Category: Ministries

Devotion to our Blessed Mother and her rosary are the continuous heartbeat of the Marian Prayer Group. We give one hour a week to the Sacred Heart and Immaculate Heart, and include the following consecration in our prayers:

Parish Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Most Blessed Virgin, Immaculate Queen and our Mother Mary, refuge and consolation of all miserable creatures; prostrate before your throne, we the parishioners of the Church of the Nativity choose you for Our Lady, Mother and Advocate with God. We consecrate this parish, with all who belong to it, forever to your service, and beseech you, O Mother of God, to receive us into the number of your servants, by taking us all under your protection, helping us in life, and still more at the hour of death. O Mother of Mercy, we appoint you as Lady and Ruler of our whole parish, of our interests, and of all our affairs. Disdain not to take charge of them; dispose of all as it pleases you. Bless us, then, and all the Church of the Nativity parishioners and do not permit that any of us should offend your Son. Defend us in temptations, deliver us from dangers, provide for us in our necessities, counsel us in our doubts, comfort us in our afflictions, assist us in our infirmities, and especially in the sorrows of death. Never all the devil to glory in having in his chains any of us who are now consecrated to you; but grant that we may go to heaven to thank you, and together with you praise and love Jesus our Redeemer for all eternity. Amen.

Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, and tender Mother of men, to fulfill the desires of the Sacred Heart, and the request of the Vicar of your Son on earth, we consecrate the Church of the Nativity to you and to your Immaculate Heart, and recommend to you all the parishes of our nation and the world.

Please accept our consecration, dearest Mother, and use us and all parishes as you wish to accomplish your designs upon the world.

O Immaculate Heart of Mary, Queen of Heaven and earth, and of our parish, rule over us, together with the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ, Our King.

Save us from the spreading flood of modern paganism, kindle in our hearts and homes the love of purity, the practice of the Christian life, and an ardent zeal for souls, and for the holiness of family life.

We come with confidence to you, O Throne of Grace and Mother of Fair Love; inflame us with the same Divine Fire which has inflamed your own Immaculate Heart.

Make our hearts and homes your shrine, and through our parish make the Heart of Jesus rule and triumph in every family and parish in the world. Amen.

We invite you to join us Tuesdays at 7:30pm in the Chapel. Many people have come with prayers of petition or thanksgiving and find a true peace.

Contact: Ann Friel, (732) 403-4955 or AnnFriel14@gmail.com

 

 

The altar server ministry provides a real opportunity for the young people of our parish to provide an important service for our Church community. Altar servers assist our priests and deacons at the altar during liturgy when they celebrate Mass. Altar servers can also assist at weddings and funerals if they wish.

Boys and girls in 4th through 8th grade and high school are eligible. They can sign up to serve in pairs with their siblings or friends if they wish. Each altar server will go through one 45 minute orientation session with Father Chris and another member of the altar server ministry. Altar servers are scheduled on a regular and rotating basis with accommodations for individual or family conflicts.

New altar servers are always welcome!

Contact: Ken Laughinghouse, altarservers@nativitychurchnj.org

The mission of the Basic Needs Committee is to do as Jesus did; to reach out and serve our brothers and sisters in need. Through this committee, our parish community is asked to help provide for the needs of those in our region and globally who are less fortunate. Our outreach efforts are described below.

Contact: Amanda Stevens or Mary Beth Bull, 732-741-1714 x244

Year Round

Basic Needs Funding
Chairs: Sandra DelMonaco, Raquel Falotico, Bill Gesell
Basic Needs Committee volunteers support hundreds of families with food, housing, caregiver help and other relief

Eagles Up
Chairs: Sandra DelMonaco, Annie DiDomenico, Raquel Falotico, Bill Gesell, Kelly Kachinski
We support our troops by sending care packages to those deployed overseas. Parishioners are invited to support our troops by donating snacks, toiletries, comic books, etc., to the boxes located at the Church entrances. Financial assistance is also welcomed. We also network with other organizations in Central Jersey to gather items to send and obtain the majority of the financial support needed to cover the cost associated with sending packages. Volunteers gather the donations and pack them up for shipment about every two weeks.

Food Pantry
Chair: Jo Heath
Parishioners are invited to donate non-perishable food items, such as canned and dried goods and place them in the boxes at all entrances of the Church for distribution to local individuals and families in need.

Lunch Break
Chairs: Bill and Linda Gesell, Mary Haynes, Kathy Ramirez
On the Thursday before the third Friday of each month, parish volunteers gather in the parish hall kitchen at 8:30am to prepare a meal to be served at Lunch Break in Red Bank. On the third Friday of each month, parish volunteers serve the clients at Lunch Break at 5:30pm.

Meals for The Center in Asbury Park
Chair: Mary Beth Bull
Parishioners are invited to take single serve containers from the church office pantry, fill them with a nutritious meal, and return to the freezer in the church office pantry. A volunteer will transport them to The Center in Asbury Park.

Seasonal

School Supplies
Chair: Mary Beth Bull
In late summer, we collect school supplies for Big Brothers Big Sisters. Supplies may be placed in bins located in the church lobby.

Box of Joy
Chair: Annie DiDomenico
In October, we collect shoe boxes filled with toys for distribution over the holidays. We support children in 3rd world countries through Cross Catholic Outreach.

Advent Project
Chairs: Jo Heath, Tammy McKenna
Ornaments created by children of the parish are offered for sale during the 4 weeks of Advent. Donations received are distributed to a local charity.

Senior Citizen Christmas Gifts
Chair: Kathy Ramirez
During Advent, wrapped Christmas gifts for senior citizens are donated by parishioners and placed under the Christmas Tree located in the Church. Gifts are distributed to local nursing homes.

Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Food Baskets
Chairs: Amanda Stevens, Kelly Kachinski
During the weeks leading up to these holiday seasons, Basic Needs collects non-perishable items as well as frozen turkeys and hams to create holiday baskets which are distributed to local friends and families in need.

Fifth Sunday Collection/Poor Boxes/Candle Donations
The Basic Needs Committee’s primary source of funds to support our efforts to help individuals in need comes from the Basic Needs collection conducted on the fifth Sunday (approximately four times a year), the three poor boxes located inside of the Church, candle donations, and donations made directly to the Basic Needs Committee.

Click here to review Basic Needs 2023 Accomplishments

Lectors fulfill an important liturgical role when they proclaim the Word of God to the community at Mass. They also participate in special liturgies throughout the year. Lectors are scheduled to serve on a regular and rotating basis according to their availability and other personal considerations.

What do you get for serving as a Lector?

1. The opportunity to serve your parish
2. The opportunity to participate in the Mass in a new way
3. The opportunity to increase your spirituality
4. Training
5. Appreciation
6. Credit for your high school volunteer hours

If you are interested in serving, please contact: Paul Sperber (908) 902-1209 or psperber@verizon.net

RENEW is a small group of parishioners sharing their faith through Bible readings, books, videos, and discussions that educate, support and grow our faith.

There are three different groups that meet: two in the morning and one in the evening. The morning groups meet approximately 6 weeks in the spring and 6 weeks in the fall. Feel free to join in on one of the sessions. All are welcome.

Tuesday Morning Group contact: Kathleen Hassinger, akhassinger@verizon.net
Wednesday Morning Group contact: Tammy McKenna, tammy.nwg@gmail.com
Evening Group contact: Roger Trepanier, rltrep@yahoo.com