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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/ Office Manger: 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

Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time

November 18, 2018

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November 17 & 18, 2018

Please Pray for Our Sick

Claire Fitzgerald Albino Annemarie Lee Allen Erlinda Amaba Vinnie Ariemma Sharon Branch Bill Brigrance Mike Bulderbach Carey & Nancy Casad Tina Burton 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 Terri Kenny Catherine Johnson Donna Lampen Fran Leavey Ed List Annie Longoria Mary Mahone Paul Baker Miller Cheyenne Montgomery Jacob Moody Fr. Mike Morgera Louise Northrop Shirley Odom John & June Patton A.J. & Lillian Perk Kevin Perk Fr. Robert Ponticello Karen Raney Maria Robertson-Witold Szarkowski Sam Sudduth Julia Theil 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

Martha Gremillion Beloved sister /sister-in-law of Doug & Cathy Gremillion

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

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Rv 1:1-4; 2:1-5; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 18:35-43 Tuesday: Rv 3:1-6, 14-22; Ps 15:2-5; Lk 19:1-10 Wednesday: Rv 4:1-11; Ps 150:1b-6; Lk 19:11-28 Thursday: Rv 5:1-10; Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b; Lk 19:41-44 Thanksgiving Day—Suggested: Sir 50:22-24; 1 Cor 1:3-9; Lk 17:11-19 Friday: Rv 10:8-11; Ps 119:14, 24, 72, 103, 111, 131; Lk 19:45-48 Saturday: Rv 11:4-12; Ps 144:1b, 2, 9-10; Lk 20:27-40 Sunday: Dn 7:13-14; Ps 93:1-2, 5; Rv 1:5-8; Jn 18:33b-37

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Wednesday: The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Thursday: St. Cecilia; Thanksgiving Day Friday: St. Clement I; St. Columban; Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro Saturday: St. Andrew Dũng-Lạc and Companions

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION November is a month of remembrance for the dead, and cemeteries have long been a focus for prayer. Our tradition holds great respect for bodily remains, since the body was created and redeemed by God, was once the “dwelling place of the Holy Spirit,” and has a destiny of life with God in glory. The funeral practices of the early church contrasted greatly with those of the pagans, who had a great dread of the dead body. The ancient Christian funeral liturgy ended with the relatives and friends giving a final kiss to the body. It expressed affection and showed their faith that the grave would not be the last word. This kiss horrified pagans, who thought that any contact with the dead was degrading. Every year on their loved one’s “birthday to life,” the Christians would return to the place of their burial to mark their profound com-munion with those whose lives were hidden in Christ. Typically, they buried the dead with their faces turned toward the east, symbolizing the rising of the Sun of Justice, Christ, at the end of days. They were attracted to the catacombs or burial grounds just as we are today. They would often celebrate the Eucharist at the tomb. Before long, as soon as Christians were allowed to build places for worship, they relocated cemeteries from beyond the city walls to surround the church. This was not so much because the church made the ground holy, but because the bodies of the saints hallowed the ground on which the church was built, a subtle but beautiful difference. —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

8:00am Weekdays Requested By Mon 19th Gilbert & Rosemary Bratton + The Trainor Family Tue 20th Joseph Mastela + The Morning Group Wed 21st Jo Sharon Hodges + Fr. Robert & Staff Thu 22nd Gino Bernardini + Joyce Bernardini Fri 23rd Joseph Mastela + The Morning Group 8:00am Saturday Nov 17th Louis Szelkowicz + Diane & Randy McKinna 24th John Uselton + Diane & Randy McKinna 5:00pm Saturday Nov 17th Martha & Willis Chambliss + The Schwill Family 24th Patricia Ann Lafferty + Terry Lafferty 8:00am Sunday Nov 18th Estelle Harrison + Joyce Bernardini Mother of Rita Pass 25th Bill Ferguson + Jerry & Donna Lampen 10:30am Sunday Nov 18th Parishioners 25th Estelle Harrison + Fr. Robert & Staff Mother of Rita Pass 5:00pm Sunday - Spanish Nov 18th VPrgen Maria del Rosario De Chiquinquira Ms Yuratany Valero 25th Parishioners

Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time

All Parishioners - Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help

Wednesdays 6:00 p.m.

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.

November Altar Flowers Donated By - 17th/18th Anonymous - in honor of the parishioners 24th/25th George & Eileen Kuehl - giving thanks!

From the Desk of Father Robert

“ Let us give Thanks to the Lord our God”

This prayer is a central part of our Eucharistic liturgy. The English translation of “ Eucharist” is “Thanksgiving”. Let us always give prayerful thanks and glory to God our Father! We do this every time we gather for Mass. We gather as a family and a community. We gather at the Altar of our Lord Jesus Christ. We share this profoundly spiritual and nourishing meal - Eucharistic Communion. As we gather every Sunday, let us remember to always fully love and thank God our Creator for every blessing of life. And as we celebrate our annual Thanksgiving Holiday, let us share our unity of love and life with family, friends, neighbors, and the poor and forgotten. Remember to be grateful, to give thanks, and to share our blessings with God and with others. Happy Thanksgiving!! Father Robert

Parishioners we have many prayer shawls - if you are visiting a sick or homebound person, please take a prayer shawl to them. Thank you!

#iGIVECATHOLIC To celebrate our unique Catholic heritage, the #iGiveCatholic Giving Day was created to rally the Catholic community on #Giving Tuesday, a global day celebrating generosity. #iGiveCatholic is a call

to share of our blessings with our Catholic parishes, schools and ministries. WHEN? #Giving Tuesday, November 27, 2018 (Advance giving runs November 12th - 26th) HOW? Visit iGiveCatholic.org and search for 1) Click on Diocese of Memphis 2) Click on Nativity Logo WHY? To purchase 100 additional chairs for Stelling Hall. (Our goal is $3,000)

Lector Workbooks for 2019 are in the Narthex. Please pick one up if you are a scheduled Nativity Lector. Thank you!

In Prayer and Thanksgiving to Almighty God

We cordially invite all parishioners to the INSTALLATION MASS of Rev. Robert Szczechura

As Pastor of Church of the Nativity Sunday, December 2nd, 2018 @ 10:30AM

Celebrated by Rev. Msgr. Victor Ciaramitaro, Delegate of the Apostolic Administrator Archbishop

Joseph E. Kurtz

November 17 & 18, 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 key3@pack258.org 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. 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 4:15-5:00pm 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! 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 informa-tion, please call John Walton 901-568-0910.

Check your calendar! Here are some dates that volun-teers are needed - Tuesday, November 20th.

ST. VINCENT de PAUL - Nativity

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.

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 2nd and 4th weeks 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

Life Line Screening will be in our community on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at Church of the Nativity. Being proactive about your health by knowing your risks helps you and your doctor address problems early. Register online TODAY at www.lifelinescreening.com/communitycircle and receive your “Community Circle” discount and your Preferred Appointment!

Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Diocese Information

~~~Pray for World Peace~~~

St. Benedict at Auburndale High School – SBA – Affordable Catholic, co-ed education! Dec. 1 – Official High School Placement Test An authentic Catholic education – an answer to your prayers for your teen! Register at sbaeagles.org/visitsba

College Students with a Heart for International Missions READ THIS

The Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS) Missionaries serving Memphis are recruiting students to participate in four different missions trips over spring and summer breaks: Guyana and Jamaica over spring break and the UK and Peru over the Summer. The goal is for students will meet Christ directly in their evangelization efforts with the poor, that they come back changed and want to do the same work with their peers on campus. For more information, contact Catholic Campus Ministry at info@ccm.cdom.org.

SEEK Conference for College Students

SEEK, a bi-annual conference hosted by Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS), is a 5 day event in which the most renowned Catholic speakers come and share with college students and parishioners how to live out our faith in radical and impactful ways. Not only that, but there will be 15,000 Catholics from around the world coming together to grow in love for Jesus and one another. SEEK2019 will be engaging us in our desires for something more, and how only Jesus Christ can fulfill our deepest desires. Come join us for a week of influential talks, free concerts, Catholic vendors from across the nation, and incredible fellowship with Catholics around the world who are also seeking something more. For more information, contact Catholic Campus Ministry at info@ccm.cdom.org

For all Ministers to the Sick Morning of Reflection with Msgr. Al Kirk St. Francis of Assisi Parish Life Center Room 113 Refresher Course with Lee Handwerker Saturday, December 1, 2018 8:15 AM Mass 9:00 AM –12:00 PM RSVP to: Office of Pastoral Life Ministries by November 28th Isabella Bologna 901-373-1237 or email Isabella.bologna@cc.cdom.org

SEARCH Retreat for High School Jrs/Srs November 30 – December 2

Over the years, SEARCH has been the turning point in so many young people’s spiritual lives. SEARCH retreat weekend is time away to grow in relationship with Jesus Christ and with others. It’s a week full of talks, small group discussions, films, prayer and many other group experiences. For more information and to register go to our website at https://tinyurl.com/CDOM-SEARCH

November 17 & 18, 2018

Pilgrimage to the Holy Land with Fr. Mike Austin & Fr. Michael Vu

10 Days: January 22-31, 2019, visiting Haifa, Tiberias, Nazareth, Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, the Shepherd’s field, cross over the Sea of Galilee to Capernaum, the Mount of Beatitudes, the site of the Sermon on the Mount, Tabgha, the site of the Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes, Mount Tabor, traditional site of the Transfiguration, walk where Jesus walked in Jerusalem. Hosted by Father Mike Austin and Father Michael Vu. $4199 per person based on two in a room. Includes round-trip from New Orleans, LA, Land, Hotels most meals. Book early to avoid disappointment. Contact Paula email Pilgrimagetotheholy-land@gmail.com or call 228 697 7814.

Sunday Social for People with Special Needs and Disabilities Sunday, December 2, 2018 5:30-7:30 PM - Church of Incarnation

2019 Diocesan Celebration of Wedding Anniversaries

Saturday, February 9, 2019 10:00 am at

St. Louis Catholic Church

For more information, contact Pam Ray at 901-373-1237

Diocese Information

Grief Support Group Four Sessions Mondays at 6:30 PM starting

November 19th, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church Parish Life Center Room 110 8151 Chimneyrock Blvd. Cordova, TN 38016 For more information contact Cindy Pease at St. Ann Church 901-373-6011 extension 213

Mid-South Area Association of Catholic Nurses Invites you to: Advent Gathering Tuesday, December 4th 6:00—8:00 PM at the Catholic Center Hosted by: MSAACN Board Members Please R.S.V.P. to Kathy Cates , MSAACN President kmcates@comcast.net (901) 219-6540

CATHOLIC DIVORCE CARE MINISTRY We invite you to join other divorced Catholics on a 6-week journey toward finding the hope, healing, and peace you may be seeking. Whether you got divorced ten days ago or ten years ago, the program offers valuable insight for everyone. Find comfort and counsel consistent with Catholic teachings. Sessions begins Monday, November 19th 7:00 – 8:30 PM Meeting Room, St. Louis Catholic Church 203 S. White Station Memphis, TN 38117 For more information or to register please contact: Alma Abuelouf @901-373-1224 or email alma.abuelouf@cc.cdom.org

ENCOURAGEMENT This Sunday’s Gospel is our final selection from Mark for this liturgical year. It is taken from the end of Jesus’ teaching in Jerusalem immediately preceding the account of his arrest and passion. In it Jesus gives his disciples hope to sustain them through his passion and death and any persecution or suffering that they would encounter after his resurrection. The words from the book of Daniel also provided hope and encouragement to the people of Daniel’s time. The encouragement in these scriptures is meant for us as well, for none of us will escape tribulation in our lives. Followers of Jesus will be able to endure suffering with joyful hope, knowing that Christ’s love will lead us along the way of discipleship and give us eternal life with God. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

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 Giving .

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17th No Events Scheduled 18th 9:00am PRE 11:30am Puppet Practice 11:45am First Communion Class 4:00pm La Chinita Procession 6:00pm CYO 8:00pm Hispanic Gathering 19th 4:30pm TOPS 20th 5:30pm Cub Scouts 7:00pm SVdP Meeting 21st OFFICE CLOSED 1/2 day (noon - 5pm) NO CHILDRENS CHOIR, HAND BELLS or PARISH CHOIR 6:00pm Novena to Our Lady NO RCIA 22nd OFFICE CLOSED - Thanksgiving Day NO APOLOGETICS CLASS - Spanish 23rd OFFICE CLOSED 6:00pm Hispanic Folklore Group 24th Noon Baptism Class - English 25th NO PRE, FIRST COMMUNION CLASS NO PUPPET PRACTICE NO CYO 26th 4:30pm TOPS 7:00pm Baptism Class - Spanish 27th 10:00am Resurrection Choir 7:00pm Women’s Guild Mtg - Craft Night 28th 5:00pm Children’s Choir 6:00pm Hand Bell Choir 6:00pm Novena to Our Lady 6:30pm RCIA 7:30pm Parish Choir 29th 7:00pm Apologetics Class - Spanish 30th 6:00pm Hispanic Folklore Group

Offerings for November, 2018

1st Week - Regular collections: $10,430 Cor Unum: Maint. Fund $ 1,492 Final Total for October: Regular Collection $37,319 (Budget $39,633) Cor Unum $ 9,955 (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 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

Bulletin Information

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Go to nativitybartlett.org/calendar/ for scheduled present/future events.

HAS SOMETHING CHANGED????

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!

RCIA CLASSES

meet on Wednesdays from 6:30pm to 8pm

IMPORTANT NOTICE Deadline for any item for the NOVEMBER 25th

bulletin MUST BE SUBMITTED by NOON on WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14th. Thanks!

The printing company will be closed for

Thanksgiving holiday.