January 6, 2013 - Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church

THIS WEEKAT NATIVITYMASS INTENTIONSSunday, January 67:30am †Marian Cwierz by the Wegrzyn Family9:30am People of the Parish11:30am †James Reilly by the Fay Family5:00pm †Dolores Hunt by Meg GallagherMonday, January 77:30am †Catherine Fogerty by John & Heather PetersTuesday, January 87:30am †Frank Collopy by Evelyn & Don MoschettiWednesday, January 97:30am †John Scanlon by Niel & Nichola NiemiThursday, January 107:30am †Steve Kirk by James & Doreen SmithFriday, January 118:00am Trudy Loch by Doris BrownSaturday, January 128:00am †Mary Dorothy Leonard by Dan & Karen Kloepfer4:30pm †Sharyn O'Toole by Kate MackeySunday, January 137:30am †Patricia Roelfs by James & Doreen Smith9:30am People of the Parish11:30am †Elsie Paddock by the Paddock Family5:00pm †Huerta Guzman by Manuela Guzman TapiaPrayers for the Sick:We pray for all who are sick.For our deceased relatives and friendsthat they may speedily attain the blessedness of heaven and rejoice inthe eternal treasure of God’s glory and God’s love.Collection Counters This Week: Shannon Spinuzzi,Denise Fritz, Samantha Yun-Becker, & Donald LarsonSacristy Laundry This Week: Chris MorrisonCollection Counters for next week: John Spanich,Sandra Clouse, Jeanette Nansel, & Judith QuinlanWEEKLY SCHEDULESunday, January 6RCIC 11:30amBaptism 12:45pmCL School of Community 3:30pmMusic Rehearsal 3:30pmHigh School Epiphany Party 6:00pmMen’s Basketball 6:30pmMonday, January 7Endow 9:00amCenacle Prayer Group 1:00pmCounseling 4:00pmTuesday, January 8Endow 8:30amTOFF Meeting 9:00amReligious Education 4:30pmEPIC 6:30pmReligious Education 6:30pm3rd Year Biblical School 7:00pmWednesday, January 9St. Joseph's Men's Group 5:30amEndow 8:00amReligious Education 4:30pmChildren's Choir 5:30pmReligious Education 6:30pmVenturers of the Star 6:30pmRCIA 6:30pmSET Training 7:00pmChoir Rehearsal 7:30pmThursday, January 10Mary Jane's Bible Study 8:15amEndow 10:00amAdoration 12:00pmHoly Hour 5:00pm; Benediction 5:45pm1st Year Biblical School 7:00pmCentering Prayer 7:00pmFriday, January 11Living Waters Prayer Gathering 7:00pmSaturday, January 12MASH 6:45amCenacle Prayer Group MMP 8:30amSunday, January 13RCIC 11:30amBaptism 12:45pmCL School of Community 3:30pmMusic Rehearsal 3:30pmHigh School Youth 6:00pmMen’s Basketball 6:30pm

NATIVITY GIVING TREE: THANK YOU!A great big THANK YOU to all who donated to the 2012 Women’s Guild Christmas Giving Tree! Throughyour generosity, we were able to distribute 989 gift tags this year, which came back as gifts and gift cards thatwent to FISH/Precious Child, Imagine, Seniors at the Broomfield Skilled Care facility, Real Choices PregnancyCenter and 56 individual families that signed up through the parish. All of these children and adults may nothave had a Christmas gift this year without your charity. Your outpouring of kindness and giving to those lessfortunate and in need was truly overwhelming and greatly appreciated!All of the cards on the Giving Tree were created by the Broomfield High School Intensive Learning Centerstudents and Giving Tree Volunteers. Thanks to Peggy Silvers for coordinating this effort. They were beautiful!A special thanks to all of the Giving Tree Volunteers that came together to sort, fill family requests, bag up thegifts and deliver them. Usually I list the individual names of all of the volunteers, but this year there was sucha large group of volunteers that I can’t begin to name them all. With all of this help, we were able to completethe sorting in record time. I do want to recognize Belinda Marquez-Salgado for her efforts in interviewingthe families and coordinating the list of gifts they requested. Thanks also to those who put up the tree and toeveryone who helped to move the gifts to storage after each Mass or added gift tags to the tree when it wasempty. Without your untiring help, the Women’s Guild Holiday Giving Tree would not be the success it is eachyear. WE AS A PARISH DO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY!Connie KobzaChairman of the Women’s Guild Holiday Giving TreeUPCOMING EVENTS& ANNOUNCEMENTSHIGH SCHOOL YOUTHEPIPHANYOPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTHHIGH SCHOOL RELIGIOUS EDUCATIONOn January 9 at 6:30pm in Weibel Hall, KylaDahlquist, our Faith Formation Program Assistant,will be speaking at high school R.E. All high schoolstudents are welcome to join us for this event!PARTY!MIDDLE SCHOOL LOCK-INVenturers of the Star, Nativity's middle school youth,will be having a lock-in on January 20-21. The nightwill be complete with games, movies, and lots of fun.All middle school students are welcome to join us. Ifyou would like to volunteer to help with the eventsJANUARY 6, 2013 of the night or with clean-up, please contact JacquieFankell j.fankell@nool.us or Kyla DahlquistFOLLOWING THE 5:00PM MASSk.dahlquist@nool.us.IN RYAN HALL

MEN’S RETREAT OPPORTUNITYMen, please join us for a weekend of reflection andgrowth on March 22-24 at the YMCA of the Rockiesin Estes Park. Catholic evangelist and speaker ThomasSmith will be our retreat director. Contact CraigMcBride at craig.mcbride@comcast.net or call303-579-9949. Financial assistance is available.RCIA: NEXT SESSIONWednesday, January 9, 6:30-8:30pm, Weibel IIScripture: Epiphany, Cycle CTopic: Sacraments - InitiationHave you been away from the Church for a while?Are you not Catholic but interested in learning aboutthe Church? RCIA is an opportunity to explore therichness of the truths and rituals of the Catholic faith.For more information, contact Deacon Dick at ext. 106.LEARNING OPPORTUNITIESHUSBANDS AND FATHERSMen seeking to be better husbands and fathers, checkout this website for great ideas on building a strongerfamily unit: www.fathersforgood.org. This site issponsored by the Knights of Columbus to help promotethe role of effective fathers and husbands in the familyunit. It is sponsored by the Knights for public use, andwe encourage you to access this site for formidableideas on effective fathering and becoming betterhusbands. We welcome you to consider becominga knight in order to help us here at Nativity providea resource for men of our parish to join a fraternitydedicated in these challenging times to become strongermen of faith, integrity, strength, and leadership withinthe family unit. For more information about theKnights of Columbus, call Leo Albiniak at 720-420-0623 or Phil Georgen at 303-469-8156.MARY JANE'S BIBLE STUDYA new Bible Class on St. John's Gospel will begin on Tuesday, January 15 at 1:00pm in Weibel II. Justarrive or call Mary Jane Collopy at 303-466-5554.NATIVITY WORKCENTERThe WorkCenter provides networking assistance to the unemployed and underemployed and is looking for ateam of volunteers that have experience in any of the following areas: career exploration, cover letters & thankyou letters, resume writing & critique, financing your education, how to conduct an informational interview, howto prepare for a job fair, how to successfully market yourself, internships, interview tips, job search strategies, orsalary negotiations. If you are willing and able to help us or if you are an employer seeking to hire and wouldlike to work in cooperation with the Nativity WorkCenter, please contact Merrilyn at m.sikora@nool.us or at303.469.5171, ext. 101.FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIESTIME OUT FOR FRIENDSHIP (TOFF)Are you a woman looking for friends and fellowship? If so, come join us & take some time out for friendship(TOFF). TOFF meets the first & third Tuesdays of the month, from September to May, from 9:00am-11:00am.Our next meeting will be on January 8th at 9:00am in Weibel Hall. Come join us for Life Choices: How to keepchildren safe sexually. Childcare is available at a small fee for all children one and older, while children under onecan stay in the room with mom. Childcare at your first meeting is free! TOFF also offers playgroups, Moms’Nights Out, service projects and other activities year round, so if you cannot attend Tuesday meetings, you canstill participate. Come check us out--we hope to see you soon! For more information, please contact Anne Grayat abcgray@hotmail.com or 303-910-4521We communicate withFLOCKNOTEGo to our website, www.nool.us, and sign up for Flocknoteif you want to receive up-to-date information about Nativity!

NATIVITY WIDOWSOn Wednesday, January 9 we will have a luncheon at11:00am at the Egg and I (located at 799 US-287 inBroomfield). Please call Mary Baylie at 303-466-1125or Genny Lane at 303-466-9377 if you plan to attend.RSVP by Monday morning on January 7, 2013.PRODUCTS OF THE MONTH:WOMEN'S GUILDThe next meeting of the Women’s Guild will be at7:00pm on Monday, January 14, 2013 in WeibelII Hall. All ladies of the parish are welcome andencouraged to attend. See you there! For moreinformation, please call Nicki Battista at 303-469-0670.SERVICE OPPORTUNITIESunderwear & socks for men & women"Products of the Month" is sponsored by Nativity's Women's Guild. There is always a need for certain items atFISH and the Samaritan Shelter. These items include the products listed above. With around 3,000 familiesat Nativity, we have the potential to really make a difference by supplying these products. Please bring yourproducts to the church and place them in the labeled basket downstairs.February 23, 20135:30 to 11:30pmDinner, Dancing and FUNDraisingall to benefit the Nativity School FundThere are many ways to supportthe Nativity School Fund Gala:- Become a "Friend of the Fund" sponsor- Donate a service or item for the live & silent auction- Sponsor a teacher- Purchase a gift card from the Knight of Giving- Purchase tution raffle tickets- Attend the GalaTo get started today please go online at school.nool.usand click on the gala disco ball link. In the coming weeks,look for more information in the bulletin, at the school andparish offices, and after Masses in the gathering area.Feel free to contact Ilene DuBey at i.dubey@nool.us or303-641-3667 with any questions.A PRECIOUS CHILDA Precious Child assists children in the metroDenver area during times of poverty and misfortuneby discretely and compassionately providing life'smost basic essentials. They provide clothing, shoes,school supplies, sports equipment, books, toiletiresand other essentials that have an impact on a child'sself confidence and academic success. They arelocated right here in Broomfield! If you wouldlike to volunteer, please visit their website at www.apreciouschild.org or stop by at 557 Burbank St.Unit E, Broomfield. In addition, we have a donationbin downstairs by the parish office. They are currentlyin need of children's pants, sizes 3T-16.MARCH FOR LIFE DENVERJoin us in solidarity with Washington D.C. and SanFrancisco to mark in solemn memoriam the fourtiethyear of Roe v. Wade.When: Sunday, January 20, 2013Mass at 10:30amSpeakers at 12:30pmWhere: Cathedral Basilica of the ImmaculateConception; Speakers at State Capitol WestBE SURE TO VISIT OUR WEBSITEWWW.NOOL.USCATHOLIC WORKER SOUP KITCHENNativity's days to assist at the soup kitchen are the 2nd and 5th Wednesday of every month. We leave the parishat 1:50pm, but some people meet us there at 2:35pm. Serving time is from 2:45-4:30pm. Clean up time is 4:30-5:00pm.Nativity's next scheduled days are January 9 and January 30.Contact: Margaret Hayes 303-257-8771

SPECIAL COLLECTION: RETIREMENT FUND FOR THE RELIGIOUSThis week the Archdiocese of Denver has scheduled a special collection for the retirement fundfor the religious. The men and women religious you have known do not actually "retire" fromreligious life. When they must, they withdraw from compensated positions, but they continue, foras long as they are physically able, to visit the sick, tutor children, and volunteer in parishes andamong refuge populations. Please be generous to the annual appeal for the retirement fund for thereligious. Your dollars help to alleviate genuine need at religious institutes.Nativity will contribute $3,000 from the parish tithing. If you wish to make a further contribution,please place your offering in a white envelope and designate that it is for this collection.Online GivingNativity participates in an online giving program that serves as a consistent, reliable means of making your offering to our parish.To give online:1. Visit our website at www.nool.us2. Click on the Online Giving button in the right sidebar.3. Complete the registration.Questions?Contact Kyle Hubbart at k.hubbart@nool.usWhen you participate in onlinegiving, your gift will conveniently betransferred from your bank accountor credit card directly to our parish.Among its many benefits, our onlinegiving program allows you toprovide consistent support withouthaving to remember your envelopesand to contribute even when you’reout of town.PROJECT RACHEL POST ABORTIONHEALING HOTLINE: 303-388-4491 ext. 153Open 24 hours to women and men.PRAYERLINE: Call John & Jeanne Hoiland with anyprayer requests. 303-466-6355COUNSELING SERVICESBecky Kusick, M.A., L.P.C., offers counseling servicesthrough Nativity. Becky has a Master’s Degree inClinical Psychology and is a licensed ProfessionalCounselor. She has worked in the field for over 20years. Becky works with couples, children, and adults.For more information or for an appointment,call 303-907 6499.HEALING OPPORTUNITIESWHY ARE BAD THINGS HAPPENING TO ME?A Stephen Minister can help you realize that Godalways cares. A Stephen Minister is a trainedvolunteer ready to listen in a non-judgmental waywhile maintaining strict confidentiality. Through aone-on-one caring relationship, those who are hurtingreceive the love and care they need to support themthrough difficult times. If you are going through hardtimes due to the loss of a loved one, unemployment,depression, addiction, divorce, financial burdens, orany other reason, call today and ask for a StephenMinister who will suport you as you work throughyour problem. Please call 303-469-5171, ext. 113and leave a confidential message. Your call willbe returned within 48 hours.

HOLY FATHER’SGENERAL AUDIENCEDear Brothers and Sisters,during the Advent journey, the Virgin Mary has a specialplace as she who waited for the fulfilment of God’s promisesin a unique way, welcoming Jesus, the Son of God, in faithand in the flesh, in full obedience to the Divine will. TodayI would like to briefly reflect on Mary's faith beginning withthe great mystery of the Annunciation."Chaîre kecharitomene, ho Kyrios meta sou", "Rejoice, fullof grace, the Lord is with you" (Lk 1:28). These are the words- recounted by the Evangelist Luke - in which the archangelGabriel greets Mary. At first glance the term Chaîre, "hail",looks like a normal greeting in the usual Greek, but this word,when read against the background of the biblical tradition,takes on a much deeper meaning. This same term is presentfour times in the Greek version of the Old Testamentand always as a proclamation of joy at the coming of theMessiah (cf. Zeph 3:14; Joel 2:21; Zech 9:9; Lam 4:21). Theangel's greeting to Mary is then an invitation to joy, a deepjoy, announcing the end of the sadness that is in the worldin front of the limits of life, suffering, death, wickedness,the darkness of evil which seems to obscure the light of theDivine goodness. It is a greeting that marks the beginning ofthe Gospel, the Good News.But why is Mary invited to rejoice in this way? The answeris in the second part of the greeting: "The Lord is withyou." Here, too, in order to understand the meaning ofthe expression we must turn to the Old Testament. In theBook of Zephaniah we find this expression "Sing aloud, Odaughter of Zion, ... the King of Israel, the Lord is in yourmidst... The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty savoir"(3:14-17). In these words there is a double promise made toIsrael, to the daughter of Zion, God will come as a saviourand will dwell in the midst of his people, in the womb of thedaughter of Zion. In the dialogue between the angel andMary this very promise is realized: Mary is identified with thepeople married to God, she really is the daughter of Zion inperson; in her the waiting for the definitive coming of God isaccomplished, the living God comes to dwell in her.In the angel's greeting, Mary is called "full of grace": inGreek the word "grace," charis, has the same linguistic rootof the word "joy." Even in this expression we further clarifyPOPE BENEDICT XVIPAUL VI AUDIENCE HALLWEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2012the source of Mary’s rejoicing: the joy comes from the gracethat comes from communion with God, by having so vitala connection with him, from being the dwelling place forthe Holy Spirit, totally shaped by God’s action. Mary is thecreature of God who, in a unique way, that has opened thedoor to her Creator, has placed herself in His hands, withoutlimits. She lives entirely in and of her relationship with theLord; it is an attitude of listening, careful to recognize thesigns of God in the journey of His people; she is insertedinto a story of faith and hope in the promises of God, whichconstitutes the fabric of her existence. And freely submitsherself to the received word, to the will of God in theobedience of faith.The Evangelist Luke tells the story of Mary through a subtleparallel with the story of Abraham. As the great patriarchwas the father of believers, who responded to God's call toleave the land in which he lived, to leave his certainties, tobegin the journey to an unknown land, and possessed only inthe divine promise, so Mary fully entrusts herself to the wordthat announces God’s messenger and becomes a model andmother of all believers.I would like to emphasize another important point: theopening of the soul to God and His action in faith alsoincludes the element of darkness. The relationship betweenhuman beings and God does not erase the distance betweenthe Creator and creature, does not eliminate what the ApostlePaul said in front of the depth of the wisdom of God, "Howinscrutable are his judgments and how unsearchable hisways!" (Rom 11 , 33). But he who - like Mary - is completelyopen to God, comes to accept the will of God, even if itis mysterious, although it often does not correspond tohis own will and can be a sword that pierces the soul, asSimeon prophetically tells Mary, when Jesus is presented inthe Temple (cf. Lk 2:35). The journey of faith of Abrahamincludes the moment of joy for the gift of his son Isaac, butalso a time of darkness, when he has to climb Mount Moriahto carry out a paradoxical gesture: God asks him to sacrificehis son, who has he only just gifted him. On the mountain,the angel tells him: " Do not lay your hand on the boy. Donot do the least thing to him. For now I know that you fearGod, since you did not withhold from me your son, your only