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10 JANUARY 28-FEBRUARY 10, 2017 | DENVER CATHOLIC Around the Archdiocese Independent Living Assisted Living Adult Day Services 2835 West 32nd Avenue Denver, CO 80211 Home is here. Call 303.964.3804 and ask about this month's move-in special. homeishere.org CALL NOW: 1-877-230-1381 ymtvacations.com Mention promo code X6013 Best of Ireland Tour 12 days from $ 1,599 * now $ 1,499 * Your exploration of the Emerald Isle starts and ends in Dublin. See all of the city highlights including the Bank of Ireland and St. Patrick's Cathedral. Next is the Rock of Cashel, Waterford and a visit to the famous crystal factory. Continue to Cobh, Blarney Castle and Killarney. Drive the spectacular Ring of Kerry, explore Bunratty Castle & Folk Park and view the incredible Cli s of Moher before arriving in Galway. In the Sligo area, see Kylemore Abbey en route to Belfast. Lastly, discover "The Giant's Causeway" and Titanic Belfast, visitor experience. Your Chaplain, Monsignor Ste en is from Alton, IL and is Pastor of Historical Saint Peter and Paul Proto-Cathedral. He also serves as a Chaplain for other communities and hospitals. This will be his 8 th trip with YMT. Departs June 8, 2017. Save 200 per couple * $ Travel with other fellow Catholics! * Prices are per person, double occupancy and do not include taxes & government fees which range from $ 159 to $ 299 depending on the tour selected. Add-on airfare is available. All special o ers apply to new bookings only made by 3/31/17 and are subject to availability. Seasonal surcharges and single supplements applies. Prices shown are after Instant Rebate is applied. Additional terms and conditions apply, visit ymtvacations.com or ask your Travel Consultant for details. Combine our Ireland and Scotland tours! 20 days from $ 3,099 * now $ 2,999 * - Call for details. Save 200 per couple * $ Canadian Rockies Tour 14 days from $ 1,899 * now $ 1,799 * Surround yourself in the stunning scenery of the Canadian Rockies. Start in Seattle and travel through the lush Paci c Northwest to Glacier and Waterton Lakes National Parks. Cross the Continental Divide enroute to Ban National Park. Visit Bow Falls and Lake Louise as you journey the famed Ice elds Parkway, where you'll stop to enjoy an Ice Explorer excursion. Next is exploring Jasper and Yoho National Parks, the Okanagan Lake Region, Kamloops and Vancouver. Return to Seattle with sightseeing to complete your tour. Y our Chaplain is Father Frank Wittouck, SCJ, from Houston, Texas. A retired Army Chaplain, he currently ministers for Magni cat House and in the Cypress Assistance Ministries. This will be his 11 th trip with YMT where he continues to impress and inspire our Catholic travelers. Departs July 21, 2017. BY AARON LAMBERT D uring Catholic Schools Week, we are grateful the many won- derful teachers teaching in the Catholics schools here in Denver, and especially those who were placed here by the ACE program. The Alliance for Catholic Education, or ACE, is bothª a master's degree and alternativeª teaching licensureª pro- gram oŠ ered through the University of Notre Dame. The program is aimed primarilyª at students who graduated with a non-education degree but are interested in being teachers. Students interested in pursuing a Master of Edu- cation degree are able to sign up for the program, which is an intense two-year process where ACE teachers are sent to one of the country's many Catholic schools to teach while working simulta- neouslyªtoªobtain their master's degree.ª While most ACE graduates stay in teaching, some have gone on to be law- yers, doctors, or even superintendents of schools, such as Denver's very own Kevin Kijewski. He was the very fi rst ACE teacher to arrive in Denver in 2005, and is now overseeing the schools he once taught in. Now, some 50 ACE graduates reside in Denver, including at least one school principal and dozens of teachers. "It's a cool program, and there's nothing better than teaching kids," Kijewski said. The Archdiocese of Denver cur- rently has fi ve ACE teachers serving within the archdiocesan school system: Thomas Mann at Bishop Machebeuf High School, Mikaela Prego at St. Rose of Lima, Marissa Cirillo at Guardian Angels, Anthony Barrett at St. Pius X, and Kyle MacDonald at St. Therese. "It's a really great program that During Catholic Schools Week, gratitude for ACE program in Denver Denver's current ACE teachers. From left to right: Marissa Cirillo, Thomas Mann, Kyle MacDonald, Mikaela Prego, Anthony Barrett. PHOTO COURTESY OF ALLIANCE FOR CATHOLIC EDUCATION

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