanks  for  macaroni  and  cheese,  fast-­‐food  meals,  and,  yes,  peanut-­‐butter-­‐and-­‐jelly  sandwiches.  Includes  rhyming  prayers  for  little  kids,  dinner-­‐table  prayers  for  special  family  occasions,  and  prayers  marking  the  movement  of  the  church  year.”  

The  Anglican  Family  Prayer  Book,  by  The  Reverend  Anne  E.  Kitch

“The  perfect  resource  for  families…The  Anglican  Family  Prayer  Book  helps  parents  and  children  pray  together.  Prayers  for  morning  and  evening,  blessings,  nighttime  prayers,  prayers  for  ordinary  and  special  occasions,  intercessory  prayers  …  and  prayers  for  use  during  the  special  seasons  of  the  Church  year  make  this  book  one  that  families  will  use  every  day.”

Available  at  www.churchpublishing.org.

Morning Family Service

It’s really early, we know, but with

open hearts, let’s greet our Savior

with one another as we celebrate

the Risen Christ on Easter Sunday Morning at Nativity’s 7:30 am family

service.

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NATYG TEEN MINISTRIESJ R A N D S R H I G H S C H O O L

FLAMINGO FEBRUARY A HUGE SUCCESS!THANK YOU, thank you to everyone who participated in Flamingo February.

Nativity does such a wonderful job supporting the teens and youth group. The teens worked super hard this February and their work really paid off! This is

such a fun fund raiser and the Nativity Youth Group considers ourselves so lucky to be a part of the wider parish here at Nativity. Throughout

the whole thing ,the teens focused on their goal: to help us get to Navajoland so we can help out those in need in our own backyard. We

are trying so hard to remember to live missional lives all the time, not just when we go on mission trips. This means loving God and our

neighbors as ourselves at all times, even during school, sports practice and when we do homework. Thank you for being a part of our lives,

even if it means you’re just praying for us once in a while. I means so much to us and really makes a lasting difference.

Come for a night designed to nourish you on your spiritual journey as we finish the Lenten season and prepare to celebrate Easter.

April 7th

Drop off: 7:00 p.m.Pick up: after Easter sunrise service (April 8th @ 7:30 a.m.)

Sign up by filling out a form (in the youth room) and turning it into Klayton.Dinner, snacks and breakfast will be provided.

Teen Lent Retreat April 7th

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mission trip

NATYG Youth Group open to teens in 7th to 12th grade

5:00 - 7:00 p.m. | Sundays

MARCH 4YOUTH GROUP - 5-7pmGirls’ HS Bible Study - 7-8pm

MARCH 11 - Youth Sunday!NO SUNDAY SCHOOLYOUTH GROUP - 5-7pmGirls’ HS Bible Study - 7-8pm

MARCH 18NO YOUTH GROUP - Spring Break Do something nice for your mama!

MARCH 25YOUTH GROUP - 5-7pmGirls’ HS Bible Study - 7-8pm

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ent -Sunday, April 15

(SKYLER’S BIRTHDAY!!!)

-2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

-All Saint’s

Episcopal Church

This is the first year that the

Diocesan Youth have put together a

kickball tournament!

Parents, we will need 1-2 drivers to

get kids to the church.

It’s going to be a ton of fun!

Who will be crowned the

Kings of Kickball?

It's like the movie

Dodgeball but...with

Kickball. : )

BUTTER BRAIDS!The Youth will be selling Butter Braids

starting on Sunday, March 11 to help raise money for their mission trip! Come buy up

these delicious pastries that will be great to serve on Easter Morning!

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The Episcopal Church of the NativityMailing Address:7010 E. Chauncey Lane, #100Phoenix, Arizona 85054

www.TheNativity.net

Worship Each Sunday

9:30 & 11:00 a.m.

LENT AND EASTER AT NATIVITYWednesdays, Feb 24-March 24 6:00 p.m.  Lenten Soup Suppers

Sunday, April 1  9:30 a.m.  Palm Sunday Traditional Service  11:00 a.m.  Picnic and Inspirations Service

Thursday, April 5  7:00 p.m.  Maundy Thursday Service

Friday, April 6  Noon  Desert Stations of the Cross  7:00 p.m.  Good Friday Service

Saturday, April 7  7:00 p.m.  Youth Lent Retreat

Sunday, April 8  7:30 a.m.  Family Sunrise Easter Service 10:00 a.m.  Festival Easter Eucharist