This Week:

Wednesday, May 7                 7:30 pm                          Chancel Choir Rehearsal

Thursday, May 8                     7:30 pm                          Council Meeting

Today ~ May 4

8:00 am            Holy Communion

9:15 am            Sunday School

10:45 am          Holy Communion

3:30 pm            Elinor Boyer's Piano Student Recital

6:00 pm            HiLite Handbells

7:00 pm            Rudisill Handbells

Next Sunday ~ May 11 ~ Mother's Day ~ Pentecost

8:00 am            Holy Communion

9:15 am            Sunday School

9:15 am            Confirmation Class

10:45 am          Worship Service

12:00 pm          HiLite Handbells

NEWS and EVENTS:

Yard Sale ~ The Yard Sale yesterday received proceeds of $1200 in sales and $1000 in donations.  Have you made your donation to be matched $3 for every $2 received?

Congratulations to Zoë and Chris Crabb upon the birth of their son Elijah Aiden Crabb on April 22, 2008.   Eli weighed in at 7 lbs, 3 oz.

Favorite Hymn Requests ~ Summer is fast approaching and with it the chance to request your favorite hymns for inclusion in our summer worship.  Please complete the insert in the bulletin and place the complete slip in the appropriate envelope on the office window.

Save the Dates:

    May 4 ~ 3:30 pm           Elinor Boyer's Student Recital

    May 18 ~ 9:15 am          Congregational Meeting

                     12:00 pm        Rent-a-Youth Auction (Youth Fundraiser)

    May 24 ~ 5:30 pm         2009 Youth Gathering Info Meeting at Carpenters'

    May 25 ~ 9:15 am          Last Day of Sunday School / Confirmation Class and Awards Program

                     12:00 pm        India Presentation by Becca (Youth Fundraiser)

The Synod Assembly is June 6 – 8 at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel on Galleria Parkway.  A male delegate and a female delegate are needed.  The registration fee will be paid by Nativity.  Registration must be in by April 30th.  Speak with Ken Lade or call the church office if interested.   

Youth Family Fun Day ~ June 14 – 10:00 am to 2:00 pm – Youth Fundraiser – Come and join us for table games, air hockey, lawn darts, horse shoes, sack races, etc.  A nominal fee will be charged for entrance and will go to the 2009 Gathering Fund. Picnic type food will also be available. Come have a day of fun and fellowship and help the Youth!

Cell Phones for Soldiers ~ Please notice envelopes on the bulletin board for "Cell Phones for Soldiers".  It's free and convenient to turn in your used cell phone for soldiers' use to stay in contact with their families. Phones can be any condition or brand and do not need to have batteries.  No postage necessary. For more information see www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com. Lockheed Federal Credit Union, located on East-West Connector also collects used cell phones.

Pray Without Ceasing T-shirts will not arrive until the first week of May.  Thanks to those who have pre-ordered and supported the Youth in this fundraiser. Additional shirts have been ordered so if you did not pre-order, you still have a chance to get a shirt with Nativity's name on it (and help your Youth Group get to the 2009 New Orleans Gathering!)

CAMP:  New Year, New Soap Drive!!  Since we did so well by collecting 2,571 bars of soap in 2007, we have been given the challenge of raising 3,000 bars of soap in 2008!  As of March 16th we had only 368 bars of soap toward our quarterly goal of 750. If each member brings 10 bars every month, we could make our goal!  CAMP also will accept non-perishable food items as well as clothes and small household items and plastic grocery bags. These items may be placed in the baskets located in the Church Narthex or Haffly Hall.
 

The Flower Chart and the Marietta Daily Journal advertising chart are posted on separate bulletin boards in the Narthex. Please sign up. Flowers are $15 a vase and the advertising is $50 a month.

Current Events ~ Please check the "Current" Bulletin Board (next to the kitchen door) in Haffly Hall for upcoming events happening in and around our community!

PRAYER MINISTRY:

Nativity now has available a Prayer Insert that can be printed and taken with you for your personal prayer time.  It includes all the names on the current prayer request list, the names on the military prayer list, as well as helpful prayers to assist you.  Print it on both sides of one sheet of paper and fold it in half like a booklet:

Prayer Insert for 5/4/08

Please add the following updates to the prayer list:

   Sara Siepmann, friend of George Bach, who fell and broke her hip
   Francis LaClair Family, upon the death of his brother-in-law, Richard Grant.

To Join an Email Prayer List, send your name and email address to Julie at jkhotwheels "at" bellsouth.net.

Please place the name of any service person you would like remembered in prayer in the envelope outside the church office.  Please indicate branch of service, duty station and rank as well as relationship, if any, to you.  A list will be compiled and kept in the Silent Prayer Room in Haffly Hall as well as posted in the church, on the prayer insert, and in Haffly Hall.