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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 [email protected] Deacons: Frank Larker [email protected] Chris Frame [email protected] David Rosenthal, PhD [email protected] Administrative Assistant/ Office Manager: Angie O’Neill [email protected] Bookkeeper: Jim Moseley [email protected] Director of Music: Kyung-Won On [email protected] Parish Religious Education: [email protected] Director of Youth Ministry: Stephen Peyton [email protected] Co-Directors Hispanic Ministry: Lyz Candia [email protected], 901-607-5982 and Lillian Luciano
Fifth Sunday of Easter
May 26 2019
www.nativitybartlett.org
May 25 & 26, 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
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
FIRST FRIDAY ADORATION June 7th
from 5:00pm to 10:00pm
READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Acts 16:11-15; Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b; Jn 15:26 — 16:4a Tuesday: Acts 16:22-34; Ps 138:1-3, 7c-8; Jn 16:5-11 Wednesday: Acts 17:15, 22 — 18:1; Ps 148:1-2, 11-14; Jn 16:12-15 Thursday: Acts 1:1-11; Ps 47:2-3, 6-9; Eph 1:17-23 or Heb 9:24-28; 10:19-23; Lk 24:46-53 (for Ascension); otherwise Acts 18:1-8; Ps 98:1-4; Jn 16:16-20 Friday: Zep 3:14-18a or Rom 12:9-16; Is 12:2-3, 4bcd-6; Lk 1:39-56 Saturday: Acts 18:23-28; Ps 47:2-3, 8-10; Jn 16:23b-28 Sunday: Acts 7:55-60; Ps 97:1-2, 6-7, 9; Rv 22:12-14, 16-17, 20; Jn 17:20-26; or, for Ascension, Acts 1:1-11; Ps 47:2-3, 6-9; Eph 1:17-23 or Heb 9:24-28; 10:19-23; Lk 24:46-53
SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Sixth Sunday of Easter Monday: St. Augustine of Canterbury; Memorial Day Thursday: The Ascension of the Lord (unless transferred to Sunday) Friday: Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Saturday: St. Justin; First Saturday
9:00am Memorial Day Mon 27th Martha Gremillion + Robert & Margie Hyde 8:00am Weekdays Requested By Tue 28th Jim & Alma Smith Special Intentions Bob & Mary Ann Trainor Wed 29th Ernie & Anita Lubiani + Bob & Mary Ann Trainor Thu 30th For the end of Abortion Matthew Cash & Protection of the Unborn Child Fri 31st Art Lampen + Jerry & Donna Lampen 8:00am Saturday May 25th Stefan Laciak + Father Robert June 1st Stefan Laciak + Father Robert 5:00pm Saturday May 25th Martha & Willis Chambliss + The Schwill Family June 1st Martha & Willis Chambliss + The Schwill Family 8:00am Sunday May 26th Parishioners June 2nd In honor of Aofie & Cash Murphy’s 1st Anniversary- Brian & Catherine Whiteacre & Family 10:30am Sunday May 26th Dorothy Ambrose + Don & Marie Denelsbeck June 2nd Jim Shaw + Bob & Mary Ann Trainor 5:00pm Sunday - Spanish May 26th Immigrants & Refugees June 2nd Parishioners
Parishioners we have many prayer shawls - if you are visiting a sick or homebound person, please take a prayer shawl to them. Thank you!
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Why is it still Easter? The lilies have long since faded. The roots of our tradition of fifty days of rejoicing from Easter to Pentecost lie in the seven-day rhythm of the Jewish week, drawn from the six days of creation plus a Sabbath day. A favorite name for the Lord’s Day among our ancestors in the faith was “The Eighth Day,” meaning that in Christ a breakthrough to a new humanity was achieved. With that inner architecture, it makes sense to see Pentecost as a week of weeks, forty-nine days plus one, again signaling that a new age has begun in Christ and the outpouring of his Spirit. The Jewish appreciation for Pentecost gave rise to the Jubilee year, the fiftieth year, when debts were released and prisoners set free. Today, the character of our Easter Sundays is conveyed by joyful Alleluias and the rite of sprinkling at Mass. Long ago, people expressed this joy by suspending all rules of fasting and by never kneeling at liturgy. These customs all point to our conviction that time is holy. There is an elegant balance to the Christian year: forty days of Lenten fast and discipline give way to fifty days of unrestrained rejoicing. That’s why it is still Easter! —James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
Sixth Sunday of Easter
BULLETIN DEADLINE: NOON WEDNESDAY for the next weekend
E-mail: nativity.bulletin@hotmail. com
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 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 Sun-day of the month) Baptism — by appointment; please contact the parish office Marriage — Contact the parish office at least six months be-fore the wedding
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 Troops overseas and 6 hearing aids.
Nativity Information
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.
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.
May & June Altar Flowers Donated By - 25th/26th Robertson & Wiginton Wedding - George & Eileen Kuehl 1st/2nd Nativity’s 40th Anniversary 8th/9th Connie Babu - 40th Wedding Anniversary 15th/16th Anonymous
From Father Robert’s Desk - Stay Tuned
REGISTER NOW FOR THE MANE EVENT! This epic African adventure engages the whole herd. At Roar VBS, kids explore God’s goodness and celebrate a ferocious faith that powers them
through this wild life. Invite your friends to join us on this wild safari!!
When? June 10-14 Where? Catholic Church of the Nativity
What time? From 9-12:30 Cost? $10 a person with family max of $30
How to register? Scan this barcode or go to https://vbspro.events/p/events/nativity or go click the link on our Facebook page.
May 25 & 26, 2019
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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected] or 901-827-1262. CYO Grades 9-12 Sundays from 6-8 pm Stephen Peyton, youth director [email protected] 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected] Knights of Columbus Council 14041: meet the 3rd Thursday at 6:30pm in Stelling Hall; contact Hank Winkler at 901-488-9053 or [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 385-8277 or [email protected] 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 May 7th five (5) volunteers fed 132. 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, June 4th and 18th.
Nativity - ST. VINCENT de PAUL Nativity Information
All are invited! Invitation to the Transitional Deaconate Ordination of our seminarian Joseph Hastings at the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception on Saturday, June 1st @10:00am.
News from SVdP: We received 20 phone calls in April and were able to assist 13 families. Two families needed help with their rent, with one family receiving assistance in the amount of $782.90 and the other $642.00 to use toward rent. Ten families requested help with their utility bills, with each family receiving an average of $311 worth of assistance. Three of the above families also received an average of $44 worth of food from our pantry and from Kroger. We had one family who only needed help with food and they received $50 worth from our food pantry and $50 worth of food from Kroger. Just one of many stories … Jean, 50 years old and a divorced mother of three adult daughters moved back to the Memphis area after she lost everything she had due to Hurricane Harvey in 2017. She had been living in her car until gaining custody of a teenage neighbor girl over the past few weeks. In order to care for the child, Jean moved into a small apartment in a long-term motel. Because Jean cannot work due to heart condition, she receives SSI and food stamps. Needless to say, the SSI doesn’t begin to cover her expenses, so she has taken out numerous title loans. The cost of her lodging alone is almost $1000. Jean called the Nativity Conference last week. We were able to assist her with $211 toward her past due rent and $429.77 to pay for one extra week at the motel. We were now low on funds. We contacted the other SVdP conferences in Memphis and asked if any of them could help us pay the extra $500 Jean needed to pay to stay her small apartment until June. Thankfully, two conferences were able to give us $250 each (We call that “Twinning”.) Jean, who is now caring for another teenage girl has stable housing through June 4th. Jean contacted me a couple of days later to say she had found a two bedroom house to rent in Brighton and will be moving there in a month. God is Good!
Sixth Sunday of Easter
Diocese Information
~~~Pray for World Peace~~~
Diocesan Nights of Discernment: At the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. For Men - 6pm the 1st Monday of the month For Women - 6pm on the 3rd Monday of the month For more information contact Father Yoelvis Gonzalez, Director of Vocations for the Diocese of Memphis at (901) 373-1243 or [email protected]
Sixth Sunday of Easter: “Those who love Me will keep my word.” Is your love for the Lord leading you to grow in holiness as a priest, deacon or in the consecrated life? Visit https://www.memphisvocations.com Call Fr. Yoelvis Gonzalez at (901) 373-1243, or write to: [email protected].
The Catholic Diocese of Memphis is currently seeking a Chief Financial Officer to oversee the management, facilitation and operation of all programs and services provided by the Finance Office under authority of the Bishop. Ideally the candidate would have a minimum of ten years professional experience in accounting or finance, strong leadership skills, and demonstrate exceptional interpersonal skills. In addition, I would like the candidate to be a practicing Catholic in good standing and active within the parish. Therefore, if you have any recommendations from your parish, please direct the potential candidates to the Diocese’s website for the job description and qualifications. I appreciate your assistance in our search for our new CFO.
Pilgrimage St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church presents…
Pilgrimage to Israel Discovery with Optional 4-Night
Jordan Post Tour Extension April 18 – 26, 2020
Hosted by Father Anthony Onyekwe
If you are thinking about traveling to Israel or have any questions about the trip or concerns about the safety of traveling in Israel. Contact Sawyer Shoates, from Collette Tours, he will be able to answer any questions you may have. Collette Tours has been in business for 100 years and they value the safety of their customers.
MARRIED COUPLES
May 25 & 26, 2019
Diocese Information
You Can Help Your Marriage – 25% of sur-veyed couples say they are “Happily Married.” For everyone else, there is Retrouvaille. Are you frus-trated or angry with each other? Do you argue…or have you just stopped talking to each other? Does talking about it only make it worse? Retrou-vaille helps couples rebuild their marriages. For confidential information about the next program call (800) 470-2230 or (615) 523-0631, email [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> or visit our web site at www.HelpOurMarriage.com
The Sacred Heart High School Class of 1969 is planning a 50th reunion for mid August. We are looking for our graduates. If you are a member of this class or know someone who is please contact Jamie Pounders Holmes [email protected] or Patricia Peckham Jacobs [email protected].
World Wide Marriage Encounter CALLING ALL MARRIED COUPLES: A WEEKENED OF DISCOVERY- A LIFETIME OF LOVE What: Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend * Dates: June 7-9, 2019 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: [email protected] For Registration contact: Andy & Chris Sniezak: Email: [email protected]
THE GIFT OF PEACE “There arose no little dissension and debate.” Did that happen at work this week? Most of us can recall run-ins with coworkers, even with the boss. Did it happen while socializing with friends? Go easy on politics, religion . . . even sports. At home? Even the most peaceful household experiences a little “give and take” now and then. So where was it that “there arose no little dissension and de-bate”? That tumultuous conflict occurred among our first Christian ancestors, disrupting the community life of the early church. But today’s Acts of the Apostles shows how beautifully the Holy Spirit, promised by Jesus in today’s Gospel, helped the church achieve a grace-filled resolu-tion. What evolved was that “reconciled diversity,” often encouraged by Pope Francis and even envisioned in to-day’s Revelation passage; and a wondrous experience of Jesus’ promised Gospel gift: “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you.” Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
Celebrate Join St. Anne Parish Family in celebration of Fr. Bruce Cinquegrani’s 40th anniversary to the priesthood to be held on Saturday, June 15, following the 4 p.m. Mass. The celebration will be held in St. Sebastian Hall. Please RSVP if you will be able to attend to the church office phone: 901-323-3817, so we might have an idea of how many guests to expect.
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 .
All Parishioners - Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Wednesdays 6:00 p.m.
Sixth Sunday of Easter
25th 8:30am Fishers of Men 12:30pm Baptism Class - English 26th 11:30am Puppet Practice 3:45pm Armada Blanca 27th OFFICE CLOSED 4:30pm TOPS 7:00pm Baptism Class - Spanish 7:30pm 33 Days of Morning Glory Retreat 28th10:00am Resurrection Choir 7:00pm Apologetics Class - Spanish 7:00pm Women’s Guild Meeting 29th 6:00pm Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help 30th No Events Schedule 31st 6:00pm Hispanic Dancers 7:30pm 33 Days of Morning Glory Retreat
Offerings for May, 2019
2nd Week - Regular Collection: $8,282 St. Joseph Fund: $1,048 Month to Date Total: Regular Collection: $19,726 ($39,633 Budget) St. Joseph Fund: $ 3,366
ANNOUCEMENTS TO BE MADE BY FATHER AT MASS NEED TO BE SENT TO ANGIE O’NEILL BY NOON Thursday!
2nd Collection June 2nd - Catholic Communications
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
To View the Bulletin online go to https://www.facebook.com/nativitybartlett/ or to https://www.nativitybartlett.org .
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!
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Knitting/Crochet Group - Helping Hands meets
the first Thursday of the month at 9am
in Holy Family Hall.
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.
Honor our fallen military!
