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9 DENVER CATHOLIC | OCTOBER 14-27, 2017 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 7 Reasons You Need an Estate Plan 1. PROBATE COSTS AND DELAYS: Avoid potential delays of up to twelve months or more. 2. NURSING HOME COSTS: Protect your nest egg from nursing home costs, which average $8,000 per month in Colorado! 3. DIVORCE: Up to 50% of your assets could walk out the door with your ex in-law. 4. REMARRIAGE: Prevent your assets from going to a stranger instead of your children if your spouse gets remarried after your death. 5. ESTATE TAXES: Eliminate or minimize federal estate taxes. 6. INHERITANCE: Prevent underage children or irresponsible adults from spending their inheritance all at once. 7. INCAPACITY: Avoid a publicly humiliating and expensive guardianship proceeding if you become incapacitated. Learn more about the benefi ts of having a Living Trust. Call 303.736.6060 or go online to www. ColoradoEstatePlan.com 7807 E. Peakview Ave. • Suite 130 • Centennial • CO • 80111 www.ColoradoEstatePlan.com • 303.736.6060 "Our clients' satisfaction is 100% guaranteed!" Ctn Hmn, A rn Free Workshops on Wills, Trusts, and Estate Planning Presented by Hammond Law Group Register Today! Call 303.736.6060 Tuesday, October 17 th 2:00 PM or 6:30 PM Hilton Garden Inn 1050 Plaza Drive Highlands Ranch, CO 80126 Tuesday, November 7 th 2:00 PM Burns and Wilcox Center 7807 E. Peakview Avenue, Ste. 105 Centennial, CO 80111 "The intensity of the call became even more intense the past seven years or so. Every day, I asked God where he was leading me," Stratman said. Eventually, he found a fl yer in the back of his church about the secular Carmel- ites, which described the daily practices they incorporate into their lives to grow closer to God — some of the very same things he had been doing for years. "I dropped to my knees and thanked God. It is absolutely amazing how all of the things for which I was being called were the things of Carmel," Stratman said. "I called the number and the rest is history. I have been in Carmel about four years. I cannot possibly explain how fast those years have gone by and how much my prayer life has improved." Stratman added that there are many secular vocations and Carmel is not nec- essarily for everyone. If several hours of prayer in silence and solitude doesn't sound appealing, it probably isn't a good fi t, he said. But, if it is a good fi t, don't be afraid and "do not doubt how much our Blessed Mother will help" you accom- plish what's required by the community. IT WILL CHANGE YOU The members of Denver's secular Carmelite order are a family, Rubin and Gilmore said, and practicing the com- munal way of life along with the daily spiritual practices are the backbone of their relationship with God. "The community is so loving, so wonderful, so pure," Gilmore said. "If I needed something right now, I could name 20 people I could call. They know you, they love you and have the same outlook, the same values." But the opportunity to be a part of an order, or to even ask the question , "What does God want me to do with my life?" is something far too many people miss, Gilmore said. "So many people don't think about their responsibility to know their cre- ator," she said. "The idea of becoming involved in a vocation is something only a minority of people think about. I wish everyone spent time thinking about, 'How can I get closer to my creator?' Members of the secular order of Carmel- ites receive fl owers following a Mass for St. Therese of Lisieux at the Carmelite Monastery on October 3. PHOTO BY DANIEL PETTY/DENVER CATHOLIC The Community of the Holy Spirit always welcomes visitors, but Novem- ber is the perfect time to start as aspirant classes begin. The commu- nity meets at St. Thomas More every second Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. with lunch and Mass. If inter- ested, call Ida Rubin at 303-805-4853 or Marian Gilmore at 303-661-7338. i

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