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18 APRIL 23-MAY 13, 2016 | DENVER CATHOLIC Child abuse prevention is everybody's call. Your confidential, toll-free call can protect a child and help a family. In an emergency, call 911. 1-844-CO-4-KIDS 1-844-264-5437 co4kids.org #co4kids You Dial the Number. We'll Make the Call. 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 • Professional, personalized service • Respectful • Compassionate The Archdiocese of Denver Cemeteries and Mortuary Caring for the faithful in Northern Colorado since 1893 in their most personal time of need. Around the Archdiocese BY MELISSA KEATING F ather Gabriel Mary Weber died on April 6. He was a retired Ser- vite priest living at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Denver. Father Weber was born in Buž alo, New York in 1923. He attended college in Wisconsin for two years before enter- ing seminary in Illinois in 1943. He was ordained May 15, 1949 in Chicago. After his ordination, he was sent to parishes in nine diž erent states, spanning from Portland, Oregon to Albany, Gerogia. He also spent time in Iceland and Canada. Father Hugh Guentner, pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and a fellow Servite priest, said that Father Weber's love of travel was one of his trademarks. He said Father Weber was especially known for his love of pilgrimage. "He loved to travel, especially lead- ing pilgrimages to Marian shrines. He really loved Medjugorje. He also led pilgrimages to Fatima, Lourdes, and also Rome and Israel," Father Guent- ner said. Father Guentner said that even as Father Weber entered his nineties and began to feel the ež ects of old age, he remained dedicated to his priestly ministry. "He was faithful. He would concele- brate Mass, and people would come to him and he would hear confessions," Father Guentner said.© Father Guentner said that the Ser- vites charism is to provide compassion, following the example of Mary. He said Father Weber exemplifi ed this by being present to people, even chatting on the phone and receiving visitors until the end. The ež ects of this were evident in his rosary and Mass of Christian Burial. Father Guentner said a "few hundred" mourners were present at each. "He was well-loved," Father Guent- ner said. BY MELISSA KEATING S tudents and alumni of Colo- rado School of Mine's Catholic Campus Ministry gathered on April 10 to learn how to better live the Catholic faith as engineers. Father Matt Book, pastor of St. Joseph's in Golden, in whose bound- aries the college falls, said the purpose of the night was, "to raise funds for campus ministry, raise awareness of what we're doing, and have our alumni be around each other." He invited Dr. Darrin Muggli to speak. Muggli is the chair of the Engineering Program at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kan. Muggli said he was happy to speak at School of Mines, as he and the campus ministry share a common goal. "I'm trying to provide a place where students can come to a great Catholic college and get an engineering degree. They're trying to provide Catholic for- mation on a secular campus. We're two sides of the same coin, really," Muggli said. He said that given the jobs engi- neers hold, it is crucial that they be well-formed. "Engineers have these key positions in their companies, between the upper- level management and the workmen," Muggli said. "We absolutely need more solid, Catholic engineers." Participants paid to come to the dinner and took part in a silent auction. All of the funds will go to strengthening the School of Mines Catholic Campus presence. Specifi cally, they hope to use the funds to purchase space for them to meet. While they already have a Cath- olic men's household, they would like to create a household for women on the same property. They also hope to create a sort of shared meeting space between the two. "Campus ministry requires space for people to come together, where people can share lives and pray together," Father Book said. Father Book, who worked as an engi- neer before entering seminary, said he hopes the dinner helped the Catholic students to see the value of their work. "I would hope that the fi rst thing [the students and alumni] walk away with is an understanding that whatever work we do is something we can ož er to God," Father Book said. Joey Schmitz, a sophomore at School of Mines, said that he is inspired by seeing people from engineering back- grounds, like Father Book and Muggli, who live their faith. "It's really nice to see that there are people in the industry today that are still active in their faith life. It's a sign of hope to me that when I get to that stage in my life, I'll be able to do that, too, because I've had so many examples," Schmitz said.© Father Gabriel Weber dies Donate to Colorado School of Mines Catholic Campus Min- istry: http://bit.ly/1SAcLJo "A sign of hope": Colorado School of Mines COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES

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