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5 DENVER CATHOLIC | JANUARY 27-FEBRUARY 9, 2018 Thursday, February 22 5:30 – 9 pm Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum 7711 E. Academy Blvd. ❤ Denver, CO 80230 Restaurants across Denver come together to serve some of their most-loved dishes to guests. Attendees travel from station to station, exploring a variety of soups from all different restaurants. This unique event benefits two great causes in the Denver metro area: hospice care through Porter Hospice and The Butterfly Program, a palliative care program for children who've been diagnosed with a life-limiting illness. All proceeds raised go directly to support these programs. TICKETS AND INFO: 303-715-7627 or SoupForTheSoulDenver.org BENEFITTING: Thursday, February 22 SFTS18_4.667 x8.85JOIN.indd 1 1/18/18 3:52 PM Independent Living Assisted Living Adult Day Services 2835 West 32nd Avenue Denver, CO 80211 Home is here. Call 303.964.3804 and ask about this month's move-in special. homeishere.org cities in the U.S. "Most [visitors] come from enor- mous urban churches and love the warmth of St. Mary's. It becomes like their second parish," Father Hilton said. The evangelization and formation for the 350 families at St. Mary's is wide and profound. Making Mass beautiful and solemn is a top priority, the pastor said. According to Father Hilton, the most important endeavor besides the Mass is the family faith formation nights. Once a week, families meet for formation, are divided into age groups and at the end gather for Eucharistic adoration. Moreover, the parish hosts work- shops with nationally-known speakers for the formation of parishioners and o„ ers youth and young adult programs and hiking retreats, among others. "As Catholics, we know that God uses the true, the good and the beau- tiful to bring us to him," Father Hilton said. "We're blessed to be in a unique position to restore our church to a high degree. Most churches don't have the resources to do something like this." St. Mary's Parish has become a second home parish for many visitors, a fruit of the vibrancy and warmth of the parish community that has allowed it to raise the funds for restoration. PHOTO BY ANDREW WRIGHT