More snow than I expected ( lots more than I wanted). I’m only grateful its not on a weekend, though its timing in the middle of yesterday’s rush hour was not good either. I do enjoy being on this campus in the snow, because it is especially beautiful. Anyway, hope you are enjoying it all […]
Category: What’s new at Nativity
Happy New Year.2011 is going to be a great year here at Nativity and it all starts this weekend. We are kicking things off with a new message series, “Plan B” which is all about what happens when life doesn’t go as planned, how God works in those incredibly important moments. If you are on the […]
It’s Christmas time. It’s finally here. I drove over to the fairgrounds last night and as I pulled in I was wondering what was going on, the parking lot looked full. It was our own volunteer ministry staff at work on the final preparations. The place looks great thanks to them. This is our sixth Christmas […]
Christmas at the Fairgrounds is only days away, and all of us here are getting pretty excited about it. Our incredible Ops Team started moving in yesterday afternoon and should be finished set up by tomorrow. Then the tech people start installing lights and video and then the musicians begin rehearsals. On Thursday we are […]
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Philippians 4.4-5 Today is called “Gaudate” Sunday. If you’re not Catholic, or even if you are, you probably don’t know about it. It is a real insider Catholic thing, but definitely a […]
This is an open memo to all of our volunteer ministry leaders and staff about a significant change in our program for 2011. In the past couple of years we have found ourselves struggling with the admittedly happy problem of church growth and the lack of space this creates on our campus. How do we […]
Some days are just more interesting than others. Yesterday was one of those days for me. Our Missions Director, Brian Crook, and the co-Chair of our Strategic Planning Team, Jim Hayden, spent the day touring Catholic Charities programs and services in and around Baltimore. Our guide was Nativity Parishioner Bill McCarthy, who is the […]
We spent the weekend looking at the end of the world, as we wrapped up our “War of the Worlds” message series. But endings always bring beginnings. This coming weekend we begin a “new year” since we tend to measure our years from the weekend after Labor Day to the weekend of Father’s Day.I am […]
Here in Timonium the Maryland State Fair is underway, the definitive sign that summertime is over. The passing of the season is always a little wistful and also exciting as we look ahead to my favorite season of the year, fall. It has been a quick summer filled with some significant accomplishments: our trip […]
