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.
March 20 – April 11
Suggested non-perishable items for donation are:
∙ Rice ∙ Beans (lentils, black, kidney, pinto) ∙ Boxed Potatoes ∙ 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.
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.
Questions? Please contact Amanda Stevens at FHmomof3@gmail.com or Kelly Kachinski at kellykach@verizon.net.
We extend our sincerest thanks to everyone who generously donated to our Easter Flower fund. Your contributions are very much appreciated.
Flowers for the 2025 Easter season are donated in loving honor/memory of:
Georgette & Joseph Alexander
Irene Amato
Ben & Jason Appio
The Barnes & Kelly Families
John & Peggy Bonacorsi
The Bonk, Rumage & Wolf Families
Stephen Brown
Winnie Brown (“Grandma Brown”)
NJSP Major Jeffrey Burke
Mr. & Mrs. J.J. Capelli
Janet & John Cassen
Lillian Cassidy (“Nana”)
Paul V. Cassidy (“Papa”)
Charlie Catrillo
Marie Cerullo
James & Dorothy Connor
Jeanne Cuje
Sean Daly
Helen & Kevin Darmon
William & Patricia DeLorenzo
George DeMarco, Sr.
Paul A. DeMarco
Vincenzo DeMarco
Elaine Denahan
JoAnn DiForca
The Doran, Austin & Lenahan Families
Nunzio Eremita
Monica Esposito
The Falotico & Filak Families
Mike & Catherine Farragher
John P. Felsmann
Frances Ferrara
Roger J. Fitzsimmons
Cathy Fodor
Victor & Marianne Gennusa
Joann & Peter Gesell
Denise Ann Gillespie
The Goepfert & Nelson Families
Adrienne & Chester Goss
Marie V. Griffin
Jay & Anne Harbeck
Alfred J. Hassinger
Mr. & Mrs. E.F. Heintzelman
Leo J. Heintzelman
Bill & Thelma Heller
Marguerite & Laurence Henderson
Vico & Pat Henriques
Eric Hostage
Margaret & Vincent Iossa
John Thomas Jennings
Bart Jones
Sister Mary Josette
John Juliano
Betty Kelly
Allen B. Kurre, Sr.
George C. Lang, Sr.
Theresa Lang
Betsey & Joe Langley
Daniel Lepore
Rose & Gerard Lettieri
The Lewit & Wallace Families
Joseph & Francesca Ligotti
Rose & Joseph Lippolis
The Lunz & McCarrick Families
Jay Scott MacNeill
Philip Mannino
Louis Marotta
Robert Melita
Ennio & Evelina Menna
Carl H. Meyer, Jr.
Mom mom
The Mumma, Iafe & Einstman Families
Sam Mustac
Carmen & Angie Nettina
Francis X. O’Brien, Sr.
Mary Anne O’Brien
Vanessa Perrine
The Perry & Horney Families
Kaleen Pezzuti
Elsa Victoria Piedrahita
William Piedrahita
Mary & David Quigley
William & Josephine Rachel
Thomas M. Reardon, Jr.
The Reddy & Gullestad Families
James F. Riley
Alice & James Robinson
Joseph Rosplock
Patrick Sanerino
Mary & Jack Slavin
David & Carrie Smith
Doyle & Mary Smith
Agnes & Gene Stoye
Diane Szupper
Anna Tesoro
Martin J. Torbert III
Edward C. & Isabelle Wilson
Edward W. Wilson
Anne & Chester Wotycha
Dr. Edward Wotycha
Joseph & Elizabeth Yabriola
Paul & Arlene Yaron
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 to the church. Needed are diapers sizes 1-6 and new clothing, especially boys and girls onesies and pajamas, up to size 18 mos. Items will be collected up until Mothers’ Day before being delivered to Birthright in Red Bank.
Thank you for your generosity to help new mothers and their babies start out right.
For more information contact: Liz Jacobelli (610) 334-8731
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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