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Once the Step-Up feature is requested *the higher dividend rate will match the rate being oered on a new Fidelis Catholic Credit Union certicate of deposit with the same term. Member must inform Fidelis Catholic Credit Union of their intent to "step up" their dividend rate in person or in writing to: Fidelis Catholic Credit Union, 6320 Olde Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, CO 80003. Oer available to members of Fidelis Catholic Credit Union. This is a limited time oer and rates are subject to change without notice. RODOLFO JOSÉ CÁRDENAS Journalist. Director of the radio show "Hablemos Hoy" This Venezuelan journalist covered WYD Denver for Telemundo in 1993. "Our newscast was the only Spanish newscast in local television, so covering the visit of the supreme pontiŸ did not only present a great professional chal- lenge, since we were a very small team and with few resources, but we were also very much aware of the signifi cance of such an event for our Hispanic commu- nity, Catholic per excellence," he said. "The excitement of this opportu- nity was so great that it made us disre- gard our technical constraints and we focused on providing all the details of the papal visit to our community," the journalist recalled. "Being able to oŸ er our Hispanic viewers our own stories with our own images was something that made us feel extremely proud." What impacted him the most was "the excitement of all who attended, their religiosity, their Catholic convic- tion, their joy, the happiness of being part — perhaps — of one of the most important events in their lives." Cárde- nas remembers how impressed he was when he saw there were people not only from the United States, but from all over the world. And he assured that the witness of the youth "was something impressive…Thousands and thousands from all over the world, united in prayer and in one faith." Moreover, he said that the access media outlets had "was fantastic," and that "journalists from all over the world were there." MARY BETH BONACCI Author and speaker The young Mary Bonacci was one of the speakers at WYD prior to the arrival of Pope John Paul II at Mile High Sta- dium Aug. 13, 1993. "The talk itself was not the highlight," she said. "The audi- ence was there to see the pope, not me. I don't remember what I said in my talk, but I do know that, with such a big sta- dium and so much of the audience so far away, a lot of people weren't listening." Bonacci remembers how the streets in Denver were fi lled with youth "wear- ing Catholic t-shirts, smiling and greet- ing each other." Everybody was excited to see so many others who were like themselves — Catholics who loved the Holy Father," she recalled. "When [John Paul II] arrived in Mile High Stadium that night, I was crying. We were all crying. It seemed like there wasn't a dry eye anywhere. He loved us," Bonacci said. "And he brought to us a love that was not his own. It was the love of Christ, radiating through an extraordinarily holy and loving man." Although there were other events during WYD, Bonacci admitted that "none was as exciting as that fi rst eve- ning, when we welcomed our beloved Holy Father to Denver." Mary Beth Bonacci speaks at Mile High Stadium on the opening day of World Youth Day in 1993. PHOTO PROVIDED

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