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12 DECEMBER 8-21, 2018 | DENVER CATHOLIC Around the Archdiocese Visit Waterford, Killarney, Ring of Kerry, Connemara, Cliffs of Moher, Knock, Sligo, Galway, Dublin $3699 RT from PHX, MSP or DEN Fr. Steven Peterson In Denver: Kendra Wilt Tel: 507-273-4916 660-287-3724 Email:sjp4646@gmail.com kwilt27@gmail.com Prices include round trip airfare, gov't taxes and airlines surcharges, most meals, accommoda ons at 4 star and select hotels, first class sightseeing, professional licensed guides and bus drivers, entrance fees and service charges. Your savings federally insured to at least $250,000 and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States Government National Credit Union Administration, a U.S. Government Agency NCUA Uniting Your Faith and Finances Call: 303.424.5037 Click: Fideliscu.org or Come by today! Your savings federally insured to at least $250,000 and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States Government National Credit Union Administration, a U.S. Government Agency NCUA Uniting Your Faith and Finances Call: 303.424.5037 Click: Fideliscu.org or Come by today! 48 months 2.78% APY * 60 months 3.04% APY * Disclosures *APY = Annual Percentage Yield Certicate rates are subject to change daily. The minimum certicate purchase is $500.00 for non-IRA, Traditional, Roth IRA, and Education IRA certicates. Dividends on regular and IRA certicates are compounded within the certicate each month, unless otherwise requested. APY is based on compounding dividends within the certicate. The early withdrawal penalty for certicates of one year or less original maturity is all earned dividends up to a maximum of three months earnings. For certicates with original maturities longer than one year, the early withdrawal penalty is all dividends earned up to a maximum of six monthsearnings. Fall into Savings with our great CD rates Softball team brings home fi rst 4A state championship for Holy Family BY MOIRA CULLINGS D rawing inspiration from Mother Teresa's example of doing small things with great love, the Holy Family softball team carried an unwavering passion in their e¨ orts this season. "No matter what we do, we're going to do it with great love," said junior Noelle Gardon. Head Coach Mitchell Martinez moti- vated his team before games using the saint's famous motto. "We would go into the huddle and Mitch would be like, 'What kind of love?' We'd all go, 'Great love!'" said senior Erin Winters. That love for their sport led the team to the state championship game this past season, where they defeated Mountain View High School 10-3. "It was so surreal," said Winters. "It still doesn't feel real." The team made history for Holy Family, bringing home the fi rst 4A state title since the school moved up to the division a few years ago. "Our goal was never to win state," said senior Sara Rode. "Our goal every year is just to get to state. We took it a game at a time, and soon enough we were in the championship game." The team's vision for their season was simple, said junior Anna Martinez. "No one ever really thought about losing," she said. "It was one game at a time. We were just playing." The team prayed before games and after practices and attended Mass together during their season. That foundation of faith helped them real- ize "the bigger picture," said Gardon. "We know that there's more [to life] than this one game or this one season." Gardon added that sometimes faith plays a subtler role in a season. "It's defi nitely something you can look back on after and think about where it helped you or where you needed more of it in a game," she said. Gardon, Martinez, Rode and Winters all attended Catholic grade schools, and although they played on opposing teams growing up, they've enjoyed coming together to represent Holy Family. "It's better because we know that we're not playing for ourselves," said Rode. "We're playing for everyone around us." Gardon agreed. "Having a bond with everyone — you believe in everyone," she said. "There's trust everywhere. If someone's having a bad day, you know that you have other people behind you and someone's going to pick you up." Looking back at their season, it's the memories both on and o¨ the fi eld the girls will cherish moving forward. "If I could go back and replay this season, 100 times out of 100 times I would," said Winters. The girls are proud of what they accomplished for their school. "Everything just fell into place and it felt right," said Gardon. "We knew our goal and we did what we knew we needed to do to achieve it." The Holy Family softball team won the state champi- onship with inspi- ration from Mother Theresa. PHOTO PROVIDED

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