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Fr. Roten Blog#4: Argentina
Still Coming Gracia Kuchaczuk (in the style of Arte Isleño) – Argentina/Mesopotamia Attentive observation suggests that representations...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 1 min
Fr Roten Blog#3: Zimbabwe
The Ladder Patmore One of the finest bead-and-wire artisan in Zimbabwe, Patmore was born in Chitungwiza, the city where bead and wire art...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 1 min
Fr Roten Blog #2: Bolivia
Eyes, Eyes Walter Melendres These figures from Jesús de Machaca (Bolivia) are affectionately called “Tilinchos,” meaning “small” in...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 1 min
Fr. Roten Blog #1: France
The following Nativity is displayed in a unique permanent setting created by Marian Library Crèche Collection volunteers. The descriptive...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 2 min
Introducing a new blog series from UD
The scene of Christ's birth is one of the most tender and enduring Christmas traditions. It has its origin in the Middle Ages, but came...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 1 min
Helen's Many Gifts
A Photo Blog by Helen Holder Gifts—Helen Holder If you are a collector, you will get gifts. Some are new nativity sets given for an...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 1 min
Camino de Santiago
A Traveling photo blog by Carol Williams In 2012 my husband, Terry, and I walked the French Route of the Camino de Santiago, 500 miles...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 4 min
The Nativity Virus
By Neil Allen - Webmaster If you are anything like me you caught the nativity virus long before Covid-19 was even mentioned in a sentence....
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 1 min
Covid-19 and Newport, RI
Will Covid 19 effect the Annual Meeting in Newport, RI, December 3-5, 2020? We all that the December meeting will proceed. The local...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 2 min
Diversity
Nativity collectors all face the same decisions about which sets to add, and which sets not to add to their collections. Most of us...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 1 min
Members make Members
Marilynn Gillespie reported our membership numbers spiked in 2019 to 404 persons! That is the highest total membership we've had in a...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 1 min
Friends of the Creche Board Meeting Highlights
On Monday, May 11th, the FOTC Board moved into the 21st century with our very first Zoom meeting. Streaming in from the beach in Florida...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 3 min
What Color?
By Neil Allen - Webmaster - Friends of the Creche Wether you are setting up a display of different sets, or trying to determine what...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 2 min
An Easter Word from our President
Who would have known that in 2020, we would be seeking peace in a shelter during challenging times - almost like the Holy Family? I hope...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 1 min
From our European Friends
Dear Italian friends, dear friends from the Iberian Peninsula and the other countries affected by the pandemic, today,onSaint Joseph's...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 1 min
Belen Community Writes a Thank You to FOTC
It is a thank you card from the theatrical group from Our Lady of Belen Church who put on "Los Pastores" in Santa Fe on Nov. 9. We...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 1 min
FOTC Board Meeting moving on-line
Well, this probably comes as no surprise; The FOTC Board meeting will be held electronically. All Portland reservations should be...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 1 min
Thrift Store Nativities
January and February are great times to find bargain nativities, and some of the most amazing ones come from the Thrift Store (a.k.a....
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 1 min
Another Deep Question
I have a question about a family nativity set. I am interested in learning its maker. Is there someone I can ask? It is at least 80 years...
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