- NativityWV Episcopal
- Feb 12
- 3 min read
Thank you to Debbie Bell, Patricia Kruger, and Vince Stroup for your willingness to serve on the Mission Committee. We will feature each one of them in the newsletter in the coming weeks.
Those Who Serve - Sunday, February 15, 2026
Celebrant: The Reverend Christopher Powell
Music: Dianne
Altar Guild:Karen/Jackie
LEM: Robbie
Lectors: Barbara/Alexe
MC POD: James
*The list of Who Serves is posted in the back of the church. Please secure a replacement and let Kathy Shoalmire know who your replacement will be. (662) 801-6695.
Lessons:
Collect for Nativity
Father of all wisdom and love,
In whose wisdom we trust and in whose love we dwell.
We come asking you to guide us as we search for a new shepherd for this flock, a new teacher for those who seek, and for a steadfast companion who will walk with us along the way.
All this we ask in the name of our creator, redeemer and sustainer, one God, whose mercy endures forever. Amen
Announcements:
February 18th - 5:30 pm - Ash Wednesday Service
The Rev. Ann Whitaker will be inviting us "in the name of the Church, to the observance of a holy Lent, by self-examination and repentance; by prayer, fasting, and self-denial; and by reading and meditating on God's holy Word." BCP p. 265
February 21st - 9:00 am - Prone to Wander, by Joanna Harader. Lenten Book Study. Salt & Light Building facilitated by Margaret Love Denman and Kathy Shoalmire. Every Saturday during Lent.
February 22nd - during coffee hour - Cursillo Discussion - Salt & Light Office. If you have been to Cursillo or are interested in possibly attending, please join us. The next Cursillo is May 1-3 and the registration deadline is April 1st.
March 1 - 9:00 am - Jack Barry will discuss his experience with the Hindu faith and the parallels he has seen with Christianity. We will meet in the Salt & Light building.
March 14th - 10:00 am - Outreach Workshop: The Rev. Sarah Stripp, Deacon at St. Andrews and managing director for Springboard to Opportunities, a non-profit helping families in affordable housing reach their goals, will be conducting a workshop for us. Her workshop will be an opportunity to reflect on how we can use the assets of our church to best serve our community. We will meet 10-12 in the sanctuary, break for lunch, and conclude 1:30-3 in the Salt & Light. (Note: those attending the Lenten Study are welcome to join when finished.)
DATE TBD: Day trip to visit the International Museum of Muslim Cultures in Jackson, MS. The Rev. Andy Andrews has accepted a call as Director of Interfaith Organizing & Community Engagement at the Museum. https://www.muslimmuseum.org/ We are making plans to go to Jackson to visit the museum and have lunch with Andy. If this sounds like something you might be interested in, please email Kathy Shoalmire at nativitywatervalley@gmail.com. For the subject enter Day Trip. Let me know if there are days of the week that work better for you. Several have volunteered to drive so there will be no travel costs other than museum fee and lunch. We will determine details once we know how many want to go.
REGISTRATION for Camp Bratton-Green
Registration for camp is now open on the following website:
https://graycenter.org/camp-bratton-green/. Parents, if you are interested in a scholarship from Nativity for your child to attend camp this summer (or any Diocesan Youth Event throughout the year), please contact Sr. Warden Mary Beth Pulsifer @ mpulsifer23@gmail.com.