Mission Mississippi

Mission Mississippi will meet for its December prayer breakfast on Thursday, December 7 at 6:45am at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 804 East Park Avenue. Join us for food, fellowship, and prayer as we change Mississippi one relationship at a time.

Halloween Carnival, Chili Cookoff and Honoring Steve Iwanski

Mark your calendars for October 24 at 5:30 pm, and start testing recipes for this great annual event! It’s been a few years since anyone was able to knock Josh Fair off the winner’s pedestal. Maybe this year it will be you! While the adults taste chili and cast their votes, kids from 5th grade on down are treated to a Halloween carnival put on by our 6th-12th grade youth group.

This year’s event will also be an opportunity for us to honor and give thanks for Steve Iwanski, who has served as Nativity’s youth minister for more than four years now. Steve and Sarah aren’t going anywhere, of course, but this season of ministry for Steve is now coming to a close. 

In recent months, Steve has been helping Phillip Parker make the transition as our clergy associate for youth ministry. Join us not only to enjoy fellowship, to compete, but most especially, to show our appreciation to Steve for all that he has meant to us and to our kids these last four years.

Family Night / Trivia Night

Wednesday, September 27 at 5:30pm 

Next Wednesday night we'll take a week off from Inquirers' Class as we gather for an informal potluck dinner at 5:30pm. At 6pm, the youth choir will rehearse in the choir room, the nursery will be open for infants all the way up to 5K, and in the parish hall, round 2 of The Bible Challenge Trivia Night commences. About 40 of us gathered last month, why not join us this month?

Family Night / Trivia Night

On Wednesday, August 29, we’ll have a casual potluck at 5:30 pm and then an hour of team trivia on the scriptures we’ve read this month. Bragging rights are on the line! Childcare and activities for children up to 6th grade are available from 6 pm to 7 pm.

Youth Group

All Nativity youth and friends grades 6-12 are invited to our first Sunday evening gathering of the new school year on Sunday, August 19. Join us for dinner at 5 pm and programming with Phillip, Brantley, and others at 5:30 pm. We'll play games, we'll get to know more about Phillip and how he found his way to Nativity, and we'll close with prayer as always. The EYC is always in need of adults willing to provide dinner. If you can help feed our youth, sign up for a spot on the sheet in the church kitchen.

Softball End of the Season Party

To celebrate another great season of softball, the team and fans will gather at Serio’s Restaurant Wednesday, August 22 at 5:30pm. Join us for food and fellowship and so we can hand out team awards!  Who will win the coveted Colquett prize for excellence in the field of falling down on the base path?  You'll have to come to find out!  This event is open to all team members and fans.  We'll purchase appetizers and a little pizza; heavier food and drinks are on you.

No Bluegrass Mass, But Potluck Is On!

Sunday, July 29 at 11:30am

Sadly, as we prepared for Nativity's first ever Bluegrass Mass, one picker got sick, another two had family obligations, and every other backup musician we called is going to be at the Neshoba County Fair this weekend! The Bluegrass Mass will wait for another day. In the meantime, let's still plan on getting together to share a potluck meal together this Sunday after 10:30 church!

The Bible Challenge: Small Groups

This August, you can begin the marathon task of reading the entire Bible, and you get to do it with your church family.  Think you don't know enough about the Bible?  Maybe even a little embarrassed?  There's no better way to get over that fear than by diving in with a group of friends!

If you were training for a 26.2 mile race, you'd look for a running buddy to keep you on track.  Why not do the same for this marathon and build relationships in the process?  Small groups of up to six can self-organize and meet on their own schedule if they like.  Or, if you'd rather be assigned to a group, you can let us know and we'll match you with folks with a similar level of experience reading the Bible.   If you'd like help joining a small group, fill out the form at the bottom of this page.

The Bible Challenge: Trivia Night

Now is the time to begin building your team. Look around Nativity and ask yourself, which five church members do you want competing with you as you compete for the Nativity Cup?

Next Fall, everyone at Nativity will be invited to take up the challenge of reading the Bible in full over the course of about 18 months. To keep this challenge fun, we'll gather monthly for a potluck dinner, followed by a Webster's-trivia-night-inspired competition. Teams of six will answer a few rounds of questions drawn from the previous month's readings. We'll finish in an hour (if our M.C.'s stick to the script) and the winning team takes home gift cards to local businesses. During all this, the nursery will be open for small children and study hall and other light programming will be available for older kids.

The Nativity Cup, you ask? That'll be the garishly oversized trophy awarded to the team with the highest cumulative score as we read the entire Bible together. Now, you know you want your name on that. Better start building your team!

Welcome to Phillip, Amanda, Connor, and McKenzie Parker

Sunday, June 3, Church of the Advent, Sumner has invited Nativity members of all ages to join them for a late rogation celebration at the Belk Lake House and welcome their new pastor and Nativity’s new associate for youth ministry as well as his family! Following 10:30 church, drive 11 miles up Money Road and look for the sign that says BELK.