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12 OCTOBER 8-21, 2016 | DENVER CATHOLIC Violence, vandalism damage two churches In unrelated incidents, two Denver churches were marred by violence and vandalism last month. On Saturday, Sept. 24, at about 4:40 p.m., an unknown man inside Sacred Heart Church, located at 2760 Larimer St., threw items through win- dows and knocked over statues before fleeing. Statues of Mary and the Holy Infant of Atocha were destroyed, as were some of the original stained glass windows, which date back to the founding of the church in 1879. Sacred Heart is the oldest still-used church in the Archdiocese of Denver and among the poorest. Damages are estimated to be in the thousands. "Most important is that no one was hurt and the Blessed Sacrament wasn't touched," said the pastor, Father Alvaro Panqueva, noting that choir members were in the church basement. On Tuesday, Sept. 27, a shooting at 8 p.m. in the Montbello neighbor- hood of Ascension Church, located at 14050 Maxwell Place, resulted in bullets hitting glass covers pro- tecting outdoor statues of Jesus and Mary. The Mary statue was slightly damaged. "It does not seem that there was any intention to aim at the church," said the pastor, Father Dan Norick. "Thank God nobody was hurt. It reminds us to pray and work for healthy, peaceful neighborhoods and to know that God is our ultimate security and hope in life." O›cials said insurance would cover what can be repaired in both incidents. In Brief Classifieds 303-715-3212 | classifieds@archden.org TV MASS FOR THE HOMEBOUND COLORADO PUBLIC TELEVISION, CPT12 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9 7:00 a.m. English, Fr. James Fox 7:30 a.m. Spanish, Msgr. Jorge De los Santos SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16 7:00 a.m. English, Fr. Ron Cattany 7:30 a.m. Spanish, Fr. Mario Ramirez SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23 7:00 a.m. English, Catholic Television 7:30 a.m. Spanish, Catholic Television SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30 7:00 a.m. English, Fr. Sam Morehead 7:30 a.m. Spanish, Fr. Mario Ramirez Stats are fun, and so is baseball Who says statistics are boring? Not the 60 Catholic school kids who cheered the Colorado Rockies to an 11-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals at Coors Field Sept. 21. The kids—a third of them anyway— were doing home- work. Annunciation students were testing data predictions they'd made for math studies. The week before the game they analyzed data and calculated averages. Sixth-grade math teacher Jerilyn Manzella said: "We looked at the average number of runs scored by both the Rockies and Cardinals over their last 16 games and predicted how many runs each team would score on the 21st. We also looked at strike-outs and picked some all-stars who might score some home-runs." Students from St. Rose of Lima and Lourdes schools were grateful to tag along on the field trip. Here's a shout out to the anonymous donor who provided the tickets. You know who you are—and the kids will never forget the best math lesson they ever got. PHOTO PROVIDED