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5 DENVER CATHOLIC | MARCH 24-APRIL 13, 2018 Around the Archdiocese JUNE 22-JULY 4 N E N ZACH WILLIAMS WITH SPECIAL GUEST CHAIN BREAKER FEAR IS A LIAR OLD CHURCH CHOIR FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF EVENTS AND TICKETS: GREELEYSTAMPEDE.ORG 970-356-7787 FAITH & FAMILY $ 30/ $ 40 ADD FAITH AND FAMILY NIGHT TO PACKAGE FOR ONLY $ 20 DARIUS RUCKER DUSTIN LYNCH AARON WATSON SAMMY KERSHAW, COLLING RAYE & AARON TIPPIN 2018 SUPERSTARS SERIES Y O U ' R E I N V I T E D t o c e l e b r a t e t h e E a s t e r S e a s o n w i t h u s ! S A T U R D A Y , A P R I L 7 T H Saturday, April 7th Y O U ' R E I N V I T E D t o c e l e b r a t e t h e E a s t e r S e a s o n w i t h u s ! S A T U R D A Y , A P R I L 7 T H 8am -11Am | Mass at 8am, breakfast to follow (3401 N Pecos st.) free admission | donations are appreciated Rsvp | bit.ly/cicbreakfast | or call rebecca at 303-952-9743 Y O U ' R E I N V I T E D t o c e l e b r a t e t h e E a s t e r S e a s o n w i t h u s ! S A T U R D A Y , A P R I L 7 T H breakfast + Easter reflection for adults breakfast + lesson & craft for Kids Y O U ' R E I N V I T E D t o c e l e b r a t e t h e E a s t e r S e a s o n w i t h u s ! S A T U R D A Y , A P R I L 7 T H Saturday, April 7th Y O U ' R E I N V I T E D t o c e l e b r a t e t h e E a s t e r S e a s o n w i t h u s ! S A T U R D A Y , A P R I L 7 T H 8am -11Am | Mass at 8am, breakfast to follow (3401 N Pecos st.) free admission | donations are appreciated Rsvp | bit.ly/cicbreakfast | or call rebecca at 303-952-9743 Y O U ' R E I N V I T E D t o c e l e b r a t e t h e E a s t e r S e a s o n w i t h u s ! S A T U R D A Y , A P R I L 7 T H breakfast + Easter reflection for adults breakfast + lesson & craft for Kids Y O U ' R E I N V I T E D t o c e l e b r a t e t h e E a s t e r S e a s o n w i t h u s ! S A T U R D A Y , A P R I L 7 T H Saturday, April 7th Y O U ' R E I N V I T E D t o c e l e b r a t e t h e E a s t e r S e a s o n w i t h u s ! 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S A T U R D A Y , A P R I L 7 T H breakfast + Easter reflection for adults breakfast + lesson & craft for Kids Y O U ' R E I N V I T E D t o c e l e b r a t e t h e E a s t e r S e a s o n w i t h u s ! S A T U R D A Y , A P R I L 7 T H Saturday, April 7th Y O U ' R E I N V I T E D t o c e l e b r a t e t h e E a s t e r S e a s o n w i t h u s ! S A T U R D A Y , A P R I L 7 T H 8am -11Am | Mass at 8am, breakfast to follow (3401 N Pecos st.) free admission | donations are appreciated Rsvp | bit.ly/cicbreakfast | or call rebecca at 303-952-9743 Y O U ' R E I N V I T E D t o c e l e b r a t e t h e E a s t e r S e a s o n w i t h u s ! S A T U R D A Y , A P R I L 7 T H breakfast + Easter reflection for adults breakfast + lesson & craft for Kids Y O U ' R E I N V I T E D t o c e l e b r a t e t h e E a s t e r S e a s o n w i t h u s ! S A T U R D A Y , A P R I L 7 T H Saturday, April 7th Y O U ' R E I N V I T E D t o c e l e b r a t e t h e E a s t e r S e a s o n w i t h u s ! 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S A T U R D A Y , A P R I L 7 T H breakfast + Easter reflection for adults breakfast + lesson & craft for Kids Catholic school students choose prayer over walk-outs BY AARON LAMBERT O n March 14, Denver's Catholic school students honored the 17 victims of the Parkland, Fla. shooting not by rising to their feet in protest, but by dropping to their knees in prayer. In the aftermath of the Feb. 14 shoot- ing in Florida, Youth EMPOWER, a branch of young activists affiliated with the Women's March, declared that March 14 would be a National Walk- Out Day in protest of gun vio- lence. This declaration became a viral social media campaign that reached virtually all high school students in the nation, and mainstream media coverage on the day reported countless schools participating. Students in the Archdiocese of Denver took a diŠerent approach. Arch- bishop Samuel J. Aquila and Elías Moo, superintendent of Denver's Catholic Schools, encouraged pastors and prin- cipals to hold a 17-minute prayer service at their schools for the conversion of hearts and to intercede for the souls of those who have died, in lieu of a 17-minute walk-out protest. Among the schools that held a prayer service was Holy Family High School in Broomfield. Holy Family chaplain Father Joe McLagan led staŠ, students and parents in a rosary that morning.§ In a period of history where the national dialogue about gun control revolves primarily around policy, Father McLagan referred to a Feb. 15 statement issued by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Philadelphia, who said that "…tighter gun restrictions – as vital and urgent as they now are – will not solve the prob- lem. We've lost our respect for human life on a much broader scale, and this is the utterly predictable result." "We need to learn [...] that our sal- vation doesn't come from policy but from the Lord," Father McLagan said. "A policy is only as good as the virtues in the people. If you don't have a virtuous people, what expects your policy to be virtuous? It starts with being on our knees and then going into action." On March 14, Holy Family High School students held a prayer service to intercede for the 17 victims in the Parkland, Fla. shooting. PHOTO BY

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