Sampler for Oct. 29 Oct 30, 2009
Cathy Mogavero and other Marlborough members of the Church of the Nativity, 45 Howard St., in Northborough, invite you to the annual Novemberfest Fair, to be held on Saturday, Nov. 7, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Fair will feature a bake table, attic treasures, a boutique and more. Bring your appetite for lunch and choose from steak sandwiches, Italian sausage sandwiches and meatball subs as well as hot dogs and tuna salad rolls. (Marlborough Enterprise, MA)
November events Oct 29, 2009
Caribbean night: "An Evening in the Caribbean" is the theme of this year's auction, 6 p.m., Church of the Nativity Community Center, 109 German St.; $18 per person. Call 864-6785 for tickets. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Israel, air/9 nights, from $1,899 Sep 24, 2009
More: Optional activities include a Golan and Galilee excursion ($79 per person with lunch) and a trip to Bethlehem to visit the Church of the Nativity ($30 per person). Extend your stay by tacking on a four-night journey to Eilat on the Red Sea for an additional $499 per person for double occupancy; single supplement is $200. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Judge John M. Fachman (1189) Sep 10, 2009
Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Church of The Nativity. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Palestinian vote boosts hopes for peace Aug 12, 2009
Nasser Shiyoukhi / APA Palestinian security guard stands on the roof of the Church of the Nativity during the Fatah conference in the West Bank town of Bethlehem on Monday. . (MSNBC -- International)
Fatah congress focuses on split with Hamas Aug 7, 2009
On Tuesday, more than 2,000 delegates from all over the Arab world came to the conference, which was held in the hall of a private Christian school near the Church of the Nativity. The last time Fatah convened a congress was in Tunis in 1989, when the movement s leadership was living in exile. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Reinventing Fatah Aug 5, 2009
The gleaming black Mercedes, Jaguars and BMWs are lined up in front of Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity. Many Palestinians are angered by Fatah leaders' expensive cars. (BBC News -- Africa)
Fatah congress to keep "armed struggle" option Aug 4, 2009
It is being hosted at a Christian school near the Church of the Nativity, Jesus' traditional birthplace. The congress aims to elect a new central committee and ruling council, in the hopes of giving more of a say to a younger generation that grew up fighting Israel's occupation of the West Bank since it captured the territory in a 1967 war. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Janice McInerney (958) Aug 4, 2009
Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Church of the Nativity. There will be a rosary recited at 9 a.m. Wednesday at the church. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Patricia L. 'Pat' Oaks (625) Aug 3, 2009
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Church of The Nativity, with the Rev. Gerald Feierfeil officiating ... She was a member of the Church of The Nativity. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Episcopal churches attempt to heal after split Jul 26, 2009
She moved to the Church of the Nativity in Crafton, but she still supports Atonement's rummage sales and collects the baby items that it gives to her favorite charity. "I have friends there, but I feel a release not being there any more. My heart is in the parish where I belong now," she said. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Jessie Bartolotta Conte Jul 9, 2009
She retired from US Trust in 1977, was a member of the Livingston Pumper Co. #1 Auxiliary, The Rosery Society of the Church of the Resurrection of Germantown, Columbia Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and a Life Member of the Church of the Nativity of Linlithgo. Surviving are her husband Armand Conte who she married January 26, 1946 in Germantown. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Write On trip to Israel trains new advocates Jul 3, 2009
There used to be crosses on every house, recalled Mike Cohen, founder of the Galilee Institute, whose reserve unit secured the town after terrorists took over the Church of the Nativity. Israeli advocacy isn t just about arguing about the security situation or rights to the land, pointed out Zavi Appelbaum of the Israeli foreign ministry. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Obituaries for Saturday, May 30, 2009 May 30, 2009
A funeral Mass was held Thursday, May 28, at Church of the Nativity, Menlo Park, Calif. with burial following at Holy Cross Cemetery, Menlo Park. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Streets to close for Russian Troika Festival May 23, 2009
The Russian Orthodox Church of the Nativity will host a Russian Troika Festival on Sunday from noon to 9 p.m. and Monday from noon to 5 p.m. at the church community center, 109 German St.. East Front Street from Parade Street west to its end and German Street from East Second Street to East Front Street will be closed to through traffic beginning at 6 p.m. today. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Connick stained-glass windows are focus of talks May 22, 2009
Sept. 27: Bus tour to three historic churches, 1:45-5:45 p.m. Tannler and stained-glass artist Nicholas Parrendo will lead tours of three historic churches showing the work of stained-glass artists who were Connick's contemporaries: Church of the Nativity, Crafton (1908-10), designed by O.M. Topp, with glass by the four generations of artists who have led Hunt Stained Glass Studios; Sacred Heart Parish, Shadyside (1924-53), architect Carlton Strong with glass by George and Alice Sotter; and... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Monday & the week ahead May 18, 2009
The Russian Orthodox Church of the Nativity will host a Russian Troika Festival, noon to 9 p.m., and on Monday, noon to 5 p.m., Church Community Center, 109 German St.. Cost: Admission is free. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Pope's urging brings Gaza blockade to forefront May 14, 2009
Catholic priests attend a mass led by Pope Benedict XVI outside the Church of the Nativity, the site revered as the birthplace of Jesus, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem Wednesday. Pope Benedict visited the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Wednesday to hammer home his calls for an independent Palestinian state and the lifting of Israel's embargo on Gaza. (Christian Science Monitor)
Pope in Bethlehem endorses Palestinian homeland... May 14, 2009
After meeting with Abbas, Benedict was to tour the Church of the Nativity, built over the grotto where tradition holds Jesus was born, then visit a Palestinian refugee camp. . (The Drudge Report)
Pope, in Nazareth, says world needs family values May 14, 2009
Reuters Pope Benedict XVI (C) leads a mass as Vatican flags are waved outside the Church of the Nativity, the. By Philip Pullella and Ari Rabinovitch Philip Pullella And Ari Rabinovitch. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Pope's lack of specifics on Gaza, Holocaust disappoint Muslims and Jews May 13, 2009
He will also visit the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. On Thursday, he is also scheduled to hold mass for 40,000 people in Nazareth, followed by another on Friday at the Holy Sepulchre as he wraps up his visit to Israel. (Christian Science Monitor)
Pope Visit To Highlight Palestinian Suffering May 13, 2009
Later, he is to tour the Church of the Nativity, and will visit a Palestinian refugee camp. Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat says the pope's visit amounts to "a call to end injustice and end occupation.". (CBS News -- World)
Pope Calls For Palestinian Homeland May 13, 2009
After meeting with Abbas, Benedict is to tour the Church of the Nativity, built over the grotto where tradition holds Jesus was born, then visit a Palestinian refugee camp. Roads that the papal convoy will travel were emptied overnight of cars and put off-limits to pedestrians. (Time.com)
Pope celebrates Mass in Bethlehem May 13, 2009
He will give a homily in Manger Square in front of the Church of the Nativity, the oldest church in the world. POPE IN THE MIDDLE EAST Monday Arrives in Israel, meets President Shimon Peres Tuesday Visits the Dome of the Rock and the Western Wall. (BBC News -- Africa)
Gene Harbeck (1634) May 13, 2009
Memorial services will 10 a.m. Wednesday at Church of the Nativity, with the Rev. Gerald Feierfeil officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. (Sioux City Journal)
Pope visits West Bank, calls for Palestinian state May 13, 2009
A Palestinian flag nearly the size of an entire building hung before the pope as he said Mass for about 5,000 people in Manger Square, next to the Church of the Nativity that marks the spot where Christians believe Jesus was born in a stable. Applause broke out when he expressed concern for Palestinians in the Hamas Islamist-ruled Gaza Strip who suffered during an Israeli offensive in January. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Pope meets Abbas, calls for Palestinian state May 13, 2009
The pope will later visit the Church of the Nativity, built over the spot where Christians believe Jesus was born in a manger. He will say mass in Manger Square outside and also visit a refugee camp where residents hope he will see and comment on the towering wall Israeli forces have built next to it. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Holy Land visit a minefield for Pope May 11, 2009
Economically, this community depends on tourism and pilgrimage, says Reverend Samuel Fahim, pastor of the Franciscan congregation at the Church of the Nativity. But the wall has ruined that, he says, referring to the security barrier Israel erected in the past decade. (Globe and Mail)
Why Mideast Christians Are Wary of Pope Benedict's Visit May 11, 2009
Christian worshippers pray at the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem. Muhammed Muheisen / AP. (Time.com)
Highlights of pope's Holy Land tour May 7, 2009
May 13: Visits a Palestinian refugee camp in Bethlehem and then celebrates Mass outside the Church of the Nativity, the site where Jesus is traditionally believed to have been born. May 14: Visits Jesus' childhood hometown of Nazareth and celebrates an open-air Mass at the nearby Mount Precipice, where tradition says an angry mob tried to throw Jesus to his death after he preached in a Nazareth synagogue. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Muslim Calligrapher Writes Gospel For Pope Apr 28, 2009
Abu Saymeh was trained in Baghdad and works in a small studio in Bethlehem, a few hundred yards from the Church of the Nativity, built over Jesus' traditional birth grotto. He opens his workshop early every day, right after dawn prayers at a mosque near his home. (CBS News -- World)
Muslim Calligrapher Writes Luke's Gospel for Pope Apr 28, 2009
Abu Saymeh was trained in Baghdad and works in a small studio in Bethlehem, a few hundred yards (meters) from the Church of the Nativity, built over Jesus' traditional birth grotto. He opens his workshop early every day, right after dawn prayers at a mosque near his home. (Fox News)
A current exhibition,a historic dispute Apr 20, 2009
BETHLEHEM From his cobbler shop on Star Street in Bethlehem, Khalil Iskander Shahin could see down the road 200 metres to the Church of the Nativity, one of the oldest churches in the world and believed to mark the site where Jesus Christ was born. But what the shoemaker, known simply as Kando, could not have foreseen was the impact that would be caused by three Bedouin tribesmen who entered his shop one day in April, 1947. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Orthodox Christians mark Easter Apr 19, 2009
It is also taken to the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, the traditional birthplace of Jesus Christ, and aboard special flights to Athens and other cities. It was passed as far afield as Russia, where the Patriarch Kirill was the first to light his candle from it at the cathedral in Moscow. (BBC News -- Europe)
Obituaries for Wednesday, April 1, 2009 Apr 1, 2009
Bishop Watters was named Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Dubuque, as well as pastor of the Church of the Nativity in Dubuque and vicar general of the Archdiocese. He was also named as archdiocesan superintendent of Schools. (Winona Daily News, MN)
3 critical violations at Millcreek restaurant Mar 13, 2009
-Church of the Nativity of Christ kitchen, 109 German St. Wednesday. -St. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Column: The story behind the trip to Israel and Palestine Feb 8, 2009
It was their initiative, not ours, that caused Israeli authorities to racially profile American students from a Jesuit university at every single checkpoint; it was Palestinians who chose to light candles in Manger Square outside the Church of the Nativity; it was Palestinian children living in refugee camps and vacant lots who told us how scared they were when they heard bombers and helicopters; it was an Israeli shopkeeper in the Old City who told one of my students that her being a Muslim was... (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
