WE ARE...
Under the pastoral care of the Fraternity of St. Charles Borromeo
Serving the North Metro Denver area of Broomfield, Colorado
Within the Archdiocese of Denver
A vibrant community of 2,800 families
Home to a lively school of 400 students
Educating 300 children and youth in catechesis and youth programs
Thriving with nearly 100 ministries for formation and community
Offering outreach efforts through Catholic Charities and the St. Vincent de Paul Society
OUR STORY
Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church was established for 179 Broomfield families in 1958, with the first Mass held in the lower level of the Empire Savings & Loan building on September 7. Two years later, groundbreaking took place for the church. At midnight on Christmas Day, 1960, the first Mass in the new red-brick church was celebrated.
In September 1963, Nativity and the Sisters of Mercy opened a school for over 200 students. Initially, for grades 3-8, the school expanded to include first and second grades in 1973, and in 1981, the Sisters of Mercy departed to be replaced by both Dominican and Franciscan sisters. Recently re-named, Nativity: Faith & Reason is now a thriving school for 400 children from preschool through eighth grade and is under the pastoral care of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo.
Through years of renovations, growth, and changes in leadership, Nativity parish and school has remained a steadfast community, strong in Catholic faith and animated by the love of Christ.
Today, the parish is led by the missionaries of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Charles Borromeo, who were invited by the Archdiocese to begin service to the parish in 2009. Fr. Michael Carvill, FSCB, served as pastor of this spirited community until July 1, 2023. At that time, Fr. Emanuele Fadini became pastor.
We welcome you to our parish and sincerely hope you find a home here at Nativity of Our Lord. We would love for you to learn more about our resources and become actively involved in the life of our community.
FRATERNITY OF ST. CHARLES BORROMEO
Our Parish is under the pastoral care of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Charles Borromeo (FSCB), a Society of Apostolic Life of Pontifical Right.
The Fraternity was founded by Msgr. Massimo Camisasca in 1985. The Fraternity has its origins in the charism of Fr. Luigi Giussani, founder of the movement of Communion and Liberation (CL). In their missionary activities, the priests draw from the CL charism the method of their apostolate. They have around 150 members and 20 seminarians, with 30 houses spread worldwide, including the mission at Nativity in Broomfield. The words that best express the life of the Priestly Fraternity of the Missionaries of St. Charles Borromeo are contained within its very name: fraternity, priestly, missionary, as described by the founder:
Fraternity
“The Fraternity is a companionship made up of people that are placed together by an Other, by the action of an Other who has had mercy on their lives. It is the effective sign of God’s mercy. Each of us has been gathered and is continually accompanied by Christ through his brothers. Thus, the Fraternity is the place which, through our conversion, makes the memory of Christ easier and continuous.”
Priestly
“The priestly vocation is one of the highest and most beautiful paths that one can travel. It is a continuous communion with God and man. Like all vocations, it can be subjected to weariness and human weakness. If it is adequately sustained and aided, it acts as a bridge between heaven and Earth, represents a fundamental link in the history of salvation, and also serves as an important figure in the journey towards unity among men.”
Missionary
“Mission is not something that we invent; it isn’t the expression of our particular talents or passions, even if it draws from all the gifts that God has given us. It consists simply in entering within the same mission for which God sent His own Son into the world, for which the Son sent the Apostles, and for which, in turn, the Apostles sent other brothers, until the visible echo of that event touched even us.”