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5 DENVER CATHOLIC | OCTOBER 24-NOVEMBER 13, 2015 Cover Story 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 In Memory of Those Who Served… In Honor of Those Who Serve Us Now! Friday, November 6, 2015 10:00 a.m. Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception 401 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, CO 80203 Please a end in uniform Celebrant: Most Rev. Samuel J. Aquila Archbishop of Denver Please RSVP to: John Miller at 303-715-3156 or john.miller@archden.org Mass for Military Veterans & First Responders Mass for Military it was going to work, but ever since we opened it, there have been more and more people coming in. They just come in o„ the street," employee Emma Konizeski said. Drogo's co„ee shop opened on Aug. 24, the first day of classes at CU-Boulder. Pastor Father Peter Mussett said the co„ee shop helps them reach di„erent popula- tions of students. "The first population that we think about are the students who are here, the community that's established, and being able to foster and encourage those who are with us. For them, it's just been phenome- nal," Father Mussett said. Drogo's location in the middle of Greek Row allows them to reach other students that they may not have contact with. Konizeski was a freshman last year, and said she knew just about everyone in the Catholic community. Now that she works at Drogo's, she sees new faces in the build- ing almost every day. "We have a lot of people who are not even associated with the Church come in. They just hang out and get some co„ee," Konizeski said. This is exactly what Father Mussett hoped would happen. He said that their ability to o„er high quality, low cost prod- ucts will hopefully allow them to become popular with students of all backgrounds. "Because we value people and the community and the evangelical life more than we value profits, we can offer it cheaper than everyone else. People are dis- covering that," Father Musett said. "Even Jesus used free food." Konizeski said the students work together to make sure newcomers feel welcomed at Drogo's, and with the Cath- olic community as a whole. "Usually if someone is new here, one of the regulars is going to go up to them and ask them their name, what they're study- ing, and introduce themselves so they have a reason to come back and hang out with them," she said. Drogo's serves local Ozo co„ee, and was decorated by a local interior designer. It contains a mix of tables, sofas, counters and even a small performing space for acoustic artists. Konizeski said that students find the space welcoming and pleasant. "One of my roommates actually brings in a bunch of people all the time. She'll just invite people to come over and do home- work," Konizeski said. Father Mussett said this part of why they chose to build a co„ee shop, which has tra- ditionally served as a gathering place for intellectuals. "It's not a bar, where we're phasing out of life. We're actually engaging and becoming awake and aware and having intellectual conversations. This is a place of humanity and intellect," Father Mussett said. This is good news for CU-Boulder, which Father Musset described as a "port city" of cultures and future leaders. He said a co„ee shop is a real, human, com- munal way for them to encounter the Church. "[There are] a lot of people who are looking for life and happiness in the things of the world that just can't o„er it. Here, what we're able to do is o„er real life. When people tag in, they just come alive," Father Mussett said. "Statisti- cally, about 75 percent of Catholics leave their faith in college. What we're doing in campus ministry is at the very forefront of the new evangelization, which is all about new methods, ardor and zeal." "There's nothing more exciting than watching people come alive in the Gospel," Father Mussett said. « 1 | CU-Boulder has opened a new co"ee shop, Drogo's Co"ee, to engage the surrounding community. PHOTO BY ANDREW WRIGHT/DENVER CATHOLIC

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