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3 DENVER CATHOLIC | JUNE 13-26, 2015 Jean Finegan | 303.867.0613 Giving for the Kingdom of God ® Planning Your Will and Special Gifts WHERE THERE'S A WILL … GIVE IT A WAY. 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 By creating a Will, you can … Give it a way. www.TheCatholicFoundation.com giving@thecatholicfoundation.com OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS Father David Allen, Administrator, Christ on the Mountain Parish, Lakewood, e' ective June 17, 2015, for a one-year period. Father Adam Slominski, SChr, Administrator Pro Tempore, St. Joseph (Polish) Parish, Denver, from May 28, 2015 to Aug. 12, 2015. Deacon James Claver, S.C.J., Transitional Deacon at St. Pius X Parish, Aurora, e' ective May 18, 2015, until his Priestly Ordination on May 14, 2016. Deacon Mason Fraley, Transitional Deacon at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, e' ective May 18, 2015, until his Priestly Ordination on May 14, 2016. Deacon Matthew Magee, Transitional Deacon at Queen of Peace Parish, Aurora, e' ective May 18, 2015, until his Priestly Ordination on May 14, 2016. Deacon Salvador Sanchez, Transitional Deacon at St. Anthony of Padua, Denver, e' ective May 18, 2016, until his Priestly Ordination on May 14, 2016. The following are granted Presbyteral Faculties of the Archdiocese of Denver on the day of their ordination to their priesthood, May 16, 2015, and appointed as follows: Father Gregory Lesher, appointed Parochial Vicar at St. Thomas More Parish, Centennial, e' ective June 17, 2015, for a three-year period. Father Joseph McLagan, appointed Parochial Vicar at Our Lady of the Snow, Granby; St. Bernard, Winter Park; St. Anne, Grand Lake; and St. Peter, Kremmling, e' ective June 17, 2015, for a three-year period. Father Franklin Sequeira, Parochial Vicar at St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Denver, e' ective June 17, 2015, for a three-year period. Father Tomasz Strzebonski, appointed Parochial Vicar, St. Clare of Assisi, Edwards; St. Mary, Eagle; St. Patrick, Minturn; and Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Redcli' , e' ective June 17, 2015, for a three-year period. Father Erik Vigil, appointed Parochial Vicar at Holy Trinity Parish, Westminster, e' ective June 17, 2015, for a three-year period. DECREE OF PROMULGATION OF PARTICULAR LAW After a thorough consultation with the Presbyteral Council and through its representatives, with each deanery of the Archdiocese of Denver, Arch- bishop Samuel J. Aquila has decided to make changes to the following sec- tions of the Pastoral Handbook: • 2.2.3. Salary and Benefi ts (of priests) • 2.2.8. Rectories • 5.3.1. Celebration of Confi rmation • 5.3.4. Subject of Rite • 10.1.5.5. (Parish Credit Cards) The changes take e' ect on July 1, 2015, the Memorial of Blessed Junipero Serra. For more information, visit http://archden.org/pastoral-handbook. Newly-ordained priests give their fi rst blessing to Archbishop Samuel Aquila. Their parish assignments are listed below. PHOTO BY DANIEL PETTY/DENVER CATHOLIC