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FROM OUR SENIOR WARDEN, DICK MCMILLEN

Some time ago Gretchen had us write what we love most about being part of Nativity.

Many of the responses where about Gretchen but the majority of the responses had to do

with the congregation and how we felt about Nativity. I like to call them our love re-

sponses. Had me get to thinking about our congregation and what it will be like without

Gretchen. It will not be the same but our congregation is so much more. She has taught

us that loving one another as Christ loved us is the way to lead our lives. That is why we

do outreach and the reason community and the congregation is so important.

So in this time of transition from one minister to the next I am so happy we know what

love feels like. It feels like friendship, singing, outreach, community, welcoming, freedom,

study, traditions and all the other responses we as a congregation of a loving God wrote.

Let us go forward with the knowledge God loves us and wants the best for us. Together we

are so much more. It will not be easy but well worth the effort.

FROM OUR CHAPLAIN FOR OUR TRANSITIONAL PROCESS, HAROLD CROOK Our Gospel text for this week, Epiphany 3, is Matthew 4:12-23 "The Calling of the Fisher-

men." Even in this day, it is a big decision to change your career, but at the time of the

Gospels, leaving the profession you had received as a birthright from your family to follow

an itinerant preacher - that must have been seen a lunacy spawned disaster. And yet, two

sets of brothers abandoned their good living to following Jesus and his message of repen-

tance. And yet, their lunacy spawned disaster changed the world.

I don't wish to encourage anyone to craziness, but throughout Matthews early chapters,

we see God breaking into the realm of people in ways that surprise, alarm, and reorganize

society. Likely Zebedee and his wife, parents of those fishermen sons, they wished Jesus

had left good enough alone. And yet, Jesus called their sons and those sons followed

Christ.

Collect for Epiphany 3: God of repentance, you never cease to call us to turn and follow

your Son's example. Give us the courage and strength to go after Him, that others may

join His path and share in His eternal life, and this to the glory of your name. Amen.

The Episcopal Church of the Nativ i ty Volume 2017, Issue 2

THE MESSENGER

Volume 2017, Issue 2

N A T I V I T Y ’S O U T R E A C H :

FOOD PANTRY Thank you to everyone who helps with our food pantry, from picking up food at the Food Bank or Winco, stocking shelves, staffing the pantry, bringing food, and moving our Senior

Commodity Food Boxes, it is all needed help and much appreciated, especially by those who need the food.

SATURDAY SUPPER On January 16th, Harold Crook, helped by his brother Doug, Scott Hemphill, Lisa Martin,

Katherine Martin, Francis Hedrick, Jess Stone, Sarah Graham and kids, served a fantastic turkey dinner with "all the trimmings." They even provided turkey sliders for coffee hour

on Sunday and offered leftover potatoes and gravy to our congregation - a great way for leaders to pass on leftovers that they will not be using. Rosemary and team will be serving tacos on January 28th. Leslie and Rick Smith's team will serve on February 11th; Rose

Mortensen, on February 25th. Thank you to Mary Lou Gregory for taking attendance

every supper! - Rosemary Daubert, Saturday Super coordinator

SNAKE RIVER CLINIC The next delivery of finger-food, for approximately 15 workers at the clinic, will be Tues-

day, February 14th. Currently, we do not have anyone signed up! If you would like to as-sist with this ministry, please find the sign-up sheet on the table in the parish hall and/or

speak with Susan Pearson (743-4158).

SALVATION ARMY SOUP KITCHEN We will be helping to prepare, serve and clean up from the meal at the Salvation Army

Soup Kitchen, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., on Wednesday, February 22nd. If you would like to join us in serving others, please call Pat Johnson at 758-1360.

Thank you to all volunteers!

MEN AND WOMEN’S GROUPS

CHANCEL GUILD Ten women braved the snow to attend Chancel Guild’s January meeting. They were re-

warded by yummy angel food cake baked by Marcu Johnson, who hosted our meet-ing. She read a devotion based on Psalm 147 and the book Writing to God. Part of it was

from her own writing and was awesome. Pat Johnson, treasurer reported we sent $111.59 to Church Periodical Club. Fran Caradine took orders for purple Nativity t-shirts. The birthday prayer was said for Caryl Mackey. Our next meeting is February 6th and is

hosted by Karen Parkman and Nancy Rosch.

MEN’S BREAKFAST

The Men's breakfast meets the second Saturday of each month, exclusive of summer, 9-

10:15. Our next gathering is Saturday the 11th. We eat a good breakfast and then engage in Morning Prayer from the BCP. If you have any questions, please contact Jerry Pierce,

Richard Moore, or Harold Crook.


MEETING OUR MEMBERS! DEAN AND ROSA NEWCOMBE

Dean Newcombe was born and raised in LaCanada, CA where he was bap-tized and raised in St Georges Episco-

pal Church in the 1960's. At age 15 he experienced a rebirth in the spirit

at a YMCA summer camp and got in-volved in a few non-denominational churches such as Calvary Chapel in

the later 1970's.

In 1984, Rosa came to the US from

her home in Guatemala and we were united in Lake Arrowhead, CA. where we started our family with our two boys, Ronald

and Keith.

In 1993 a career move took us to Santa Paula, CA. Our son, Keith at age 8 had not yet

been baptized and Rosa went to the Catholic churches in the area (having been raised in the catholic church) to find a church to have him baptized. She was discouraged when

they all told her that he was too old for a child christening, but too young for an adult bap-tism. Dean suggested (having been raised in the Episcopal Church) that the Episcopal Church would probably baptize him. So we met with Fr. Bill Baumgarten at St Paul's Epis-

copal Church. He said he would baptize him, but he wanted us to get involved with the church. We attended the following Sunday and stayed involved for the next 20 years until

we moved to the LC Valley in 2015.

Keith's in-laws moved to Boise about 10 years ago and Keith and our daughter-in-law, Holly wanted to move closer to them, but when Keith ended up getting hired at Clearwater

Paper, they came to the LC Valley. We were not going to miss out on our granddaughter, Roxy, so we sold the house in Santa Paula and packed it up for the LC Valley. After a cou-

ple of brief stints in retail, Dean is back doing what he knows working in facilities mainte-nance for the Idaho Dept. of Juvenile Corrections. Rosa works in elder home care as she did in California. We currently live on 7th Ave in Clarkston Heights overlooking the Snake

River and the LC Valley.

NATIVITY SOUPER BOWL!

Start bringing in your cans of soup to show support for the team you’re rooting for—The

New England Patriots or The Atlanta Falcons! We’ll have a box for each team set up in the parish hall starting Sunday, January 29th. A possible Super Bowl party is in the works to be held in the parish hall on Super Bowl Sunday, February 5th.

(r-l) son Ronald, granddaughter Roxy, son (Roxy's daddy) Keith, Rosa and Dean


SHROVE TUESDAY PANCAKE SUPPER

Shrove Tuesday is February 28th and we will mark this “high feast” with our traditional pancake supper,

starting at 5:00 p.m. Bring a friend! ALSO, as part of our Shrove Tuesday Festival, we will have a silent auction of goods and

services; items donated by members of the parish. All proceeds of this auction will go toward a worthy fund/cause decided by the Vestry.

Please consider what you might be able to donate; “high ticket” goods are particularly de-

sired but all items are welcome. We already have several exciting items!

ASHES TO ASHES 3 Ash Wednesday services will be held on March 1st:

7:00 A.M. - Jerry Pierce

Noon - Jerry Pierce

7:00 P.M. - Harold Crook

LENTEN STUDY PROGRAM—NOOMA Community pastors have decided to take this year’s Thursday Soup and Study off due to

Gretchen’s leaving. Their hope is “that the new rector of Nativity will bring it back next year and we will be glad to be a part of the program.” HOWEVER, this does not limit Nativ-ity. Through Gretchen’s suggestion, Rev’d Shane Moore from Simpson United Methodist

Church in Pullman is graciously letting us borrow a series of studies called NOOMA. This is a series of short films that explore our world from a perspective of Jesus. NOOMA is an invitation to search, question, and join the discussion. These films are created and pro-

duced by Flannel, a nonprofit organization, committed to giving everyone a fresh and com-pelling look at the teachings of Jesus. Rather than hosting a study for the community on

Thursdays, we will use this series for a Lenten theme during our Tuesday evening soup

and study for Nativity, soup at 5:30pm and study at 6pm. All are welcome!

LENTEN DISCIPLINES Beginning on Ash Wednesday, the church is invited to keep a “Holy Lent.” Part of the way we do this is by intentionally engaging in practices which invite us into prayer, study and

meditation on God’s holy word. There are multiple opportunities at Nativity to engage in such practices:

• Our midweek service of noonday prayers continues at 12:15 p.m., Monday through

Thursday. During Lent our noonday prayers will include a reading and short time of meditation.

• On Fridays we will pray the Stations of the Cross at 12:15 p.m.

• Our Sunday morning bible study is 9:00 a.m., Tuesday evenings we will be having a

Lenten study class at 6:00, with supper preceding at 5:30.

• All of these, in addition to our Wednesday 7:00 a.m. Morning Prayer and our Sunday worship at 8:00 and 10:30 a.m., are ways of engaging in the practices of Lent. Practice

keeping a holy Lent.

Jess Stone 2nd

Ann Schuyler 3rd

Sandra Cash 5th

Pat Johnson 8th

Susan Pearson 9th

Pete Ruppel 10th

Bill Fitzgerald 15th

Sandra Baggett 18th

John Laughrey 20th

LaRae Holm 22nd

Bob Coats 28th

Monte Steiger 28th

B I RT H DA Y S I N F E B UA RY


THE ALTAR GUILD

Our thanks to those who have donated sanctuary candles:

February 5 - Given by Rose and Cliff Mortensen in memory of our mothers.

February 12 - OPEN.

February 19 - OPEN.

February 26 - Given by Don and Maxine Hubbell.

Our thanks to those who have donated flowers for the altar:

February 5 - Given by Rose and Cliff Mortensen in memory of our mothers.

February 12 - Given by John and Raydene Willows.

February 19 - OPEN.

February 26 - Given by Don and Maxine Hubbell.

We will not have altar flowers during Lent (Ash Wednesday—March 1st).

A NOTE OF THANKS: The Pearson family wishes to express their heartfelt and sincere thanks to the vestry, women of chancel and altar guild, the parishioners who attended and

all who participated in the funeral for Allan Pearson. You held us up individually and as a group. We are also ever grateful for the food, prayers, cards, and help provided through

the past year and a half.


FEBRUARY 2017

WEEKLY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Sunday: Eucharist - 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

Bible Study/choir practice - 9:00 a.m.

Monday - Friday: Noon Day Prayer - 12:15 p.m.

Tuesday: Book Study - 9:00 a.m. Supper study 5:30/6 pm

Food pantry open 8:45-noon.

Wednesday: Eucharist - 7:00 a.m.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

2 3 4

5

Epiphany 5

6

Chancel Guild 1pm

7

Soup and

Study

8 9 10 11

Saturday Supper &Food Pantry 4-5:30PM

12

Epiphany 6

Compline 7pm

13 14

Soup and

Study

15

16 17 18

19

Epiphany 7

20

21

Soup and

Study

22 23 24 25

Saturday Supper &Food Pantry 4-5:30PM

26

Last Sun-day After the Epiph-

any

27

28

Shrove Tuesday Supper &

Auction!

March 1

Ash Wed.

-7am

-Noon

-7pm

Stations of

the Cross:

12:15 PM

SERVICE SCHEDULE FOR FEBRUARY


DATE February 5

February 12 February 19 February 26

8:00 AM 8:00 AM 8:00 AM 8:00 AM

Ushers Jerry Pierce Neal and Peggy Flowers

Don and Maxine Hubbell

John Willows

LEM Maxine Hubbell Jerry Pierce Pete Ruppel Jess Stone

Lector Pete Ruppel Maxine Hubbell Joe Lillard Margaret Cole

POP Anne Rhoads John Willows Peggy Flowers Frances Hedrick

10:30 AM 10:30 AM 10:30 AM 10:30 AM

Greeters Phyl Lacy Rosemary Daubert

Keegan and Liam Schmidt

Nancy and Ray Rosch

Ushers Marsha Creason Ray Rosch Bill and Debi Fitz-gerald

Noel Abbottt

LEM Mary Lou Gru-ber

Marsha Creason Phyl Lacy Mary Lou Gruber

Lectors Jane Abbott

Liam Schmidt

Madison Winn

Harold Crook

Ray Rosch

Alicia Case

Fran Caradine

Toni Pierce

POP Mary Lou

Gregory

Fran Caradine Nancy Rosch Mary Lou Gregory

Altar

Guild

Pat Johnson

Roberta Coats

Marilyn Harris

Marcu Johnson

Caryl Mackey

Rosemary

Daubert

Merrily Lillard

Karen Parkman

Susan Pearson

Debbie Riedle

Charissa Graham

Rose Mortensen

Johnette Moore

Maxine Hubbell

Fran Caradine

Coffee Hour

OPEN! OPEN! OPEN! OPEN!

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