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J U LY 2 0 1 3 E D I T I O N The Episcopal Church of the Nativity THE WINDOW Volume 20, Issue 56 VBS I Sing a Song of the Saints of God This year's Vacation Bible School is called I Sing a Song of

The NBS will be serving up hotdogs and hamburgers on the grill. Back by popular demand, the big water slide will be set up in the labyrinth for all the kids and a few brave adults.

Upcoming events at Beckwith Father/Son Retreat Beckwith Camp & Conference Center will be holding a Father/Son Retreat the weekend of September 6-8.

1 J U LY E D I T I O N The Episcopal Church of the Nativity THE WINDOW Volume 20, Issue 56 VBS I Sing a Song of the Saints of God This year's Vacation Bible School is called I Sing a Song of the Saints of God and takes place Monday, July 15 through Wednesday, July 17 from 9:00 a.m. until 12 noon. To celebrate the closing of VBS, we will gather for a cookout on Wednesday, at 6:00 p.m. Everyone in the parish is invited along with your friends and neighbors. The NBS will be serving up hotdogs and hamburgers on the grill. Back by popular demand, the big water slide will be set up in the labyrinth for all the kids and a few brave adults. As always, Nativity has an outpouring of volunteers willing and able to engage the ministry of hospitality while spreading the Gospel. Upcoming events at Beckwith Father/Son Retreat Beckwith Camp & Conference Center will be holding a Father/Son Retreat the weekend of September 6-8. Sons from age 10 to 40 are encouraged to come with their dads for a weekend of fellowship, spiritual growth, and recreation. Registration space is limited to the first 50 participants so register at as soon as you can! Baylights The annual Diocesan Homecoming Baylights will be held at Beckwith November 1-3, Nativity had several folks attend last year and we are hoping for a greater presence this fall. Please join us if you can.

2 Lay Ministry Schedule July 14 Altar Guild: Libby Planz, Kathy Brown, Melissa Ghoslon, Brenda Ortega, Lynda Salisbury & Liz Smyth. Acolytes: Andrew Gholson, Will Gholson, Emily Joyner & Claire Waid. Breakfast Chefs: William Griggs, Mike Owen & Lewis King. Eucharistic Ministers: 7:30 Susan Henderson, 10:30 Doug Bates & Harry Hall. Flower Guild: Karen Jackson & Gina Medley. Greeter: Debbie Somma. Lectors: 1st Taylors Flowers, 2nd Stephanie Gibson, POP Carol Rheingans. Ushers: 7:30 Wayne Strickland, 10:30 Ben Slingluff & William McRae. Vestry Lock-up: Web Gholson. July 21 Altar Guild: Ashley Carroll, Suzanne Hanahan, Traci Newton & Regina Taliaferro. Acolytes: Mary Grant Hall, Preston Hall, Cody Preston & Isabelle Owen. Breakfast Chefs: Mike Cody, Lee Van Carroll & Christopher Cody. Eucharistic Ministers: 7:30 Bill Elliott, 10:30 George Dennis & Karen Jackson. Flower Guild: Kathie Buntin & Sharon Nichols. Greeter: Franklin Skinner. Lectors: 1st Doug Bates, 2nd Harry Hall, POP Lee Scott. Ushers: 7:30 Al Matheny, 10:30 Harry Hall & Mike Cody. Vestry Lock-up: Joe Chambers. July 28 Altar Guild: Tammi Holman, Libby Harper, Cathy Orr, Karen Pitman & Carol Vaughn. Acolytes: Bella VanMeter, Scarlet VanMeter, Abby Mason, Ellen Johnson & Collier Johnson. Breakfast Chefs: Tom Parks, Sam Hathcock & John Steensland. Eucharistic Ministers: 7:30 Hank Vaughn, 10:30 David Deal & Collier Espy. Flower Guild: Melinda Kellenberger & Linda Fisher. Greeter: Woods Culpepper. Lectors: 1st Mark Carter, 2nd Elizabeth Welch, POP David Deal. Ushers: 7:30 Bruce Hanahan, 10:30 John Steensland & Charlie Northcutt. Vestry Lock-up: C.K. Merrill. August 4 Altar Guild: Didi Cody, Mary Alford, Julana Harrison, Kathi King, Becky Scott & Jennifer Joyner. Acolytes: Evie Saliba, Mari Saliba, Caroline Orr & Hugh Wheelless. Breakfast Chefs: Harry Hall, Web Gholson, Mark Choquette & Bill Owen. Eucharistic Ministers: 7:30 Debra Strickland, 10:30 Stuart Ibberson & Elizabeth Welch. Flower Guild: Sue Espy & Traci Newton. Greeters: Web & Melissa Gholson. Lectors: 1st Karen Jackson, 2nd Virginia Flowers, POP Stuart Ibberson. Ushers: TBA Vestry Lock-up: Gina Medley.

Lado a Lado Side by Side Mission to The Dominican Republic 2013 On June 15, 2013 John and Elizabeth Welch joined 15 other Episcopalians from The Diocese of Georgia for the tenth annual mission trip

There we worked side by side with our Dominican brothers and sisters in Christ building two houses in the community and conducting knitting and crocheting classes for the women and young girls from

The two houses in El Pedregal were owned by parishioners from The Episcopal Church of The Mount of the Transfiguration and, at the beginning of the week, basically consisted of nailed together and

By the end of the week, and with mucho help from the family members and members of the community, the wood shacks had been replaced with cinder-block houses, each containing several rooms and

While the construction team was busy mixing and pouring cement, the knitting and crocheting team conducted classes for 16 young girls in the mornings and for 40 women and teenagers in the afternoon.

3 Lado a Lado Side by Side Mission to The Dominican Republic 2013 On June 15, 2013 John and Elizabeth Welch joined 15 other Episcopalians from The Diocese of Georgia for the tenth annual mission trip to our mutual Companion Diocese of The Dominican Republic. Our team spent a week at The Episcopal Camp of The Mount of The Transfiguration in El Pedregal, Jarabacoa. There we worked side by side with our Dominican brothers and sisters in Christ building two houses in the community and conducting knitting and crocheting classes for the women and young girls from El Pedregal. The two houses in El Pedregal were owned by parishioners from The Episcopal Church of The Mount of the Transfiguration and, at the beginning of the week, basically consisted of nailed together and painted boards. By the end of the week, and with mucho help from the family members and members of the community, the wood shacks had been replaced with cinder-block houses, each containing several rooms and beautiful painted corrugated iron roofs. During the construction process, the homeowners camped out in storage sheds. Needless to say, both families we extremely grateful for their new homes. While the construction team was busy mixing and pouring cement, the knitting and crocheting team conducted classes for 16 young girls in the mornings and for 40 women and teenagers in the afternoon. During the course of these classes, the women and young girls were able to produce many items that could be sold at markets to help put food on their tables. Since this was the tenth year for these classes, we were able to build on the already-learned skills as well as working with several first-time knitters. At the end of the week, our team, together with the Community of El Pedregal celebrated our time together with a splash party for the children and an evening fiesta for the community, complete with meringue dancing! As always, we set out to share the love of God with our Dominican brothers and sisters in Christ, and we ended up seeing that love shining back at us in the very eyes of those to whom He sent us. We would like to thank our Nativity Family, The Home Team, for all your prayers and support, without which this mission would be impossible. We plan to host a dinner/slide show about our trip in the near future. Thanks be to God. John and Elizabeth Welch.

A great big thank you to everyone for supporting Nativity s Outreach Ministry. Since starting this new chapter in our outreach ministry we have done some wonderful things.

That means we are helping 19 seniors with their food and nutrition needs each month. Additionally, we have given $1,390 to the school scholarship program as part of the El Pedregal/DR Mission program.

4 A great big thank you to everyone for supporting Nativity s Outreach Ministry. Since starting this new chapter in our outreach ministry we have done some wonderful things. So far, we have raised $4,582.52! Brown Bag Program To date, we have given $1, to the Brown Bag Program at the Wiregrass Area Food Bank. That means we are helping 19 seniors with their food and nutrition needs each month. Additionally, we have given $1,390 to the school scholarship program as part of the El Pedregal/DR Mission program. At $350 per scholarship we are helping more than in previous years. Other donations we made are: Wilmer Hall.. $500 Camp Beckwith $500 On top of all this, the recent UTO ingathering raised more than $800. We are planning many wonderful Outreach events in the coming months and we will keep you all informed as to where, when and what. Thank you again! Nativity Outreach Ministry

5 Update from Schlueter Pipe Organ

Prayer List Parish Family: Rex Everage, Joan Hall, Sam Hathcock, Kay Henry, Bob Kennedy, Jane Matheny, Jacque Mathison, Wes Myers, Ed Planz, Stanley Reynolds, Zita Vaughn, Barbara White and Bernice

6 Prayer List Parish Family: Rex Everage, Joan Hall, Sam Hathcock, Kay Henry, Bob Kennedy, Jane Matheny, Jacque Mathison, Wes Myers, Ed Planz, Stanley Reynolds, Zita Vaughn, Barbara White and Bernice Wilson. Family and Friends: Sally Boyce, Edith Burt, Tina Clark, Newt Cole, Jill Crowe, Jason Deal, Leslie Ebinger, Melissa Farthing, Morgan Hasty, Tim Hayes, Janet Ibberson, Les Jackson, Pat Johnson, Dorothy Knott, Dave Kowalski, Brayson Labeau, Steve Laney, James Little, Denise Louthain, Jim Mattison, Nancy McBreardon, Ann Medley, Susan and Leslie Mendenhall, Angela Orndorff, Jean Pribbenow, Russell Price, Wheeler Price, Landon Sayre, Julianne Sneckenberger, Jason Snellgrove, Carrie Steincamp, Martha Thagard, Tom, Bill Womack, Janet Worthington and the Villages of El Pedregal and Moreno. Armed Forces: Justin Brownlee, Matthew Crittenden, Bill Cody, IV, Bill Elliott, III, Thomas Eyler, Camille Kent, Brian Mainwaring, Jeff Mainwaring, Todd Mainwaring, John Malone, Emori Moore, Bill Myer, Beau Parks, Isaac Van Meter, Andrew Welch and Nathaniel Wood. July Birthdays 2 Leslie Summerford & Sydney Waid, 3 Tony Saliba & Jack Slingluff, 4 Mary Ryan Crittenden, 6 Logan McNeal, 8 Chris McMahan, 13 Collier Espy, 14 Didi Cody, 17 Mason Andrews, 19 Melissa Gholson & Dan Johnson, 21 Dwayne Knowles, 22 Joan Hall & Woods Culpepper, 24 Justine Salgado, 25 Mary Dutcher, 27 Mace Holman & John Welch, 28 Lewis King, 29 Marilyn Latta, Joyce Long & Mariah Algarin, 30 Cathy Orr, 31 Peggy Gay & Karen Jackson. Good News Shop Just a reminder that The Good News Shop is closed for the summer. They will re-open on Friday, August 9. If you have items for the GNS please drop them off in the narthex or bring them to the church office. Thank you. Congratulations to Grace Flowers, daughter of Taylor Flowers & Lauren Flowers, upon receiving her M.D. degree after completing four years of study at the University of Alabama Medical School at Birmingham. She will begin a year s internship followed by three years residency in anesthesiology. We are so proud of you Grace! God Speed. From the Church Office Just a reminder that the church office hours are Monday through Thursday from 8-12 and 1-4. The office door is now locked at all times for our safety, so please knock before entering. Our sexton, James Salter will be on vacation from July Please remember to tidy up the flower area, etc. while he is out. Rhonda Kidder ~ Parish Administrator Keep Those Pledges Coming As the weather begins to heat up and some head off to the beach or lake, please keep up your pledge payments during the summer. The Church expenses do not take a vacation. Thank you for your financial commitment to our parish. No Vestry Meeting in July The Vestry will NOT meet in July. The next meeting will be Tuesday, August 20 at 6:00 pm in the parish hall. There will be NO Healing Service on Tuesday, July 16 due to Vacation Bible School Sunday, August 18 Bring a friend Before you know it Summer will be over and Nativity will soon be back in the swing of things! Mark your calendars now for Our Annual Rally Sunday to be held on Sunday, August 18. There will be one service at 10:00 a.m. with a picnic lunch and fun for all ages to follow. This is the Sunday we as a family gather to catch up on all the news from our summer vacations and get things kicked off for the fall. More information to follow.

7 The Nativity Window is published monthly by The Episcopal Church of the Nativity 205 Holly Lane Dothan Alabama (334) FAX (334) NATIVITY STAFF The Reverend Peter Wong Interim Rector Cell Dr. Debbie Deas Organist and Choir Master Rhonda Kidder Parish Administrator Debra Owen Receptionist James Salter Sexton Bobby Stokes, Marlo Miller & Tamara Neil Nursery/Childcare Please call the Church office when a family 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-Thursday 8:00 4:00 (closed from 12-1 p.m. for lunch) Closed on Friday 2013 NATIVITY VESTRY Libby Planz Senior Warden ~ or adlib54@gmail.com John Welch Junior Warden ~ or john.welch@centurylink.com Bill Elliott, Jr. Treasurer ~ or gonavy71.04wee@yahoo.com Mary Hall Plunkett Clerk ~ or cialdake@yahoo.com Joe Chambers ~ or JChambers@jhfc-law.com Doug Creel ~ or douglas.creel@mobileattic.com Linda Fisher ~ or whyteboa@hotmail.com Web Gholson ~ or webg@centurytel.net William Griggs ~ or williamgriggs3@gmail.com Libby Harper ~ or circle_oflife3@yahoo.com Gina Medley ~ or glmedley1@aol.com C.K. Merrill ~ or ckmerrill@higginselectric.com Gloria Myers ~ or gc.myers10@gmail.com Bob Orr ~ or ccborr123@aol.com Kathleen Rane ~ or krane@graceba.net Gary Rheingans ~ or crheingans@sw.rr.com Richard Seaman ~ or bseaman190@aol.com The Episcopal Church of the Nativity 205 Holly Lane Dothan, Alabama

The Episcopal Church of the Nativity. The Window. Easter Morning at Nativity

The Episcopal Church of the Nativity The Window Volume 20, Issue 53 April 12, 2013 Easter Morning at Nativity Beckwith Summer Camp 2013 Online Registration www.beckwithal.com "At Beckwith, we believe that