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Catholic Church of the Nativity The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph December 27, 2020
MASS SCHEDULE Daily Monday – Saturday 8:00 am Weekend Saturday 5:00 pm (Vigil) Sunday 8:00 am 10:30 am 5:00 pm (Spanish) Filipino 1st Sunday of the Month 12:30 pm (Tagalog/English) Polish 2nd Sunday of the Month 12:30 pm (Except July & August) Holy Days 7:00 pm (Vigil) 8:00 am 6:30 pm 8:00 pm (Spanish) CONFESSIONS Saturday 3:30 – 4:30 pm Sunday 9:30 – 10:00 am 1st Sunday of the Month 4:20 – 4:50 pm (Spanish)
PASTOR Father Jacek Kowal
IN RESIDENCE Father Carlos Donato de Silva
DEACONS
Deacon Frank Larker
Deacon Chris Frame [email protected]
Deacon Chip Jones
Parish Office Information: Monday – Friday
9:00 am – 5:00 pm (901) 382-2504
www.nativitybartlett.com
www.facebook.com/nativitybartlett
Parish Administrator / PRE Director Candace Campbell
Administrative Assistant
Angie O’Neill
Bookkeeper Jim Moseley
Director of Music
Kyung-Won On
Director of Youth Ministry Stephen Peyton
Co-Directors – Hispanic Ministry
Lyz Candia & Lillian Luciano
After Hours Emergency Response Team (AHERT)
(901) 541-5555
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MASS INTENTIONS
December 26th — January 3rd,
2021
SAT 12/26 8:00 am 50th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY ED & THERESA CHADY 5:00 pm DAVID & PATTE PETERSON Requested by The Peterson Family SUN 12/27 8:00 am † TOM MARINO Requested by Father Robert & Staff 10:30 am PARISHIONERS OF NATIVITY 5:00 pm † CATY LOZANO MON 12/28 8:00 am WEDDING ANNIVERSARY DAVID & PATTE PETERSON TUES 12/29 8:00 am † GUNDA ROMESBURG Requested by George & Eileen Kuehl WED 12/30 8:00 am † ERIC HOPSON Requested by Ralph Hopson THURS 12/31 8:00 am † BARBARA NOBLES Requested by George & Eileen Kuehl 6:00 pm † TOM DONOVAN Requested by George & Eileen Kuehl FRI 01/01 10:00 am † IRENE BRUCHAS Requested by Mike & Kathy Sweeney SAT 01/02 8:00 am † GILBERT & LAURA LEMA Requested by Gil & Linda Lema 5:00 pm † TOM DONOVAN Requested by George & Eileen Kuehl SUN 01/03 8:00 am PARISHIONERS OF NATIVITY 10:30 am † IRENE BRUCHAS Requested by Angie O’Neill 5:00 pm † ANTOIN ELIAS Requested by Liz Candia † = deceased
PRAY FOR OUR TROOPS
Senior Airman Christopher Dill, Private John
David Dill, A1C Ryan C. Marlin, AO1 Andrew
E. Hopson, Commander Derek A. Vestal, Private Maria
Witges, Captain Luke Sauber (USMC), Colonel Christopher
J. Martindale (Army), BM1 Richard A. Martin, Jr. (USCG),
Captain Tami Kerns (Army), Captain Kevin Kerns (Army),
Captain Nicholas Burton, Staff Sargent Carol Hopson, EF
Specialist Gabriel Graven, Captain Eric Wilder, MD
(Airforce), Commander Tim O’Kane
If you or a family member are hospitalized please notify the Parish Office.
Please also call to ADD or REMOVE someone’s name from the prayer list.
From the Pastor’s Desk
Today the Church celebrates the Feast of the Holy Family. The Gospel
for today is taken from the Gospel according to Luke and is part of Luke’s
Infancy Narrative.
Today’s Gospel describes the presentation of the child Jesus in the Tem-
ple and shows Joseph and Mary as devout Jews, following the prescriptions
of the Law of Moses. The Gospel alludes to several aspects of the Law of
Moses: circumcision, the dedication of the firstborn son to the Lord, and
the purification of a woman after childbirth.
According to the Law of Moses as presented in the Book of Leviticus, after
the birth of a son, a woman was considered ritually unclean for 40 days.
After the birth of a daughter, a woman was considered unclean for 80 days.
In order to be restored to ritual purity, a Jewish woman performed the
appropriate rites of purification and made the prescribed ritual offering.
Today’s Gospel notes that Jesus was circumcised on the eighth day after
his birth, in accordance with the Mosaic Law. At that time, he was called
Jesus, the name he was given by the angel Gabriel. On the 40th day after
Jesus’ birth, Mary performed the appropriate purification rites and made
her offering at the Temple. Although the Law of Moses required an offer-
ing of a lamb, those who could not afford a lamb could substitute two tur-
tledoves or two pigeons. In this scene, Luke identifies Joseph and Mary as
being poor, and indeed throughout Luke’s Gospel, Jesus will show special
concern for the poor.
Another Jewish rite referenced in this Gospel is the dedication of the
firstborn son to the Lord. In remembrance of the feast of Passover, when
the firstborn children of the Israelites in Egypt were saved from death, the
Law of Moses prescribed that all firstborn males of Israel should be conse-
crated to the Lord. In this tradition, Mary and Joseph present the infant
Jesus in the Temple in Jerusalem.
In Jerusalem, Luke reports that Mary and Joseph encounter two devout
Jews, Simeon and Anna, who recognize the infant Jesus as the fulfillment
of Israel’s hope for redemption. In Simeon’s words we find a prediction of
Mary’s witnessing of Jesus’ death on the cross.
Father Jacek
PRAYERS NEEDED
Claire Albino
Tina Albright
AnneMarie Lee Allen
Dolly Bagaglio
Carey Casad
Nancy Casad
Ann Cissell
Doris Dalton
Michael Ellis
Shelley Miller
Fr. Mike Morgera
Rosalie Owens
Felicya Parsels
Patricia Pugh
Fr. Robert Ponticello
Karen Raney
Gary Robertson
Jean Schober
Jim Smith
Betty Straign
Grayson Spellings
Archbishop Kurtz
Julia Moseley
Olivia Occean
Eileen Fitzgerald
Terrence Gallagher
Jean Geoghegan
Ashley Gragg
Frank Larker
Donna Lampen
Jerry Lampen
Ernest Kavoian
Mary Mahoney
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After Hours Emergency?!
(when a priest is needed)
If you have an emergency when the
office is closed or on the weekend please
call the After Hours Emergency Response Team
(AHERT) @ (901) 541-5555. This will connect you with a
volunteer that will contact a priest for you.
Sunday 12/27 9:30 am Parish Choir Practice (Stelling Hall) 6:00 pm Armada Blanca (Sanctuary) Monday OFFICE CLOSED 12/28 Tuesday OFFICE CLOSED 12/29 Wednesday OFFICE CLOSED 12/30 Thursday OFFICE CLOSED 12/31 6:00 pm VIGIL MASS (Sanctuary) 8:00 pm MASS—Spanish (Sanctuary) Friday OFFICE CLOSED 01/01 10:00 am MASS (Sanctuary) NO ADORATION THIS EVENING Saturday 01/02 Sunday 01/03 9:30 am Parish Choir Practice (Stelling Hall) 6:00 pm Armada Blanca (Sanctuary)
BAPTISMS: A Baptismal Preparation Class is required for parents & godparents. *Must be a registered parishioner for at least 6 months before scheduling. WEDDINGS: Contact the Parish Office at least 6 months prior to planned date. *Must be a registered parishioner for at least 6 months before scheduling. FUNERALS: Arranged at the convenience of the family. SACRAMENTS: First Communion, First Reconciliation, and Confirmation The Diocese requires two years of preparation in a Catholic School or Parish Religious Education program. Contact Candace in the parish office for more information. NEW PARISHIONERS: Registration forms are available in the Church office.
Bulletin Advertising Opportunities Available
Attention Business Owners, Self-Employed and Families!
If interested in advertising in our bulletin please contact Sherry
Montell directly at (614) 301-7444 or [email protected].
SCHEDULING EVENTS AT THE CHURCH
To All Ministry Leads & Nativity Groups:
Facility request paperwork is past due.
With our new security system in place, if your events are
not scheduled through the office, the building may not be
accessible to you.
We have limited meeting space that is filling up quickly. We
will try to accommodate your needs and wishes.
Please contact Angie O’Neill @
[email protected] with any questions.
Thank you for your patience and understanding as we all
work together as a large faithful family. May God continue to
bless each of us and the work that we do together as the Cath-
olic Church of the Nativity.
Father Jacek
Please contact Candace Campbell, in the parish office, with questions or to request space in the bulletin. Requests must be made (and approved) a minimum of 2 weeks ahead of time.
KEEP YOUR INFORMATION CURRENT
If you have moved, changed telephone numbers, changed email
addresses or have had a name change please notify the parish
office @ (901) 382-2504.
NEW YEAR Mass Schedule
December 31st
4:00 pm Vigil Mass
8:00 pm Mass (Spanish)
January 1st
10:00 am Mass
New Parish App Coming Soon!
In the coming weeks Church of the Nativity will
launch our own app for iPhone and Android smart
phones. This will allow us to better communicate with
you throughout the week and keep you updated with relevant
parish news or updates. The app is very well designed and very
intuitive. It will be a great resource for parishioners by providing
daily Mass readings, Catholic news and prayers, convenient
prayer and Confession reminders, our bulletins and more.
We hope for our new app to be a tool for fostering stronger
parish life at Church of the Nativity and better engaging the New
Evangelization.
Please watch in the coming weeks for our official launch
announcement.
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Join us for Holy Mass:
Sunday: 10:30 am (Mass in English)
5:00 pm (Mass in Spanish)
New Year’s Eve: 6:00 pm (Mass in English)
8:00 pm (Mass in Spanish)
New Year’s Day: 10:00 am (Mass in English)
Become a member it is FREE.
To set up an account go to formed.org
then follow the instructions.
New Parish App Coming Soon!
In the coming weeks our parish
will launch our own app for iPh-
one and Android smart phones.
This will allow us to better com-
municate with you throughout
the week and keep you updat-
ed with relevant parish news or
updates. The app is very well designed and very intui-
tive. It will be a great resource for parishioners by
providing daily Mass readings, Catholic news and pray-
ers, confessions reminders, our bulletins, Fr. Jacek’s
homilies and more.
We hope for our new app to be a tool for fostering
stronger parish life at the Church of the Nativity and
better engaging the New Evangelization.
Disabled Section
The first row on the right in the
front of the church is reserved for
those who are disabled. If you are
sitting there a priest will bring the
Offerings for Weekend
December 19 and 20, 2020
Regular Collection: $9,094
St. Joseph Fund: $1,253
Month to Date Totals:
Regular Collection: $27,894 ($39,667 budget)
St. Joseph Fund: $5,398
The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph December 27, 2020
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Online Giving
To set up a recurring giving schedule, visit
us at www.nativitybartlett.org. Locate the
Online Giving button and set up your recur-
ring giving schedule. The first time you
give, you will select a password that will
enable you to login at anytime and make
changes to your giving or view your com-
plete online giving history.
Download the Vanco Mobile
Giving App with this QR
Code.
New Year’s Mass Schedule
The Catholic Church of the Nativity
December 31st, 2020
New Year’s Eve
Mass 6:00 PM (English)
Mass 8:00 PM (Spanish)
January 1st, 2021
Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God
New Year’s
Day Mass
10:00 AM
(English)
On behalf of Fr. Carlos, all our Deacons,
and the entire Parish Staff
I would like to wish all of you
There is so much to be thankful during the Christmas sea-
son. I want to personally thank everyone that has contribut-
ed to this beautiful time of year here at the Catholic
Church of the Nativity.
The Women's Guild has once again coordinated and sold
all the beautiful poinsettias that you see throughout the
church. We had a wonderful group of volunteers that
shared their time and talent to helped decorate the church.
I am grateful for the Ushers, Altar Servers, Eucharist Min-
isters and Deacons for making the celebration of Christ-
mas so seamless and special. The music provided by our
Music Director Kyung - Won On “KW,” the musicians,
and the choir was perfect for this special occasion. I would
also like to thank Gragg Higginbotham for helping us live
stream Mass for those of you that were not able to join us
in person.
I am thankful for all of you that make the Catholic Church
of the Nativity such a wonderful and beautiful place to wor-
ship our Lord not just today but all throughout the year.
The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph December 27, 2020