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3 DENVER CATHOLIC | OCTOBER 24-NOVEMBER 13, 2015 Vatican Notes Evening of Hope GALA Enlighten: Illuminating young lives through Catholic education BENEFITTING SEEDS OF HOPE Saturday, November 21, 2015 – EXCITING NEW LOCATION – Brown Palace Hotel 5:30 pm BE A PART OF THE NIGHT Guest Speaker Rachel Campos Duffy Rachel is an accomplished author and national television personality who regularly explores the intersection of living her Catholic faith with politics, culture and parenting. For more information contact: Natalie Mesko at 720.476.7470 natalie.mesko@tcfalliance.org or visit: seedsofhopedenver.org/events "For I was hungry and you gave me food. I was thirsty and you gave me drink. I was a stranger and you welcomed me." Matthew 25:35 e average cost of a shelter night is $32.50, including meals. Please consider a monthly donation to Catholic Charities to help us feed, clothe and shelter those who have the greatest need in our community. To receive an additonal 25% state tax credit for a donation to a shelter in an enterprise zone: ccdenver.org/eztaxcredit PRAY | VOLUNTEER | DONATE YOUR DONATION MAKES A DIFFERENCE. MAIL IT TODAY USING THE ENVELOPE INCLUDED IN THIS ISSUE. ccdenver.org/donate nothing? OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS The following Assignment by Very Reverend Heriberto Torres Velazquez, C.R., the Provincial Superior, Theatines of Our Lady of Purity Province, Clerics Regular, is confi rmed by Most Reverend Samuel J. Aquila, S.T.L.: Reverend Miguel Angel Guzman, C.R. appointed Parochial Vicar at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Denver, Colorado, eŸ ective immediately, until his assignment is completed. The following Assignment per the request of and with permission from Msgr. Reverend Camillus A. Etokudoh, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Port Harcourt Rivers State, Nigeria is Confi rmed by Most Reverend Samuel J. Aquila, S.T.L.: Reverend Emmanuel Osigwe appointed Parochial Vicar at St. John XXIII Parish in Ft. Collins, Colorado eŸ ective immediately for a period of three years. The following Assignment with permission from Most Reverend Matthias Ssekamanya, Bishop of the Lugazi Diocese, Lugazi, Uganda, East Africa is Confi rmed by Most Reverend Samuel J. Aquila, S.T.L.: To extend the stay of Reverend Herman Joseph Nsubuga Jjuuko in the Archdiocese of Denver, and appoint him Parochial Vicar at St. Anthony Parish in Sterling, Colorado, eŸ ective immediately, for a period of fi ve years. The following Assignments from Father John Michael Paul, Vicar of the Americas, Congregation of Saint John, are Confi rmed by Most Reverend Samuel J. Aquilia, S.T.L.: Reverend John-Therese Creus, Community of St. John, granted Presbyteral Faculties of the Archdiocese of Denver, eŸ ective September 1, 2015, until his ministry is completed. He will be in residence at All Soul's Parish in Englewood, Colorado. Reverend Francis Therese Krautter, Community of St. John, granted Presbyteral faculties of the Archdiocese of Denver, eŸ ective September 1, 2015 until his ministry is completed. Father Krautter will be residing at All Souls Parish, Englewood, Colorado. Brother Máireséan O'Leary, Community of St. John, granted Diaconal Faculties of the Archdiocese of Denver, eŸ ective September 1, 2015, until his ministry is completed. Brother O'Leary will be in residence at All Soul's Parish in Englewood, Colorado. The following priests have been elected by their respective deaneries as Representative to the Presbyteral Council of the Archdiocese of Denver e" ective immediately: Reverend Ernest Bayer, Representative of the Western Slope Deanery. Reverend James Jackson, F.SS.P., Southwest Denver Deanery. 'Bible extremely dangerous,' Pope Francis tells young people T he new German edition of the YOUCAT Bible features a pro- logue from Pope Francis in which he warns readers that the Bible is an "extremely dangerous" book, one that should not be treated as a mere piece of literature. In the prologue, the Holy Father writes of the persecuted Christians in the world who are tortured and killed because they own a Bible and adhere to its teachings. "The Bible is therefore a highly dan- gerous book," Pope Francis wrote. "So dangerous that you are treated in some countries as if you were hiding hand grenades in your closet." He goes on to quote Mahatma Gandhi, who once referred to the Bible as "a doc- ument containing enough dynamite to blow all civilization to pieces, turn the world upside down and bring peace to a battle-torn planet," but called out Chris- tians for treating it as "nothing more than a piece of literature." Pope Francis calls for young people to "read with attention" and to be sure not just skim but to really take the time to discern what God is trying to say through its words. "You have something divine in your hands: a book like fi re! A book through which God speaks," he wrote. "The Bible is not meant to be placed on a shelf, but to be in your hands, to read often — only in this way can the force of the Word of God unfold. Only in this way can it change our lives, making them great and beau- tiful." SOURCE: ALETEIA ARCHBISHOP'S SCHEDULE Oct. 24: Mass for Gospel of Life Conference, Risen Christ parish, Denver (8:30 a.m.) Oct. 25: Mass and Confi rmation, St. Ignatius of Loyola parish, Denver (10:00 a.m.) Nov. 1: Mass with Neo-Catechumenal Way, Double Tree Hotel, Aurora (11:00 a.m.) Nov. 4: Mass with seminarians and faculty, St. John Vianney Theological Seminary, St. JPII Center (12:10 p.m.) Nov. 5: Mass and Confi rmation, Nativity of Our Lord parish, Broomfi eld (7:00 p.m.) Nov. 6: Mass with military veterans and fi rst responders, Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (10:00 a.m.) Nov. 7: Diaconate ordination, Redemptoris Mater Seminary, St. JPII Center (10:00 a.m.) Nov. 8: Mass celebrating Sts. Katherine Drexel, Josephine Bakhita, and Kateri Tekakwitha, Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (10:00 a.m.)

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