Heifer International is a non-profit organization that helps people all over the world by giving them farm animals and teaching them how to care for them. Heifer has helped over 62 million men, women and children in over 125 countries.
Our 5th graders in Faith Formation are leading us on our 2013 LENTEN SERVICE PROJECT this year. All children will be filling their animal jars with change to purchase animals. By purchasing an animal the family’s health and standard of living improves by the many benefits their animal can provide – milk, eggs, wool, fertilizer, etc…
For example, when a gift goat has its first female kid or a gift ewe has its first lamb, the person passes on the gift to a neighbor. A family with goat milk and cheese or with wool to spin into items for sale can feed their children and send them to school.

It’s a matter of justice! Please support our Lenten Service Project by sending a check made out to “Nativity Church” and designate in the memo what animal you would like to help purchase. Please attention this check towards the Heifer Project. Thank you!

Grade 1 Flock of Chicks $20.00
Grade 2 Trio of Rabbits $60.00
Grade 3 Pigs $120.00
Grade 4 Goats $120.00
Grade 5 Heifer $500.00

Check out the 5th grade Heifer International display in the Fireside Room!

Use  chalk to write above the door frame of the entrance of your home, your kitchen door frame or the door frame of your child’s bedroom.

20 + C + M + B + 13

We welcome all who enter here in peace and love.

We use the 20 and the 13 for our blessed year on God’s earth.

We use the initials of The Three Kings (Casper, Melichor and Balthasar)

to bless our comings and our goings.  (German custom)

Father or Mother or guardian prays the words (or similar words):

“In this time of Epiphany we remember people who were wise enough to follow a star.

God still leads those who want to find the Savior. To all of them God’s glory will be shown.

God, bless this home and all who enter here.” Amen.