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I wish to provide you with a brief update from our Nativity of Our Lord Facilities Committee regarding the ongoing internal restoration work of our beloved, almost 100-year-old parish church.

Nancy Shatek-Suek has resigned her position as Pastoral Care Coordinator at Nativity of Our Lord after 16 years of faithful service. 

Eucharistic Ministers are no longer required to wear masks when distributing Communion. The priest celebrant will continue to wear a mask during Communion.

Our Director of Liturgy and Music, Patrick Henning, has decided to step down from his position to pursue other opportunities.

We are seeking a faith-filled, experienced, results-oriented development leader to establish and lead a comprehensive development program to support the parish and school community in a full-time, salaried role. Competitive compensation offered, commensurate with experience.

Fraudulent texts and emails claiming to come from "Fr. Patrick Hipwell" are again being delivered to parishioners with the intent to confuse, manipulate, and steal.

Nativity of Our Lord, celebrating 100 years in 2022, has proclaimed the historical event and theological reality of Christ's birth for a century, thanks be to God.

Our annual Stewardship Sunday is grounded firmly in a deep sense of gratitude. I invite you again to reflect on the abundant gifts that God has given us, remembering that the gifts that we have been given were meant to be shared.

Last week we sent home a letter to each of our registered parishioner households explaining our new Sunday Mass schedule. If you haven't received one yet, please let us know!

Learn more about our new Parochial Vicar...right from the source!

Fraudulent emails appearing to come from "Father Patrick Hipwell" are again being delivered to parishioner email inboxes, with the intent to confuse and manipulate (with video).

As both the CDC and MN Department of Health have lessened some restrictions, Nativity of Our Lord parish administration is moving to lessen our restrictions for mask requirements in the Lannan Center parish office.

I am Mahalia Marcelin, a servant of the Lord, serving as your Director of Faith Formation. It is an honor to serve Christ with you at Nativity of Our Lord.

We welcome the newly ordained Fr. William Duffert as our new parochial vicar, as we say goodbye to Fr. Nick Hagen, who will take over at St. Raphael's in Crystal.

Fr. John offers a brief overview of the different positions priests serve within the local Church. (From the archives — originally published May 20, 2018)

Fr. Patrick details the transition to full capacity in the church and previews a Mass schedule change. He also welcomes our new Faith Formation Director, and congratulates the soon-to-be Fr. David Hottinger and 1st Communicants.

Learn more about our new parochial vicar at The Catholic Spirit.

Fr. Patrick congratulates Mickey Nickelson on her new leadership role and the Brennans on 50 years of marriage (and parish membership!), and wishes Sandy Kane well on her new endeavor.

We have a new parish secretary, Beth Erickson, taking over the front desk of the Lannan Center parish office. Tim Huberty continues administrative support to the priests and assisting with sacramental prep. 

Our Director of Faith Formation, Katie Schaitberger, has decided to step down from her position, as she has accepted another position in ministry elsewhere.