NOVEMBER 27, 2011 First Sunday

Of Advent

Pastoral Team Pastor

Fr. John H. Harper

Social Concerns Director

Deacon Michael Schmidt

Pastoral Associate

Laurie Johnson

Worship Director

Wayne Efferson

Faith Formation Director

Jamie Whalen

Faith Formation Coordinator

Andrea Sabor

Coordinator of Youth Ministry

Peter Leitermann

Parish Staff Faith Formation Secretary

Charmaine Berchmans

Office Assistant

Danielle Berchmans

Housekeeper

Mary Greene

Accountant/IT Specialist

Vicki Matuszak

Business Administrator

Paul Muhs

Early Childhood Coordinator

Heidi Stubb

Secretary

Mary Troge

Maintenance Supervisor

Mike Wightman

Confirmation Facilitator

Christine Wolf

Parish Office Hours .......... Monday-Friday 8AM-4PM

Phone ............................. (920)499-5156

Fax ................................... (920)429-9285

E-mail ..... natscene@nativityparish.com

Faith Formation Office Phone ............................. (920)499-6012

Mass Schedule Monday & Thursday .............. 9:00 am

............ (Communion Prayer Service)

Tuesday & Friday ................... 9:00 am

Wednesday ............................ 8:00 am

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.

2270 S . One ida St reet Green Bay, Wi scons in

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.

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RUNNING ERRANDS IN ASHWAUBENON ON MONDAY’S? Stop by Nativity for Adoration!

Nativity Parish hosts Adoration of the Blessed

Sacrament every Monday from 9:30 AM till 3 PM, in

its rear chapel. Take time out of the business of your

day and enjoy some peace and quiet with our Lord.

You’ll be so glad you did!

NEW ADVENT CANDLE STANDS The Worship Commission just received four new commissioned

Advent Candle Stands; a project that took more time planning/

designing than constructing. These new stands were designed to

complement our other church furnishing i.e. Candle and Holy Water

Bowl Stands, and will replace our 30 year old wooden stands.

Parishioners, Mark Williams (metal work & painting) and Dale

Quinn (wood legs, staining /coating & assembly) donated much

time/materials in order for use to do these ourselves, thus saving a

considerable amount of money (over 60%). They were designed to

be multi-seasonal so that they could be used throughout the church

year for a variety of seasonal uses i.e. flower stands, additional

candle arrangements, etc. Funding for these four stands ($400 per

stand) will come from sources outside of this year’s annual

operating budget. Sources include, but are not restricted to:

Memorial and Contingency funds and/or anyone who wishes to

purchase one or more of these as a Memorial Gift for a loved one.

Please contact Wayne Efferson, Director of Worship if interested.

PREPARING FOR CHRISTMAS Advent is upon us. It marks a new liturgical year for the Church and

launches our preparation for the feast of Christmas. The Worship

Commission is busy preparing for Advent and needs your assistance

with the following: Advent Candles for the Wreath will be part of

the entrance procession so we’re in need of four people at each

Mass to process with these candles down the aisles of the church to

the candle stands. Church Decorations for Christmas will be on

Sunday, December 18th at 11:30 AM.

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.” Our wreath is suspended

over the center aisle with the candles at the four corners of church.

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

This Holy Day of Obligation will be celebrated on Wednesday,

December 7th at 6:30 PM and Thursday, December 8th at 9:00AM.

Liturgical Ministers are needed to help prepare for this celebration.

Sign-ups are in the Sacristy and Usher’s Room. Note: Nativity Youth

will prepare Wednesday’s Mass.

LEARNING THE MASS PRAYERS AND RESPONSES Today on the First Sunday of Advent, we fully implement the

revised Mass prayers and responses. Pew Cards will be in the

hymnal holders for a quick guide to all the Assembly prayers’ and

responses’. In addition, the 2012 BREAKING BREAD music books

will be used for all music and revised texts for the Mass. Note:

Hymnal Boards and Numbers--You will notice the top number as M

884. The M refers to Mass and number refers to the Mass of

Creation Mass Setting.

COMMUNION RITE—SOMETHING NEW!! The Eucharistic Ministers will be entering the sanctuary after the

priest receives Communion. This change was requested by Bishop

Ricken for all parishes in the diocese, since this is the norm outlined

in the General Instruction of the Roman Missal. The Communion

Procession will remain the same as we have been accustomed.

LECTORS Did you receive a copy of the 2012 Lector Workbook. If not,

please contact Wayne Efferson, Director of Worship. The Church

will be using Cycle B readings (The Year of Mark’s Gospel) for the

entire year, beginning the First Sunday of Advent (November 27th).

CHRISTMAS FLOWERS—Deadline is Monday, Dec. 5th The Worship Commission 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 $50.00. A

special insert listing the names of those remembered will be included

in the Christmas bulletin.

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN RCIA? (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) For the past two months, two Catechumens (unbaptized) and one

Candidate (baptized) took part in the Inquiry Period to determine

whether they wanted to continue the process of becoming Catholic;

this was known as the Pre-Catechumenate. Now that they want to

continue the process, they will take part in the Rite of Welcome

and Acceptance on the First Sunday of Advent (Nov. 28th) in

which they will be presented to our faith community; this will

follow the homily. This special rite is the official beginning to the

RCIA process and known as the Catechumenate. After the rite, the

Catechumens and Candidate will be dismissed, along with their

sponsors and catechists, to continue studying God’s word and learn

about the Catholic faith.

If you or someone you know are interested in learning what the

RCIA process has to offer, contact Wayne Efferson at

(490-1352, ext. 206 or natwe@nativityparish.com).

ESTO VIR (A CATHOLIC MEN`S APOSTOLATE) will meet at the Shine of Our Lady of Good Help (near Champion)

Saturday, December 10th. There will be Rosary at 7:35 AM and

Mass at 8:00 AM. Program and speaker to follow Mass.

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NATIVITY CHRISTMAS GIVING TREE The Giving Tree provides us the opportunity to share our

gifts of time and treasure with children in need, homebound

parishioners, those in nursing homes, and Brown County

Mental Health Center residents. We invite you to select an

ornament from the tree and purchase an item of need and a

toy from a child's needs list, or make a monetary donation.

Giving Trees will be in the Narthex November 19th –

December 4th.

NEW THIS YEAR: Each child is represented by a cut out

pair of mittens with items of need listed on one mitten, and

toys on the other. If you cannot commit to buying both

items, you can now check out one or the other. Ask one of

the volunteers about this option.

Please remember to register your ornament and return your

purchased gifts to church by Wednesday December 7th.

Monetary donations are accepted through Christmas and will

be directed to:

Brown County Mental Health Center

Parishioners in nursing homes or who are homebound

General Giving Tree Fund

Questions: Contact Ginny Laukka @ 499-2183

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 (499-5156) or go to our website

www.nativityparish.com for a registration form.

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______________________________________

Email______________________________________

Address_____________________________________

City____________________ Zip Code________

New address New phone number

Moving, please remove from membership list

Our morning begins with 9:00 AM Mass in Church,

followed by a Continental Breakfast and Presentation in Bona Hall.

Please RSVP to the Parish Office by December 5, 2011

(We need an accurate count to order food)

Nativity of Our Lord Parish, or St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish

2270 S. Oneida St., Green Bay, WI 54304 2771 Oakwood Dr., Green Bay, WI 54304

or call the Parish Office at 499-5156. or call the Parish Office at 499-1546

“A CHRISTMAS PRODUCTION”

Presenter, The Tom Tunes Singers

Tom’s Tunes Christmas Productions

Friday, December 9, 2011

9:00-11:00 AM

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish

(Social Hall)

2nd FRIDAYS

For SENIORS

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“BEHOLD THE LAMB OF GOD” Still time to register! Concert at Old St. Joe’s Church, St. Norbert College

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

5:30 PM: Pizza and refreshments in Bona Hall

6:00 PM: Busses Leave Nativity

6:30 PM: Concert Return to Nativity by 8:00 PM

All are welcome to attend this free event, an Advent classic

collection of songs proclaiming the birth, death, and resurrection of

Christ. St. Norbert College students and community members will

be performing songs such as “Gather Round, Ye Children Come”,

“O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” and “While Shepherds Watched”.

Composed by Christian artist Andrew Peterson, the songs of this

concert are a special opportunity to help our community prepare to

celebrate Jesus’ birth. The concert is appropriate for children, youth,

and adults of all ages. Please register as soon as possible by

contacting Charmaine at the Parish Office (499-6012 or

natcb@nativityparish.com); please specify whether you are

registering for dinner and bus, or bus only, and how many will

attend. In solidarity with those who will lack adequate nourishment

and shelter this winter, we invite each person attending to bring a

non-perishable food item for local food pantries.

YOUTH-LED LITURGY FOR THE FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF MARY Wednesday, December 7, 6:30 PM

Fr. Jack Harper to be Installed as Pastor

Festive Meal to follow Mass Join with our parish community for this

Holy Day of Obligation as we honor Mary,

Our Mother. Nativity’s Youth group is

honored to take a lead role in the preparation

for this Mass—leading hymns, proclaiming

the word, and welcoming those attending.

Additionally, Fr. Tom Long, Vicar for

Ministers for the Diocese of Green Bay, will

formally install Fr. Jack as Pastor, on behalf

of Bishop Ricken. Nativity’s Women’s

Guild and the Knights of Columbus are co-sponsoring a dinner

reception of sloppy joes, sides, and beverages directly after Mass, in

Bona Hall. All are welcome to come and celebrate! (If you cannot

join us Wednesday, Mass will also be celebrated at 9:00 AM on

December 8 for this Feast.)

PREPARATION FOR FIRST RECONCILIATION This year’s retreat for First Reconciliation in preparation for the

celebration of the Sacrament of Reconciliation December 13th will be

held Saturday, December 3, 2011, 9:00-11:30 AM. Parents and

children are expected to attend. All children should be accompanied

by an adult if parents cannot attend. Please meet in Bona Hall; snacks

will be provided. If you have any questions or concerns, please

contact Andrea at natas@nativityparish.com or 499-6012, ext. 215.

TEEN DISCIPLES BIBLE STUDY

Make friends in faith, get to know Jesus in the Bible, discover who

Jesus is calling you to be and grow as radical Catholics. Teen Disciples

is led by the SPIRITUS team from Mount Tabor Retreat Center.

Monday Nights - 7:30-8:45 PM

Quad-Parish Faith Formation Center

Holy Grounds Cafe'

Upcoming Dates

December 5: Called to Build Church

YOUNG ADULT BIBLE STUDY

Inspired! A Bible Study for Young Adult Catholics.

Join the new group, Inspired, as we dive into Scripture. These “drop-in”

studies are for any Young Adult (18-39 years) interested in answering

the questions “Who is Jesus?” and “Who is Jesus calling me to be?” In

a relaxed atmosphere, take the opportunity to talk and share with others

or just sit back and take it all in. This Bible Study is totally free and

there is no registration required. Come to all 8 sessions or just a few.

This is a great chance to meet other Young Adult Catholics from the

area, grow in faith as part of a small group, and have some fun too.

Hope to see you there!

Meeting Mondays from 6:00-7:15 PM

Quad-Parish Faith Formation Center

936 9th St. Green Bay

December 5th: “Why Church?” Matt. 16-17

December 19th: “Heaven: Are You Worthy?” Matt. 18-25

January 9th: “Live it Up with Jesus” Matt. 26-27

January 23rd: “Uncovering the Resurrection” Matt. 28

November 27 6:30-8pm

Dodge Ball & Faith

St. John the Baptist

880 Cardinal Lane

Ministry Center (old church)

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Steubenville North Catholic Youth Conference

July 27-29, 2012

Calling all youth grades 8-12 to join those from across the Green

Bay Diocese for an awesome, energetic, faith-filled weekend full of

music, dynamic speakers, prayer and worship.

WINTER LOCK-IN Friday, December 9th-Saturday, December 10th

Come join us for a fantastic night of fun and

adventure! Open gym, video games on the big screen,

pizza party, interactive prayer experiences, movies, crafts, and so

much more! You won’t want to miss this! Contact Peter at

499-6012 for more information.

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.

2011 BAPTISM DATES: December 4th.

2012 BAPTISM DATES: January 8th, February 5th, April 15th, May 13th, and June 17th.

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 (490-1352, ext. 206) or natwe@nativityparish.com.

MARRIAGE PREP WORKSHOP DATES: (These are preferred dates. Couples may sign-up for any of the

workshops once you have had the first meeting with the priest).

DATE WEDDINGS IN MONTHS OF:

January 28, 2012 June, July & August, 2012

CRISIS CENTER PREGNANCY HOTLINE

436-8888 433-9955

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SUN: 8:15 AM RCIA-Lounge

9:00 AM Sunday Morning Hospitality-Bona Hall

10:15 AM Early Childhood Church Time

MON: 12:00 PM Quilting Group-Lounge

6:15 PM Prayer Group-Chapel

WED: 4:30 PM Children’ Choir-Lounge

5:30 PM Parish Gathering-Bona Hall

7:30 PM Youth Group-JP2 Room

THU: 6:00 PM Stephen Ministry Christmas Party-Narthex

6:00 PM Women’s Guild Christmas Party-Bona Hall

7:00 PM Nativity Choir-Church

SAT: 9:00 PM 1st Reconciliation Retreat-Bona Hall

SUN: 8:15 AM RCIA-Lounge

8:30 AM Worship Commission Meeting-Library

9:00 AM Sunday Morning Hospitality-Bona Hall

10:15 AM Early Childhood Church Time

10:15 AM Baptism Mass-Church

Sunday, November 27,

8:30 Frank & Jenny Okray

10:15 Larry Mackey

Monday, November 28,

9:00 Communion Prayer Service

Tuesday, November 29,

9:00 Elizabeth Wankowski

Wednesday, November 30,

8:00 Fr. Tony Dolski

2:00 Tony Martinelli (Woodside)

Thursday, December 1,

9:00 Communion Prayer Service

2:00 The Henry Zuidmulder Family (San Luis)

Friday, December 2,

9:00 Elsie Sullivan

Saturday, December 3,

5:00 Art & Marie Paulsen & Family

Sunday, December 4,

8:30 Brooke Erdmann

10:15 Conrad & Teresa Elfe

SUNDAY MORNING HOSPITALITY

There will be coffee and donut holes served after the 8:30 AM &

10:15 AM Mass this Sunday.

$CRIP IS COMING TO NATIVITY!

Starting the week-end of December 3rd

WHAT IS $CRIP? $CRIP is paper currency or gift cards from

local grocery stores, retail stores and restaurants etc. You use

$CRIP just as you would cash, checks, credit cards or gift

certificates. Listed are some of the $CRIP that we will have on

hand to start with, Kwik Trip, Copps, Festival, Woodmans, Kohls,

Shopko, Walmart, Burger King, McDonalds, Dennys, IHop, Fleet

Farm, Home Depot.

Profits from $CRIP will be used to reduce the cost of the Parish

indebtedness. You can help by purchasing $CRIP.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

Volunteers are needed to sell $CRIP after Masses. The more

volunteers we have, the less time we have to work. PLEASE call

Mary Komp at 499-3680 or the Parish office at 499-5l56 if you are

willing to help. Please support $CRIP.

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ESTO VIR (A CATHOLIC MEN`S APOSTOLATE) will meet at the Shine of Our Lady of Good Help (near Champion)

Saturday, December 10th. There will be Rosary at 7:35 AM and

Mass at 8:00 AM. Program and speaker to follow Mass.

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CALENDAR RAFFLE WINNERS!!! November 16th Katie/Heath Tarbert ..... $25.00 19th Leonard Wisneski ........... $50.00

17th Greg/Deanna Krysiak .. $25.00 20th Meaghan Fass.................. $25.00

18th Ken Schroeder ............. $25.00 21st Roger Bohn ..................... $25.00

Please allow 2-3 weeks for processing payment.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF NOV. 27TH Sunday Is 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7/1 Cor 1:3-9/

Mk 13:33-37

Monday Is 2:1-5/Mt 8:5-11

Tuesday Is 11:1-10/Lk 10:21-24

Wednesday Rom 10:9-18/Mt 4:18-22

Thursday Is 26:1-6/Mt 7:21, 24-27

Friday Is 29:17-24/Mt 9:27-31

Saturday Is 30:19-21, 23-26/Mt 9:35—10:1, 5a, 6-8

Sunday Is 40:1-5, 9-11/2 Pt 3:8-14/Mk 1:1-8

CHRIST IN CHRISTMAS The Knights of Columbus will again sell Christmas cards with a

religious message after all the weekend Masses beginning

November 12/13 through December 17/18 in the Narthex. Help the

Knights raise funds for charity!

NATIVITY RAFFLE CALENDARS FOR SALE

Only $20.00 and 366 chances to win!!!

Calendars are being sold in the narthex every weekend until

December 31, 2011 You can purchase calendars in the parish office

during the week days during office hours. Proceeds go toward the

needs of the parish. Please support nativity calendar raffle.

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COPING DURING THE HOLIDAYS FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF A LOVED ONE The holiday season can be difficult time for those who have experi-

enced the death of a loved one. Blaney Funeral Home will be pre-

senting a program which will offer suggestions on how to make the

holidays a little easier. Facilitator will be Beth Haasl, Grief Coun-

selor at Blaney Funeral Home. Please join us. All are welcome.

Date: Tuesday, December 6, 2011 6:30 PM

Rock Garden Banquet and Conference Center

1951 Bond St. Green Bay, WI

Light refreshments will be served

Please reserve by calling:

Blaney Funeral Home 920-494-7447

WINTER WONDERLAND BAZAAR AND CRAFT SALE

The Guild would like to thank ALL who participated in any way in

making this year’s event successful. We would especially like to

thank the following for organizing and running their area:

Reservations--Joyce Esser

Publicity— Carol Fountain

Doors—Jean VanderVelden

Decorations & Setup—Arlene Kaminski and Fran Beams

Kitchen--Agnes Yungwirth and Mary Sevcik

Popcorn--Martha Gleason

Bakery—Karen Palluconi

Crafts—Katie Schmidt

Raffle—Judy Schroeder and Katie Steinman

Used Books— Joyce Bouche

Granny’s Attic—Kathy Spiegel

Tables Detail--Sharon Scanlan

Cleanup—Rita Huth

General Chair—Cindy Randall

We would also like to say thank you to everyone who donated

baked goods for the bazaar. The wide variety of delicious items

contributed to the wonderful success of this year's sale.

ADVENT PENANCE SERVICES AND THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Advent is penitential in nature—a time for us to prepare for

Christmas. Nativity will have a Parish Penance Service w/ First

Reconciliation on Tuesday, December 13th at 6:30 PM. There will

be 10 additional priests available afterwards to hear confessions.

Additional Reconciliation Services are available at the following

Westside Parishes:

Wed., Nov. 30 - 6:00 PM at St. John the Baptist (w/Grades 5-8)

Tues., Dec. 6 - 6:30 PM at Annunciation (w/1st Reconciliation)

Wed., Dec. 14 - 6:30 PM at St. Agnes

Thur., Dec. 15 - 6:30 PM at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

DO YOU HAVE A BIG MOUTH? The Community Clothes Closet has been chosen to compete in the

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Register for an account or use your Facebook account.

Type Community Clothes Closet in the search box.

Vote once a day through November 30th

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Natural Concentrate, Cream Scouring Cleanser, Disinfectant

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Together let’s reach the goal of 275 Snap™ Pak’s for the month.

They make great gifts or donate one for those in need.

Order thru WWW.SHOPNATIVITYPARISH.COM or place

your order by contacting:

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COUNCILMEMBER

PHONE: 920-494-4567

EMAIL: INFO@DENRICK.COM