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17 DENVER CATHOLIC | AUGUST 22-SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 Around the Archdiocese DEMANDS ARE GREATER THAN EVER! We supply all ministries of Catholic Charities including: Gabriel House Project • Shelters • Early Childhood Education • Kinship • Seniors and more We have already distributed 489,000 diapers this year - a 30% increase from last year! DID YOU KNOW… • 1 in 3 families struggle to provide clean diapers for their babies! • In Colorado, that is more than 67,000 infants and toddlers every day without clean diapers! DIAPER DRIVE BOTTOM LINE DIAPER BANK NEEDS YOUR HELP! Fall Diaper Drive is just around the corner: September 15th to October 31st Drop off diapers at Samaritan House 2301 Lawrence St, Denver, CO 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Monday - Saturday 8:00 am to 1:00 pm Sunday For questions, contact Andrew Sanchez asanchez@ccdenver.org 720-799-9307 Please help today! ccdenver.org/diaper Thank you for your support and, most importantly, your prayers for our families and staff. God Bless Bottom Line Diaper Bank BY AMY BRYER BRUMLEY L ooking for a new kind of book club? Consider yourself a life- long learner? The Denver Catholic Biblical School can unlock the mysteries of the Bible for you with LIVE online instruction this Fall. The school goes beyond learning about familiar stories like Noah's Ark, to make the readers see themselves in the writings. If you've ever felt like you have all the pieces to your faith, but you're not sure what the picture is supposed to look like, the Denver Catholic Biblical School has the answer. For nearly 40 years, St. John Vianney Theological Seminary Lay Division — one of more than 40 ministries sup- ported by the Archbishop's Catholic Appeal — has led students on a path to deeper understanding of their faith and themselves. COVID inconsistencies from county to county has forced the Biblical school to host classes online this fall. They will still be small and with a live instruc- tor, but as soon as courses can con- tinue in-person, they will return to the classroom. The school is dedicated to its mission of "live instruction that creates fellow- ship with community and like-minded people with a desire to learn God's Word in communion with each other," said Dr. Nick Lebish, longtime director of the school. "Catholics have a good sense of scrip- ture, they know the stories of Noah and David and Jesus and the myster- ies," Lebish continued. "They have the puzzle pieces, but if you don't crack open the Bible and read the context, they're just puzzle pieces without the box cover to know how the pieces fi t together." The Denver Catholic Biblical School, and the other fl agship off ering, the Denver Catholic Catechetical School, serve 2,500 students throughout the Archdiocese of Denver and the Diocese of Colorado Springs. Typically, classes of 35 to 40 students are at locations all over the states. Derek Barr has been an instructor for 11 years and his favorite part of teaching is the diversity of the students. From cradle Catholics to Protestant converts and people of the Jewish faith, the Word of God speaks to everyone, he said. "It doesn't matter if you're a doctor or you never fi nished high school or whether you're rich or poor, every- one sees themselves in the stories…it's God's love story with us," said Barr, who teaches the Old Testament to fi rst-year students. If you're not ready for four-year and two-year courses, the school also off ers one-year enrichment courses for people who want just a taste of what the Bibli- cal school is about, Lebish said. And this year may be the year for you to try it out. This is your chance to "never stop learning," Lebish said. More information archden.org/ catholic-biblical-school Register for classes sjvlaydivision.org photo by anDreW WriGht Unlock the mysteries of the Bible with LIVE instruction this Fall This is your chance to 'never stop learning'

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