CANCER SUPPORT:  Nativity Church of Fargo has an Active Cancer Support Group which welcomes persons of all faiths.  Receiving a diagnosis of a life threatening disease frequently forces you to take a reflective look at your life.  Getting cancer is a lonely event.  You think no one can help; you think you are in...
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Deb Jendro from the ND Federation for Children’s Mental Health will speak on “Someone turn the Lights back on, Moving from Awareness to Acceptance in Children’s Mental Health” March 20, 2010.   A healthy, complimentary brunch will be served at 10am in the Parish Cafeteria.  Child Care Services will be provided.  The event is sponsored...
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This Wednesday, Jan. 20, 6:45-7:30 pm in the Nativity School library, Fr. Gary will speak to PARENTS on some of the fundamentals of personal safety for children. His focus will be on how to protect children and teens from exploitation, abduction, internet crime, drugs and school violence in an environment that emphasizes the dignity...
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  A BeFriender is a companion on the journey of others in need, offering listening, presence, and compassion.  Someone who can allow others to express their own feelings without telling them how they should or shouldn’t feel. We are thankful for our trained and currently active BeFrienders:  Marge Cagley, Patty Craft, Marlene Daul, Cathy Duffy, Renelda...
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Remember. Celebrate. Fight Back. This slogan of the American Cancer Society was very true on Friday, July 31, as the Nativity Cancer Support Group and other families attended the Relay for Life Rally here in Fargo. Remembering- Walking by the many luminary bags decorated with names of people who have had cancer and remembering those...
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Fargo-Moorhead “Out of the Darkness” Community Walk Sunday September 27th, 2009 1pm registration begins /2pm walk begins @ Lindenwood Park (main shelter) Register online today at www.outofthedarkness.org The “Out of the Darkness” Community walk is a 5K non-competitive walk benefiting the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and its North Dakota Chapter. Raising money for AFSP’s vital research and education programs to...
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From the Parish Nurse,Nativity So often the news about Dementia is pretty bleak. Here are six areas of the brain which are not affected by Dementia: the area where music is stored,one’s sense of humor, ability to read non-verbal language, sense of touch and social graces. Families may be encouraged by these findings.
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Pope Benedict XVI has declared this year, June 19, 2009 to June 19, 2010 the “Year of the Priest.” In order to share in this, Nativity has chosen to participate in Crusade of Prayer for Priests. This program is designed to strengthen and assist Bishop Aquila and the priests of the Fargo Diocese in...
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On Thursday, May 21st, the Nativity BeFriender Ministry Program gathered for a potluck dinner in thanks and celebration of another year of BeFriender Ministry here at Nativity.  We were fortunate to have Fr. Gary Luiten and Fr. Kevin Boucher join us for the evening.  After dinner, the BeFriender Ministers were able to share personal...
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