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3 DENVER CATHOLIC | JUNE 23-JULY 13, 2018 Around the Archdiocese Independent Living Assisted Living 2835 West 32nd Avenue | Denver, Colorado | 303.964.3804 homeishere.org We are thrilled to announce our Catholic independent senior living tower is getting a complete top to bottom renovation including new penthouse apartments with spectacular views and a total makeover of apartments on lower levels. The Gardens at St. Elizabeth is one of the top senior living communities in Denver's Highland neighborhood and oers daily Mass in it's 120 year-old chapel. The Gardens at St. Elizabeth It's all here and getting even better. MT. OLIVET CATHOLIC CEMETERY 12801 W. 44th Ave., Wheat Ridge, CO (303) 424-7785 ARCHDIOCESE OF DENVER MORTUARY Serving the greater Denver area (303) 425-9511 ST. SIMEON CATHOLIC CEMETERY 22001 E. State Hwy. 30, Aurora, CO (720) 859-9785 Peace of Mind for your Family with Pre-Planning More info at cfcsColorado.org A Ministry of The Archdiocese of Denver OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS Reverend Dirk Dunfee, S.J., appointed Pastor of St. Ignatius Loyola Parish, Denver, Colorado, ad nutum archiepiscopi, e¢ ective immediately. Reverend Paul Htun Khine, granted Presbyteral faculties of the Archdiocese of Denver, and appointed Parochial Vicar at St. James Parish, Denver, Colorado, e¢ ective June 13, 2018, until his time in ministry here is completed. In his assignment he will take special care of the Immigrant Burmese Community. Reverend Felicien Mbala, appointed Pastor of St. John the Evangelist Parish, Yuma, and St. Andrew the Apostle Parish, Wray, Colorado, e¢ ective June 13, 2018 for a period of six years. Reverend Douglas Grandon, reappointed Parochial Vicar at St. Vincent de Paul Parish, Denver, Colorado, e¢ ective June 13, 2018, ad nutum archiepiscopi. This appointment is in addition to his duties as adjunct professor at St. John Vianney Seminary and National Chaplain for FOCUS. BY DENVER CATHOLIC STAFF I n response to the Trump adminis- tration's "family separation policy," Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila and Bishop Jorge H. Rodriguez issued a statement earlier this week regarding the actions being utilized at the U.S./ Mexico border. "We join our brother bishops around the United States in calling on the Trump administration to end its recent practice of separating children from their parents at our southern border. These children and their parents are often fl eeing violence and our coun- try should not add to the inhumanity of their situation. While we under- stand a desire to protect our borders, we call on all lawmakers to urgently seek an end to this immoral policy and pursue solutions that support family cohesiveness." Their statement echoes the state- ment Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo, Pres- ident of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, issued at the USCCB Spring General Assembly in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. "Our government has the discretion in our laws to ensure that young chil- dren are not separated from their par- ents and exposed to irreparable harm and trauma. Families are the founda- tional element of our society and they must be able to stay together. While protecting our borders is important, we can and must do better as a gov- ernment, and as a society, to fi nd other ways to ensure that safety. Separating babies from their mothers is not the answer and is immoral." Denver bishops issue statement on 'Family Separation Policy'

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