Church of the Nativity

CHURCH OF THE NATIVITY Cincinnati, Ohio CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK Eucharistic Ministers: Sara & Grace Gurney, Kathryn Hook, Shawn Hostiuck, LeAnn Cummins, Pat Dells, Mary Lennard, Second Sunday of Advent Sandra Mertes, Lisa Harper, Sue Odeh

Sunday: You are asked to remember in your prayers those who are 8:45-10:15 am – Catechesis, “Parish Office Basement” housebound and ill: Kris & Chuck Andrew, Bill Bach, Ann Boltz, 2:00-6:00 pm – Robotics, “Café” Dottie Brinker, Jim Cain, Patricia Cain, Alberta Carter, Dan Monday: Casey, Barbara Cottrell, Crookham Family, Andrew Derrick, 7:00 pm – St. Vincent de Paul, “Parish Office Lunchroom” Kathy Derrick, Marie Donovan, Jackie Goetz, Lillian Hansel, 7:00 pm – Small Faith Group, “Library” Bob Hatfield, Kathy Kelly, Matthew Kenney, Elena Maio, Molly 7:00 pm – Choir, “Church” Matre, Bev McCall, Mary & Ruth Oenbrink, Bob & Fran Pielage, Tuesday: Mary Ray, Randy & Rhoda Rupp, Mary Ellen Spaite, Essie 3:30-5:00 pm – Cub Scouts, “Parish Office Basement” Stewart, Anderson Turner, Barbara Valentine, Pauline Villari, Joe 6:30-8:00 pm – Math Counts, “Room 101” Wessel, Vera Wettenkamp, and Mary Beth Wuebker. 7:00 pm – Education Commission, “Parish Office Basement” Wednesday: Church Support 5:45-7:15 pm – Girl Scouts, “Art Room” December 2, 2012 6:30-7:30 pm – Cub Scouts, “Parish Office Basement” 7:00 pm – Reconciliation, “Church” Offerings $11,166.00 Thursday: Budget 11,800.00 10:00-11:00 am – Catechesis, “Parish Office Basement” Over (under) Budget (634.00) 4:30-6:00 pm – Catechesis, “Parish Office Basement & Year to Date 251,097.00 Upstairs” Year to Date Budget 271,400.00 6:30-8:30 pm – Girl Scouts, “Art Room” Over (under) Budget (20,303.00) 7:00 pm – Inlet Dance Performance, “Old Gym” The Caring Place 857.27 7:00 pm – Choir, “Church” 7:00 pm – RCIA, “Nativity” Thank you Friday: 3:00-5:00 pm – Girl Scouts, “Art Room” 6:00-9:00 pm – Nativity Christmas Tree Fest, “Around the Pod” Saturday: Sunday: 9:00 am – Helen Barnes Sunday: 11:00 am – Richard Baumgartner *Please call the Parish Office before scheduling any event Monday: 8:15 am – For those in Nursing Homes Tuesday: 8:15 am – Benefactors Wednesday: 8:15 am – Ruth Grossi Readings Thursday: 8:15 am – For those serving in the Military Zephaniah 3: 14-18a Philippians 4: 4-7 Friday: 8:15 am – Deceased Parishioners Luke 3: 10-18 Saturday: 4:30 pm – Celebrant Intentions

Saturday, December 15, 2012 4:30 PM Next Sunday’s Outreach Collection will be going to our St. Lectors: Nancy Ciarniello, Saundra Willingham, Ed Ciarniello Vincent de Paul Society. With the purpose of Spiritual Growth Servers: Justin Mackey, Arden Miller, Ben Sabo, Samantha and Answering Christ’s call, St. Vincent de Paul offers HOPE by Smyjunas providing spiritual, emotional and financial assistance on a Eucharistic Ministers: Michelle Fisk, Tyler Mitchell, Chris & person-to-person basis in confidentiality to the unemployed, dis- Patty Ritter, Erin Murphy, Kirsten Allen, Caroline Cusick, Helen abled, poor, lonely, and the forgotten in our community. Vollman, Iain Applebee

Sunday, December 16, 2012 9:00 AM Lectors: Joe Nolan, Patti Newberry, Bill Brown Servers: Amanda & Kendra Burgei, Eleanor Dumont, Megan 123 families have contributed $34,655 to the 2012 Annual Fund Glass Drive. Thank you to all those who have pledged or donated! Each Eucharistic Ministers: Lindsay Cronin, Eileen Beckman, Collin week, we are moving closer to our goal of $100,000, which will Cain, Casey Wagner, Anne Ramsay, Beth Adkins, Dave Morris, support the renovation of the courtyard and the continued growth Henry & Donna Faulk, Sr. Janet of the Nativity Education Fund. Please send in your contributions to the parish office today, and don’t forget to check with your Sunday, December 16, 2012 11:00 AM employer about a corporate match donation. To learn more, visit Lectors: Michael Mohr, Bea Souder, Pat Dells http://www.nativity-cincinnati.org/giving/annual-fund/. Servers: Moriah Brown, Sam Buehler, Julia Dressing, Ayden Goode The Comboni Nativity Experience: Immerse yourself in the peace and quiet of the First Christmas as the Comboni Missionaries bring you the 65th Annual animated Nativity December 9, 2012

Display with narration and beautiful music. Open daily (closed Year of Faith, proclaimed by Pope Benedict WVI, the Christmas Eve and Christmas Day) December 16th through Archdiocese of Cincinnati is recommitting itself to the New December 30th, from 6:00-9:00 pm. Admission is free, but Evangelization in many ways,” said the Most Reverend Dennis donations of canned goods for Cincinnati poor are gratefully M. Schnurr, Archbishop of Cincinnati. “One of the most accepted. important is this major outreach to our inactive Catholic brothers and sisters of the Archdiocese, inviting them to rejoin us at the First Reconciliation for 4th and 2nd graders of our parish will be table of the Lord.” Catholics Come Home, Inc. is a lay Catholic celebrated this Wednesday, December 12 th at 7:00 pm as part of organization which creates and broadcasts media messages that our parish Advent Reconciliation Service. Please pray for our extend a gentle invitation to inactive Catholics and others to come children who will meet Christ in this Sacrament of mercy and home to the Catholic faith. To preview the television forgiveness for the first time. commercials, or for information about the project, please visit the Catholics Come Home website at Vatican II 50th Anniversary: It’s time to register for the book http://www.catholicscomehome.org/ study which will take place in January and February. Please see the flyer in the bulletin or the information on the website www.nativity-cincinnati.org/parish to register.

The Christmas tree committee will be holding a The Giving Tree is underway. If you did not bring your “Christmas Tree Fest” on Friday, December 14th, from 6:00 until gift(s) today, you may do so next weekend. All gifts need to be 9:00 pm at the tree sale Pod. Santa is coming with candy canes th in church by noon next Sunday, December 16 !! We know and music by “The Code Unplugged.” Please bring your own from past experience that all the tags will be taken and no one refreshments! will be disappointed. If you would like to help sort or deliver gifts, or have any questions, please call the Thomas’ at 731-6890, Jan Brown at 631-9727 or Margaret Shaw at 631-8411. We are very grateful for your generosity! The following students have achieved academic honors for the 1st quarter from the following high schools: St. Xavier: Blake Anderson, Evan Barlow, Alexander Bell, Jack Pleasant Ridge Montessori School has been nominated Benken, Collin Cain, Jacob Childs, Jonathan Deutsch, Matthew for a technology grant in a competition sponsored by Clorox. The Doyle, Calvin & Jake Gunderson, Neil Garry, Josh Meirose, winners will be determined by the school who receives the most Stephen Muething, Joseph Perin, Ryan Reese, Patrick Sheeran, votes cast online or via text by December 19th. Online votes at Robert Smyjunas, Luke Stegman, Cameron & Michael Vogel; powerabrightfuture.clorox.com/nominees/detail/?nid=2316 or Ursuline: Sydney Ashe, Sally Lorbach, Sarah Schreiber, Sarah by text 231pbf to 95248 (message and data rates may apply.) Seedhouse, Caitlyn Valentine; Moeller High School: Jack Anyone, anywhere, age 13 and over can vote. They are currently Buehler. Congratulations to all of you for your hard work! ranked 36th out of 1,500 schools nationwide in this competition; we can help our neighbor school reach their goal by casting votes The Institute for Christian Formation has once again created on their behalf. an online Advent/Christmas Calendar for each day of the Advent and Christmas Seasons for the 2013 Liturgical Year: December 2, Help Feed the Need: Join St. Ann’s in our annual effort to “feed 2012 – January 13, 2013. This calendar is a go-to source for the need” this holiday season by purchasing any amount of $5 information and resources about Seasons and Saints, Scripture, grocery certificates which will be provided to St. Vincent de Church Teaching, Prayer, Traditional Activities and Recipes, and Paul to distribute to their growing number of clients. Food much more! Geared to a wide-based audience, there is something pantries across the city are experiencing an increase in the need of for everyone: families, individuals, children, teens, adults, basic food items, including St. Vincent de Paul. Involve your catechists and school teachers, colleges and youth ministry. Visit children and save as a family, purchase a certificate in memory or http://www.instituteforchristianformation.org/ and click on the in honor of someone special. We will provide a nicely-designed Advent/Christmas Calendar link. Nativity Church thanks Fr. acknowledgement card for you to send. Look for an order form in Todd Grogan, Pastor of Annunciation Parish and Dr. Sandra next week’s bulletin or simply indicate the number of $5 grocery Chakeres, Director of the Institute for Christian Formation and certificates you would like to fund, include a check (made DRE at Annunciation for this web information and for their input payable to St. Ann’s and send to the parish office or school office and help with the Seasons of Advent and Christmas Book which in an envelope marked “Feed the Need.” Contact Meg Muething has been given to each Nativity household. directly with any questions at [email protected] or 478- 9948. Financial Aid Forms Available: Parish members in financial need are encouraged to stop by the parish office to obtain a The Archdiocese of Cincinnati has launched an evangelization Private School Aid (PSAS) form. The application form to request initiative to invite people back to the church family this Advent financial aid for next year’s tuition is due January 31, 2013. season by using television commercials developed by the Atlanta- based non-profit organization Catholics Come Home, Inc. “In this CHURCH OF THE NATIVITY Cincinnati, Ohio

~Please remember Nativity in your will~