nativity scene newsletter april 2014

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The Episcopal Church of the Nativity 22405 North Miller Road, Scottsdale, Arizona 85054 480.307.9216

THE NATIVITY SCENE

Holy Week at Nativity

Dont miss the solemn observance of Christs last week on Earth.

Palm Sunday, April 13: All three services include the remembrance of Jesus triumphal entry intoJerusalem, Eucharist, music, and the dramatic reading of the Passion. The 11:30 service takes place atSonoran Hills Park, 7625 E. Williams, after our 10:45 a.m. Palm Sunday picnic see p. 10 for details.

Maundy Thursday, April 17, 7:00 p.m. Maundy Thursday Worship remembers Jesus Last Supper with hisdisciples, including his institution of the Eucharist and optional washing of feet. The service ends in silence

as Maundy Thursday fades into Jesus arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane.

Good Friday, April 18:

Noon Contemplative Service

5:30 and 6:00 p.m. Experiential Stations of the Cross for all ages, led by our children and youth.

7:00 p.m. The choir highlights a beautiful and solemn journey to the cross, with poetry, music, andprayers.

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Easter at Nativit y: April 20, 2014!

Nativity of fers two joyful, and very different, worship experiences on Easter.

7:30 a.m. Easter Vigil Sunrise Service: Enjoy themost beautiful service of the year as Easter comes toNativity. Children and youth help read and act outthe Old Testament lessons; we enter the sanctuarythrough the waters of the Red Sea, joyfully singing;we experience the moment when Easter comes toNativity! Adult and childrens choirs sing, and weshare Eucharist, the sacrament of the resurrection.

9:00 a.m. Easter Breakfast and Childrens EasterExperience: Enjoy a lovely Easter breakfast aschildren discover the mystery of Easter! Children alsoenjoy an Easter Egg hunt!

10:00 a.m. Easter Festival Service: The adult choirand guest musicians highlight this glorious Easterexperience! We celebrate Christs resurrection withEucharist, the sacrament of the resurrection, Biblereadings, sermon, music and prayers.
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Nativity Schedule Take a moment to wish Happ y Birthday To:

Nativity Staff

The. Rev. Susan B . Snook

Rector [email protected]

The Rev. Dr.Wayne V. WhitneyPastoral Associate

Wayne [email protected]

Dr. Ilona Kubiaczyk-AdlerDirector of Music Ministry

IlonaKubiaczy k-Adler @TheNativity.ne t

Shelley ByrnesDirector of Christian Formation

Shelle [email protected]

Susan WeidhaasBookkeeper

[email protected]

Mina RaffertyParish Administrator

Mina [email protected]

Nativitys Vestry

Senior Warden: David Bolger

480-945-3810 [email protected] Warden: Mark Miller

480-368-5530 [email protected]

Treasurer Kara Erickson

480 518- 2683 [email protected]

Tricia Beaird 480-699-7893 [email protected]

Suzanne Cohen 480-586-6625 [email protected]

Jennie Dobbin s 602-770-0513 jennied [email protected]

George Hartz 480-513-3155 [email protected]

Kris Haugen 480-515-4803 [email protected]

Jane Heist 480-419-1229 [email protected]

Cotty Peabod y 480-588-8328 Epeab [email protected]

Lani Sambach 602-793-2808 [email protected]

SCHEDULE ON SUNDAYS:

8:00 a.m. Rite I Eucha rist

9:30 a.m. Rite II Traditional Eucharist

with Childrens Chapel

10:45 a.m. Hospitality and Christian

Education for all ages

11:30 a.m. Jazz/Gospel Eucharist

5:00 p.m. Yo uth Group, Grades 6-9

6:00 p.m. Youth Group, Grades 10-12

Easter Sun day

7:30 a.m. Easter Vigil Service9:00 a.m. Easter Breakfast &

Childrens Easter Egg Hunt

10:00 a.m. Easter Festival Service

Patti Worthington 4/1Elizabeth Barrett 4/2Elizabeth Stuckey 4/3Abby Call 4/4Sydney Daus 4/6Bill Deihl 4/9Ryan Bright 4/11Patricia Beaird 4/13Skyler Chew 4/15Colleen Whichello 4/15Jim Blum 4/22Kali Higgins 4/22Susan Snook 4/24Barbara Woodall 4/26Jim Davis 4/28Art Graf 4/28Barbara Worthington 4/30

22405 N. Miller RoadScottsdale, Arizona 85255

Telephone:480-307-9216

www.NativityScottsdale.org
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The most solemn,

transcendent, and

joyous observances of

the Christian year comeduring Holy Week and

Easter. The great

mystery of Christs life,

death, and resurrection,

the reason we are Christians,

the triumph of God over the

powers of sin and death, areremembered and celebrated

this most important week.

As is our tradition, on Easter

Nativity celebrates two

glorious Easter services. Our

early (7:30 a.m.) Easter

service is my favorite worshipservice of the year! We begin

at sunrise, remembering the

few moments before the

women discovered that the tomb was empty. We

remember Gods acts in creation and in delivering

the people of Israel from slavery in Egypt. We walk

through the Red Sea ourselves, remembering that

Easter was Gods way of delivering us from slaveryto sin and death, and our baptism (our personal Red

Sea experience) is our way of joining in Jesus death

and resurrection and entering into eternal life. The

7:30 a.m. service is a baptismal service and a service

of participation for Nativitys children and youth,

and will include music of the adult and childrens

choirs, and of course, Eucharist. Between the two

services, we enjoy a light Easter breakfast and

children can discover the mystery of Easter with the

Childrens Easter Experience. Then at 10:00, wecelebrate a glorious Easter Festival Eucharist,

highlighting beautiful music of our adult choir and

guest musicians.

All of us love Easter services, but I

encourage you to make your Easter

much more meaningful by celebrating

Holy Week as well. Holy Week begins

with Palm Sunday on April 13, as we

begin our walk with Christ through the

events of the last tumultuous week of

his life. It is a week of highs and lows

from the triumphal entry into

Jerusalem as crowds shouted

Hosanna, to the horror of the cross

on Good Friday as crowds shouted

Crucify him. On Maundy Thursday,

we remember Jesus last bittersweet

meal with his disciples, as he washed their feet, told

them to remember him through the sacrament of

bread and wine, and commanded them to love one

another as he loved them. Deepen your

understanding of the mystery of Christs death and

resurrection by worshiping with us during Holy

Week. The experience of Holy Week will help you

feel the joy of Easter all the more deeply.

In Christ,

Susan

A no te f rom Pas to r Susan Page 3Transforming lives with the love of God in Jesus Christ
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Page 4 Waynes WorlIf Lent is about breaking old habits andtrying out new ones, then Easter isabout stepp ing deeper into the mysteryof being a t rue disciple of Jesus. Lent isthe snapping noise of breaking things

that need to be disposed of and Easter isthe soothing balm of healing andrestoring to newness these sore spots ofour lives. Lent is about interrupting the

cycle of despair and hitting bottom whileEaster i s about building and res toring to newness of life.Our Lenten disciplines have been focused on getting usrecharged at this nadir of life by helping us start new habitsthat nurture us. The final sessions of The Five Holy Habitsof Discipleship Wednesday Night series concludes this

path of descent on April 2 and 9.With the wonder of Easter morning in our assured futurewe go on a journey of triumph in the glow of new hope.

Easter Sunday inevitably is one of the most heavilyattended Sundays of the year which I am sure you are wellaware. Instead of just observing that t his happens, let'smake its reality an expression of our n ew-found boldnessin Christ. Let's invite and invite and invite. Let this year's

Easter Day celebration be the day that everyone in ourlives knows how wonder-filled a Nativity Church Eastercan be. Bringing a friend t o church on Easter can be thestart of a whole new reality for the people in our lives, aswell as our experience of ourselves as Christ's disciples.Our getting past keeping the wonder to ourselves is exactlythe possibility that Jesus' resurrection makes available toall. Remember there are 2 Easter Morning opportunitieson April 20 at 7:30 and at 10:00. Who are you inviting intothe mystery, the wonder and the glory?

Pax et Lux,Dr. Wayne

Education for MinistryThe After EfM (Education for Ministry) group will meet on Wednesday, April 23rd, at 3:00 pm in the Music Room. Forour final meeting of the year, we will be discussing the book The Historical David: The Real Life of an Invented Hero

by Joel Baden. All graduates o f EfM are cordially invited to attend, even if they haven't read the book. It promises to bea great discussion. We look forward to seeing you there! For more information please contact Linda Ryan atmumca [email protected].

Church Next Numerous online learning opportunities exist through nativitychurch.pathwright.com. As a Nativity member you havefree unlimited access to these c lasses in areas such as personal spirituality, bible study, theology, self-hel p, churchhistory, etc. But first you need to let Dr. Wayne you are interested. New classes are being made availab le all the time,one of them, on the Book of Revelatio n, is taught by your own Dr. W. Just drop an email to Dr. Wayne atwayne [email protected] to get started.

THREE-WEEK LEARNING SERIES WITH OR CHADASH SYNAGOGUE

Coming this April and May an opportunity to learn a lot more about the Jewish roots of our faith, Jewish and Christianviews of Gods action in the w orld, and the search for peace in the Holy Land.

Discussion of the Noah Movie: Wednesday, April 30, 7:00 p.m. at Nativity. Go and see the blockbuster movie Noah on your own, then join us for a joi nt movie discussion, led by Pastor Susan, Rabbi Micah Caplan, and Dr. Wayne.Bring libations of your choice, and if you have a chance, bring a dessert to share. Join us for a lively discussion ofthe biblical and cinematic story of Noahs Ark, and for serious questions of Gods involvement with a sinful world.

Book Discussion: Wednesday, May 7 and 14, 7:00 p.m., Location TBA. Together with Or Chadash members, wewill be discussing the fascinating book, At the Entrance t o the Garden of Eden: A Jews Search for Hope withChristians and Muslims in the Holy Land, by Yossi Klein Halevi. The author was born an American Jew andemigrated to Israel. There, he found himself immersed in Jewish, Muslim, and Christian culture, and becamedetermined to learn more a bout each faith in order to work toward peace. This fascinating book helps us understandthe issues of modern-day Israel, as well as the commonalities and differences between the three Abrahamic faiths. Agreat learning experience! You can buy the book and read it, or simply show up for the discussion without readingthe book. The discussion will be led by Rabbi Micah Caplan, Pastor Susan, and Dr. Wayne. Bring libations of yourchoice, and a dessert to share.
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And another professional performer praising our space and acoustics! BaritoneChristopher Hutton who sang his final doctoral recital in our church on Sunday, March 23rd,could not stop expressing his amazement and satisfaction with our space. The concert was areal treat, and attracted not only our parishioners but also followers of Christopher's talent

from the Valley. We are very new in the area, but thanks to all the musicians that come and praise our venue I hope we will build up our name quickly.You will have more opportunities to hear some wonderful music in April. On Saturday

April 12th at 4 p.m. our Nativity Choir supported by guest musicians will perform excerptsfrom John Stainer's "Crucifixion" and John Henry Maunder's "Olivet to Calvary". Participate in Christ's journeyto the cross in a dramatic and powerful rendering: unforgettable mighty sound of the choir, enlarged especiallyfor this concert, with solos by our own Suzanne Rovani and baritone Sam Kreidenweis (a member of the renownPhoenix Chorale), accompanied by a woodwind quartet and piano. This is the only time of the year when we areable to perform and listen to the musical treasuresreserved only for Holy Week - you don't want to missthat! You will get a full script to follow the story, andexperience the passion of Christ on an emotionallevel. This music will leave a lasting impression onyou! Don't forget to bring all your music lovingfriends. If you would like to help us promote thisevent, feel free to grab more flyers and share themwith your friends.

Each 9:30 a.m. service in April will bringspecial offerings from the Choir: on April 6th you willhear G. Faure's "In Paradisum" from his Requiem; onApril 13th Maunder's "The March to Calvary", onMaundy Thursday April 17th at 7 p.m. Mozart's "Aveverum", on Good Friday April 18th at 7 p.m. acollection of dramatic and meditative piecesinterspersed with the poetic Stations of the Crosswritten by our talented parishioner Joyce Ditzler.Finally on Easter morning, April 20th, you will have achance to hear our Childrens Choir combined withSunday School Childrens Choir singing a joyful"Sing, Sing, Sing to the Lord". Our annualfavorite Handel's Messiah "Hallelujah" sing-alongwill also take place. The Choir is preparing festivemusical offerings - among others "Canticle for Easter"which quotes famous compositions by Mozart andHaydn. Accompanied by a woodwind quartet, thisEaster should be unforgettable!

Ilona Kubiaczyk-Adler

A NOTE FROM OUR MUSIC DIRECTOR
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Page 6 Updates and OpportunitiesWomens Retreat April 4 and 5, 2014

Women of Nativity are invited to join the wo men ofGood Shepherd, Cave Creek, for their womens Lent

Retreat. The group will come together for an overnightretreat at Spirit of the Desert, Carefree, hosted byDaughters of the King. A time apart for fellowship andreection on our spiritual journey, we will learn how tonourish our souls and feed our spirits. Good food,refreshing location, a time away from the normalschedule. This year our theme of Be Still My Soul willbring presentations on prayer and simple meditation, and

being aware of our journey with God. We welcome you to join us. Retreat registration will begin on Fridaymid-afternoon, and we will end our time together mid-afternoon on Sa turday. To register, please send acheck to Good Shepherd at the address below, to the attention of Jeanie Robertson, marking "Womens

Retreat" in the memo line and enclosing the following information:

Name: ____________________________________________________________________________

Phone: _________________________ Email: _____________________________________

3 meals, double occupancy $145 I would like to share with _____________________________3 meals, single occupancy $165 3 meals, no occupancy $ 752 meals, Saturday Only $ 55 Lunch, Saturday Only $ 45

Good Shepherd of the Hills Episcopal Church, P.O. Box 110, Cave Creek, AZ 85327 480-488-3283

Nativitys 2nd AnnualApril 26

Donations will be accepted every Sunday between service times.Volunteers are needed for a va riety of tasks: unpacking and sorting ofdonations, and day of event selling. Youth can earn service hours forprep work ahead of time or for working the day of the event. For more info and

volunteer sign up contact : Jen Goins email: [email protected]: 480-322-4298.

Ways YOU can help!1. Bring in wire hangers ( like dry cleaning ) for us to hang up clothes2. Racks we can borrow to display clothes? Would need at least April 24-26.

Or can anyone help make them?3. Any Spanish speakers to help us post ads in Spanish papers?4. People willing to put up bulletin if they live in nearby HOA neighborhoods5. Also we are avoiding large, old TVs we have to mov e. They don't sell6. Any extra people that would like to be part of rumm age committee
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Page 7 More Updates and OpportunitiesDiaper Drive ASUCCESS!!!!!

Thanks to all the wonderful Nativitymembers who participated in our diaperdrive - due to your generosity more thanthree thousand bottoms have beencovered (or three bottoms covered athousand times).

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

Nativity's outreach day with Habitat is scheduled for Saturday April 12th. The project isa renovation of an old hom e in Mesa for a single mother and her 4 children.We need Volunteers to work on the interior (i.e.no roof work) alongside volunteersfrom several other churches in the valley. It is a fun day and while the work is generallynot too hard and requires no technical skills, the reward is great!Please plan to join us on the 12th. We can meet here at Nativity at 7:00AM or you can

travel directly to the job site in Mesa where work begins at 7:30. We are usually finished by early afternoon. Lunch is provided!Please be good enough to sign up on the sheet provided in the Parish Ha ll along withyour phone number.Any questions? Please call Cotty and Andrea Peabody at 480-588-8328

THANK YOU!

Men's Pub Fellowship

After skipping the Lenten Season, the Men's Pub Fellowship will be back on Friday, April 25 after Easter Sunday. We willgather at Tavern Americana at 5:00 p.m. Bring a friend! The more the merrier. For more information, p lease contact WayneWhitney at [email protected] .

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Nativity Scene Jr. BySHELLEY BYRNES, Director of Christian EducationPage 8

Hello Nativity Families!

# As you know from last month's newsletter, Julie Bogle, Director of YouthMinistries, has left Nativity. I am so happy to let you know t hat Pastor Susan hasasked me to be Director of Christian Formation and take on the focus of theYouth Ministry as well as Children and Families! As you can imagine, I thoughtand prayed about this opportunity before I agreed and when I did agree it waswith the understanding that the position will not merely be a combination of thetwo former positions but a totally new paradigm. My position of Director of

Christian Formation will be more of an administrative job and less hands on than either of the other positions were merely toallow me to have time to sleep occasionally!# My immediate priority with the Youth Group is to provide age appropriate, spiritually feeding activities and help theyouth as they transition to new leadership. I have been involved with the youth activities since Mission Trip last year and

know that our youth are amazing young individuals who are seeking a closer relationship with God as well as each other.

# We are so blessed to have a wonderful group of Children's Chapel and Sunday School leaders who take care of ourElementary School aged children. The goal is to eventually have a couple teams of youth group leaders in the same way sothat the youth have as many role models as the children!# Ultimately, this new position is going to be focused mo re on leader recruitment and developm ent; continuing to buildrelationships with the youth and our families; and planning for all the events and programs that we runfor our children and youth. In order for me to do all of this, I will be looking for more formalized help inrunning these events and programs. If you have a gift and a call for Children's or Youth ministry pleasecontact me so that we can discern if and where you might t into this new paradigm.

I am grateful for this opportunity and look forward to working with all of you going forward tobuild the programs that show our children and youth what Jesus' love looks like in the world!

Shelley Byrnes

Youth Camps - Grades 7-8 and 9- 12June 1 - 7June 8 - 14

WILDWilderness Introduction to Leadership Development-Grades 9 - 12June 1 - 7June 8 - 14June 22 - 28June 29 - July 5

Children's Camp - Grades 3 - 6June 22 - 28June 29 - July 5

Little Kid's Camp - Grades K - 3 (two options):Ankle Biter's Camp - Grades K- 2 with parentJune 22 - 28Mini Camp - Grades K - 3June 25 - 28

Register before March 31st for a $20 discount!

Chapel Rock for Kids!Church camp is a wonderful experiencewhere children explor e and deepen theirrelationship with Christ and otherChristians. Kids make Life-long memoriesand friendships at Chapel Rock! Considergiving your child an amazing campexperience in the cooler weather of Prescottthis summer! More detailed descriptions of

each camp, costs and online registration can be found at http://www.chapelrock.net/camps.htm !The dates for camp are:
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Children and Family Ministry LENT Activities Page 9The children are participating in Lenten practices along with the rest of the parish. The Pancake Supper and Mardi Gras

parade were a great success thanks to the men's group and youth group! The food was great and the children createdmasks which they wore for a Mardi Gras Parade during which we sang "When the Saints go Marching In" while thechildren handed out Mardi Gras beads to the adults! On Ash Wednesday we had a lovely children's service with aninteractive sermon, imposition of ashes and a simplified Eucharist and Lenten boxes were handed out. During Children'sChapel, we have discussed how it's important for us to make a special effort to get closer to God during Lent. We talked

about how it brings us closer to God when we care for others. The children know that the money we collect in our boxeswill go to help someone who really needs it and that they will be the ones to choose where it goes at the end of Lent!Parents can help with this process by giving children extra opportunities to raise the money they put in the boxes. Somesuggestions are:

* a portion of their regular allowance can go into the box instead of their pockets* Children choose to give up something that parents usually pay for (i.e., a movie or a trip to McDonald's)

and put the money that would have been spent into the Lenten box.* Children can do additional chores around the house or for neighbors to earn money to go in the box* have a Lemonade stand* Children can clean out their closets or toy boxes and have a garage sale.

The Children's Outreach Committee met last week and agreed to give the children the choice of where their Lenten boxmoney will be given and here are the three choices:

On the Sunday after Easter (April 27) the children will vote about how they want their lenten collections to be distributed.If there are other members of the parish who would like to donate to our children's Lenten project, feel free to give yourdonation to Shelley Byrnes or just drop a check in the plate noting "Children's Outreach" in the memo. Here are some ofthe choices available through Episcopal Relief and Development:

For small-scale farmers whose land is too poor to accommodate livestock,your gift can literally transform lives. Provide bees, apiary training and awhole new source of income through the sale of honey and beeswax.

$25 one share of a flock $135 one flock of chickens

A flock of chickens is far more than some hens, a rooster and a daily

supply of fresh eggs. Your gift will help train families and communitygroups to raise poultry and sell surplus stock and eggs in the marketplace.

$12 One Mosquito net and training$120 10 Nets and training$300 Nets and training for 25 families

In some other countries there are certain types ofmosquitos that carry a terrible disease called malaria. Weare lucky that we don't have those kinds of mosquitoshere! But in those other countries if everyone had amosquito net that they put around their bed at night, itwould protect them from getting malaria! Your gift

provides for the distribution of nets and vital training inhow to effectively use them, how to recognize symptomsof malaria and when to seek treatment.

$55 can purchase bees and ahive for one person.

April 6 - Nancy Shumaker's Visit! Nancy Shumaker is the Canon of Children's Ministries at the Diocese and she will be visiting us on April 6th! During ourregular Sunday School time, she will be showing a powerpoint presentation to all the children and their parents so they cansee what camp is like at Chapel Rock! We will be combining the two Sunday School Classes to see this presentation andthen we will be getting the children ready for their participation in our Easter Service. This will be a fun Sunday because

Nancy LOVES children and always has something fun to share with us! Please be sure to come and be a part of thisspecial Sunday!


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April 18 - Good Friday Walk with Jesus 5:30 and 6:00 p.m.: The Youth and Children will be providing an interactivewalk with Jesus through Holy week. It will be run similarly to a Stations of the Cross experience where the congregationwill be walking to each station where an interactive activity will be presented. All five senses will be involved and theactivities will be appropriate for people of all ages. Additionally, each family will take home a "meditation box" of eggscontaining reminders of each station and a prayer for each egg. The final station will be held on Easter Sunday.

Rehearsals for Good Friday Walk with Jesus: For all the children and youth involved in presenting this Good Fridayevent, the rehearsal will be on Good Friday beginning at 2:00. Please be watching emails for your assigned part and beready to practice on April 18th! If there are transportation issues for children or youth for this rehearsal - please contactShelley at [email protected] , and we will put some car pooling optionstogether! Be watching for emails for further details.

Help Needed: Please save empty egg cartons and bring one for your family tocollect your eggs at the Walk with Jesus service. Children may decorate the eggcartons before they come on Good Friday if they like. I would like to have someextra empty egg cartons for families who forget to bring one so If you have extras,

please bring them to the office before Good Friday! Thank you.

Easter Events!

Why Families Want to Come to the Sunrise Easter Service!This Easter Vigil service is a beautiful liturgy into which we integrate the childrenduring the story telling portion of the lessons. The youngest children will bedramatizing the creation and we'll actually be walking through the Red Sea as ourspiritual ancestors did. After we say the first "A" Word of the new season, thechildren will bring flowers up to cover a cross while the choir sings the AlleluiaChorus during the childrens Easter Experience af ter the 7:30 service. Youth will

present the final station from our Good Friday Walk with Jesus! The families willreceive their final egg for their egg meditation carton followed by an Easter EggHunt for the younger children outside on our grounds. There will also be a brunchgoing on between the two services. Don't miss this family focused celebration!

Palm Sunday Picnic in the Park followed by 11:30 serviceincluding the dramatic reading of Christs Passion.

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YOUTH GROUP ACTIVITIES:

The youth group has two mission trip fundraisers happening in April!Even if you are not going to m ission trip, please support your fellowyouth group members by participating in these fundraisers.

Palm Sunday Picnic! On April 13th we will be providing the main dishfor this annual event so watch for emails from Shelley to discuss howthe families would like to handle this! Our thank offering baskets will

be out and the youth will be participating in the the 11:30 liturgy in the park as YOUTH SUNDAY!

The Rummage Sale Is scheduled for April 26! As a fundraiser, youthfamilies will be having a bake sale and selling water bottles at this event!Please start baking now!!! Also, I will have sign up sheets so that youmay sign up for a shift to work the bake sale and plan to do yourshopping around that shift!

The Next Super Group Youth Group meeting will be held on April

27. Remember that Super Group meetings also include a Eucharist andtherefore run half an hour longer than regular youth group meetings.This will also be a confirmation class Sunday so we will meet at 5:00,have a meal together, split so that Confirmands meet with Lani andPastor Susan and the high school group will meet with Skyler andShelley. Then at 6:45 we come back together for worship and prayers inthe sanctuary! Please mark your calendars!

Movie Night with Nativity Youth Group!

Please mark your calen dars to see the Movie Noah asa youth group activity on April 6. I will be able to tellyou exactly which theater and which showing oncethey are published. I will choose from Desert Ridge18 and Harkins 101 and choose the showing that isclosest to our regular meeting time. Watch your emailsfor final times and theater!
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The Episcopal Church of the NativityMailing Address:22405 North Miller RoadScottsdale, Arizona 85255

www.NativityScottsdale.org Worship Sunday

8:00 & 9:30 & 11:30 a.m.Easter Sunday

7:30 & 10:00 a.m.

Celebrate Easter and Holy Week with us

Easter, April 207:30 a.m. Sunrise Family Service9:00 a.m. Easter Breakfast and Childrens Easter Experience .10:00 a.m. Easter Festival Eucharist

Holy Week

Palm Sunday, April 13:8:00, 9:30 and 11:30

The 11:30 service takes place at Sonoran Hills Park, 7625 E. Williams,after our 10:45 a.m. Palm Sunday picnic see p. 10 for details.

Maundy Thursday, April 17: 7:00 p.m.

Good Friday, April 18:Noon5:30 and 6:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
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