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Sunday Morning
September 27, 2026
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
8:30am
Pavilion (weather permitting)
10:00am
Sanctuary
| | Live streaming on Sundays at 10am on our Facebook page. Service recordings are available on our YouTube channel. | | Nativity participants at the 2025 Crop Walk | | Join your Nativity family and St. Mark's Lutheran Church for the 2026 Asheville Buncombe CROP Hunger Walk on Sunday, October 4! Sign-in begins at 1:30pm, with the walk at 2:30pm. Nativity will be participating as a team and a sponsor. This event will raise money for Loving Food Resources and ABCCM at a vital time when they are suffering cutbacks and loss of contracts. Reach out to Stephen Pierce at ncsmp1215@gmail.com if you'd like to join Nativity's team. Click here to register! | | | | |
BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS
Please mark your calendars for Sunday, October 4 at 4:30pm. Our partners at Fletcher United Methodist are hosting this year's Blessing of the Animals. Bring your beloved animals for a blessing!
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ALTAR GUILD
The Altar Guild is holding its semi-annual potluck brunch on Saturday, October 10, from 9am - 11am in the Fellowship Hall. Everyone curious about the Altar Guild is welcome to attend. Please RSVP to Linda Blake, 828.275.3989, so we can plan efficiently.
| | WEDNESDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY continues on Wednesday mornings at 10am in the Fellowship Hall. We're currently studiying the book of Mark . Come on out as we look at the book that is the focus of our readings in worship for the coming church year. | | SUNDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY Would you like to take a deeper dive into the scriptures used during worship each week? Are you ever curious about different ways of reading the same text? Would you like to take a few moments to contemplate the message and talk with other disciples? Mark your calendar for Sunday, October 4. We'll meet in the conference room (in the Fellowship Hall) from 9:15am to 9:50am to take a deeper look and talk through the texts together. We will try this for seven weeks initially. | | WOMEN OF NATIVITY are reading The Message of Jesus: Words That Changed the World by Adam Hamilton. The Bible study includes a DVD and group discussion. Each chapter stands on its own, so no previous reading is necessary. The group will meet on Thursday, October 8, from 11am until 12:30pm in the Fellowship Hall. We will discuss chapter three, “Jesus Spoke to Them in Parables.” Bring a snack to share and join your sisters in Christ for fellowship and learning. All are welcome to attend at any time. | | | | NATIVITY BOOK GROUP will meet on Thursday, October 15, in the church library from 2pm - 3pm. The book to be discussed is Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano. The door under the canopy on the back side of the church will be open, as will the office door. All are welcome to attend and join in the lively discussion, even if you have not finished the book. The book for the November 19 meeting is Guests on Earth by Lee Smith. | | | | | This devotional can be used for home devotions and small groups to deepen your daily and lifelong faith formation. | | |
PREPARE IN A YEAR
Join your faith community for a year‑long conversation about becoming more prepared at home for disasters. Each gathering will offer simple, practical steps you can take to strengthen your household’s readiness for the kinds of events we face here in WNC. Whether you’re just beginning or already have a plan in place, your experience and perspective matter. Join us for the full series or drop in when you can.
Future dates are October 18, November 8, December 13, January 10 and February 14
Contact Amy Phillips with questions.
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FOURTH QUARTER OFFERING ENVELOPES
Envelopes are available for pickup near the Welcome Desk in the Fellowship Hall. If you do not already have envelopes assigned to your household and wish to receive them, please contact Colleen Colledge, Financial Secretary, at financialsecretary@nativityarden.org. Thank you!
| NATIVITY CARD MINISTRY will meet on Thursday, October 8, from 12:30pm - 2pm in the Fellowship Hall. We assemble beautiful cards for our members on the prayer list. No experience is necessary. All are welcome to help with this important ministry of sending love to our members needing our prayers. | | |
THE LORD'S ACRE
Harvesting Collards and Lots of ‘Em
Thursday, September 24 at 7pm.
| | Collards have been coming on strong since we harvested two weeks ago. We'll probably need to pick 100 pounds. If time, there are new beets and carrots to thin. Join us, the weather should actually feel like we've transitioned to fall. Enjoy it with other harvesters.If you'd like to read News from The Lord's Acre in its entirety click here. | | Nativity volunteer Randy Markanich | | Last Saturday, September 19, was a HUGE day of supporting our neighbors as we welcomed 179 households totaling 656 people to shop for groceries. Thank you for sharing your time, talent, donations, and prayer as we work together to respond to God’s call to feed the hungry. Specific needs include cereal, diapers (size 5 and 6), and feminine pads. Thanks for your help and your prayers. To learn more contact Karen Rich at 828.242.6403 or click here to sign up. | | |
YOUR VOICE MATTERS IN THE NORTH CAROLINA SYNOD!
After listening to 37 focus groups across the synod, the North Carolina Synod Strategic Planning Team continues the listening process with a synod-wide survey. With your help, we are discerning how the Holy Spirit is calling us into the future and what it will take to follow that call. Click here to participate!
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Nativity Youth this Week (9/27)
In case you hadn't heard, our youth group now meets in collaboration with Fletcher United Methodist Church on Sunday evenings from 5-7pm. This week we'll be working together to set up Fletcher's annual pumpkin patch, one of their main youth fundraisers (work gloves provided). For more info, contact Vicar Aaron.
Grace & Nativity Youth at Gathering 2027
We are teaming up with Grace, Hendersonville to participate in the 2027 ELCA Youth Gathering in Minneapolis, MN together! To help folks get to know each other, participants and chaperones are invited to monthly(ish) meetings at Grace where everyone will work through pre-Gathering activities together. The first of these is Oct. 4, 11:45am-12:45pm. For questions, contact Vicar Aaron.
| | NATIVITY PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN | | | | NPK is starting off with a bang, thanks to the love and support from Nativity. Our sweet school is growing steadily as enrollment continues. We are eager for the weather to cool down and start our fall festivities! | | | | |
FREE PIANO!
Sandy Madison and her granddaughter, Mackenzie Jordan, learned to play on this instrument and she would love if someone from Nativity would like the same opportunity. If interested, contact Sandy at smadendo1@gmail.com.
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