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19 DENVER CATHOLIC | DECEMBER 23, 2017-JANUARY 26, 2018 Get Involved 27 9 a.m - 1 p.m., St. Frances Cabrini Parish, 6673 W. Chatfi eld Ave., Littleton, $40. Includes lunch, materials, and childcare. To register, visit archden.org/ loveyour marriage. 27 5:30 p.m., Wings Over the Rockies, 7711 E. Academy Blvd., Denver, $75 - $300. The annual Beacon of Hope Gala will directly support Marisol Health, which provides low-cost and free women's health care rooted in the teachings of the Catholic Church. To purchase tickets, visit bohgala.org, and contact 303-867-0620 or Beth. Chatterton@TheCatholicAlliance.org for more info. DECEMBER 31 New Year's Eve Dance for Young Adults 8:30 p.m., Nativity of Our Lord Parish, 900 W. Midway Blvd., Broomfi eld, $20 early, $25 at the door, $15 for designated drivers. Nativity's young adult group is hosting a New Year's Eve Dance for all Catholic young adults in the area! Join us for dancing, drinks, light food, and a celebration of the new year. For more details, contact j.fankell@nool.us. JANUARY 1 Guardian Angels Parish Center Dedication 11 a.m., Guardian Angels Parish. 109 S. 3rd St., Mead. Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila will dedicate Guardian Angels Catholic Church's new Parish Center exactly 107 years after the fi rst Mass was said, January 1, 1911. 10 EXALT Worship and Adoration at IHM 6:30 p.m., Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, 11385 Grant Dr., Northglenn. Enjoy some excellent worship music, a talk by a special guest, adoration and time of prayer. 14 RAD Retreat 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., St. John Vianney Theological Seminary, 1300 S. Steele St., Denver, free. Open to discerning a vocation to the priesthood? Join the vocations o´ ce for prayer, mass, and brotherhood at St. John Vianney Seminary. Free to all high school men, so tell your friends! Register at denverseminarians.org. FEBRUARY 7 REBOOT! LIVE! feat. Chris Stefanick 7 p.m., St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, 5450 S. Lemay Ave., Fort Collins, $22. Join Chris Stefanick to explore the Catholic faith and all the ways it's meant to impact our lives, including prayer and spirituality, work, dating, marriage, parenting, health and more. To register, contact vtarasi@seas-parish. org or 970-226-1303, or visit seas-parish.org 16 Mountain Madness 2/16 - 2/18, YMCA of the Rockies. The annual youth confernce will feature APeX Ministries as the keynote speakers and will be based around the theme "Saints Among Us — The Real Superheroes." Registration is currently full; contact evangelization o´ ce at 303-715-3252 to be placed on a wait list. Celebrate Life March at the Colorado State Capitol 13 1 p.m., West steps of the State Capitol. Mark your calendars! The Celebrate Life March is a celebration of life at every age and every stage. Visit respectlifedenver.org for more details. Love Your Marriage Retreat Beacon of Hope Gala JANUARY JANUARY JANUARY FULL CALENDAR DenverCatholic.org SOLEMNITY OF MARY, THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD JAN. 1: The Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God is not a holy day of obligation in 2018, but it's still a great day go to Mass, The feast day celebrates Mary's motherhood of Jesus, recognizing the role she played not only as Jesus' earthly mother, but as the Mother of God. In the 1974 encyclical Marialis Cultus, Pope Paul VI writes of the feast: "This celebration, assigned to Jan. 1 in conformity with the ancient liturgy of the city of Rome, is meant to commemorate the part played by Mary in this mystery of salvation. It is meant also to exalt the singular dignity which this mystery brings to the 'holy Mother . . . through whom we were found worthy . . . to receive the Author of life.'" FEAST DAY