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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.

In order to better serve you, our parishioners, the parish office front desk is now open all day on Fridays. Office hours at the Lannan Center are now the same every day of the week, Monday through Friday, from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM.

We have decided to move forward with our plan to complete the stained glass window project in our beloved, historic church, replacing the clear glass with new, beautiful stained glass windows. We are also asking for feedback on the project, which you can submit here our website.

After careful planning, and in consultation with the Nativity School Advisory Council and members of our search committee, we’ve made the decision to move to a new leadership model proven effective for schools of Nativity’s size and complexity.

Introduced in the Synod Year 2 Implementation Plan, the Archdiocesan Passport Adventure is an opportunity to experience more broadly the beauty of church architecture and liturgical expressions beyond parish boundaries.

We’re now looking to hire for two full-time positions in the parish office: Director of Mission and Accounting Specialist. If you’re interested in joining our team, click here to review the job descriptions and reach out to Beth Giese, Parish Administrator, to apply.

On behalf of the Nativity of Our Lord parish community, I wish to offer Christ’s blessings and a heartfelt congratulations to Joyce Kotta on her retirement. Click here for more, including a message from Joyce herself.

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Miss your chance to sit for a portrait? You can now submit a photo for our new parish Picture Directory.

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

Registration is now open for Faith Formation at Nativity of Our Lord beginning in the fall for Grades 1-8. Classes are Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:00 PM in Nativity School beginning Wednesday, September 18.

I could not be more excited to serve you as your next Associate Pastor, under the leadership of Fr. Rolf Tollefson, a priest I have admired and enjoyed for nearly two decades.

Youth ministry is a passion of mine and I am so blessed to have been given the opportunity to volunteer over the last several years. This summer, I will join the parish staff as the new Assistant Director of Faith Formation - Small Group and Youth Ministry.

It became clear that God’s plan for me was here at Nativity as Parish Secretary and Volunteer Coordinator. I look forward to getting to know everyone better, and to using my talents to give back to the parish that has already given me so much.

I am the new Assistant Director of Discipleship - Faith Formation and am so excited to be a part of Nativity of Our Lord. I look forward to meeting you!

Fr. Bill Duffert will lead Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Bloomington beginning July 1, and Fr. John Paul Erickson will take over as Parochial Vicar (Associate Pastor) on July 20.

We are expanding our Donut Sunday weekends to be our official Welcome Weekends, and we want all parishioners to make time to stay after Mass to meet new parishioners, and become better acquainted with everybody else.

Our voicemail system has now been restored throughout our campus. Unfortunately, messages left prior to the outage last week have been lost, so please contact us again if you haven't received a reply. Thank you for your patience and understanding!

The solemn feast of the Nativity of Our Lord is upon us, my very first as pastor of Nativity of Our Lord. As our Advent longing turns to Christmas joy, may God bless you and your families ever more abundantly.

Fr. Rolf offers a fuller introduction as he takes over pastoral leadership of Nativity of Our Lord