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Students entering grades 1-6 (morning program) and 7-12 (evening program) in the fall are invited to this Catholic summer camp right here on campus. Volunteers are needed for snacks and mealtime. Finally, please pray for our Totus Tuus missionaries, volunteers, and participants!

Each parish is sending their pastor and two lay delegates to the 2025 Archdiocesan Synod Assembly; Theme updates for Years 3-4; Invitation to pray Holy Spirit Novena culminating on Pentecost (June 7).

Introduced in the Synod Year 2 Implementation Plan, the Archdiocesan Passport Adventure is an opportunity to experience more broadly the beauty of church architecture and liturgical expressions beyond parish boundaries.

We’re now looking to hire for two full-time positions in the parish office: Director of Mission and Accounting Specialist. If you’re interested in joining our team, click here to review the job descriptions and reach out to Beth Giese, Parish Administrator, to apply.

We are still celebrating Easter, and we can continue to focus on making Sundays especially celebratory in our homes. Click here for reflections on continuing to live Easter and to celebrate this beautiful month traditionally dedicated to Mary, our Mother.

We Catholics celebrate Easter with enthusiasm, and we celebrate all the way to Pentecost. Today is Divine Mercy Sunday, a special feast within this season during which we claim our inheritance of joy. Click here for suggestions about living this Easter season with prayer, feasting, and blessed action.

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.

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.

Youth ministry is a passion of mine and I am so blessed to have been given the opportunity to volunteer over the last several years. This summer, I will join the parish staff as the new Assistant Director of Faith Formation - Small Group and Youth Ministry.

Having surpassed nine months with you now, let me tell you what a great grace it is to be serving Christ with you here at Nativity of Our Lord, and offer an update on the implementation of the One Nativity 2035 strategic planning as it relates to our mission.

Our Lenten Small Groups have officially launched as part of year one of the Archdiocesan Synod Implementation. Thank you to the 220 parishioners who signed up for our 26 small groups this Lent! 

While retaining her responsibilities in Faith Formation, the scope of her role will expand to include hospitality as well as further outreach and evangelization-forward opportunities.

It is with joy that I am letting you know that I have been promoted to Director of Discipleship. I count on your prayers as I embark on this new journey with Jesus and you!

Each year, the Catholic Church in the United States designates this third Sunday in September as Catechetical Sunday. It is a day to celebrate and pray for the Church’s mission to teach the Gospel to all people. 

Thank you to all who participated in our Totus Tuus Summer Camp and Steubenville Conference: our host families and other volunteers, parents, and last but not least, the teens. And special thanks to the Men's Club for their generous donation to sponsor the full calendar year budget!