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Important additions — and subtractions — to the liturgy here at Nativity of Our Lord during Lent seek to help us enter more deeply into this time of fasting, abstinence, and conversion to Christ.

The results will be highly informative as we continue to identify opportunities to support parishioner growth in discipleship, and articulate goals and action plans to achieve that growth.

As part of our participation in the Archdiocesan Synod 2021, Archbishop Hebda has invited parishioners to participate in the Disciple Maker Index (DMI) Survey February 1 - March 1

The city of St. Paul has declared a Snow Emergency beginning at 9 p.m. tonight (Saturday, January 18) through Wednesday, January 22 at 9 p.m.

With input and ideas from more than 150 parishioners and staff, the One Nativity team has been working to clarify a practical three- to five-year vision and plan for living out our mission statement.

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.

Fr. Patrick Hipwell, Fr. Nick Hagen, and the parish staff would like to distribute a Christmas card at Christmas Mass this year, and we need your help!

As the calendar year nears its end, please fulfill your 2019 stewardship commitment and/or consider a special year-end gift.

Saint Paul will conduct a citywide residential plow on north-south residential streets Tuesday and east-west residential streets Wednesday. (This is NOT a Snow Emergency.)

Please join me in entering into this joyful, hopeful, and yes also penitential season of Advent here at Nativity of Our Lord! 

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

Water intrusions primarily on the east side of the church require a construction project, including tuckpointing mortar joints and otherwise reinforcing external walls, to begin in the spring of 2020.

This week, registered parishioners received in the mail our annual financial report and mission update, both of which speak to God’s blessings here at Nativity of Our Lord and the generous response of our parishioners to his goodness. 

We thank God for all those who work to keep our country free by their generous service. Please include our parishioners and their family members in the military in your prayers.

Fr. Patrick previews the upcoming Stewardship Weekend, thanks and honors the Nativity County Fair leadership, and briefly recaps the open parish discussions.

Update: The front desk of the Lannan Center (parish office) has re-opened, and telephone service has been restored. Thank you for your patience.

One Nativity 2035 is a collaboration of the clergy, parishioners, and staff of Nativity of Our Lord to identify and recommend ways to better communicate, bolster, and sustain our parish mission in service of this vibrant Catholic community — today and well into the future.

The Twin Cities Marathon may affect your route to church this weekend, as parts of Summit Avenue will be closed Saturday and Sunday, October 5-6.

We, the priests and principals of the Nativity community, want to look directly at some painful sores that cover the suffering members of the universal Church, choosing not to ignore them, but treat them in openness and shared purpose.

Fr. Patrick announces the soon-to-be promulgated Parish Mission Statement, which is an important tool to understand who we are and where we are going as one Nativity community.