MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Evening:

4:00-4:30 p.m. Reconciliation 5:00 p.m. Mass

Sunday Morning: 9:15-9:45 a.m. Reconciliation

10:00 a.m. Mass Holy Days 6:00 p.m. Mass

CHURCH OFFICE Secretary: Nadine Crosby (912) 437-4750

E-Mail: nativity@darientel.net

Website: www.nativitydarien.us

OFFICE HOURS Monday: 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Tuesday - Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Closed Holidays

Nativity of Our Lady Catholic Church

“A Catholic Community With A Welcoming Heart”

1000 North Way (Hwy 17), P.O. Box 1079, Darien, Ga 31305 Fr. Timothy McKeown, Pastor Fr. Christopher Ortega, Parochial Vicar

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PRIESTS’ OFFICE Fr. Tim and Fr. Chris have offices at St. Francis Xavier

Church located at 405 Howe St., Brunswick, GA 31520.

The office is open Monday - Friday from 9 am - 4 pm.

The SFX Church Office: (912) 265-3249

(Fr. Tim Ext. 11 and Fr. Chris Ext. 12)

Fr. Chris is in the Nativity office on

Tuesdays 10 am—2 pm

Www.mikemurphykia.com

Pentecost Sunday

Sunday, May 20, 2018

CATHOLIC TRIVIA ~ How Well Do You Know Your Bible?

1. "For the love of ____ is the root of all evil" A. power B. things C. money D. sin 2. "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only ____ Son" A. forgotten B. besotted C. Besmirched D. Begotten 3. "To everything there is a season, and a time to every ____ under the heaven" A. person B. purpose C. purchase D. merchant 4. "I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy ____ and thy ____ they comfort me" A. hand, foot B. reel, staff C. rod, reel D. rod, staff 5. "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; ____, and it shall be opened unto you" A. kick B. knock C. punch D. point 6. In the book of Matthew, to calm his disciples who are on a boat during a storm, Jesus does this A. walks on water B. happy dance C. calms the sea D. shouts with joy 7. In Genesis he is sold to Pharaoh's officer Potiphar & Mrs. P. tries to seduce him A. Mark B. Peter C. Joseph D. Jedidiah 8. Many find this N.T. figure foretold in Malachi: "I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way" A. Moses B. Joseph C. John the Baptist D. Paul the apostle RIDDLE ME THIS: The Speaker

I have no voice, yet I speak to you; I tell of all things in the world that people do.

I have leaves, but I am not a tree. I have a spine and hinges, but I am not a man or a door;

I have told you all, I cannot tell you more.

ANSWER KEY: 1-C, 2-D, 3-B, 4-D, 5-B, 6-A, 7-C, 8-C. RIDDLE: A Book

Please pray for: Dody Shep-pard, Lou Casebonne, Brandon O'Brien, Michelle Skolnitsky, James Karwacki, Lorraine

Karwacki, Jack Salay, Michael Pistritto, Lin-da Moore, Clare Moore, Cori Kusik, Meg Wallace, Caryn Pinto, Patricia Kusik, Star Purcell, Dionne Pierce, M.J. Hogan, Court-ney Cobb, Michele Meyers, Wayne Doke, Carol Whitson, Carla Mucha, Cory Ad-amson, Madison Woolett, Michael Higgins, Brigett Conlin, Ann Doherty, Glenford John, Rosa Marie Santos, Maria Bourget, Bob Walczak, Bruce Lowie, Kathy Tailer, Scarlett Bosque, Dorothy Thomas, Randy Morris, Bill Reale, Jennifer O’Day, Donna Cole (Shuman), Doll Gale, Vikki Kicklighter, Tim-my Tindall, Ken Kota, Theresa Morgan & Judith Luko. Also, for all of our loved ones serving our Military and for the Christians in the Mid-dle East

~ WELCOME TO NATIVITY OF OUR LADY PARISH ~ may 20, 2018 ~ ~ Pentecost Sunday ~

If you are not taking your bulletin with you, please return them to the back table. Thank you. If you are not taking your bulletin with you, please return them to the back table. Thank you.

R.I.P. With our Sympathy…. Fr. Cletus’s brother has passed away. If anyone would like to send a sympathy card to Fr. Cletus, here is the address:

Fr. Cletus Pifher 4011 Hwy 150

Floyd Knobs, Indiana 47119

May12& 13

Offertory $1737 Candles $7

Food Pantry $1.03 Mass Intentions $20 Catholic Comm. $10 Deacon Patrick $135

There will be a second collection today for Catholic Communica-

tion

Nativity News

Saturday, May 19 † John Tompkins

Sunday, May 20 SI Tyler Morgan

Father’s Reflection

Saturday 19 @ 5 pm GREETER: Dottie Wikoff READER: Catherine Caauwe COLLECTORS: Jerry Meyer & Bill Wikoff EUCH MIN: Carol O’Connor & Rick Caauwe ALTAR SERV: Abby Sipe Sunday 20 @ 10 am GREETER: John Fletcher READER: Nita Fletcher COLLECTORS: Carlos Chacon & Lillian Collado EUCH MIN: Sheri Carter, Jedon Lilliston & Paula Gardner (stairs) ALTAR SERV: Jacob Ali & Roxanne Kranz Saturday 26 @ 5 pm GREETER: Nina Korsch READER: Carol O’Connor COLLECTORS: Jerry Meyer & Bill Wikoff EUCH MIN: Mary Joiner & Jane Meyer ALTAR SERV: Abby Sipe Sunday 27 @ 10 am GREETER: Nettie Evans READER: Catherine Caauwe COLLECTORS: Nuris Copeland & Kevin Heying EUCH MIN: Rick Caauwe, Jedon Lilliston & Laura Dan-iel (stairs) ALTAR SERV: Grace Daniel

Liturgical Ministry

MAY 2018

ROSARY For the month of May, we will have a Rosary before all the Sunday masses at 9:30 am.

DEACON PATRICK MAY Deacon Patrick will be finishing his time with us in the first part of June. We have been blessed by his service to us over this past year. We would like to gather a gift for him so that he might visit the Holy Land during his final year of seminary. If you would like to contribute to this please make out a check to Nativity of Our Lady and memo it “Deacon Patrick” and we will present him with a single check for this purpose. Deacon Patrick’s last weekend at NOL will be June 2 and 3. His last week-end at SFX will be June 9 and 10.

Baby Bottles Baby Bottles are in for donation collections for Skylark (formerly known as CareNet). Please take a bottle and fill it with monetary donations. Return the bottles on Father’s Day with your collections. This helps parents of unplanned pregnancies.

With Praise & Thanksgiving to Almighty God, The Dio-cese of Savannah Joyfully Invites You to Attend the Or-

dination of

Christopher Ray Hassel

To the Sacred Order of Priesthood Through the Imposi-tion of Hands and the Invocation of the Holy Spirit by

the Most Reverend Gregory J. Hartmayer,

O.F.M. Conv. Bishop of Savannah

Saturday, the Thirtieth of June Two Thousand and Eighteen

At Ten O’clock in the Morning Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist

222 East Harris Street—Savannah, Georgia—31401 ~Reception to follow ~

You Are Also Invited To A

Mass of Thanksgiving Sunday, the First of July

Two Thousand and Eighteen At Nine O’clock in the Morning

Sacred Heart Catholic Church

300 S. Davis Dr., Warner Robins, GA 31088

Corpus Christi Adoration We will have adoration following Saturday 5 pm mass on June 2 until midnight. Please sign up in the en-trance of the church to sit with our Beloved Lord for some of this time.

To the Parishioners of St. Francis Xavier, Nativity of Our Lady, and all Stu-dents and Staff at SFX Catholic School, THANK YOU! As my time in Brunswick comes to an end, I praise and thank God for the opportunity to be with y’all during my pastoral assignment. I am grateful for the many blessings and wonderful experiences of getting to know, pray with, and grow in faith with this community. I am humbled by the hospitality and genuine love that y’all have giv-en me. This experience has truly been a gift and the Lord has strengthened and confirmed His desire in my heart to serve the Diocese of Savannah as His priest in the near future. I could not begin to explain how much I’ve learned from you and the ways that the Lord has been so generous to me through this journey. In a particular way, I want to thank Fr. Tim, Fr. Chris, Deacon Lar-ry, Dr. Mermann, Mrs. Marisol, the wonderful 8th Grade Students, and all the Parish and School Faculty and Staff. All of the hard work that each of you contributes to this community is reflected in ways seen and unseen, that make this environment of faith a place to grow deeper in our relationship with Jesus Christ. Thank you for your patience and mercy toward me. This summer, I will spend some time in Augusta with my family be-fore returning to Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in the Fall for my last year of seminary formation. Lord willing, I will be ordained to the priesthood in June 2019 and return to the Diocese of Savannah for priestly ministry. May the Lord Jesus bless each of you and please know that you will remain in my prayers. I will always cherish these memories and l look for-ward to the next time when I am able to come and visit! My last weekend at Nativity of Our Lady will be June 2 & 3. My last weekend at St. Francis Xavier will be June 9 & 10. I would love to hear from you. Please, stay in touch! Rev. Mr. Patrick May 3150 Donald Road Augusta, GA 30909 Parick.William.May@gmail.com Please, pray for me. All for Jesus and Mary, Deacon Patrick May

THE NIFTY KNITTERS will not meet this week on Wednesday, (May 23) but will resume the fol-lowing week.

BUS TO ORDINATION

We will most likely charter a bus to the Cathedral for the Ordination of Chris Hassel. If you are interested in riding the bus there, please contact the Nativity church office to put your name on the list.

JUNE Will be out next week. Be sure to get a copy.

With summer upon us and people starting vacations, we would like to get this information out early. September 8 & 9, right after Labor Day, we will be having elections for Parish Council. There are 2 spots to fill. If you would like the op-portunity to be a Parish Council Member and run for the po-sition, please contact the church office. We will also be doing another Ministry Weekend that week-end and we encourage everyone to get involved. Please prayerfully consider participating. Your church NEEDS YOU. FUN FELLOWSHIP FRIDAYS

I would like to do a little survey for Fun Fel-lowship Fridays.

Please circle which Friday of the month works best for you, what time, and what activities you’d be interested in doing. You can drop your selections in the collection basket. Thank You.

1st Friday 2nd Friday 3rd Friday 4th Friday

4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm

Movies bunco bingo crafts board games

As Catholics, we celebrate the sacrament of mar-riage. In these times, it seems harder and harder to find young couples that stay together. Let’s share the celebration of marriage by sharing our wedding anniversaries to be an example of God’s love to eve-

ryone. Please contact the office with your name, date of anniversary, and how many years married if you’d like to share, and we will post them in the bulletin on the week of