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The Archdiocesan Catholic Cemeteries were recently highlighted in The Catholic Spirit for their “Bringing Them Home” initiative which offers a proper Catholic burial for cremains that haven’t yet been given a final resting place.

If any of your contact information is listed incorrectly in the Parish Directory, or if you would like to update your privacy preferences or other information on file, we would love to hear from you.

The 2025 Nativity of Our Lord Picture Directories will be available for pickup on Sunday morning, November 16 during the Ministry Fair and Donut Sunday in Steiner Hall. All individuals and families who sat for a portrait will receive a free copy.

The Nativity Choir will be holding three Celebration Choir Sundays — an opportunity to meet with the choir, learn music, and participate from the loft at 11:00 AM Mass, all in one morning! The first Celebration Choir is Sunday, November 23. No prior singing experience is required — all are welcome!

Thank you to those who have filled 27 new Adoration hours in the past few months. We are grateful to announce expanded hours. Please consider committing to a new hour so we can expand even further, or just stop in to pray in the presence of Jesus for a few minutes (or more) at a time! Click here for details.

Dig out those old photo albums, those shoe boxes filled with cards and letters, those grainy, sepia-toned photos of the ancestors! All Saints Day and All Souls Day encourage us to remember those who have gone before us. This month, we can do that in special ways while we continue to refocus our Sundays toward rest and reconnection.

Ms. Taylor Croissant, who has served as Nativity of Our Lord’s Assistant Director of Discipleship - Faith Formation since April of 2024, has submitted her resignation. Mr. John Hartnett will help lead our Faith Formation program over the next few months as we work to find a permanent Director.

The Nativity Youth Choir will be singing for the first time this season at the 5pm Mass on Saturday, October 25. Any boy or girl in grades 3-8 is welcome in the choir. Click here for more information!

October is beloved for many reasons: leaves, the Rosary, football... Wait! Football?! Yes! This year’s Reclaiming Sundays focus reminds us to pray, rest, and recreate. For many, that means football. But no matter how we like to recreate, we can reclaim our Sundays by intentionally spending them restfully and joyfully. Click here for suggestions.

We are pleased to welcome back our School students to our daily Masses this week, with a new policy that will provide a higher level of security. In particular, we will restrict entrances during our Wednesday and Friday morning Masses when our School children are present.

On September 7 the Catholic Church canonized two young saints, Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis. Each saint had a special devotion to the Eucharist and to serving the poor. Click here to learn more, including newly added prayer ideas!

Family Corner will now tie into the Archdiocesan initiative to help us refresh and deepen observation of the Lord’s Day. This initiative is described in "Reclaiming Sundays: A Guide for Families." For each month of the next year, Family Corner will develop the Archdiocesan theme as we can live it here at Nativity of Our Lord.

Lynn McConnell has resigned from her position in Human Resources at Nativity of Our Lord, effective August 7, and Nick Erickson has been hired in the role of Accounting Specialist, replacing Joyce Kotta, and began work on the parish staff on Monday, August 25.

I wish to offer a word of my deepest gratitude to all members of our parish community, including parents and children, teachers and staff, parishioners and community members for making the first week of school a great success, particularly in light of the tragedy at Annunciation.

Fr. Tollefson extends an invitation to a prayer vigil this evening at 7pm in the church, and pledges a renewed commitment to safety on our campus and of support for our community.

“Year 3” of the Synod will extend into 2026-2027 with the theme of Equipping Parents as the Primary Educators of their Children in the Faith. Implementation of this theme will begin with a “soft start” in this, the 2025-2026 year. Click here for more information.

The 2025 Nativity County Fair Raffle is bigger and better than ever! We’re also expanding the Nativity Bakery to include a Produce Market, and get ready for the annual Collectible Corner sale.

Online registration is now open for Friend of the Fair Sponsorships, a great way for individual families, business owners, or groups to come together to support the Fair. And, new this year, a recognition wall will be on display outside the School Plaza entrance through fall break (mid-October). 

In response to the liturgical listening sessions last fall, we will introduce some changes to the 9:00 AM Sunday Mass, beginning on Sunday, September 21 to make it more family-friendly. We also plan to bring back Communion under both species (the Body and Blood of Christ).

The next parish Men's Retreat will be Thursday, October 9 through Sunday, October 12 at Trinity Woods Catholic Retreat Center in Trego, Wisconsin, while the next Women's Retreat will be at Nativity Friday-Saturday, February 27-28. Click here for more details!