Join us outside Saturday, December 2nd at 5:30pm (immediately following the 4:30pm Mass).
Fr. Chris will give a special blessing to the creche located on the corner of Hance Road and Ridge Road. We’ll then walk around to the other side of the rectory to light the Christmas tree and sing some carols.
Cookies and hot chocolate will be served!
Please join us for a long-standing Nativity tradition:
Breakfast with Saint Nicholas
Sunday, December 3, 2023
10:30am-12pm
Parish Hall
Come and enjoy breakfast, a craft, visits with St. Nicholas, and an impromptu Nativity Play starring YOUR CHILDREN!
Tickets are $5 per person. Children under 3 no charge.
Click here to purchase tickets.
Co-sponsored by the Nativity Women’s Group and the Knights of Columbus. All proceeds will go to “Coats for Kids.”
Please join us for a Christmas Concert featuring children in our parish as we prepare to celebrate the Christmas Season!
Sunday, December 10, 2023
2pm
In the Church
Come join us to enjoy traditional Christmas Carols and some new selections that are sure to get you into the spirit as we prepare for the birth of Jesus!
Light refreshments to follow!
The Basic Needs Committee is collecting gift items for seniors who live in local nursing facilities. Please consider purchasing a gift for a senior citizen!
Bring your unwrapped gift* and place it under one of our Advent trees on the altar in the Church between November 30 and December 21.
*As a service project, Nativity teens will wrap the gifts after 4:30 Mass on Saturday, December 21 and deliver them to nursing facilities prior to December 25.
Bring the Baby Jesus from your family crèche for a special blessing on
Bambinelli Sunday
December 17th at 9:30am Mass
Join us for coffee, hot chocolate, and cookies after Mass in the Parish Hall!
Knight of Columbus Council #3187 is hosting an Open House on Monday, December 18 from 7:30pm-10:00pm in celebration of their 75th Anniversary.
The Open House will be at the Columbus Club, 200 Fair Haven Road, Fair Haven. All are welcome. We just ask that you phone or text Joe Loftus (908) 419-7999 or John Hayes (551) 206-5706 if you plan to attend.
Light fare and beverages will be served. The 50-50 winner drawing will occur at 9:00pm. Winner need not be present.
An Advent Reconciliation service will be offered in the Church on Thursday, December 21 from 7pm-8:30pm.
Reconciliation Resources
If you are interested in learning more about the Sacrament of Reconciliation, we recommend you watch one of more of the following videos offered by FORMED, a free content service available to our parishioners.
To access, click on any of the links below. You may be prompted to sign in or register to use FORMED.
Join us Sunday, September 10, 2023 from 12:30pm-3:00pm for a Nativity Parish Picnic!
Pony Rides * Inflatable Slide * Crafts * Games * Live Music
Pulled Pork * Barbecued Ribs * Meatball Sandwiches * Mac ‘n’ Cheese * Salads * Desserts
The event is free. Guests are welcome! Kindly sign up below to give us a headcount for food.
Nativity Families Helping Families in Need
When you come to the picnic, please bring a bag of non-perishable items for our food pantry.
Sign up for the Parish Picnic!
4th Sunday of Advent
Saturday, December 23, 2023
4:30pm Mass
Sunday, December 24, 2023
7:30am Mass
9:30am Mass
11:30am Mass
Christmas Eve
Sunday, December 24, 2023
4:00pm Mass (Church and Parish Hall)
6:00pm Mass
11:00pm Mass
Christmas Day
Monday, December 25, 2023
7:30am Mass
9:30am Mass
11:30am Mass
Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God
Monday, January 1, 2024
9:00am Mass
NATIVITY’S FIRST PROGRESSIVE DINNER
March 2, 2024
The idea of the Progressive Dinner is to bring our community together in a fun and informal setting to foster relationships beyond our weekly sign of peace at Mass. The dinner will be organized so everyone coming has some kind of involvement.
Fr. Chris has promised a short homily that night so we can start at 5:45pm for appetizers and wine at local parishioners’ homes. Each of these homes will host about 40 people and guests will be asked to bring either an appetizer or a bottle of wine. Then at 7:00pm, the groups will split up and go to other parishioners’ homes where a different group of 8-10 people will enjoy a full catered meal together. After dinner at about 8:30pm, all participants are invited to a central location for dessert and music.
There is a $22 registration fee to cover the cost of dinner which will include salad, a chicken entree, pasta and vegetable. Where else can you have a Saturday night out for just $22?
We’d really like to make this an inclusive parish wide event. To make the evening a success, we need your help most importantly in registering for the event and secondly to offer participation in some small way. If you are willing to open up your home for dinner or appetizers that would be great, but we also need help with supplying appetizers, dessert and wine. We are also asking that when you sign-up, you tell us a little bit about yourself so that we can do our best to group people of similar ages and interests. The idea is to sit around a table with some parishioners you may have never met before but have some commonality.
Note: Registration is now closed for this event. If you’d like to inquire about limited availability, please contact Carolyn Rue at (732) 673-1998 or dinner@nativitychurchnj.org.