January 15, nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

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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. Oneida Street Green Bay, Wisconsin January 15, nd Sunday in Ordinary Time SERVANT LEADERS Fr. John H. Harper-Pastor Family Life/Stephen Ministry/Social Concerns John Bundra, Deacon Worship Wayne Efferson Faith Formation Dr. Robert Berchmans, Ph D PARISH STAFF Business Administrator Steve Wery Parish Deacon Deacon Michael Schmidt Parish Secretary Bobbie Skalecki Volunteer Coordinator Deb Langenhuizen Accountant/IT Specialist Vicki Matuszak Housekeeper Mary Greene Maintenance Supervisor Mike Wightman FAITH FORMATION STAFF Faith Formation/Youth Ministry Coordinator Stephanie Rottier Early Childhood Coordinator Heidi Stubb Sunday & Tuesday Coordinator Barb Torreano Secretary Charmaine Berchmans FAITH FORMATION OFFICE Phone (920) PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Phone (920) Fax (920) natscene@nativityparish.com KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Tim Randall WOMEN S GUILD Judy Schroeder MASS SCHEDULE Weekend - Saturday 5:00 PM (Communion Prayer Service) Sunday 8:30 AM & 10:15 AM Monday & Thursday 9:00 AM Weekday - Tuesday & Friday 9:00 AM Holy Days: *Eve: 6:30 PM Wednesday 8:00 AM *Day: 9:00 AM *Subject to change 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

2 READINGS FOR THE WEEK Sunday: Is 49:3, 5-6/Ps 40/1 Cor 1:1-3/Jn 1:29-34 Monday: Heb 5:1-10/Ps 110/Mk 2:18-22 Saturday, January 14 5:00 Clyde, Marie, Sue & Bruce Weber and Jack Schuch; Living Intention for Margaret Pickett; Peter Locatelli; Leonard Ernst; Rev. Gerald Bouressa Sunday, January 15 8:30 James A. Diring; Francis & Alice Heyrman; Elaine Theroux; Jason Ratz; Rev. Michael Clifford 10:15 The Alexander Family; Walter & Florence Morrison and David Mooren; Gladys Parker; Robert DeCleene; Rev. Daniel Gilsdorf Monday, January 16 9:00 Communion Prayer Service Tuesday, January 17 9:00 Alice Martinelli; LaVerne Vandertie; Rev. Dennis Bouche Wednesday, January 18 8:00 Steven Borko; Jessica Kidd; Rev. Roy Crain 2:00 (Woodside) Marianne Capelle; Clayton Burckle; Rev. Charles Fredericks Thursday, January 19 9:00 Communion Prayer Service (Maple Ridge) 2:00 Rosary 2:20 Mass: Rita Vincent; Rosemary Younger; Rev. Willard McKinnon Friday, January 20 9:00 Raymond Boushka; Robert Ronsman; Rev. Edward Sobczyk Saturday, January 21 5:00 Lauri Gulbrand; Sister Sarah Bertler; Long Van-Tran; Stanley Stock, Sr.; Rev. William Spalding Sunday, January 22 8:30 Oresta Beaudry; Carl Guillaume; George Stathas; Janet Vanden Eng; Rev. Earl Brouchard 10:15 The Alexander Family; Shirley Marinan; Harold Vandertie; Sylvia Golonka; Rev. Charles Duerr Tuesday: Heb 6:10-20/Ps 111/Mk 2:23-28 Wednesday: Heb 7:1-3, 15-17/Ps 110/Mk 3:1-6 Thursday: Heb 7:25--8:6/Ps 40/Mk 3:7-12 Friday: Heb 8:6-13/Ps 85/Mk 3:13-19 Saturday: Heb 9:2-3, 11-14/Ps 47/Mk 3:20-21 Sunday: Is 8:23--9:3/Ps 27/1 Cor 1:10-13, 17/ Mt 4:12-23 or 4:12-17 PARISH STEWARDSHIP DECEMBER 31 & JANUARY 1, 2017 Sacrificial Offering......$18, Loose Offering Online Giving , Total $23, To meet our budget, we need an average of $16, each week. FYTD Budgeted Receipts $446, FYTD Actual Receipts $429, Fiscal Year Deficit thru week # $ (16,776.00) Maintenance Improvement Fund..$ JANUARY 7 & JANUARY 8, 2017 Sacrificial Offering......$10, Loose Offering.....1, Online Giving , Total $15, To meet our budget, we need an average of $16, each week. FYTD Budgeted Receipts $462, FYTD Actual Receipts $444, Fiscal Year Deficit thru week # $ (17,972.00) Maintenance Improvement Fund..$ Volunteers are in the Narthex before and after all Masses. $crip can also be purchased in the Parish Office during the week from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM. If you have any questions, please contact the Parish Office at /2-1/8/15: $crip sold: Sales - $2, Profit - $

3 OUR AMAZING PARISH PARISHIONERS SAT: 5:00 PM Mass - Song Leader/Organist SUN: MON: 8:15 AM 8:30 AM 10:00 AM 10:15 AM 10:15 AM 10:00 AM 7:00 AM BAPTISM MASS - 10:15 Sunday Hospitality - Bona Hall RCIA - Lounge Mass - Song Leader/Organist Nursery Mass - Song Leader/Organist Church Time - Grades 1 & 2 Quilting Group - Lounge Special Ed Meeting - Bona Hall TUES: 6:15 PM Religious Ed - Grades 3-5 WED: THURS: SAT: SUN: 12:00 PM 4:00 PM 6:15 PM 6:30 PM 7:30 PM 7:45 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM Bishop s Appeal - Bona Hall Children s Choir Practice - Lounge Religious Ed - Grades 6-11 TAIZE Prayer - Chapel Song Leader/Organist Meeting - Church Youth Group - JP2 Room Stephen Ministry Nativity Choir Practice - Church 5:00 PM Mass - Song Leader/Organist 8:15 AM 8:30 AM 10:00 AM 10:15 AM 10:15 AM Sunday Hospitality - Bona Hall RCIA - Lounge Mass - Nativity Choir/Organist Nursery Mass - Children s Choir/Organist Church Time - Grades 1 & 2 Please keep the families of Becky Helgren and Daniel Ritter in your prayers. ADVERTISER OF THE WEEK Nativity is an Amazing Parish because of people like Brian Luchs, a parish member with a passion for sharing his time and talents in multiple facets here at Nativity. He is a very active member of the Knights of Columbus, which includes sharing his Booyah making talents. Brian shares his gifts with being a member of the Social Concerns Ministry. He also, shows his dedication to his faith by opening up the church on weekends. Brian s faith is put into action when he helps with the NEW Shelter meals. He does all of this with a kind heart and a smile, and we are so blessed to have him here at Nativity. As we recognize Brian for the wonderful things he does for our parish this week, please remember to give him a humble handshake, a hug and/or a smile in thanks for all he does. Note: Nativity Parish will recognize at least one parishioner, business sponsor or member of the community each week under our Amazing Parishioners section of the bulletin, which includes uploads to our Facebook and Web page. 2nd If you have a recognition topic, please contact the Parish Office at CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CALENDAR RAFFLE WINNERS FOR JANUARY Please allow 2-3 weeks for processing payment. NEW YEAR S Mike Gee $ th Tony Bouche $ nd Carol Kemper $ th Virginia Becks $ rd Duane Schneider $ th Jennifer Sambolin $ th Chris Sambolin $ th Harry Duescher $ th Judy Neidl $ th Kendra $25.00 Dantzman 6th Earl VanDenHeuvel $ th Linda Whiting $

4 WORSHIP NEWS Contact: Wayne Efferson, Servant Leader , x206 or TAIZE PRAYER TAIZE prayer will be celebrated on Wednesday, January 18 at 6:30 PM (Chapel). TAIZE (pronounced ~~ Teh-ZAY) is an ecumenical, peaceful way to pray, using easy to learn musical chants, silent meditation and scripture readings.a meditative, common prayer. Gathered in faith, Christians come together to sing uncomplicated repetitive short songs, like breath prayers, uncluttered by too many words, allowing the mystery of God to become tangible through the beauty of the Spirit in its simplicity. A few words sung over and over again (mantra) reinforce the meditative quality of prayer. They express a basic reality of faith that can quickly be grasped by the intellect, and will gradually penetrate the whole being. For in-depth information visit SONG LEADERS & ORGANISTS MEETING Following TAIZE Prayer on January 18th, all Song Leaders and Organists will meet in Church at 7:30 PM to begin preparing for Lent/Easter WINTER ORDINARY TIME CHURCH DECORATORS Thank you for helping take down/store the Christmas decorations and put up the Winter Ordinary Time decorations. The Church looks amazing! YOUR HELP IS NEEDED The Worship Ministry really needs your assistance with preparing our worship space for the celebration of Mass through the ministry of Church Helper. On any given week there are at least 1,500 worshippers who come through our church doors to celebrate the Eucharist (Mass). With all those worshippers comes a messy pew e.g. songbooks, pew cards not properly stored in the hymnal racks and/or bulletins and trash left in the pew after Mass. This ministry attends to these items along with cleaning the altar candles and holy water bowls at the entrances. A new schedule will be due in January and more Helpers are needed because of winter vacation and illness; we have lost four of our Church Helper Ministers and we need your help. The time involved to complete these tasks average an hour once or twice a month, depending on the number of minsters in the rotation. This is a wonderful, simple and fulfilling ministry (volunteer) experience that is flexible and doesn t require much time, while giving you a sense of creating a spirit of hospitality for those who come to celebrate the Mass. You would be asked to be on a rotating schedule with other volunteers, so your frequency of service depends on how many are involved in this ministry. Won t you consider this fulfilling ministry by contacting Wayne Efferson, Director of Worship at ext. 206 or natwe@nativityparish.com WORSHIP MINISTRY We are looking to add members to its group in hopes of helping our parish prepare well for all liturgical celebrations (Mass). The LITURGY is the work of the FAITHFUL when we come to celebrate Sunday Eucharist (Mass). Our purpose, duty and responsibly is to direct in an orderly function, the spiritual and worship life at Nativity Parish. We foster spirituality of the parish community through the encouragement and enhancement of daily prayer, devotions and other liturgical celebrations. In addition, we work closely with all Liturgical Ministries so that all who participate in the Mas by way of a ministry e.g. Lectors, Ushers, may feel comfortable and in their role as they serve the Assembly. There is much to prepare when we gather for Mass so that the gospel message is effectively conveyed through music, scripture, art and environment, and prayer. We meet on the second Thursday of the month from 6-7:30 PM. Bring you interests and talents to help us continue to be an Amazing Parish. For more information, Call Wayne Efferson, Worship Servant Leader at ext DISPOSAL OF OLD SACRED OBJECTS The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick will take place on Sunday, January 29 th following the 8:30 AM Mass (9:30-10:00 AM). The next scheduled anointing will be on Sunday, April 30 th. The Anointing of the Sick is a sacrament and is offered to anyone in need of Christ s healing touch such as 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. 4 Would you like to dispose of or "retire" your old religious books, articles and sacred objects, (sacramentals) but don t know how to do so in a reverent, respectful manner? There is a container (gold box) in the Narthex for these items. Sacred objects and articles in good condition will be given to the missions and/or St. Vincent DePaul Store, and items in poor condition will be disposed of in a reverent, respectful and proper manner.

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7 LIFELONG FAITH FORMATION Learn Him - Love Him - Live Him THE CATHOLIC FAITH THE BASICS A CLOSER AND A DEEPER LOOK PLACE: Lounge - Nativity Parish, Oneida St., Green Bay (Enter Door # 7) DATES: Mondays February 6, 13, 20, 27; March 6, 13 TIME: 6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. FACILITATOR: Dr. Robert Berchmans, Ph D Are you a young adult or a mature adult? Are you a non-catholic and want to explore this faith? Can you spend 90 minutes a week for six weeks? Do you want to get answers to all unanswered questions? Have you wondered what it means to be a good Catholic? Do you want to connect your daily life to the Catholic faith? A warm welcome to anyone who is curious about the Catholic faith baptized or non-baptized, churched or non-churched, Catholic or non-catholic. This will be a great investment. It will be time well spent. We will explore basic questions that give meaning to human life and the human quest and how the Catholic faith meets these challenges. Come and be part of this journey. R.S.V.P.: /

8 Upcoming Summer Trips Check it out!! Love Begins Here, provides the youth with an opportunity to encounter Jesus Christ in a life changing way through a week long, local mission trip where they live in Catholic community and continue Christ s work on earth. Learn more at Check out our Facebook lovebeginsheregreenbay Nativity will be taking part in both a middle school and high school opportunity. Middle School We will be going to Kiel, WI for 3 days (July 5-8) Cost is $100/youth. High School We will be going to St. Joseph Parish, Green Bay for 5 days (June 25-30). Cost is $120 per high schooler. WE WILL NEED CHAPERONES. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BEING A CHAPERONE PLEASE CONTACT STEPHANIE. Please Contact Stephanie with any interest you may have by calling or texting MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER Looking for a weekend away, for just the two of you? Discover Each Other Again, more deeply, honestly and warmly. The 2017 weekend retreat options are: March & April nd Fridays for Seniors Sponsored By and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish RSVP ~ RSVP ~ Join us for Mass at 9:00 am followed by a continental breakfast & presentation. February 10 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Jesus of Nazareth before Creeds and Doctrines were Written Presenter: Diann Wimmer At the Norbertine Center for Spirituality in De Pere. For more information, contact: Sue & Dennis Amtmann at (920) RegistrationCouple@GBME.org or visit SECRETARY VOLUNTEER HELP AT NATIVITY Do you enjoy helping people? This would be the spot for you. We are in need to work in the office. Your duties would include: greeting everyone that comes into the office, answering the phone, selling scrip, scheduling Masses and other projects. The shift would be 9 am 1 pm twice a month. We are in great need of people to replace volunteers who no longer are able to help in the office. Please contact: Deb Langenhuizen , x211 or natdl@nativityparish.com.

9 WE NEED FAMILY BINGO PRIZES We are in need of prizes for Family Bingo which will be held on January 29 at 1:00 PM in Bona Hall. These prizes can be new, re-gifted or gently used items for all ages. Some other popular prizes are candy bars and 2-liter bottles of soda. The more prizes we get, the more we give out. Hope to see you on January 29 at 1:00 PM. Please bring your prizes to the Parish Office and label as: Family Bingo Thank you so much for your generosity. FAITH FORMATION Contact: Dr. Robert Berchmans , x216, or FAITH FORMATION INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY Poor winter conditions sometimes make cancellations necessary. For Religion Education Sessions, please know that if Ashwaubenon public school classes are cancelled for the day, then there will be no Religion Education Sessions that evening. Late starts will not affect evening sessions. If weather worsens during the day, notification of any cancellation will appear on the major TV stations or call the Religion Education office at BLAH-BEATER BUNCO JANUARY 23-6:00 PM IN THE NARTHEX CANCELLATION POLICY MASS/COMMUNION PRAYER SERVICE Severe winter weather conditions can make driving dangerous. Sometimes we need to make cancellations. Please know that if local school classes are cancelled for the day, OR if they are delayed then there will be no Mass or Communion Prayer Service that morning. If they are cancelled solely due to snow, the Parish Office will be closed as well. The Office and Church will not close due to cold temperatures. Please join the Family Life Commission for fun, companionship, snacks and PRIZES! Don t know how to play? We ll teach you! Please call the Parish Office at to sign up. RUMMAGE, BAKE & BOOK SALE Nativity Women s Guild will be having our annual Rummage, Bake & Book Sale on April 28, 8:30 AM-4:00 PM, and April 29, 8:30 AM-Noon. We will be accepting it ems ow until April 27; we do accept clothes, all sizes, that are clean and usable. No electronics please. We are in need of used books and bakery for the bakery booth. You can bring bakery to Bona Hall on Thursday, April 27 or early on April 28. Please put on paper plates and mark the contents. All items should be brought to Bona Hall and marked RUMMAGE SALE. Thank you for making this a successful Rummage Sale in the past. We will also be serving a light lunch on Friday, April 28. If you have questions, please call: Mary at or Marge at We still need 25 people to fill this bus trip! FIRESIDE BUS TRIP BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Wednesday, March 8, 2017 Sign up and payment of $90 by February 8, 2017 FOOD PANTRY DONATIONS For those of you who are participating or would like to participate in donating to the Food Pantry, we would just like to remind you that the grocery cart is located in the Narthex by the entrance doors. We have received a few questions as to where to drop off the food and canned goods. Thank you again for your generosity! 9

10 Commitment to Raise Awareness The St. Agnes Parish Peace and Social Justice Ministry is committed to raise awareness about the existence of Human Sex Trafficking in Green Bay. We invite all adults and high school students for a video presentation of In Plain Site on Wednesday, January 18, 2017 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. in St. Agnes Church, 1484 Ninth St., Green Bay. After viewing the video, we will share various methods for supporting efforts to challenge this threat to vulnerable children in our community. I WAS SICK AND YOU VISITED ME MATTHEW 25:36 HSHS St. Vincent and HSHS St. Mary s Hospitals Pastoral Care Department is in need of volunteer Eucharistic Ministers to distribute communion during the weekday or weekend mornings at least once a month. Volunteers will have had received training and are commissioned as Eucharistic Ministers within their parish. Eucharistic Ministers must be physically able to cover up to five floors in the hospital and bring communion to approximately 25 people daily. Two Communion Ministers are assigned each day at HSHS St. Vincent s, and one Communion minister at HSHS St. Mary s. All new volunteers shadow an experienced Eucharistic Minister until they feel comfortable to distribute communion alone. HSHS St. Vincent hospital is seeking volunteer Chapel Assistants to help set up and take down for mass Monday Friday at 7:30am. Volunteers would also assist in checking chapel supplies and creating an appropriate chapel environment reflective of the church season. We are looking for a variety of volunteers to take one or two days a month on a monthly rotation. All volunteers are required to complete a volunteer application, background check and blood work as well as receive an annual flu vaccine and attend an initial orientation and annual educational event. If you are interested in either of these volunteer opportunities, please call Pastoral Care at THE SPIRITUALITY OF AGING This winter there will be 8 sessions of The Spirituality of Aging offered on Thursdays, 9-11:30 am. Sessions run January 19 to March 9. We will meet in room 109 at Annunciation Parish, 1087 Kellogg Street. Please enter door #1 or #7. Each week we will explore topics related to the aging process (such as growing in faith, mentoring the next generation, preparing for our final transition) in light of our Christian faith. Registration is due by January 13. Contact the Quad-Parish office at to register or for more information. A free-will offering will be taken at the end of the series. ST. JUDE YOUNG ADULT HOUSE CHRISTIAN MEN, AGES Live amongst good friends, have fellowship opportunities, and enjoy a beautiful home for an affordable price, $ rent per month depending on room and lease selection, everything included. Contact: Riley Garbe at: or ri.garbe@yahoo.com NEW HOPE GRIEF GROUP If you have lost a loved one and find that you are just not yourself, I invite you to come to our New Hope Grief Group. It is extremely encouraging & comforting to know that what you are struggling with is part of your grief journey. Other members of the group will completely understand what you are experiencing as they too struggle with similar emotions. Our next ecumenical grief support group begins on January 17.This group meets on six Tuesday afternoons, 1:30-3 pm at the Quad-Parish Office, 1087 Kellogg St., Rm 105. Participants are urged to plan on attending all five consecutive sessions. There is no fee for these sessions; however, a free-will offering to help defray expenses is welcome. New Hope is open to anyone who has lost a loved one through death. For additional information or to enroll, call Pre-registration is requested. Thank you! Sr. Pat

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: Jayne Stefanic, Diocesan Assistance Coordinator, 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 two-part preparation program. Call the Parish Office at least 60 days before Baptism for interview and preparation session BAPTISM DATES February 19, April 23, May 14 SACRAMENT OF ANOINTING OF THE SICK (Following 8:30 AM Mass See dates listed below) 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 ANOINTING OF THE SICK DAYS January 29, April 30, July 30, October 29, December 31 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 ( , ext. 206) or natwe@nativityparish.com. 11