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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.

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.

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.

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?

We now need one new weekly committed Adorer, from 7:00-8:00 PM on Mondays. Can you help?

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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!

Thank you for your patience as we work to restore the dedicated air conditioning unit in the Adoration Chapel. Additionally, our tall candlesticks behind the altar and beside the tabernacle are being refurbished, thanks to the NCCW.

Now, 50 days after Easter Sunday, we mark the close of the Easter season with the remarkable solemnity of Pentecost. Click here for reflections on how we can welcome the descent of the Holy Spirit into our homes and families and communities by meaningfully celebrating this feast.

Each parish is sending their pastor and two lay delegates to the 2025 Archdiocesan Synod Assembly; Theme updates for Years 3-4; Invitation to pray Holy Spirit Novena culminating on Pentecost (June 7).

Continuing the impact of the four regional pilgrimages last year, the new St. Katherine Drexel route this year covers Indianapolis through the midwest, south, and west towards San Diego and Los Angeles. Frances Webber, one of our parishioners who attended the National Eucharistic Congress last July, will accompany our Eucharistic Lord across the country this year.

We are still celebrating Easter, and we can continue to focus on making Sundays especially celebratory in our homes. Click here for reflections on continuing to live Easter and to celebrate this beautiful month traditionally dedicated to Mary, our Mother.