North Dakota is one of only a handful of states that offer tax credit for charitable gifts and endowment development. The 2007 North Dakota Legislative Session created an income tax credit specifically for charitable gifts made to qualified endowments by businesses, and the law expands the current income tax credit for individual planned gifts...
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Be a pillow of the Church? This message might make you think of an old Saturday Night Live routine about a character who never quite correctly heard what was said. “What’s this I hear about a pillow of the Church? Oh, pillar of the Church. Never mind…”
But this is intentional. We’ve all heard of...
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October 16, is World Food Day. Saturday, October 17, is International Day for Eradication of Poverty, and Sunday, October 18, is both Mission Sunday and Bread for the World Sunday. All of these days fall within Fighting Poverty with Faith Week and during the historic Catholic Bishops’ Synod on Africa in Rome.
Some might question...
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Durk Thompson, Executive Director of Churches United for the Homeless, recently sent a note of thanks to Nativity for our monthly support, as well as the following update:
“September is National Hunger Awareness Month. During this month please take the time to reflect on the 1 in 12 people in our community who rely on...
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The “Walk a Mile in My Shoes” event will take place on Saturday, September 26th, at Davy Memorial Park Shelter in Moorhead. The St. Vincent de Paul Society would appreciate your participation in their efforts to help end poverty in our community, either by walking or supporting a walker. Our own Fr. Gary will...
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You are invited to an open house at the new offices of Birthright on Tuesday, September 22nd, and Wednesday, September 23rd, at the Clay County Family Service Center. The address is 715 11th St. N., Suite 103C, in Moorhead, with the closest entrance and parking located on 8th Avenue. Birthright is most grateful for...
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I want to thank you all for your wonderful support! I know I am not as communicative as Fr. Jack Davis, who has very efficient channels of communication; but I do try to be faithful to the Spirit of Nativity! That spirit has driven me for the last 30 years. We have been operating...
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We recently received a gracious thank-you from Churches United for the Homeless for our on-going monthly financial support through Nativity Care and Share. The following update was also included.
We are now just over half way through the year and we are very pleased with all we have been able to accomplish through our volunteers...
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Fr. Scott McDermott grew up in Fargo and attended Nativity Church with his family. As a youngster, he was an altar server and still credits his dedication to his faith to the Nativity family he grew up with. Fr. Scott is currently serving as a priest in the Diocese of Monterrey, Mexico at the...
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Extension of IRA Charitable Rollover Included in Financial Rescue Bill!
Take advantage of this renewed giving opportunity!
On October 3, 2008, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Bush. One of the last minute additions to the Senate version of the bill was an extension of the charitable...
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