Nativity History Archives The Nativity Podcast Listen Now! Father Bresnahan and Mary Castellano host a podcast about the life of our active Catholic parish! They interview parishioners, discuss… Read More On This Date in Nativity History June 11, 1977 11 June 1977 On this date, the fourth anniversary of the founding of the parish, the groundbreaking for new church… Read More On This Date in Nativity History June 1975 June 1975 In this month, Nativity pastor Father Frank Ready, acting with great foresight, proposed to the Diocese the expansion… Read More On This Date in Nativity History Winter, 2003-2004 Winter, 2003-2004 In early 2004, another “first”: a parishioner received Holy Communion with a low-gluten Host. They had been diagnosed… Read More On This Date in Nativity History May 14, 1988 14 May 1988 On this date, the Nativity “Garage Sale” (later renamed the “Yard Sale”) was first held in the… Read More On This Date in Nativity History May 9, 2014 9 May 2014 On this date, Nativity held the Mass of Christian Burial for Pastor Father Richard Martin, who died… Read More On This Date in Nativity History May 2016 May 2016 Phase 2 of the Building Project was begun in May 2016. (Phase 1 was the Father Martin Center.) … Read More On This Date in Nativity History March 1974 - October 1976 March 1974 – October 1976 (Our thanks to Debbie Doyle for this text, and to Don Lemieux and Mary Castellano… Read More On This Date in Nativity History April 26, 1980 26 April 1980 On 26 April 1980, the new church building of Nativity was formally dedicated in a Mass celebrated… Read More On This Date in Nativity History March 29, 1982 29 March 1982 Nativity Council of the Knights of Columbus was officially instituted on March 29, 1982, the Centennial Founders’… Read More On This Date in Nativity History June 13, 1959 13 June 1959 Aerial photographs show that the land Fr. Frank Ready bought for Nativity’s new church was occupied by… Read More On This Date in Nativity History March 22, 2020 22 March 2020 On this date, the Corona Choir sang at their first Mass. The Choir, composed of Alison Fram,… Read More On This Date in Nativity History March 22, 2020 22 March 2020 On this date, Nativity celebrated its first live stream Sunday Mass. The celebrant was Father Bob Cilinski,… Read More On This Date in Nativity History January 20, 2015 20 January 2015 On this date, January 20, 2015, Nativity’s founding pastor, Father Frank Ready, died in INOVA Fairfax Hospital… Read More On This Date in Nativity History June 30, 1973 30 June 1973 On this date, Nativity celebrated its first wedding; Father Frank Ready was the celebrant. Married that day… Read More Older Entries