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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.

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.

As the calendar year nears its end, please help us by fulfilling your 2025 stewardship commitment and/or by providing Nativity of Our Lord with a special year-end gift. Thank you for your generosity!

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul at Nativity of Our Lord will deliver poinsettias and spend time with our parishioners next week. So please let us know who might appreciate a visit. Thank you!

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.

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.

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!

The Twin Cities Marathon may affect your route to church this weekend, as parts of Summit Avenue will be closed Saturday and Sunday.

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.

Register now for the next Nativity Men’s Retreat, which will be Thursday, October 9 through Sunday, October 12 at Trinity Woods Catholic Retreat Center in Trego, Wisconsin. This time we’ll have a totally different format! Click here for details.

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.

Registration for Elementary Faith Formation for the new program year, which began September 17, has been extended to October 1.

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.