Midweek Worship, Wednesday - July 23, 2008, 7:00 pm

There will be NO Wednesday midweek worship this week, July 23, because Summer Bible School takes its place. Wednesday night worship will return on July 30.

 

Serving in Worship Sunday - July 27, 2008
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
Texts: 1 Kings 3:5-12; Psalm 105:1-11, 45b (9:30); Romans 8:26-39; Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52
Message: “Sighing and shouting our faith” – Pr Bob Lewis
8:00 am - Sixth Sunday of Summer Schedule
9:30 am - Sixth Sunday of Summer Schedule

 

8:00 am
Greeter/Usher - Mary Ellen O’Brien
Reader - Andrea Hokanson
Altar Care - Donna Collet
Flowers - Open
Fellowship (9:00 am) - Lori Bixler

9:30 am
Greeter - Larry Gunn
Usher - Eugene Baesler
Acolyte - Elizabeth Edgerton
Reader - Norm Schmidt
Comm. Asst. - Lori Bixler
Altar Care - Kathy Nielsen
Flowers - Open

 

This Week at Nativity.......

Sunday, July 20                        6:00 pm - Summer Bible School
Monday, July 21                       6:00 pm - Summer Bible School
                                                6:45 pm - Gamblers Anonymous
                                                7:00 pm - Boy Scout Troop 449
Tuesday, July 22                       8:45 am - Staff Meeting
                                              10:00 am - Quilting Circle
                                                6:00 pm - Summer Bible School
                                                7:00 pm - El Shaddai Bible Study
                                                7:00 pm - Elliot Farms HOA
Wednesday, July 23                  9:00 am - Pastors’ Text Study
                                                6:00 pm - Summer Bible School
                                                7:00 pm - Al-Anon
                                                7:00 pm - Worship
Thursday, July 24                      6:00 pm - Summer Bible School
Friday, July 25                        10:00 am - Al-Anon
                                                5:00 pm - El Shaddai
                                                8:00 pm - Gamblers Anonymous
                                                8:00 pm - Gam-Anon
Saturday, July 26                      6:00 am - El Shaddai
                                                1:00 pm - Tae Kwon Do
                                                7:00 pm - Movie Night

 

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New Nativity Email Address

Please note that Nativity has a new church email address: nlcoffice@qwestoffice.net . Please use this address from now on as our old address will no longer be active as of July 1st.

 

Quilters Circle

The Quilters Circle is meeting on Tuesdays from 10 am to Noon in the Modular Building.  They are creating quilts for Project Linus, a non-profit organization providing blankets for kids in crises.  Stop by and join in or just see their handiwork.

 

ELCA Task Force on Human Sexuality

A copy of the draft social statement on human sexuality, as prepared by the ELCA Task Force on Human Sexuality, has arrived at Nativity for your reading and review.  The comment period for this draft document runs through November 1, 2008 and the task force requests your responses.  You may check out our congregation’s print copy from the church office; or, you may download your own copy for review at www.elca.org/faithjourney.

 

Summer Bible School, July 20 - 24, 2008, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

New name but same fabulous format! Vacation Bible School (VBS) is now Summer Bible School (SBS), but don’t worry – we are still planning all the fun and fellowship you have come to expect. This year’s theme is “Get Your Faith in Shape” and focuses on faith and fitness.

This year’s dates are July 20 – 24, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, so mark your calendars now. As usual we will begin with dinner and follow up with songs, Bible stories, science lessons, crafts, and other activities. We have lots of fun things planned to help us explore the wonderful bodies God created for us and learn how we can keep them fit and healthy to do His work and live the abundant lives Jesus promises us. This is a follow-up to our June 7th Family Faith Fellowship, which focused on health and healing.

We hope you will join us as we continue this journey of spiritual healing and fitness. You can call or email us to sign up at (425) 228-5464 / nlcoffice@questoffice.net. See you there!

 

Nativity Movie Night, July 26, 2008, 7:00 pm
The Nativity STARs (Servant Teams and Recreation clusterS) are pleased to present Nativity's Movie Nights! Mark this dates on your calendars, and come see a good movie on the Nativity Big Screen, enjoy popcorn and refreshments, and share in the brief discussion of what we saw. This months movie is “Juno” (2007). Last year’s Oscar winning comedy stars Ellen Page as an offbeat young woman who is faced with an unplanned pregnancy. Come and see how this film brings both sides of the political debate together in a warm, tender way.

If you are interested in hosting a night or even suggesting a film, contact Cindy Hokanson at Nativity.

 

Renton River Days Community Choir Concert, July 27, 2008, 1:00 pm

Renton River Days Community Choir Concert to benefit Gethsemane Lutheran Soup Kitchen — come and hear our own Helen Gusse sing with others from Renton, and raise money for a good cause! The free concert is August 9 at 2:00 pm at King of Kings Lutheran on Benson Road just south of Fred Meyer’s. Root beer floats will follow the concert so bring your family and friends and join the fun. You may also hear the choir as part of Renton River Days on Sunday, July 27 at 1:00 at Liberty Park.

 

MAGI outing to the Tacoma Art Museum, July 28, 2008

On Monday, July 28th, the MAGI and friends will will tour the exhibition, “Illuminating the Word: Saint John’s Bible.” at the Tacoma Art Museum.  We will meet at the church at 9 a.m. and carpool to the Museum.

Tickets: Provided we have a group of ten or more:

Seniors (65+) $4.40
Adults: $5.50.

This is a group rate that must be paid with a single payment.  Please sign up with Donna Collet and pay her in advance and she will pay the museum.

Donna saw the exhibit at Saint John’s University in Minnesota in October 2007.  The actual work is being done in Wales where the head calligrapher lives.  The exhibition includes pages from the Saint John’s Bible and the story of the project taken on by the Benedictine community at St John’s Abbey in Collegeville, MN.  Wishing to mark the new millennium in a meaningful way based on the Benedictine tradition, in 1996 they commissioned a handwritten and illuminated Bible. Illuminated means enhancing the handwritten word with artwork by adding colored elements including colored letters, illustrations, or designs to a manuscript or the borders of a page.


This is the first time since the Gutenberg Bible was printed (1452) an illuminated handwritten Bible has been created.  We will see exhibits from three of the seven volumes of the entire project: Gospels and Acts, Pentateuch and Psalms plus many of the ancient techniques and tools used to create this Bible.

Please join us for a fascinating tour.  If you are unable to join the tour you may visit it on your own time.  For
information: www.tacomaartmuseum.org.

 

Nativity Youth  trip to Blackfeet Reservation, August 2 - 8, 2008

Seven Nativity youth and adults will be journeying to the Blackfeet Reservation in north-central Montana during the first week of August, taking part in a YouthWorks! servant and mission trip.  Servant trip alumni Megan Gregory and Alex Hester will be joined by Dylan and Zach Nehrenberg and Thommy Owen, and adult leaders Terri and Alan B’Hymer, for the week of service and ministry, August 2 - 8.  We’ll be staying on the Reservation at Heart Butte, Montana.  Thanks to everyone who has helped support our youth through fundraisers and donations.
 

Nativity Movie Night, August 16, 2008, 7:00 pm
The Nativity STARs (Servant Teams and Recreation clusterS) are pleased to present Nativity's Movie Nights! Mark this dates on your calendars, and come see a good movie on the Nativity Big Screen, enjoy popcorn and refreshments, and share in the brief discussion of what we saw. This months movie is “The Great Debaters” (2007). A drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas. In 1935, he inspired students to form the first debate team from a “Negro school,” which went on to challenge Harvard in the national championship.

If you are interested in hosting a night or even suggesting a film, contact Cindy Hokanson at Nativity.
 

Nativity Youth  trip to Southwest Washington, August 17 - 21, 2008
Youth and adults from Kent Lutheran and Nativity are planning a “mini” servant and exploration trip to Southwest Washington, August 17 - 21.  This trip, open to both middle and high school youth, is still in the “planning stages,” but Pastor Jane from Kent Lutheran promises some servant opportunities in those areas affected by the winter flooding.  For more information, contact Pastor Bob.

 

Nativity Movie Night, September 13, 2008, 7:00 pm
The Nativity STARs (Servant Teams and Recreation clusterS) are pleased to present Nativity's Movie Nights! Mark this dates on your calendars, and come see a good movie on the Nativity Big Screen, enjoy popcorn and refreshments, and share in the brief discussion of what we saw. This month is Old TV Show night. We kick off the fall with an evening of those old TV shows we know and love. Come and laugh with Dick Van Dyke, Lucy, Andy Griffith and more … all on the big screen in glorious black and white!

If you are interested in hosting a night or even suggesting a film, contact Cindy Hokanson at Nativity.

Nativity Movie Night, October 11, 2008, 7:00 pm
The Nativity STARs (Servant Teams and Recreation clusterS) are pleased to present Nativity's Movie Nights! Mark this dates on your calendars, and come see a good movie on the Nativity Big Screen, enjoy popcorn and refreshments, and share in the brief discussion of what we saw. This months movie is “K-Pax” (2001). Kevin Spacey plays a patient at a mental hospital who claims to be from a far away planet. His psychiatrist tries to help him, only to begin to doubt his own explanations.

If you are interested in hosting a night or even suggesting a film, contact Cindy Hokanson at Nativity.

 

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July 23: Midweek worship at 7:00 pm
July 27: Worship at 8 (outdoor) and 9:30 am (indoor)
11th Sunday after Pentecost / Lectionary 17
Texts: 1 Kings 3:5-12; Psalm 105:1-11, 45b (9.30); Romans 8:26-39; Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52
Message: “Sighing and shouting our faith”

July 30: Midweek worship at 7:00 pm
Aug 3: Worship at 8 (outdoor) and 9:30 am (indoor)
12th Sunday after Pentecost/Lectionary 18
Texts: Isaiah 55:1-5; Psalm 17:1-7, 15 (9.30); Romans 9:1-5; Matthew 14:13-21
Preacher/Presider: Pastor Martha Myers

Aug 6: Midweek worship at 7:00 pm
Aug 10: Worship at 8 (outdoor) and 9:30 am (indoor)
13th Sunday after Pentecost/Lectionary 19
Texts: 1 Kings 19:9-18; Psalm 85:8-13; Romans 10:5-15; Matthew 14:22-33
Message: “Misheard lyrics of God’s heartsong”

Aug 13: Midweek worship at 7:00 pm
Aug 17: Worship at 8 (outdoor) and 9:30 am (indoor)
14th Sunday after Pentecost/Lectionary 20
Texts: Isaiah 56:1, 6-8; Psalm 67: Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32; Matthew 15:10-28
Message: “The dirt you can’t see”

Aug 20: Midweek worship at 7:00 pm
Aug 24: Worship at 8 (outdoor) and 9:30 am (indoor)
15th Sunday after Pentecost/Lectionary 21
Texts: Exodus 1:8-2:10; Psalm 124 (9.30); Romans 12:1-8; Matthew 16:13-20
Message: “Gypsies, tramps, and thieves”

Aug 27: Midweek worship at 7:00 pm
Aug 31: Worship at 8 (outdoor) and 9:30 am (indoor)
16th Sunday after Pentecost/Lectionary 22
Texts: Exodus 3:1-15; Psalm 105:1-6; 23-26; 45b (9.30); Romans 12:9-21; Matthew 16:21-28
Message: “God’s autograph”

Sep 3: Midweek worship at 7:00 pm
Sep 7: Worship at 8 (outdoor) and 9:30 am (indoor)
17th Sunday after Pentecost/Lectionary 23
Texts: Ezekiel 33:7-11; Psalm 119:33-40; Romans 13:8-14; Matthew 18:15-20
Preacher: Pastor Paul Benz, Washington State
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