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Holy Family Church, Keenesburg, CO, Our Lady of Lourdes, Wiggins, CO and
Sacred Heart Church, Roggen, CO
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Holy Family Church, Keenesburg, CO, Our Lady of Lourdes, Wiggins, CO and Sacred Heart Church, Roggen, CO |
Our Lady of Lourdes Junior and Senior High Students will meet again on January 18th instead of the usual date in the month of January. They will meet after Mass for class and lunch.
Recycle your Christmas Cards this year… Our Lady of Lourdes will collect your old Christmas cards (the whole card or just the picture) and they will be used next year for the Giving Tree.
| Our Lady of Lourdes choir invites you to join them in singing Christmas Carols before Mass on Christmas Day and again on Dec. 28th to ring in the season with JOY. The Rosary before Mass will begin at 9:00 AM and after the Rosary we will begin singing the carols. |  |
Respect Life Events in January
RESPECT LIFE MASS: Father Andreas Hock, in residence at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception and professor at St. John Vianney Seminary will be the main celebrant at the annual Respect Life Mass to commemorate the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. The Bilingual Mass will be held at 12:00 PM on Saturday, January 17, 2009, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 1530 Logan St., Denver.
During Mass, awards will be given to the winners of the Respect Life Essay Contest for 7th and 8th graders and Pro Vitae Awards will be given to those who have dedicated their time and effort to respect life. Everyone is invited to attend this special Mass to pray for the sanctity of human life. If you have any questions please call the Respect Life Office at 303 715-3243 or 303 7153205.
A DAY OF PRAYER AND PENANCE FOR LIFE:
Tuesday, January 22,2009
In all the dioceses of the United States of America, January 22 shall be observed as a particular day of penance for violations to the dignity of the human person committed through acts of abortion, and of prayer for the full restoration of the legal guarantee of the right to life.
ACTION ALERT!
Parishioners across the Archdiocese of Denver will have the opportunity to join Catholics across the country in sending a message to Congress:
"Please oppose the "Freedom of Choice Act" (FOCA) and retain laws against government funding and promotion of abortion." FOCA, the most radical and divisive pro-abortion bill ever introduced in Congress, would create a "fundamental right" to abortion that government could not limit but would have to support. FOCA would overturn many existing widely-supported policies, including laws protecting parental involvement and conscience rights and those preventing partial-birth abortion and taxpayer funding of abortion. Postcards to your U.S. Representative and two U.S. Senators will be available soon for your signature. Please plan to participate in this important event!
Help our Troops this Christmas
I know the last thing you want to hear or see are Christmas bells before Thanksgiving is even here .... but in order to send care packages to our troops overseas for the holidays we must act now. The Keenesburg American Legion Auxiliary and American Legion Post 180 have joined forces to show the troops our appreciation for all that they do. Some of the items requested: gum, candy, snacks, nuts etc .... eye drops, chap stick, hand sanitizer, wet wipes, shampoo, conditioner, mouthwash, lotion, lip gloss, post earrings, Q tips etc ..... Word games, puzzles, disposable cameras, books, magazines, just about anything that will send a little comfort their way. Please drop off donations at: American Legion 595 Railroad Ave., Keenesburg 80643 or Farm & Home Lumber 701 7th Ave., Hudson, 80642
Anyone who would like to donate items to the Preston Ranch (gallon cans of veggies, fruits, boxes of cereal, mac & cheese, paper products) are asked to bring them to Sacred Heart Church Dec. 7th.
Mark Your Calendars – the NET Team will be at Sacred Heart on Saturday, January 17th to do a retreat for our Youth of our Tri-parish. The details are being worked out, but put a BIG circle on your calendar for this one. Please welcome Briana Dorren from NET this Sunday. Briana Dorren: Briana is 18 years old and is from Northeastern Colorado. She is the oldest of 9 children. This is Briana's second year serving on NET and has received much joy from this experience and will treasure these years. Briana's roles on the team are that of drama leader and female recruiter. Briana enjoys writing, playing sports, singing along to her favorite music and playing crazy games with kids
A Special Thank You to Diane Kopetzy for painting the statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary above the door of Our lady of Lourdes. Be sure to look up and seethe beautiful work that she has done for Our Lady.
There will be no Spanish Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes on the 2nd Sunday of the month until further notice as we have no priest to celebrate the Mass. Please pray for Vocations…..
Bob Kopetzky will be teaching the new class of Altar Servers for Our Lady of Lourdes. Anyone in the 3rd grade or higher is invited to serve at Mass.
If we believe, Jesus will give us all the food we need for our marriage. The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend is August 15-17 at http://www.saintmalo.org/. Here is contact information for Walt & Nettie: 303-469-2415 Email - wwmenocolo@yahoo.com
Our Lady of Lourdes Pastoral Council is in need of two more members. Please call Fr. Frank at the Parish Office (303-849-5313) or Karla Huston to volunteer or for more information. This would only require the commitment of one meeting every other month.
The Legion of Mary has a prison ministry outreach. They are in need of volunteers to remove the staples from booklets and magazines and then sew the binding with needle and upholstery thread so that they may be used at the prisons. Please contact Karla Huston at 970-483-7229 if you can help in this outreach ministry.
Eastern Plains Catholic Parish Outreach (EPCPO), organized in 2002 to assist stranded travelers has, over the years, helped many stranded families with car repairs, fuel, food lodging and bus tickets home. Due to the generosity of parishioners from Holy Family, Sacred Heart and Our Lady of Lourdes, EPCPO was able to expand its outreach efforts to include assisting people in need in other areas within our own communities. For example, EPCPO has helped local families with propane, electric bills, rent, and on a limited basis, prescription medications through Keene Clinic and Dales Pharmacy in Ft. Lupton.
Our Lady of Lourdes Knights of Columbus will begin meeting each 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7:30 PM.
Did you know that you and your family can give to the Lord a very special gift each Sunday at Mass? If you and your family would like to bring up the offertory gifts of bread and wine at Sunday Mass, please sign up at the back of the church on the form provided or contact Karla Huston for more information. What you bring to the Lord each Sunday as bread and wine, the work of human hands, is transformed by God's Spirit into the sacred Body and Blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. Imagine just what you will be giving the Lord each week! What a blessing! Fr. Frank
Respect Life Words of Life …...Divorce and abortion are, of course, different choices, at times made in difficult and dramatic circumstances. They often give rise to traumas and are a source of profound suffering for the people who make them. ... They leave wounds that mark life indelibly. The Church has the primary duty to approach [such] people with love and delicacy, with kindness and maternal concern, in order to announce the merciful closeness of God and Jesus Christ. ... Yes, the gospel of love and of life is also always the gospel of mercy.
Healing Service & Praise Mass with Fr. Dan Norick on the first Saturday of every month, at 6:30 p.m., at St. Catherine of Siena Church, 42nd & Federal Blvd., Denver. Music will be provided by Phil Perez and his praise band.. Call (303) 432-2694 with prayer requests if you are unable to attend.
Catholic Biblical School - Look for the yellow and brown brochure in the back of the church that lists places and dates that the classes will be held this year along with information on the cost and requirements.
Priests of the Archdiocese of Denver make a radical choice to follow Jesus' call to be His servant-leaders. Their lives of joyful sacrifice bring to the people of northern Colorado the message of Jesus Christ that: I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live! (John 11:25). A priest is empowered by Christ to overcome death, sin, and despair with the message of life, forgiveness, and hope that is the core of the Gospel
Can you Answer the Call? Become a Foster Parent! - “Receive a little child, and you receive me,” Jesus said. There are approximately 9,000 children in out-of-home placement in Colorado. Learn how you can answer the call and receive one or more of these children by becoming foster or adoptive parents. Join the Archdiocese of Denver & Catholic charities for an informational meeting on how to become Foster Parents at the John Paul II Center on Wednesday, May 14th from 7-8 pm. Contact Cheryl Garcia for more information at 303-742-0828 or cgarcia@ccdenver.org.
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