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Registration for all summer youth events (Totus Tuus, Extreme Faith Camp, EFC Leadership Team, and Steubenville) are open and we encourage you to sign up right away! We also need adults to help out with these events. Click here for details and sign-up links.

Pope Leo XIV has recognized longtime parishioner Dr. John Boyle for his exceptional service to the Church, bestowing the Cross Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice award upon him for over 35 faithful years of teaching at the University of St. Thomas.

There will be no Adoration beginning at 6:00 PM on Sunday, March 15 until 9:00 AM on Monday, March 16 due to forecasted inclement weather.

All are invited to join in reading "To the Heart of The Matter, The 40 Day Companion to Live a Culture of Life," a book of short daily devotions for busy people by Sean D. Carney.

Mary Ann Bambenek, mother of Fr. Joseph Bambenek, passed away Sunday, February 22. Please pray for the repose of her soul and for Fr. Bambenek and his family. (Click here for her full obituary and funeral arrangements.)

When we can share with each other the questions, topics, and concerns that really matter, we grow in our relationships and in our joy. For the month of March, let's reclaim our Sundays by intentionally elevating our conversations. Click here for ideas from the Archdiocese as well as some particular ways we here at Nativity can cultivate good talk.

The city of St. Paul has declared a Snow Emergency beginning at 9:00 PM tonight.

Lent is upon us. Why not try something new in your faith life, and help Nativity of Our Lord along the way? We invite you to a Lenten Adoration Challenge: sign up for one of our open hours, and commit to the hour for the six weeks of Lent.

We are now hiring a full-time, salaried position to work with our Pastor, Fr. Rolf Tollefson to implement his vision for all ministries at Nativity of Our Lord. Please share this post with your network! Click here for details and to apply.

Turn off the devices and turn on the connections! For February 2026, the Archdiocese invites us to reclaim the gift of Sunday rest by developing the real interactions and relationships that give us joy — while limiting our use of technology. Click here for Reclaiming Sundays suggestions here at Nativity of Our Lord and beyond.

Lent is coming on February 18 and it’s the perfect time to focus on growing in our faith. Why not do it together in a small group, for friendship, support, and consistency? Click here for some new small groups that are looking for participants.

The Parish Office School, and NELC will be closed on Friday, January 23, while the Blessed Sacrament will be reposed on Friday and Saturday, January 23-24.

How about resolving to get to know Jesus better this year? He is available all week in our Adoration chapel. Why not invite a friend or family member and sign up for a currently open hour?

We are again celebrating a weekly 5pm Mass on Wednesdays effective immediately. As such, Confessions have been moved to 4:15-4:45pm and Adoration paused from 5-5:30pm on Wednesdays.

While we are grateful to announce that Adoration has greatly expanded in the last few months, it will now be starting at 6:00 AM on Mondays (instead of 5:00 AM) until we find a new Adorer for the 5:00 AM hour. Can you help?

Men, are you up for a challenge in 2026? Exodus 90 is a journey of prayer, asceticism, and brotherhood that has helped over 100,000 men break free from bad habits, distractions, and lukewarm prayer. The challenge begins January 5! Click here for details.

Isn’t it fun to get an invitation? We love to be included in celebrations and special events. This month, the Archdiocesan Reclaiming Sundays program invites us to refresh our celebrations with a new awareness, and share our joy with those around us. Click here for ideas and sample activities for January.

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 next Celebration Choir is Sunday, January 4. No prior singing experience is required — all are welcome!

Through the "Reclaiming Sundays" guide, we are invited to pray with music in a number of ways. Click here for specific ideas for December to enhance our Sunday joy here in our own parish and in our neighborhood.

New sophisticated fraudulent emails appearing to come from "Fr. Rolf Tollefson" are being delivered to parishioner email inboxes, with the intent to confuse and manipulate. Please share with others, particularly those most vulnerable.