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3 DENVER CATHOLIC | JUNE 27-JULY 10, 2015 The Amazing Parish Conference is a two- day event featuring practical workshops and interactive forums, presentations and discussions around parish vision, teamwork and innovative programs—all designed to help pastors and their teams implement the Seven Traits of an Amazing Parish. You're Invited to the Third Amazing Parish Conference August 11-12, 2015 Denver, Colorado WHERE Denver Marriott Tech Center (room rate of $154) WHEN August 11th -12th (optional team half-day on August 13th) COST Materials, conference sessions, and meals are provided for parish teams of up to five members for $1000. Parishes with any funding concerns please contact Deacon Steve Stemper at the Catholic Foundation of Northern Colorado. For more information, send an email to Team@AmazingParish.org with your parish name and contact person. To register visit us at AmazingParishConference.org P ope Francis is asking for people to have an "open heart" when they read his latest encyclical dedi- cated to the environment. "Our 'home' is being ruined, and this hurts everyone, especially the poorest among us," the ponti• said at the conclusion of a gen- eral audience June 17. The pope's second encyclical Laudato Si' was released June 18. It deals with creation and the human ecology, examining man's responsibility in caring for the earth. The document, translated to "Praised be," is taken from St. Francis of Assisi's medieval Ital- ian prayer "Canticle of the Sun," which praises God through elements of creation like Brother Sun, Sister Moon, and "our sister Mother Earth." "My appeal, there- fore, is for responsibility," he said, which is "based on the task which God gave to man in creation: 'to till and protect' the 'garden' in which he has been placed." "I invite everyone to receive this new doc- ument with an open heart, which places itself along the lines of the Church's social doctrine." SOURCE: CATHOLICNEWSAGENCY.COM Pope says receive new encyclical with 'open heart' OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS Deacon Samuel Lopez, relieved of his responsibilities at St. Vincent de Paul Parish, Denver, and assigned to St. Francis de Sales Parish, Denver, e" ective July 1, 2015. Deacon August Cordova, appointed deacon at St. John the Evangelist, Loveland, and Regina Caeli Clinical Services, e" ective July 1, 2015. Deacon Michael Daly, appointed deacon at Our Lady of Fatima Parish, Lakewood, and Family Services Kinship of Catholic Charities, e" ective July 1, 2015. Deacon Timothy Hathaway, appointed deacon at Mother of God Parish, Denver, and supporting the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception and Denver Health Medical Center, e" ective July 1, 2015. Deacon Robert Ho‡ man, appointed deacon at Christ the King Parish, Evergreen, and Jesus Our Hope Retreat House, e" ective July 1, 2015. Deacon Mladen Martinovic, appointed deacon at St. Louis Parish, Englewood, and Foothills Youth Detention Center, e" ective July 1, 2015. Deacon Marc Nestorick, appointed deacon at St. Frances Cabrini Parish, Littleton, and The Father Ed Judy House and the Carron Center, e" ective July 1, 2015. Deacon Efrain Pruneda, appointed deacon at Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish, Aurora, and Immigration Oª ce for Catholic Charities, e" ective July 1, 2015. Deacon Gregory Reynolds, appointed deacon at St. Joseph Parish, Fort Collins, and The Mission Shelter, Fort Collins, e" ective July 1, 2015. Deacon Stanley Rymes, appointed deacon at Our Lady of the Mountains Parish, Estes Park, and the Weld County Youth Detention Center, e" ective July 1, 2015. Deacon David Thompson, appointed deacon at St. Mary Parish, Littleton, and University of Colorado Hospital, e" ective July 1, 2015. Deacon Dennis Wallisch, appointed deacon at St. John the Evangelist Parish, Loveland, «and The Mission Shelter, Fort Collins, e" ective July 1, 2015. Pope Francis with the Italian Christian Workers Associations (ACLI) on May 23, 2015 in the Vatican on the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ACLI. Pope Francis told the association to support dignifi ed labor that is free, creative, participatory, and mutually supportive. PHOTO BY DANIEL IBAÑEZ/CNA DENVER CATHOLIC Vatican Notes

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