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16 AUGUST 8-21, 2015 | DENVER CATHOLIC The Parishioners and Staff of Immaculate Conception Parish in Lafayette thank you for your faithful service. Deacon Jim Wolfe & Deacon Oscar Del Villar The Parishioners and Staff of ST. FRANCES CABRINI PARISH wish to express our deep appreciation and gratitude for the faithful ser vice of our Deacons. May God bless and keep you always! REV. MR. CHET UBOWSKI REV. MR. JOSEPH DONO HOE REV. MR. MARC NESTORICK REV. MR. PAUL GRIMM (retired) REV. MR. WITOLD ENGEL (retired) Around the Archdiocese Deacon onald chi eli The arishioners of Saint Anthony Parish in Sterling , Sacred eart Parish in Peetz , Saint Catherine Parish in lif , in great gratitude, thank you or your aithf ul service. eac on Mic hi eli it hi s ife, arb h A fter playing for a packed Red Rocks in June, Matt Maher will return for an encore Red Rocks performance and the Amazing Parish Conference. Maher said that playing at Red Rocks during the June Third Day and Friends show (above) was a dream come true. He described the experience as a "bucket list moment." "What's amazing about Red Rocks is that it's like you're being hit twice. You're getting hit with the beauty and the magni- tude of God's creation in such an amazing setting. And then on top of it, hopefully you're hearing great music, too," Maher said. "Augustine said, 'He who sings prays twice.' Maybe he who sings while staring at nature sings four times." Maher will return to play at the Amaz- ing Parish Conference 7:30 p.m. Aug. 11. He will follow that with another Red Rocks performance with Chris Tomlin and a variety of other Christian singers. Tomlin is hosting an event called Worship Nights in America. The praise and worship nights will take place in Madison Square Garden, New York, Sac- ramento, Calif., and Denver. "The heart behind it is really to gather all Christians together to pray and wor- ship God, but to specifi cally pray for America at this sort of critical time in the history of America, for the Church to come together and be a witness and pray," Maher said. The event will feature singers from a variety of Christian denominations, including Louie Giglio, Matt Redman, Kari Jobe and Rend Collective. Maher said Tomlin invited him to play so that Catholics would be represented. "Chris invited me not only as a brother, but as a Catholic, saying, 'Hey, we need Catholics to come pray and feel valued and recognized for their tremendous contributions around the world, but also for their faith,'" Maher said. Maher said he hopes the concert will inspire both Christians and non-believ- ers with its ecumenism. He said that the driving force behind his whole ministry comes from John 17, "that they would all be one." BY MELISSA KEATING 303-715-3123 | melissa.keating@archden.org www.twitter.com/mkeats42 Matt Maher returns for Red Rocks, Amazing Parish PHOTOS BY ANDREW WRIGHT/DENVER CATHOLIC