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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.

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.

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!

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.

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 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.

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.

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.