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3 DENVER CATHOLIC | DECEMBER 8-21, 2018 Around the Archdiocese Our planning services are offered as a courtesy to our donors. 303.468.9885 | www.TheCatholicFoundation.com Giving for the Kingdom of God ® Donor Advised Account FIND THE KEY TO A GENEROUS LIFE WHEN YOU GIVE IT A WAY TO SERVE OTHERS. Personally – Experience the joy of giving and provide a lasting tribute to your faith and family. Financially – Achieve peace of mind that your treasure is managed to reflect your Catholic values. Spiritually – Strengthen our parishes and our Catholic community through your charitable giving. The Catholic Foundation of Northern Colorado is here to help you understand the advantages of opening a Donor Advised Account. As Catholic faithful, we believe our earthly treasure is a gift from God, and we can give it a way to serve the greater good. Be generous, ready to share, thus accumulating as treasure a good foundation for the future, so as to win the life that is true life. 1 TIMOTHY 6:18-19 UNLOCK YOUR GIVING POTENTIAL POTENTIAL Jean Finegan | Deacon Steve Stemper www.proximotravel.com 508-340-9370 Hablamos Español 855-842-8001 anthony@proximotravel.com Call us 24/7 Several trips to different destinations: the Holy Land; Italy; France, Portugal, & Spain; Poland; Medjugorje, Lourdes, & Fatima; Ireland & Scotland; England; Austria, Germany, & Switzerland; Greece & Turkey; Budapest; Prague; Our Lady of Guadalupe; Colombia; Brazil; Argentina; Domestic Destinations; etc… We also specialize in custom trips for Bishops, Priests and Deacons We also offer other trips with prices starting at $2,499 ~ Prices are ALL-INCLUSIVE with Airfare from anywhere in the USA Msgr. John Slattery remembered as a 'founding father' of Springs diocese BY VERONICA AMBUL/ COLORADO CATHOLIC HERALD M sgr. John Slattery, the fi rst vicar general of the Diocese of Colorado Springs and founding pastor of St. Patrick Parish, died Nov. 28 at age 87. Msgr. Slat- tery had been residing at Mount St. Francis Nurs- ing Center. Msgr. Slattery was born in Denver on July 5, 1931. He attended Annunciation School and enrolled in St. John Vian- ney Seminary in 1949. He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Denver on June 1, 1957, by Archbishop Urban Vehr. Shortly after his ordination, he was named assistant pastor at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Denver, where he remained in until 1966. He was then named pastor of St. Mary Parish in Breckenridge, where he served until 1970. He served as pastor of St. Anthony of Padua Parish from 1970-1976. He was then named pastor of St. Jude Parish in Lakewood, where he remained until 1981. In 1981, at the request of Auxiliary Bishop Richard C. Hanifen, Msgr. Slat- tery was named the founding pastor of a newly-created parish in northeast Colorado Springs — St. Patrick. For the next six years, he celebrated Mass in a retail space on Nor th Academy Bou- levard, while overseeing the planning and construction of St. Patrick Church. The site of the new church — a roughly fi ve-acre property on Brook Park Drive — had been donated by prominent Col- orado Springs businesswoman Bonnie Fitzpatrick, owner of the Dublin House restaurant. "It was a challenge; I loved it," Msgr. Slattery said of start- ing the new parish. "It was probably the pre- miere experience of my priesthood." In January 1984, Msgr. Slattery was named vicar general of the newly-formed Dio- cese of Colorado Springs, a role that he held while still serving as pastor of St. Patrick. In 1987, he became administrator of St. Paul Parish. In 1991, his term as vicar general ended and he was named rector of St. Mary's Cathe- dral, where he remained until 1997. He then served at Divine Redeemer and Corpus Christi parishes until his retire- ment in 2000. In 2009, he was one of three priests in the diocese to be designated a Prelate of Honor by Pope Benedict XVI. With that, he gained the title of "Reverend Monsignor." Msgr. Slattery "will go down as a 'founding father' of the diocese," said Bishop Emeritus Hanifen. Bishop Michael Sheridan said that "Father Slattery's service in the Dio- cese of Colorado Springs is legendary. I know how much Bishop Hanifen relied on him in those early years, and I am deeply grateful for all that he has done to serve the mission of the Church in our diocese." PHOTO PROVIDED

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