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.
Pay your dues by November 1 and your name will be put in a special drawing for a turkey and a P.J. Murphy pie — delivered to your home just in time for Thanksgiving!
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.
Our incredibly generous community of Nativity school families, parishioners, alumni, grandparents, and friends joined together as One Nativity in support of our beloved parish and school, raising over $350,000!
Catholic Cemeteries is offering a new program now through October 2, in which they will inter the cremated remains that people may have at home or stored somewhere, for a nominal fee of $200 per urn.
The 5pm Mass will re-open to the public and Communion returns to its normal time during Mass (on a trial basis), both beginning Saturday, September 26. Plus, the Nativity Choir plans a return.
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.
Arriving this week in your email inboxes (perhaps already!) is the current data set we have for you and your family. Please respond via the link in the email by Tuesday, September 1 to verify and update your information so that we can better serve you.
Fr. Patrick continues a series of state-of-the-parish updates, post-reopening, with an update on the results of the parish-wide Discipleship Maker Index Survey conducted in March.
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.
We have designed a comprehensive plan that is flexible enough to be responsive to the ever-changing impact of COVID on our local community. We will continue to reevaluate our plan as we learn more through the recommendations of our expert partners.