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.
November 1 – December 15
Suggested non-perishable items for donation are:
∙ Rice ∙ Beans (lentils, black, kidney, pinto) ∙ Boxed Potatoes ∙ Stuffing ∙ Pasta ∙ Pasta Sauce ∙
∙ Canned Soup ∙ Canned Vegetables ∙ Canned Meats (tuna, chicken, salmon) ∙
∙ Peanut Butter ∙ Jelly ∙ Mac ‘n’ Cheese ∙ Boxed Cereals ∙
∙ Cake Mixes and Icing ∙ Canned Fruit ∙
Donations may be placed in the bins located at the entrances to the Church.
Turkeys or hams may also be donated. Please place in the Parish Hall freezer or refrigerator to keep fresh.
To make a financial donation, click here or put cash or check (payable to: Church of Nativity – Basic Needs) in an envelope labeled “Food Drive” in our regular collection baskets during Mass.
| Volunteer hours are available for NHS or Confirmation candidates if they would like to host a local food drive in their area or volunteer for food basket assembly days (November 23, December 21). Please contact Amanda Stevens at FHmomof3@gmail.com if interested. |
Questions? Please contact Amanda Stevens at FHmomof3@gmail.com or Kelly Kachinski at kellykach@verizon.net.
Flowers for the 2024 Easter season are donated in loving honor/memory of:
Ben Appio
Jason Appio
Marie & John Arkenau
Peter Bak
Angela Baldinucci
Gabriel Baldinucci
Anthony R. Baxter
Sylvia & Mario Boccia
Bonk, Rumage & Wolf Families
Robert James & Marion Elizabeth Brown
Winifred Brown
Elizabeth & Michael Bruzzi
The Cantrella Family
Mr. & Mrs. J.J. Capelli
Carmela S. Caruso (DOD 3/8/2005)
Raymond E. Caruso, Jr.
Raymond E. Caruso, Sr.
Janet & John F. Cassen
Lillian Cassidy
Paul V. Cassidy
Robert Castello
Joan Clutter
John “Bud” Conklin
James & Dorothy Connor
Derek Crytser
Bill & Maura Davis
Norman Deacy
Mr. & Mrs. William DeLorenzo
Elvira Diaz
JoAnn DiForca
Ray & Wilma DiMartino
Eleanor Dolan
Deceased members of the Falotico & Filar families
Barbara Fehsefeld
John P. Felsmann
The Felsmann & Mulvihill Families
Mario Ferraro
Roger Fitzsimmons
Cathy Fodor
Connie & Doris Gallagher
Marianne & Victor Gennusa
Joann & Peter Gesell
Chester & Adrienne Goss
Marie V. Griffin
Robert Michael Griffiths
Robert L. Grover, Sr.
Jay & Anne Harbeck
Mr. & Mrs. E. F. Heintzelman
Leo J. Heintzelman
Bill & Thelma Heller
Mr. & Mrs. Laurence R. Henderson, our beloved parents who raised five amazing and loving children
Doug Hollywood
Margaret & Vincent Iossa
Bart Jones
Sr. Mary Josette
John Juliano
Eugene Kaskiw, Sr.
Beth Kennedy
Peter Kinsella
Tim Kirby, Jr. & Tim Kirby III
Allen B. Kurre
Joseph & Elizabeth Labriola
Daniel Lepore
Gerard & Rose S. Lettieri
Rose & Joseph Lippolis
Lunz Family
Mother Mary
John & Helen Mazurowski
McCarrick Family
Jean Ann McGrane
Mr. Ennio Menna
Helen & Walter Milos
Carmen & Angie Nettina
Christopher Nicholas
Robert Nicholas
Mary Anne O’Brien
Louis O’Neil
Michael B. O’Neil
Deceased members of the Perry & Horney families
Dolores & Joseph Preato
Mary & David Quigley
John Rainey
James Riley
Alice & James Robinson
Eleanor Roccaro
Robert Rorke
Estelle & Peter Russell
Douglas A. Sauer
Paul & JoAnne Schissler
Martin Screen, Sr.
Doyle and Mary Smith
Agnes & Gene Stoye
Diane Szupper
Ida Thomas
Charles Vidal
Frank & Louise Walsh
Joan Walsh
Souls of the Ward & Morea families
Rose & William Wescott
Grace Westendorf
Art Williams
Christopher Williams
Wilson & O’Brien families
Frank Winkler
All the souls in purgatory
If you would like to help us beautify the church in the name of a loved one, click here to make a donation.
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.
Sunday, May 5 after the 9:30am Mass
Downstairs in the Parish Hall
Please join us at the next Hospitality Breakfast with Family Scripture Search on Sunday, May 5 in the Parish Hall after 9:30 Mass.
Click here to sign up if you would like to volunteer at this event with the Nativity Women’s Group. We can use help with set up, food, and clean up.
Collection boxes are at each entrance of the Church.
Much needed items are diapers sizes 1-6 and new clothing up to size 18 months.
Items will be collected until Mothers’ Day when they will be delivered to Birthright in Red Bank. Thank you for your generosity.
You are helping new mothers and their babies with your generous donations to this very worthy cause.
Our 2024 VBS theme is SCUBA: Diving into friendship with God
Dive below the surface to build a strong faith. We will take kids deep into an amazing undersea adventure where they’ll experience the ever-flowing, never-ending love of God. At Scuba VBS, kids will be immersed in the Word and discover what living water is about.
Click here to register as a participant or volunteer.
Questions? Please email Annie DiDomenico, VBS@NativityChurchNJ.org
Click on the link below to learn more about the Diocese of Trenton 2023 Annual Catholic Appeal.
https://dioceseoftrenton.org/catholicappeal
Thank you for your continued support of the Church of the Nativity’s food pantry! Below are items that are needed by Lunch Break, Family Promise, St. Peter Claver, and Eagles Up (deployed military). Items may be placed in the Food Pantry boxes located around the Church.
BABY ITEMS
WOMEN-SPECIFIC ITEMS
ADULT-SPECIFIC ITEMS
PERSONAL ITEMS (smaller travel sizes)
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CLEANING SUPPLIES
SNACK PACK ITEMS
EAGLES UP
OTHER
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