Mission Statement To know, love and serve God as a welcoming community.

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1 Mission Statement To know, love and serve God as a welcoming community. Vision Statement We invite all into a deeper relationship with God, Our Creator, and Jesus Christ, Our Brother, through the Guidance of the Holy Spirit S. O n e i d a S t r e e t G r e e n B a y, Wisco n s i n DECEMBER 2, 2018 FR. MIKE INGOLD - PASTOR Stephen Ministry John Bundra, Deacon Living Justice Michael Dabeck, Deacon Worship Leader Wayne Efferson MASS SCHEDULE Weekend Saturday 5:00 PM Sunday 8:30 AM & 10:15 AM Communion Prayer Service Monday 9:00 AM Weekdays Tuesday & Friday 9:00 AM Wednesday & Thursday 8:00 AM Holy Days The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary December 8-9:00 AM RECONCILIATION (SACRAMENT) Saturday 4:00 PM or by appointment EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Mondays 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM HOLY HOUR SERVICE Second Mondays 12:05-1:00 PM PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday - Thursday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Friday 8:00 AM - noon Phone (920) Fax (920) natscene@nativityparish.com

2 Weekly Mass Schedule and Mass Intentions Saturday, December 1 5:00 Gene Bohm Sunday, December 2 8:30 Orval & Dorothy Leiterman 10:15 Tom and Michael Martin Monday, December 3 9:00 Communion Prayer Service 9:30 Eucharistic Adoration Tuesday, December 4 9:00 People of Nativity and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish Wednesday, December 5 8:00 Richard & Laverne Boehm 9:30 Woodside - Prayer Service Thursday, December 6 8:00 Lemley and Thomas Families 9:45 The Bay at Maple Ridge - Prayer Service Friday, December 7 9:00 Ellsworth Vann Saturday, December 8 - Immaculate Conception 9:00 People of Nativity and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish 5:00 Dolores Ratajczak Sunday, December 9 8:30 Dick & Anne Maes, Susan Maes, Lance Corporal Brandon Maes 10:15 Jorge F. & Ismay Lee Weekday Mass Change Effective 11/20/2018 Daily Mass times will no longer change if there is a funeral. They will stay on the following schedule: Tuesday & Friday 9:00 AM Wednesday & Thursday 8:00 AM The WORD Among Us This year for your Advent journey to Christmas we will make available enough copies of this magazine for each household. They are free; however, we won t refuse any free-will offering. The WORD Among Us will assist you in reading, meditating on and understanding scripture [and to] provide sound, practical advice for living out the Christian life. The magazine s name, The WORD Among Us, comes from the Prologue to the Gospel of John: The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth; we have beheld His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father (John 1:14). We hope this resource will help you contribute to the church s ongoing mission of proclaiming the gospel to the world and growing ever more deeply in our love for the Lord. 12/2 SUN: 9:45 AM First Sunday of Advent Sunday Coffee and Donuts after Masses RCIA - Library 12/3 MON: 9:30 AM Eucharistic Adoration 12/4 TUES: 6:00 PM Building & Grounds Mtg. - Lison Rm. 12/5 WED: 4:00 PM 6:30 PM 12/6 THURS: 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM Please keep the family of Barbara Reignier in your prayers. IMMACULATE CONCEPTION This year this Holy Day falls on Saturday, December 8and is a Holy Day of Obligation which will be celebrated with a 9:00 AM Mass on Saturday [there will not be a Mass of Anticipation (Friday)]. Liturgical Ministers are needed to help prepare for this celebration. Sign-ups are in the Sacristy and Usher s Room. The Church s celebration of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (December 8) a patronal feast day for the United States. We remember that Mary, full of grace through God, was redeemed from the moment of her conception and that the Father blessed Mary more than any other created person in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places and chose her in Christ before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless before him in love (CCC ). This year is unique as December 8 falls on a Saturday. In order to celebrate this important feast day of the Blessed Virgin Mary as well as continue on our 4-week Advent journey as a Church, marked by four unique Sundays, we as Catholics participate in two Masses this weekend: one for Immaculate Conception (Saturday, December 8) and our usual Sunday Masses (Saturday 5:00 PM; Sunday 8:30 & 10:15 AM). Both of these Masses draw us closer as disciples to the essentials of our Faith during the course of our Church year and therefore to Jesus Christ and His Mother, Mary. This is a special opportunity for us to spend just one more hour in prayer together at the Holy Mass during the special (and brief) Season of Advent, to quiet our hearts from the hurry of holiday preparations, and remember the true spirit of the season which focuses on prayer, family, and the community of disciples to which we belong in Christ. SUNDAY COFFEE & DONUTS Please join us Sunday for Donuts, Coffee & Hospitality in Bona Hall after the Masses. See you there! CALENDAR OF EVENTS Children s Choir - Lounge Advent Experience - Church Women s Guild Christmas Party - Bona Hall Stephen Ministry - Gathering Space Nativity Choir - Church

3 WORSHIP NEWS Contact: Wayne Efferson, Worship Leader x206 or THE ADVENT WREATH Xavier Seubert, OFM, wrote: The wreath is a cosmic symbol. It underlies how the universe is woven through human activity into the meaning of Christ. Branches from the forests, fed all year by earth, water, sun and air are woven together. Added to the branches are candles shaped from the wax of bees into the bearers of flame, which is so important for our survival and delight. All these are woven together into the final light and meaning of this the feast of Christmas, that is, into the heart of life s light born among us. The wreath symbolizes for Christian communities the world s movement into the life of Christ. This year s Advent Wreath will be located on the lower left steps of the sanctuary. The four Advent Candles are created from four previous year s Paschal (Easter) Candles (3 x 15 - used for the core candle) and wrapped with the appropriate amount of 100% Bees Wax Sheets to get each to the size of 4 x 15. Also, a special thanks goes to the volunteers who helped on November 26 to create our church environment to reflect this special season of Advent, in preparation of The Nativity of Our Lord (Christmas), our parish s feast day. LITURGICAL MINISTERS FOR CHRISTMAS MASS Sign-up sheets are in the Ushers Room and Front Sacristy for the following Masses: Christmas Eve: 4:00 & 7:00 PM; Christmas Day: 8:30 & 10:15 AM. CHRISTMAS FLOWERS The Worship Ministry will continue the tradition of honoring our deceased through the living symbol of fresh flowers (poinsettias). Your donation will help beautify our environment throughout the Christmas Season. Envelopes are provided in your monthly packet. Any amount is welcome, suggested amounts range from $10.00 to $ A special insert listing the names of those remembered will be included in the December 23 (Christmas) bulletin. Deadline for the flower listing is Monday, December 10. READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 2 Sunday: Jer 33:14-16/Ps 25:4-5, 8-9, 10, 14 [1b]/ 1 Thes 3:12 4:2/Lk 21:25-28, Monday: Is 2:1-5/Ps 122:1-2, 3-4b, 4cd-5, 6-7, 8-9/ Mt 8:5-11 Tuesday: Is 11:1-10/Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17 [cf. 7]/ Lk 10:21-24 Wednesday: Is 25:6-10a/Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 [6cd]/ Mt 15:29-37 Thursday: Is 26:1-6/Ps 118:1 and 8-9, 19-21, Friday: 25-27a [26a]/Mt 7:21, Is 29:17-24/Ps 27:1, 4, [1a]/ Mt 9:27-31 Saturday: Gn 3:9-15, 20/Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4 [1]/ Eph 1:3-6, 11-12/Lk 1:26-38 Next Sunday: Bar 5:1-9/Ps 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6 [3]/ Phil 1:4-6, 8-11/Lk 3:1-6 SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION DURING ADVENT Advent is penitential in nature a time for us to prepare for Christmas. Besides our regularly scheduled confessions on Saturdays (4:00 PM), we offer one additional date: Tuesday, December 11 (6:30 PM). Priests from neighboring parishes will help the children, youth and the faithful of Nativity Parish celebrate this Sacrament. The children and youth will follow Examination of Conscience that is provided to them. The adults are provided with copies of an Examination of Conscience booklet, Preparing for Confession, to help them reflect on the Sacrament. You are kindly requested to return the booklets after use. We will be using the Second Rite of Penance, which means that there will be a short Penitential Service to help you to meaningfully celebrate the Sacrament. (Text of the service will be available). The service will involve a scripture reading followed by a homily and individual confessions. The prophet Isaiah foretold the coming of Jesus, the Messiah, But a shoot shall bud from the stump of Jesse, and from his roots a bud shall blossom. Jesse was the father of the great King David of the Old Testament and is often looked upon as the first person in the genealogy of Jesus. That is why again this year, the Worship Ministry chose to display this image in the center of the Gathering Space. PREPARING FOR CHRISTMAS The Worship Ministry is preparing for Christmas decorations and needs your assistance. Christmas Decorations are set for Sunday, December 16 at 12:00 PM. If you can t help on this day then how about Monday Wednesday, during the day? Our biggest need is putting the lights on the large and small trees...can you help? Contact Wayne Efferson, Worship Leader, if you have questions ( ext. 206) or natwe@nativityparish.com LECTOR WORKBOOKS The Church begins its 2019 liturgical year on the First Sunday of Advent, December 2. The new liturgical year marks the transition from one lectionary cycle (A, B, or C) to the next, readings built around the three synoptic gospels - Matthew, Mark, and Luke; this year s gospel is from St. Luke (Cycle C). Lectors, if you did not pick up a workbook at the Liturgical Ministers Day of Renewal (In-service) on November 3 or 5 then you can do so from the rear Sacristy. Lectors, check your name off the list when you pick up your book.

4 ADVENT EXPERIENCE December 5 at 6:30 PM in Church Please join us for a performance of Behold, the Lamb of God: The True Tale of the Coming of Christ. This one hour show is a family event open to all. A free-will offering will be taken. Parents and students participating in the Faith Formation Program are expected to attend. Nativity Christmas Giving Tree Please stop by the Gathering Space this weekend to make sure all the children s ornaments have been chosen off of the tree. A heartfelt thank you to all who have already taken part in Nativity s Giving Tree this Advent Season by sponsoring a child, making a monetary donation, or volunteering their time. PLEASE REMEMBER TO HAVE ALL WRAPPED GIFTS AT CHURCH NO LATER THAN THIS MONDAY, DECEMBER 3. Monetary donations for the Brown County Community Treatment Center and our fellow parishioners who are in nursing homes or are homebound can be made until Christmas. Questions: Contact Julie Jenquin at Upcoming Fireside Bus Trips Legends of Country - Wednesday, January 9, 2019 Sign up Deadline December 3, 2018 EVERYBODY LOVES COUNTRY!! Six of the biggest country artists of all time in one great performance!! LEGENDS! Dolly Parton, Tim McGraw, Reba McEntire, Brooks & Dunn, Shania Twain & Johnny Cash!! We need 8 more people. Sign up now! Call Nativity at Thank You! My Fair Lady - Wednesday, February 27, 2019 Sign up Deadline January 23, 2019 Often called the World s Greatest Musical, MY FAIR LADY is a Broadway classic which won six Tony Awards. It is a beautiful show filled with gorgeous costumes, breath-taking dancing, featuring such hits as Wouldn t It Be Loverly, I m Getting Married in the Morning, and I Could Have Danced All Night. We need 16 more people to go. Call Nativity at Thank You! Wednesday Night Faith & Discipleship Formation Changes Time Change: To better accommodate family and student schedules, beginning January 2, 2019, the Wednesday night sessions will be reduced by 15 minutes each week. Classes will begin at 6:15 PM as normal but will be dismissed at 7:30 PM instead of 7:45 PM. Building Security: Starting immediately, only door #2 (on the Church side of the parking lot) will be unlocked during Faith and Discipleship Formation Sessions, and available for entry. We will no longer be unlocking door #3 or #4. **Please note, even locked, we are able to exit the building through all the doors in an emergency. December 14 At Nativity of Our Lord Parish January 11 At Nativity of Our Lord Parish February 8 At St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish March 8 At Nativity of Our Lord Parish 2nd Fridays for Seniors Schedule Sponsored By Nativity of our Lord Parish RSVP ~ St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish RSVP ~ Join us for Mass at 9:00 AM, followed by a continental breakfast & presentation. Ashwaubenon Encore Choir Songs of the Season Pam Buergi, RN St. Mary/St. Vincent Hospitals Topic: Keeping your spine and joints healthy Fr. Paul Demuth Topic: European Pilgrimage to the shrines of Lourdes & Fatima, Rome, Assisi and Venice Fr. James Neilson, Professor of Art at St. Norbert College Topic: Art and the Catholic Imagination Winter Weather Cancellation Policy Severe weather conditions can make driving dangerous. Please know that Nativity follows the Ashwaubenon school policy so if Ashwaubenon school classes are cancelled for the day, then the Parish Office will be closed. In the event of a late start, the Parish Office will also open late. If school closes early then evening activities at the parish will be cancelled. Bulletin Article Deadline The deadline for submitting articles into the bulletin is by the end of the business day on Friday of the week prior to publication. Thank you! Send articles to: natscene@nativityparish.com.

5 2018 Nativity Women s Guild Winter Wonderland Bazaar Raffle Winners Congratulations to all the lucky winners! LARGE RAFFLE WINNERS: Judy Schroeder - Queen Size Quilt donated by: Patt Nowak Mary Hockers - Terry Redlin Print Best Friends Carlee Mansfield - Gift Basket from Thirty-One Gifts donated by Kim Bani Fran Beams - $50.00 Gift Certificate donated by Whispering Pines Tree Farm Shirley Lins - $ Gas Card donated by Ashwaubenon Plumbing Ltd. SMALL RAFFLE WINNERS: Lisa Mielke - Golf Basket Tina Cotters - Vera Bradley Purse, scarf, umbrella donated by Marge Bertolli Betty Mosher - Wine Basket donated by Rita Huth Nancy Steffen - Ladies Night Out Gift Certificates Clara Jarosinski - Kid s Christmas Stocking stuffed with games, toys Karen Van Rossum - Cardinal Planter donated by Betty Weizenicker Jack Osborne - Nativity Set & Creche donated by Nativity Women s Guild & Judy Schroeder Diane Gillis - Snowman Planter donated by Betty Weizenicker Joan Ross - Snowman Cookie Jar with candy donated by Joyce Esser & Rita Huth Tammy Bartley - Young Children s Gift Basket donated by Judy Schroeder Mary Cyn - Baking Basket donated anonymously ************************************************************************************** The Nativity Women s Guild would like to thank ALL who participated in any way in making our 37 th Winter Wonderland Bazaar and Craft Sale a huge success. We would like to thank the following for organizing and running their area. Bakery - Karen Palluconi Books - Jean Ray Clean Up - Rita Huth/Judy Schroeder Doors - Nancy Steffen Granny s Attic - Bernie Selk/Jane Jelinek/Fran Beams/Sharon Scanlan Kitchen - Mary Sevcik/Carol Schuld/Judy Neidl Publicity - Joyce Bouche Raffle - Joyce Esser/Rita Huth Reservations - Joyce Esser Decorations - Arlene Kaminski/Fran Beams Tables - Sharon Scanlan/Geri Turriff Maintenance - George Skolasinski Housekeeper - Mary Greene and the Knights of Columbus and all who helped set up. We would also like to say thank you to everyone who donated items, all the volunteers who worked, to our vendors to all who brought canned food and to all who attended this event. Last but not least to the Knights of Columbus, Women s Guild and all who help set up, especially George Skolasinski, Mary Greene and the Office Staff. The wide variety of items contributed to the wonderful success of this year s Bazaar. THANK YOU and GOD BLESS YOU! General Chairperson Judy Schroeder

6 Scrip Presentation December 1 & 2 I would like to tell you a possible story of a week in the life of a Scrip user, Suzy Sunshine. Suzy wakes up Sunday morning and starts getting ready for Mass, as she is doing that she puts together her Scrip order. When she leaves Mass she stops in the Gathering Space and picks up her Scrip. She gets in the car and her husband says, let s go out to breakfast. So they stop at Denny s and pay with a Scrip card and earned 7% of their bill for our parish. On Monday, her washing machine decided to stop working, so after shopping around they decided the best bargain was at Best Buy, so they went to the Parish Office and purchased Scrip cards and earned 4% for our parish. On Tuesday, she decided to do the family s grocery shopping for the week. She used her Festival Food Scrip cards and earned 3% for our parish. On Wednesday, she realized she was low on gas, so she stopped at her local Shell gas station, paid with a Scrip card and earned 10% for our parish. On Thursday, her husband came home from work and said you shouldn t have to cook tonight, let s go out to eat. They decided to go to Longhorn Steak House and since she did not have a Scrip card, she got out her phone and bought an e-card, so they could earn 8% for our parish. On Friday, she was taking their children to school and decided to stop at Starbucks for a cup of coffee and earned 7% for our parish. Saturday is errand day, so she stopped at Seroogy s to get some candy to give her Mom for her birthday and earned 11% for our parish, then she stopped at Cabela s to get a just because present for her husband and earned 11% for our parish. Their daughter wanted a new dress for Christmas so they went to Kohl s and earned 4% for our parish. After all the errands they needed a treat so they stopped at Smart Cow for ice cream and earned 5% for our parish. Of course, Saturday night their daughter wants to go to a movie with her friends, so she takes out a Marcus Scrip card for her to use and earns 9% for our parish. As you can see she used a lot of Scrip this week! And for all things she would have bought anyway with cash or credit card. Instead, by using $25.00 Scrip cards at each place she visited she would have earned $19.75 for Nativity Parish. If you used Scrip cards every other week for these regular purchases that would amount to over $500 a year for our parish. To take this one step further, if just 100 of our families did this we would have an additional $50,000 a year to support Nativity Parish. Why not start today?! Please take a couple of minutes to stop in the Gathering Space after Mass to purchase your Scrip cards. We also have people available this weekend to help you sign up for the ShopWithScrip website so you can shop right from your phone. Or stop in the Parish Office during the week. Thank you for your kind attention.

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10 PARISH STAFF Parish Deacons John Bundra Michael Dabeck Worship Leader Wayne Efferson Business Manager Tricia Westhoven Administrative Assistant Jennie LeMere Volunteer Coordinator Deb Langenhuizen Accountant/IT Specialist Vicki Matuszak Housekeeper Mary Greene Maintenance Supervisor George Skolasinski FAITH FORMATION STAFF FAITH FORMATION OFFICE Phone (920) Director of Faith and Discipleship Formation Mary Carter Early Childhood Coordinator Heidi Stubb Sunday & Tuesday Coordinator Barb Torreano 2018 Retirement Collection Share in the Care Next weekend, our parish will take a Retirement Collection. This will be to benefit two groups of people who have served us faithfully. We will have the opportunity to give to the National Retirement Fund for Religious, which helps our retired sisters, brothers and religious order priests. We also have an opportunity to give to the retirement needs of the senior priests in the Diocese of Green Bay. You may donate to both of these groups, or just to one. If you receive parish envelopes, please use the Retirement Envelope, otherwise use an envelope from one of the entrances. Parish Stewardship November 24-25, 2018 Sacrificial Offering $ 9, Loose Offering $ Online Giving $ 4, Total $ 14, To meet our budget, we need an average of $15, each week. FYTD Budgeted Receipts $ 351, FYTD Actual Receipts $ 320, Fiscal Year Deficit thru week 22 $ (30,204.00) Maintenance Improvement Fund $ Thanksgiving $ Christmas Flowers $ Disaster Relief $ Retirement Collection $ 3.00 Immaculate Conception $ nd Thanksgiving Greg Rush CONGRATULATIONS CALENDAR RAFFLE WINNERS FOR NOVEMBER Please allow 2-weeks for processing. $ th Frank Faucett $ rd Don Mahlberg $ th Linda Whiting $ rd Lorraine Klarkowski $ th Maddi Appleton $ th Katrina Leisgang $ th Tim Nelson $25.00 GRACE Annual Appeal Consider the gift of education in your year-end charitable giving. Your gift to the GRACE Annual Appeal will offer the blessing for any families who desire a Catholic education for their children. Many of us in our parish communities have been blessed with the gifts of Catholic education, and can carry on what we have learned and witnessed in our faith in giving back to our GRACE Catholic schools. Donations can be mailed to: GRACE Annual Appeal, 1087 Kellogg Street, Green Bay, WI or online at Thank you for your prayerful consideration for GRACE in your year-end charitable giving. Limited quantities in stock for the holidays and gift giving in $5 and $10 denominations. Get them while they last! Amazon $10 Applebee s $10 Barnes & Noble $5 Cold Stone Creamery $5 CVS $10 Darden $10 Home Depot $10 IHOP $10 McDonald s $10 Meijer $10 Panera Bread $5 Red Lobster $10 Starbucks $5 Taco Bell $5 Target $10 Walmart/Sam s Club $10 Purchase before and after all Masses or in the Parish Office during the week. 11/19/18-11/25/18 - Scrip sold Sales - $6, Profit - $332.00

11 REPORTING SEXUAL ABUSE If you know of an incident of sexual abuse of a person who is now under the age of 18 by a priest, deacon, employee or volunteer, PLEASE IMMEDIATELY CALL THE CIVIL AUTHORITIES AND THEN THE DIOCESE. If the person was abused as a minor but is now an adult, please contact: Office of Safe Environment Diocese of Green Bay or (toll free) We also encourage you to report the incident to local civil authorities. YOU MATTER TO US THERE IS HOPE! Crisis Center Pregnancy Hotline BAPTISMS Parents may schedule their child s Baptism after they have completed a short preparation program. Call the Parish Office at at least 60 days before Baptism for an interview and a preparation session. SACRAMENT OF ANOINTING OF THE SICK December 30 This Sacrament is offered to anyone in need of Christ s healing touch. The Anointing of the Sick is a sacrament for those who are in need of physical, emotional, or spiritual healing. Think of friends and loved ones who may want to receive this sacrament and invite them to this Mass. RCIA RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION FOR ADULTS Do you want to know more about the Catholic faith? Are you or someone you know interested in becoming baptized or confirmed as a Catholic? For more information about this process call Wayne Efferson ( x206) or natwe@nativityparish.com.