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Nov 22
1 min

Letters of Love

Here's just one of the many positive notes from our membership regarding the 2020 first Annual Meeting via zoom. This note from a long t...

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Nov 17
2 min

Sue Parker's Collection

After the devastating fire that totally destroyed one of the collections we had planned to use at the Portland Convention next year, Sue ...

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Nov 15
1 min

Board Meeting Bullet Points

17 members of the board were present. Marguerite Sullivan was welcomed as a new member 2. A committee was formed to look at revising t...

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An Important Conversation - 30 year in the Making

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Nov 15
3 min

An Important Conversation - 30 year in the Making

An Important Conversation Me (Neil Allen Webmaster FOTC) : Hey, some day I want to do a blog on our Friends of the Creche page about your...

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Nov 13
1 min

Wood Tartan

I found a lady who lives in Scotland who makes nativity sets customized with family tartans. I wrote to her and said I wanted a set dress...

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Nov 12
3 min

About our FOTC Board

Perhaps you wonder (I always did) about our Friends of the Creche Organization? How it came to be (I knew most of it), or what a Board o...

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Nov 10
5 min

Family Nativity

Rev. A.J. Beavers Using Family Nativity Sets in the Time of the Scattered Church While the coronavirus will mean that there won’t be many...

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Nov 4
3 min

A Special Message from our President

November 1, 2020 Happy Fall one and all, I hope this finds you well.much has happened over these last few months - even if we have been ...

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Nov 1
3 min

Outside the Box

By Neil Allen. Talking with a new nativity friend the other day we were speaking about a very carefully collected set that took years and...

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Still time to register for the Annual Meeting!

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Oct 25
1 min

Still time to register for the Annual Meeting!

Sneak peak at one of the many sets to be share electronically with Friends of the Creche on November 21st at 1 p.m. EST. This unique se...

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Oct 13
2 min

Nativity Markets

by Neil Allen A recent conversation among our board members about the state of the nativity markets prompted a lively discussion. With a...

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Oct 11
1 min

Miniature Size/Maximum Craftsmanship

Germany By Michelle Devitt Miniatures have always fascinated me because of the delicate nature of their size. Seeing miniscule nativites,...

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Oct 3
1 min

Rita Bocher Shares a link

Recently, Rita was contacted by a society of Creche lovers in Spain to do a presentation for their organization from the archive files as...

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Sep 29
3 min

When I grow up I want to be like Patty

My dear friend and team member of the 2021 Portland Convention recently lost everything in one of the wildfires that ripped through her O...

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Marian Library link worth your time to watch!

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Sep 20
1 min

Marian Library link worth your time to watch!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad2-cwBLhN4

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Sep 19
3 min

Meet our Board Nominees

Judy Klein Judy Klein comes to us from Denton, Texas. She is retired Office Manager at Mulkey-Mason Funeral Home after 19 years. Prior ...

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A few more from Michael Whalen's Collection

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Sep 17
1 min

A few more from Michael Whalen's Collection

Thailand Slovakia Indonesia Poland

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A Small portion of Michael Whalen's Collection

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Sep 16
0 min

A Small portion of Michael Whalen's Collection

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Fr Roten #43: Austria - As it was in the beginning

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Sep 15
1 min

Fr Roten #43: Austria - As it was in the beginning

As It Was in the Beginning John Schnegg The artist, John Schnegg, works in the tradition of his homeland, Tyrolia. The style is oriental,...

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Sep 14
1 min

Fr Roten Blog #42: Ghana

The Land of Rhythm John Tse Ghana is called the land of rhythm not least because it is the land of drums. Many of the drums are carved ...

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