The Catholic Church of the Nativity 5955 St. Elmo Road Bartlett, TN 38135

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1 The Catholic Church of the Nativity 5955 St. Elmo Road Bartlett, TN Parish Office Hours: Mon Fri 8:30a.m. to 5:00p.m. Phone August 19, Emergency Phone Parochial Administrator: Father Robert Szczechura, STL Deacons: Frank Larker Chris Frame David Rosenthal, PhD Administrative Assistant: Angie 0 Neill angie.oneill@nativity.cdom.org Bookkeeper: Jim Moseley nativity.accounting@nativity.cdom.org Director of Music: Kyung-Won On kw.on@nativity.cdom.org Director of Religious Education: Theresa Krier theresah.krier@nativity.cdom.org Director Youth Ministry: Stephen Peyton stephen.peyton@nativity.cdom.org Co-Directors Hispanic Ministry: Lyz Candia clyzcan@yahoo.com, and Lillian Luciano Mass Schedules Daily Monday - Saturday 8:00 a.m. Weekend Saturday Vigil 5:00 p.m. Sunday 8:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Spanish 5:00 p.m. Filipino First Sunday of Each Month (Tagalog/English) 12:30 p.m. Holy Days As Announced Sacraments Reconciliation Saturday 3:30p.m. to 4:30p.m. Sunday 9:30a.m. to 10:00a.m. or by appointment Spanish - Sunday 4:20p.m. to 4:50p.m.(1st Sunday of the month) Baptism by appointment; please contact the parish office Marriage Contact the parish office at least six months before the wedding BULLETIN DEADLINE: NOON WEDNESDAY for the next weekend nativity.bulletin@hotmail. com

2 Mass Intentions August 18 & 19, 2018 Please Pray for Our Sick 8:00am Weekdays Mon 20th Tom Head + Tue 21st Betty Campos + Wed 22nd Gino Bernardini + Thur 23rd Special Intentions for Fr. Morgera Fri 24th John Lenti + From Death to New Life May Those We have Loved & Lost Rest in Peace David Ferrell Brother of Carolyn Winkler Elmer Francis Frank Hutton Father of Mary Strickland Dale Preston Patterson Son of Ronnie & Linda Patterson Jim Shaw Requested By 8:00am Saturday Aug 18th Betty Campos + 25th Joachim Machado + Father Robert 5:00pm Saturday Aug 18th Martha & Willis Chambliss + 25th Betty Campos + 8:00am Sunday Aug 19th Doris Ferguson + 26th Tom Head + 10:30am Sunday Aug 19th Alice Ryan + 26th Joseph Thiel + 5:00pm Sunday - Spanish Aug 19th Immigrants & Refugees 26th Immigrants & Refugees The Schwill Family Jerry & Donna Lampen The Men s Club Dorothy Ambrose Mother of Theresa Chady Bob & MaryAnn Trainor Robert & Janet Sutton Claire Fitzgerald Albino Annmarie Lee Allen Erlinda Amaba Vinnie Ariemma Mike Bulderbach Bill Brigrance Tina Burton Bill Coburn Joan Cunningham Don Edwards Michael Ellis Sally Gyout Emilie Harris Leeghann Harrison Terry Head Rosa Holmes Barry Houston Catherine Johnson Donna Lampen Fran Leavey Louis J. Lenti Ed List Annie Longoria Mary Mahoney Paul Baker Miller Cheyenne Montgomery Fr. Mike Morgera Shirley Odom John & June Patton A.J. Perk Kevin Perk Lillian Perk Fr. Robert Ponticello Karen Raney Maria Robertson Sam Sudduth Josie & Joe Tighe Mary Underwood Peter Voss Melissa Frame Vannucci Joyce R. West Barbara Williams Jack Lee Windley III Ann Wingate SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Monday: St. Bernard Tuesday: St. Pius X Wednesday: The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary Thursday: St. Rose of Lima Friday: St. Bartholomew Saturday: St. Louis; St. Joseph Calasanz; Blessed Virgin Mary READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Ez 24:15-24; Dt 32:18-21; Mt 19:16-22 Tuesday: Ez 28:1-10; Dt 32:26-28, 30, 35cd-36ab; Mt 19:23-30 Wednesday: Ez 34:1-11; Ps 23:1-6; Mt 20:1-16 Thursday: Ez 36:23-28; Ps 51:12-15, 18-19; Mt 22:1-14 Friday: Rv 21:9b-14; Ps 145:10-13, 17-18; Jn 1:45-51 Saturday: Ez 43:1-7a; Ps 85:9ab, 10-14; Mt 23:1-12 Sunday: Jos 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b; Ps 34:2-3, 16-21; Eph 5:21-32 [2a, 25-32]; Jn 6:60-69 Pray for Our Troops Lance Corporal Mark Earnest; Senior Airman Christopher Dill; Pvt. John David Dill; A1C Ryan C. Marlin; AO1 Andrew E. Hopson; Commander Derek A. Vestal, Pvt. Maria Witges, Captain Luke Sauber (USMC), Lieutenant Colonel Christopher J. Martindale U.S. Army, Richard A. Martin, Jr., BM1, (USCG) Captain Tami Kerns (US Army-Afghanistan) Captain Kevin Kerns (US Army-Hawaii) Captain Nicholas Burton. SSG. Carol Hopson, Gabriel Graven EF Specialist TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Sometimes the heat of summer translates into unrest in a city s streets. In the summer of 1834, popular sentiment against the presence of the Ursuline nuns near Boston reached a boiling point. An influx of Irish laborers had an impact on the work force in the city, and a deep-seated resentment against Catholics fueled the fire. The nuns supported themselves with a school, and most of the young women students were drawn from patrician Protestant families. Nevertheless, rumors fed by the saga of an unhappy junior sister and a later episode of a senior sister fleeing the place increased tensions. The city s selectmen were given a tour by the disgruntled sister, who by then had returned, and found all things in good order. That didn t please the mob, and the mother superior didn t help matters when she said that the bishop had platoons of Irishmen at hand, twenty thousand strong, to do marauders harm. By August 11, the convent had been invaded, ransacked, and burned to the ground. The nuns fled to Maine and Canada. The diocese attempted to recover losses, but the commonwealth offered only ten thousand dollars, which was rejected. Years later, a legislative bill for the state to rebuild the convent and school was roundly defeated. Yet the enterprise of Catholic education had great resilience, and in 1946, more than a hundred years after the riots, the Ursulines returned to Boston to re-establish an academy that endures to the present day. Rev. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co.

3 THIS EUCHARISTIC FEAST Some things about human nature don t change, even over the course of centuries. When we celebrate a holiday, we have a meal; when we celebrate a significant event, we have a feast. In today s first reading, Lady Wisdom is setting a feast, a sign of celebrating the covenant that Israel has with God. Israel s central remembrance of its saving Exodus covenant is the Passover meal. So it is natural and not coincidental that the Christian celebration of the new covenant sealed by the blood of Christ on the cross happens at a meal, our Eucharist, offered first by Jesus in the context of Passover remembrance. It is easy for us, sometimes, to forget the very long and rich religious and human origins of our Eucharistic feasting on the bread and cup that are the Body and Blood of Jesus. Today, and for the next few Sundays that we hear the Bread of Life discourse from John, let us bring to mind the loving covenant that God makes with us, and be filled with great joy at this marvelous feast that we have come to attend! Copyright J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. Nativity Information From the Desk of Father Robert Stay tuned PRE Registration and Mandatory Parent meeting Aug. 19th at 11:45am in Stelling Hall. Come see what our program is all about, Meet the catechists, come visit the classrooms. Father Robert and Theresa Krier, our DRE, will have very valuable information, you won't want to miss. Light refreshments will be served. We look forward to seeing YOU all at the meeting. Theresa Krier, Director of Religious Education - Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Everyone please mark your calendar! Nativity s Annual Auction is September 8, We are in need of new items for the auction. Please contact the office regarding your donation. Thank you for your help. Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Wednesdays 6:00 p.m. at Nativity Altar Flower Dedication Worship in our church is an experience of beauty. The flowers in the sanctuary are an important and beautiful symbol of what we offer to God in our worship. Every member of the parish is invited to contribute to the beauty of our worship by giving the altar flowers on a particular Sunday in memory, thanksgiving or celebration for people or events that are important to that donor. There will be one dedication per Weekend. The cost for the flowers is $65 or $100. If you would like to make such a gift, please contact Angie O'Neill at Thank you in advance for your generosity and for contribution to the beauty of our worship. Altar Flowers Donated By - Aug 18/19 Anonymous Aug 25/26 George & Eileen Kuehl - Special Intentions for the Kuehl & Martens Families Altar Servers All children in 3 rd grade or higher and all adults are encouraged to participate in the liturgy. Please call the Church office , leave your name, and phone number. Called to Serve: Adults are encouraged to become approved Liturgical Ministers by attending classes held periodically at Nativity. Please call the office, leave your name, and phone number if you are interested in becoming a Lay Minister. Help Someone See Place unused eye glasses (including Sun glasses) in the recycle box provided. To Date: 76 pairs of eye glasses have been donated to the Knights of Columbus Ophthalmology Project and 1 hearing aid.

4 August 18 & 19, 2018 ST. VINCENT de PAUL - Nativity The 11th Annual St. Vincent DePaul Friends of the Poor Walk for the Benefit of the Ozanam Center will be held Saturday, September 15th at Christian Brothers High School, 5900 Walnut Grove Rd., Memphis. Each day of the year the Ozanam Center provides 150 to 225 meals to the poor. Register to walk at or, if you can t attend, walk with us in spirit at Soup Kitchen Information! Next Soup Kitchen is August 21st. On August 7th, 6 volunteers from Nativity fed 135. Volunteers meet at 7:45 am at Nativity on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday of each month. If you would like to volunteer, there is a sign up sheet on the table in the Narthex. You will need to bring a hat or other type of hair cover. If you want more information, please call John Walton Check your calendar! Here are some dates that volunteers are needed - Tuesday, Sept. 4th and Sept 18th. Our Ministries Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Sundays: ages 3 yrs to 12 yrs, Confirmation 1 and 2 ; Contact Theresa Krier, PRE Director theresah.krier@nativity.cdom.org. Class times are posted on the Web site: nativitybartlett.org/calendar/ Cub Scouts Pack 258: Cub Scouts meet on most Tuesdays from 6:30 to 7:30pm either at the church or on adventures. Contact Mark Owens to register at markfowens@att.net or CYO 9-12 Grade Sundays from 6-8 pm Stephen Peyton, youth director stephen.peyton@nativity.cdom.org Fishers of Men: call the office Hands for God Puppet Productions: Most Sundays, 12-1 pm: For 5th-8th grade Puppeteers in Training; Contact John Walton or nativitycats@aol.com. For updates go to: Helping Hands Ministry Knitting Group: meet the 1st & 3rd Thursdays at 9 am in Holy Family Hall (Narthex). They help the homeless and Birthright babies Holy Family Ministry: for information contact David Rosenthal, PhD at david.rosenthal@nativity.cdom.org Knights of Columbus Council 14041: meet the 3rd Thursday at 6:30pm in Stelling Hall; contact Hank Winkler at or grandknight14041@gmail.com Liturgical Ministries: for information or questions regarding training or scheduling contact Jim Lippy or or the Church Office Men s Club: Breakfast Meeting 9am1st Sat. of each Month Nativity Information Prison Ministry: for information contact Shellie Teems, Parish Outreach Food for the Sick: Contact Susan Hanna at or savhan@aol.com for information. RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) preparation to receive Sacraments. Call the Church office for information. Society of St. Vincent de Paul: meet the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7pm. Contact Dawn Campbell for more information. Society of St. Vincent de Paul Soup Kitchen: 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month: Meet at church at 7:45 am for carpooling: Contact John Walton, for info. TOPS - Take off the Pounds Sensibly: meet Mondays at 4:15-5:00pm for weigh-in; 5-6pm meetings in Stelling Hall. Women s Guild: meets the 4th Tuesday at 7 pm the months of January, March, May, September and November.

5 Diocese Information New Minister Training for Ministry to the Sick SATURDAY, August 25, 2018 from 8:30 am 1:00 pm at the Catholic Center Shelby Oaks Drive - Memphis, TN. English Classes Lector Training with Father Robert Szczechura at the following parishes. Catholic Church of the Nativity Tuesday, September 11th & 18th from 6:30 pm 8:00 pm Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Humboldt, TN Saturday, September 22nd from 10:00am 2:00 pm Catholic Church of the Incarnation Monday, October 1st & 8th from 6:30 pm 8:00 pm Extraordinary Ministers of the Holy Communion Training with Father Robert Szczechura at the following parishes. Catholic Church of the Nativity Thursday, September 13th & 20th from 6:30 pm 8:00 pm Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Humboldt, TN Saturday, September 29th from 10:00am 2:00 pm Catholic Church of the Incarnation Monday, October 15th & 22nd from 6:30 pm 8:00 pm WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER Taste and see the goodness of the Lord. Put Christ s love into your relationship by attending the Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend on October 26 th -28 th 2018 at Our Lady Queen of Peace Retreat Center in Stanton, TN. For more information or to apply, visit our website at or contact us at Pilgrimage A Majestic Scandinavian Experience with Father Louis Lohan 10 Days: September 14-23, 2018, There are still a few spaces available on our Majestic Scandinavian Experience visiting Norway and Sweden. Enjoy a train ride on the Flam Railway and Fjord Cruise on the Naeroyfjord & the Aurlandsfjord. Take a Funicular Trip to Mount Floyen. Visit the Resistance Museum and Viking Ship Museum, Drottingham Palace and much more! Hosted by Father Louis Lohan. The cost is $4,963 per person based on two in a room. This experience includes, round trip flight from Gulfport, MS, Land, Hotels, all Breakfasts and most Dinners. Space is limited, so act quickly. Contact Paula at experiencescandinavia@gmail.com or This training is designed to provide new ministers with the basic tools that will be helpful in their ministry. As a trained minister you bring compassion, communion and become sacramental presence of Christ for those who are sick and homebound. Candidates are required to send completed registration form signed by the pastor or representative by August 20, Registration forms are available at your parish office or on line For more information call the Office of Pastoral Life Ministries at For all married and engaged couples the schedule for the NFP classes is as follows: Billings Ovulation Method ( First Session: September 13, 2018 Location: The Catholic Center (5825 Shelby Oaks Dr. - Memphis, TN 38134) Time: 6:30 pm For more information and registration please go to His First Live Concert at Catholic Church of the Resurrection 5475 Newberry Ave Memphis, TN Father Ray Kelly The Irish Singing Priest from Old Castle, Ireland Semi - Finalist Britain s Got Talent! Master of Ceremony: Joe Birch Award Winning Anchor & Reporter for WMC TV September 26, 2018 at 7:00 PM Tickets are $10! Contact the Church at or Maria Talley at

6 August 18 & 19, 2018 Diocese Information 2019 Diocesan Celebration of Wedding Anniversaries Saturday, February 9, :00 am at St. Louis Catholic Church For more information, contact Pam Ray at After Divorce: A Day of Hope & Healing A day retreat for the separated and divorced with Catholic author Rose Sweet on October 27, 2018 from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm at St. Louis Catholic Church (Clunan Center) 203 S White Station Memphis, TN $20.00 per person/ Lunch Included To register: Call Alma Abuelouf (901) Bible Teachings for Amazing Health! Join Sister Cathy Galaskiewicz, OP for a 4-week Bible study and discover ways to greater health in the month of August! 4 Mondays at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Marian Hall Conference Room at 10-11:30 a.m. or 6:30-8 p.m. 4 Tuesdays at the Church of the Holy Spirit, Conference Room at 10-11:30 a.m. Bring Bible. Cost $10 for 4-week series. RSVP cathy.galaskiewicz@gmail.com Are you concerned about the future of your high school student? Finding the solutions through goodness, beauty and truth only comes with an authentic Catholic education. Let St. Benedict at Auburndale High School (SBA) be the answer to your prayers. SBA Grounded in Faith Elevated by Excellence! sbaeagles.org/admissions or Young Adult Kickball Sign Ups The 901 Kicksters (est. 2012) are a church-affiliated team in the Memphis Kickball League and a part of Young Adult Ministry in the Diocese of Memphis. We gather each Thursday for Kickball and post-game fellowship. We are now taking sign ups. The season begins September 6. We play at Tobey Park in midtown every Thursday night through early November with a post-season tournament. The games start at 6:30, 7:30, or 8:30. We usually play one 50- minute game a week. For more information and to sign up, visit cyamemphis.org/blog/fall_2018_kicksters/ Catholic Charities of West Tennessee: New Volunteer Opportunity!! Beginning in August, we are seeking volunteers to help sort clothing donations. Shifts available Monday-Thursday 12 noon-2pm Interested Volunteers contact: Mandy Lamey, Volunteer Coordinator (901) mandy.lamey@acc.cdom.org We are also seeking donations of men s shoes and belts. THANK YOU for keeping us in God s business.

7 Offerings for August, st Week - Regular collections: $9,801 Cor Unum: Maint. Fund $2.262 Month to Date Collection Totals: Regular Collection $42,986 (Budget $39,633) Cor Unum $13,071 (Budget $15,000) ONLINE GIVING To set up a recurring giving schedule, visit us online at Locate the Online Giving button and set up your recurring giving schedule. The first time you give, you will select a password that will enable you to log in at any time and make changes to your giving or view your complete online giving history for Online Giving. Scheduling Events at the Church Our parish is very busy and we receive many requests to use meeting spaces and the church grounds. Please contact Angie O Neill at to schedule your event. All requests should be scheduled as far in advance as possible. Those who use our facility are responsible for setup and clean-up. You must notify the office if your event is cancelled or if you need to reschedule. You cannot reschedule an event WITHOUT contacting the office. Rescheduling your event without contacting the office leads to conflicts with others who went through the proper channel to schedule their event. So, please be considerate. Thank You! Bulletin Information To View the Bulletin online go to nativitybartlett/ or to Go to nativitybartlett.org/calendar/ for scheduled present/future events. HAS SOMETHING CHANGED???? Keep your Information Current If your phone number, work number, cell number, address, address, or name changes, please notify the office Thank-you! ANNOUCEMENTS TO BE MADE BY FATHER AT MASS NEED TO BE SENT TO ANGIE O NEILL BY NOON Thursday! 18th No Events on Calendar 19th 11:45am PRE Mandatory Registration 20th 4:30pm TOPS 21st 6:30pm Cub Scout Meeting 7:00pm SVdP Meeting 22nd 6:00pm Novena to Our Lady 23rd 7:00pm Spanish Apologetics Class 24th 6:00pm Hispanic Folklore Dance Group 25th Noon Baptism Class - English 26th Noon Installation of KC officers 27th 4:30pm TOPS 7:00pm Baptism Class - Spanish 28th 5:30pm Cub Scout Meeting 29th 6:00pm Novena to Our Lady 30th 7:00pm Spanish Apologetics Class 31st 6:00pm Hispanic Folklore Dance Group 1st 9:00am Men s Club Meeting 2nd 1:30pm Filipino Gathering 3rd OFFICE CLOSED 4:30pm TOPS 4th 5:30pm Cub Scout Meeting 5th 6:00pm Novena to Our Lady 6th 9:00am Helping Hands 6:00pm Hispanic Folklore Dance Group 7:00pm Spanish Apologetics Class 7th 5:00pm First Friday Adoration 8th 6:00pm Annual Auction 9th 6:30pm Knights of Columbus Meeting 10th 4:30pm TOPS 11th 6:30pm Cub Scout Meeting 6:30pm Lector Training 12th 6:00pm Novena to Our Lady 7:00pm Parish Council Meeting 13th 6:30pm Eucharistic Ministry Training 7:00pm Apologetics Class - Spanish 14th 6:00pm Hispanic Folklore Dance Group 15th No Events on Calendar 16th 9:00am PRE 11:45am First Communion Class 17th 4:30pm TOPS 18th 6:30pm Lector Training 7:00pm SVdP Meeting 19th 6:00pm Novena to Our Lady 20th 9:00am Helping Hands 5:00pm Third Thursday Adoration 6:30pm Knights of Columbus Meeting 7:00pm Apologetics Class - Spanish 21st 6:00pm Hispanic Folklore Dance Group 22nd Noon Baptism Class - English ~~~Pray for World Peace~~~