October 28, 2012 - Nativity of Our Lord

LITURGICALSCHEDULEMass Times:Weekend Masses:Saturday 4:30pmSunday 7:30am,9:30am, & 11:30amYouth Mass 5:00pmDaily Mass:Monday-Thursday 7:30amFriday & Saturday 8:00amFirst Friday of the month: 12:00pmSacrament of Penance:Saturday 8:30am & 3:00pmSunday 30 min. prior to each MassPARISHOFFICE900 Midway Blvd.Broomfield, CO 80020Office Hours:Monday-Friday8:00am-5:00pmwww.nool.usPhone: 303-469-5171Fax: 303-469-5172School: 303-466-4177PLEASE NOTE!Send allbulletin informationto Jacquie Fankell atj.fankell@nool.usby Tuesdays at noon.Readings for this Week:Sunday: Jeremiah 31:7-9; Hebrews 5:1-6; Mark 10:46-52Monday: Ephesians 4:32-5:8; Luke 13:10-17Tuesday: Ephesians 5:21-33; Luke 13:18-21Wednesday: Ephesians 6:1-9; Luke 13:22-30Thursday: Revelations 7:2-4, 9-14; 1 John 3:1-3; Matthew 5:1-12aFriday: Wisdom 3:1-9; Romans 5:5-11; John 6:37-40Saturday: Philippians 1:18b-26; Luke 14:1, 7-11Next Sunday: Deuteronomy 6:2-6; Hebrews 7:23-28; Mark 12:28b-34PastorFr. Michael Carvill, ext. 114m.carvill@nool.usParochial VicarFr. Diego Garcia, ext. 110d.garcia@nool.usIn ResidenceFr. Gabriele Azzaling.azzalin@nool.usFr. Accursio Ciaccio, ext. 121a.ciaccio@nool.usDeaconsRichard A. Medenwaldt, ext. 106r.medenwaldt@nool.usLeonard “Buz” Onesky, ext. 106l.onesky@nool.usDirector of Admin. ServicesDavid Hazen, ext. 111d.hazen@nool.usBusiness ManagerKyle Hubbart, ext. 108k.hubbart@nool.usSchool PrincipalKathy Shadel, ext. 119k.shadel@nool.usDirector of Faith FormationMark Thomason, ext. 104m.thomason@nool.usDevelopment DirectorIlene DuBey, 303-641-3667i.dubey@nool.usDirector of Religious EducationDiane Irby, ext. 103d.irby@nool.usDirector of MusicTad Koriath, ext. 123t.koriath@nool.usParish RegistrarMerrilyn Sikora, ext. 101m.sikora@nool.usBusiness Office AccountantCarol Sullivan, ext. 109c.sullivan@nool.usAdministrative Assistant - Front DeskBelinda Marquez-Salgado, ext. 100b.marquez.salgado@nool.usFaith Formation Program AssistantKyla Dahlquist, ext. 105k.dahlquist@nool.usIT SpecialistPaul O’Brien, ext. 115p.obrien@nool.usPastoral Communications AssociateJacquie Fankellj.fankell@nool.usPromoter of Works of CharityMaura Johnsonm.johnson@nool.us

THIS WEEKAT NATIVITYMASS INTENTIONSSunday, October 287:30am †Mel Logay by Stacy Logay9:30am People of the Parish11:30am Shannon Hilty by Yolanda Henning5:00pm †Stephan Scardello by Carol ScardelloMonday,October 297:30am †Frank Collopy by Margaret LukeTuesday, October 307:30am Howard Hoch by Peggy HochWednesday, October 317:30am †Grandpa Fred Martinez by The Vigil & Martinez FamiliesThursday, November 16:30am All Saints8:00am All Saints12:00pm All Saints7:00pm All SaintsFriday, November 28:00am All Souls NovenaSaturday, November 38:00am All Souls Novena4:30pm All Souls NovenaSunday, November 47:30am All Souls Novena9:30am All Souls Novena11:30am All Souls Novena5:00pm All Souls NovenaPrayers for the Sick:We pray for all who are sick especially Jennifer Geering & LynetteCline.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: AudreyJohnson, Dan Buchtel, Patricia & Thomas GreeneSacristy Laundry This Week: Denise BoselliCollection Counters for Next Week: Kathleen &Karen Crumpton, James & Cyrene BrozovichWEEKLY SCHEDULESunday, October 28Knights Pancake BreakfastRCIC 11:30Baptism 12:45pmCL School of Community 3:30pmMusic Rehearsal 3:30pmVenturers of the Star: Frightmare 6:00pmMen’s Basketball 6:30pmMonday, October 29Red Cross Babysitter Certification 8:30pmENDOW 9:00amCenacle Prayer Group 1:00pmCounseling 4:00pmTuesday, October 30ENDOW 8:30amMary Jane's Bible Study 1:00pmReligious Education 4:30pmEPIC 6:30pmReligious Education 6:30pm3rd Year Biblical School 7:00pmFr. Michael's Meeting 7:30pmWednesday, October 31St. Joseph's Men's Group 5:30amENDOW 8:00amChildren's Choir 5:30pmChoir Rehearsal 7:30pmThursday, November 1Bible Study with Mary Jane 8:00amENDOW 10:00amAdoration 12:00pmHoly Hour 5:00pm; Benediction 5:45pmSacrament Preparation 6:00pm1st Year Biblical School 7:00pmFriday, November 2Journey to Eternity 1:00pmLiving Waters 7:00pmSaturday, November 3Confession Babysitting 8:00amMASH 6:45pmCenacle Prayer Group MMP 8:30amSunday, November 4Knights Pancake BreakfastRCIC 11:30Baptism 12:45pmCL School of Community 3:30pmMusic Rehearsal 3:30pmHigh School Youth 6:00pmMen’s Basketball 6:30pm

TIME OUT FOR FRIENDSHIP (TOFF)TOFF meets the first & third Tuesdays of the month, from September to May, from 9:00am–11:00am. Our nextmeeting will be on November 6th at 9:00am in Weibel Hall. One of our Nativity Knights of Columbus leaderswill talk about their group and how we can work together for the good of the parish. Childcare is available at asmall fee for all children one and older, while children under one can stay in the room with Mom. Childcare atyour first meeting is free! TOFF also offers playgroups, Moms’ Nights Out, service projects, and other activitiesyear round, so if you cannot attend Tuesday meetings, you can still participate. For more information, pleasecontact Anne Gray at abcgray@hotmail.com or (303) 910-4521. Come check us out. We hope to see you soon!SEMINARIAN APPEALOn the weekend of November 3-4, 2012, a seminarianwill be visiting our parish. He will join us at each Massas part of an Archdiocesan appeal for the financialsupport of his seminary education. Please welcomehim.CATHOLIC WORKER SOUP KITCHENNativity's days to assist at the soup kitchen are the 2ndand 5th Wednesdays of every month. We leave theparish at 1:50pm, but some people meet us there at2:35pm.Serving and clean upServing time: 2:45-4:30pmClean up time: 4:30-5:00pmDates:2012: Oct 31, Nov 14, Dec 122013: Jan 9 & 30, Feb 13, March 13, Apr 10,May 8 & 29Contact: Margaret Hayes 303-257-8771VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITYThe Volunteer Department at Broomfield SkilledNursing and Rehabilitation Center invites you toparticipate in the many rewarding volunteer programsthat have been established to make a difference inthe lives of our residents. It is our firm belief thatvolunteers of all ages provide rich, life-enhancingservices to residents through their commitment toprograms which stimulate the mind, develop warmand caring friendships, -promote physical health andserve spiritual needs. The Volunteer Departmentoffers short- and long-term opportunities throughone-on-one or group settings that are designed tomeet your interests, goals, and time commitment.Please contact Kim Thomson, the VolunteerCoordinator, at 303-785-5817 or KThomson@broomfieldnursingcenter.com.SERVICE OPPORTUNITIESWOMEN’S GUILD CRAFT FAIRSaturday, November 10, 2012 from 8:30am-4:30pmSunday, November 11, 2012 from 8:30am-2:00pmThe Women's Guild needs your donations ofhandmade, handcrafted items for their craft fair salestable. Please put your hobby to work for Nativity anddeliver these items to the lower lobby receptionist desk.REMINDER: Profits from the Women's Guild CraftFair not only support our many committees, but alsoare used to purchase needed items for the church.Since 1990, the Guild has gifted the parish with fundstotaling $29,215. Thus, your support of our CraftFair is very important and deeply appreciated by theWomen's Guild. Thank you.WOMEN'S GUILD MEETINGThe next meeting of the Women's Guild will be onMonday, November 12, 2012 in Weibel II Hall at7:00pm. All women of the parish are encouraged andwelcome to attend! Come find out how we fared onthe Craft Fair fundraiser. Please call Nicki Battista at303-469-0670 with any questions.7TH GRADE BAKE SALEThe 7th grade classes at Nativity School are holdinga bake sale in conjunction with the annual Women’sGuild Craft Fair on Saturday, November 10 andSunday, November 11. Please plan on attending theBake Sale and purchase a yummy baked good tosupport our 7th graders. All monies raised from thesale go toward the 8th grade retreat next year. Thanksfor your support!PRODUCTS OF THE MONTH:OCTOBER:canned fruitdeodoranttoothbrushesNOVEMBER:shampooconditionertoothpaste

NATIVITY GIVING TREEThe Giving Tree, sponsored by the Women's Guild, will be going up in the gathering area on November24 and we want to be sure all families with special needs--but especially children--receive our aid. If youknow of a parish family that needs our help, please contact Belinda Salgado at the front desk.PUBLIC SQUARE ROSARY CRUSADEWe must pray to God for help withthe upcoming election. He will hearus, as we pray through theintercession of His Blessed Mother.WHAT: The Holy Rosary for the ElectionWHERE: On the corner of Midway & KohlWHEN: Saturday, November 3, 2012CONTACT: Lourdes Navarrete, 720-887-9777PROJECT RACHEL POST ABORTIONHEALING HOTLINE: 303-388-4491 ext. 153 Open24 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.OPPORTUNITIES FOR PRAYER40 DAYS FOR LIFESince September 26, our community has beenparticipating in the pro-life campaign 40 Days forLife. To find out more about this life-saving mission inBoulder see our website: www.40daysforlife.com/boulder; in Denver go to www.40daysforlife.com/Denver. Please join Nativity parishioners on the nexttwo Wednesday mornings in vigil prayer in front of theBoulder Abortion Clinic. We will carpool from Nativityafter the 7:30am mass. Please meet in the gatheringarea. With questions or to arrange a prayer partner foranother time, please contact Carrie Kudrna at720-261-7622.ALL SOULS NOVENAAll Souls Novena envelopes are available in the gathering space upstairs. These envelopes will be placed on thealtar for Masses during which the Novena will be offered in rememberance of our loved ones who have died.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.OPPORTUNITIES BEYOND THE PARISHMARRIAGE ENCOUNTERGod must be part of the equation of our lives and our marriages. Allow God to transform your marriagerelationship by gaining the tools to truly love your spouse and receive the joy that it can bring. The next localWeekend is November 2-4 at the Red Lion Hotel in Denver. For more information, please visit http://northerncoloradome.org. Questions? Feel free to contact Brenda & Gary Granger at 303.604.6202 orgrangers@northerncoloradome.org.

HOLY FATHER’SGENERAL AUDIENCEContinued from Fr. Michael's page:and our future destiny is clearly revealed, the truth ofour vocation in history, the meaning of life, the joy ofbeing a pilgrim towards the heavenly Kingdom.But - we ask- is faith truly the transforming power inour lives? Or is it just one of the elements that that ispart of our life, without being the determining onethat completely involves it? With the catechesis ofthis Year of Faith we would like to go on a journey tostrengthen the joy of faith, understanding that it is notsomething alien, disconnected from real life, but it is itsvery soul. Faith in a God who is love, and who cameclose to man, taking on his flesh and giving Himselfon the cross to save us and open the gates of heavento us once more, brightly indicates that the fullness ofman is found only in love. Today we need to clearlyrepeat this, while the cultural transformations takingplace often show many forms of barbarism, whichpass under the sign of "conquests of civilization”:faith affirms that there is no true humanity except inplaces, gestures, in the times and manner in whichman is motivated by the love that comes from God, it isexpressed as a gift, it is manifest in relationships full oflove, compassion, care and selfless service to the other.Where there is domination, possession, exploitation,commodification of the other for pure selfishness,where there is the arrogance of the ego closed in onitself, man is depleted, degraded, disfigured. TheChristian faith, active in charity and strong in hope,does not limit, but humanizes life, indeed it makes itfully human.Faith is welcoming this transforming message in ourlives, it is accepting the revelation of God, whichhelps us know who He is, how He acts, what His plansare for us. Of course, the mystery of God is alwaysbeyond our concepts and our reason, our rituals andprayers. However, with the revelation it is God whocommunicates to Himself to us, who speaks to us ofHimself, who makes Himself accessible. And we areenabled to listen to His Word and receive His truth.Here is the wonder of faith: God, in his love, createsin us - through the work of the Holy Spirit - the rightconditions so that we can recognize His Word. Godhimself, in his will to manifest Himself to us, to enterinto contact with us, to be present in human history,enables us to listen to and welcome Him. St. Paulexpresses this with joy and gratitude: "And for thisreason we too give thanks to God unceasingly, that,in receiving the word of God from hearing us, youreceived not a human word but, as it truly is, the wordof God, which is now at work in you who believe "(1Thessalonians 2:13).God has revealed Himself in words and deedsthroughout a long history of friendship with man,which culminates in the Incarnation of the Son of Godand His mystery of death and resurrection. God hasnot only revealed Himself in the history of a people,not only has He spoken through the Prophets, butHe has crossed heaven to enter the land of men as aman, so that we could meet Him and listen to Him.And from Jerusalem the proclamation of the Gospelof Salvation has spread to the ends of the earth.The Church was born from the side of Christ, shehas become the bearer of a new solid hope: Jesus ofNazareth, the Crucified and Risen Savior of the world,who sits at the right hand of God and is the judgeof the living and the dead. This is the kerygma, thecentral and unsettling proclamation of faith. But fromthe beginning there arose the problem of the "rule offaith", in short, the faithfulness of believers to the truthof the Gospel, to which we must remain firm, to thesaving truth about God and man to be preserved andpassed on. St. Paul writes: "Through it [the Gospel]you are also being saved, if you hold fast to the wordI preached to you, unless you believed in vain"(1 Cor15:2).But where do we find the essential formula of faith?Where do we find the truths that we have beenfaithfully transmitted and which are the light for our

daily life? The answer is simple: in the Creed, inthe Profession of Faith or Symbol of the Faith, wereconnect to the original event of the person andhistory of Jesus of Nazareth, it makes concrete whatthe Apostle of the Gentiles said to the Christiansof Corinth: " For I handed on to you as of firstimportance what I also received: that Christ died forour sins in accordance with the scriptures; that hewas buried; that he was raised on the third day inaccordance with the scriptures" (1 Cor 15:3).Even today the Creed needs to be better known,understood and prayed. Above all it is importantthat the Creed is, so to speak, 'recognized'. In fact,knowing it, could only be an intellectual operation,while "recognizing" it means the need to discover thedeep connection between the truths we profess in theCreed and our daily lives, so that these truths may trulyand effectively be - as they always were - light for thesteps to our living, water that irrigates the scorchingheat of our journey, life that conquers certain desertsof contemporary life. The moral life of the Christianis interwoven in the Creed, in which it finds itsfoundation and justification.It is no accident that the Blessed John Paul II wishedthat the Catechism of the Catholic Church, a surenorm for teaching the faith and reliable source for acatechesis renewed at the sources of faith, be set on theCreed. This was to confirm and protect this core of thetruths of faith, rendering it in a language that is moreintelligible to the people of our time. It is the Churches’duty to transmit the faith, communicate the Gospel, sothat the truths of Christianity illuminate new culturaltransformations, and Christians be able to account forthe hope that carry (cf. 1 Pt 3:14). Today we live ina profoundly changed society even compared to therecent past and one that is in constant motion. Theprocesses of secularization and a widespread nihilisticmentality, where everything is relative, have a crucialimpact on the general mentality. So, life is often livedlightly, without clear ideals or sound hopes, in transientand provisional social and family ties. Above all theyounger generations are not educated in the searchfor truth or the deeper meaning of existence that goesbeyond the contingent, to a stability of affection, trust.On the contrary, relativism leads to not having anyfixed points, suspicion and inconstancy cause rupturesin human relationships, and life is lived in experimentsthat do not last long, or shoulder any responsibilities.If individualism and relativism seem to dominate themind of many of contemporaries, we can not say thatbelievers remain totally immune from these dangers,with which we are confronted in the transmission ofthe faith. The survey promoted in all continents forthe celebration of the Synod of Bishops on the NewEvangelization, has highlighted some: a living faith thatis passive and private, rejection of faith formation, therupture between faith and life.Christians often do not even know the core of theirCatholic faith, the Creed, so as to leave room for acertain syncretism and religious relativism, withoutclarity on the truths to be believed and the salvificuniqueness of Christianity. The risk is not far off todayof people building a so-called "do-it-yourself" religion.Instead, we should return to God, the God of JesusChrist, we must rediscover the message of the Gospel,to bring it into more deeply into our minds and ourdaily lives.In the catechesis of this Year of the faith I would liketo offer some help to making this journey, to take uponce again and deepen the central truths of the faithof God, man, the Church, of all the social and cosmicrealities, meditating and reflecting on the statements ofthe Creed. And I would like to clarify that such contentor truth of faith are directly connected to our lives;they require conversion of existence, which gives lifeto a new way of believing in God (fides qua). KnowingGod, encountering Him, explore the features of Hisface brings our lives into play, because He enters thedeep dynamics of the human being.May the journey that we are about to set out on in theyear help us grow in faith and love to Christ, that wemight learn to live, in our choices and daily actions, thegood and beautiful life of the Gospel.

THIS MONTHAT NATIVITYNOVEMBER 2012Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday28Annual Men' sConferenceHS RetreatVenturers:Frightmare29 30Endow 8:30amMJ Study 1pmEPIC 6:30pmRE 4:30, 6:30Biblical School7:00pm31Vigil of AllSaintsMass 7pmEndow 8amHALLOWEEN1All Saints' DayHoly Day ofObligationMass6:30am, 8am,12pm, 7pmEndow 10amMJ Study 8am2First FridayMass 12pmJourney toEternity 1pmLiving Waters7pm3Rosary Crusade12:00pm4HS Youth 6pm5Endow 9amCenacle 1pm6Endow 8:30amTOFF 9:00amMJ Study 1pmEPIC 6:30pmBiblical School7:00pmELECTION DAY7Endow 8amRE 4:30, 6:30Adult Ed 4:30,6:30HS RE 6:30Venturers 6:308MJ Study 8amBiblical School7:00pm9Journey toEternity 1pmLiving Waters7pm10Craft Fair8:30am-4:30pm11Craft Fair8:30am-2pmHS Youth 6pm12Endow 9amCenacle 1pmWomen's GuildMeeting 7pm13Endow 8:30amMJ Study 1pmEPIC 6:30pmRE 4:30, 6:30Biblical School7:00pmBaptism Class7pm14Endow 8amRE 4:30, 6:30Venturers 6:3015MJ Study 8amBiblical School7:00pm16Journey toEternity 1pmLiving Waters7pm1718192021222324HS Youth 6pmEndow 9amCenacle 1pmEndow 8:30amTOFF 9:00amMJ Study 1pmEPIC 6:30pmEndow 8amMass 9:00amJourney toEternity 1pmLiving Waters7pmTHANKSGIVING2526272829301Solemnityof Christ theKingHS Youth 6pmEndow 9amCenacle 1pmStephanMinistryEndow 8:30amMJ Study 1pmEPIC 6:30pmRE 4:30, 6:30Biblical School7:00pmEndow 8amRE 4:30, 6:30HS RE 6:30Venturers 6:30MJ Study 8amBiblical School7:00pmJourney toEternity 1pmLiving Waters7pm