October 22, 2017 World Mission Sunday

Roman Catholic Church

695 Julian Street

PARISH CENTER 665 Irving Street

Denver, CO 80204 (303) 534-4882

FAX: (303) 893-5056

PARISH OFFICE HOURS

Mon - Fri. 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

WEB SITE www.presentationdenv

er.org

Presentation of Our Lady’s Mission Statement

We, the people of Presentation of Our Lady Catholic Church, are inspired by the Holy Spirit to live out Christ’s

commandments by showing love to all people, through the gifts God has given each of us. We commit ourselves to the virtues of faith, hope and love by worshipping God in

word and sacrament. Strengthened by God the Father, we shall strive to live out the Gospel in serving the needs of

our parish faith family and the global community.

Welcome New Members! Please register as a member of the par-ish. Forms are available at the Church entrance or at the Parish Office. Return forms to an usher or to the parish office.

Moving? Please notify the parish office.

Sacramental Emergencies Anointing of the Sick

Last Rites Death

Please call (970) 471-1641 anytime

Religious Education Children’s Classes 9:30 -10:30 a.m.

Sundays, October - May

Adult Inquirer’s Classes

Sundays, Classes 9:30 -10:30 a.m. October to Easter Vigil

Call Parish Office for information

Baptism Classes

Call Parish Office for information

Marriage Preparation

Eight months prior to marriage Call Parish Office for information

SUNDAY MASSES Saturday Evening 4:30 p.m. Sunday 8:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. (Bilingual) 12:00 p.m. (Spanish) WEEKDAY MASSES Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. ADORATION CHAPEL Mon. through Fri. 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. & Fri. 6:00 p.m.— 9:00 p.m. CONFESSIONS Saturday 3:30 p.m. Sunday (Spanish) after 10:30 a.m. Mass and before the 12:00 Mass.

PARISH STAFF

Presentation of Our Lady

Pastor Ext 119 Rev. Edward J. Poehlmann

Deacon/Religious Ed

Ext 117 Deacon Geno Torrez

Deacon Deacon Sid Atencio

Deacon Deacon Edgar Valles

Business Manager

Ext 118 Cell

Julie Harris 303-854-7037

If you need assistance from St. Vincent de Paul their extension is 122.

October 22, 2017 Twentyninth Sunday in Ordinary Time

World Mission Sunday Dear parishioners:

The parish pastoral council has asked that we take a separate collec-

tion for the most important tithes: World Mission Sunday, Infirm

Priests (Dec.) and Catholic Relief (March).

We now have classes each Sat. and Sunday. Saturday is 2 p.m. and

Sunday is 9:30 a.m. Students begin signing in at church for mass

attendance. My thanks to Al Garcia and Claudia Garcia for coordinat-

ing our programs and all their catechists. We have 140 Spanish and

55 English & RCIA students.

Families asking for infant baptism must make sure that godparents

(padrinos) are married in the church and are confirmed. Parents must be

registered in the parish. Call for preparation class. We will run one per

month. Parish: 303-534-4882 x17.

Quinceanos celebrations will be scheduled through the parish only. The

girl and her escorts must be baptized and confirmed to do these celebra-

tions. No exceptions!!

There will be a compulsory program for all parents whose children

are in the catechetical program. We will meet in Advent and Lent.

Please do not schedule any activity at St. Joseph Hall, in the church or the

gym without the permission of the pastor or the business manager. Check

our parish website for activities. Presentationdenver.org.

Scholarships were awarded to a number of students from the parish who

are attending diocesan parochial schools and catholic high schools. To

get a scholarship you have to be registered in the parish, use envelopes,

and attend weekly mass.

Parish attendance was nearly 800 last weekend! We hope to have light

refreshments starting next weekend. Suzanna de Leon and Anita Mar-

tinez are coordinating this. The Spanish youth group D’Militum will be sell-

ing food at St. Joe Hall to raise money. They can use your support..

Many thanks to the ladies who have been helping Julie record all of the

sacraments from last spring. God bless all of you!

Praise the Lord for this beautiful fall!

Fr. Ed

Regret and Abortion There are thousands of support groups across America helping women overcome the emotional toll of abortion. However, many pro-abortion advo-cates still claim that women do not regret their abortions. This flies in the face of both the facts and com-mon sense. But even if their claim were true, it does not make abortion defensible. The famous Nazi, Adolf Eichmann went to his execution saying he did not regret his participation in the holocaust. Lack of regret goes to the conscience of the person, not to the rightness or morality of the ac-tion. If we really want to know the role regret plays in the abortion issue, we need to consider how abortion-minded mothers later felt about the decision they made. What we would find is that for every woman who might say that she regretted giving birth to her child; thousands would say that they regret aborting their babies.

El arrepentimiento y el Aborto Hay miles de grupos de apoyo a través de los Estados Unidos ayudando a las mujeres a superar la carga emocional del aborto. Sin embargo, muchos defensores pro-aborto siguen afirmando que las mujeres no se arrepienten de sus abortos. Esto va en contra de los hechos y el sentido común. Pero incluso si su afirmación fuera cierta, no hace aborto defendible. El famoso nazi, Adolf Eichmann fue a su ejecución diciendo que no se arrepiente de su participación en el holocausto. La falta de arrepenti-miento va a la conciencia de la per-sona, no a la bondad o la moralidad de la acción. Si realmente queremos saber el

papel que juega pesar en el tema

del aborto, debemos tener en cuen-

ta cómo las madres-aborto mente

después sentían sobre la decisión

que tomaron. Lo que nos íbamos a

encontrar es que por cada mujer

que podría decir que lamentaba que

da a luz a su hijo; miles dirían que

se arrepienten de abortar a sus

bebés.

John Erger, Andrea Montoya, Michael Pfenning Jr., Nathan Haggensberger, Toni Jaquez, Kevin Dwyer, Judith Roehl, Vivian (Joy) Garcia, Hilbert Martinez, Paul David Salas, Cordy Maestas, Norma Aguilar,

Fr. Jim Halloran, Fr. Mel Thompson, Dorothy Warner, Pauline Velarde, Rosemary Denning, James

Bruce, Joe Cornejo, Mary Heit, Cruz Rodriguez, Teresina de Caprio, Robert Gallegos, and all those friends and family members who have gone before

us, may they rest in eternal peace!!!!!

Offertory Sunday, October 15, 2017 Offertory $3,830.05 Candles 140.00 Church Beautification 30.00 Thank you very much for your continual and generous support.

VOCATIONS PRAYER CALENDAR

Sun 4th Theology & 3rd Theology Mon 2nd Theology & 1st Theology Tues 2nd Philosophy & 1st Philosophy Wed Spirituality Year Thurs College Sophomores & College Freshmen Fri Vocations Ministry Sat Applicants and Prospective Seminarians

Opel Enirson Fr. John Kaufman Fr. Tim Kremen Louise Stitzer Linda Torrez

Deacon Geno Torrez Elisa Rendon

Andrew Lucero Jerry Phillips John Arguello

Lydia Peter Aida Andreatta

Clorinda Trujillo The Parents of Laura Dement

Catalina Rodriguez George Cummings Betty Cummings

Shirley Goetzfried Audrey Medina Mary Jaromillo

Catherine Gordon Dinah Batchelor Michael Danahy

Msgr. Michael Glenn Charles Waugh Mary Gamez Robert Fox

Gloria Garcia Lu Linan

Joe Nation Daniel Miles

Day Date Time Intention Offered By

Sat. Oct 21 4:30 p.m. Parishioners Fr. Ed

Sun. Oct 22 8:30 a.m.

10:30 a.m. † Salvador Garcia (Ann)

Vallejo Family

12:00 p.m. (Spanish)

Carlos Romero (B/D)

Frances Romero

Mon. Oct 23 8:00 a.m.

Tues. Oct 24 8:00 a.m. Escuela de Guadalupe Students Fr. Ed

Wed. Oct 25 8:00 a.m. † Deceased Members of the Knights of Columbus

Members of the Knights of Columbus

Thurs. Oct 26 8:00 a.m.

Fri. Oct 27 8:00 a.m.

Sat. Oct 28 4:30 p.m. Arella Chavez Son

Sun. Oct 29 8:30 a.m.

10:30 a.m. Parishioners Fr. Ed

12:00 p.m. (Spanish)

Gabriel House will hold a training session for Volunteers on Saturday, October 28, 2017 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM at our new Catho-lic Charities Office, 6240 Smith Road, Denver, CO 80216. Breakfast and lunch will be provided to at-tendees. If you are interested, please RSVP to: Helen Chmiel 720-799-9245 or Chmiel@ccdenver.org

This weekend’s tithe will go

to help support World Mis-

sions through Archdiocesan

programs. Please continue to

give to the offertory gener-

ously.

This is a tithing parish and

when we mention different

charities that are receiving a

tithe on certain weekends

that means that specific char-

ity/program will receive 10%

of the total offertory collec-

tion that weekend.

Win the Trip of a Lifetime! Road to Rome Raffle tickets are now on sale! Grand prize includes airfare for 4 to Rome, Italy and a 7-night stay at the luxurious Hotel Alimandi Vaticano, lo-cated across the street from the Vatican and a day trip to Assisi. Other sensational vacation packages to Paris, Alaska and South Carolina will also be award-ed. Tickets are 1-$50, 3-$135, 5-$220, 10-$400. To buy tickets please visit: RoadtoRomeRaffle.com or call 303.477.5436. Proceeds benefit the lives and ministries of the Capuchin Francis-cans and the people they serve.

Thank you to everyone who came to the “The Public Square Rosary Rally” and joined us in prayer for our nation.

A special thank you to Deacon Sid Atencio for leading the group as we prayed the Ro-sary.

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Denver Mortuary Dedicated To Serving

The Catholic Community

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Families & Their Friends 12801 W. 44th Ave.

Wheat Ridge

303-424-7785

Mt. Olivet Cemetery

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Father Ed after Mass.

SENSE OF WONDER Ignatian Day of Prayer

Gerard Manley Hopkins wrote, "The world is charged with the grandeur of God." Come and explore a sense of wonder at the grandeur in both ex-pected and unexpected places of prayer. There are so many places to come into contact with wonder. Choose a few. The Ignatian Spirituality Program will offer this day of prayer Saturday, November 18 from 9:30 A.M.-2:30 P.M. at St. Ignatius Loyola Church, 2301 York St. Retreat di-rectors will offer presentations and prayer suggestions. Plenty of time will be allowed for individual silent prayer and reflection. We will celebrate Mass. Lunch is provided. For more information and to register, go to ig-natianspiritualitydenver.org/retreats/calendar or contact Paula Sapienza in the Ignatian Spirituality of Denver office: 303-320-9995; ignatianspiritu-alitydenver@hotmail.com. The deadline to register is November 10.

Ignatian Spirituality Program of Denver 2309 Gaylord St. Denver, CO 80205-5627 303-320-9995 ignatianspiritualitydenver.org