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. Oneida Street Green Bay, Wisconsin FEBRUARY 4, 2018 SERVANT LEADERS FR. MIKE INGOLD - PASTOR Family Life/Stephen Ministry John Bundra, Deacon Social Concerns Michael Dabeck, Deacon Worship Wayne Efferson Faith Formation Dr. Robert Berchmans, Ph D 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* *If there is a funeral, Mass at 8:00 AM Wednesday & Thursday 8:00 AM Holy Days *Subject to Change *Eve: 6:30 PM *Day: 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 - Friday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Phone (920) Fax (920) natscene@nativityparish.com

2 Saturday, February 3 5:00 John & Henrietta Wolcanski Sunday, February 4 8:30 Donald Smits 10:15 Gene Bohm Monday, February 5 9:00 Communion Prayer Service Tuesday, February 6 9:00 Helen Wichman and Ronald Wichman, Sr. Wednesday, February 7 8:00 Roy Gerrits 9:30 Woodside: Tom Schumacher Thursday, February 8 8:00 Living Intention for Mike VandeLoo Friday, February 9 9:00 Prayers for Our Parishioners Saturday, February 10 5:00 Sylvester Gracyalny Sunday, February 11 8:30 Claire Sorenson 10:15 Betty Klimaszewski SAT: SUN: MON: TUES: WEDS: THURS: SAT: SUN: 3:30 PM 5:00 PM 8:30 AM 10:15 AM 10:15 AM 1:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 6:15 PM 6:15 PM 9:30 AM 4:00 PM 5:30 PM 6:15 PM 7:45 PM 9:45 AM 7:00 PM 7:30 AM 5:00 PM 8:30 AM 10:15 AM 10:15 AM CONFIRMATION ENROLLMENT Confirmation Candidate/Sponsor - Bona Hall Mass - Song Leader/Organist SUNDAY HOSPITALITY Mass - Song Leader/Organist Mass - Song Leader/Organist BAPTISM MASS Church Time - Grades 1 & 2 Senior Single Bingo - Bona Hall RCIA - Library Baptism Preparation - Library Religious Ed - Grades 3-5 1st Communion Meeting - BH Mass at Woodside Children s Choir Practice - Lounge Religious Ed - Grade 10 - Chapel Religious Ed - Grades 6-11 Youth Group - JPII Mass at The Bay at Maple Ridge Nativity Choir Practice - Church Men s Group - Library Mass - Song Leader/Organist Mass - Song Leader/Organist ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Mass - Nativity Choir/Organist Church Time - Grades 1 & 2 Na vity s Annual Wedding Anniversary Celebra on On February 11 at 10:15, we will have our annual Wedding Anniversary Celebration. If you and your spouse are celebrating a Milestone Wedding Anniversary in 2018 (25, 40, 50, 55 and 55+) you should have received an invitation to the Nativity of Our Lord Parish Wedding Anniversary Celebration sponsored by the Family Life Ministry. If you did not receive an invitation, please call the Parish Office at Hope you can join us! Sunday: Monday: Tuesday: READINGS FOR THE WEEK Jb 7:1-4, 6-7/Ps 147:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 [cf. 3a]/1 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23/Mk 1: Kgs 8:1-7, 9-13/Ps 132:6-7, 8-10 [8a]/ Mk 6: Kgs 8:22-23, 27-30/Ps 84:3, 4, 5 and 10, 11 [2]/Mk 7:1-13 Wednesday: 1 Kgs 10:1-10/Ps 37:5-6, 30-31, [30a]/Mk 7:14-23 Thursday: 1 Kgs 11:4-13/Ps 106:3-4, 35-36, 37 and 40 [4a]/Mk 7:24-30 Friday: 1 Kgs 11:29-32; 12:19/Ps 81:10-11ab, 12-13, [11a and 9a]/Mk 7:31-37 Saturday: 1 Kgs 12:26-32; 13:33-34/Ps 106:6-7ab, 19-20, [4a]/Mk 8:1-10 Sunday: Lv 13:1-2, 44-46/Ps 32:1-2, 5, 11 [7]/ 1 Cor 10:31--11:1/Mk 1:40-45

3 WORSHIP NEWS Contact: Wayne Efferson Worship Servant Leader, x206 or All Liturgical Ministers The Winter/Spring Liturgical Ministers Schedule (February 3/4-May 26/27) is currently in place. If you did not get yours via our website or a hardcopy from the Gathering Space, please contact: Wayne at x206 or natwe@nativityparish.com EUCHARISTIC HOLY HOUR (WITH BENEDICTION) In keeping with Bishop Ricken s recent pastoral reflections, Teach My People to Pray, Phase 1 of Disciples on the Way: Prayer and Holiness, our parish offers a monthly Eucharistic Holy Hour with Benediction; the second Monday of each month. Our next HOLY HOUR will be on Monday, February 12 at 12:05 PM. EVANGELIZATION PREPARING FOR LENT The Worship Ministry is asking for your assistance with our Lenten decorations by inviting you to Take a White Poinsettia Home on the weekend of February 10/11 following any of the Masses and by coming to church on Tuesday, February 13 (6:00 PM) to help decorate for Lent. If you can t help at night, what about during the day? Contact Wayne Efferson, Worship Servant Leader at x206 or natwe@nativityparish.com. Your help will be greatly appreciated. OLD PALMS from Palm Sunday Old Palms can be deposited in the baskets at all Church entrances. Some of these will be used as ashes on Ash Wednesday. If you wish to dispose of your old palms, simply burn and then bury them. ASH WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 14 Ash Wednesday begins the journey of Lent in preparation of Easter. Masses will be at 8:00 AM and 6:30 PM. Also, there will be two Liturgy of the Word with the distribution of Ashes at 6:45 AM and at 12:00 PM. All Liturgical Ministers are requested to assist at these liturgies. Please sign up in the Sacristy and Ushers Room. Let us go to nearby towns to preach there, said Jesus. How spontaneously He evangelized! Of course, Jesus did not find evangelization easy when it meant carrying the cross and then dying on it. His Passover to third-day glory, however, gave cruel crucifixion new significance. Risen life gives direction to all growth. Whether we call our lack of growth sin, demon, disease, or death, Jesus shows us how to pass through it and into newness. How well he preaches the good news in our town! Text, James A. Wilde, PhD 2000, OCP. All rights reserved. Illustration 2000 K. Sullivan. Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B. TAIZE PRAYER Looking for a great way to unwind after a day of play, work, or heavy shopping this Advent Season? Come experience the solitude of Taize Prayer on Wednesday, February 21 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.

4 Exploring Major Religious Traditions of the World Where: When: Time: Nativity of Our Lord Parish, Green Bay Bona Hall (Enter Door # 6 or 7) Second Mondays of the Month 6:00 7:30 PM February 12: March 12: April 9: Religious Traditions of India (Part II) Buddhism: Religion without a God Religious Traditions of the Far East (Confucianism Daoism Shinto) Indigenous Religions of the World

5 Will you help to cradle our needy infants and their parents in the strong arms of our parish community? The Rosebud Program at Nativity Parish gathers infant clothing, supplies and equipment, which is distributed to local needy families through the community Love Life Program. The parents of these babies have chosen life for their children and need our support and help. Please place your donation of new, gently used or handmade infant clothing, supplies or equipment in or near the CRADLE IN THE GATHERING SPACE during the month of February (Items are also collected throughout the year.) A reverse collection will be taken at Masses the weekend of February 17/18. You will be asked to take a slip of paper from a basket with a needed item on it. Please bring that item and any others you would like to donate to the cradle in the Gathering Space. This endeavor is a joint effort of the Social Concerns and Family Life Commissions. Needed items include: Gerber Gentle 12 oz. can Gerber Soothe 12 oz. can Gerber Soy 12 oz. can Newborn to 6 months - Girls & Boys outfits Baby socks & booties Boys Onesies - Newborn-6 Months Girls Onesies - Newborn-6 Months Baby Sleepers - Newborn-6 Months Baby Wipes Baby Lotion Baby Wash Baby Towels

6 CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CALENDAR RAFFLE WINNERS FOR JANUARY Please allow 2-3 weeks for processing. 24th Cathy Harrison $ th Sue Skaleski $ th Weston Schilawski $ th Mya Monahan $ th Lisa Gee $ th SHEY S 4TH BIRTHDAY Rosalie Mertens $ th Evelyn Hodkiewicz $ st Dick Sustman $25.00 MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER 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 2018 weekend retreat schedule is: March at St. Norbert Abbey April at St. Norbert Abbey For more information and to obtain an informational brochure, contact (Sue & Dennis Amtmann, (920) or RegistrationCouple@gbme.org) or visit the website at 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 /22/18-1/28/18: Scrip sold: Sales - $4, Profit - $ Parish Stewardship January 27 January 28, 2018 Sacrificial Offering $ 10, Loose Offering $ Online Giving $ 2, Total $ 13, To meet our budget, we need an average of $16, each week. FYTD Budgeted Receipts $ 512, FYTD Actual Receipts $ 499, Fiscal Year Deficit thru week #31 $ (12,496.00) Maintenance Improvement Fund $ We are keeping up with technology! With 97% of smartphone users texting at least once a day, our parish has decided to add the option to give via text. You can text an amount to and your transaction will be processed through the Online Giving account associated with the phone number. If your phone number is not recognized, you can continue without an account, associate your number with an existing account, or create an account. Call the Parish Office at for more details on how to get started. SNOWBUSTERS NEEDED Do you enjoy being out in the snow? If so, we are in need of a few strong volunteers to help shovel the sidewalks for the Parish during the winter season. This will be on an as needed basis and times will vary. Please consider helping to keep our Parish sidewalks safe for our parishioners. If interested contact Deb Langenhuizen at or natdl@nativityparish.com. Cancellation of Mass Policy for Winter Weather Severe weather conditions can make driving dangerous. Sometimes we need to make cancellations. Please know that if Ashwaubenon school classes are cancelled for the day or have a late start, then there will be no Mass that morning. The Parish Office may also be closed. 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

7 NATIVITY MEN S PRAYER GROUP The Nativity Men s Prayer Group is gathering on Saturday, February 10. There are two parts - attend one or both! 7:30 AM Meeting in the Chapel for Prayers to be conducted by Deacon John or Deacon Mike. 8:00 AM Meeting in the Library for Liturgy followed by a discussion session which concludes at 9:30 AM. PLEASE JOIN US!! WOMEN S GUILD RUMMAGE SALE Nativity Women s Guild will be hosting our Parish Rummage Sale on Friday, April 13 from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM and Saturday, April 14, 8:30 AM - noon. Please bring your clean usable items to Bona Hall, marked Rummage Sale from now until Tuesday, April 10, No electronic items please. We will be in need of your used books, clean clothing, adult and children shoes, purses, toys, puzzles, dishes, etc. We will also be having a bake sale, so please bring in your delicious homemade baked goods.thank you! We will be serving a light lunch and our Famous tortes. Thank you for making this a success. If you should have questions, please call Mary at or Marge at nd Fridays for Seniors Sponsored By Nativity of Our Lord Parish RSVP ~ and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish RSVP ~ Join us for Mass at 9:00 am followed by a continental breakfast & presentation. February 9 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Jim Genrich Administrator for McCormick Memorial Home Topic: Assisted Living - Diocese of Green Bay FIRESIDE BUS TRIP Wednesday, February 28, 2018 The Newsies Fireside Trip has been cancelled due to lack of sign-ups. Please join us for future Fireside Trips! If you have questions, call Judy at Celebrating Catholic Schools Today kicks off National Catholic Schools Week 2018! Catholic Schools Week is an opportunity for our entire community to celebrate the value of Catholic education. Our Catholic schools are made possible through the support and faith guidance of our 23 sponsoring parishes. See GRACE in action! Join us at one of our open house events or schedule your personalized visit today at gracesystem.org.

8 BISHOP S APPEAL KICK-OFF WEEKEND FEBRUARY 3 4, 2018 He told them, Let us go on to the nearby villages that I may preach there also. For this purpose I have come. Mark 1:38 Dear Friends, EMBRACING A LIFE OF DISCIPLESHIP - BISHOP S APPEAL 2018 In today s Gospel, we hear about Jesus reaching out, healing the sick and those possessed by demons. Then He pushes on to continue preaching, it seems His efforts never cease. Jesus came to us with a purpose from the beginning. In a very short time, He came to preach, build up disciples to carry for His mission and to prove He was truly the Son of God. Today, there are many disciples that carry on this mission. For example, consider deacons. Our deacons not only assist at Mass, but they proclaim the Gospel bringing Christ to people in prisons, hospitals, shelters, youth programs and the homebound. The Bishop s Appeal helps fund the training and formation of deacons. Please make your gift to the Bishop s Appeal today and help deacons become servants of Christ. The abundance of Christ s love they share is immeasurable! Contact our Parish Office, use the Pledge Card you received at home or visit the Bishop s Appeal website at to make your gift. Thank you for your gift to the Bishop s Appeal and for your support of Nativity Parish. WOMEN S CONFEERNCE 2018 IN MARY S FOOTSTEPS CALLING ALL WOMEN! Have you been searching for a way to jump start/go deeper in your relationship with God, be all you can be and spend time with your sisters in Christ? In Mary s Footsteps Women s Conference, entitle to Jesus through Mary featuring Mother Mary Catherine, Foundress of Missionaries of the Word; Kitty Cleveland, singer, songwriter and lay Catholic Evangelist; Rose Sullivan, Executive Director, National Conference Diocesan Vocation Directors and Deborah Gretzinger, Coordinator of Faith Formation St. Agnes Parish. Mass will be celebrated by Bishop David Ricken; to be held at Good Shepherd Parish in Chilton on Saturday, March 10. Registration is now open at www/goodshepherdchilton.org/ news-and-events/marys-footsteps-womens-conference. Register now to receive a reduced rate. Don t miss out - Formerly Feminine Genius Women s Conference. FOOD PANTRY SHOPPING CART Nativity has had a very generous outpouring of food by our Parishioners that bring non-perishable food items when they come to weekend Mass. Thanks for putting prayer for the poor into action and being a living role model of being Christ to others by filling our cart at the carport entrance. We will keep the cart available throughout the year as more and more Nativity parishioners catch the spirit of bringing food which support our local Ashwaubenon Food Pantry located in St. John s Church on Babcock Street. Thank you!! SENIOR SINGLES GROUP TAKE AWAY BINGO Sunday, February 4 Take Away Bingo - Bring a wrapped $5.00 gift food item. Nativity Bona Hall - Enter Door #7-1:00 PM to 4:00 PM.

9 If interested, tickets are available in the Parish Office or call

10 OUR LADY OF LOURDES COMMUNITY SERVICE DAY On Monday, January 29, Our Lady of Lourdes School students participated in their Community Service Day. Nativity Parish was fortunate to have these students help us out. They did an awesome job cleaning our pews. As a parish we are very grateful that they chose us to help. PARISH STAFF PARISHIONERS FEEDBACK Nativity of Our Lord Parish Council Members Dave Raupp (Chair) Chris Steffes (Vice Chair) Jules Bader (Secretary) Dennis Amtmann (Parish Rep) Mary Ann Rankin (Parish Rep) Joan Ladwig (Parish Rep) Craig Fletcher (Trustee-Secretary) Judy Schroeder (Trustee-Treasurer) Fr. Mike Ingold (Ex Officio) If you would like to reach one of the members, please contact our Parish Secretary, Bobbie Skalecki at She will pass your name and phone number on to the Council Member you wish to contact. Copies of the last Parish Council Meeting minutes are available at all church entrances. Ministry Representatives Dr. Jane Jelinek - Faith Formation/Youth Ministry Darrell Lubenow - Worship Ministry Jo Ann Euclide - Family Life Ministry Karen Palluconi - Social Concerns Ministry Chris Diederich - Stewardship Ministry Marty Borowicz - Finance Council Joan Baker - Recording Secretary (volunteer) Parish Deacon John Bundra Parish Deacon Michael Dabeck Business Manager Tricia Westhoven 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) KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Tim Randall WOMEN S GUILD Judy Schroeder PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Phone (920) Fax (920) natscene@nativityparish.com

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 least 60 days before Baptism for interview and preparation session. See dates below. April 15, May 13, June 17, 2018 SACRAMENT OF ANOINTING OF THE SICK April 29, 2018 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. Nativity of Our Lord Parish 11