Saturday Vigil Masses

4:30pm and 7pm

Sunday Masses

7:30am, 9am, 10:30am

12:00pm and 1:15pm

Weekday Masses

Mon-Thur 7am and 9am

Friday 7am and 8:30am

Saturday 8am

Holy Days

Vigil Mass 4:30pm

Holy Day 7am, 9am, 7pm

Sacrament of

Confession

Saturday 3:30-4:15p and

6:30-6:45p

Thursday 7:30am

and by request

Baptisms

Usually the 2nd and 4th

Sundays at 1:15p Mass.

New parents must be regis-

tered and attend a class prior

to Baptism.

Marriage

Arrangements should be

made at least nine months

ahead of time with our

priest. A Marriage Prepara-

tion program is required.

Nativity of Our Lord R.C. Church 26 Thorn Avenue

Orchard Park, New York 14127

716-662-9339 www.nativityofourlordop.com

June 10, 2018

FOURTH SUNDAY OF �

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Pastor: Rev. James D. Ciupek 662-9339 ext 140

Mass celebrants: Msgr. James F. Campbell

Fr. Robert A. Wozniak

Fr. James G. Judge

Transitional Deacon: Rev. Mr. Gerard Skrzynski

School Principal: Chris Gardon 662-7572 ext 122

School Secretary: Sue Covelli ext 120

Faith Formation: Mary Barone 662-2169

Faith Form. Asst: Joy Kaminski

Music Director: Robert Kiersz

Business Manager: Tim Redinger 662-9339 ext 125

Financial Assistant: Stephanie Carson ext 131

Parish Life: Melissa Potzler ext 145

Parish Secretary: Sue McDonough ext 110

Administrative Asst: Denise Nagle

Facilities Manager: Mike King ext 117

Facilities Assistants: Will Klas, Scott Sihler

Calendar

June 13 6:00pm

Nativity school Sports

Night

June 16 7pm

Baccalaureate Mass for

Nativity School

June 17

Farmers’ Market

June 21 7:30pm

Chase the Sun Run

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FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK…

Congratulations to Rev. Gerard Skrzynski, along with Rev. Peter N. Bassey, Rev. Paul S. Cy-gan, and Rev. Peter J. Santandreu who all were ordained to the Holy Priesthood for the Dio-cese of Buffalo on Saturday, June 2 at St. Joseph Cathedral by Bishop Richard J. Malone. Rev. Skrzynski served as a Transitional Deacon here at Nativity while completing his last year of studies at Christ the King Seminary. He will be celebrating a Mass of Thanksgiving at our parish this Sunday, June 10 at 1:15 p.m. A parish reception will follow in the Narthex of the Church; all are invited to celebrate with Fr. Jerry and to wish him well as he begins his priestly ministry at St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Niagara Falls.

I am very pleased to announce that Rev. Peter Bassey has been assigned to our parish as a Parochial Vicar! He will begin his ministry here later in the month. Father Bassey was born in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria and began his studies for Priesthood in his home country. At the age of twenty, he came to the United States and continued his studies at Provi-dence College, where he earned a Master’s Degree in Theological Studies. At the prompting of a friend, he came to Christ the King Seminary in East Aurora where he completed his edu-cation and formation for Priesthood in the Diocese of Buffalo. Prior to his Ordination, he had been serving as a Transitional Deacon at Annunciation Church in Elma. Please extend a very warm welcome to Fr. Bassey as he begins his ministry at Nativity. (More information will be forthcoming about a parish reception for our new Parochial Vicar.)

With praise and thanksgiving to Almighty God for the four new priests who were ordained to serve the Church in the Diocese of Buffalo on June 2, we offer our prayers and support in their ministries. Indeed, may God grant them many glorious years in service to His people!

Fr. Jim

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Question: What is the name of the outer garment worn by a priest while he is celebrating the Mass?

Today, we are taking up the collection for the Catholic Communication Campaign (CCC). Your support helps the CCC connect people to Christ, here and around the world, through the internet, television, radio and print media. Half the funds collected remain in our diocese to support local efforts. Be a part of this cam-paign to spread the gospel message, and sup-port the collection today! To learn more, visit www.usccb.org.ccc.

PLEASE PLACE YOUR DONATION IN THE SECOND COLLECTION.�

SEEDS OF CHANGE

Thank you, parishioners of Nativity of Our Lord Parish for your continuous support of Seeds of Change! Our current project is to purchase 25 backpacks for the children at Gerard Place for the up-coming school year. We would love to fill these backpacks with school supplies and need your help!

Items Needed: Glue Sticks, Folders, Colored Pencils, Pencils, Pens, Binders, Kids Scissors, Dry Erase Markers, Lined Papers, Dividers, Sticky Notes, Highlighters, Index Cards, Tissues, and Flash Drives.

MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday, June 9

8:00 a.m. Catherine Higgins by Brian and Leslie Shields 4:30 p.m. Rose and Louis Coppola by their family

7:00 p.m. Del and Nick Shyhalla by their family

Sunday, June 10

7:30 a.m. Nancy Hartung by Lee and the Girls

9:00 a.m. Mass for parishioners by Fr. Jim

10:30 a.m. Norma Ferro by her husband and family

12:00 p.m. Joan Haws by her family

1:15 p.m. Mary Ann Corbett by Dan and Gina Fahey

Monday, June 11

7:00 a.m. Matthew Schroeder by H. Kenneth Schroeder 9:00 a.m. Mary Jane Uminski by Tom and Jean Shanahan

Tuesday, June 12

7:00 a.m. Marie and Edwin Paa by their estate

9:00 a.m. Terry Coughlin by Dan and sons Wednesday, June 13

7:00 a.m. Vergel Cyza by Kristen McDonough

9:00 a.m. Mary Lou Raab by her family

Thursday, June 14

7:00 a.m. Doug and Loretta Stevens by their estate

9:00 a.m. Anne Greenwood by her family

Friday, June 15

7:00 a.m. Raymond Multer by John and Sharon Spagnoli 8:30 a.m. Ralph Calderon by Judy and Damian Wiktor Saturday, June 16

8:00 a.m. Jerry Lovelace by his wife and family

4:30 p.m. Frank Hruby, Sr. by his daughter Rosemarie Breese

7:00 p.m. Mass for parishioners by Fr. Jim

Sunday, June 17

7:30 a.m. Jim and Vera Heath by The Girls

9:00 a.m. deceased fathers

10:30 a.m. Gerard A. Adams by Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Justicia-

Linde

12:00 p.m. Stephen E. Cavanaugh by his family

1:15 p.m. Dr. Michael Sansone by Mary Sansone and fam-ily

COMPANIONS WITH THE

SUFFERING CHRIST

Nan Ackerman, Baby Rafiel, Jordan Berkhoudt, Kevin Boyle, Jack Burns, Kathleen Campion, Bonnie Carloni, Daneen Carloni, William Danesi, Ber-nard Daube, Dr. Anthony F. DeVincen-tis, Gianna Dignitti, Paul Eberhardt, Rosemary Edwards, Fr. Richard Florek, Jonathan Franke, Megan Galenski, Ann Marie Gensler, Barbara Ghirsig, Al, Jennifer and Mikey In-surnari, Marcia Jurkowski, Colleen King, Jose Madera, Bill Masset, Michelle Matla, Barbara McPherson, Eugenia Mingen, Diane Morano, Thomas Neal, Janice Palkowski, Shirley Perrine, Melissa Potzler, Margie and Marvin Prebble, Jim Riffel, Del Rollek, Annette Rosenberg, Frances Sara-ceno, Charlie Schaffstall, Sr., Alice Seydel, Mike Slawienski, Scott Thomas, Bill Thornton, Sr., Barbara Tschopp, Dr. Ronald Vidal, Mike Whalen, Dan Zsebehazy.

MANAGE YOUR GIVING ONLINE!

Nativity is excited to announce that you can now manage your giving online! Giving online is easy and allows you to set up automatic recurring contributions and view your com-plete online giving history from anywhere you have access to the Internet. Simply follow these easy steps:

1. Visit the Church website at www.nativityofourlordop.com. 2. Click on the Support button. 3. Click on the Create Profile button. 4. Follow the onscreen instructions to create an online profile and to schedule your recurring contributions.

MARRIAGE COUNSELING

Welcome. It’s the way Catholic Charities Marriage Counsel-ing Center wants clients to feel from the moment they arrive. The center has served Western New York for more than 50 years and offers a Northtowns site in Amherst and a Southtowns site in Hamburg. The center’s professional staff specializes in relationship counseling and provides a welcom-ing and comfortable environment for couples who are work-ing on difficult problems. To schedule an appointment, call 839-4406 Monday-Friday between 8:45am and 4:45pm. For more information on Catholic Charities and other services and programs we provide, visit www.ccwny.org. Join us on Face-book, Instagram, and Twitter. “Love your neighbor.” Gal. 5:14. Appeal 2018 is still ongoing. Donate at www.ccwny.org/donation.

LECTORS AND MINISTERS FOR NEXT WEEKEND

(If you cannot keep your scheduled time, please find a sub-

stitute.)

June 16/17 LECTORS

Sat, 4:30pm Melerski Sat, 7:00pm Walkowski Sun, 7:30am Mogavero

Sun, 9:00am Voorhees Sun, 10:30am Sanok

Sun, 12:00pm Raab

Sun, 1:15pm Morano

June 16/17 EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS

4:30pm K. Corbishley-Ried, P. Justicia-Linde, B. Klotzbach, B. Obrist 7:00pm Jeanne Marmion

7:30am William Thornton

9:00am Tom and Jean Shanahan

10:30am Chris and Michelle Webb

12:00pm Mary Sansone, Kristin Dolci 1:15pm Ellen Schreier, Nancy Nielsen

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

The other day I saw on the news a story about a Grammy Award nominated saxophone player that was in the area visit-ing a local high school to talk to kids about a career in music. What a thrill that must have been for the students, to sit in the presence of a musical legend like that. I see ads quite often for the UB “Distinguished Speaker” series where you can purchase tickets to be in the small audience of a famous au-thor, television personality or politician. If you have never attended one of these, imagine the thrill and inspiration an experience like that can be. Once when I was young I was able to attend in person the live broadcast of the Miss USA pageant. The memories of that night with all the stars, glam-our and excitement live with me still nearly 40 years later. All of these could be viewed as a once in a lifetime event, something to cherish forever.

Wonder if I told you that you have the opportunity every day to sit with someone that throughout His life performed mira-cles. This person did such things as healing the sick, feeding thousands with just a few loaves of bread and some fish, even raising someone from the dead. Imagine the awe of sitting with someone who created seas, mountains, trees and all the other wonders around us. You would have the opportunity to ask questions, receive guidance, have a conversation and actu-ally get to know this person one on one, as a friend. Well, it all exists for you right here at Nativity in our Adoration Chap-el. There, you can sit in the presence of Jesus in the form of the Eucharist and experience joys and memories that will sus-tain you throughout your entire life.

Jesus is waiting for you. Please take an hour of your time to sit with Him . View the schedule board and consider filling in some of our open hours. Contact Pat Longboat, email plong-b49@roadrunner.com or phone 998-0593 to get more infor-mation or to sign up for a regular hour. Thank you. Dan Bar-one

HELP WANTED

Nativity of Our Lord School is currently looking to hire a Caf-eteria Manager. This is a 10 month (Sept. – June) position that offers a qualified candidate 25-28 hours per week. Pay for this position is commensurate with experience.

The Cafeteria Manager responsibilities include product order-ing, food preparation, compliance with health and safety stand-ards and providing nutritious meals for students in Pre-K – 8th grade.

If you are interested in this position, please send a cover letter and resume to the School Principal- Mr. Christopher Gardon at 4414 S. Buffalo St. Orchard Park NY 14127 or email it to him at cgardon@nativityschool.net . If you have any questions please contact the school at 662-7572. �

TWIN BEDS NEEDED

VIVE, a Buffalo shelter for over 60 Asylum Seekers is in need of 2 complete twin beds including frames, mattresses and box springs. Please call Sr. Beth Niederpruem @ VIVE 716-892-

4354 x607 or email nunbeth48@gmail.com �

SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR KIDS:

FOR BOYS AND GIRLS AGE 3-10

Nativity Vacation Bible School is back! Join us for a week of faith and fun from July 9-13

and experience Splash Canyon. Learn about God’s love through songs, skits, games, crafts and more. Regis-ter online at www.nativityofourlordop.com. For more infor-mation, call Melissa or Den-ise at 662- 9339.

HOLY FACE MINISTRY RETREAT

The Holy Face Ministry will present a one day retreat at the Mother of Mercy House, 6131 Newton Road, Orchard Park enti-tled “Contemplating the Face of Christ Through Self-Denial.” The retreat will take place on Thursday, June 14 from 9am until

3pm. The cost is $20 which includes lunch. Registration is required. Please call 662-6025.

SUMMER LECTURES AT YOUR SEMINARY

Our summer dinner lecture series is a relaxing way to recharge your faith! Come visit our beautiful campus, enjoy a meal, and learn about a topic from one of our faculty members.

Dinner is at 5:45 p.m., lectures from 6:45-8:45 p.m. in the main dining room; all lectures are on Wednesday evenings. Register online at www.cks.edu. Beauty, Art, & Pope Francis's Laudato Si', presented by Rev. Xavier Seubert, OFM | June 13

Transform Daily Life Through the Trinity, presented by Dr. Eric Mabry and Brian Bajzek, Assistant Professors | June 20

The Lost Art of Letter Writing: Dorothy Day, Flannery O'Con-nor, & Thomas Merton, presented by Rev. John Mack | July 18

Thomas Merton Part II—Theological & Spiritual Influences, presented by Rev. Joseph Gatto | July 25

MAY STEWARDSHIP

Regular Collection - $59,908.98

Monthly Collection - $6161.00

Outreach - $744.00

Holy Land - $5.00

School Collection - $6.00

Holy Days - $1849.00

Latin America - $813.00

Catholic Home Mission - $224.00

Utilities - $1.00

Catholic Communication Campaign - $20.00

St. Vincent DePaul - $1.00

TRIVIA ANSWER:

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- IN THE GATHER HYMNAL -

LECTIONARY- 1120

†GEN 3:9-15 †2 COR 4:13 - 5:1 †MARK 3:20-35

GATHERING HYMN: 687

RESPONSE: PSALM 130

AFTER THE CONSECRATION:�We proclaim your death, O Lord, and profess your

Resurrection until You come again.

THE LORD’S PRAYER - PLAINSONG

- BIDDING PRAYERS -

[Leader:] That in the face of death and evil, Christians may not fear,

[All:] ...but believe in the power and presence of Christ.

That threatened by the power of war and terrorism,

….people of good will may seek peace and reconciliation.

That we whom Jesus has taken by the hand and lifted from the death of sin

….may find nourishment in the Eucharist we are given to eat.

That the sick of our community

…may welcome the healing presence of Jesus in the visits of friends, and in the bread of the Eucharist.

For those who have passed beyond this present world, especially N.; and those departed in service of country or church:

…May they live in the fullness of God’s time, and the joy of God’s kingdom.

- COPYRIGHT PERMISSIONS - Psalm 30 Refrain – music by J R Carroll © 1975; Amen to the Body of Christ by M Guilmont & D Duffner © 2008

GIA Publ Inc. Reprinted under OneLicense.net License: A-717163

THANKSGIVING HYMN: 964

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