The Window. Volume 25, Issue 4. April2018. The Episcopal Church of the Nativity. From the Rector

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1 From the Rector The Episcopal Church of the Nativity The Window Volume 25, Issue 4 Alleluia, Christ is risen! As we enter into this Easter season, I am mindful of the power of the resurrection in our lives. I was very nervous about our Lenten series, as politics is often such a charged issue in the current environment. As we listened to each speaker, as we heard their words, as we learned, marked and inwardly digested what they offered each week, I began to realize that in the resurrection there is power to heal the divides we face. So often in this day and age, we find ourselves compartmentalized, listening to the sound of our own opinions coming back to us even louder in our echo chambers. So often what passes for news is, in fact, commentary designed not to edify or enlighten, but to draw us in by our natural desire to observe conflict. In the 24-hour news cycle, what used to inform and raise the bar of civil discourse has instead begun to debase and divide us. This phenomenon is not limited to the progressives on the left nor to the conservatives on the right. It is a dysfunction in our national discourse. And yet, as I listened to each speaker, as I watched the congregation s reaction to their presentations, I was reminded that the power of our worship is in our commonality, in our oneness, in our unity as the Body of Christ continuing that work of reconciliation. I was recently asked by someone who listened to my presentation, Wasn t that a really risky move on your part, discussing your political thoughts with your congregation? After a moment of thought, I replied, No. They know I love them, I know they love me. We don t have to agree on everything to hold each other up April2018 in love and listen. As I mentioned at the end of my talk, this is the secret to our healing. As much and as strongly as we may disagree with one another on the best course to solve the problems which face us, this congregation, this family understands the potency of the resurrected Christ in our lives. As Jesus rises again from the dead, he calls us to set aside our earthly lives. He calls us to live for the kingdom of God. He calls us to live, not for ourselves and our selfish desires, but through repentance to live for one another. You all have heard me say it before, but as Dietrich Bonhoeffer so eloquently phrased it, when Christ calls us, he calls us to come and die. In the resurrection of Jesus we each die to our old lives. We die to sin. We die to hatred. We die to cruelty. We are reborn through his death and resurrection to a life that looks outside of itself to those in whom the Imago Dei is revealed, to our brothers and our sisters, to the stranger in our midst, to the sick and suffering, to the poor and destitute, to the wounded and weary. This congregation has been doing that work and the result is our ability to hold one another up in love despite the world which cries out for conflict, for judgment, for division. The result is that we can See PETER, Pag age 4

2 April 1 Easter April 8 April 15 Parish Picnic Altar Guild: Volunteers Acolytes: David Deal, Edde Somma, Sylvia Somma, Tallulah Randolph, Hugh Wheelless, Anthony Wittenborn, Gavin Wittenborn Breakfast Chefs: No Breakfast Eucharistic Ministers: 7:30 a.m. Kathi King: 10:30 a.m. Stuart Ibberson & Karen Jackson Flowers: Volunteers Greeters: Debbie Somma Lectors: 1st Dianne Walters; 2nd Sharon Whatley; POP Harry Hall Ushers: 7:30 a.m. Al Matheny & Charles Allgood; 10:30 a.m. Jay Walters, Shawn Wittenborn, Taylor Flowers & Kevin Patton. Refreshment Table: No Table Shepherds: 7:30 a.m. Hank Vaugh; 10:30 a.m. Greg Rane & Kathy Brown April 22 Altar Guild: Kathy Brown, Aggie Burtick, Suzanne Hanahan, Traci Newton & Becky Taylor Scott Acolytes: Preston Hall, Mitchell Barbaree, Will Owen & Hugh Wheelless Breakfast Chefs: Joe Chambers, Lane Miller & Whit Huskey Eucharistic Ministers: 7:30 a.m. Susan Henderson: 10:30 a.m. Kaitlyn Brown & Hugh Wheelless Flowers: Nelda Northcutt & Kendall Sirkis Greeters: Barbara & Richard Seaman Lectors: 1st Stuart Ibberson; 2nd Dianne Walters; POP Willie Fisher Ushers: 7:30 a.m. Bill Elliott; 10:30 a.m. Whit Huskey & Merritt Holman Refreshment Table: Wittenborn Shepherds: 7:30 a.m. William Newton; 10:30 a.m. Eric Barron & Harry Hall Altar Guild: Didi Cody, Mary Alford, Julana Harrison, Kathi King, Barbara Wheelless, Nancy Lucas & Dianne Walters Acolytes: Edde Somma, Sylvia Somma, George Zeron & Hugh Wheelless Breakfast Chefs: Mike Cody, Christopher Cody, Lee Van Carroll & Bryan Holladay Eucharistic Ministers: 7:30 a.m. Angela Allgood: 10:30 a.m. Collier Espy & Carole Lea Johnson Flowers: Donna Balzaratti & Kathi King Greeters: Franklin Skinner Lectors: 1st Valerie Harris; 2nd Karen Jackson; POP Scott Ciluffo Ushers: 7:30 a.m. Wendell Switzer; 10:30 a.m. Bob Orr & Kevin Patton Refreshment Table: Nichols Shepherds: 7:30 a.m. Wayne Strickland; 10:30 a.m. Mike Owen & Web Gholson April 29 Altar Guild: Tammi Holman, Libby Harper, Cathy Orr & Carol Vaughn Acolytes: Joey Boutwell, Tallulah Randolph, Anthony Wittenborn & Gavin Wittenborn Breakfast Chefs: Harry Hall, Web Gholson, Mark Choquette, Bill Owen & Eric Barron Eucharistic Ministers: 7:30 a.m. John Welch: 10:30 a.m. George Dennis & Dan Johnson Flowers: Gina Medley & Sharon Nichols Greeters: Didi & Mike Cody Lectors: 1st Anthony Wittenborn; 2nd Jeff Crittenden; POP Carol Rheingans Ushers: 7:30 a.m. Wayne Strickland; 10:30 a.m. Eric Barron & John Strickland Refreshment Table: Bullard Shepherds: 7:30 a.m. Bill Elliott; 10:30 a.m. Kevin Patton & Mike Owen Altar Guild: Libby Planz, Melissa Gholson, Brenda Ortega, Lynda Salisbury & Liz Smyth Acolytes: N/A Breakfast Chefs: No Breakfast Eucharistic Ministers: 10 a.m. Harry Hall & Teri Wittenborn Flowers: N/A Greeters: N/A Lectors: 1st Mary Alford; 2nd David Deal; POP Virginia Flowers Ushers: 10 a.m. Hank Vaughn & Bill Mallis Refreshment Table: No Table Shepherds: N/A Morning Prayer April 5: Stuart Ibberson, Rite I April 12: Suzanne McMahan, Rite II April 19: Elizabeth Welch, Rite I April 26: Robert Sparks, Rite II Compline April 4: Stuart Ibberson April 11: Josh Hicks April 18: Suzanne McMahan, Evening Prayer Rite I April 25: Lisa Hicks Altar Linens Susan Henderson

3 April 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 2 OFFICE CLOSED 3 OFFICE CLOSED Easter (See Page 4 for a list of services and activities). Noon-2 p.m. Glory Days (Craft/Game Day) 5 9 a.m. Morning Prayer 8 7:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite I 9:15 a.m. School, Lectionary Class 9:15 a.m. Cursillo Reunion 10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II 11:45 a.m. Gilead Singers 4-7 p.m. Outreach and EYC visit Dothan Rescue Mission 9 6 p.m. Monday Midrash 10 6:45 a.m. 6:20 p.m. Compline 11 Noon Holy Eucharist 12:35 p.m. Study 6:20 p.m. Compline 12 9 a.m. Morning Prayer Diocesan Disciplesihp Day at Walton Beach, Florida. For more information and registration, visit discipleship-day a.m. Parish Picnic at Eastgate Park :45 a.m. 18 Noon Holy Eucharist 12:35 p.m. Study 19 9 a.m. Morning Prayer a.m.-1 p.m. Vestry Retreat 22 7:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite I 9:15 a.m. School, Lectionary Class II 9:15 a.m. Cursillo Reunion 10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite 6 p.m. Monday Midrash 23 6 p.m. Monday Midrash 6 p.m. 24 6:45 a.m. 6:20 p.m. Compline 25 Noon Holy Eucharist 12:35 p.m. Study 6:20 p.m. Compline 26 9 a.m. Morning Prayer :30 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite I 9:15 a.m. School, Lectionary Class 9:15 a.m. Cursillo Reunion 10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II 30 6 p.m. Monday Midrash Please items you would like included in the calendar section to stu_1963@yahoo.com.

4 PETER, from 1 see God in one another enough that our artificial divisions of this world begin to grow hazy and dim in the light of our risen Lord. This is the power of the resurrection for our time. This is the Good News which Christ would have us proclaim. This is the Gospel message which the world needs so desperately to hear. We are one in Christ Jesus who became incarnate, who lived among us, who died blameless on the cross and who has risen from the dead to give power and authority to his disciples in the world to proclaim that Good News to the world. Christ has commissioned us to bear witness to the unity which comes from our shared faith, to cry out in the wilderness of the world that we are one as he and the Father and the Holy Spirit are one. Jesus death has given us the visible witness to that central truth from which we recognize his presence in one another. There is no more simple statement to remind us as bearers of his promise than when we answer: The Lord is risen indeed, Alleluia! Peter+ Holy Week at Nativity Maundy Thursday, March 29 6 p.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II with Foot Washing during the service and Stripping of the Altar (Nursery will be provided) Good Friday, March 30 Noon Good Friday Proper Liturgy with Communion from the Reserved Sacrament (Nursery will be Provided) 6 p.m. Stations of the Cross (Nursery will be provided) Easter Sunday, April 1 7:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite I with music 9-10a.m. Easter Continental Breakfast in the Parish Hall 9:30 a.m. Flowering of the Cross and Children s Easter Egg Hunt 10:10 a.m. Easter Prelude Music with Nativity String Quartet 10:30 a.m. Festival Holy Eucharist Rite II

5 2018 Parish Picnic This year s Parish Picnic is Sunday, April 15, at the Eastgate Park Baseball Pavilion. Holy Eucharist starts promptly at 10 a.m. There will not be a 7:30 a.m. service or Sunday School at the Church. Food: The Vestry is providing hot dogs, hamburgers, ice and drinks (tea, water and lemonade). We need everyone to bring a covered dish, along with serving utensils, in accordance with the list below: Last names beginning with: A F dessert; G-L vegetables; M-R salad; and S-Z casseroles. There is plenty of shade, but please also bring picnic/lawn chairs and blankets. Following Holy Eucharist there will be games, fun and fellowship. Directions: To get to the picnic from Dothan, take Highway 84 East, past the Southeast Alabama Medical Center. Turn right on Sanitary Dairy Road. There are two entrances to the park, you need the second one (it will be marked with a sign and balloons). The park is handicap accessible with plenty of parking, concrete walkways and a covered pavilion. Car Pool: For people not wanting to drive out to Eastgate Park, we will offer a car pool from the Church Parking Lot. Please call the Parish A F- vegetables; G - L salad; M -R, casseroles; and S-Z dessert. Office at if you wish to take advantage of this service. For questions or more information, contact Stuart at or at stu_1963@yahoo.com. The inaugural Beer & Hymns (started by Josh Hicks) was at McLeod s in Dothan on March 14. The next Beer & Hymns is scheduled for 7:30 p.m., April 11.

6 Sharing Faith Dinners will be held in the homes of members of our church on Thursday, May1. We would love to have as many people as possible attend dinner and take the opportunity to break bread and share conversation with your Safety & Security Our Spring UTO In-Gathering will be held Sunday, April 29. So keep putting coins and prayers of Thanksgiving in your family Little Blue Box and bring them in on the 16th. Don t have a UTO Blue Box? No problem, there are plenty in the Narthex. Also, if you would rather make a one-time offering, UTO envelopes will be provided on that day. The Emergency Management Department of Houston County recently started a new program called Code Red which allows anyone registered to automatically receive /text alerts of emergency situations or critical community alerts. Any time the alarm sirens are activated, except for testing, you will receive an / text with information regarding the alert. fellow Nativity folks! Dinner group will consist of 6-8 people. We are looking for hosts, moderators and participants. There will be a deck of cards provided by the diocese with sharing faith questions. Each participant will draw a card and answer the question. There will be alternate questions of you don t like the one you initially pick! The moderators will keep us on track! Child care will be provided at the church. Katie Huelsbeck is our parish coordinator. To R.S.V.P., contact Katie via text or ( or khuelsbeck88@gmail.com). Alternatively, you can R.S.V.P. via the church s Facebook page or use the sign-up sheet available in the Narthex after Sunday services. Sign-up deadline is April 16. To register, follow these steps: Log into Houston County at click Departments...then click Emergency Management...scroll down to Code Red Weather Warning...click and follow prompts. This process takes about 5 minutes. This program is a good way to stay informed of situations that may impact your safety and security. United Thank Offering Spring In-Gathering United Thank Offering has been around for more than 100 years. It begins by dropping coins and prayers of thanksgivings into a little blue box which is placed in a special place in your home. It is a way to pray! These thank offerings are then gathered in twice a year and combined with UTO offerings from churches around the world. Onehundred percent of monies collected through UTO are used to fund outreach projects, in our diocese, in our country and throughout the world thus giving others many things for which to be thankful! Pick up some UTO literature and a blue box today in the Narthex.

7 A Celebration of American Music! Sunday, May 6 at 3 p.m. The Nativity Choir, with the Concert Choir of Enterprise State Community College, will present a celebration of jazz, spirituals, modern American classical music, ragtime, gospel, Sacred Harp and Broadway that includes some of the most beautiful music ever written. The concert will highlight some of America s most influential musical artists including Alabama s own William Dawson, Robert Shaw/Alice Parker, John Williams, Aaron Copland and George Gershwin. You ll hear current and classic melodies from Broadway by the choir and soloists. The concert will conclude with a finale of When the Saints Go Marching In. We invite you to join us, and invite your family and friends to hear this celebration of American Music, accompanied by a string orchestra and percussion. This is the first time Nativity has led a concert of this nature and we want everyone to come and be a part of this wonderful music celebration. The concert will be followed by a reception in the Parish Hall. Come join the celebration! You are cordially invited to... Nativity s Annual Easter Party! All adults in the Parish ages 21 and older are invited to attend Nativity s Annual Easter Party in celebration of The Resurrection of Our Lord and Savior. The Easter party this year is at the home of Melissa and Web Gholson, 122 Girard Avenue in Dothan and runs 6-8 p.m. Co-hosts of this year s party are Didi and Mike Cody, Patti and Doug Creel, Jeff and Mary Crittenden, Barbara and Hugh Wheelless, Taylor and Carole Lea Flowers, Web and Melissa Gholson, Greg and Kathleen Rane, and Liz Smyth. Please R.S.V.P. to Didi Cody at or her at macodad@aol.com.

8 Lightning Repairs! On March 7, workers repaired the bell tower and installed the cross on the Parish Hall that were both damaged during a lightning strike last year. Dates are set for the upcoming Cursillo weekends: Cursillo #161 May 10-13, 2018 Cursillo #162 Sept , 2018 Staff training is May Pilgrim and staff applications are available at The Nativity Cursillo Reunion meets each Sunday at 9:15 a.m. in either the Parish Hall or the Parish Parlor. Celebration of New Ministry St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Greenville, Alabama, will host a Celebration of New Ministry service for Mother Linda Suzanne at 5 p.m., Sunday, April 22. A bus will leave the Nativity Back Parking Lot at 2 p.m., returning at approximately 9:30 p.m. Cost will be $45 per person (if we hire the 29-seat bus), or $35 per person if we hire the 56-person bus! If you wish to ride the bus, please call the Parish Office at

9 What is the LOIS Guild? Ladies (and men) on Instant Standby The LOIS Guild is a group of Nativity parishioners who are on standby to provide meals to families and individuals who are sick, have been in the hospital, or have experienced a death or other tragedy in the family. The main objective is to care for our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ at a time of need, said Mary Alford and Becky Taylor Scott, co-chairs of the LOIS Guild. The current plan is to have 4-6 teams consisting of 4-6 individuals. Our goal is to have each team serve for a month, twice a year, said Mary. Each team will have a lead person who will be responsible for communicating with the Parish Office. Additionally, each team will have a designated person responsible for communicating with Daughters of the King Saturday, March 10 saw Nativity host the Daughters of the King Diocesan Spring Assembly. the family or individual to coordinate meals, delivery schedules, and special dietary needs. Menus are decided by each team. Some might decide to have a set menu they provide, others could decide depending on individual circumstances. Teams could have entrees prepared ahead of time and frozen, and then purchase fresh items when needed. A menu can consist of an entrée or casserole, a green salad, fresh fruit, bread and a dessert, said Becky. It really is up to each individual team to find what works best for them. If you are interested in being a part of this ministry, please contact Becky at or bekatay@me.com.

10 Anglican Cycle of Prayer April 1 Resurrection of our Lord Easter Day April 2 The Diocese of Butare, Rwanda The Right Rev. Nathan Gasatura April 3 The Diocese of Butere, Kenya The Right Rev. Timothy Wambunya April 4 The Diocese of Buye, Burundi The Right Rev. Sixbert Macumi April 5 The Diocese of Byumba, Rwanda The Right Rev. Emmanuel Ngendahayo April 6 The Diocese of Calabar, Nigeria The Right Rev. Tunde Adeleye April 7 The Diocese of Calcutta, North India The Right Rev. Ashoke Biswas April 8 Pray for The Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean, The Most Revd James Richard Wong Yin Song Archbishop, Province of Indian Ocean & Bishop of the Seychelles April 9 The Diocese of Caledonia, British Columbia & the Yukon, Canada The Revd David TJ Lehmann The Diocese of Calgary, Rupert s Land, Canada The Most Rev. Gregory Kerr-Wilson April 10 The Diocese of California The Right Rev. Marc Andrus April 11 The Diocese of Cameroon, West Africa The Right Rev. Dibo Elango April 12 The Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia The Right Rev. Stuart Robinson Assistant Bishop The Right Rev. Stephen Pickard Assistant Bishop The Right Rev. Trevor Edwards April 13 The Most Rev. and Right Hon. Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury Canterbury (Dover) The Right Rev. Trevor Willmott Canterbury (Ebbsfleet_ The Right Rev. Jonathan Goodall Canterbury (Maidstone) The Right Rev. Roderick Charles Howell Thomas Canterbury (Richborough) The Right Rev. Norman Banks April 14 Diocese of Cape Coast, Ghana, West Africa The Right Rev. April 15 Pray for The Church of Ireland: The Most Rev. Richard Lionel Clarke Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland and Metropolitan April 16 The Diocese of Carlisle (Carlisle), England The Right Rev. James Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast Cycle of Prayer April 2 Church of the Epiphany, Crestview, and St. John s, Monroeville April 9 St. Paul s, Daphne, and St. Augustine s, Navarre April 16 St. Francis, Dauphin Island, and St. Jude s, Niceville April 23 St. Agatha s, DeFuniak Springs, and St. Michael s, Ozark April 30 St. Andrews-by-the-Sea, Destin, and Holy Nativity, Panama City Scobie Newcome The Diocese of (Penrith), England The Right Rev. Robert Freeman April 17 The Diocese of Cashel & Ossory, Dublin, Ireland The Right Rev. Michael Andrew James Burrows April 18 The Diocese of Central Buganda, Uganda The Right Rev. Michael Lubowa April 19 The Most Revd Thabo Makgoba Archbishop of Capetown and Primate of Southern Africa The Diocese of Cape Town (Table Bay), Southern Africa The Right Rev. Garth Counsell April 20 The Diocese of Central Busoga, Uganda The Right Rev. Patrick Wakula April 21 The Diocese of Central Ecuador The Right Rev. Victor Scantlebury April 22 Pray for The Nippon Sei Ko Kai (The Anglican Communion in Japan) The Most Rev. Nathaniel Makoto Uematsu Primate of The Nippon Sei Ko Kai & Bishop of Hokkaido April 23 The Diocese of Central Florida The Right Rev. Gregory Brewer The Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast The Right Rev. Russell Kendrick April 24 The Diocese of Central Newfoundland, Canada The Right Rev. John Watton April 25 The Diocese of Central Philippines The Right Rev. Dixie Copanut Taclobao April 26 The Diocese of Central New York The Right Rev. DeDe Duncan- Probe April 27 The Diocese of Central Solomons, Melanesia The Right Rev. Ben Seka April 28 The Diocese of Central Tanganyika, Tanzania The Right Rev. Dickson Chilongani April 29 Pray for The Episcopal Church in Jerusalem & The Middle East The Most Rev. Suheil Dawani Archbishop, Jerusalem & the Middle East & Archbishop in Jerusalem April 30 The Diocese of Central Zambia, Central Africa The Right Rev. Derek Gary Kamukwamba The Diocese of Central Zimbabwe, Central Africa The Right Rev. Ishmael Mukuwanda Diocesan Prison Ministry Cycle of Prayer April 1 Holmes Correctional Institution, Bonifay, Florida April 8 Jackson Correctional Institute, Malone, Florida, and Jackson Juvenile Offender Correctional Center, Marianna, Florida April 15 Northwest Florida Reception Center and Annex, Chipley, Florida April 22 Okaloosa Correctional Institution, Crestview, Florida April 29 Santa Rose Correctional Institution, Milton, Florida

11 Nativity Prayer List O God, the strength of the weak and the comfort of sufferers: Mercifully accept our prayers, and grant to your servants the help of your power, that their sickness may be turned into health, and our sorrow into joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Parish Family: Hazel Andress, Roslyn Byrd, Buddy Clark, Liam Elliott, Rex Everage, Joan and Spencer Hall, Julana and Bob Harrison, Bob Hendrix, Bill Holman, Christopher Hutzel, Pat Johnson, Stacy Johnson, Pete Kellengerger, Lewis King, Joyce Long, Inez Manuel, Metz Miller, Judy Mitchell, Gus Pacheco, Caitlyn Sara Penn, Courtney Elizabeth Penn, David Plunkett, Beryle Ponce, Stanley Reynolds, Michelle Rothacher, Becky Taylor Scott, Linda and Jerry Scott, Shirley and Phillip Smithson, Debbie Somma, Sonya Sparks, Adalee Stockley, Rease VanMeter, Bernice Wilson, Joanna and Arthur Word. Family and Friends: Mae and Bill Armstrong, Matt Auckland, Betty Barefield, Margaret and John Barker, April Barrick, Sue and Harry Blackshear, Terry Brewer, Danny Brock, Mike Burt, Russell Carnley, Bill Cody Sr., Col. Newt Cole, Pat and Bruce Crain, Monika Crapps, Sara Cullifer, Judy Deal, Sam Dye, Leslie Ebinger, Fanny and Noel Esutierrez, Susan Fischer, Nancy and Chris Fredeman, Pattie Fritchie, Donnie and Dornan Frith, Michael Gaffney, Carole B. Granger, Stacey Granger, Marion Hall, Donna Henderson, Kim and Eddie Henderson, Mike Hornsby, Lynn Howell, Wayne Ireland, Neil Johnson, Ray Johnstone, Autumn and Jeremiah Katie, Betsy Kellenberger, Lisa and Paul Kinison, Rylee and Paul Klink, Karen Kornegay, Landon, Lawrie, Michelle Lee, Carolyn Levensailor, Ric Little, Antwaun McDaniel, Robert Miller, Steve Mitchell, Chris Morgan, Susan Morgan, Haley and Hunter Marie Nanny, Margaret Ann Palmer, John Pender, Jean Pribbenow, Russell Price, Donald Roberts, Gale Roberts, Lea Ann and Chris Rothacher, Mae Salisbury, James Schmidt, Valerie Loftin Shevlin, Charles Sirmon, Marion Spivey, Brenda Stuglik, Glenn Taylor, The Rev. Lynn Stabler Tippett, Bernice White, Diane and Ardis Whitehead, and the Villages of El Pedregal in the Dominican Republic, and Moreno in Honduras. Armed Forces: Hunter Brookshire, Matthew Crittenden, Shawn Dietrich, Bill Elliott III, Nick Hunter, Camille Kent, Jeff Mainwaring, Todd Mainwaring, John Malone, Derek Manuel, Shannon Metcalf, Emori Moore, Cody Preston, Isaac Van Meter, Brandon Ratcliff and Ben Whatley. Please note: Periodically, the office must update the prayer list. Unless notified, names remain on the prayer list for three months. As always, if you have someone you would like us to include in our prayers, please call the Parish Office at Thank You. April Birthdays 3 Charlie Northcutt 4 Emery Mainwaring 7 Bill Elliott Deb West 8 William Newton 9 Caitlyn Penn Courtney Penn 11 Mary Grant Hall 14 Dot Colbert Al Matheny Alex Middleton 15 Susan Blue 17 Mary Ball Metz Miller 19 Patricia Cook Hugh Wheelless 20 Charles Gilmore Julia Pacheco 21 William Griggs 24 Ellen Newton 25 Marh Blake Zeron 27 Lane Miller William Nichols 28 Olivia Harper-Collins

12 The Episcopal Church of the Nativity 205 Holly Lane Dothan AL RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED NONPROFIT ORG US POSTAGE PAID DOTHAN AL PERMIT NO 230 The Nativity Window is published monthly by The Epsicopal Church of the Nativity 205 Holly Lane Dothan, AL Phone: (334) NATIVITY STAFF The Reverend Peter Wong, Rector (850) Dr. Debbie Deas, Organist and Choir Master Kristin Shultz, Administrative Assistant James Salter, Sexton David Deal, Verger 2016 NATIVITY VESTRY Valerie Harris, Treasurer or Stuart Ibberson, Clerk or Senior Warden Teri Wittenborn or Junior Warden Mike Owen or Please call the Church Office when a famly member is admitted to the hospital, a new baby arrives, you need to schedule a meeting or event in the Church, or your address or phone number changes. PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday-Friday: 8 a.m.-2 p.m. (Closed from noon-1 p.m. for lunch) Kathy Brown or kathycb@gmail.com Tonye Frith or tfrith0831@aol.com Bob Hendrix or bob@dothanalcvb.com Trista Howell or thowell789@gmail.com Stuart Ibberson or stu_1963@yahoo.com Carole Lea Johnson or clj828@comast.net Bill Mallis or wcmallis@graceba.net Suzanne McMahan or sem822@gmail.com Josh Hicks or auphan2001@gmail.com Bennie Kennedy or benniedothan@aol.com Meredith Phillips or mere.phillips@gmail.com Donnie Stinson or donnieostinson@hotmail.com John Steensland III jjsteensland@gmail.com