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S I G N A A R O N C O C A I S E E T B O N E R O O D N I N A O R D E R S P A E S T E R N A S A L S T S I S S U E D E E O R E L I Z A B E T H L A P S E D I D A C H E O M I T M E T O O M O O R S O L O M O N J A N U S S I L L I N E S S E E L K H A W H A W S E M K G L I B O S H A O D E A T E E N Y R T E S N E N E A L I A S N E A T G N U S T S A R S S R T A m o c . s c i l o h t a c r o f s e m a g d r o w . w w w On Saturday, Sept. 18, veterans and service members from around Colorado gathered at the Colorado Freedom Memorial for a special Mass honoring their invaluable contri- butions to our country's freedom. The Mass was concelebrated by Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila and Bishop Joseph L. Coffey of the Archdiocese for the Military Services. Con- fessions were offered for the veterans, and Bishop Coffey delivered the homily, where he invited fallen-away veterans to return to the Church and find strength in Jesus Christ. LOCAL N E WS Veterans Honored at In God We Trust Mass Camp St. Malo celebrated its 101st anniversary with a special celebra- tion at the storied camp located just outside of Estes Park. Among those in attendance to mark the historic occasion were Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila and Cardinal J. Francis Staf- ford, who spoke about the legacy of the camp and the time St. John Paul II paid a visit during World Youth Day 1993. To hear Cardinal Stafford's full remarks, visit campstmalo.org. PHOTO BY DANIEL PETTY Father William Meninger, O.C.S.O., a Trappist monk of St. Joseph's Abbey in Spencer, died in the monastery's infirmary on Feb. 14, 2021. At St. Joseph's Abbey, Father William was the monastery's guestmaster and retreat master for 15 years. He also served as prior, dean of the junior professed monks and professor of scripture, liturgy, and patristics. In 1974, he initiated a program of stud- ies based on The Cloud of Unknowing, the work of an anonymous 14th century English hermit. Father Meninger's efforts to promote the message of this book developed into an international network of conferences augmented by scores of published books. In 1982, Father Meninger transferred his monastic stability to the Spencer abbey's daughter-house of St. Benedict in Snowmass, Colo., where he served as prior, novice master and vocations direc- tor as well as professor of theology and scripture. In 2020, with his health declin- ing, he transferred back to St. Joseph's Abbey to live in its infirmary where, as his energy allowed, he continued engaging in regular Zoom conferences on contempla- tive prayer. With gratitude for his venerable pres- ence among us, the brothers commend Father William's soul to your prayers. Due to the restrictions of COVID-19 protocols, services and burial were private. In memoriam: Father William Meninger PHOTO BY PAUL MARCOTTE Camp St. Malo Marks 101 Years of Holy Respite REV. MATTHEW MCCARTHY, F.S.S.P., has been granted Presbyteral Faculties in the Archdiocese of Denver and appointed Pastor at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Littleton, Colorado, effective August 1, 2021 until his time in ministry has completed. REV. FRANCIS XAVIER SALETH, H.G.N. has been appointed Parochial Vicar at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish in, Fort Collins, Colorado, effective August 27, 2021, ad nutum archiepiscopi. It is anticipated that he will be there for three years. REV. SALES PATHROSE VETTIYAZHEECKAL, O.F.M. CAP. has been granted Presbyteral Faculties in the Archdiocese of Denver and assigned to the Fraternity of St. Anthony of Padua Friary, effective August 9, 2021, until his mission here is complete. REV. JOHN PAUL ALMEIDA has been appointed Parochial Vicar at Queen of Peace Parish in Aurora, Colorado, effective August 6, 2021, ad nutum archiepiscopi. It is anticipated that he will be there for three years. REV. JEEVAN PRAKASH D' ALMEIDA, O.C.D. has been granted Presbyteral Faculties in the Archdiocese of Denver and appointed Parochial Vicar at St. Frances Cabrini Parish in Littleton, Colorado, effective August 27, 2021, ad nutum archiepiscopi. REV. MR. ALEX DIAZ, O.F.M. CAP. has been granted Diaconal Faculties in the Archdiocese of Denver and assigned to St. Bernadette Parish in Lakewood, Colorado, effective September 21, 2021 until May 31, 2022. He will be in residence at St. Anthony of Padua Friary in Denver, Colorado. O FFI CI A L A P P O I N T M E N T S 40 OCTOBER 2021 | DENVER CATHOLIC

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