O Lord Jesus Christ, reward the apostolic zeal of Friar Pedro de Corpa and his four companion friars, Blas, Miguel, Antonio and Francisco, who labored

for the spiritual well-being of the native Guale peo-ple of Georgia and gave their lives in witness to the Christian faith. Through their merits and interces-

sion graciously grant the favor I humbly ask of You, so that, for the glory of Your Name, their heroic

sacrifice may be officially recognized by the Church. Amen.

“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 Hassel, Parochial Vicar

MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday Evening: 4:15-4:45 p.m. Reconciliation

5:00 p.m. Mass Sunday Morning:

9:15-9:45 a.m. Reconciliation 10:00 a.m. Mass

Holy Days 7:00 p.m. Mass

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

E-Mail: nativity@darientel.net

Website: www.nativitydarien.us

Nativityofourladydarien

OFFICE HOURS

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

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

Closed Holidays

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’ Nativity office hours are

Wednesdays 9 am-1 pm

Saturday 28 @ 5 pm GREETER: Nina Korsch READER: Bill Wikoff COLLECTORS: Jerry Meyer & Elizabeth Carlson EUCH MIN: Carol O’Con-nor & Mary Joiner ALTAR SERV: Amanda Wood Sunday 29 @ 10 am GREETER: Nettye Evans READER: Catherine Caau-we COLLECTORS: Bob Humkey & Kevin Heying EUCH MIN: Sandy Stal-giatis, Rick Caauwe & Je-don Lilliston (stairs) ALTAR SERV:Joseph Ali PLEASE CHECK EMAIL OR

BULLETIN BOARD FOR NEXT WEEK’S SCHEDULE

Dody Sheppard, Lou Case-bonne, James Karwacki, Lorraine Karwacki, Jack Salay, Linda Moore, Clare Moore, Cori Kusik, Meg Wallace, Caryn Pinto, Pa-tricia Kusik, Star Purcell, Dionne Pierce, M.J. Ho-gan, Courtney Cobb, Michele Meyers, Wayne Doke, Carol Whitson, Car-la Mucha, Cory Adamson, Michael Higgins, Brigett Conlin, Ann Doherty, Glenford John, Rosa Ma-rie Santos, Maria Bourget, Bob Walczak, Bruce Lowie, Scarlett Bosque, Randy Morris, Bill Reale, Jennifer O’Day, Donna Cole (Shuman), Timmy Tindall, Theresa Morgan, Susan Maggio, Elizabeth O’Connor, Dawne Span-gler, Berend Tober, Carla Damron, Mary Joiner, Ruth Mest Zehler, Nuris Copeland, Jack Lawless, Les Thomas, Sr, MaryPat Burtt-Henderson, Jean Akers, and Sheri Carter.

Also, for all of our loved ones serving our Military and for the Christians in the Middle East.

Nativity News

visitors and new parishioners. If you are a new parishioner, please call the office to regis-ter. All are welcome to join us for coffee and cake after the 10 am Sunday mass in the Par-

ish Hall behind the church.

ROSARY is at 9:35 am on the 1st and 3rd Sundays before mass. Please join

Eucharistic Ministers - New & Old There will be a mandatory training for Eucharistic

Ministers, both current and new (approved by Fathers) on January 21st at 6:30PM. All need to plan to attend. More details will be sent to Eu-

charistic Ministers at a later date.

BIBLE STUDY Bible Study will be starting up again on Thurs-days starting January 9 with a day session at

10 am and an evening session at 6:30 pm. We will be doing a book by Fr. Mitch Pacwa, “The Eucharist”. If you’d like to join us, please con-tact the office so we have enough books. The

books are $10 each.

Nifty Knitters Nifty Knitters will resume on Wednesday, January 8. They

meet at 10 am in the hall for an-yone who’d like to join them.

Have a comment or concern about Nativity of Our Lady Church? You can always contact the Parish

Council members to bring concerns to the Parish Council. Parish Council Members are listed on the bulletin board.

Diocesan News

December 21 & 22 Offertory $1,430.90

Christmas Offertory will be in next week’s bulletin.

There will be a 2nd collection Jan 12th for

Black & Native American Missions

Saturday, Dec 28: † Janet Galvin

Saturday, Dec 29: SI Jack Lawless

Father’s Reflection

Prayer Requests

Mass Intentions

~ the holy family of jesus, mary & joseph ~ ~ welcome to nativity of our lady church ~ December 29, 2019

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.

Minister’s Schedule January 2020

Solemnity of Mary There will be a 10 am Mass on New Year’s Day for the Solem-nity of Mary. It is a Holy Day

of Obligation.

WE WILL BE CELEBRATING OUR 75TH ANNI-VERSARY KICKOFF MASS WITH

BISHOP HARTMAYER on Sunday, January 19th at the 10 am mass.

All are welcome to attend the Mass and reception afterwards!

Let us celebrate together as a parish the start of this historic

milestone in our history!

The Most Reverend Gregory Hartmayer, OFM Conv., Bishop of Savannah Invites all couples celebrating their Silver or Gold (25

th or 50

th) Wedding Anniversaries in 2020

to join him in celebrating the

Gold & Silver Wedding Jubilee Anniversary Mass

in your honor at the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in Savannah, Georgia

on Sunday: February 23, 2020 @11:30 am Those wishing to attend should contact the parish office or register online at

www.diosav.org/gold-and-silver by January 6, 2020 in order to receive a formal invitation with the detailed information.

Questions? Contact the Diocesan Office of Marriage, Family and Respect Life, 912-201-4068.

HOLY FAMILY

In the secular world Christmas is already over. In the Church, however, we celebrate until the feast of the Baptism of our Lord on January 12. Through this extended season of celebration the Church is saying, "Christmas is too much of a mystery to celebrate in one day. We will take two weeks to ponder its meaning." As part of this celebration we ponder the mystery of the Holy Family today.

Today we hold up their example and ask their intercession for our families. Whatever our living situation, we can draw strength from the Holy Family, wheth-er we are two-parent families, single-parent families, single people, religious or anything in between, we can learn from the family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Some people might say, "There is no way we can be like the Holy Family. They were all saints! They had it made. How can I relate them to my family? How can the Holy Family empathize with me?" At first glance this may appear true but upon further examination we can see the great difficulties in life that the Holy Family experienced. What are some things that we can learn from this humble family of Nazareth? There are many lessons but, following a writing by Pope Paul VI for this feast, I will choose three; silence, work, and generosity. As we imagine the tranquil homestead of Nazareth we can be sure there was a peaceful silence that hung over the homestead. In the silence of the heart God speaks and these three people were at work seeking the will of the heavenly Father every day. In order to do this they had to drown out the many other noises present around them. Can you envision Mary sitting quietly every day in a small prayer room? This was probably the setting the day the archangel Gabriel ap-peared to her asking her to be the Mother of God. With that special day of the Annunciation her days of prayer did not cease. We can imagine her bringing her young son with her to read the Torah and spend time listening to the voice of the heavenly Father. How can we bring the silence of Nazareth to our homes? How can we listen to the voice of the Father every day? Silence was an essential part of the voice of Nazareth because it allowed the voice of God to be heard. Work was another element of Nazareth. Saint Joseph is the patron saint of workers and he helps to show us the dignity of human labor. We can imagine young Jesus learning the skills of a carpenter at the side of his Father as his moth-er worked around the house. In work humans reflect the glory of God who creat-ed the universe. Does our attitude towards work reflect that of the Holy Family? Generosity would be the last trait I would examine today from the Holy Family. No sacrifice was too great for the Holy Family to make for the heavenly Father. In Jesus’ ministry he reached out to the anawim, the poorest of the poor, the blind, the poor, the lepers, the outcasts. This was not a spontaneous action but undoubtedly something learned from His days at home where his parents would show love and concern to all those in need, even though they themselves did not have much. Today we stop and thank God for the gift of family. They are the building block of society and the sanctuary of life. We thank God for our families that God has entrusted to us. We thank God for the example of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. We are thankful for our many beautiful families here at our church. We ask for the grace to be silent so as to hear the voice of the Father, strong to complete the work set before us and generous to give our entire lives to God so that God may be glorified in everything. -Fr. Tim McKeown

Thank you to all those who worked so hard to make our church look beautiful for the cel-ebration of the Christmas Season. Your hard work shows in the beauty. Many have com-mented on the beauty and solemnity that

has been brought to this special time. Thank you!