From Michael It’s August and we have about 5 weeks left until our fall programs start. Staff have been rotating in and out of vacations and down time. And it is obvious that many parishioners are away these days too. But there is a lot going on anyway. Here’s an update: 1. The evidence of […]
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From Tom Below are a few quick unrelated thoughts on summer life at the Church. ● I have a bit of love/hate relationship with summer right now. I love summer and look forward to the chance to slow down, but that really hasn’t happened yet. Plus, it can be difficult when volunteers and staff are […]
This summer is a really interesting one for us, message wise. Currently we are offering a series called “What God Wants.” It is a message that we have given before, and we have been up front about that. It is also a video message: we film during the week and show the video after Masses […]
From Michael I think Friday is my most difficult day, because the message has to come together by the end of the day, no more excuses. Sunday, though a marathon for us, is actually easier than Saturdays for some reason I can’t quite describe. There is a lot of energy on Sundays so maybe that’s […]
From Michael Memorial Day is the traditional start to the summer season. It usually represents the slowest season for many retail operations, including churches. Summertime usually means empty pews, weak collections, loss of energy, loss of focus…stuff like that. Nothing could be further from the truth here. I am really looking forward to this summer […]
From Michael This week we took our annual staff retreat. I was surprised by how much work it turned out to be. We went to Avalon, New Jersey which is a beautiful place, but it was cold and rainy (actually a good thing, because no one was tempted away from our agenda). The group is […]
Easter was amazing here at Nativity. The Holy Week services were moving and uplifting; at the Vigil we baptized and confirmed 25 people into the faith, Easter Sunday saw thousands of people at our morning Masses (nobody actually took count, but there was a huge crowd), people graciously filled our video venues, parked off campus, […]
From Michael Palm Sunday was an incredible day here. There were over 4200 people but it was so prayerful and spirit filled it was almost intimate. When Charlie and Al started singing “Were You There” I don’t think there was a dry eye in the house. Lots of high school students have been putting in […]
