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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 Office Email Address nativity@nativity.cdom.org

Pastor: Father Jacek Kowal jacek.kowal@nativity.cdom.org In Residence: Father Carlos Donato de Silva Deacons: Frank Larker frank.larker@nativity.cdom.org Chris Frame cframe88@gmail.com Chip Jones chip.jones@nativity.cdom.org 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, and Lillian Luciano 901-607-5982

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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August 8 & 9, 2020 Please Pray for Our Sick

Carey Casad Doris Dalton Lorrrie Hardin Patricia Pugh Jean Geoghegan Olivia Occean Rosalie Owens Mary Mahoney Shelley Miller Fr.Mike Morgera Fr. Robert Ponticello Tina Albright Grayson Spellings Gary Robertson Gilbert Lema Paul Baker Miller AnneMarie Lee Allen Michael Ellis Archbishop Joseph Kurtz Claire Albino Dolly Bagaglio Jean Schober Julia Moseley Felicya Parsels Ann Cissell Charlene Edwards Karen Raney

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

Lorenza San Juan “Lorrie” Hardin

Beloved Wife of Randle Hardin Beloved Mother of William & Qunicy Hardin

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), 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

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time; Nagasaki Memorial Day Monday: St. Lawrence Tuesday: St. Clare Wednesday: St. Jane Frances de Chantal Thursday: Ss. Pontian and Hippolytus Friday: St. Maximilian Kolbe Saturday: Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 2 Cor 9:6-10; Ps 112:1-2, 5-9; Jn 12:24-26 Tuesday: Ez 2:8 — 3:4; Ps 119:14, 24, 72, 103, 111, 131; Mt 18:1-5, 10, 12-14 Wednesday: Ez 9:1-7; 10:18-22; Ps 113:1-6; Mt 18:15-20 Thursday: Ez 12:1-12; Ps 78:56-59, 61-62: Mt 18:21 — 19:1 Friday: Ez 16:1-15, 60, 63 [59-63]; Is 12:2-3, 4bcd-6; Mt 19:3-12 Saturday: Vigil: 1 Chr 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2; Ps 132:6-7, 9-10, 13-14; 1 Cor 15:54b-57; Lk 11:27-28 Day: Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Ps 45:10-12, 16; 1 Cor 15:20-27; Lk 1:39-56 Sunday: Is 56:1, 6-7; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8;

8:00am Weekdays - Requested By Mon 10th James H. Stewart + The Morning Group Tue 11th Diana Kroll + Steve & Lidia Malgorski Wed 12th Paul Long + George & Eileen Kuehl Thu 13th Robin Littoea Special Intentions Greg & Maria Macaraeg Fri 14th Rayburn & Dorothy Edwards + Don & Charlene Edwards 8:00am Saturday Aug 8th For the end of Abortion Matthew Cash & the Protection of the Unborn Child 15th Sarah Sojourner + Jim & Alma Smith Daughter of June Patton 5:00pm Saturday Aug 8th Barbara Williams + George & Eileen Kuehl 15th Marshall George + Lottie George 8:00m Sunday Aug 9th Joseph C. Orsak + Robert & Janet Sutton 16th Parishioners 10:30am Sunday Aug 9th Parishioners 16th Fran & Bob Reavey + Gerry & Eileen Fitzgerald 5:00pm Sunday - Spanish Aug 9th Jose Rapael Montana + 16th Maria Ayala de Gamez Healing Intentions

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION In many church buildings constructed in the early twentieth century, there is a window or statue of Pope St. Pius X. Often, these windows were purchased with coins collected by grateful children, since in 1910 a decree admitted much younger chil-dren to First Communion. Before then, only teenagers were customarily confirmed and then admitted to the Eucharist. What we often think is ancient practice in fact sometimes has fairly shallow roots, in this case only ten decades. For centuries, Communion had marked the end of formal religious education, but a hundred years ago, Pius X located it at the point at which a child could express a desire for the sacrament and receive it with understanding. In 1917 a new code of canon law deter-mined that age to be about seven, and this practice was ob-served almost everywhere until the beginning of the Second Vatican Council forty years ago. In a growing number of dioceses, recent practice has restored the sacramental order that Pius X’s generous decree upset, and increasingly confirmation is celebrated before First Commun-ion. But the gift Pius gave to the children of the Roman Church remains firm: everywhere we admit children to the Lord’s table. Where the traditional order has been restored, seven-year-old children are confirmed before First Communion. —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

August 14th Vigil Mass for the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

6:30pm English 8:00pm Spanish

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Nativity Information

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.

August Altar Flowers Donated By 8/9 15/16 22/23 George & Eileen Kuehl - In memory of Charles A. Martens 29/30 Pat Fitzgerald - In memory of Barbara Nobles

FOOD FOR THE SICK If you are interested in preparing food for parishioners in need, please call Susan Hanna at 337-5745.

IMPORTANT! ALL MINISTRY LEADERS NEED TO CON-TACT Angie O’Neill BY EMail BEFORE HOLDING ANY MEETINGS OR CLASSES.

My name is Tommy Camp and during August I will be reworking the front garden for my Eagle Scout Service Project. I started my scouting experience right here at Nativity as a founding member of Pack 258, so I wanted to repay the church for clearing new paths for me by reworking the front garden. The project is cur-rently in its fundraising and planning stage, so your financial sup-port is very important. Donations can be made online under the “Tommy Camp Eagle Project” on the church website.

Front Garden Rework Project

at Church of the Nativity

August 8 & 9, 2020

~~~Pray for World Peace~~~

Prison Ministry If you are interested in joining the Prison Ministry please contact Shellie Teems at 901-230-0074. Volunteers are needed to

visit the women in Jail East to share the Liturgy of the Word.

Nativity Information ATTENTION LADIES

WOULD YOU LIKE FOR YOUR HUSBAND, FIANCE OR BOY FRIEND TO BE: A better Catholic? A better father? A better husband, fiancé or boyfriend? More active in your church? A role model for youth? If the answer to any of these questions is YES, then urge him to join the Knights of Columbus. The Knights of Columbus is a fraternal lay Catholic men’s organization who are the Champions of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the mother of our Lord Jesus Christ and pray her Rosary often. Support the Priest. They are the Ushers in church, Eucharistic Ministers, Lectors, They are leaders in other ministries in our church and they do fund raising for charities like: Special Olympics, The MR Foundation (an organization that helps intellectually challenged persons), Coats for Kids and many more. If your husband, fiancé or boyfriend joins the Knights of Columbus because you ask him to do so, he will thank you after being a member for a period of time. Do it today, you will be glad that you did! When you see a member of the Knights of Columbus at church (he will be wearing a name badge to identify him as a member), ask him for a form 100 to give to your man to fill out to join the Knights. The only requirement for becoming a member of the Knights of Columbus is to be a practicing Catholic male who is over 18 years old and in good standing with the Church.

If you would like to watch the mass being streamed go to

www.facebook.com/nativitybartlett

the times are 5:00pm on Saturdays 10:30am on Sundays 5:00pm Sunday - Spanish

Dear Parishioners, The Covid-19 virus has played havoc with all our lives, as well as those served by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Nativity Conference. As of Monday, July 27th, the conference has received 160 calls requesting assistance since the beginning of the month (July). I should note here that most of those calls were from people who have not asked us for assistance in the past. We are sincerely grateful for your food and monetary donations. Because of you, our conference has assisted 31 families this month and although we have helped a couple of people pay their rent or delivered food to a family who needed it, most of our calls were from families who needed help in paying their utility bills. Please keep our families in your thoughts during this time. I have spoken with people who have/had Covid-19, who have children with the virus, or who have been laid-off or lost jobs due to Covid-19. Say an extra prayer, a decade of the rosary, or light a candle, for the health and well-being of the families we serve. God’s Blessings, Dawn Campbell, SVdP Nativity Conference Secretary

News from SVdP Nativity Conference

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Diocese Information

MARRIED COUPLES

Get hold of yourselves! It is I. Do not be afraid!”

Uncertainty can bring fear along with God’s call to consecrated life or priesthood. If the Lord is calling

you, what is needed is trust. Discerning your vocation?

Visit: www.memphisvocations.com

Contact Fr. Robert at the Office of Vocations: 373 - 1244 or at vocationsdirector@vocations.cdom.org

Join us in offering a Holy Hour for Vocations on the 2nd Thursday

of each month 6:30 pm at St. Louis Church Or sign up for a Night of Discernment at the Church of the Nativity by calling

373-1243

* Men: 1st Monday of the Month (9/7) * Women: 3rd Monday of the Month (8/17)

You Can Help Your Marriage – 25% of surveyed couples say they are ‘Happily Married’. For everyone else, there is Retrouvaille. Are you frustrated or an-gry with each other? Do you argue … or have you just stopped talking to each other? Does talking about it only make it worse? Retrouvaille helps couples re-build their marriages. For confidential information about or to register for the next program beginning with a weekend on Sept. 4– Sept. 6, 2020. Call 800-470-2230 or 615-523-0631 or email: nrv3043@gmail.com or visit our web site at www.HelpOurMarriage.com. Note: Due to Covid-19, we will be observing social distanc-ing.

THE PRESENCE OF GOD After the miracle of Jesus walking on wa-ter, the disciples exclaimed, “Truly, you are the Son of God” (Matthew 14:33). Most Chris-tians will probably never experience such a dramatic miracle. Like Elijah, we await the manifestation of God in other moments. Per-haps the biggest challenge for the believer is to be constantly attuned to the possible presence of God in the everyday events of life. This is a stance that takes some people years to de-velop. Others seem to find the Lord easily in the simple things. As the week unfolds, let us look for the presence of God in the little things around us. Perhaps, like Elijah, we will be sur-prised at what we find. And, like the disciples, we can add our voice to the confession, “Truly you are the Son of God.” Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Due to COVID-19, the CCWTN School Supply Drive is going virtual! Whether classes be online or in-

person, these kids will need supplies!

All materials will ship directly to CCWTN and be packed into

backpacks and safely distributed to students.

Please help us prepare students to start the school year off right!!

The Drive now ends August 24th! Thank you!!

Please place your order by visiting our Amazon Wish List at

https://tinyurl.com/ycmrptsh

Contact: Rachel.Daddabbo@acc.cdom.org or 901-722-4750

VIRTUAL School Supply Drive

Help a student in need start the school year equipped to succeed!

August 8 & 9, 2020

Diocese Information

HOLY LAND CRAFTS The coronavirus pandemic has forced thousands of pilgrims to leave the Holy Land. The streets of Bethlehem and Jerusalem are empty for quite some time. The cancellation of pilgrimages having a serious repercussions for

many Christian families. In the past, when the Holy Land experienced wartime conditions, some people managed to temporarily find an economic niche outside tourism. However, the pandemic measures have affected all business sectors, including olive wood industry, and everything to shut down. Even we as Holy Land Crafts & Pilgrimage group; are unable to lend them a hand during this difficult time because of the closures here in the U.S. Because our visit to your parish this year is unpredict-able, we humbly ask you to visit our website WWW.HOLYLANDCRAFTS.NET and browse through the beautiful hand carved religious items. We value your support through these unprecedented times. May God bless you and keep you safe.

Superintendent of Catholic Schools Job Description

The Catholic Diocese of Memphis is seeking a dynamic, innovative, highly-motivated leader for the position of Superintendent of Catholic Schools. The position will serve as the educational leader for the Diocesan schools, driving the design, implementation and evaluation of the educational program, and providing Catholic faith formation for the students of the Diocese. Our Catholic schools have a rich heritage of providing a faith-based education to students in West Tennessee for more than 175 years. Currently, there are nine parish elementary schools and one diocesan high school. Students of all denominations and faiths are welcome, and each student has the opportunity to practice faith virtues through worship and service. The ideal candidate should have a Master’s Degree in Education/Administration (doctorate preferred); be a practicing Catholic in good standing with the Catholic church; demonstrate progressively responsible administrative leadership experience; possess excellent oral, written and presentation skills; and possess a proven ability to interact effectively with stakeholders, staff, parents and students. Specific experience in a complex, non-profit, multi-unit organization with a service orientation is a plus. The Catholic Diocese of Memphis was established in 1971 and presently consists of 47 parishes and missions in four deaneries across 21 counties in West Tennessee. More than 70,000 Catholics make this diverse, vibrant and faith-filled diocese their home. Led by Bishop David P. Talley M.S.W., J.C.D., the Diocese of Memphis is committed to helping the faithful encounter the living Christ through conversion, communion, service and unity. The Diocese of Memphis respectfully serves all God’s children, regardless of their religious beliefs, socio-economic status or ethnic background. To express your interest in this opportunity, please submit your resume/C.V. and a letter of introduction to: jobs@cc.cdom.org with the job title in the subject line or apply by mail to: Catholic Diocese of Memphis Director of Human Resources 5825 Shelby Oaks Dr. Memphis, TN 38134

SAINT TERESA BENEDICTA OF THE CROSS (EDITH STEIN) (1891-1942) Aug 9 “Come,” Edith gently whispered, taking her sister Rosa’s hand, “let us go for our people!” These were Edith Stein’s last words as the Nazis, enraged at the Dutch bishops’ condemnation of their geno-cide, took into custody all Catholic converts from Judaism. Born Jewish, but non-practicing from her teens, Edith’s search for truth led to a doctorate in phi-losophy, a brilliant career as professor and author and, finally, to the Autobiography of Saint Teresa of Ávila, which she read in one sitting, then de-clared, “That is the Truth!” Baptized on January 1, 1922, observed then as the feast of Jesus’ initiation into the covenant of Abra-ham, confirmed on February 2, the feast of Jesus’ Presentation in the Temple, Edith entered the cloistered Carmelites in Cologne, transferring to a convent in Holland when she realized that, because of the Nazi persecution of the Jews, her presence could imperil the safety of the other nuns. She died in the gas chambers of Auschwitz as a daughter of Israel and of the Church. —Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

ONLINE GIVING To set up a recurring giving schedule, visit us online at www.nativitybartlett.org. Locate the Online Giving but-ton 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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Calendar Events! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

IMPORTANT!

All Ministry Leaders need to contact Angie O’Neill by EMAIL

before holding any meetings, events or classes.

Offerings for July, 2020

4th Week - Regular Collection: $5,761 St. Joseph Fund: $1,388 Month to Date Totals: Regular Collection: $31,629 ($39,667 budget) St. Joseph Fund: $ 8,232

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

2nd Collection August 16th - 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. Jacek

Bulletin Information

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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!

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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.

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.