We would like to give a ROARING THANK YOU
to all the adult and youth volunteers that participated in Vacation Bible School. Your TIME, TALENT AND TREASURE made VBS a HUGE success.
We would also like to thank the many families that brought their children every night to learn that no matter if Life is Unfair, Changes, Scary,  Sad or Good…. GOD IS GOOD!
 
 

Charity:  The theological virtue by which we love God above all things for his own sake, and our neighbor as ourselves for the love of God.[1]  On April 23, 1833 the first meeting of the Conference of Charity was held, and the organization was placed under the patronage of St. Vincent de Paul.  Among the attendees was a French law student name Frederic Ozanam, who happened to be celebrating his 20^th birthday that day.  Despite Frederic’s love of literature, the young man had bowed to his father’s wishes that he follow him in the legal profession.  While studying law, Frederic often found himself defending his Catholic faith.  One time after he had talked about Christianity’s positive role in society, a listener challenged him: “What do you do besides talk to prove the faith that is in you?”  Following the meeting of the Conference of Charity, he spent the next 20 years working to establish and grow the St. Vincent de Paul Society.  The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is present in more than 150 countries, and has more than one million volunteers.  It runs more than 180 thrift shops throughout the United States. “I want to wrap up the whole world in a network of charity.”  Blessed Frederic Ozanam [2]  

Blessed palms will be available for pick-up outside the church on Saturday, April 4 from 3:00 - 5:00pm and Sunday,  April 5 from          8:00 - 11:00am.

Faith Formation for grades 1st through 9^th Grade will begin on August 25, 2019 @9:30 a.m. Registration will be held on August 04^th, 11^th, and 18^th after all Masses. Please see the Faith Formation page for registration and more information.
 

 

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My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Peace be with You! As I have mentioned to you before that on July 2, 2004, when I officially became a bishop, I took as my Episcopal Motto in Latin “In aeternum misericordia eius,” and in English translated as, “His Mercy Endures Forever.” Meaning that God’s Mercy Endures Forever! I am grateful to our Bishop Bill Wack for giving me the opportunity to serve you in my retirement as Administrator of Nativity of Our Lord Parishioners, and to work again with Fr. Michael Flynn, and with Deacon John Jacobs, Deacon Richard Lurton and Deacon Bob Leblanc, who like me, is retired.  We pray for you daily, and I and the clergy and staff here at Nativity of Our Lord Parish miss you, and we pray for you. We are here as much as possible to serve you as best as we can, given our worldwide pandemic. We want to do more, but we want you to be safe and for us to be safe as well, and pray that the mercy of God will deliver us soon from this terrible disease. Please make sure that you are being extra careful and safe, especially with your dear children. Email us or call us and will try our best to get right back to you as soon as we can during the week. If it is on the weekend, and an emergency, please call the emergency number (850) 982-7266 and someone will call you back. I truly believe that in the midst of this worldwide pandemic that, “God’s Mercy Endures Forever. Pope Francis encourages us that now is the time to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet at 3PM, the hour of Mercy, as Saint Faustina tells us in her diary.
During the reminder of our Lenten Season, I would encourage you when given the time and opportunity, to do the following individually or as a family. Much of what I recommend can be found online.

1. Make a perfect confession as soon as you are able and to keep your soul in the state of Grace
2. Make a good examination of conscience and Act of Contrition before going to bed
3. Pray all  the decades of the Rosary when possible and often
4. Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet daily at 3PM
5. Make a daily Spiritual Communion, and pray the Prayer to your Guardian Angel and pray also the Angelus daily at 12Noon
6. Read the weekday scripture readings as well as the Sunday readings and reflect upon them
7. Learn how to pray the Divine Office if possible
8. Pray any of the Litanies and Novenas which can be found online
9. Spend an Hour in Adoration at the Church if possible
10.  Pray daily the Stations of the Cross
11.  Strive to live out the Corporal Works of Mercy
12.  Strive to live out the Spiritual Works of Mercy

 These are just a few thoughts that I wanted to share with you, and again, know that we the Clergy and Staff of Nativity Parish, will always be praying for you, and we look forward to the day when we see you again.
May God bless you and may Our Blessed Mother Mary protect you and your family in the mantle of her Maternal love and care. Amen.
 
Bishop Martin D. Holley

A relationship of faith and commitment exists between the Catholic Church and its members and the public, whether they are children, young people, adults or elderly.  Sexual abuse in this context, or any other relationship, is a matter of grave concern.  Knowledge of such abuse requires a special response in order to facilitate the healing process and assure the safety of the community.  With this in mind, the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee is committed to healing the hurting hearts of sexual abuse victims.  This diocese has established Victim Assistance Coordinators who are experienced and trained counselors.  These coordinators are available to help persons who have been sexually abused by a priest, deacon or other church personnel.  VICTIM ASSISTANCE COORDINATORS: Louis M. Makarowski, Ph.D., P.A., Pensacola/Ft. Walton (850)477-7181; James Gagnon, MSW, LCSW,  Tallahassee/Panama City (850)877-0205; Deacon Santiago Molina, for Spanish speakers - En Espanol, (850)627-2350.
 

Diocesan Abuse Hotline: 850-435-3536