St. Mary Nativity Parish in Joliet will hold a parish mission during the evenings of Nov. 13 through Nov. 16. Father Bill Cieslak, OFM Cap., a Capuchin preacher living in Chicago, will present a parish renewal. Each evening will begin at 7 p.m. and will include a reception afterward. The topic: “God’s Crazy Love and Mercy.” In addition, on Nov. 15, the parish will also celebrate the sacrament of communal reconciliation. The next night of the mission will include a Mass to celebrate the end of the mission. Each session of the mission will last under an hour.