Nativity Catholic Church

     A Welcoming Parish in Southeast Evansville

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Ministry to Adults

Mission Statement
* Welcome all people with warm hospitality
* Reach out to the alienated and unchurched
* Gently lead the alienated back to Jesus by the befriending and sharing  in Catholics Returning Home after every Christmas, Easter and September there will be a 6 week program to help non-practicing Catholics come back to church.  For details see Catholics Returning Home Page.
* Guide and instruct the unchurched in the Christian Initiation of Adults      
* Encourage God's people to become active in Welcoming and Evangelization

SMALL FAITH SHARING

Bible Study, Retreats & Prayer Days, Faith Sharing Groups

WELCOMING/EVANGELIZATION COMMITTEES  (Dottie Schnapf)
Greeters - Parishioners who greet everyone as they come into church and handout The Sunday Bulletins. 
Ushers - A group of people that make sure everyone gets booklets as they go into church as well as take up collection. 
Newcomers - Parishioners who welcome all new people into our church family with a personal touch. 
Catechists - A team of people that take turns leading discussion and class for the people entering into the Church though the RCIA process. 
RCIA Sponsor - Members of the parish who commit to being life time companions to the people joining the Church. 
RCIA Hospitality - a parishioner who takes care of the coffee and doughnuts for the whole RCIA group. 

SAMARITANS/ LAZARUS (Connie Montooth and Linda Austin)
Visit the sick and shut-ins and take The Eucharist to them. Support those who have lost loved ones.

HOSPITALITY  
Sunday Coffee & Donuts - A team of people who make sure that there is plenty of coffee and doughnuts for everyone after the masses on Sunday's. 
Receptions - Members of the parish that setup and serve refreshment at various special functions. 
Special Events - Parishioners who setup and organize all the special events such as The Agape  Feast, Parish Picnic, Family Christmas Party 

MEN'S CLUB (Jim Schmitt)
Men of the parish who gather on the 4th Wednesday of each month for a dinner and social gathering, for the purpose of fund raisers to finance parish youth activities.

WOMEN'S CLUB (Pauline Patterson)
A social gathering of the women, meeting on the 1st Monday of every other month for the purpose of Fund Raisers for special parish projects as well as purchase of items for the parish.
 

BEREAVEMENT DINNERS (Pauline Patterson)
Provide a dish for the Family Dinner following the funeral and help serve the dinner

ADULT SOCIAL CLUB 
Second Saturday each month (6:30 to 10:00 pm)

Outreach Mission Statement

Nativity's outreach is a small faith-sharing group of Nativity Parishioners who come together to pray for the guidance of the Holy Spirit as they discern the needs of the community and distribute parish funds. Nativity is a Tithing Parish, giving 10% of all our offerings to poor and worthy causes.

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL (Kathy Boyd)
A group of people who pray, send cards and visit homes and disperse funds to the financially poor.

OUTREACH TO THE UNBORN AND NEWBORN (Fr. Henry Kuykendall)   Evansville Christian Life Center: Love for Life Program

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
Participate in building housing for the poor locally

 

 

 

 

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Last modified: 11-21-08