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• Parent Training: Early Warning Signs of Mental Illness in Youth
  Wed., January 21, 7:00-8:30 pm | Room 218 Zoom Link to Join Below Renee Labatt, Youth Program Coordinator for NAMI Minnesota will present to parents and caregivers on how to recognize early warning signs on mental illness. She’ll explore ways to evaluate adolescent mental health by learning to recognize the signs that someone may need help. Participants ...
• Join Us for a Christmas Mystery!
  December 13-14 | All Worship Hours It’s almost Christmastime, and our cast comes together to decorate the church in celebration of the Christmas season. They’ve got the Christmas tree, the lights and ornaments, festively wrapped presents…but wait! They can’t seem to find the manger! Solving the mystery to find the manger becomes their ...
• A Trunk-or-Treat Thank You!
  Thank you to everyone who hosted trunks, attended the event, or contributed time and candy this past weekend for our annual Trunk or Treat. We hosted several hundred children and parents from the community, around half of whom hadn’t attended before! Everyone enjoyed the hot drinks and popcorn, along with the impressive costumes and trunk ...
• Celebrating Our Youth’s Faith Journeys
  Affirmation of Faith Sunday, October 26, 11:45 am | Sanctuary At Nativity, youth participating in the confirmation process grow in their understanding of the Bible as well as Lutheran history and theology. They also discern their own identity as a Child of God and their calling in the church and to the world. Next Sunday we ...
• Celebrating Our Children’s Milestones!
  3-Year-Old Bible Milestone September 28, 9:00 & 10:30 am worship This is a special moment to receive a Spark Story Bible and a blessing from the congregation. Children and their families are invited to join the Ages 3-K Faith Formation class for a fun “Getting to Know My Bible” lesson directly after the presentation. 3rd Grade Bible Milestone October ...
• Turn Hunger into Hope!
  October 11, 2:30 pm | Coon Rapids FMSC Facility Feed My Starving Children partners with other relief organizations around the world to alleviate hunger. Join Nativity members and friends to pack meals at the FMSC Coon Rapids facility on Saturday, Oct. 11. For more information or to submit the names and ages (5+) of people in ...
• Celebrating Nativity’s High School Service & Learning!
  On behalf of our youth, adult leaders, and families, thank you to Nativity for your incredible support of our recent High School Service and Learning Trip. We appreciate your prayers, enthusiasm, and generosity that make these experiences possible. This week we are learning about what leads to homelessness and supporting ministries that helps people recover. Homelessness ...
• Thank You for Supporting Our Youth!
  On behalf of our youth, adult leaders, and families, thank you to Nativity for your incredible support of our recent Middle School Service and Learning Trip. Your prayers, encouragement, and generosity made this experience possible—and it was truly unforgettable. Over the course of the week, our group served at a variety of impactful organizations, including: Nourishing Hope, ...
• Celebrating Summer Stretch!
  It was a week of big fun and big impact! Last week during Nativity’s Summer Stretch program, 49 middle school youth & 13 high school youth leaders helped pack 2178 pounds of food at Second Harvest Heartland. They bagged enough meals to feed 71 kids for a year at Feed My Starving Children, led Bingo with ...
• Support Nativity’s Youth as a “Van Fan”!
  Help the Nativity youth participating in Service & Learning Trips this summer raise funds to pay for the rental vans they’ll be traveling in across the country. We’re offering a few incentives to encourage generosity, including getting a postcard from the road written by one of our youth and even getting to name the “call-sign” ...