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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

Pastor: Father Robert Szczechura, STL robert.szczechura@cc.cdom.org In Residence: Father Carlos Donato de Silva Deacons: Frank Larker frank.larker@nativity.cdom.org Chris Frame cframe@paxdomini.org David Rosenthal, PhD david.rosenthal@nativity.cdom.org Seminarian: Dominic Candebat Administrative Assistant/ Office Manager: Angie O’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 Parish Religious Education: PRE.nativity@nativity.cdom.org Director of 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. Polish Second Sunday of Each Month (except July & August) 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

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July 14, 2019

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July 13 & 14, 2019

Please Pray for Our Sick

Claire Fitzgerald Albino Annemarie Lee Allen Erlinda Amaba Vinnie Ariemma Bill Brigrance Mike Bulderbach Tina Burton Carey & Nancy Casad Bill Coburn Joan Cunningham Doris Dalton Nick DeStefan Michael Ellis Edythe Freeouf Sally Gyout Chad Hall Leeghann Harrison Rosa Holmes Barry Houston Donna Lampen Catherine Johnson Fran Leavey Ed List Annie Longoria Mary Mangold Paul Baker Miller Fr.Mike Morgera Cheyenne Montgomery Louise Northrop Shirley Odom John & June Patton A.J. Perk Kevin Perk Kathy Palmisano Karen Raney Maria Robertson Fr. Robert Ponticello Sam Sudduth Julia Theil Hannah Tighe Mary Underwood Fr. Ricky Valleroy Peter Voss Joyce R. West Barbara Williams Melissa Frame Vannucci Ann Wingate Jack Lee Windley III Nancy Hennessey Pam Walton Nikki Albino Grace Rata Estelle Coleman Shawn Ellis Deacon Frank Larker Dallas Williams Edward Hall Jeff Perkins Gil Lema Lorrrie Hardin Carolyn Cook Earl Spellings Ed Chady

If you or a family member are hospitalized, please notify the Parish office. Also notify the office to ADD or REMOVE someone’s name from the list.

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

Mary Lyllian Earle

Beloved sister of Wayne Carrozza and sister-in-law of Liz Carrozza

Jeff Perkins

Beloved husband of Jan Perkins

Mass Intentions

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 , Capt. Eric Wilder, MD, USAF; Cdr. Tim O’Kane

Pray for Our Troops

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Ex 1:8-14, 22; Ps 124:1b-8; Mt 10:34 — 11:1 Tuesday: Ex 2:1-15a; Ps 69:3, 14, 30-31, 33-34; Mt 11:20-24 Wednesday: Ex 3:1-6, 9-12; Ps 103:1b-4, 6-7; Mt 11:25-27 Thursday: Ex 3:13-20; Ps 105:1, 5, 8-9; 24-27; Mt 11:28-30 Friday: Ex 11:10 — 12:14; Ps 116:12-13, 15, 16bc, 17-18; Mt 12:1-8 Saturday: Ex 12:37-42; Ps 136:1, 23-24, 10-15; Mt 12:14-21 Sunday: Gn 18:1-10a; Ps 15:2-5; Col 1:24-28; Lk 10:38-42

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: St. Bonaventure Tuesday: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Thursday: St. Camillus de Lellis Saturday: St. Apollinaris; Blessed Virgin Mary

8:00am Weekdays Requested By Mon 15th Gerard Fleischut + Father Robert 16th Patte & David Peterson Lottie George Special Intentions for 50th Wedding Anniversary Wed 17th Steve Sypult + David & Patte Peterson Thu 18th Larry Tinoher + Bob & Judy Burchfield Fri 19th Stefan Laciak + Father Robert 8:00am Saturday July 13th Maria Laciak + Father Robert 20th Antoni Wsol + Father Robert 5:00pm Saturday July 13th Heidi Hirsch + Rosemarie von Cannon 20th James Cummings + Bob & Mary Ann Trainor 8:00am Sunday July 14th Enrique Asuncion + Ben & Erlinda Amaba 21st For the Healing, Blessing and Special Intentions Donna & Jerry Lampen Matthew Cash 10:30am Sunday July 14th Joyce O’Connor + Bob O’Connor 21st Parishioners 5:00pm Sunday - Spanish July 14th Parishioners 21st Immigrants & Refugees

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION On a summer day, with the windows open, we may hear the sound of church bells. Bells seem to have come into church life in Irish monasteries around the seventh century, and spread around the Christian world by Irish monks on missionary jour-neys. By the eighth century, bells were standard equipment in even small parish churches. An ancient ceremony, once called the “baptism of the bells,” recognizes that the church bell has a voice to call people to awareness and summon them to worship, and even bestows a name on the bell. In a world without clocks or watches, the bell had an indis-pensable role. For calling monks in from the fields for prayer, or alerting far‑flung visitors, the bell’s voice was enhanced by hoisting it high into a tower. Soon it was learned that the sound of several bells clanging together in harmony imparted a sense of joy to great celebrations, and bell towers prospered, some chock full of bells. Different combinations of rings could indi-cate a death, a Mass, a wedding, a fast day, the curfew at the end of day, and the Angelus. Before electricity, bell-ringing was hard work indeed: the biggest bell in the Catholic world, in Cologne, Germany, weighs twenty‑seven tons! There’s no substitute for the resonant roar of a mighty bell; electric chimes are not eligi-ble for blessing! —James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

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Nativity Information

Third Thursday - July 18th

English from 5:00pm to 7:00pm Spanish from 7:00pm to 8:00pm

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.

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.

July Altar Flowers Donated By - 13th/14th Anonymous 20th/21st Carolyn Winkler - In memory of Mary Farrell mother of Carolyn Winkler & David Farrell 27th/28th Maria & Greg Macaraeg - In memory of our parents

From Father Robert’s Desk - On summer break!!!

Sacramental Preparation Guidelines 1. Baptism (for infants up to six years of age) All parents must participate in the Parish infant baptismal preparation program before a Baptism can be performed. Please contact Angie O'Neill to schedule an appointment. At least one-month notice is required for scheduling Baptisms. For first time parents: this session is required before a Baptism may be scheduled. For parents of more than one child: please schedule a baptismal preparation. 2. Rites of Christian Initiantion (R.C.I.A.) All individuals six years of age and older who wish to be initiated into the Roman Catholic Community participate in special formational meetings, instruction and prescribed rites that lead to initiation at the Easter Vigil for most or other times, depending on particular circumstances. Separate tracts are established for children and adults. Contact the parish office at any time during the year for more information. 3. First Eucharist, Confirmation, First Penance It is the policy of the Diocese of Memphis that any child wanting to celebrate the Sacraments of the Eucharist and Confirmation and/or Penance must be enrolled in a parish-based catechetical program for one year prior to beginning preparation for the sacraments. We recognize and support parents as the primary educators of their children in matters of faith but also acknowledge that the local church has the responsibility of ensuring the proper catechetical formation of those who desire the Church's sacraments. 4. Matrimony Please call the parish office and schedule an appointment with the pastor at least 6 months in advance of the proposed wedding date. Church Law as well as diocesan and parish policy require that certain guidelines be met before a wedding may be scheduled. 5. Ministry to the Sick When a family member is hospitalized, call the parish office to request prayers and to arrange for a pastoral visit. According to the "Patient Privacy Act," it is the patient's and patient's family's responsibility to provide the patient's room number if a pastoral visit is desired. 6. Christian Burial Please call the parish office before making funeral arrangements to confirm the availability of the church and a priest or deacon if a Funeral Mass is to be celebrated.

CODE OF CANON LAW FOR BAPTISMS Parents must be registered & active members of the parish in which the Baptism will take place. Parents & Godparents must attend the Baptismal preparation class. God-parents must be confirmed Catholics, at least 16 sixteen years of age, registered & active members of a parish. Proof of registra-tion is required. Non-Catholics can serve as Christian Wit-nesses. We want to Baptize your child but cannot do so unless these requirements are met.

English Baptism Class is by Appointment. Please contact Deacon David Rosenthal to schedule an appointment.

July 13 & 14, 2019

Help Someone See Place used eye glasses (including Sun glasses) in the recycle box provided. To Date: 237 pairs of eye glasses have been donated to the Knights of Columbus Ophthalmology Project plus 26 cell phones for the

Our Ministries Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Sundays: ages 3 yrs to 12 yrs, Confirmation 1 and 2. Class times are posted on the Web site: nativitybartlett.org/calendar/ or Contact PRE.nativity@nativity.cdom.org. 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 key3@pack258.org or 901-827-1262. CYO Grades 9-12 Sundays from 6-8 pm Stephen Peyton, youth director stephen.peyton@nativity.cdom.org Fishers of Men: call Noe Longoria at 901-489-7348 for information. 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 9am 1st Sat. of each Month Music Ministry: Resurrection Choir on Tuesday morning and Choir, Handbell and Parish choirs on Wednesday evenings contact KW On at kw.on@nativity.cdom.org for more information or see calendar on back page Prison Ministry: for information contact Shellie Teems, 901-230-0074 Parish Outreach Food for the Sick: Contact Susan Hanna at 337-5745 or savhan@aol.com for information. RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) preparation to receive Sacraments. Contact Deacon David or 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 4:30-5:00pm 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 in Stelling Hall.

Soup Kitchen Information!

On July 2nd four (4) volunteers fed 145. 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 Narthex. 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 - volunteers are needed for Tuesday, July 16th.

Nativity - ST. Vincent de Paul

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.

Nativity Information

The SVdP Nativity Conference would like to thank everyone for responding to our request for funds. We appreciate your generosity. Dawn Campbell President, SVdP Nativity Conference

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Diocese Information

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: “What must I do to inherit eternal life?” Faithfulness to one’s vocation is essential to holiness. Is yours to be a priest, sister or brother? Visit https://www.memphisvocations.com or write to: vocationsDirector@vocations.cdom.org.

Journey to Hope A grief support group meets on July 15th and 22nd at 6:30 p.m. in Trinity Hall at St. Ann Catholic Church located at 6529 Stage Road, Bartlett, TN 38134. This group is open to any adult who has lost a loved one through death. Whether your loss is recent or many years old, we invite you to join us to find support and help in working through the grief process and transforming the pain into healing. Any questions, please call, Cindy Pease at 373-6011, ext.213.

Are you concerned about the future of your high school student? Finding the solutions through goodness, beauty and truth only comes with an authentic Catholic education. Let St. Benedict at Auburndale High School (SBA) be the answer to your prayers. SBA – Grounded in Faith • Elevated by Excellence! sbaeagles.org/admissions or 260-2840.

Theology on Tap | How Do We Know What We Know About God? Believing in and knowing God is at the very core of our Faith. But how can we really know God, the divine being from which all things come? Come join us on Monday, July 15th, as Andy McNutt shares with us his knowledge and own personal experience of coming to know God in all things. Place: Fox Ridge Pizza 1769 N Germantown Pkwy, Cordova, TN 38016 Time: 6:30 PM Date: Monday, July 15

MARRIED COUPLES

July 13 & 14, 2019

Diocese Information

World Wide Marriage Encounter CALLING ALL MARRIED COUPLES: A WEEKENED OF DISCOVERY- A LIFETIME OF LOVE What: Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend * Dates: October 25-27, 2019 * Location: Our Lady Queen of Peace Retreat Center, Stanton, TN ** For more information or to apply, visit our website at www.wwme-section10.org/memphis or contact Norman and Barbara Sobota at 901-373-7030 email: sobota@bellsouth.net For Registration contact: Andy & Chris Sniezak: Email: sneezygal@yahoo.com

The 36th Annual Mid-South Regional Catholic Charismatic Renewal Conference will be July 19-20,2019 at St. Ignatius of Antioch Ctholic Church, 601 Bell Road, Antioch, TN 37013. The Conference will start Friday evening from 7:00pm to 9:30pm. Doors open for registration at 6:00pm and all day Saturday, 9:00am to 4:30pm and 7:00pm to 9;30pm. Doors open Saturday morning at 8:00am Bishop J. Mark Spalding will be the Celebrant at Mass on Saturday morning at 9:00am. Featured Speakers will be Bishop Sam Jacobs, Retired Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux, LA, and Mr. Matt Lozano, Director of Training and Leadership Development for the Heart of the Father Ministry. Registration fees are $40.00 individual, $60.00 for a married couple and $70.00 family. Lunch is included. For more information and to register on-line, please visit our web site, www.msrcc.org or contact Teresa Seibert at tseibert@bellsouth.net or 615-430-9343.

12th ANNUAL ANGELO LUCCHESI SEMINARIAN DINNER

WHEN July 26, 2019 5pm - 10pm Dinner: 6 PM WHERE St Benedict High School Cafeteria 8250 Varnavas, Cordova, TN WHO Joe Birch is our Live Auctioneer Extraordinaire - Live Auction - Silent Auction - Split the Pot BE A SPONSOR Call : Brian Vincent (901) 409-5057 TICKETS $50 per Plate $400 per table $500 Wine Table Call: (901)881-0576 Visit: www.kccouncil616.com BROUGHT TO YOU BY West Tennessee Knights of Columbus DONATE AUCTION ITEMS Call: Nancy Shellenberger (901) 229-1631 Silent Auction: 5:00-7:00 PM Live Auction: 7:30-8:30 PM BENEFITING Catholic Diocese of Memphis Seminarians

Ministry to the Sick-New Minister Training Saturday, August 3, 2019 8:30 AM -1:00 PM Catholic Center, 5825 Shelby Oaks Drive Memphis, TN 38134 This training is designed to provide new ministers with the basic tools that will be helpful in their ministry. As a trained minister you bring compassion, communion and become sacramental presence of Christ for those sick and homebound. Candidates are required to send completed registration form signed by the pastor or representative by representative by July 31, 2019. No Registrations are accepted on the day of the training. Registration forms are available at your parish office or on line https://cdom.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Ministry-to-the-Sick-Training-Form-1.pdf For more information call the Office of Pastoral Life Min-istries at 373-1234/1224 or email:alma.abuelouf@cc.cdom.org

St. Anne Church 82nd Anniversary! Please join us for the celebration of St. Anne’s founding in 1937. Food, Fun, Games, free bingo with prizes. Saturday, July 27, following the 4 p.m. Mass. Bishop David Talley will be the celebrant for our Mass. Admission to the festivities is free! Join us at St. Anne, 706 S. Highland Street for this celebration! Please RSVP to the church office at 901-323-3817, so we may prepare enough food to accommodate our guests! See you then!

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 com-plete online giving history for Online Giving .

~~~Pray for World Peace~~~

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13th 8:30am Fishers of Men 14th 3:45pm Armada Blanca 6:30pm Knights of Columbus 15th 4:30pm TOPS 16th 7:00pm Apologetics Class - Spanish 7:00pm SVdP Meeting 17th 6:00pm Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help 6:30pm Auction Committee Meeting 18th 5:00pm Third Thursday Adoration - English 6:30pm Knights of Columbus Meeting 7:00pm Third Thursday Adoration - Spanish 19th 6:00pm Hispanic Dancers 20th 8:30am Fishers of Men 21st 3:45pm Armada Blanca 22nd 4:30pm TOPS 23rd 7:00pm Apologetics Class - Spanish 24th 6:00pm Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help 25th No Events Scheduled 26th 6:00pm Hispanic Dancers 27th 8:30am Fishers of Men 28th 3:45pm Armada Blanca 29th 4:30pm TOPS 7:00pm Baptism Class - Spanish 30th 7:00pm Apologetics Class - Spanish 31st 6:00pm Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help

Offerings for June, 2019

5th Week - Regular Collection: $9,392 St. Joseph Fund: $ 981 Month of Date Totals: Regular Collection: $45,120 ($39,633 Budget) St. Joseph Fund: $10,008

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

2nd Collection July 21st - St. Joseph Fund

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 to-gether. And as we continually grow in our ministries, I ask that group leaders please submit your yearly calen-dar 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 communicate by email with angie.oneill @nativity.cdom.org for scheduling all events. The Office Calendar is the Official Church Calendar. 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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Handicap Section - the first row on the right in the front of church is reserved for those who are handicapped. If you sit there communion will be brought to you.