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Na t i v i t y
            C A T H O L I C
                                     of              Our L ord
                                                 C H U R C H

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About                                                                  Funerals
Parish Mission Statement                                               Our Faithfully Departed
Promulgated October 7, 2019                                            Please remember in your prayers:

Nativity of our Lord is a vibrant
                                                                           Lucille Alfveby
Catholic community committed to                                        May her soul and those of all the faithfully departed, through
helping each person answer the call of                                 the mercy of God, rest in peace, amen.
Jesus Christ to serve as his disciple by…
                                                                       Funeral Information
   Nurturing a rich sacramental and spiritual life;
                                                                       While some may choose to delay funeral arrangements
   Supporting strong Catholic                                        during this time of limited public gatherings, please always
     education and faith formation;                                    contact the parish office at (651) 696-5401 or
   Fostering fellowship and community;                               info@nativitystpaul.org when anyone has died.
   And providing abundant opportunities to participate
                                                                       Please also let us know if you or someone you know is near
     in the parish’s long tradition of Christian witness.              death, has experienced a significant decline in health, has
                                                                       entered palliative or hospice care, or is having surgery, and
Learn more about our parish mission statement at                       we will arrange a sacramental visit from a priest.
https://nativitystpaul.org/news/mission-statement/.

                                                                       Holy Matrimony
Images                                                                 Banns
                                                                       Please pray for all our engaged couples as they prepare to
Cover Image
                                                                       receive the sacrament of Holy Matrimony, especially…
The Good Shepherd (Le Bon Pasteur) by James Tissot
1886-1894 | Brooklyn Museum | {{PD-US-expired}}
Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper                         Conor Barrett and Kelsey Holtz*
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/                             Saturday, May 8, 2021
objects/4495
                                                                           Andrea Chinchilla and
Photos Wanted!
Have any great photos that you took at                                     Andrew Hattenberger
Nativity of Our Lord? We’d love to highlight                               Saturday, May 15, 2021
the vibrancy, faith, and beauty of our
parish in the bulletin and other print                                 Wedding Planning
publications, on the website, and through                              To be married at Nativity at Our Lord, the bride, groom, or
our various social media outlets. Send                                 one of their parents must be an active, registered
photos, with caption, to                                               parishioner for at least six months prior to a scheduled
ihuss@nativitystpaul.org and let us know                               wedding. Contact the parish office for more information at
who should get the credit. (Christine                                  (651) 696-5401 or info@nativitystpaul.org.
DeCleene submitted this in February of
2020 from the inside of the church. Thanks, Christine!)
                                                                       Baptisms
                                                                       Baptism Preparation
Submissions                                                            Baptisms are currently being scheduled on an individual
                                                                       basis, typically on Sundays at 12pm. Please contact the
Publishing Guidelines
Bulletin content is typically required by Monday at noon for           parish office at info@nativitystpaul.org or (651) 696-5401
the following Sunday’s bulletin, while digital content requires        for more information and to register.
at least two business days prior to desired publication.
Visit https://nativitystpaul.org/content-submissions for more
information, or to submit copy for the parish bulletin, website
calendar, social media, and email newsletter. Images must              Pastoral Care
be sent via email to ihuss@nativitystpaul.org.                         Food Collection | Saturday-Sunday, May 1-2
                                                                       Please consider bringing a bag of non-perishable food to
Publishing is not guaranteed, and is generally granted on a            church next weekend for Keystone Community Services, our
first-come, first-served basis, giving priority to official Nativity   local food shelf partner. Keystone is also in need of cash
of Our Lord events and communications. Bulletin                        donations. Another critical need is volunteers, which have
submissions can also be sent to bulletin@nativitystpaul.org.           also been depleted due to COVID-19. Sign up at
   — Isaac Huss, Communications Director and Bulletin Editor           https://keystoneservices.org/volunteer/. Thank you!
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Information                                                    Staff
Pastor                                                         Welcome Beth Erickson
Father Patrick Hipwell (pictured)                              Hello, my name is Beth Erickson and I
                                                               am excited to be your new Parish
                                                               Secretary. I come to you with a
Standard Mass & Prayer Times                                   background in church ministry at
All regular liturgies currently being held
                                                               Transfiguration Church and School. I
are now open to the public and no
                                                               spent over eight years in various
longer require reservations. See back
                                                               administrative assistant jobs within the
page calendar for this week’s schedule.
                                                               parish. I am married and have two sons:
                                                               Jacob is 22 and Nick is 18. My husband
Lord’s Day Mass
                                                               Jay and I love watching Nick play
   Saturday: 5pm vigil (live-streamed)
                                                               baseball and are huge Minnesota Twins fans. I also love to
   Sunday: 8:15am and 11am (both live-streamed), 5pm
                                                               watch movies and go for long walks with my sisters.
Daily Mass (live-streamed)         Monday-Saturday: 8:15am
                                                               Nativity has been so welcoming that it has felt like a good
Confession             Wed.: 4:30-5:30pm; Sat.: 3:30-4:30pm
                                                               home for me from the very start. I look forward to meeting
Outdoor Holy Communion (school plaza) Tuesday, Friday: 4pm
                                                               all of you. Stop by the Parish Office and say hi!
Adoration             Sat-Sun: 6-10pm; Tues., Fri.: 9am-10pm
                                      (Commitments wanted!)
                                                               Administrative Update
                                                               Our former Parish Secretary, Tim Huberty, will continue doing
Emergency Anointing of the Sick (24 hours)                     many of his current duties, particularly providing
(651) 696-5401 (press 1 at the recording)                      administrative support to the priests and assisting with
                                                               sacramental preparation, and will share space in Fr.
Prayer Line        Mary Kay O'Rourke         (651) 698-5638    Patrick’s office in the Lannan Center.
9am-7pm            Bette Hoffman             (651) 699-8249
                                                               Tim’s office hours will be Monday-Thursday, 10am-1pm and
Contacts                                                       Friday from 10am-Noon. He can be reached directly at
                                                               thuberty@nativitystpaul.org and (651) 696-5424.
Pastor Father Patrick Hipwell                (651) 696-5401
Parochial Vicar Father Nick Hagen            (651) 696-5440
Deacon Rev. Mr. Russ Kocemba                 (651) 696-5401
Deacon Rev. Mr. Don Tienter
Business Administrator Laura Barr
                                             (651) 696-5401
                                             (651) 696-5423
                                                               Faith Formation
Accounting Joyce Kotta                       (651) 696-5436    Fall Children’s Program Registration
Parish Secretary Beth Erickson               (651) 696-5401    Registration for all children’s Faith Formation programming
Assistant to the Pastor Tim Huberty          (651) 696-5424    for Fall 2021 is now open. Visit
Director of Music & Liturgy Patrick Henning (651) 696-5430     https://nativitystpaul.org/cffregistration to sign up today!
Director of Nativity Choir Rob Pontious      (651) 653-3655
Pastoral Care Coord. Nancy Shatek-Suek       (651) 696-5444
Facilities Director Steve Boatman            (651) 696-5434
Director of Comms. & Marketing Isaac Huss (651) 696-5425       Nativity United
School Principal Kate Wollan                 (651) 699-1311    Serving Your Needs Big or Small
Early Learning Cent. Director Nicole Clausen (651) 696-5437    Please let us know if you are in need of any assistance at
Lay Trustee Gerald Brennan                   (651) 696-5401    any time, from purchasing household items to just running
Lay Trustee Dan Flanagan                     (651) 696-5401    errands. We encourage you not to be afraid to ask even for
Pastoral Council Chair Alison Knapp aknapp2260@gmail.com       the simplest items, including toilet paper!

Church                                                         Finally, if you don’t have family or friends who check in on
1938 Stanford Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105                       you, or you would just like a regular call from Nativity of Our
                                                               Lord, please let us know. Remember that you are not alone!
Lannan Parish Center (Parish Office)                           Jesus is so close to the ones who are suffering.
Fax: (651) 696-5458                  Phone: (651) 696-5401
1900 Wellesley Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105                      Our staff is regularly monitoring both of these modes of
Office Hours:           Monday-Thursday: 8:30am-4:30pm         communications, specifically devoted to your needs, so...
                        Friday: 8:30am-Noon                       Call us at (651) 317-9685, or
                                                                  Email us at united@nativitystpaul.org.
Website www.nativitystpaul.org Email info@nativitystpaul.org
                                                               Please note that due to liability reasons, we are
School Office                      Phone: (651) 699-1311       unfortunately unable to provide or arrange
1900 Stanford Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105                       transportation. However, the Senior Linkage line at 1-800-
                                                               333-2433 or other community resources may be able to
    @NativityStPaul        NativityStPaul    @NativityStPaul   assist in this way.
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Respect Life                                                    Archdiocese
Abria Life is Wonderful Virtual Fundraiser | May 9 - June 20    Child Protection
Let’s Step Up for Abria!                                        April is National Child Abuse Prevention
Registration is open now for Abria                              Month, which recognizes the importance of
Pregnancy Resources' virtual "Life                              families and communities working together
Is Wonderful: Let’s Step Up!" event,                            to prevent child abuse and neglect, and
which runs from Mother’s Day                                    promotes the social and emotional well-
through Father’s Day. Support                                   being of children and families. Visit https://
Abria’s life-affirming work by tying                            www.archspm.org/child-abuse-prevention-month/ for more
your laces, setting personal step goals, and gathering          information.
pledges from sponsors to turn your steps into dollars. Any
kind of movement counts.

Visit https://supporters.abria.org/ for the registration link   Prayer from Home
and more information. After registering, you will have the      Video Mass from Nativity of Our Lord
option to select Nativity of Our Lord as your team. Spread      Livestreamed and archived Masses are available at
the word! Let’s Step Up for life!                               https://nativitystpaul.org/online-liturgies as well as on our
                                                                parish website homepage and Facebook
Abria provides a non-judgmental, supportive environment for     page (www.facebook.com/NativityStPaul/live_videos/).
women and couples facing an unexpected pregnancy. All           See page 2 or the back page calendar for days and times.
services are free. Medical services include pregnancy
testing, STI testing and treatment, medical counseling,         Broadcast Liturgies
prenatal medical education, and limited OB ultrasounds.         EWTN’s television channel (Comcast cable ch. 291) has daily
Personal support services include life coaching, parenting      Mass at 7am, 11am, 6pm, and 11pm, and is rebroadcast on
education, holistic support services, connections to            channels 14.2, 14.4, and 14.5. Mass is also on Relevant
community resources, and material assistance, including         Radio, 1330 AM, on Sundays at 9am, with Daily Mass at
baby equipment, diapers, hygiene items, and clothing.           12pm. Sunday Mass is on local TV at 11am on KSTC-TV/45.

Mary Shower | April 26 - May 9
The annual Mary Shower is back! The Nativity of Our Lord 5th
graders are working in connection with Abria, Second Stork,
and Birthright to “shower” families in need with a variety of
                                                                COVID Response
                                                                COVID-19 Reporting and Information
items for babies and children up to 3 years old. Donations      If you have tested positive for COVID-19 and may have
can include, but are not limited to, new and gently used        exposed others while on our campus, please contact Patrick
clothing, socks, blankets, diapers, wipes, baby care items,     Henning, our Director of Liturgy and Music and COVID-19
bibs, bottles, toys, and more! Donations will be collected      Plan Administrator, at (651) 696-5430 or
from April 26 – May 9.                                          phenning@nativitystpaul.org. You can find our COVID-19
                                                                Preparedness Plan at https://nativitystpaul.org/phase2.
All items and monetary donations can be dropped off in the
back of the church near the north-facing (Stanford Ave.)        Liturgy Safety Protocols
doors. The 5th graders thank you for your generosity in             Stay home if you feel sick or have flu-like symptoms,
helping them make a difference!                                       especially a fever, cough, or shortness of breath, or have
                                                                      been exposed to someone who has these symptoms or
Book Discussion | Tuesday, April 27, 7pm                              has tested positive for COVID-19.
This is All I Got by Lauren Sandler is “a riveting                  Face coverings (covering nose and mouth) are required
account of a year in the life of a young,                             to be worn throughout Mass. Very young children (two
homeless, single mother, her quest to find                            years or younger) and those with conditions that prevent
stability and shelter in New York City — and the                      them from wearing a face covering are exempt.
journalist who got too close while telling her                      Arrive at least 15 minutes early to Mass — especially
story” (from www.goodreads.com). Join us in                           Sunday morning Mass — to ensure seating, and to help
reading this powerful account helping us to                           us most effectively use our space in the church.
understand the plight of the homeless in our                          Overflow seating is available in Steiner Hall.
midst. Please note this book contains graphic                       Enter via the main Stanford Ave. doors (subject to
elements and discretion is advised.                                   construction detours) or the elevator door on Prior Ave.
                                                                    Congregants may need to wait outside to be ushered
We will be discussing this story this Tuesday evening, safely         inside and to specifically designated seating areas.
distanced in person in the Community Room at Saint Mark's,
with friends from Saint Mark's and those in our                 What about the Sunday Obligation?
community. Copies can be purchased online or in                 The Sunday obligation remains suspended. If the idea of
bookstores. Limited copies are also available to purchase       attending a large Mass makes you uneasy, consider a daily
($15-25) or borrow by contacting Karen McCann at                Mass, where there are sometimes smaller congregations, or
(612) 964-4522 or karenmccann3@gmail.com.                       simply stay home and tune in to our livestreamed liturgies.
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Holy Communion                                                    Nativity Women
Holy Communion Off Campus                                         Spirit of Mary Award | Nominations due Monday, April 26
If the weather, an illness, on any other reason prevents          The Nativity Council of Catholic Women presents our 2021
anyone from attending a Mass or Communion Service, and            Spirit of Mary Award. Each year the NCCW recognizes an
he or she would like to receive Holy Communion sometime           outstanding young woman who has demonstrated acts of
in the week that follows, contact Nancy Shatek-Suek at            faith, humility, generosity, and kindness through her school,
(651) 696-5444 and we’ll come to you! We have COVID-19            parish, and community involvement. Female parishioners
safety protocols in place, including the option to receive        who are currently seniors in high school may apply or may be
Communion outside without contact, and other precautions.         nominated. The award is a cash prize designated to the
                                                                  recipient’s charity of choice and for her ongoing educational
                                                                  needs.
Vocations                                                         Nomination forms are available on the
World Day of Prayer for Vocations | Sunday, April 25              NCCW website at www.NativityWomen.org
This Sunday, April 25 — Good Shepherd Sunday — is World           or in the parish office. Nominations are
Day of Prayer for Vocations, to publicly fulfill the Lord's in-   due this Monday, with the winner
struction to "Pray the Lord of the harvest to send laborers       announced at this year's NCCW Madonna
into his harvest" (Mt 9:38, Lk 10:2). Please pray that young      Mass and reception on Wednesday, May
men and women hear and respond generously to the Lord's           12 at 5pm (details below). For more
call to the priesthood, diaconate, religious life, societies of   information, please contact Peggy Stang
apostolic life or secular institutes. Visit                       at peggykstang@gmail.com or
http://tiny.cc/vocations2021 for more information.                (651) 210-1752.
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Calendar · April 26 - May 2, 2021
  Mon., 4/26        Tues., 4/27       Wed., 4/28         Thurs., 4/29       Fri., 4/30        Sat., 5/1             Sun., 5/2
Mass: 8:15am     Mass: 8:15am       Mass: 8:15am        Mass: 8:15am     Mass: 8:15am     Mass:                 Mass:
                                                                                           8:15am,             8:15am (no
                                                                                           5pm (Vigil)           congregational
                 Outdoor                                                 Outdoor                                   singing)
                 Communion:         Confession:                          Communion:       Confession:            11am
                 4pm                4:30-5:30pm                          4pm              3:30-4:30pm            5pm (not live-
                                                                                                                   streamed)
  All Masses (except 5pm Sunday) are livestreamed and recorded and available at https://nativitystpaul.org/online-liturgies.
   All regular Masses currently celebrated are now public and no registration is required. See page 3 for more information.
                     Adoration:                                            Adoration:                      Adoration:
                     12-10pm                                               9am-10pm                         6-10pm
 (Fourth Week                       St. Peter Chanel;    St. Catherine     St. Pius V*        St. Joseph          Fifth Sunday
   of Easter)           RCIA             St. Louis        of Siena*                          the Worker             of Easter
                       Online          Grignion de                                          (St. Peregrine
                     6:30-8pm           Montfort*                                             Laziosi*)          Food Collection

                    Respect Life                                                           Food Collection
                  Book Discussion                                                                                *Nativity relics
                     St. Mark’s                                                                                   on display in
                        7pm                                                                                      Heritage Room
                                              Mary Shower (details on page 3)
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Weekly Readings                                                  Service
Monday:    Acts 11:1-18; Ps 42:2-3; 43:3-4; Jn 10:1-10           Loaves and Fishes Volunteers Needed
Tuesday:   Acts 11:19-26; Ps 87:1-7; Jn 10:22-30                 For almost 30 years, Nativity of Our Lord parishioners have
Wednesday: Acts 12:24 — 13:5; Ps 67:2-3, 5-6, 8;                 served a hot, nutritious dinner to the guests at Dorothy Day
           Jn 12:44-50                                           Center in downtown St. Paul. Many volunteers have been
Thursday:  Acts 13:13-25: Ps 89:2-3, 21-22, 25, 27;              part of the program since Nativity first joined. Three teams
           Jn 13:16-20                                           cook and serve dinner to approximately 200 guests on the
Friday:    Acts 13:26-33; Ps 2:6-11; Jn 14:1-6                   fourth Monday of January, March, May, July, September and
Saturday:  Acts 13:44-52; Ps 98:1-4; Jn 14:7-14                  November. All Nativity parishioners support the purchase of
           or Gn 1:26 — 2:3 or Col 3:14-15, 17, 23-24;           ingredients through stewardship to the Church.
           Ps 90:2-4, 12-14, 16; Mt 13:54-58
Sunday:    Acts 9:26-31; Ps 22:26-28, 30-32;                     After nearly three decades, Nativity's Loaves and Fishes is
           1 Jn 3:18-24; Jn 15:1-8                               undergoing a transition. Team Leads Karen Lee and Kathy
                                                                 Polga are stepping down, after having been two of the
                                                                 original volunteer leaders. We now need two Team Leads to
                                                                 carry on their good work. The program is also in need of a
Mass Intentions                                                  parish contact to serve as liaison among the teams and the
Public Masses remain limited, but our priests continue to        Dorothy Day Center staff.
offer two Masses everyday for these intentions and for those
of the whole parish, community, nation, and world.               Finally, the teams need new members to assist with cooking
                                                                 and serving dinner, as many long-time volunteers regretfully
                      8:15am            8:15am (or private)      have had to step back due to COVID precautions. The time
                                                                 commitment is minimal: two hours twice per year from 4-
Mon. 4/26 Mary Kathleen Sitzmann           Bill Lawson +
                                                                 6pm for servers or 2-4pm for cooks and assistance. Many
Tues. 4/27         Judy Grimes +        Lambert Hoffman +        volunteers feel great satisfaction in serving others a meal
Wed. 4/28       Mary Ann Stickney +      Norbert Santoski +      and socializing with the guests, who are always grateful for
Thurs. 4/29         Ken Lamb +            Rolf Middleton +       the hospitality.
Fri. 4/30         Mary Jo Iverson     Eileen Schwartzbauer +
Sat. 5/1       The Greenough Family               -              Please contact Nancy Shatek-Suek at (651) 696-5444 or
Please note that Dr. Lucien Perera was mistakenly listed as      nshatek-suek@nativitystpaul.org to learn more or to join a
“Fr. Lucien” last week. We apologize for the error.              team. Thank you!
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