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Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton – Clothing Donations

Posted on by claireh@nativitychurchnj.org

Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton and Recycle-America have joined forces to provide a new service. Now, someone will come to your door to collect your clothing and shoes! All items will be donated to those in need in our local community.

Pickups in Monmouth County are made on Wednesdays.

To schedule a pickup, please call 609-906-0004 or email: racworld2015@gmail.com. Please call or email three days prior to pick up day. Thank you!

Catholic Charities provides assistance with food, housing, drug addiction, domestic violence, and immigration services. If you know a parishioner needing help, please contact us at www.catholiccharitiestrenton.org or call 800-360-7711.

Children’s Liturgy of the Word

Posted on by claireh@nativitychurchnj.org

Adult catechists and teen volunteers are wanted to help with the Children’s Liturgy of the Word program that takes place during the 9:30am Sunday Masses throughout the school year.

For the first half of the Mass, the Children’s Liturgy of the Word team joins children in the chapel to sing, draw or create a craft and listen to age-appropriate versions of the readings in a relaxed and engaging environment.

Click here to sign up.

Contacts: Meghan Moran, meghanerobinson@gmail.com and Maggie Weikel, maggiefweikel@gmail.com.

 

Eucharistic Revival Prayer Card

Posted on by claireh@nativitychurchnj.org

From June 2022 to June 2023, all parishes in the Diocese of Trenton are asked to pray for the Eucharistic Revival, focusing on the great gift of Jesus Christ truly present in the Holy Eucharist.

Lord Jesus,
We worship You in the Blessed Sacrament. Bless our work
of reviving a true and lasting devotion to You in the
Sacrament of Your Body and Blood. Help us bring
others to perceive with the eyes of faith, Your
Real Presence in the Holy
Eucharist. Enlighten the minds
of Your people and set our
hearts on fire with love for You,
O Jesus. Fill us with the desire
to receive You often in Holy Communion.
Amen. 

Click here to download the National Eucharist Revival prayer card.

Basic Needs – 2022 Year End Report

Posted on by claireh@nativitychurchnj.org

On behalf of the Church of the Nativity’s Basic Needs Committee, we would like to thank our many volunteers, committee chairs, the generous support from our parishioners and help from Nativity staff.  We are excited to share that together we were able to provide assistance for hundreds of families in different ways in 2022:

Basic Needs Funding: Year-Round; Co-Chairs: Sandra Delmonico, Raquel Falotico, Bill Gesell
Supported: 100s of families with food, housing, caregiver help and other relief

Eagles Up: Year-Round; Co-Chairs: Bill Gesell, Sandra DelMonaco, Raquel Falotico, Annie DiDomenico, Kelly Kachinski
Supported: 100s of troops sending out 338 Packages to Romania, Kuwait, Marshall Islands, Djibouti, Qatar, Iraq, Kosovo, Poland, and ships at sea

Food Pantry:  Year-Round; Chair: Jo Heath
Supported: 100s of families through food collected in bins in the church year-round and extra support at Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas

Lunch Break: Year-Round Monthly dinner or lunch; Co-Chairs: Bill Gesell, Linda Gesell, Mary Haynes, Kathy Ramirez
Supported: 100s by providing food every month in 2022 to Lunch Break

School Supplies: Summer; Chair: Marybeth Bull
Supported: Over 150 Littles and their families with School supplies

Box of Joy:  October; Chair: Annie DiDomenico
Supported: Sent 96 boxes to children and families in 3rd world countries filled with toys and goodies for distribution over the holidays

Food Baskets: Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter; Co-Chairs: Amanda Stevens and Kelly Kachinski
Supported: 105 local, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Emmanuel Cancer Foundation, St. Peter Claver families

Advent Project:  December; Co-Chair: Jo Heath and Tammy McKenna (Mary Haynes for 2022 ornament creation)
Supported: Over $6500 was collected and donated to Covenant House

Gifts for Seniors: December; Chair: Kathy Ramirez
Supported: Over 100 residents at local senior homes with gifts for the holidays

We also send a huge thank you to all of you who:

  • Volunteered your time supporting our committees and outreach
  • Donated food, turkeys, hams or items throughout the year to support our families and troops
  • Donated money through various ways at The Church of the Nativity
  • Donated School Supplies
  • Donated Senior Gifts
  • Made the ornaments for the advent project
  • Sold ornaments at masses
  • Purchased ornaments or made donations during Advent
  • Helped us assemble food baskets
  • Delivered baskets to families or organizations we support
  • Led food drives in your neighborhoods and brought the food to the church
  • Made handmade cards for our holiday baskets or packages to the troops
  • Bought gift cards for our families
  • Made online donations to support local families during the holidays
  • Brought the food up to the pantries weekly from the bins in the church and sorted
  • Purchased, organized, or made food in our kitchen for Lunch Break
  • Made boxes to be sent out for the holidays to children in need
  • Helped us spread the word in bulletins or communications through the church
  • Set up rooms, trees, tables, etc. in the Church for our events

We’re sure we are missing lots of other tasks that you all did that helped us make 2022 a huge success. We just can’t thank you all enough for all your time, contributions, and generosity.

On behalf of the Basic Needs Committee, we would like to wish a happy, healthy and love-filled New Year for all of you and those you love.

May God Bless you all and fill your homes with faith, love, joy and peace.

Amanda Stevens and Marybeth Bull
Co-chairs of the Basic Needs Committee