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CONTACT INFORMATION Telephone Numbers Community News Parish Office 952.881.8671 Parish Fax 952.881.8692 Welcome Desk Volunteer School Office 952.881.8160 We are looking for a volunteer for Thursday after- Creative Clubhouse 952.881.9103 noons at the Welcome Desk. It would be the 1st

Parish Staff Ext and 3rd Thursday of each month. The hours are Fr Nathan LaLiberte, Pastor 12:30pm—4:30pm. Duties include light phones and [email protected] 8066 greeting visitors. Please contact Judy in the parish Dcn. John Shearer, Deacon office at (952)881-8671 8072 or email her at [email protected] 8068 Dcn. Thom Winninger, Deacon [email protected]. [email protected] 8087 Baier, Cathie, Coord. of Evangelization and The Nativity Trivia Night is Back! Faith Formation On Saturday evening, March 7, we’ll [email protected] 8069 again be conducting our Nativity trivia Campion, Mike, Maintenance Manager [email protected] 8073 contest, so save the date and start getting your team Cronkhite, Kerry, Ministry Coordinator together (maximum of 6 players). We’ll begin tak- [email protected] 8070 ing entries in February. Watch the bulletin for more Dobson, Mary, Dir of Evangelization & information. Faith Formation [email protected] 8067 Grimme, Jill, Lunch Director The Society of St. Vincent de Paul [email protected] 8062 will be holding their second meeting on Monday, Hagerty, Wanda, School Admin. Asst. January 27 at 7:00 PM in the Chapel. [email protected] 8040 The meeting will last about an hour. If you missed the Keogh, Cindy, Creative Clubhouse Coordinator [email protected] 8065 first meeting on January 6th, you are still welcome to Millner, Nicole, Director of Liturgy & Music attend. Please contact Ed Koerner at 612-860-4560 [email protected] 8074 or [email protected] “ Pajak, Ryan, Principal [email protected] 8060 Rachel, Joanne, Director of Parish Operations [email protected] 8071 Tobroxen, Judy, Parish Administrative Assistant [email protected] 8072 Pray For… Weis, Terri, Part-Time Bookkeeper Please keep the following in your prayers. . . [email protected] 8075

Trustees and the prayers in our

Tom Burns: [email protected] Parish Book of Intercessions. Christopher Dietzen: [email protected]

Parish Council Chair: Please call Kass Lanman, Volunteer Coordinator Steve Casalenda: [email protected] of Nativity of Mary Prayer Chain Ministry, at Finance Council Chair: (952)881-0233, with your request for prayers. Chad Huset: [email protected]

Parish Office Hours Hospital Ministry—If you or a family member is Monday-Friday: 8:30 AM—4:30 PM, hospitalized and would like to be visited by our Saturday & Sunday: Closed hospital minister, please call the Parish Office at

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Sunday: Is 8:23—9:3/1 Cor 1:10-13, 17/ Thursday: 2 Sm 7:18-19, 24-29/Mk 4:21-25 Mt 4:12-23 Friday: 2 Sm 11:1-4a, 5-10a, 13-17/ Weekly Readings: Monday: 2 Sm 5:1-7, 10/Mk 3:22-30 Mk 4:26-34 Tuesday: 2 Sm 6:12b-15, 17-19/ January 26, 2020 Mk 3:31-35 Saturday: 2 Sm 12:1-7a, 10-17/Mk 4:35-41 Next Sunday: Mal 3:1-4/Heb 2:14-18/ Wednesday: 2 Sm 7:4-17/Mk 4:1-20 Lk 2:22-40

JANUARY 26, 2020—THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME NATIVITY OF MARY CATHOLIC CHURC H 3 Pastor’s Note The Conversion of St. Paul

This coming weekend, on Saturday, January 25th, our Archdiocese will celebrate its patronal feast, “the Con- version of St. Paul”. This feast is celebrated every year to remind us that even the hardest and most ruthless of hearts can be penetrated by the grace of God.

St. Paul’s conversion began even before he realized it was happening. As the Acts of the Apostles relates, St. Paul, who was at the time known as Saul, was a scholar of the law. He LOVED all things Jewish and he knew the scriptures, the prophecies, and the traditions, he was, as he describes himself, “a Pharisee among Phari- sees.” Thus, St. Paul’s conversion began with his pursuit of truth. He could not get enough of it. Was it disor- dered and incomplete; yes… but what is of greatest importance is that he was a truth seeker, and it was this disposition of heart that prepared him for his meeting with Christ.

When this truth seeker met the prayer of St. Stephen during his martyrdom, “Lord do not hold this sin against them” (Acts 7) Saul’s heart was bombarded by graces. Thus, as Saul moved on from the killing of Stephen to seeking the execution of all Christians in the city of Damascus, the heart of Saul, which was seeking all right- eousness, was hit with the final grace needed for his conversion; Jesus’ presence. Our Lord came to Saul and asked him, “Saul, Saul why are you persecuting me.” Notice how Jesus does not say, “you are a horrible per- son you consented to killing someone”, but rather simply asks Saul “why are you persecuting the truth which you have declared you love?”

Saul’s conversion, which had already begun in his pursuit of truth, was consummated when he met Truth itself; Jesus the Christ. It was not accidental that Saul was blinded after this encounter, as it was a sign to him, exter- nally, of what was happening internally. Mainly, that he was not able to see as clearly as he had once thought. As Christ removed his physical site, for a total of three days (the same time frame that Christ was in the tomb), Saul was forced to look inwards at his own heart. His external blindness opened him up to the real- ity that he was actually internally blind. Even though he thought he was doing the right, he was actually missing really important details to the narrative of salvation; mainly, that the messiah had come and he was a suffer- ing servant, not a worldly emperor or military general.

It was after this moment, on the way to Damascus, that Saul became the heroic and incredible St. Paul. In this conversion, St. Paul began to see that all that he had obtained previously in life was just wood kindling for the fire that Christ would set in his heart. The rest of his life would be lived in extremely harsh conditions with un- relenting hours of work for the Gospel. How interesting it is that God, who gave Saul that incredible zeal for the Truth, took that wild potential in his provident hands and through Saul’s cooperation with grace, let it loose upon the world to do incredible and lasting things for Christ.

What an amazing Patronal Feast our Archdiocese has been entrusted with. As we celebrate this historic event in the Life of St. Paul, let us ask for his intercession and help in our own personal conversions, as well as peti- tioning his help to have that same zeal that he had for the seeking of Truth.

Weekend Masses Weekday Mass Saturday Mass 4:00 pm 8:00 am Monday, Wednesday-Friday, Sunday Masses 8:30 & 10:30 am **Tuesday 6:00 pm

Confessions Adoration M-F, 7-8 am Mass Times Tuesday, 5-5:50 pm, Wednesday, 7:30-7:50 am, and Fri 8:30-noon Thursday, 8:30-9:30am, Saturday, 3-3:45 pm Saturday 8:00 am Communion Service 4 JANUARY 26, 2020—THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME NATIVITY OF MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH Faith Formation Community Life Children’s Liturgy of the Word There will be children’s Pastoral Ministries liturgy today at the 10:30 AM Mass. Grief Support For anyone who is grieving the loss of a loved one no Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Weekly Schedule matter how recent or long ago, we welcome you to join **There will not be any Catechesis of the Good Shepherd the Bloomington-Richfield Grief Support Coalition for the week of January 26. Thursday, January 30th from 4:30-6:00 at Norman- dale Hylands United Methodist Church, 9920 Norman- HELP NEEDED, We need volunteer assistants to help in dale Boulevard South 952-835-7585. The topic is the atrium for Catechesis of the Good Shepherd. Several slots are available. Please contact Cathie Baier “Wings for Widows: Taking Control: The First 90 Days” at [email protected] or 952-881-8671 presented by Tamara Block. This Winter Series contin- X8069. ues on Thursdays through February 27th.

Women of Nativity - Abria Speaker Stephen Ministry Join us Wednesday, January 29th at 7pm in the Gather- There will be a meeting for all past and current Ste- ing Space to hear from Cindy Koeppl, the CEO of Abria phen Ministers on Monday February 3rd from 6:30- Pregnancy Resources. We will be collecting monetary 8:30. Please join us in the St. John Paul II room. Contact and item donations for Abria at the event. For more de- Kerry with any questions 952-881-8671 or tails and to RSVP, visit https://tinyurl.com/NatAbria or [email protected] call the parish office. Homebound Ministry 2020 WINE: Catholic Women's Conference We have lay minsters at Nativity that bring the Eucha- WINE: Women In the New Evangelization invites you to rist to the homebound from our parish that live in their conference at Our Lady of Grace in Edina, Satur- Bloomington. If you or someone you know of is not day, February 22nd from 8:30-3:30pm. Opening Mass able to make it to Mass and would like to receive the celebrated by Archbishop , inspiring talks Eucharist, please let us know. Contact Kerry in the par- by Dr. Mary Healy and Dr. Carol Razza, the music of "His ish office- 952-881-8671 or Own," and more! An optional evening "Gathering in the Vineyard" on Friday, February 21, will bring together [email protected] women who are passionate about actively living out the New Evangelization. Invite a friend and register today - Sister Parish Mission Trip Kick-Off Meeting Tuesday, $100 for Friday Social Gathering & Saturday Confer- February 4, 7-9 PM, Church of St Edward Room 121 ence or $55 for Saturday Conference only, if you register You are invited to join the Church of Saint Edward’s by February 1, 2020! For more information and to regis- 18th Annual Mission this year. Support a social justice ter, visit WINEconference.org. organization – the Teresa Toda Home, a home for very poor girls in Azua, Dominican Republic with a summer camp in July 2020. This trip is for women over 18 and Saturday, February 1, 4:30pm- mother-daughter pairs for daughters over 14. We 10pm for 8th-12th Graders have openings from July 4-12 and July 11-19. Our What will you do with your life? camp theme is “Women of Faith”. We study bible sto- What are your plans, dreams and ries, play music, make crafts, perform skits, and do oth- goals? Do you know that God has a wonderful plan for er activities. We pray, exchange stories, share love, your life – a future full of hope (Jer. 29:11)? Do you know and spend time with the girls. Please contact Ann that the Lord Jesus is calling each one of us to follow Him McGuire at 952-239-3488 or e-mail annnmc- in becoming holy and living our Catholic faith out [email protected] to RSVP to our kick-off meeting and loud. But the Lord Jesus is also calling a select group of visit campamento.blog. courageous young women and men, just like you, to com- mit your existence totally to Him…possibly as a Catholic priest, religious sister or brother. Are you open to asking The Hunger: March 6-7, 4:15 Friday, March 6 to the question that is seldom uttered in our busy world, March 6th to 8:15, Saturday, March 7 “Lord, how are You calling me to follow You?” We wel- 8th through 12th graders and adults are invited to come Archbishop Bernard Hebda for this special evening come together to serve and fundraise for missions and along with the Archdiocesan Vocations Team led by Fr. ministries that serve the poor both at home and David Blume and religious sisters and brothers and priests abroad. During this event we will fast for 24 hours from the Archdiocese. Seminarians from St. John Vianney while doing community service, entering into the life of Seminary and St. Paul Seminary join us also. Hear their prayer, participating in the Sacraments, and learning stories and ask your questions about the call. Special more about the social dimension of Catholic Teach- breakout sessions for the young ladies and men. Register ing. For more information and register (by February at https://www.stbonaventureyouth.com/. 2nd) at www.stbonaventureyouth.com. JANUARY 26, 2020—THIRD SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME NATIVITY OF MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH 5 Parish Happenings Saturday, January 25 Greetings! 4:00 PM MASS, Church (†Laura McGregor) Cantor Happy Catholic Schools’ Week! Sunday, January 26 The upcoming week is one that’s near and dear to my 8:30 AM MASS, Church (†Al Krzyzaniak) heart. We get to celebrate the value, importance, and Cantor high-quality education that our Catholic schools offer. 10:30 AM MASS, Church (Nativity of Mary Parish) We have a fun and engaging week planned for our Choir students in honor of Catholic Schools’ Week. The high- 10:40 AM Children’s Liturgy of the Word 11:30 AM Book Club, Conf. Rm. 250 light of the week will be when then entire school par- Monday, January 27 ticipates in a day of service this Thursday. Our stu- 7:00 AM Adoration, Church dents will be packing supplies for People Serving Peo- 8:00 AM MASS, Church (†Michael Waldman) ple, making blankets for Children’s Hospital, writing 6:50 PM Boy Scouts, Cafeteria letters to our troops, making sandwiches for the Sand- 7:00 PM St Vincent de Paul Mtg, Chapel wich Project, and more! It’s a great way day to model Tuesday, January 28 the importance and value of service and highlights the 7:00 AM Adoration, Church whole-child education that Catholic schools offer. 5:00 PM Reconciliation, Chapel 6:00 PM MASS, Church (†Helen Dumbie) 6:30 PM ENDOW, Conf. Rm 202 6:45 PM Finance Committee, Conf. Rm. 250 Wednesday, January 29

7:00 AM Adoration, Church 7:30 AM Reconciliation, Chapel 8:00 AM MASS, Church (†Agnes Mae Hand) 5:15 PM Children’s Choir, Church 6:00 PM RCIA, Conf. Room 202 7:00 PM Parish Choir Rehearsal, Church 7:00 PM Women of Nativity: Abria, Gather Sp. Thursday, January 30 7:00 AM Adoration, Church 8:00 AM MASS, Church (Katie Roepke & Family) 8:30 AM Coffee & Conversation, Gathering Space 8:30 AM Reconciliation, Chapel 9:45 AM School Mass, Church Registration for the 2020-2021 school year is open! Friday, January 31 New families can navigate to the school website to 7:00 AM Adoration, Church find more information and register. Returning families 8:00 AM MASS, Church (†Neal Laurance) 8:30-noon Adoration, Chapel will receive an email with information on how to regis- Saturday, February 1 ter for next fall. 8:00 AM COMMUNION SERVICE, Chapel 3:00 PM Reconciliation, Chapel If you have family, friends, or neighbors who are look- 4:00 PM MASS, Church (†Laura McGregor) ing for a school that focuses on academic excellence, Cantor character development, service opportunities, leader- Sunday, February 2 ship opportunities, and faith formation, please encour- 8:30 AM MASS, Church (Nativity of Mary Parish) age them to contact our school office and set up a tour Cantor at [email protected]. 10:30 AM MASS, Church (†David Long & † Paul Sirba) Boy Scout Mass Be kind. Be brave. Believe! Choir 10:40 AM Children’s Liturgy of the Word

Ryan Pajak Thank you to Septran Student Transportation and all Principal our other contributors for supporting our parish bulletin. 6 JANUARY 26, 2020—THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME NATIVITY OF MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH Sharing Our Treasure Quick Notes The Knights of Columbus Marian Council Auxiliary fi- During the month of Februar your weekly budgeted contri- nanced Thanksgiving and Christmas gift cards for parish- butions are $19,075 (4 weeks). es in the southwest metropolitan area. The money was Offering for Weekend (Week 29) sent to three parishes to buy gift cards for those in need January 18/19, 2020 including Nativity of Mary, St Peters Church and Church of the Assumption. Weekly Year-to-Date Actual $15,098 $619,621 Scan to give The auxiliary raises its money through different events Budgeted $24,625 $587,875 online including a spaghetti dinner and a silent auction. All women are invited to join the auxiliary who are at least

Money Counters: 18 years of age and are willing to follow the Knights of Columbus principles. Currently there are 90 members. Sunday, February 2, 2020 Team 10

The next Prayer & Listening Event in our area is at Pax Christi, Eden Prairie, this St Thomas Academy Community Mass Tuesday, January 28, 6-9PM. Partici- All are invited! Make plans to attend the Community pants will gather together to pray, dis- Mass on Tuesday, January 28 at 9 am. Archbishop cuss, and give feedback on what is Hebda will be celebrating the Mass of our patron saint, working well now in their parish and St Thomas Aquinas, in Sjoberg Flynn Arena. There will this Archdiocese, and what are the chal- also be a complimentary donut reception following Mass. lenges and opportunities as we move forward together. For more information go to http://www.archspm.org/ synod. Tweets of Wisdom from Pope Francis

Green Angels Would you like to be a Green Angel and help to care “Being Christian does not mean de- for our plants or assist in decorating our sanctuary? We fending yourself with an ideology in are looking to fill our schedule with two volunteers. One order to move forward. To be to care for plants and one to launder and iron the purifi- Christian is to be free, because we cators and altar cloths. If you are interested please con- have confidence, because we are tact Jan McNeil at 952 –913-0620. docile to the World of the Lord.”

Silent Retreat Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament A silent retreat for women, based on the Spiritual Ex- Friday mornings from 8:30 AM—12 PM in ercises of St. Ignatius, will be preached by priests from the Chapel. Please call the office at (952) the Miles Christi Religious Order on the weekend of 881-8671 if you can commit to one or more March 13-15, 2020, at the Franciscan Retreat Center hours per month in Adoration. in Prior Lake. For more information and to register, “Will you keep watch with me for one hour?” please email [email protected] - Matthew 26:40

Green Angels Would you like to be a Green Angel and help to REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS care for our plants or assist in decorating our sanctu- “Remember, Lord, those who have died, and have gone before us marked with the sign of faith ary? We are looking to fill our schedule with two volunteers. One to care for plants and one to laun- -Eucharistic Prayer 1 der and iron the purificators and altar cloths. If you are interested please contact Jan McNeil at 952 – Darrel Kampa Laura McGregor 913-0620. Bishop Paul Sirba Mark Wiegand David Robert Groves John Dwyer Save the Date: Men's Conference March 28 Bob Schneiderhan Ervin Lauer Men of the Archdiocese! Save the date for the up- Dorothy Gustner coming Men's Conference on March 28, 2020! Our keynote speaker will be Reverend Paul Scalia, son of …..and for those who love them…” the late Justice Antonin Scalia, from the Diocese of

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