Mission Statement OCTOBER 12, 2014

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1 Mission Statement Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Community welcomes all searching for God while growing together in faith by God s grace through prayer, service and sharing S. Oneida Street w w w. n a t i v Green Bay, Wisconsin i t y p a r i s h. c o m OCTOBER 12, 2014 Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Pastoral Team Pastor Fr. John H. Harper Social Concerns Directors Deacon Michael Schmidt Deacon Kevin DeCleene Family Life Commission Directors Laurie Johnson Deacon John Bundra Stephen Ministry Director Laurie Johnson Worship Director Wayne Efferson Faith Formation Director Jamie Whalen Faith Formation & Youth Ministry Coordinator Stephanie Rottier Parish Staff Business Administrator Steve Wery Parish Secretary Cindy Kapla Volunteer Coordinator Deb Langenhuizen Accountant/IT Specialist Vicki Matuszak Housekeeper Mary Greene Maintenance Supervisor Mike Wightman Faith Formation Staff Secretary Charmaine Berchmans Early Childhood Coordinator Heidi Stubb Parish Office Hours Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Phone (920) Fax (920) natscene@nativityparish.com Faith Formation Office Phone (920) Mass Schedule Monday & Thursday 9:00 AM (Communion Prayer Service) Tuesday & Friday 9:00 AM Wednesday 8:00AM Weekend - Saturday 5:00 PM Sunday 8:30 AM & 10:15 AM Holy Day Eve 6:30 PM, Day 9:00 AM Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 4:00 PM or by appointment Eucharistic Adoration Mondays 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM

2 All Masses celebrated at Nativity of Our Lord Parish are offered for the living and deceased members of our parish. Up to five special intentions can be remembered at each Mass. SAT: 5:00 PM Mass - Song leader/organist Women s Guild Sucker Sale Saturday, October 11 5:00 John Janz, Jr. Dolores Ratajczak Special Intention Thomas Destree Sunday, October 12 8:30 Francis & Alice Heyrman Lloyd & Ellen Strebel Rev. Donald Dedecker 10:15 Darlene & Scott Stocki Cliff & Margee Peot John Weisnicht Monday, October 13 9:00 Communion Prayer Service Tuesday, October 14 9:00 Robert Seering, Sr. Roger Zimmer Bonnie Aubry SUN: MON: TUES: WED: 8:30 AM 9:40 AM 10:00 AM 10:15 AM 9:30 AM 10:00 AM 9:00 AM 6:30 PM 5:15 PM 5:30 PM 7:30 PM THUR: 6:00 PM 7:00 PM Hospitality after Sunday Masses Women s Guild Sucker Sale Mass - Nativity Choir/Organist RCIA - Lounge Childcare - Nursery Mass - Song leader/organist Church Time/RE Grades 1 & 2 Eucharistic Adoration Quilting Group - Lounge Pray and Play - Lounge RE Grades 3-5 Blessing of Bell tower 50th Anniversary Celebration Mass Followed by Dinner at Stadium View Youth Group - St. JP2 Room Stephen Ministry- Nativity Choir - Church Wednesday, October 15 8:00 Gerald Bries Rose Schwartz Steven Baye 2:00 Albert Delebreau (Woodside) Thursday, October 16 9:00 Communion Prayer Service 2:00 Susan Allen (Maple Ridge) Friday, October 17 9:00 Lenore Miller Gerald Albrent John Aulik Saturday, October 18 5:00 Gloria Vande Voort Marne Trudeau Special Intention Al & Ellen Witt and Family Sunday, October 19 8:30 Living Intention James Greene Rev. Paul E. Herb Joan Boville Mary Lou Schroeder 10:15 Rev. Hubert H. Woyak Roy Berken Patricia Bodart SAT: 5:00 PM Mass - Song leader/organist SUN: 8:30 AM 9:40 AM 10:00 AM 10:15 AM LIKE US ON FACEBOOK To keep up with the activities at church. Hospitality after Sunday Masses Mass - Song leader/organist RCIA - Lounge NO Childcare - Nursery Mass - Song leader/organist NO Church Time/RE Grades 1 & 2 READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 12 Monday: Gal 4:22-24, 26-27, 31 5:1; Ps 113:1b-5a, 6-7; Lk 11:29-32 Tuesday: Gal 5:1-6; Ps 119:41, 43-45, 47-48; Lk 11:37-41 Wednesday: Gal 5:18-25; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 11:42-46 Thursday: Eph 1:1-10; Ps 98:1-6; Lk 11:47-54 Friday: Eph 1:11-14; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 12-13; Lk 12:1-7 Saturday: 2 Tm 4:10-17b; Ps 145:10-13, 17-18; Lk 10:1-9 Sunday: Is 45:1, 4-6; Ps 96:1, 3-5, 7-10; 1 Thes 1:1-5b; Mt 22:

3 PARISH STEWARDSHIP-UPDATE October 4 & October 5, 2014 Sacrificial Offering $ 11, Loose Offertory......$ Auto Bank Withdrawal. $. 4, Total. $ 16, To meet our budget, we need an average of $16, each week Celebrating 50 Years Of Faith......$ Celebrating 50 Years YTD.....$ 107, Maintenance & Improvement $ DISCOVER NATIVITY Saturday, November 8 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Sunday, November 9 9:30 am - 1:00 pm Wondering what goes on behind the scenes at Nativity? Check out the Shop at 2270 Nativity Boulevard in Nativity Valley, where children can have fun making things. Discover what you can do to help with the building and grounds. Watch the bulletin every week for more information about this weekend. Seminarian Collection:.Hope for the Future: Help them Today parishioners have donated...$7, parishioners donated...$8, For more information on how to give to the Seminarian collection, contact the Parish Office. STEWARDSHIP CORNER WITH POPE FRANCIS POPE FRANCIS IS BEGINNING TO USE TWEET TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE CHURCH. WE WILL BE POSTING HIS TWEETS IN OUR BULLETIN FOR YOU TO FOLLOW. It is easy to ask God for things; we all do it. When will we also learn to give him thanks and adore him? (Pope Francis tweeted 1/25/14) Do I live my life out of a grateful heart? How is gratitude expressed in the activities of my life? ONLINE GIVING We offer an online option that compliments our offering envelope use. By signing up to give your weekly offertory and special collections, you will help the parish more accurately forecast our finances and plan more strategically. Online Giving is a safe, secure and dependable means of income for the parish. To sign up go to or call Vicki at if you need more information. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR CALENDAR RAFFLE WINNERS FOR OCTOBER!!! 1st Lynn Schneider...$ th Cindy Reinl.....$ nd Cathy Gutowski..$ th Bob Young....$ rd Ken/Ruby Mathews.$ th Al Bryfczynski....$ th Craig Fletcher...$25.00 Please allow 2-3 weeks for processing payment. SUNDAY MORNING HOSPITALITY There will be coffee and donut holes after the 8:30 AM & 10:15 AM Masses. Welcome Our warmest welcome to all who celebrate with us, whether visitors, long-time residents, or newly arrived in the Parish. If you would like to join Nativity of Our Lord Parish please call the Parish Office at If you are already a registered Parish member and need to make changes, you may use this form to update your records. Please complete this form and place in the collection basket or return to the Parish Office. Thank you. Name Phone Address City Zip Code New address New phone number Moving, please remove from membership list $CRIP PROGRAM Before you leave Church today please stop and pick up $crip to do your weekly shopping. Dedicated 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. The week of September 29th $crip sold $ Profit - $ Thank you! 3

4 Nativity Parish Faith Formation Programs Grades 1, 2 and Church Time: Sunday, October 12, 10:15 am NO Class Sunday, October, 19 Grades 3-5: Tuesday, October 14, 6:30-7:30 pm Special Note: NO classes for grades 6-10 and Confirmation Wednesday, October 15 - all are invited to the special Nativity 50th Anniversary Mass at 5:30 pm Please contact Charmaine Berchmans, Faith Formation Secretary ( or natcb@nativityparish.com) with questions. Parish Service Day Sponsored by Family Life & Faith Formation Commissions Saturday, October 25, 2014, 9:00 AM Bona Hall Parish members of all ages are welcome to attend. Follow Jesus call to look beyond and serve others! After prayer and refreshments, we ll do projects like: Assembling Care Packages for our college students away from home Preparing Bereavement Baskets for those mourning the loss of a loved one Decorating mittens to adorn this year s Giving Tree Visiting, raking leaves, washing windows, other household chores for elderly or homebound parishioners And more! There are projects for all ages - no special skills necessary. Can You Help? We d like to match parish members - families, youth, and/or adults - with parish seniors who need the help described above. If you can help Sat., Oct. 25, or a different day in late October/Early November, please contact Jamie Whalen at for more info or to sign up. Projects will benefit parishioners and others in the area who are in need. Contact Jamie Whalen, Director, for more information. To register, contact Charmaine Berchmans, Secretary, ; (deadline is Thursday, October 23). Please tell us the names of all who will attend and the ages of any children. History s and Worship s GREATEST GAME CHANGER Why is the Eucharist so powerful? How can it be more powerful? Come, hear the answer to those questions & prepare to be transformed! Presented by Fr. James Kubicki, noted author, retreat director, speaker, and radio & television personality. Tuesday, Oct. 21, 7:00 pm St. Bernadette Church, 2331 E Lourdes Drive, Appleton Sponsored by: St. Bernadette Parish with promotional support from CIA + Faith Mission Operatives. Questions: Contact Kevin Kaufman, or Tim Stevenson, In 2005, in a field outside Cologne, Germany, a million young people gathered to hear Pope Benedict describe the awesome power of the Eucharist: Here now is the central act of transformation that alone can truly renew the world. All other changes remain superficial and cannot save. PRAYER GARDEN BRICKS Help pave the way to Pray There is still time to order a brick for your loved one. If you want to remember someone special or buy a brick for yourself, please go to our website, at and click on the brick picture. Order forms are available in the Narthex and Parish Office. If you have any questions, please call Vicki at Have you checked out our Prayer Garden? Come take a walk on our pathway to prayer. Would you like to be part of keeping our Prayer Garden looking beautiful? We are looking for volunteers to help keep it looking like a lovely sanctuary of prayer. If you are interested please contact Steve Wery at or him at natsw@nativityparish.,com COOKBOOKS Cost: $10.00; CD s - $ LIMITED SUPPLY Nativity s 50 th Anniversary Cookbooks are for sale. This personalized collection and Clergy s favorites will be a treasured keepsake for the next 50 years! Whether you make every meal for your family or simply like experimenting every now and again, cookbooks are a great source for new recipes. This edition includes the History of Nativity along with Ingredient Substitutions; Herbs & Spices; Counting Calories; Table Settings and recipes from our very own Families. Cookbooks make great gifts and can be purchased in the Narthex at our weekend masses or weekdays in the Parish office 8:00 am 4:00 pm. SINGERS NEEDED FOR OCTOBER 15TH ANNIVERSARY MASS Rehearsal Sunday, October 12, 7:00-8:30 pm in the Church. There is still time to join your voice with other parish singers to celebrate our 50th Anniversary Wednesday, October 15th for the 5:30 pm Liturgy with Bishop Ricken as the presider. A special Anniversary Choir is being for this event. We are looking for Middle School through adults. You don t have to be involved currently with any choirs at Nativity. Teresa Schroepfer will direct this Anniversary Choir and Michael Raught will accompany. Please contact the parish office to express your interest or for any additional information. 4

5 WOMEN'S GUILD GRANNY'S ATTIC Please donate any clean, reusable items left from your rummage sale as well as treasures you no longer need to Granny's Attic for this year's Bazaar. We can use toys, games, jewelry, knick-knacks, kitchen, and household items. No clothing or electronics please! Mark your donations "Granny's Attic" and bring to Bona Hall. 33RD ANNUAL WINTER WONDERLAND BAZAAR & CRAFT SALE SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22 8:30 AM We are in need of NEW home made items for our Craft Booth and $1 to $3 dollar gift items for our Hidden Treasures Booth. We are especially in need of adult male, boys and baby items for the Hidden Treasures! A box will be placed in the Narthex. BOOKS The Guild is also collecting books for our Bazaar. Your donations have helped us meet our goals in the past; we really hope you can contribute again this year. Please drop off your books in Bona Hall, marked for the Bazaar. NO Encyclopedias or Readers Digest. Thank you! ANNUAL SUCKER SALE- Every year the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women has worked with parish women s groups to offer assistance to the shelters for victims of family violence within our diocese. Since 2001 they have sent over $154,900 to various shelters! DCCW and Nativity Women's Guild thank you for your support. Our Annual Sucker Sale is scheduled for October 11th and 12th this year. Your gift will help many women and children at Golden House (Green Bay's local shelter). Thank you! 1964 In honor of Nativity s 50th Anniversary we will be sharing news from 1964 both local and national. We hope you enjoy reading these blasts from the past October 11, 1964 Packers win over the 49ers in Milwaukee County Stadium. October 12, 1964 The Nativity Finance Committee met and recommended weekly tithing of $2.50 weekly or $1.25 for widow/widower. October 15, 1964 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was awarded Nobel Peace Prize October 17, 1964 Sonny and Cher are married. Cher wore bell bottoms. W A N T E D! Altar Servers, Eucharistic Ministers (Nursing Homes, CBRFs, and Homebound), Greeters, Lectors, Lockup, Sacristans and Ushers to assist at the Mass of your choice. In addition, our brothers and sisters who cannot join us around the altar, here at Nativity, truly look forward and appreciate receiving our Lord in the sacrament of Holy Communion from a Nativity Eucharistic Minister. These are our brothers and sisters who are confined in our local Nursing Homes (Maple Ridge/ San Luis Manor and Woodside Lutheran Home), and CBRFs (Woodside Oaks and Manor) or their own homes. We want to strengthen this ministry at Nativity Parish because the need is getting greater each year. You can volunteer as little as once, twice or three times a month and we will train you. Won't you pray and see if God might be calling you to one of these ministries? If you "feel" this calling, please contact Wayne Efferson, Director of Worship, x 206, or natwe@nativityparish.com ALTAR COMMITTEE Worship Commission is in great need of two more volunteers who will join the Altar Committee. These volunteers/ ministers help prepare for Mass by caring for the altar linens that are used each time we celebrate Mass. If you are a hands on person who likes to work behind the scenes then maybe this is something that you might enjoy. Contact: Wayne Efferson. CURRENT MINISTERS The new Fall/Winter Schedule began last weekend. If you did not receive one or have any questions or concerns you can also contact Wayne Efferson at above phone or . RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION FOR ADULTS (RCIA) Would you like to know more about the Catholic faith? Are you or someone you know interested in converting from another Christian religion? Maybe someone you know has never been baptized and is interested in becoming Catholic? RCIA can be one way of answering all of the above. (Inquiry sessions are held on Sundays from 9:40-10:40 AM in the Lounge adjacent to Bona Hall). If you or someone you know are interested in learning what the RCIA process has to offer, contact Wayne Efferson ( , ext. 206 or natwe@nativityparish.com). 5

6 50 TH ANNIVERSARY MASS CELEBRATION WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, :15 PM Blessing of Bell Tower, Nativity Parish Memorial Prayer Garden, Flag Pole and Gezella Stations of the Cross 5:30 PM Mass celebrated by Bishop David Ricken, Fr. Jack Harper, Deacons and concelebrated by past Pastors 7:00 PM Dinner at the Stadium View Banquet Hall followed by a Commemorative Program Dinner is by reservation only-tickets will not be sold at the door. RIGHT TO LIFE Ashwaubenon Council #7498 Knights of Columbus will be distributing lapel roses after each Mass next weekend in the support of the Right to Life Movement. Donations are appreciated with the proceeds going to support LoveLife here at Nativity. Please be as generous as your circumstances allow. COMMUNITY IMPACT NIGHT FUND RAISER Monday, October 13, 4:00-8:30 pm Pizza Ranch, 2206 E. Main St., Green BayCome, relax and let the Knights of Columbus serve you! Pizza Ranch has a complete buffet with salad, chicken, fish, pizza, veggies, desserts & beverages. Part of the proceeds will benefit local charities. Hosted by Fort Howard KC #

7 Let us know who is serving our country! Nativity Parish would like to honor and pay tribute to the service men and women from our parish. If you have a son, daughter, spouse, relative, friend, or neighbor who is in active service--either in the U.S.A. or overseas, please let us know. We will be publishing a list of active service personnel in the parish bulletin on November 8-9. Please send names to kpalluconi@aol.com or call the parish office at There is also a sign-up sheet in the Narthex next to the podium and US flag for you to register a name. Names are due by October 29. 7

8 HOMEBOUND Do you know someone unable to get to church because of illness, frailty, or other struggles? For the homebound, My Sunday Mass on WACY-TV channel 32 at 8:00 a.m. and WBAY channel 2 at 5:30 a.m. provides spiritual comfort and hope. To see the Mass online, visit (For Catholics who can get to church, TV or online Mass does not meet the Sunday Mass obligation.) SUNDAY CHILDCARE IS OPEN We are offering childcare for children 0-4 years during the 10:15 a.m. Mass on Sundays when there is Faith Formation classes. The nursery is located in the 200 hallway of the classroom wing. We are in need of adult and teen volunteers who could help approximately once a month. If you are available, please call Kim Lubenow, at or Klubenow@netnet.net. DO YOU HAVE A SON OR DAUGHTER AWAY AT COLLEGE? The Family Life Commission would like to send your student a care-package to let them know their Nativity family is thinking of them. Please tell us his or her name and address at school by calling Laurie Johnson, Family Life Director at Nativity, , ext. 209 or ing Natlj@nativityparish.com. The packages will be assembled at our Parish Service Day on October, 25, and should arrive in early November. Mark Your Calendar. The 2014 NDA Open House welcomes prospective students and families on Thursday, November 13. For more information call the NDA Admissions Office at Chapel of St. Norbert at NDA *Mass each school day at 7:30 a.m. (Tuesday Mass will begin at 7:25 a.m.) *Eucharistic Adoration, Mondays: 8:00 a.m. 12:45 p.m. MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER WEEKEND Looking for a weekend away, for just the two of you? A Marriage Encounter Weekend offers you this experience. It's a time to renew your relationship, away from the everyday distraction of life. It s an opportunity to strengthen your communication and promote greater intimacy in your life together. You don't need a Marriage Encounter Weekend, but you DESERVE one. Discover Each Other Again, more deeply, honestly and warmly. The Fall/Winter weekend schedule includes November 7-9 at the Norbertine Center for Spirituality in DePere, and February 6-8 is also at the Norbertine Center. For more information and to obtain an informational brochure, contact Sue & Dennis Amtmann, (920) ST. PATRICK, 211 N. MAPLE ST. 2nd & 4th Fridays: Doors open at 5:00 pm. Bingo starts 7:00 pm. Food, prizes and OVER $ CASH given away at EVERY Bingo. October 24 th, November 14 th and December 12 th 2015 DATES- January 9 and 23, February 13 and 27, March 13 and 27, April 10 and 24 and May 8. Prince of Peace Parish 18th Annual Auction Saturday, November 1st Doors open at 5:00 pm following 4:30 Mass Silent Auction begins closing at 7:00 pm Live auction starts at 8:00 pm 8

9 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 2014 November 9, and December 7 BAPTISM DATES 2015 January 11, February 8, April 19, May 10 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 DATES: November 30, 2014, January 25, 2015, and March 29, 2015., May 31, 2015 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

10 CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS Nativity of Our Lord Church # South Oneida Street Green Bay, WI TELEPHONE CONTACT PERSON Cindy Kapla SOFTWARE MSPublisher 2007 Adobe Acrobat X Windows 7 PRINTER HP Laserjet P1606 TRANSMISSION TIME Wednesday 12:00 SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION August 31, 2014 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 8 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS Please perforate pages 6 & 7