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Announcements for Sept. 1, 2013

8/31/2013

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  1. Labor Day - The parish office is closed on Monday, Sept. 2 for Labor Day. Regular office hours begin again on Wednesday, Sept. 4. Nativity Parish wishes everyone a refreshing, safe and blessed Labor Day.
  2. Food Pantry - Thank you for your generous support of the Five Loaves and Two Fishes Food Pantry on this first weekend of the month.
  3. Religion Class - Most catechism groups start in just 2 weeks! Register NOW for 1st Communion, Nativity Tweens, Confirmation Prep or Theology for Young Catholics. Call the office for a registration form, scan the QR Code in this week's bulletin to register online, or click here.
  4. Blood Drive - Urgent! McIntosh County is badly in need of blood. Please support the McIntosh County Blood Hound Unit's blood drive on Tuesday, September 3 from 1:30 - 6:30 p.m. at the Eulonia Multipurpose Center. For more information or to reserve a time for giving blood, please click on this link. Thank you!
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Sister Death has called Hank Sowa

8/26/2013

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Please pray for the repose of the soul of parishioner Henry (Hank) Sowa, who was called from this life to the next on the morning of Monday, August 26, 2013. Funeral arrangements are as follows:
  • Visitation - Wednesday, August 28 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home, 4407 US Hwy 17 North in Glynco. The Rosary will be recited at 6:30.
  • Funeral Mass - Thursday, August 29 at 11:00 a.m. at Nativity Catholic Church, 1000 North Way (Hwy 17) in Darien.
  • Burial will be in Albany, Georgia on Friday, August 30.

Full obituary: see here
May the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace.
Amen.
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Announcements for August 25, 2013

8/24/2013

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  • FIVE LOAVES & TWO FISHES FOOD PANTRY - Next week is the first weekend of the month, our usual collection for the 5 Loaves and 2 Fishes Food Pantry. We received a very nice thank you note from them, which is printed in the bulletin.
  • TYC - The next Theology for Young Catholics is this Friday, the 30th of August at 6:00 p.m. in the parish hall. There is more information online and in the e-mail we sent. If you do not get the e-mails about TYC and would like to, please let Fr. Bob (me) know.
  • CATECHISM - We sent out invitations this week to families with children of school age inviting them to First Communion, Nativity Tweens and/or Confirmation class. If you think you should get a letter but do not receive one, please let us know. Nor do you have to wait for the letter in order to register your child. You can do it right now by clicking here: Register for Catechism
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Announcements for August 18, 2013

8/17/2013

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·         A Thank You from Dr. Mermann - Your response to the Apple Tree was overwhelming! On Behalf of the SFX School community, I wish to extend my sincere thanks for the support we received with this year's Apple Tree from Nativity parish. Our children and teachers are blessed in many ways through your generosity and caring. May God bless you always. - Dr. Terry Mermann, Principal

·         We are now getting ready for this year's religion classes. Please see the bulletin for important information about First Communion, Nativity Tweens and Confirmation Preparation.

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Sin of Sodom, part 2

8/9/2013

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Here is Fr. Bob's answer to the last quiz!

The Bible presents us with a double answer: there was the sin of the men of Sodom as described in Genesis 19:1-11. But there are also all the previous sins of Sodom and Gomorrah, as the Lord said to Abraham: "The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great, and their sin so grave ..." (Genesis 18:20).

The prophet Ezekiel makes clear what the sin of Sodom was: They did not give any help to the poor and needy, especially foreigners. Ezekiel 16:49-50: "Now look at the guilt of your sister Sodom. It is this: she was proud, had plenty to eat, was prosperous enough. But they did not give any help to the poor and needy. Instead they were arrogant, and this was an abomination to me, and I removed them." The Book of Wisdom 19:14 confirms this: "For these [people of Sodom] would not receive foreigners." We can also see this in the prophet Isaiah, chapter 1: (9) The people of Israel have become like Sodom, we resemble Gomorrah ... (17) This is what I want [says the Lord}: learn to do good, make justice your aim, redress the wronged, hear the orphan's plea, defend the widow. ... (23) But the fatherless they do not defend, the widow's plea does not reach them."

The New Testament continues this theme. For example, in Matthew 10:5-15, Jesus says that the people who would give hospitality to his disciples are "worse than the people of Sodom and Gomorrah", implying again that the sin here is a refusal to be welcoming.

This is the main tradition of the Bible: the sin of Sodom was refusing to give hospitality, refusal to welcome foreigners, failure to help the poor, the needy, the widow and the orphan.

But there is a secondary tradition. Isaiah chapter one goes on to describe how Israel, "the new Sodom and Gomorrah" worshipped false gods. The prophet Jeremiah also combines these two sins: cheating the poor and worshiping false gods. They go together, say the prophets.

What about adultery? The prophets speak of the adultery of Sodom and Gomorrah, but they make it clear that this is a metaphor for worshipping false gods. What about rape? In Genesis chap. 19, the people of Sodom wanted to use rape as a violent crime against the three foreigners, as a way of murdering them. The Book of Judges chapter 19 tells a parallel story and makes it clear: the men wanted to rape someone to death, it was murder they desired, not any kind of sexual pleasure. What about homosexuality? The story of Sodom and Gomorrah in Genesis - and the whole Biblical tradition around it in both the Old and New Testaments - make no mention of homosexuality at all. In both Genesis and in Judges, the violent men just wanted to kill someone, anyone, male or female, thy didn't care - they just wanted to kill. In the Bible, the sin of sodomy is violence against foreigners and strangers.

So where does this "tradition" come from of equating sodomy with homosexuality? This is a very late tradition from modern times, Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox theology from patristic times and from the Middle Ages knows nothing of it. In fact, the whole idea of equating "morality" with "sex" is a late modern and post-modern innovation of fundamentalist Protestants. I would go so far as to say that anyone who tries to reduce Catholic moral teaching to questions of sex is helping to eliminate the whole tradition of the Catholic Church.

So here are the results of our poll! 116 people answered at three Masses, online and by e-mail:
  • Adultery - 32
  • All of the above - 28
  • Worshiping false gods - 26 - the Biblical answer
  • Homosexuality - 25
  • Sinning against the Holy Spirit - 25
  • Greed - 22
  • Not feeding the poor and hungry - 19 - the Biblical answer
  • Refusing to accept foreigners - 15 - the Biblical answer
  • Rape - 14
  • Working on the sabbath - 9
  • Eating forbidden foods - 7
  • Abortion - 7
  • Cruelty to animals - 3

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Special Collection: Church in Latin America

8/5/2013

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Over the weekend of August 10/11, Nativity parish will take up a special collection to help the Church in Latin America, in solidarity with the US Bishops' Conference.

A large portion of this year's collection will help defray the costs of World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro, which benefited all the world's Catholic youth but left the Catholic Church in Brazil deeply in   debt. Another large portion of the collection will be sent to Haiti, which continues to rebuild after repeated disasters.

Of course, there are many other projects all over Latin America. Thank you for your generosity!

For more information about this collection, click here.
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Carmelite Sisters of Savannah praying for us

8/1/2013

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The Discalced Carmelite Nuns came to Savannah, Georgia in June of 1958 at the invitation of Bishop Thomas McDonough. They were asked to establish a contemplative monastery for the express purpose "to pray for all the needs of the diocese, the priests and all the faithful".

The nuns  of Our Lady of Confidence have been doing that faithfully - every single day - for 55 years now. A wonderful witness of fidelity and humble service!

The sisters would like all Catholics in the diocese of Savannah to know that they are very happy to receive your special prayer requests. Your requests are taken very seriously, and the sisters intercede for us every single day. You can send your requests to:

Our Lady of Confidence Monastery
11 West Back St.
Savannah, GA 31419


If you prefer to write to the sisters online, they have a website with a PRAYER REQUEST page: click here

The sisters sent a letter to all priests and parishes in June of 2013. We reprint it here in slightly shortened form.

Don't forget: Nativity parish also has a prayer list in the weekly bulletin, as well as daily prayer requests on our Twitter feed @Nativitydarien under hashtag #NativityAtPrayer

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