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6 MAY 23-29, 2015 | DENVER CATHOLIC June 8-17 Individually Directed 8-Day Retreat June 19-28 Individually Directed 8-Day Retreat June 30 - July 9 Individually Directed 8-Day Retreat August 10-19 Individually Directed 8-Day Retreat Aug. 31 - Sep. 7 Retreat House Closed September 25-27 Weekend Retreat (Men & Women) 4801 North Highway 67, P.O. Box 185, Sedalia, CO 80135 Phone: 303-688-4198 ext. 122 (information/reservations) Website: www.sacredheartretreat.org F E S T I V A L JUNE 5-7 FRIDAY & SATURDAY • 5-11PM SUNDAY • 4-10PM 2014 SummerFest Princess, Miss Sofia Lopez EVERYONE IS INVITED TO JOIN THE FUN!! Saturday June 27th 2015 Race Start: 8:00 am Race Day Registration begins at 7:00 am Registration Fees $30 Mail-In Registration (before June 23rd) $25 Team Registration (Per Person by June 20th) $35 Race Day Online registration at Active.com: https://endurancecui.active.com/event-reg/ select-race?e=14806552 Registration and Team Info Available at http://www.respectlife5k.org Race Location: Light of the World Roman Catholic Church 10316 W. Bowles Ave Littleton, CO 80127 For more information, email us: respectlife5K@gmail.com "Respect All Life" Team Categories! • K of C Council vs. Council • Parish vs. Parish Fun for All! • Age Group Awards • Team Awards • Kid's Fun Run • Prize Raffle • Pancake Breakfast Sponsored by: Knights of Columbus #12567 Father Francis Syrianey Council Proceeds from the race will be used to aid in the pur- chase of an ultrasound machine for a Pregnancy Crisis Center in Colorado as part of the Knights of Columbus Ultrasound Initiative Program. See our council website at http://www.kofc12567.org 5TH ANNUAL Cover Story The release of the pastoral letter marked the beginning of the process to restore the order of the sacraments of initiation in the Archdio- cese of Denver so that the sacraments will be conferred as follows: baptism, confi r- mation and fi rst Eucharist. While infant baptism will continue to be normal practice, confi rmation and fi rst Eucharist will take place in third grade at the same Mass. The change will be implemented during a fi ve-year step-down process in which pastors are encouraged to facil- itate a smooth transition according to what works best for the circumstances and size of their parish. By 2020, all chil- dren should receive confi rmation and fi rst Eucharist in third grade. Archbishop Aquila is the first to implement the restored order in an archdiocese in the United States, and the fi rst bishop to restore the order in two dioceses. In 2002 he restored the order in the Diocese of Fargo. The move also makes the Archdiocese of Denver the tenth diocese to implement the restored order not including the dioceses of Greensburg and Marquette, which rolled back the restored order in 2009 and 2012, respectively. Other dioceses that have restored the order include Saginaw (1995); Great Falls-Billings (1996); Portland (1997); Spokane (1998); Fargo (2002); Gaylord (2003); Tyler (2005); Phoenix (2005); and Honolulu (2015). In 2012, Archbishop Aquila discussed the restored order in a meeting with Pope Benedict XVI other bishops from the United States. "You have done what I have always wanted to do," the pope responded. A CULTURE OF DEATH Theologians with connections to the Archdiocese of Denver have echoed the archbishop's concern for the spiritual needs of children in an increasingly sec- ular society. "Our culture is not nice to kids," Anthony Lilles, academic dean for St. John's Seminary in Los Angeles, told a gathering of catechists in Denver last fall. "We have a culture of death all around us, and our young people, they are dealing with friends who are dealing with suicidal thoughts, and cutting themselves and drug addictions and sexual addictions." "It's a very, very serious time in our culture," he added. "We live in such times today [that] call for great courage. … The Lord asks of you great courage. Even more, the Lord asks of our children, great courage." He encouraged the catechists, who were attending the Catechetical Con- gress of the Archdiocese of Denver on « 1 |