Nativity Newsletter
- NativityWV Episcopal
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Celebrating our Senior, Annaliese Coughlin
Annaliese graduated from the Mississippi School of Math and Science recently where she excelled academically and assumed several leadership roles in many extra-curricular activities. The North MS Herald recently highlighted her achievements which I am sure many of you have read. I asked Annaliese to share her plans with us. Here is what she had to say.
"I plan on attending the University College of Groningen in the Netherlands. This is essentially the honors program within the University of Groningen — it’s an English speaking program that accepts roughly 135 students each year. I plan to take classes that will support my path to law school, while simultaneously exploring new topics for fun! I’ve always wanted to go abroad, but it felt like a silly dream. Now it’s not, and I'm as excited as ever!"
Congratulations, Annaliese. We are so proud of your hard work and achievements. As you step into this next chapter later this summer, may you always walk boldly in faith, knowing your church family is cheering you on! It's been a sheer joy watching you grow.
Sunday, May 31st - Trinity Sunday
Those Who Serve
Morning Prayer: Michael Prager
Music: *Brenda/Katherine
Altar Guild: Vivian
Lectors: Alexe and Jack
Offertory: Vivienne and Rose
MC POD: April
Lessons
or Canticle 13 (or Canticle 2)
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
Nativity Women's Book Group
Our next book is The Gift of Years - Growing Older Gracefully by Joan Chittister. We will start June 27th/ We will meet Saturdays at 9:00am in the front room of the Salt & Light. PLEASE JOIN US.
Announcements from the Sr. Warden - Mary Beth Pulsifer
1. Anyone interested in working with us on the We Open Our Doors initiative, let me know. This initiative aims to foster deeper understanding, genuine fellowship, and a shared sense of belonging among the Christian faith communities by inviting participating churches to open their doors for a two hour community open house on selected dates. This idea came out of our recent Outreach workshop as a way to increase our capacity for community outreach through collaboration with other churches.
2. Save the Date - June 6, 1 - 2:30 for our workshop on Immigrant Communities. Here is a description of the Mission of IAJE, one of our facilitators:
"Through grassroots organizing, transformative leadership development, and popular education, IAJE ignites and amplifies the power of Mississippi's immigrant communities, creating a vibrant progressive political home where dreams take flight, voices rise, and families unite to forge a future of justice, dignity, and collective liberation." learn more about IAJE and their programs by visiting www.iaje.us.
3. Two vacancies will be forthcoming on the Mission Committee next year. If you want to know more about it, please talk with Mary Beth.
4. Save the Date: On Sunday June 14, Robbie will be commissioned as a Verger at Nativity ( more on that to follow). The night before, on June 13, we will be having several folks from the Diocese coming down. Nativity will be hosting a church pot-luck supper at Salt and Light in which the meat will be provided and members are asked to bring sides. More details will follow shortly, but Save the Date! It will be fun, and a great way to show off our legendary Nativity hospitality!
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