BULLETIN DEADLINE: 4:00 PM THURSDAYS Parish Office or nativitybulletin@hotmail.com; Guidelines on page 2.

Parish Office Hours: Mon—Fri 8:30am to 4:30pm Phone 901-382-2504 Fax 901-382-3644 Emergency Phone 901-290-2092 https://www.facebook.com/thechurchofthenativity Pastor: Father Keith Stewart Deacon: Rev. Mr. Frank Larker Office Manager/Bookkeeper Gay C. Brigance gay.brigance@nativity.cdom.org Parish Receptionist Angie 0’Neill angie.oneill@nativity.cdom.org Director Religious Education Theresa Krier theresah.krier@nativity.cdom.org Director Youth Ministry: Pam Walton nativitycats@aol.com Director of Music Lynn Bauman Lynn.bauman@nativity.cdom.org Building Maint. Committee: Gino Bernardini

Mass Schedules Daily Mon, Wed —Sat 8:00 a.m. Weekend Saturday Vigil 5:00 p.m. Sunday 8:00 a.m. Sunday 10:30 a.m Filipino First Sunday of Each Month (Tagalog/English) 12:30 p.m. Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Wednesdays 6:00 p.m. Holy Days As Announced

Easter Sunday March 30 & 31, 2013

Sacraments Reconciliation — Saturday 4:15p.m. to 4:45pm or by appointment Baptism — by appointment; please contact the parish office Marriage — Contact the parish office at least six months before the wedding

“We are the Easter people and

hallelujah is our song.”

Pope John Paul II

March 30 & 31, 2013

Keep your Information Current If your phone number, work number, cell number, address, e-mail address, or name changes, please notify the office.382-2504 Thank-you!

Please Pray for Our Sick

Ida Frances Besmer Don Boudoin Max Burdette Ann Cissell Billy & Doris Dalton Mary E. DiGiacomo Mary Ann Dote Julia Griffin Emilie Harris Joe Hennessey John Paul Lenti Peter Manuel Lim John Mayfield Vicki Mayfield Jimmy La Hue Angelina La Hue Beverly Peyton Betsy Larker

Shirley Mayo Raymond Mooi Roy Moore Larry O'Neill John Patton Helen Pierce Anthony Lawrence Reano Daniel Robinson Joe Samu Brittany & Dakota Schaf Eva Steele Ron Van John Walton, Sr. Angelina Bernadini Rose Styers Wayne Carrozza Ernie Lubiani

If you or a family member are hospitalized, please notify the Parish office. Names of family members, friends and loved ones who are not parishioners but need prayers are listed on the bulletin board in Baker Hall.. Notify the office to add or remove someone’s name from the list.

Mass Intentions

SRA Joseph Bockhold; Lance Corporal Mark Earnest; AWF2 Tyler Hanna; Senior Airman Christopher Dill; Pvt. John David Dill; A1C Ryan C. Marlin; AO2 Andrew E. Hopson; Commander Derek A. Vestal, Pvt. Maria Witges, Captain Luke Sauber (USMC)

Pray for our Armed Forces

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FOOD FOR THE SICK If you are interested in preparing food for parishioners in need, please call Susan Hanna at 385-8277.

 From Death to New Life May Those We have Loved & Lost Rest in Peace

Bulletin Guidelines

To insure your information makes it into the bulletin date of your choice please be advised:

1. Your information needs to be written or typed and to the parish office no later than 4 pm Thursdays or emailed to nativitybulletin@hotmail.com no later than 5 pm Fridays. Calling your information into the office or emailing it to one of the office staff will not guarantee that it will get to me in a timely manner and into the bulletin. 2. Monday, the bulletin is complete and is being proofed. Adding things at that time, while not impossible, are not encouraging so avoid this if at all possible. The bulletin is sent to the publisher by the end of the day on Monday. 3. Space in the bulletin is always a challenge. Even though you have until Sunday through the email address, the sooner you get your announcement in the better. If space is at a premium, any given week, editing may happen to fit things in. Thank you for your cooperation. Pam Walton

30th Sat 8:00 pm Kathy Trainor (Bob Trainor) 31st Sun 8:00 am Mike Hall (Father Keith & Staff) 10:30 pm Parishioners 01st Mon 8:00 am Carolyn Higginbotham (Joe & Nancy Hennessey) 03rd Wed 8:00 am Ed Chambers (Jack Chambers) 04th Thurs 8:00 am Mary Lou Chambers (Jack Chambers) 05th Fri 8:00 am Deceased Members of Ed Chambers Family (Jack Chambers) 06th Sat 8:00 am Mike Hall (Jerry & Eileen Fitzgerald) 5:00 pm Parishioners 07th Sun 8:00 am Vickie Holloway (Eva Holloway) 10:30 pm Edward Jendrzejewski (Fr. Keith & Staff)

March 10th was the Bishop’s Annual Appeal Commitment weekend. Some people may have been traveling on Spring Break and did not get the opportunity to hear the message from the Bishop. I ask that you view this year’s video for which we have received very favorable feedback. This is the link http://www.cdominteractive.org/BAA%20English%202013.htm. Please prayerfully consider making your gift now to the 2013 Bishop’s Annual Appeal.

Ave Maria Home will have its 12th Annual Silent Auction and Concert on Saturday, April 6th at St. Agnes Academy. Country Singer, Crystal Gayle, will be the featured performer. Tickets are $100.00 and can be purchased by call-ing 405-3791 or by going online to www.avemariahome.org.

The Church Health Center will host its 2nd annual night of theater with a performance of The Color Purple at Playhouse on the Square at 8 pm. On June 28. Tickets go on sale 4/1. For more information, contact Jennie Dickerson at 901-701-2296

Healthy Communities, Communities of Faith, a conference hosted by the Church Health Center focused on encouraging, educating and equipping people to be health leaders in their faith communities, is set for 4/4-7 at the Memphis Cook Convention Center. For more information, call 901 272-0010, Ext. 2096 or visit www.ChurchHealthCenter.org/ChurchHealthonference

Easter Sunday

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Acts 2:14, 22-33; Ps 16:1-2, 5, 7-11; Mt 28:8-15 Tuesday: Acts 2:36-41; Ps 33:4-5, 18-20, 22; Jn 20:11-18 Wednesday: Acts 3:1-10; Ps 105:1-4, 6-9; Lk 24:13-35 Thursday: Acts 3:11-26; Ps 8:2, 5-9; Lk 24:35-48 Friday: Acts 4:1-12; Ps 118:1-2, 4, 22-27; Jn 21:1-14 Saturday: Acts 4:13-21; Ps 118:1, 14-21; Mk 16:9-15 Sunday: Acts 5:12-16; Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24; Rev 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19; Jn 20:19-31

If you are unable to fulfill your role, it is your responsibility to find a replacement.

Please contact Joanne Lippy at nativityscheduler@gmail.com for questions or problems with the Liturgical schedule

Coffee & Donuts — Men’s Club: 3/31 John Walton & John Mayfield, 4/7 John Mayfield & Bob Trainor Food to St. Mary’s– Contact Richard Peyton 833-9930 Collection Counters—April 2 Ernie & Cathy

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Easter Sunday: Resurrection of the Lord Monday: Monday within the Octave of Easter Tuesday: Tuesday within the Octave of Easter Wednesday: Wednesday within the Octave of Easter Thursday: Thursday within the Octave of Easter Friday: Friday within the Octave of Easter; First Friday Saturday: Saturday within the Octave of Easter; First Saturday

2nd Collection Easter Masses March 30-31: Seminarians

2013 Easter Lily Sale Memorials – Weirich Family, Campos & Smith Families, Marshall George, Edwards & Foote Families, Thelma W. Smith, Maxine Buttell (mother of Nicole Kavoian) Louise Malogorski, Charles & Alma Peyton, Virgil & Hazel Weirich, Scott Thompson, Millard Lofton, Elizabeth Lofton, Pat & Ed Kroenung, Paul & Ruth Williams, Frances & Kathleen Murphy, Nellie & Patrick Connell, Matt McLaughlin, Jeanette McLauglin, Lou Taylor (mother of Susan Klein), Chester Lipinski, Frank Kopacz, Walter H. Besmer, Carol Causemaker, Sallye Abel, Harold Moore, Mildred Boswell, Bill Moore, Elizabeth Dunn, Fred & Jo Allene NeSmith, Anguis Wilkinson, John & Peggy Croto, Barbara Goldsmith, Bernardini & Gipson Families, Donna J. Meadows, Michael Hall, Mr. & Mrs. C.C. Russell, Ruth Roberts, Ed D., Gilbert Hoelscher, Edward Jender, Barbara Goldsmith, Dorothy Savage, Genevieve Strausser, Kathy Trainor, Felicites & Emiliano Terres, Henry Fitzgerald, Anne Schaeffner, The Janovetz Family, John Piano, Dawn Bolone, The Zajac Family, John Jasper, Richard Kriz, Eleanor List, Buddy Marbry, Tammy Ekstan, Martha & Willis Chambliss, Jim & Dorothy West, Jim & Ruth Galbreath, Chad Wnuk, Charlotte Van, Blanche Mathews, Fred J. Cecil, Sr., Marianne Ibarra, Gremillion and Rizzio Families & Friends, Federico V. Donato, San Juan & Hardin Families, Andrew Lowell Ryjord, Carolyn Higginbotham, Kathy Trainor, Barry O’Neil, Norman Lynch, Ann Lynch, Curtis Burchfield, Elizabeth Green, Elizabeth Burchfield, Ed Miller and Tony Bockhold. Honorariums – Sister Ann Adams, Mark Russell Morris, Joe & Flora Venable, Terri Arnett, Estelle Coleman, Goldsmith Family, Coleman Family, Rose Styers, Dalton Family, Billy Dalton, Doris Dalton, John & Linda Curlin, Father Keith Stewart, Helen Tscherter and Mary Kopacz.

Offering for the Fifth Sunday of Lent March 16 & 17, 2013 Budget Actual Difference $8,000.00 $ 5, 555.50 - $ 2,444.50

28th Annual Easter Sunrise Mass at Historic Calvary Catholic Cemetery. You are invited to celebrate Mass with us on Easter Sun-day at 6:45 am. March 31, 2013 (Rain or Shine). The Reverend

Monsignor Valentine N. Handwerker, Celebrant. John B. McArthur, Homilist. Sponsored by Catholic Diocese of Memphis and Friends of Calvary.

April 6 & 7 5:00pm 8:00 am 10:30 am

Master of Ceremonies Carlos Gomez Mike Block Jim Lippy

Sacristan Dawn Campbell Jack Chambers Gino Bernardini

Lectors Eva Steele Anne Halteman

Frank Hendrick Patrick McFadden

Liz Carrozza Mary Strickland

Altar Servers Matthew Wallace Patrick Wallace Taryn Krier

Nick Kavoian Rob McFadden Dennis Moore

Cindy Strickland David Collins Kristin Pedrozo Linette Bagtas

Eucharistic Ministers Rosemarie von Cannon JoAnne Dotson Alice Moore Joan Cunningham Bill Tuck

Jackie Raney Aiza Villa Steve Malogorski Dennis Bockhold Joyce Bernardini

Cindy Banet Mary Syriac Tim O’Kane Judy Burchfield Lisa Laurent Matthew Cash Billy Cunningham

Ushers Judy Coburn Bill Coburn

Gino Bernardini Terry Schaf

Frank Klein David Branch

Greeters Eileen Fitzgerald Susan Klein

Nursery Carolyn & Meredith Winkler

March 30 & 31, 2013

Our parish is very busy and we receive many requests to use meeting spaces and the church grounds. Please contact Angie O’Neill at 382-2504 to schedule your event. All requests should be scheduled as far in advance as possible. Those who use our facility are responsible for setup and clean-up. You must notify the office if your event is cancelled. To have your event announced from the pulpit at the weekend masses, submit your information by 10:00am Friday morning.

Scheduling Events at the Church

Classes are held Monday evenings at 6:30 pm in Stelling Hall.

ADULT FAITH FORMATION

SEARCH For 11th & 12th Grade youth: Open dates are April 26th-28th, The SEARCH for Christian Maturity is a weekend experience in Christian Living. QUEST a weekend for high school freshman and sophomores. April 19th-21st.

YOUTH MINISTRY & CATECHESIS

Junior High Puppet Ministry is for all 6-8th graders and high school youth who started in this ministry in junior high. Meetings are Wed. evenings as Scheduled after P.R.E, 7:30 to 8:30 pm. Contact John Walton 568-0910 for more info. Puppet Practice will resume in April

Music News

The Children’s Choir is at 11:45 am, Sundays in Feb & March. The 10:30 Mass Choir Practice is Wednesdays at 7 PM except Ash Wednesday.

The Hand Bell Choir Practice is Thursdays at 5:30 PM The 5 pm Mass Contemporary Choir Practice is Thursdays at 7 PM.

Catechesis of the Good Shepard is looking for small vases, pretty boxes &

small wooden tables, children size wooden chairs, wooden book shelves to

expand our Atrium to level 2. Any questions please email Theresa Krier @

Theresah,krier@nativity,cdom,org

Diocesan Youth Co-ed Softball will be starting soon. A sign up sheet will be on the Youth Bulletin board beginning in March & will be up for 6 weeks. We have to have at least 20 youth participating to form a team. This is open to graduating 8th graders to graduating 12th graders. Cost is $25.00 which

includes a t-shirt and team fees.

Youth & Youth Involved Parish Events: March 31 Parish wide Easter Egg Hunt directly following 10:30 Mass April 7 Parish & Diocesan Wide Social for Persons with Special Needs.

Friar Fest 2013 High School Retreat: Franciscan Friars of the Renewal are coming to give another dynamic retreat for high School Students at Holy Rosary Parish, April 5-7, on Park, in Memphis. The retreat is free! Please sign up by Tuesday, March 19 for a free t-shirt. For More information, contact Jessica Cozart at Jessica.Cozart@hr.dom.org or phone 901-767-6949. The link to sign up is http://friarfest2013.evenbrite.com

St. Benedict Presents All Shook Up, a new musical comedy, filled with Elvis Songs, for the whole Family, April 4-7, at SBA Performing Arts Theater, Cordova. Reserved seat tickets $10.00 in advance, $15.00 at the door. For ticket info, call 260-2840 or visit sbaeagles.org

Public Schedule for the Divine Mercy Novena & Divine Mercy Sunday, St. Ann Bartlett, 6529 Stage Rd, Bartlett, TN. Good Friday, 3/29 Novena at 3 pm., Holy Saturday, 3/30 No-vena at 9:30 am, Easter Sunday, 3/31 at 3 pm, Easter Saturday, 4/6 Novena at 8 am, and April 7-Divine Mercy Sunday, 2:30-4:45 pm

Easter Egg Hunt Following 10:30 Mass-at 11:30 am. Bring your own baskets. This year we would like to thank Theresa Krier, the students and teachers of the P.R.E. and CYO for making this event happen. We thank the people of the parish for making this event a fun- filled time together.

March 15-17, we took 8 youth from nativity and 6 adults to abbey fest in Cov-ington, La. The theme was Revealed. The speakers were amazing and touched on youth topics that are sensitive, but need to be talked about...Jason and Crystalina Evert had an amazing story about chastity and waiting for your Spouse that God has chosen for you. Lots of music, dancing and making new friends was a highlight for our Nativity YOUTH! The line to confession seemed endless, it was so nice seeing so many Youth taking the time to celebrate the sacrament of Confession. There were over 4000 youth who came from all over the southern states. We ended the amazing Saturday with Mass celebrat-ed by the Bishop of New Orleans, a candle lit vespers and Adoration.

It was truly an amazing, Blessed weekend. If you missed it...look for an-nouncement on the Youth Bulletin board for next year’s trip, March 22.

Easter Sunday

St. Mary’s Soup Kitchen On your next trip to the grocery store, don’t forget to pick up a tub of peanut butter, a large can of Veg-All, or a big bag of rice and put it in our shopping cart for St. Mary’s. "St. Mary's Church downtown wishes to thank all of you that have donated and delivered food to their soup kitchen for the past 20 years! If you think you would like to volunteer to deliver food to St. Mary's on a regular basis or have questions, please call Richard Peyton at 901-833-9930 for more

29 Fri 8:00 am Office Closed 3:00 pm Stations of the Cross 7:00 pm Good Friday 30 Sat 8:00 pm Easter Vigil Mass 31 Sun 8:00 am Mass 8:45 am NO P.R.E. 10:30 am Mass 11:30 am Easter Egg Hunt 01 Mon 8:00 am Mass 4:30 pm TOPS 02 Tue 8:00 am St. Vincent DePaul Soup Kitchen 5:30 pm Scouts Den Meeting 03 Wednesday 8:00 am Mass 6:00 pm Novena 6:00 pm 4th-8th P.R.E & CYO 7:00 pm Choir 7:30 pm Puppet Pract. Resumes 04 Thur 8:00 am Mass 9:00 am Helping Hands 5:00 pm Legion of Mary 5:30 pm Handbells 05 Fri 8:00 am Mass 5:00 pm Adoration 06 Sat 8:00 am Mass 9:00 am Men’s Club 4:15 pm Confessions 5:00 pm Mass 07 Sun 8:00 am Mass 8:45 am P.R.E. 10:30 am Mass 11:45 am Children’s Choir 12:30 am Filipino Mass 2:00 pm Fil-Am Mtg. 4:00 pm Social for special needs set-up 5:00 pm Social for Persons with Special needs 7:00 pm Social for special needs clean up 08 Mon 8:00 am Mass 4:30 pm TOPS 09 Tue 5:30 pm Scouts Den Meeting 10 Wednesday 8:00 am Mass 6:00 pm Novena 6:00 pm 4th-8th P.R.E & CYO 7:00 pm Choir 7:30 pm Puppet Pract. Resumes

Men’s Club The Men’s Club of Nativity meets at 9am in Stelling Hall on the first Saturday of every month. All men of the parish are members. Please join for breakfast and fellowship. Next meeting is Saturday, April 6.

WOMEN’S GUILD Meets the 4th Tues. of Each Month in Stelling Hall. All women in the Parish are invited to attend. The NWG Board. The Date for the Women’s Guild’s Annual Luncheon is Saturday, 4/13. More information to follow. If you have any restaurant suggestions, please let us know

GET INVOLVED! FYI

St. Vincent de Paul Soup Kitchen Next Soup Kitchen is the 2nd of April. On 3/19, 4 volunteers fed 181 people. Volunteers meet at 8 am at Nativity on the 1st, 3rd & 4th Tuesday of each month. If you would like to volunteer, there is a sign up sheet on the bulletin board in Baker Hall. If you want more information John Walton 901-568-0910.Tuesdays of April are the 2, 16, & 23.

March

Nursery News: We need volunteers to help with the 10:30 Nurse-ry, Both teens & adults. Adults 18 & older must be Virtus Trained. This is a 3 hr, course on protecting our children & classes can be arranged at Nativity. We are having a 5:00 Mass Nursery & still need volunteers . If we get enough volunteers, then we would have a volunteer rotation of no more than serving once a month to once in several months. Contact Carolyn Winkler at 291-6053

Summer Camp at SBA-Includes Art, Band-school of Rock/Jazz, Basketball, Cheer, Computer/Digital Film, Football, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Theater, Volleyball. Call 260-2840 or visit sbaeagles.org/summercamps

Nativity Social for Persons with Special Needs April 7: 4-7:30 PM

This is a Parish Wide Service Project, meaning we need volunteers from the parish to help set up, grill hamburgers, serve food, help our guests with Bingo Cards, provide bingo prizes, (our guests range from teens to 60), dance with our guests, come up with simple crafts & help with them, etc. It is a social & Nativity is very social! Leave a Message for Joyce Bernardini at 382-2504 if you would like to help.. Set up & Cooking begins at 4 pm The Social is from 5-7 pm & clean up begins at 7 pm

Rachel’s Vineyard: If you are suffering with emotional or spiritual pain after an abortion, you can experience the healing love of Jesus Christ at a Rachel’s Vineyard retreat. The Catholic Diocese of Memphis will sponsor the Retreat 7/12-14/2013 at Our Lady Queen of Peace Retreat Center. The weekend will include talks with others who have had abortions & who understand how you feel as well as spiritual exercises to help you on your journey of healing. The Sacrament of Reconciliation, a Memorial service & a Mass of Entrustment are also part of the weekend. Participation is strictly confidential. Come experience God’s love, compassion & Forgiveness. For more information, please contact Mary at rachelsvineyard@att.net or 277-5114.

Natural Family Planning class series begins Wednesday, April 3 at 6:30 pm at the Catholic Center, 5825 Shelby Oaks Drive, $75.00 per couple. Pre-registration required-www.cdom.org or call Diocese of Memphis NFP Center 901-373-1285 for more information.