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8 JANUARY 9-22, 2016 | DENVER CATHOLIC January 15-17 Weekend Retreat (Women) January 22-24 Weekend Retreat (Women) January 30 Day of Prayer (9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.) February 5-7 Weekend Retreat (Men) February 10 Day of Prayer (9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.) February 12-14 Weekend Retreat (Couples) 4801 North Highway 67, P.O. Box 185, Sedalia, CO 80135 Phone: 303-688-4198 ext. 122 (information/reservations) Website: www.sacredheartretreat.org Keeping her connected - Safe at home • Immediate Help at the Touch of a Bu on. Professionally monitored 24/7. • Feel Secure and Confident Living Alone • Affordable, Simple and Convenient Colorado Owned & Operated 303-770-2227 www.goldeaglesystems.com Emergency Response System Emergency Response System Emergency Response System CALL NOW: 1-877-230-1381 ymtvacations.com Mention promo code X6013 Join Monsignor Ste en & other Catholics! Grand Alaskan Tour & Cruise 12 days from $ 2,224 * Make 2016 the year you go "North to Alaska!" Visit both Denali National Park and Glacier Bay National Park on the same trip. We are the largest independent tour operator in Alaska for a reason: we know the 49th state like it is our home. Mass will be celebrated some days on tour and o ered daily on board ship. Your Chaplain is Monsignor Ste en from Alton, IL. He is the Pastor of The Historical Saints Peter and Paul Proto-Cathedral. He also serves as a Chaplain for other communities and hospitals. This will be his 7th trip with YMT. Departs July 28, 2016 Save up to $ 1,000 per couple* * Prices are per person, double occupancy. Plus $ 299 taxes & government fees. Based on base cabin category. Cabin upgrades are available at an additional charge, as is add-on airfare. $1,000 per couple savings on select cruise tour departures for Balcony cabins, o er expires 01/29/16. Seasonal surcharges and single supplements may apply. Ask your Travel Consultant for details. Summits aim to fi ght childhood hunger N early 1 in 5 Colorado kids may not always know when or where they will get their next meal. Among all Colorado children, those under the age of 6 are most likely to be in poverty. They also are most at risk of living in homes without enough food. Two upcoming summits for middle school and high school youths aim to equip them to know what they can do to combat those fi gures from the 2015 Kids Count in Colorado campaign. "We know a lot of kids aren't aware of how extensive youth hunger is here at home," said Elaine Murphy, youth coor- dinator for St. Vincent de Paul Society's Denver Metro Council, which is sponsor- ing the event. "We want the participants to think, 'How can I help?'" Tackling Childhood Hunger in Col- orado is set from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sat., Feb. 27, at St. Joseph Parish in Golden. A second summit is set from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fri., April 8, at Most Precious Blood Parish in Denver. The summits, which are also open to adults, will include personal stories from caseworkers, simulation of a family facing food insecurity, a forum on youth who are hungry at school and action plan workshops. "We are bringing people in who work with hunger and children in Colorado," Murphy said. "They will share compelling human stories of people they know and how they found themselves in a situation of hunger crisis." Organizations partnering with SVDP to present the events include Colorado Vin- centian Volunteers, Catholic Charities, Hunger Free Colorado and Evergreen Christian Outreach Food Bank. Lunch at the summits will be a "thrifty meal," Murphy said, and will model what a family of four below poverty level ($24,250 annual income) would likely serve with their $600 a month grocery budget—$20 per day for the entire family or $1.66 per person per meal. "It most likely will be a lot of starch, not much in the way of fresh produce and no meat," she said. "We'll talk about the nutritional value of that and why there is an obesity problem among that popula- tion because of the lack of fresh fruits and vegetables. Also, if parents are trying to work two minimum wage jobs or are in an apartment without a fully functioning kitchen, they may be grabbing lots of junk food." Carmen Numme, food program coor- dinator for Catholic Charities Early Childhood Education division, sees the eª ects of food insu ciency in her work D r. Kathryn Benes, the founding psychologist of Regina Caeli Clin- ical Services (RCCS), is retiring after a fruitful 23 year career, 21 of whic h were spent in service to the Catholic Church. She will retire Feb. 5, and will be succeeded by a former student of hers, Dr. Linda Montagna. Dr. Montagna began at RCCS on Jan. 4 so as to provide a smooth transition of leadership. Benes directed a Catholic Health Min- istry from 1994 to 2006 in the Diocese of Lincoln, Neb., and in 2011, under the request of Archbishop Charles Chaput and the Catholic Charities Executive Staª and Board, she brought a similar program to the Archdiocese of Denver, which became RCCS. RCCS not only provides excellent and aª ordable psychological services to individuals and families, it also has formed a new generation of outstanding faith-based psychologists through its internship and post-doctoral residency training program, Benes said. Regina Caeli counselor retires after BY AARON LAMBERT 303-715-3138 aaron.lambert@archden.org www.twitter.com/AaronLmbrt Around the Archdiocese Turning youth compassion BY ROXANNE KING 720-771-3394 | editor_king@icloud.com www.twitter.com/RoxanneIKing

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