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		<title>Nativity&#8217;s 50th Anniversary   Spring Salad Buffet!</title>
		<link>http://www.nativitycatholicchurch.net/electronic_voice/2011/04/25/faithlife/nativitys-50th-anniversary-spring-salad-buffet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 15:26:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Bourdon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Save the date!  Wednesday, May 11 You are invited to join us for a wide varieity of fresh salads, breads and beverages compliments of our Nativity parishioners.  Over 50 delicious salads to excite your taste buds!   A &#8220;fast express line&#8221; and takeout orders available.  This is a fundraiser for children in our Faith Formation programs.  Please come and support us!  When:   Wednesday, May 11 Time:     11:00 am &#8211; 1:30 pm Where:  Nativity Church 1825 – 11 Street South, Fargo Buffet:  $8.00 Bonus:  Silent Auction and Door Prizes!]]></description>
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		<title>Jr. High Net Retreat</title>
		<link>http://www.nativitycatholicchurch.net/electronic_voice/2010/08/27/faithlife/2354/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:29:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jordan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There will be a NET retreat held in the Nativity gym Sept. 25, from 4 to 9pm, open to Jr. High(6th-8th grade).  A meal will be served during… and what is the cost of this AWESOME experience… nada, zip, zero, nothing. The theme, Why Faith? Will be presented to youth in a exciting way! Through talks, music, dramas, skits, and small groups! NET’s Mission: Proclaiming the Gospel of Christ through a personal witness of faith. Inviting young people to live for Christ. Forming young people in Christian character through the study and practice of our faith. Equipping youth workers and young adults with the ministry skills needed for evangelization. Come and jump start this year of Faith Formation right!   Contact Jordan for more info: (701) 232-2414 or by E-mail: jordanb@nativitycatholicchurch.net]]></description>
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		<title>Team help needed in Faith Formation</title>
		<link>http://www.nativitycatholicchurch.net/electronic_voice/2010/08/27/faithlife/team-help-needed-in-faith-formation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:01:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Bourdon</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Catechist Newsetter]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hanson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jill Ford]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lawley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lisa Drake]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Team help in Faith Formation – You lead once a month! We need more helpers for a successful year in Faith Formation. Each class must have two team leaders before a new class session is offered. Please call me a.s.a.p.so I can fill in the openings before our fall team preparation meeting. kathyb@nativitycatholicchurch.net 232-2414 Faith Formation has team leader openings in all grade levels: Grade 1: Sandy Vettel &#38; Amy McGarvey, Kim Howard-Brasel  &#38; Austin Brasel,_________&#38;___________. Grade 2: Traci Gothberg &#38; Jill Ford, Tony &#38; Lisa Drake, ____________&#38;________________; __________&#38;___________________. Grade 3: Jill Booth &#38; Chrisi Hanson, Rodger &#38; Dorothy Nichols, Melissa Zeis &#38; Casinda Langseth; _______________&#38;_______________. Grade 4: Shane &#38; Jane Schock, ________________&#38;_______________; ___________&#38;_____________. Grade 5: Janet Lawley &#38; _____________________, _______________________, __________________.]]></description>
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		<title>2010-2011 Elementary Faith Formation Calendar</title>
		<link>http://www.nativitycatholicchurch.net/electronic_voice/2010/08/26/faithlife/faithformation/2010-2011-elementary-faith-formation-calendar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:14:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Bourdon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[2010-2011 FAITH FORMATION SESSIONS Grades 1-5, 6:30-7:30 PM, begin in Church Grades 6-7-8, 6:30-7:30 PM, begin in Youth Room Grades 9-12, 7:45- 9:00 PM, begin in the Youth Room We Believe in Parent Partnership!   Parents of children in Grades 1-5 come with their child and begin the evening in the worship space of the church with song, scripture and prayer.  After this 10 minute prayer experience, parents either stay for Parent Partnership in the cafeteria or they walk their child down to their classroom.  Parents are asked to accompany their children to holy day Masses and special service outreach opportunities during the year.  Sept. 29    6:30 pm OPENING SESSION Grades 1-5 and Parents Meeting in church Oct.  6       6:30 pm Parent Partnership with Grades 1 &#38; 2 Other grades in classroom  Oct. 13      6:30 pm Parent Partnership with Grade 3 Other grades in classrooms  Oct. 27      6:30 pm Parent Partnership with Grades 4 &#38; 5 Other grades in classrooms  Nov. 3      6:30 pm Parent Partnership with Grades 1 &#38; 2  Other grades in classrooms Nov. 17    6:30 pm Parent Partnership with Grade 3 Other grades in classrooms  Dec. 1   6:30 pm Parent Partnership with Grades 1 &#38; 2  Other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kick Off BBQ and Open House 2010-2011</title>
		<link>http://www.nativitycatholicchurch.net/electronic_voice/2010/08/16/faithlife/kick-off-bbq-and-open-house-2010-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:18:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Bourdon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Faith Formation family BBQ and Open House Wednesday, September 15, 2010, 5:30-7:30 pm. Bring the entire family to the  Nativity Courtyard for dinner and some fun. We plan on sloppy joes, hot dogs and all the trimmings.  A free will offering will be taken.  We will, once again, have Brian Walker, and his old fashion &#8220;photo booth&#8221; available at no charge.  Come and enjoy some  lively Courtyard music !  This will be the Open House for Faith Formation.  Meet your child&#8217;s catechists (team teachers), check out the class lists and room assignments and see what the new faith formation curriculum looks like.   Fr. Tom Feltman is excited to meet and greet as well.   See everyone on Sept. 15th in the Courtyard!]]></description>
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		<title>Successful Spring Salad Buffet!</title>
		<link>http://www.nativitycatholicchurch.net/electronic_voice/2010/05/06/faithlife/successful-spring-salad-buffet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 15:26:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Bourdon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thank you, thank you! Nativity parish had a grand total of 75 salads donated to our 2010 Spring Salad Buffet, held on May 5th 2010. Our Nativity parishioners are the best!   It is because of the continued support from our generous parish faith family that we were able to serve  over 200 people at our 8th annual spring buffet.  We appreciated our decorators, advertisers, salad makers, donation givers, kitchen and dining room workers, tear down and clean up crews.  Along with grant money from Catholic Aid, we will net close to $2,000. for our Nativity Faith Formation Programs. Thanks again to all who made this buffet possible!]]></description>
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		<title>8th Annual Spring Salad Buffet to benefit Nativity youth</title>
		<link>http://www.nativitycatholicchurch.net/electronic_voice/2010/04/19/faithlife/8th-annual-spring-salad-buffet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:56:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Bourdon</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Faith Formation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are looking for a spring lift, our Nativity Spring Salad Buffet fits the ticket!  This 8th annual event will be held in the parish cafeteria on Wednesday, May 5th, from 11:00-1:00 pm.  All proceeds will go toward Nativity Youth Faith Formation programs. You don&#8217;t want to miss this luncheon.  There will be pasta salads, potato salads, jello salads, greens salads,vegetable salads&#8230;well, you get the idea!  Dinner rolls, lemonade, mints and coffee are also included.  The salads will come from parishioners who love to share their favorite salads with others.  We are looking for the salad for which you are known, the one you love to make!  Our serving staff will do the final mixing, if that is necessary for your creation! Dear parishioners: We need 100 salads this year&#8230;..last year we ran out!   Please stop by the Nativity Church Fireside Room to sign-up to bring a salad. We supply the empty ice cream bucket and want you to help us out by mixing up your favorite salad to share.   Bring  your filled bucket back to the cafeteria the morning of the buffet or the night before and we will sort it for you (we will mix up the final touches [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Charity and Mercy: Love in Action</title>
		<link>http://www.nativitycatholicchurch.net/electronic_voice/2010/04/19/faithlife/charity-and-mercy-love-in-action/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:35:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Steffan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Video and Discussion) My neighbor is just beginning to embrace the faith, having been raised as an agnostic. We&#8217;ve discussed spirituality and living our faith. I grew up believing in God, praying and attending Mass. How does one start from scratch as an adult to develop a relationship with God? We all have a relationship with God, defined and measured in various ways. At the very least, we can say God is Creator and we are his creation. But to take it to a more personal level, look for patterns in your friendships. How did you and your neighbor get to be friends? How did you begin to discuss such a personal topic as faith? The answers to these questions give you an idea as to how your own relationship with God grows. Communication, spending time together and getting to know each other are essential to forming the bonds of a relationship. In faith formation, these same things are important. We all come to know God and know about God through prayer, the church community, the Bible, sacraments, the faith witness of others, the saints, and our own backyard discussions. &#8220;Cradle Catholics&#8221; had the teaching and example of their parents. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5th Sunday of the Year &#8211; Cycle C 2010+</title>
		<link>http://www.nativitycatholicchurch.net/electronic_voice/2010/02/07/liturgy/homily/5th-sunday-of-the-year-cycle-c-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:40:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fr. Kevin Boucher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[5th Sunday of the Year &#8211; Cycle C 2010+ Isaiah 6:1-8; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Luke 5:1-11 Polls of Catholic churches across the United States give a rather alarming statistic. “The average Catholic parish in North America has fewer than ten percent of its registered members involved in various parish activities.&#8221;  What this means is that when we take all of the people that are actively involved in Faith Formation, those on various active committees, those doing social outreach, those working in liturgy and music, those involved with the day to day ministry of their parish, and those giving of their time and talent in our Catholic Schools, the total amounts to only about 10 percent of the entire Catholic population of America. While I find this statistic disturbing, I am not at all surprised by it.  When I look around at the parishes I have served, the people who do most of the work tend to be a few.  While involvement in our parish may be slightly higher than the national average (Midwesterners have the highest rate of parish involvement) it is still an easily provable fact, that a small percentage of people in this parish, are doing most of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lenten Opportunities</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:44:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fr. Kevin Boucher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lent 2010 Spiritual Opportunities February 17 – Ash Wednesday Masses – 7:00 am, 8:00 am, 1:30 pm, 6:30 pm February 21 – World Prayer for Christian Unity – 4:00 pm – Nativity Daily Mass Chapel February 27 – Brunch and Learn “Change Your Life Overnight” – 10:00 am – Nativity Cafeteria February 26-27 – LinC joining with St. Anthony Youth Group for a 24 hour Fast-a-thon Begins at 5:00 pm at St. Anthony Parish February 27 – “Change your Life Overnight-(The Silent Power of Sleep”) – Fr. Gary Luiten &#38; Jan Hebrandson, Fargo Center For Sleep February 28 – “Building Strong Families” – 4:00-6:00 pm – Nativity Cafeteria. This begins with pizza for the family.  Daycare is provided. Please call ahead so that we can plan accordingly. March 18 – Nativity School Blood Drive – Must be 18 years old to donate – Nativity Gymnasium March 20– “Someone turn the light back on” (How do we deal with mental health issues for young people.-Deb Jenro March 23 – Leadership Read – 7 pm – Nazareth Room, “Gateway to the Resurrection” by Joan Chittister. Copy of the book is available in the Parish Office March 25 – Nativity Lenten Communal Reconciliation [...]]]></description>
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