The Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

The Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God is January 1 and is a Holy Day of Obligation.

Mass Times:

Wednesday, Dec 31

Vigil at 6pm

Thursday, Jan 1

9am, 2pm Spanish, 7pm

Fr. Jerry's January Book Recommendation

The statistics are troubling: 6.5 people leave the Catholic Church for every one that joins, and 50% of young people who were raised Catholic are no longer Catholic today. The Catholic Church is hemorrhaging young people.

Behind these statistics are countless stories of wounded families. Millions of mothers and fathers are longing for their prodigal children to come home to the Church, crying: “Where did we go wrong?”

The passive wait-and-see approach is no longer an option. We need a different strategy. We need to understand the real reasons why our young people drift away, and we need a game plan to bring them home. We need Return.

From Word on Fire

Faith Formation Resumes

 Faith Formation Classes will start back up on January 4th and 7th. We hope everyone had a wonderful break and look forward to seeing you all!



55+ Fellowship

Ring in the new year with a little bubbly!!!!!   

January 8th

55+ Fellowship will be gathering!

Come meet new people, play a game or two and, as always if you can, bring an appetizer or dessert to share.

Nativity Narthex from  1 pm - 3 pm.

Children of the Eucharist

We hope you will join us for an hour of Eucharistic Adoration for children. The format of the hour will allow time for prayer, singing, reading scripture, short discussions, questions and reflection. This is geared toward elementary age children, however, all are welcome! Father Jerry will be available for Confession during the hour. Confirmation students may receive a service hour for attending.

KofC Coffee Sale

Your Nativity Council Knights of Columbus will be donating half of the net proceeds from our Jan. 10-11 Coffee & Chocolate Sale to COTN Fraternus to honor the memory of our Brother Knight and fellow parishioner JR Sander. The other half will go towards our support of COTN ministries and charity in our community. We will have 12 oz. bags of Gloria Patri coffee in light, medium and dark roasts in whole bean or ground, plus a decaf, as well as bars of milk, dark and extra dark See’s chocolate. Please stop by our sale in the narthex and join us in honoring JR’s legacy of selfless service to our parish. Vivat Jesus!

Women's Group of Nativity

Happy New Year! The Women's Group invites you to the first meeting of 2026 on Thursday, January 15th.

We will provide light refreshments and a relaxing paint & sip activity starting at 6:30.

The meeting starts at 7 pm ~ we will share updates on numerous December events and plans for activities in 2026.

Please join us for an evening of fellowship and create a unique item to take home!

That Man Is You

TMIY begins again January 17th, 2026 in rooms 106/107 from 7:00 - 8:30 AM. For more information contact Steve Dzwonczyk at 609-751-3926

Bake Sale

 Women's Group January Bake Sale
As we begin a brand-new year, we should remember to continue the work started last year. The proceeds from the January bake sale, 1/17th and 18th, allow the Women's Group to continue to support our church's events of the past and into the future. Your contributions, whether in the form of baking, attending the tables or purchasing, are circulated throughout our church and community. We thank you for your support in the past and look forward to an active New Year.

Daytime Book Club

 Daytime Book Club will meet January 29th, 12:30 - 2:00 pm in room 104.

 Our book is " Kinfolk" by Sean Dietrich" .

For more information contact Dave Roe easygo67@yahoo.com or 941-587-6590 ( text message prefered). 

Evening Book Club

Daytime Book Club will meet January 29th, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
in room 104.

January’s book is Winter Solstice by Elin Hilderbrand.

Please contact Cristina Ramirez with any questions at cristinaramirez@charter.net

Trivia Night for Saint Michael's

From St. Michael's Academy:

We're excited to announce that the fan favorite SMA event last year, Trivia night is back! This year we are leaving it to the professionals, Nerdy Talk Trivia! This event will benefit SMA Athletics. 

Have a team already? Get a table! Don't have a team, but want to come? No problem! After ticket purchase, you'll be prompted for grade information and teammate preferences and we will assign you to a table with those in the same grade.  Come join the fun!

Mardi Gras

We hope you will join us!