Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church

CHILDREN’S MASS REHEARSALS:  If your child or teen is interested in participating in this year’s Christmas Eve Mass, please attend at least one of the following practices. If your child has a speaking part, they must show up to at least two practices. All practices will be held in the church. Please contact Nicole for questions or more information at 505-340-0421 or ngarcia@n-bvm.org.

Schedule:

Sunday, December 22^nd at 2 pm

Tuesday, December 24^th at 2 pm (Dress Rehearsal, lunch provided to children and teens)

HOLY YEAR PILGRIMAGE TO EASTERN EUROPE:  May 19-31, 2025. 13 days. Spiritual directors, Frs. Nathan Libaire and Juan Mendez. Places to visit: Warsaw, The Black Madonna Monastery, Sr. Faustina Shrine, Krakow, Prague, Vienna, Melk Abbey, Budapest, and many other beautiful places. $4,884.00 double occupancy. Covers transportation from Albuquerque, 4 or 5-star hotels, 2 daily meals, luxury motor coach, and tour guides. For more information call 866-339-3323. Or contact Holy Land Travel Center Albuquerque.    

BENEDICTION:  We are offering exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction EVERY Sunday at 6 pm.  The last Sunday of the month will be in SPANISH. Please join us for just a half hour of prayer, and worship of our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament!  We will meet in the Church.  Pamphlets are available as you come in.  Please participate in the singing and prayer.  We look forward to seeing you there!

MEN’S GROUP:  The Men’s Group program titled “Bible Timeline” continues on Thursday nights at 6 pm in the Pastoral Center. They will meet every Thursday through December 19^th, before taking a break for Christmas and New Year’s. We will update the calendar for the New Year as we get closer to January. Please contact Art Martinez directly at ajmartinez@1791.com or contact the Parish Office. Please invite all of your male friends to attend.

THE FRANCIS HOUSE:  If you would like to donate to support the Francis House, please bring your clean clothing (women’s, children’s or men’s) to the Parish Office and we will store them. We also take shoes and jackets. We especially need men’s shoes, boots, and jackets right now. We also need a full-size mattress box. Each Friday they will be transported to the Francis House. Thank you for your generosity!

PRIVATE ADORATION AND PRAYER:  For private adoration and prayer at St. Anne’s Chapel, please come to the Parish Office and we will give you access to the Chapel.

WELCOME TO FORMED.ORG!:  Nativity Parish has purchased a subscription for its Parishioners to Formed, a Catholic app that can be viewed on your Smart TV, phone, tablet, or computer. This wonderful app is full of Catholic content including books, audio content, movies, series, seasonal sections, and more.  The app also has content in Spanish.  It is suitable for all ages!  In order to use the app, go to the web and visit: formed.org. Click “Sign Up.” Select “Sign Up as a Parishioner.” Find Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary by parish name, address, or zip code (87114). Enter your email and you are in! Please call the Parish Office if you have trouble connecting and enjoy Formed!

Please see the bulletin for more information.