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The Catholic Church of the Nativity 5955 St. Elmo Road Bartlett, TN 38135

Parish Office Hours: Mon—Fri 8:30a.m. to 5:00p.m. Phone 901-382-2504 Emergency Phone 901-603-3364

Parochial Administrator: Father Robert Szczechura, STL robert.szczechura@cc.cdom.org Deacons: Frank Larker frank.larker@nativity.cdom.org Chris Frame cframe@paxdomini.org David Rosenthal, PhD david.rosenthal@nativity.cdom.org Administrative Assistant: Angie 0’Neill angie.oneill@nativity.cdom.org Bookkeeper: Jim Moseley nativity.accounting@nativity.cdom.org Director of Music: Kyung-Won On kw.on@nativity.cdom.org Director of Religious Education: Theresa Krier theresah.krier@nativity.cdom.org Director – Youth Ministry: Stephen Peyton stephen.peyton@nativity.cdom.org Co-Directors Hispanic Ministry: Lyz Candia clyzcan@yahoo.com, 901-607-5982 and Lillian Luciano

Mass Schedules Daily Monday - Saturday 8:00 a.m. Weekend Saturday Vigil 5:00 p.m. Sunday 8:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Spanish 5:00 p.m. Filipino First Sunday of Each Month (Tagalog/English) 12:30 p.m. Holy Days As Announced

Sacraments Reconciliation — Saturday 3:30p.m. to 4:30p.m. Sunday 9:30a.m. to 10:00a.m. or by appointment Spanish - Sunday 4:20p.m. to 4:50p.m.(1st Sunday of the month) Baptism — by appointment; please contact the parish office Marriage — Contact the parish office at least six months before the wedding

Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

September 30, 2018

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September 29 & 30, 2018

Please Pray for Our Sick

Claire Fitzgerald Albino Annemarie Lee Allen Erlinda Amaba Vinnie Ariemma Mike Bulderbach Bill Brigrance Tina Burton Carey & Nancy Casad Bill Coburn Joan Cunningham Doris Dalton Nick DeStefan Don Edwards Michael Ellis Sally Gyout Chad Hall David Hall Emilie Harris Leeghann Harrison Terry Head Rosa Holmes Barry Houston Catherine Johnson Donna Lampen Fran Leavey Louis J. Lenti Ed List Annie Longoria Mary Mahoney Paul Baker Miller Cheyenne Montgomery Fr. Mike Morgera Louise Northrop Shirley Odom John & June Patton A.J. & Lillian Perk Kevin Perk Fr. Robert Ponticello Karen Raney Maria Robertson Sam Sudduth Josie & Joe Tighe Mary Underwood Peter Voss Melissa Frame Vannucci Joyce R. West Barbara Williams Jack Lee Windley III Ann Wingate

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

Katarzyna Kazimiera Grasewicz

Beloved Aunt of Joanna Szarkowski

Mass Intentions

Lance Corporal Mark Earnest; Senior Airman Christopher Dill; Pvt. John David Dill; A1C Ryan C. Marlin; AO1 Andrew E. Hopson; Commander Derek A. Vestal, Pvt. Maria Witges, Captain Luke Sauber (USMC), Lieutenant Colonel Christopher J. Martindale U.S. Army, Richard A. Martin, Jr., BM1, (USCG) Captain Tami Kerns (US Army-Afghanistan) Captain Kevin Kerns (US Army-Hawaii) Captain Nicholas Burton. SSG. Carol Hopson, Gabriel Graven EF Specialist

Pray for Our Troops

~~~Pray for World Peace~~~

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Jb 1:6-22; Ps 17:1bcd-3, 6-7; Lk 9:46-50 Tuesday: Jb 3:1-3, 11-17, 20-23; Ps 88:2-8; Mt 18:1-5, 10 Wednesday: Jb 9:1-12, 14-16; Ps 88:10bc-15; Lk 9:57-62 Thursday: Jb 19:21-27; Ps 27:7-9abc, 13-14; Lk 10:1-12 Friday: Jb 38:1, 12-21; 40:3-5; Ps 139:1-3, 7-10, 13-14ab; Lk 10:13-16 Saturday: Jb 42:1-3, 5-6, 12-17; Ps 119:66, 71, 75, 91, 125, 130; Lk 10:17-24 Sunday: Gn 2:18-24; Ps 128:1-6; Heb 2:9-11; Mk 10:2-16 [2-12]

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus Tuesday: The Holy Guardian Angels Thursday: St. Francis of Assisi Friday: Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos; First Friday Saturday: St. Bruno; Blessed Marie-Rose Durocher; First Saturday; Blessed Virgin Mary

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION From its earliest days, the Church has had an interest in the education of young people. In ancient Rome, teachers of boys had to resign their posts in order to become catechumens, since the education of boys was so keyed to the lore and worship of the gods. In other ages, public education has been so attuned to other values that creative solutions have arisen. In late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Ireland, government schools had a goal of “Anglicizing” the Irish in culture and religion. Most Irish Catholics opted out in favor of “hedge schools.” In these largely secret schools, meeting not just in the shadow of hedges but also in cottages and barns throughout Ireland, schoolmasters provided eager students with a classical education grounded in Greek and Latin, Irish literature, the banned Gaelic language, and the catechism of the Church. The so-called penal laws forbade Catholics from teaching young people publicly or privately, and “civil disobedience” ruled the day. In 1826, a British government study showed that of half a million Irish children enrolled in schools, 403,000 were in hedge schools! A woman named Nano Nagle defied the law by opening schools for the poor. Eventually her companions became the Presentation Sisters. A layman named Edmund Rice, inspired by her courage, founded the Irish Christian Brothers for the same purpose. By 1820, the situation eased, since Irish Catholics had shown that they would defy any law that di-minished their love of learning and threatened their faith. —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

8:00am Weekdays Requested By Mon 1st Fr. Fred Sauer + Robert & Janet Sutton Tue 2nd Healing of Mary Trainor Pat Firzgerald Wed 3rd William Hardy + Knights of Columbus 14041 Thur 4th Ernie Lubiani + Art & Pat Stavrum Fri 5th James & Rebecca Cummings + Bob & MaryAnn Trainor 8:00am Saturday Sept 29th Eleanor Cummings + Bob & MaryAnn Trainor 5:00pm Saturday Sept 29th Martha & Willis Chambers + The Schwill Family 8:00am Sunday Sept 30th Tom Head + Men’s Club 10:30am Sunday Sept 30th Gerrad Trainor + Bob & MaryAnn Trainor 5:00pm Sunday - Spanish Sept 30th Parishioners

Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

All Parishioners Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help

Wednesdays 6:00 p.m.

FIRST FRIDAY ADORATION October 5th

from 5:00pm to 10:00pm

RCIA CLASSES

meet on Wednesdays from 6:30pm to 8pm

Nativity Information

Altar Flower Dedication Worship in our church is an experience of beauty. The flowers in the sanctuary are an important and beautiful symbol of what we offer to God in our worship. Every member of the parish is invited to contribute to the beauty of our worship by giving the altar flowers on a particular Sunday in memory, thanksgiving or celebration for people or events that are important to that donor. There

will be one dedication per Weekend. The cost for the flowers is $65 or $100. If you would like to make such a gift, please contact Angie O'Neill at 382-2504. Thank you in advance for your generosity and for contribution to the beauty of our worship.

Altar Flowers Donated By - Sept 29/30 Sindhia & Tom Nichols - In honor of there 1st wedding anniversary celebrated by Fr. Robert Szczechura. Oct 6/7 Gerry & Eileen Fitzgerald - in honor of their 53rd Wedding Anniversary

Holy Hour for Vocations are the First Friday of every month from 7-8pm at the

Cathedral. Next date is October 5th.

Altar Servers All children in 3rd grade or higher and all adults are encouraged to participate in the liturgy. Please call the Church office 901-382-2504, leave your name, and phone number.

Called to Serve: Adults are encouraged to become approved Liturgical Ministers by attending classes held periodically at Nativity. Please call the office, leave your name, and phone number if you are interested in becoming a Lay Minister. New parishioners: if you are already commissioned as a Lector or Eucharist Minister, please consider continuing your service at Nativity. Contact Angie O'Neill at the church Office for more information.

From the Desk of Father Robert Stay tuned!

Knitting Group/Helping Hands meets the first

Thursday of the month at 9am in Holy Family Hall.

KNOW THE ANGELS Make yourself familiar with the angels, and behold them frequently in spirit. Without being seen, they are present with you. —St. Francis de Sales

Oct. 2nd at 3pm

“ The Holy Family Ministry will meet on Friday, October 26th, at 6:30p.m. in Stelling Hall. Please bring a heavy hors d’oeuvre to pass.

Liquid refreshments will be provided. For more information, please contact Deacon David.”

September 29 & 30, 2018

Our Ministries

Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Sundays: ages 3 yrs to 12 yrs, Confirmation 1 and 2 ; Contact Theresa Krier, PRE Director theresah.krier@nativity.cdom.org. Class times are posted on the Web site: nativitybartlett.org/calendar/ Cub Scouts Pack 258: Cub Scouts meet on most Tuesdays from 6:30 to 7:30pm either at the church or on adventures. Contact Mark Owens to register at markfowens@att.net or 901-827-1262. CYO 9-12 Grade Sundays from 6-8 pm Stephen Peyton, youth director stephen.peyton@nativity.cdom.org Fishers of Men: call the office Hands for God Puppet Productions: Most Sundays, 12-1 pm: For 5th-8th grade Puppeteers in Training; Contact John Walton 901-568-0910 or email nativitycats@aol.com. For updates go to: www.facebook.com/groups/830749576971608/ Helping Hands Ministry Knitting Group: meet the 1st Thursdays at 9 am in Holy Family Hall (Narthex). They help the homeless and Birthright babies Holy Family Ministry: for information contact David Rosenthal, PhD at david.rosenthal@nativity.cdom.org Knights of Columbus Council 14041: meet the 3rd Thursday at 6:30pm in Stelling Hall; contact Hank Winkler at 901-488-9053 or grandknight14041@gmail.com Liturgical Ministries: for information or questions regarding training or scheduling contact Jim Lippy 388-6515 or 371-6269 or the Church Office 901-382-2504 Men’s Club: Breakfast Meeting 9am1st Sat. of each Month Prison Ministry: for information contact Shellie Teems, 901-230-0074 Parish Outreach Food for the Sick: Contact Susan Hanna at 385-8277 or savhan@aol.com for information. RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) preparation to receive Sacraments. Call the Church office for information. Society of St. Vincent de Paul: meet the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7pm. Contact Dawn Campbell 901-654-5773 for more information. Society of St. Vincent de Paul Soup Kitchen: 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month: Meet at church at 7:45 am for carpooling: Contact John Walton, 901-568-0910 for info. TOPS - Take off the Pounds Sensibly: meet Mondays at 4:15-5:00pm for weigh-in; 5-6pm meetings in Stelling Hall. Women’s Guild: meets the 4th Tuesday at 7 pm the months of January, March, May, September and November.

Soup Kitchen Information! On September 18th six (6) volunteers fed 187. Volunteers meet at 7:45 am at Nativity on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday of each month. If you would like to volunteer, there is a sign up sheet on the table in the Nar-thex. You will need to bring a hat or other type of hair cover. If you want more information, please call John Walton 901-568-0910.

Check your calendar! Here are some dates that volunteers are needed - Tuesday, Oct 2nd and 16th.

ST. VINCENT de PAUL - Nativity Nativity Information

COME BE A PART OF OUR MUSIC MINISTRY! There are many opportunities for involvement. Interested in singing or ringing? Talk to KW after Mass or email at kw.on@nativity.cdom.org Tuesdays: Resurrection Choir, 10-11 am Wednesdays: Children's Choir (grades 2-9), 5-5:45 pm Handbell Choir 6-7 pm Parish Choir 7:30-8:30pm

ALL ARE WELCOME! Kyung-Won "KW" On Director of Music

News from SVdP: We received 44 calls in July and were able to assist 18 families. Two families asked for and received an average of $18 worth of food from our pantry. Eight families needed assistance with their utility bills, on which we spent an average of $419.00 each. Of those eight families, five also requested food and received an average of $19 worth of food from our pantry. We had eight families call us for help in paying their rent. Each of those families received an average $708 in assistance. Four of the eight families also requested food and received an average of $21 worth of food from our pantry. We also had one family re-ceive assistance with $226 in household goods. Thank you for your generosity over the past month. Two members of the Nativity Conference visited with and as-sisted a married couple this past week. They need your prayers, please. The husband lost his job after being injured at work and everything went downhill from there. They could not pay the rent on the home and have been living in a motel room for over a year. They were about to be evicted because they were out of money. They were also out of food when we arrived. Both hus-band and wife have job prospects they hope will come through for them. It will be tough because they will need to rely on oth-ers for rides to and from work because they have no transporta-tion. Again, please remember this couple in your prayers. Thank you. God’s Blessings, Dawn Campbell “You will find out that Charity is a heavy burden to carry, heavier than the kettle of soup and the full basket. But you will keep your gentleness and your smile. It is not enough to give soup and bread. This the rich can do. You are the servant of the poor, always smiling and good-humored. They are your mas-ters, terribly sensitive and exacting master you will see. And the uglier and the dirtier they will be, the more unjust and in-sulting, the more love you must give them. It is only for your love alone that the poor will forgive you the bread you give to them.” St. Vincent de Paul

Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Diocese Information

WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER

Your word, oh Lord, is truth. Bring the Lord’s truth into your marriage by attending an upcoming Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend on October 26th-28th 2018 at Our Lady Queen of Peace Retreat Center in Stanton, TN. For more information or to apply, visit our website at http://www.memphiswwme.org or contact us at 901-409-4570.

English Classes Lector Training with Father Robert Szczechura at the following parishes. Catholic Church of the Incarnation Monday, October 1st & 8th from 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Extraordinary Ministers of the Holy Communion Training with Father Robert Szczechura at the following parishes. Catholic Church of the Incarnation Monday, October 15th & 22nd from 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Incarnation Young Adults

Invite young adults across the Diocese interested in joining a 1st Sunday of the month brunch ministry to worship at the 10:30 Mass at Church of the Incarnation located at 360 Bray Station Road in Collierville, TN on Sunday, October 7th. After Mass the group will go out for brunch at Highlander Scottish Pub located at 78 North Main Street in downtown Collierville.

Email 20s30s@incarnationcollierville.org to request to be added to the Groupme and to keep up todate with future events. If you already have a Groupme account then you can join Incarnation 20s @ 30s by going to the following link: https://web.groupme.com/i/AdjnQh

September 29 & 30, 2018

Diocese Information

Upcoming volunteer opportunities Oct. 6, 2018: Volunteer Saturday Transitioning our Clothing Closet for fall/winter. Location: Catholic Charities 1325 Jefferson Ave, Memphis, TN 38104 Dec. 15, 2018: Gifts for God’s Children. Organizing gifts for needy families. Location TBD. Ongoing opportunities • Food Pantry: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday. • Clothing Closet: 9 a.m. to 12 noon with special sorting hours from 12 noon to 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Donation Wish List Athletic Socks Gently worn athletic shoes Interested Volunteers contact: Mandy Lamey, Volunteer Coor-dinator (901)722.4758 mandy.lamey@acc.cdom.org

Mid-South Area Association of Catholic Nurses Presents: Advocating and Lobbying: How Catholic Nurses Can Influence the Law-Making Process SPEAKER: Jennifer Hitt, PhD, RN, CNE, Nursing Program Director, Christian Brothers University, Former President of MS Nurses Association, Lobbyist for MS Nurses Association, for 8 years Tuesday, October 2, 2018 6:00– 8:00 PM Bishop’s Conference Room, Catholic Center

8th grade students from area parochial, public and private schools and parents are invited to any one of the following St. Benedict School Day Visits – Fri., Sept. 28, Tues., Oct. 2. Lunch is provided. ½ day Shadow Days and “Be an Eagle for a Day.”

Reservations are required. Let SBA be the answer to your prayers. SBA – Grounded in Faith • Elevated by Excellence!

260,2840, sbaeagles.org./visitsba

NOT AGAINST US Like Moses before him, Jesus corrects his disciples’ misunderstanding of the gift of the Spirit. They saw people who were not of their company casting out demons and do ing other works such as Jesus had done. Jesus points out that no one who does a good deed in his name can be opposed to him at the same time. He goes on to point out the importance of the “little ones,”: the poor, simple people, children, the meek ones who are not important in the world. It is to them that he was sent, not to the wealthy and the self-righteous. He underscores the importance of small works done in faith, as well as big works like driving out demons. “Anyone who gives you a cup of water . . . because you belong to Christ . . . will surely not lose his reward” (Mark 9:41). God builds the com-ing reign little by little in our actions, however small and unas-suming, when they are done out of love of God and neighbor. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

St. Therese Feast Day Celebration, Sunday, October 7, 2018

All friends of St. Therese the Little Flower Parish, current and former parishioners of the church, as well as alumni of the school are invited to join in the Feast of St. Therese of Lisieux, our patron saint, and a celebration of our 88 years of ministry and service to the Lord. We will have a special 10:30am Mass on Sunday, October 7th with a Ravioli/Spaghetti Dinner following in Leppert Hall. You are invited to celebrate our 88th anniversary with us at this special time of worship and fellowship.

St. Therese Catholic Church 1644 Jackson Avenue

Little Flower Feast Day Celebration Sunday, October 7, 2018, 10:30am Mass

Followed by

Ravioli/Spaghetti Dinner in Leppert Hall, 2nd floor

Spaghetti plate $8.00, ravioli plate $10.00, combination $10.00; plates include one drink ticket. Children under 5 years old free spaghetti. Frozen ravioli will be available for purchase as well . For $4.00 a dozen, gravy $3.00 a pint.

ONLINE GIVING To set up a recurring giving schedule, visit us online at www.nativitybartlett.org. Locate the Online Giving button and set up your recurring giving schedule. The first time you give, you will select a password that will enable you to log in at any time and make changes to your giving or view your complete online giving history for Online Giv-ing .

Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

30th 9:00am PRE 11:45am First Communion Class Noon 5th Sunday Potluck Noon Puppet Practice 6:00pm Youth Group Meeting 1st 4:30pm TOPS 2nd 10:00am Resurrection Choir 5:30pm Cub Scouts 3rd 5:00pm Children's Choir 6:00pm Novena to Our Lady 6:00pm Hand Bell Choir 6:30pm RCIA Classes 7:30pm Parish Choir 4th 9:00am Helping Hands 6:00pm Hispanic Folklore Dance Group 7:00pm Apologetics Class - Spanish 5th 5:00pm FIRST Friday ADORATION 6th 9:00am Men’s Club Meeting 7th NO PRE, FIRST COMMUNION CLASSES or CYO 1:30pm Filipino Gathering 3:00pm Blessing of Animals 8th OFFICE CLOSED 4:30pm TOPS 9th 10:00am Resurrection Choir 5:30pm Cub Scouts 10th 5:00pm Children's Choir 6:00pm Novena to Our Lady 6:00pm Hand Bell Choir 6:30pm RCIA Classes 7:30pm Parish Choir

Offerings for September, 2018

3rd Week - Regular collections: $9,049 Cor Unum: Maint. Fund $3,154 Month of to Date: Regular Collection $26,849 (Budget $39,633) Cor Unum $ 6,184 (Maint Fund)

ANNOUCEMENTS TO BE MADE BY FATHER AT MASS NEED TO BE SENT TO ANGIE O’NEILL BY NOON Thursday!

Scheduling Events at the Church

To All Ministry Leaders and Nativity Groups: We are a growing and vibrant Parish Community and I ask this special request of you. Please remember that we are a family of worship and share our God given gifts and church space together. And as we continually grow in our ministries, I ask that group leaders please submit your yearly calendar by email or in writing to Angie O’Neill . We have limited meeting spaces that fill up very quickly and it is most appreciated if all will com-municate with angie.oneill@nativity.cdom.org for scheduling all events. The Office Calendar is the Official Church Calen-dar. If there are conflicts in dates and times, we hope all of you are willing to work together to coordinate usage of our building and grounds. Thank you for your patience and understanding and for working together as a very large and faithful family. May God continue to bless each of us and the work we do as The Catholic Church of the Nativity. Fr. Robert

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