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13 DENVER CATHOLIC | MARCH 12-25, 2016 Our Family to Yours… bmoran@denverrealestate.com Happy St. Patrick's Day Blessed & Holy Easter! Bringing Catholic Values to Financial Services Call: 303.424.5037 Click: www.nufcu.com or Come By! The Lord is Risen • Main Office 6320 Olde Wadsworth Blvd. Arvada • Immaculate Heart of Mary Branch 11385 Grant Drive Northglenn Full Service Wash! $8.99 and up • 10-12 Minutes For Complete Wash • Complete Auto Detailing Gift Certificates Available 276 Broadway 303.733.5349 www.carwash-waterworks.com Best Wishes for a Blessed Easter! SPECIALIZING IN 40'' 4-COLOR WORK (303) 296-1600 Happy Easter! from the Printer and Publisher of the Archdiocesan Liturgical Calendar GOLDEN BELL PRESS Please consider us for your printing needs Antonio Peccia President A&M Steel, Inc. Structural Steel Fabricator 2651 E. 79th Ave. Denver, CO 80229 303.287.4480 www.a-msteelinc.com www.gailsdesigns.net M.D. 9am-5:30pm wish you and your families a blessed Easter season. z 303-659-0551 800-468-8809 www.unitedpower.com understanding that there is truth to be discovered." The congregation is a c t i v e - c o n t e m p l a t i v e , meaning they are grounded in prayer, but still do min- istry and are at the service of the archdiocese.§ Father Krautter said the community has wanted to come to Denver for some time, but was only recently able to make that wish a reality.§ "It's great to be in a dio- cese where there's so much dynamism, and so many groups that are active," said Father Krautter. In addition to their charism, the brothers hope to bring new opportunities to individuals who want to be successful in ministry. They are already accept- ing applications for the St. John Institute, which will provide a business degree to individuals who want to work in ministry. The pro- gram is accredited through Walsch University in Ohio. " What we've realized is that while the discern- ment mode appealed to some, there was some- thing that we as a Church weren't providing. Some young people are on fire and want to give their whole life to Christ, but aren't going to become a brother or a sister or a mis- sionary. So we wanted to find another opportunity for them," Father Kraut- ter said. Students in the program will live in community, share a common life of prayer and take classes. "They 'll have oppor- tunities for spiritual direction and to be grounded in a contempla- tive life of prayer, but also have the skill on the busi- ness side to start these initiatives, or help initia- tives that already exist but need grounded people to help," Father Krautter said. "It touches on the spiritual life, but also on the practical." He said the program is aimed at individuals who have already been evangelized, but would like to go deeper while growing in business skills. The Church needs this combination, he said. "If we continue to live in the Middle Ages or say that you only need the Gospel and no skills, I think that's unfortunate," he said. The brothers are in res- idence at All Souls Parish. They invite everyone in the archdiocese to get to know them. They chant vespers and have an hour of adoration most days in the Church, and chant morning prayer at 7 a.m. "Come pray with us. We'd love to have people come join us for prayer. We'd love to help with spiritual direction, confes- sion, giving talks to small groups, or parish retreats," said Father Krautter. i LEARN MORE: The Congregation of St John: http://csjohn.org The St. John Institute:©http://www. saintjohninstitute.org/ Listen to the brothers chant: http:// divineoªce.csjohn.org Father John Therese Creus and Brother Marisean O'Leary helping with a Bishop Machbeuf High School retreat. They are members of the Congregation of St. John, a new order in the archdiocese. PHOTO PROVIDED

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