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Congregational singing returns to Lord's Day Masses for Palm Sunday (except for 8:15am).

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

Fraudulent texts 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 is seeking a friendly and professional Parish Secretary to serve as the initial contact to parishioners, staff, and other guests contacting the parish office.

Plus: The offertory collection returns to Mass, and an invitation to give to the CSAF.

When Jesus was born some 2,020 years ago, he came into a dark world to be a light to the nations, to console the sorrowful, and grant freedom to captives. And he wishes to do the same again every year — perhaps this year especially.

I invite you to take some time this to pray and reflect and ask Jesus, through the intercession of his mother, what he wishes to tell you, in preparation for Stewardship Sunday.

While I would much rather preferred to have been enjoying fair food and games along with all of you, this year’s event offered me a unique and blessed perspective.

Beginning Monday, 9/14, we will open at 8:30 AM, close at 4:30 PM, and close for lunch from 12:00-1:00 PM, Monday-Thursday. Friday will be 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM.

Some of us are receiving an email(s) from ldriscoll@nativity-mn.org (an old Nativity email account) that is not legitimate and is potentially harmful.

In April, One Nativity 2035 synthesized its work and identified three key areas of opportunity for increased growth and progress at Nativity of Our Lord: faith, leadership, and volunteers.

Fr. Patrick begins a series of updates post-reopening as something of a state of the parish over the next month or so with a brief financial update.

The priests and parish leadership of Nativity of Our Lord are currently in ongoing discussions on when and how to re-open our liturgies to public assembly as soon as is possible in a safe and healthy way.

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

An Easter message from our pastor, Fr. Patrick Hipwell

The priests of Nativity sent a pastoral letter to all households to assure them of their prayers and support, update them on the state of operations, and inform them on how to stay connected and make the most of this time.

We have assembled a group of staff who are formulating a plan to reach out to Nativity’s households. We want to assist you in meeting your holistic needs of body, mind, and soul, however necessary.

Our pastor, Fr. Patrick Hipwell, explains the difficult decision to suspend public Masses and Confessions and offers other updates on the parish's coronavirus response plan.

Following Archdiocesan directives, there will be no public Masses at Nativity after Wednesday, 3/18 for at least two weeks. We have also suspended Confessions.

Does it get any better than a home-cooked feast with all our loved ones, toasting to another year of blessings, cozying up by the fire with hot cocoa? Well, yes it does, believe it or not.