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B6 APRIL 9-22, 2016 | DENVER CATHOLIC Seniors Affordable Home Care Healing Begins at Home... Daily & Hourly Rates Live-in/Hourly Caregivers: 1 Day or 2, or Long Term Alzheimer's, Dementia & Parkinson's Respite In-Home Care Transportation & Errands Hospice Insured Free In-Home Assessment: Match caregiver personality & level of care to every client! DENVER CATHOLIC READERS ASK FOR SPECIAL DISCOUNT! 24 HOURS A DAY • 7 DAYS A WEEK • NON-MEDICAL Affordable Home Care (303) 988-1821 • www.AordableHomeCare.net Serving Denver Metro and Surrounding Areas • Excellence In Home Care Since 1992 Please register at no cost: Thursday 5│May│9am-11:30am Mulroy Senior Center 3550 West 13th Avenue, Denver SeniorFIESTA& WellnessPARTY MAY 5 5 de MAYO Free Healthy Food Massage Therapy Beauticians Música Ranchera Healthy Living! Education class. call Marissa Volpe phone: 303.813.1669 or email: mvolpe@alz.org Excelling in the grace of giving W hen my friends Paul and Col- leen Lum Lung retired, they shared with me their decision to welcome a "fi fth child" into their family just like Cathy and I had done. They wanted to pour out love and fi nancial support on this "fi fth child," which they named the Church. It may seem like a dramatic decision to give to the Church as one would their own child. Yet, when I serve as deacon at St. Thomas More Parish in Centennial, I often seen Paul and Colleen praying at Mass, leading a class, and volunteering at events. They're already so generous, but their decision followed a prayerful discernment of God's call to support the Church both now and after their death. They discovered that generosity bears witness to their beliefs today and leaves a legacy of faith for years to come. At The Catholic Foundation of Northern Colorado, we helped the Lum Lungs with their planned gift. Our sta€ drafted documents that designate their assets according to their wishes—20 per- cent for each of their four children and the Church—and committed to ensuring their gifts will benefi t the ministries close to their hearts. A planned gift through The Catholic Foundation allows the faithful to use assets such as real estate, life insurance policies, IRAs, and savings and invest- ment accounts to help impact the souls of future generations. They feel confi dent their giving is protected by The Catholic Foundation, which safeguards assets through morally responsible investment strategies to advance the mission of the Church and build the body of Christ. In 2 Corinthians 8, we are called to be generous : "But just as you excel in every- thing—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in your love for us—see that you also excel in the grace of giving." Excelling in giving is easier than some may think. There are many options for donors to make a gift that will sig- nifi cantly impact the Church without a€ ecting their current lifestyle or income. Confi dential planning services are available at the Catholic Foundation, which o€ ers a kind of one-stop shop for charitable giving to the Church in the Archdiocese of Denver and virtually any nonprofi t in the Catholic community. Donors fi nd many benefi ts in giving through The Catholic Foundation. There is no start-up cost or obligation. Planned gift agreements begin by fi lling out a simple form that doesn't require the cost of an attorney. Any assets documented for benefi ciaries fall outside of the estate pro- cess, greatly reducing the administrative cost and tax burden for families and ben- efi ciaries. The Catholic Foundation also o€ ers legal protection of gifts until they are delivered to the selected nonprofi t. Best of all, a planned gift carries on the Catholic faith and its teachings. The gen- erosity of donors permits the Church to make morally-responsible investments that continue its mission. In November 2013, Pope Francis issued an Apostolic Exhortation and wrote, "Piety… makes people capable of gener- osity and sacrifi ce even to the point of heroism, when it is a question of bearing witness to belief." Does our giving bear witness to our beliefs? Deacon Steve Stemper is president and CEO of The Catholic Foundation of Northern Colorado Guest Column DEACON STEVE STEMPER PLANNED GIVING Learn more about Planned Giving through The Catholic Foundation Call Jean Finegan at 303-867-0613 or visit www.theCatholicFoundation.com i WHAT THE CATHOLIC FOUN- DATION CAN DO FOR YOU • Confi dential gift planning ser- vices with no start-up cost or obligation • Morally-responsible invest- ments in line with the Church's mission and teaching • Planned giving options to sup- port the Church for generations • Flexible giving to virtually any nonprofi t in the Catholic com- munity and beyond • Planned gift agreements that greatly reduce administration of estate • Ensured management of giving according to donor's wishes • Legal protection of donations until delivered to nonprofi t

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