A Message From Our Pastor

Jesus said to his disciples: "To you who hear I say, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you." (Lk 6:27)

This is a call we have receive from God... love your enemies. It is not a naive, blind behavior that takes away our defense system. Jesus Christ doesn’t talk here in military categories. To love your enemies doesn’t mean to be passive and allow to happen whatever comes your way. It is rather a spiritual understanding that we want to bring to God, even our enemies. To love them means to wish them eternal life with God. It can only happen if we are able to forgive each other, wish them all the best, and be open to helping them in times of need. It is not your enemy who will pay you back, because your payment will be in heaven.

In Christ's Peace, Fr. Marek

February 24, 2019 ~ 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time

For more information on these and other events, go to www.paxchristi.org

Volunteer Registration for VBS 2019 is OPEN!

Volunteers include youth entering grades 6th and up in the fall and any adults.

Registration is available at: https://vbspro.events/p/paxvbs2019

Registration for all students, preschool-5th grade, will open March 1st. Contact Becky Hensler with any questions at bhensler@paxchristi.org or 720-419-0127.

Lenten Schedule

Ash Wednesday - March 6th Mass and Ashes

6:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.

Stations of the Cross Fridays During Lent at 6:30 p.m. in the Church

Fish Taco Dinners March 8th / March 22nd / April 5th

Knights of Columbus Stewardship Award for Graduating Seniors The Knights are offering a 4-year scholarship of $750 per year ($3,000 total) to a graduating high school senior registered as a member of Pax Christi Parish.

The applicant shall be an active member in the church and/or community during the 2018/ 2019 school year. The Knights wish to encourage the youth of Pax Christi Parish to find value and reward in living a life of stewardship and in helping others beyond their high school years.

Scholarship criteria and applications are available upon request by sending an email to alanb840@gmail.com or calling Alan at 720-560-3357. The applicant must file a complete application to be received no later than March 8, 2019.

7th Sunday in Ordinary Time -2- February 24, 2019

19th Annual Women’s Journey Retreat March 8 - 10, 2019

Msgr. Ken Leone and Fr. John Lager invite all women to the 19th Annual Women’s Journey retreat to be held at the YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park. The theme is “Praying Through Lent.” Call or text Patti Hayes at 720-608-1607 for details.

Register at www.coloradocatholicretreats.org by March 3rd. Contact Karen Smoody at 303-588-0461 or smoothie56@gmail.com by March 3rd for carpool requests.

Holy Hour Our next Holy Hour is on

March 1st from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. in the Chapel

One-Day Lenten Retreat! Saturday, March 16th

The Denver Biblical and Catechetical Schools are hosting their annual Lenten Retreat at St. Francis of Assisi in Castle Rock on Saturday, March 16, from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

The title of the retreat is The 'Confessions of St. Augustine' and our Lenten Pilgrimage with Dr. John Sehorn. Everyone is invited to attend! Registration is $30 and includes a light breakfast and lunch.

For more information and to register please visit www.sjvlaydivision.org/retreats or call 303-715-3195.

Project Linus Thank you to all who participated in our Make A Blanket Day celebration. It was a huge success, as we donated over 150 blankets to area Children's Hospitals!

The Great Hall was filled with approximately 50 people working hard on fleece blankets and quilts. Several new people were added to our Project Linus roster, would you like to come find out about our group? We received many compliments from visitors from other churches for hosting such a major event, hats off to Pax Christi.

Our next meeting will be March 16th from 9:00 a.m. to Noon. Come discover our friendly spirit. Contact Colette with questions at colemog@gmail.com.

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the Church, and for an end to the persecution of Christians worldwide.

Rosary and Chaplet of Divine Mercy The First Saturday of Every Month

Times Vary by Location.

For times, locations, and to join the community nearest you, visit:

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That writers, artists, and performers may inspire people to be compassionate, kind, and respectful of each and every human

life from conception to natural death.

We pray to the Lord.

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Help End Funding of Planned Parenthood

Do you know where your charitable donation dollars go? These are non-profits "behaving badly" - groups linked to Planned Parenthood and/or its agenda:

• American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)

• American Automobile Association (AAA)

• American Burn Association • American Cancer Society • American Council on Science and Health

For additional information go to: fightpp.org/projects/cfp-boycott.

Freshening Up the Great Hall Most of us have experienced the joy that follows after getting an over-due haircut. Both Parish Staff and the Stewardship Council have been making minor changes (“just a trim”) in the Great Hall. Our goals are to make this space more welcoming for small and large fellowship, improve communications and awareness of resources, and eliminate clutter/unused items.

Ideally, our finances would allow the purchase of new items such as round tables and comfortable chairs. At this time, our parish budget is tight. Any changes reflect a respect of your generous weekly offertory in that we are re-purposing existing items and reviving stored items. Please be patient over the next few weeks as we “freshen up” our parish space with “a little trim.”

Pax Christi's Library

Grow in faith and understanding!

Books on theology, faith, saints, and apologetics for adults and children can be found in cabinet

near the windows in the Great Hall. Borrow what you wish and return when you are done.

7th Sunday in Ordinary Time - 4 - February 24, 2019

Music Ministry The issue of "too-loud" organ music is not uncommon in many denominations. Personally, and in talking with many organists, I've heard a lot of these complaints. There is likely some truth on both sides of the argument — there is also misunderstanding involved. Registrations used for congregational singing must always be loud enough to support the singing, without overpowering the voices. Many have told me that they cannot hear the choir when the organ is playing. That is because the organ is supposed to be accompanying the entire assembly, not just the choir. I am speaking now of the registration used for hymns, and the sung items of the Ordinary. Remember that there are different types of hymns, even ones that might be used as Entrance Hymns. A sturdy registration that is useful for "Praise to the Lord" may not be what is needed for "The King of Love My Shepherd Is." Even on strong, majestic hymns like "Crown Him with Many Crowns," every verse should not be the same volume level. When the organ was being installed I sat in different sections of the church as the installer played a hymn using typical hymn registration. I was amazed at how much the sound changed as I moved out of the music section. The more people there are at Mass, the more sound is absorbed and covered. If you use the same registrations at the 8:30 a.m. Mass that you would at the 10:30 a.m. "Family Mass" (with babies and children), the organ will sound much too loud at the early, less crowded Mass. If I hear a complaint about the organ being too loud, I assume that the critic is trying to be constructive. So, I seek details. I want to know when the organ was too loud. Only in the most extreme cases could I imagine that it was overbearing for the entire Mass — Was the Entrance Hymn too loud? Or better, was it the last verse of the Entrance Hymn? Was the cantor's accompaniment on the psalm verses too loud? Where were you sitting? These are all things I have discussed with the organist. Next week, a word to the critic. Ray Ortiz, Music Director / rfortiz@paxchristi.org / 720-419-0124

Liturgy – Are you in it? The Eucharistic Liturgy begins after the prayers of the faithful. It has several elements:

• Preparation of the Gifts • Procession with the gifts • Offering of the gifts • Washing the hands • Prayer over the gifts

• Eucharistic Prayer • Preface • Sanctus • Epiclesis • Consecration • Anamnesis • Offertory prayer • Intercessory prayer • Doxology

• The Communion Rite • Our Father • Embolism and acclamation • Sign of the peace (optional) • Breaking the Body and mingling of the spices • Agnus Dei • Preparation prayer • Holy Communion of priest and faithful • Thanksgiving • Prayer after Holy Communion

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Information Wall Did you know there is a wealth of information on the wall in the Great Hall? Stop by and see what resources are available to you or someone you know. Find ministry pamphlets, parish opportunities, prayer guides, support booklets and more!

2/23 5:00p Noyes and Gail Stickney 2/24 8:30a Frances Hensen (d) 2/24 10:30a Mass for the People 2/24 5:00p Bernadette Vlasin 2/25 9:00a Charles Aberle 2/27 9:00a Charles Aberle 2/28 9:00a George E. Klayer (d) 3/1 9:00a Robert McEnroe (d)

7th Sunday in Ordinary Time - 6 - February 24, 2019

Shopping at Amazon.com? Did you know by shopping at Amazon.com you can generate $$ for Pax Christ?

It’s EASY! To shop, go to smile.amazon.com. Select Pax Christi Catholic Church, Littleton. This will be your default charity for all future purchases. Pax Christi will receive .5% of your eligible Amazon Smile purchases. The money earned from this website is electronically deposited into a Pax Christi bank account. You can change your default charity at any time.

Shop and support Pax Christi at the same time!

How does the program work? Purchase a reloadable gift card for $5.00 at the Parish Office. You will receive a card with $5.00 on it. Take it to the customer service desk or the checkout line at King Soopers and reload it when doing your shopping and Pax Christi will receive 5% back. You can buy as many cards as you would like.

Additional Information. Cards with a zero balance will become inactive after 90 days and you will need to purchase a new one. Lost, stolen, damaged, destroyed or tossed cards will not be replaced by King Soopers. Gift cards cannot be purchased directly from King Soopers for this program.

THE WEEK AHEAD

Monday February 25 9:30a-11:30a Biblical School

Tuesday February 26 10:00a-12:00p Lectio: Peter 11:00a-12:00p Food Bank 1:00p-3:00p Prayer Shawl 6:30p-7:30p The Path 6:30p-8:30p GIFT Catechists 7:00p-9:00p MomsNext

Wednesday February 27 10:00a-12:00p Pantry 6:30p-8:00p Knights of Columbus 6:30p-8:00p Sacrament Prep Catechists 7:00p-9:00p SKD SAC 7:30p-9:00p Stewardship Comm.

Thursday February 28 11:30a-1:00p Lectio: James 6:00p-7:00p HS Confirmation 6:30p-7:30p Adoration/Confession 6:30p-8:00p Spiritual Exercises 7:00p-9:00p HS Discipleship

Friday March 1 6:00a-7:15a Pointmen 10:00a-12:00p Pantry 10:00a-11:00a FORMED (Spanish) 6:30p-7:30p Holy Hour

Saturday March 2 No Events Scheduled

Sunday March 3 9:30a-12:00p Donuts (SKD) 9:40a-10:30a Bible Blast 9:45a-11:30a RCIA/RCIC 12:30p-2:30p GIFT A

Pax Christi App Connecting with what’s going on at Pax Christi is easy! One communication tool available is the mobile app. Keep up to date with information and notifications plus have prayers, readings, and reflections at your fingertips.

• Text App to 88202 • Search for Pax Christi • Enjoy!

Parish Stewardship of Treasure Contributions to Pax Christi

for February 11 - 17, 2019 Offertory Collection Basket: $9,595 Online Giving: $7,498

Capital Improvements Collection Basket: $610 Online Giving: $730

Weekly Offertory Needed: $24,082 Number of registered Families: 902

Parish Staff Pastor: Fr. Marek Krol - 720-419-0122 / mkrol@paxchristi.org

Deacon: Tom Sandusky - 720-419-0131 / tsandusky@paxchristi.org Business Manager: Lisa Walker - 720-419-0123 / lwalker@paxchristi.org

Director of Music: Raymond Ortiz - 720-419-0124 / rfortiz@paxchristi.org Director of Adult Catechesis: Ginger Giesen - 720-419-0126 / jgiesen@paxchristi.org

Director of Children's Sacrament Preparation: Rachel Daugherty - 720-419-0129 / rdaugherty@paxchristi.org Director of Youth Ministry: Chenele Shaw - 720-419-0125 / cshaw@paxchristi.org

Head Catechist: Becky Hensler - 720-419-0127 / bhensler@paxchristi.org Administrative Assistant: Joanne Lafond - 303-799-1036 / jlafond@paxchristi.org

Maintenance: Victor Corral - 720-419-0130 / vcorral@paxchristi.org St. Katharine Drexel School: Mandi Lupher, Director - 720-419-0128 / mlupher@paxchristi.org

Parish Office Hours Monday-Thursday:

9:00am - Noon and 1:00pm - 5:00pm Friday: 9:00am - Noon

Parish Office: 303-799-1036 Fax: 303-799-1072

Holy Hour of Adoration: Thursday: 6:30-7:30pm (Church) 1st Friday: 6:30-7:30pm (Chapel) Sacramental Emergencies:

303-799-1036, option 2

Mass Schedule Monday, Wednesday-Friday: 9:00am

Saturday: 5:00pm Sunday: 8:30am, 10:30am, 5:00pm

Holy Days (weekday): 6:30am / 7:00pm

Sacrament Of Reconciliation Monday, Wednesday-Friday: 8:30-8:50am

Thursday: 6:30-7:30pm Saturday: 4:00-4:30pm

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