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10 JANUARY 24-30, 2015 | DENVER CATHOLIC Around the Archdiocese Archdiocese of Denver Mortuary 12801 W. 44th Ave. Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 (303) 425-9511 Mt. Olivet Cemetery 12801 W. 44th Ave. Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 (303) 424-7785 St. Simeon Cemetery 22001 E. State Hwy. 30 Aurora, CO 80018 (720) 859-9785 • Professional, personalized service • Respectful • Compassionate The Archdiocese of Denver Cemeteries and Mortuary Caring for the faithful in Northern Colorado since 1893 in their most personal time of need. Call for Details! 888-817-9538 Travel with other Catholics! Quality, Aordable Travel since 1967! Canadian Rockies Tour Hosted by Father Frank Wittouck, SCJ 14 days from $1749* Departs August 14, 2015. Your tour starts in Seattle where you'll drive through the lush forestlands of the Pacific Northwest. Visit the Grand Coulee Dam and nearby Dry Falls. Head east to "Big Sky Country" of Montana followed by journeys through Glacier & Waterton Lakes National Parks. Travel through Kootenay National Park; visit Bow Falls and beautiful Lake Louise en route to Banff National Park for two-nights. Continue north along the Icefields Parkway and in the heart of the Canadian Rockies you will experience a remarkable excursion onto the surface of the Athabasca Glacier. Your next destinations are Jasper & Yoho National Parks; Revelstoke; the Lake Okanagan region; Kamloops and Whistler. Then travel to Vancouver for your two-night stay before returning to Seattle. Enjoy a city tour including a stop at Pike Place Market before flying home. Mass will be celebrated some days on tour. Y our Chaplain is Father Frank Wittouck, SCJ, from Houston, Texas. He retired as an Army Chaplain in 2010 yet currently ministers for Magnificat House and in the Cypress Assistance Ministries. This will be his 9 th trip with YMT. * PPDO. Plus $159 tax/service/government fees. Alternate June - August departure dates available. Seasonal charges may apply. Add-on airfare available. T he Catholic Foundation of North- ern Colorado (TCF) has taken a new approach to help advance the mission of the Church by centralizing development and fundraising personnel of several ministries into "one big team" known as The Catholic Foundation Alli- ance, or simply The Alliance. The Alliance, under TCF umbrella, will provide centralized development services including fundraising, donor relations and management, event planning, marketing and communication, grant management and outreach. Ministries involved include the Archbishop's Catholic Appeal, Centro San Juan Diego, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Denver, St. John Vianney Theological Seminary, Redemptoris Mater Archdiocesan Missionary Seminary, Seeds of Hope Charitable Trust, and the archdio- cese's two high schools: Bishop Machebeuf and Holy Family. "After spending the past six months leading the effort to put everything together, this change will undoubtedly be successful in helping develop donor rela- tionships that will be mutually benefi cial for them and our Church," explained Deacon Steve Stemper, CEO and presi- dent of TCF, who has led the e" ort. TCF's sta" of eight now share their o' ce at 3801 E. Florida Ave. with 25 additional sta" members from the var- ious ministries, in addition to a few newly-hired employees. The centralized model, according to Deacon Stemper, is similar to the advancement model used by major universities and health institutions. "There are several benefi ts to this new way of working together as an alliance," Deacon Stemper said. Benefi ts, he said, include using donors' time more e' ciently, focusing on donors' passions, maintaining a centralized data- base, o" ering strategic marketing and communications including coordinated events, developing stronger relationships with parishes, volunteers and the com- munity at large; improving accountability and succession planning for development, increasing planned giving for the Church in northern Colorado, and increasing revenue over time, which will enable the ministries to expand their capabilities. The idea, and related research, began in 2011 under the leadership of then-Den- ver Archbishop Charles J. Chaput O.F.M. Cap., now archbishop of Philadelphia. Development of the approach continued under Archbishop Samuel Aquila, who had experience with a similar model while serving as Bishop of Fargo, N.D. On Dec. 19, Archbishop Aquila issued a decree establishing The Alliance. It will assume the same motto as TCF: "Giving for the kingdom of God," and will operate under the general oversight of Deacon Stemper, with Jim Link serving as executive vice president of development. Church centralizes fundraising eœ orts to better serve donors THE CATHOLIC FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN COLORADO 303-468-9885 www.thecatholicfoundation.com BY JULIE FILBY 303-715-3123 julie.fi lby@archden.org www.twitter.com/DenCathJulie