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9 DENVER CATHOLIC | NOVEMBER 10-23, 2018 HOLY GHOST CHURCH Celebrates Christ the King November 25, 2018 CONFESSIONS before Sunday Masses, after weekday 11:30am Mass, and Fridays continuous Noon to 3pm OTHER MASSES at 7am, 8:30am, Noon, 5:10pm and the 4pm Saturday Vigil Holy Ghost is staffed by the Oblates of the Virgin Mary Come and see the newly restored and lighted Catholic church of Denver 1900 CALIFORNIA STREET, DENVER 10:00 am Mass Charles Gounod's Solemn Mass of St. Cecilia Equipment pick up, returns & donations: M-W-F from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 2501 Gaylord St., Denver, CO 80205 | 303-322-1413 ext.18 | DominicanHHA.org Wheelchairs Bath Benches Hospital Beds Four-Wheel Walkers & much more Durable Medical Equipment Loan Program Supporting safety and mobility for those in need in our community Do you need to borrow a piece of equipment? We are happy to provide loans of adaptive equipment to our neighbors in need. Do you have DME that you are no longer using? Your donated equipment will help an elderly or disabled person remain safe and independent at home. To Everything There Is a Season IGNATIAN SPIRITUALITY DAY OF PRAYER Join us to explore the changes in our lives through prayer, presentations, and reflection for a prayerful movement. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 9:30 A.M. - 2:30 P.M. St. Ignatius Loyola Church | 2309 Gaylord Street, Denver First and Last Names: Mailing Address: Email address(es): Phone number(s): P For retreat materials to be ready for participants, we must receive your registration by November 9. Suggested offering: $50.00 check made out to "St. Ignatius Loyola Church" with "Ignatian Spirituality Program" in the memo line (Scholarships are available. Please contact Paula Sapienza, 303-320-9995. Donations to support scholarships are greatly appreciated.) Mail this completed form and your offering to: Ignatian Spirituality Program of Denver 2309 Gaylord St. Denver, CO 80205-5627 A registration confirmation that includes retreat details (dates, time, location, etc.) will be sent to you via email. 2018 To Everything There Is a Season Registration Form How did you learn about this retreat? What attracted you to register? What do you hope for from the retreat? REGISTER AT ignatianspiritualitydenver.org/retreats/calendar OR CALL Ignatian Spirituality Program office 303-320-9995 Deadline to register is November 13 Celebrate Mass, lunch is provided. Suggested offering $50. Scholarships are available. We are listening: Part two of comments from the Promise page BY MARK HAAS O n Sept. 7, the Archdiocese of Denver launched archden.org/ promise as an online resource for information about how we handle allegations of sexual abuse of minors and other abuse here in the archdio- cese. We included a "comments" sec- tion because we wanted to hear from you, and we've done our best to respond to as many as we can. In our last issue, we printed some of the criticisms, sug- gestions and questions we've received; however, the majority of the feedback we've received has been positive and we wanted to share some of those messages of hope and faith with you as well. BILL: Dear Archbishop Aquila, thank you for your "Solemn Promise" and the hope it gives. My prayers go out to the abused, for their healing, that evil will be cast out of the Church, for restoration of the clergy and that the Holy Spirit will guide you in your service as shepherd of the archdiocese. St. Michael defend us in battle! CATHY: Dear Archbishop Aquila, I'm sure that I am not alone to ask you to express my gratitude to all of the very many priests and semin arians who are such faithful witnesses to our wonderful Catholic faith. Please let all of them know of our appreciation for their vocation and that we are praying for them during these very trying times. ELIZABETH: Dear Archbishop, thank you for your message, it was very heart warming. As a Catholic since my baptism, I've always believed that our Lord Jesus would never let his church be destroyed. This has been my rock to speak. I'll defend my faith with every opportunity that comes my way. Keep up the good work and I pray this mess will not deter believers to defend the faith. JOHN: Dear Archbishop Aquila, the latest revelations about priestly sin are disheartening, but it does not obstruct my love for the Mother Church, for its mission, and does not dissuade me from fi ghting for the eternal truth within her. As Jesus said emphatically: nothing will turn His church asunder. Nothing that Evil tries will bring her down, and I, a life-long practicing Catholic, will raise my voice and mobilize my actions to promote the Church's truth, with the guidance of Jesus and the Holy Spirit, and I shall follow God's will on earth, especially now. AMY: I love my Catholic faith, and I love our Church. Thank you so very much for the extraordinary e¢ ort (regular communication from early on, research and data, website, etc.) that you and all others in our diocese have put into addressing this tragedy. This information and commitment to transparency gives me hope that our clergy and Church is indeed true to our Lord and His calling to serve as Jesus would. May God bless you and your e¢ orts with continued courage, faith, gentleness and truth. MARGARET: Thank you for creating this website and giving us all a place to get answers for, and updates on how this problem is being taken care of. As a Catholic I am frequently approached about these issues and how the church is dealing with it, so any information I can gather from a reliable source is appreciated. KATHERINE: Thank you, your Excellency! Your promises and prayers for us all are so welcomed and appreciated. May the Lord keep you and all other Holy priests strong in your faith and resolve. We are so grateful having you for our Archbishop! KIM: Thank you for being a true and faithful servant of the Church. I pray for healing, cleansing, and a new conversion of all priests and religious in the church, and for laity to stand against the modern tides of the world and seek to follow Jesus. A SOLEMN PROMISE: archden.org/promise

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