November 25, 2009

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Turkeys wanted

Friends: We are in need of turkeys. Not only for Thanksgiving Day, but to last us until October 2010.  We (at Samaritan House) try our best to serve turkey every Sunday of the year, so our residents can have a hot meal with potatoes, gravy, etc. Thank you for everything.  You are always in our prayers.
Father Michael Suchnicki, O.F.M. Cap.
Chaplain, Samaritan House
Editor’s note: Catholic Charities’ Samaritan House is located at 2301 Lawrence St., Denver. Phone: 303-294-0241.

Coffee anyone?

In 2003, monks of the tradition of the 12th century hermit monks on Mount Carmel, were inspired to live the solitary life of prayer and contemplation in the Rocky Mountains of Wyoming. There has been great interest in the monastery and so many new vocations that they have outgrown the original building. Thus began the search for new land on which to build a larger monastery—one that will accommodate the maximum number of monks who live in one location. The new compound will also permit the monks to reach out to the secular community with retreats and Mass open to the public.
In order to raise the funds necessary to bring this plan to completion and to support the community in the future, the monks roast, blend, package, and sell their own outstanding and varied line of coffee; and they will be able to raise dairy cattle on the new land for their own line of cheeses. The entire story may be heard at the monastery’s Web site, www.mysticmonkcoffee.com.
Clara Hill
Denver

In gratitude

With sincere gratitude I wish to acknowledge receipt of the check in the amount of $74,663.81, representing an additional contribution to the Peter’s Pence collection from the Archdiocese of Denver for 2009, which you had forwarded (in September) to the Apostolic Nunciature.
I assure you that this sum will be duly transmitted to the Secretariat of State of His Holiness on your behalf. Including your previous donation to the 2009 Peter’s Pence Collection of $137,976.07, your most recent contribution brings your total for the year to $212,639.88.
May God, who is infinitely generous, reward you and continue to bless you and the faithful under your pastoral care.
Archbishop Pietro Sambi
Apostolic Nuncio to the U.S.
Washington, D.C.