Start your day here!  Updates -  February 4, 2023 Saturday

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 Note from the 2023 Gala & Auction Committee: 
Scan the attached QR on the flyer or visit paybee.io/@nativity for all your Gala & Auction details!

​Tickets are selling quickly. Thank you to all who have donated and purchased to date!

Click here for directions on how to use the ticket purchase system on Paybee.

​Our much-anticipated Silent Auction and Live Auction preview will be released this weekend!
Our Diamond Necklace and 50/50 Raffle sales have started!

​Ticket sales will be open until Jan. 31st.  Start previewing the auction items and put in your bids.
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​DINNER SHOWCASE ITEM ~ with Monsignor Otellini:
Wine Country Dinner for 10
Prepare yourself to be transported to an Italian experience that involves Monsignor Otellini’s Culinary Magic being created in the Mediterranean-Like setting of the Napa Valley.  Entertainment, Cocktails, Antipasti plus a marvelous dinner will be orchestrated and presented by the Monsignor himself along with the help of some Wine Country cooking notables.  The event is scheduled on either Friday May 19th or Sunday May 21st pursuant to the preference of the lucky winner(s). 
The fun will occur at the St. Helena newly transformed home of Gail & Carmen Policy who are long-time friends of Nativity parish and school.  All of Monsignor’s dinner courses will be paired meticulously by Carmen and his wine maker Thomas Brown who will also help source the fine Italian varietals and vintages. This deliciously spirited evening will also be dotted with unexpected guests from the world of Wine, Food and Athletics…..depending upon who will be passing through. 
We ask you to bring only your best expectations and a wonderful appetite.
The Office of Formation for the Permanent Diaconate will hold Informational Evenings for men considering the possibility of serving the Church as Permanent Deacons.
Please join Deacon Fred Totah, Director of Diaconate Formation, and Deacon Mike Ghiorso, Director of Permanent Diaconate for informational evenings on Feb. 8, or Feb. 15, or Feb. 21.  Click on the image to download the flyer with all the information you will need regarding the Diaconate program.
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​2022-2023 brochure
RCIA for 2022-2023 Begins October 2, 2022

If you are interested in enrollment or have immediate questions, please contact Charlotte Pace (charmenlo@outlook.com) or the rectory at 650-323-7914. 
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​We look forward to welcoming you.

​To know more on the RCIA program, please click here.
Nativity School of Religion 2022-2023

The Fall schedule and calendar are now available.
To get more information on registration, please click here to be directed to the School of Religion web page or you may also view it in the bulletin.
Nativity Church is open 24 x 7.
The Blessed Sacrament is exposed for adoration and there is always someone present in prayer.  Won't you join us by signing up for a weekly Holy Hour?
Jesus told an Irish priest (in our current century) that midnight adoration is as powerful as fasting.  
Please consider the following hour/s that needs filling in:  
​Mondays 4:00 AM
Tuesdays 6:00 AM
Thursdays 8:00 AM
Saturdays 9:00 PM
(There is no one currently assigned to them (or pick an hour that works best for you).
To sign up, please call Mary Ellen Peloso at 650-269-7794.
St. Vincent de Paul - calling for volunteers!
Our St. Vincent de Paul Conference is in need of volunteers. If you are able to help them help the poor in our area, please call Dan Winnike at 650-714-4644.
 The Spiritual Exercises are a weekend silent retreat with spiritual talks and time for personal meditation in silence.  These retreats are preached by the priests of Miles Christi, according to the method and principles of St. Ignatius of Loyola.
​Apart from the conferences and time for prayer, each day there will also be Holy Mass, Holy Rosary, and an opportunity for confessions.
Silent Ignatian retreats, based on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola, offered by the priests of Miles Christi, a religious order devoted to the laity's sanctification. Throughout the centuries, the spiritual exercises have become known as an excellent means of sanctification, highly praised by popes and saints. There will be spiritual talks, Eucharistic adoration, daily Mass and Rosary.

For more information, contact Christine Timmerman at california@spiritualexercises.net or at (858) 263-5113, or visit mileschristi.org/spiritual-exercises.

Check out their website to find out for local events.
Lectors and Extraordinary Ministers Needed!

​We are currently seeking volunteers to serve as Lectors and Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist for all Masses.  If you think you can offer time in service, please contact the Nativity Ministry Coordinator at this email. 
Our Online Giving is now to a newer, easier-to-use platform! 
Here's the link to the new online platform. 
​You may save this link to your favorites.
https://osvhub.com/nativitymenlo/funds
For Monsignor's audio homilies, you may access it on the Livestream page or the Homilies page.
Private Retreats/Private Time at Vallombrosa in Menlo Park
Vallombrosa Center currently offer Private Retreats for those who want private rooms for alone time, with Spiritual Direction available. Guests can enjoy the walking trails, shrines and gardens. There are both Day retreats and Overnight (no food or coffee service available in either case) – to learn more, please visit: 
https://conta.cc/3gldQtI 
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Livestream Masses​ only at the 8:00 am Mass!
Join us for our livestream Mass through Nativity's YouTube channel:
~ Saturdays Vigil at 5:00 p.m. (no livestream)
~ Sundays at 8:00 a.m. - Livestream
~ Sunday at 9:30 a.m. (no livestream)
~ Sunday at 11:30 a.m. (no livestream)