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3 DENVER CATHOLIC | SEPTEMBER 14-27, 2019 Vatican Notes From here to eternity. Giving for the Kingdom of God ® Planning Your Will and Special Gifts Personally — Leave a legacy of what matters to you most. Financially — Wisely manage the assets that God has entrusted to you, in full compliance with the doctrine of the Catholic Church. Spiritually — Strengthen our parishes and our Catholic community through your charitable giving. The Catholic Foundation of Northern Colorado is here to help you plan your Will, including the opportunity for special gifts that you may not be able to create on your own. As Catholic faithful, we believe our earthly treasure is a gift from God, and we can give it a way to serve the greater good. Give alms. Provide money bags for yourselves that do not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven. LUKE 12:33–34 Jean Finegan | Deacon Steve Stemper 303.468.9885 | TheCatholicFoundation.com giving@TheCatholicFoundation.com Equipment pick up, returns & donations: M-W-F from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 2501 Gaylord St., Denver, CO 80205 | 303-322-1413 Ext. 1 | DominicanHHA.org Wheelchairs Bath Benches Hospital Beds Four-Wheel Walkers & much more Durable Medical Equipment Loan Program Supporting safety and mobility for those in need in our community Do you need to borrow a piece of equipment? We are happy to provide loans of adaptive equipment to our neighbors in need. Do you have DME that you are no longer using? Your donated equipment will help an elderly or disabled person remain safe and independent at home. Equipment pick up, returns & donations: M-W-F from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 2501 Gaylord St., Denver, CO 80205 | 303-322-1413 Ext. 1 | DominicanHHA.org Wheelchairs Bath Benches Hospital Beds Four-Wheel Walkers & much more Durable Medical Equipment Loan Program Supporting safety and mobility for those in need in our community Do you need to borrow a piece of equipment? We are happy to provide loans of adaptive equipment to our neighbors in need. Do you have DME that you are no longer using? Your donated equipment will help an elderly or disabled person remain safe and independent at home. Equipment pick up, returns & donations: M-W-F from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 2501 Gaylord St., Denver, CO 80205 | 303-322-1413 Ext. 1 | DominicanHHA.org Wheelchairs Bath Benches Hospital Beds Four-Wheel Walkers & much more Durable Medical Equipment Loan Program Supporting safety and mobility for those in need in our community Do you need to borrow a piece of equipment? We are happy to provide loans of adaptive equipment to our neighbors in need. Do you have DME that you are no longer using? Your donated equipment will help an elderly or disabled person remain safe and independent at home. Equipment pick up, returns & donations: M-W-F from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 2501 Gaylord St., Denver, CO 80205 | 303-322-1413 Ext. 1 | DominicanHHA.org Wheelchairs Bath Benches Hospital Beds Four-Wheel Walkers & much more Durable Medical Equipment Loan Program Supporting safety and mobility for those in need in our community Do you need to borrow a piece of equipment? We are happy to provide loans of adaptive equipment to our neighbors in need. Do you have DME that you are no longer using? Your donated equipment will help an elderly or disabled person remain safe and independent at home. Equipment pick up, returns & donations: M-W-F from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Gaylord St., Denver, CO 80205 | 303-322-1413 Ext. 1 | DominicanHHA.org Bath Benches Hospital Beds Four-Wheel Walkers & much more Durable Medical Equipment Loan Program safety and mobility for those in need in our community Do you need to borrow a piece of equipment? We are happy to provide loans of adaptive equipment to our neighbors in need. Do you have DME that you are no longer using? Your donated equipment will help an elderly or disabled person remain safe and independent at home. Do you need to borrow a piece of equipment? We are happy to provide loans of adaptive equipment to our neighbors in need. Do you have DME that you are no longer using? Your donated equipment will help an elderly or disabled person remain safe and independent at home. Wheelchairs Bath Benches Hospital Beds Four-Wheel Walkers & much more The following dispensations have been granted by His Holiness Pope Francis, and received by Most Reverend Samuel J. Aquila, S.T.L.: Mr. Steven V. Padilla has been granted a dispensation from the clerical state and the obligations connected to Sacred Ordination of Priesthood by the Roman Pontiž, Pope Francis, ežective December 15, 2018. Mr. Marvin O. Bishop has been granted a dispensation from the clerical state and the obligations connected to Sacred Ordination of Priesthood by the Roman Pontiž, Pope Francis, ežective December 15, 2018. Mr. Robert Demaree has been granted a dispensation from the clerical state and the obligations connected to Sacred Ordination of Priesthood by the Roman Pontiž, Pope Francis, ežective December 15, 2018. Mr. Henry Galmish has been granted a dispensation from the clerical state and the obligations connected to Sacred Ordination of Priesthood by the Roman Pontiž, Pope Francis, ežective December 15, 2018. OFFICIAL ACTS Reverend Douglas Grandon, appointed Administrator Pro Tempore, at St. Vincent de Paul Parish, Denver, Colorado, ežective August 12, 2019, ad nutum archiepiscopi. Reverend Austin Okigbo, granted the renewal of his Presbyteral faculties of the Archdiocese of Denver, ežective immediately, as long as he remains in his position in the University of Colorado College of Music in Boulder. OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS Pope Francis condemns euthanasia as utilitarianism, not freedom BY HANNAH BROCKHAUS/ CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCY E uthanasia is a way of treating the human person as an object; while it may appear to give freedom, it is really a rejection of hope, Pope Francis told an oncology association Sept. 2. "The practice of euthanasia, which has already been legalized in several countries, only apparently aims to encourage personal freedom," he said. "In reality," he continued, "it is based on a utilitarian view of the person, who becomes useless or can be equated to a cost, if from the medical point of view, he has no hope of improvement or can no longer avoid pain. "If one chooses death, the problems are solved in a sense; but how much bitterness behind this reasoning, and what rejection of hope involves the choice of giving up everything and breaking all ties!" he declared. Pope Francis stated that medical technology is not being used for its right purpose, the service of the human person, when it "reduces him to a thing," or makes distinctions between who is not deserving of treatment because of sup- posedly being "a burden" or "a waste." The contrary approach is a commit- ment to accompany a patient and his loved ones at all stages, trying to allevi- ate su£ering through palliative care, or the family environment of hospice, he argued. This "contributes to creating a culture and practice more attentive to the value of each person."

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