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9 DENVER CATHOLIC | APRIL 27-MAY 10, 2019 REGIS.EDU GET TO KNOW COLORADO'S JESUIT, CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY IHS: Symbolic monogram of Christ associated with the Jesuit order consisting of the Greek letters iota, eta and sigma (The first three letters of Iesous, which is Jesus' name in Greek). 1877: Represents the year Regis University was founded. Seven Stripes: The alternating stripes (representing seven brothers) are from the shield of the Oñaz-Loyola family. St. Ignatius Loyola, born in 1491, founded the Jesuit order in 1540. Mountains: The mountains are symbolic of the Rocky Mountains and the Massif Central Mountains in France, where our namesake, St. John Francis Regis, lived and worked helping the less fortunate. Led by Fr. Michael Goodyear, Pastor, St. Patrick's Catholic Parish, Colorado Springs Oct. 17 - 27, 2019 $4,078 Contact: Religious Travel International, LLC Phone: 303-563-6261 or 303-563-6255 www.rtijourneys.com A Pilgrimage to France, Spain & Portugal With Fr. Javier Nieva, DCJM, Pastor, St. Mary's Catholic Parish Sept. 10 - 20, 2019 $3,538 With Dr. R. Jared Staudt, Director of Formation, Archdiocese of Denver & Fr. Brad Noonan, V.F., Pastor, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Parish, Castle Rock Sept. 13 - 23, 2019 $4,125 Journey in the Beauty of Faith: A Pilgrimage to Ireland Walk in the Footsteps of St. Faustina The 2nd Annual Divine Mercy of the Rockies Pilgrimage Take a Journey to Nourish Your Soul! If a parish exceeds their goal for the ACA, 50 percent of every dollar raised after that goes back to the parish. For the parishes that have a harder time meeting their goal, they also have the opportunity for a rebate if they beat the amount of money raised for the ACA the previous year. If they do that, they get 25 percent of every dollar raised after that number. Last year, 46 parishes received rebates at the 50 percent level and 53 parishes received rebates at the 25 percent level, for a total of more than $735,000 going back to the parishes. This year's ACA also continues the Nine Choir of Angels Giving Society, which designates dižerent levels of giving with an angelic title. Last year, 2,500 donors joined this distinction by giving a gift of $1,000 or more. Additionally, the online giving option has been fine-tuned to provide the same convenience as the most popular online payment systems and makes it easier for those who would like to work an ACA donation into their monthly budget. Last year, 900 contributors supported the works of the Church through the monthly recurring gift option. Father Dollins encourages people to switch to giving year-round instead of the tradi- tional five months. "Why not make the ACA a recurring monthly gift that fits into the way you do the rest of your budget?" he said. Amid the current Church crisis, Archbishop Aquila reassures the faithful that he and the Archdiocese of Denver are committed to full trans- parency and change within the Church. The Promise webpage (archden.org/ promise) contains a wealth of infor- mation about how the archdiocese has handled allegations of sexual abuse of a minor in the past, and in February, the archdiocese voluntarily allowed for an independent review of all priest files related to the sexual abuse of minors. No funds raised from the Archbish- op's Catholic Appeal are ever used for legal expenses. "One hundred percent of your appeal gift will support ministry operations and … no appeal funds were, are or ever will be used for legal expenses or settlements," Archbishop Aquila wrote. "Donate to the appeal knowing that your gift will be prudently invested in programs that evangelize our faith and serve others." Catholics are asked to give a lot throughout the course of any given year, and it's easy to see the ACA as just another ask that bears no significance. However, for the faithful in the Arch- diocese of Denver, it's important to see the needs of the larger Church and how far that dollar actually goes. "It's really easy to be focused on 'me' and tithing at your own parish, but [we are all] part of a larger Church that has expansive needs," Father Dollins said. "I might be in a small town that doesn't have a need to feed the poor, but the Cathedral does. I can't necessarily help the poor where I'm at, but the Church is a lot bigger than my one location." TO DONATE Visit archden.org/givenow to make a donation to Archbishop's Catholic Appeal i PHOTO BY ANDREW WRIGHT

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