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Friday, January 31 is the priority deadline for room reservations at our Men’s retreat February 21-23. Don’t miss your chance to join in fellowship and faith with Fr. Tollefson at Eddy’s Lake Mille Lacs Resort!

One of our neighbors contacted us recently about some significant damage sustained to his parked car after one of our Sunday liturgies. While hopefully an isolated incident, we do ask that our parishioners and visitors be extra careful when driving to and from our campus.

Hello Nativity Parishioners! I am a third-year seminarian at St. Paul Seminary, and I have been living at Nativity of Our Lord as my January assignment, in order to get an inside look at the life of a parish priest.

Our Parish Business Administrator Laura Barr has departed from her leadership role at Nativity. We greatly appreciate her many years of service.

There’s rich irony in the pastor of a church called Nativity missing Christmas liturgies in his first year on the job. But as a believing Catholic Christian, I’m inclined to look for God’s hand moving amidst the seemingly random occurrences in our lives.

The city of St. Paul has declared a Snow Emergency beginning at 9:00 PM tonight.

Our Christmas gift to each family is Matthew Kelly’s book "33 Days to Eucharistic Glory," a daily prayer devotional to help us fall more in love with Jesus, Our Eucharistic Lord. All are invited to optional weekly in-person discussions on Mondays in January and early February.

Through prayerful discernment, the Lord revealed to our Director of Discipleship, Mahalia Marcelin, that he has new plans for her, and she has decided to resign from her role here at Nativity of Our Lord, effective December 31.

Sign up here for the weekly Heart of the Revival newsletter to receive Bishop Andrew Cozzens' weekly Gospel reflections as we prepare our hearts for Christmas.

The entire parish and community is invited to three Advent Days of Recollection as we introduce the mission and vision of our pastor, Fr. Rolf Tollefson, in the new liturgical year and Synod Year 2.

Catholic Social Teaching can help guide our thinking and our voting. Click the headline or image for three documents from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Minnesota Catholic Conference.

We are looking for volunteers to pray a rosary before the Blessed Sacrament for the repose of the souls of our faithfully, and for the comfort and healing of their families.

We would like to extend a very heartfelt thank you to all of you for helping us celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Nativity County Fair!

Our pastor, Fr. Rolf Tollefson, invites you to follow the footsteps of St. Paul on a 9-Night Greek Islands Cruise tour, plus four nights in Athens from October 21 - November 4, 2025.

We would like all volunteers who wish to serve in the upcoming liturgical year — whether you're brand new or a longtime veteran — to be (re-)trained to learn the latest standards from Fr. Erickson, our new Director of Liturgy. Click the headline above for more information.

An essential part of Christian discipleship and hospitality is knowing the names and faces of our fellow parishioners. Thank you for help in making this possible!

Open enrollment for fall small groups has begun! Gather some family, friends, or neighbors together to learn more about the Mass and the Eucharist in Year II of the Synod Implementation at Nativity of Our Lord.

Have you heard the news? This year, there's a Karaoke Band (Saturday night), a Boxing Arcade Game, a new food item, a free shuttle bus, free safety wristbands and temporary tattoos, and new retro Fair merch!

Registration is now open for Faith Formation at Nativity of Our Lord beginning in the fall for Grades 1-8. Classes are Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:00 PM in Nativity School beginning Wednesday, September 18.

Now is the perfect time, as we have several rehearsals before we begin singing at the 11:00 AM Mass. No experience (or auditions) necessary!