In honor of the Year for Priests, the archdiocesan Respect Life Office is sponsoring monthly prayer vigils in front of the Planned Parenthood clinic located at 7155 E. 38th Avenue in Denver.

Vigil attendees will gather for Mass at 8:15 a.m. in St. James Catholic Church, located at 1311 Oneida Street in Denver. The prayer vigil in front of the clinic will immediately follow.

For more information, please visit the Upcoming Events page on the Year for Priests Website at www.archden.org/index.cfm/ID/2759. Or, contact Mimi Eckstein at 303-715-3205 or by emailing RespectLife.Office@archden.org.

A special event for single young women highlighting the vocation of women’s religious life within the Church, and the spousal relationship of the consecrated Religious Woman with Our Lord Jesus Christ.

The day includes Mass, Adoration, Reconciliation, Lunch and Benediction.  Fr. Matt Hartley will be presiding at the Mass and presenting at the Luncheon.

RSVP by February 4th: email vcdenver@LittleSistersofthePoor.org or (303) 594-7420

Join your friends for a dance to celebrate St. Valentine and also help the victims of the Haiti earthquake. There will be a DJ on stage to play your favorite songs.  You don't want to miss the great food, fun and opportunity to meet new friends and support a great cause at the same time.  Bring your friends and spread the word!

Location:
Downtown Denver, 555 E. 10th Avenue (10th & Penn)

Prepay your tickets by February 1 for $10/person or $18/couple. 
After February 1 and at the door, it's $15/person or $25/couple.
Purchase tickets online http://www.claydenver.org/ValentinesDanceFundraiser

For more information, contact Stefan (info@claydenver.org, 720-244-1951) or Barb(barbara@estreet.com, 303-813-1750)

THIS IS A TWO-DAY TRAINING: Feb. 9-10, 8am - 5pm each day

The Office of Risk Management announces that mandatory Annual Asbestos Training, as required by OSHA Regulation 29 C.F.R. 1926.1101 & Colorado Regulation 8, will be held on February 9 and 10, 2010 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Bonfils Hall.  Details will be announced at a later date.

For more information, please contact Michelle Walter at (303) 715-3133 or email Michelle.Walter@archden.org.

Carlyon is an associate professor of Spanish Literature at CSU. He  has published a book and several articles on the Enlightenment and Colonial Hispanic Culture. He serves the Blessed John XXIII University Parish as the Faculty Advisory for Campus Ministry. In this capacity, he has taught parish seminars on the Spanish Saints John of the Cross and Josemaría Escrivá, meditations on John Paul II’s Theology of the Body, and Apostolic Friendship on the University Campus.

Theology on Tap is a great opportunity for young adults to meet in a comfortable setting, explore their Faith and learn about the everyday ways it affects their lives. Every Theology on Tap offers a chance to learn more about an engaging topic and to experience fellowship with a room full of young adults — all over a frosty mug and a good burger.

Theology on Tap was started in 1981 in Chicago and has spread around the world.  In the Archdiocese of Denver, there are two Theology on Tap Locations – one in Denver and one in Fort Collins, CO.

For more information, please contact Stefania Elsmore with the Office of Young Adult Ministry at (303) 715-3178 or email stefania.elsmore@archden.org.

Steve is recently retired from American Funds as Senior Vice President where he spent 21 years. American Funds is the Distribution Company for the Capital Group which is one of the oldest and largest money management organizations in the U.S., managing over $1.5 trillion for over 3 million investors, at the point of his departure.

Steve and his wife Nancy have organized and developed parenting programs and talks in the Denver area over the past 18 years. They have 6 children, ages 21 to 32 and have 2 grand children.

Theology on Tap is a great opportunity for young adults to meet in a comfortable setting, explore their Faith and learn about the everyday ways it affects their lives. Every Theology on Tap offers a chance to learn more about an engaging topic and to experience fellowship with a room full of young adults — all over a frosty mug and a good burger.

Theology on Tap was started in 1981 in Chicago and has spread around the world.  In the Archdiocese of Denver, there are two Theology on Tap Locations – one in Denver and one in Fort Collins, CO. For more information, please contact Stefania Elsmore with the Office of Young Adult Ministry at (303) 715-3178 or email stefania.elsmore@archden.org.

Steve is recently retired from American Funds as Senior Vice President where he spent 21 years. American Funds is the Distribution Company for the Capital Group which is one of the oldest and largest money management organizations in the U.S., managing over $1.5 trillion for over 3 million investors, at the point of his departure.

Steve and his wife Nancy have organized and developed parenting programs and talks in the Denver area over the past 18 years. They have 6 children, ages 21 to 32 and have 2 grand children.

Theology on Tap is a great opportunity for young adults to meet in a comfortable setting, explore their Faith and learn about the everyday ways it affects their lives. Every Theology on Tap offers a chance to learn more about an engaging topic and to experience fellowship with a room full of young adults — all over a frosty mug and a good burger.

Theology on Tap was started in 1981 in Chicago and has spread around the world.  In the Archdiocese of Denver, there are two Theology on Tap Locations – one in Denver and one in Fort Collins, CO. For more information, please contact Stefania Elsmore with the Office of Young Adult Ministry at (303) 715-3178 or email stefania.elsmore@archden.org.

St. Vincent de Paul Parish, a Catholic church near the University of Denver, will be hosting a recital of classical sacred music performed by one of their church's cantors, Kathleen Schmidt, and accompanied on piano and organ by music director Melissa Weidner.

The recital will be held at St. Vincent de Paul Church at 2375 E. Arizona Avenue in Denver at 7:00 pm on Friday, February 12th.  This recital is free and open to the public, but donations to the church's music ministry are welcome.

This recital marks the closing of an art exhibition with work by Kathleen Schmidt that has been on display at the church since mid-December.  Artwork may be purchased before or after the recital, and all proceeds from the recital and the sale of artwork will benefit the music ministry at St. Vincent de Paul Church.

For more information, please visit the parish's Website at http://svdponline.net/music, or contact music director Melissa Weidner at 303-744-6119 ext. 24.

Every year 500+ junior high students (6-8th grade) gather to encounter God through a “mountain-top” experience.  This year the keynote speaker is Chris Padgett.  The high energy speakers, dynamic worship, fellowship and adoration help ignite a passion for Jesus in your young people that encourages them to live their faith in every day life.

Registration Deadline: Monday, January 4, 2010
Cost to attend $130.00

For more information, please contact Stefania Elsmore at 303-715-3178 or email Stefania.Elsmore@archden.org.

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Dr Scott Hahn will be this year’s recipient of the Servant of the Word Award.  Don’t miss this exciting evening!

Mass will begin at 5:30 p.m. with Archbishop Chaput presiding, followed by a reception, silent auction, dinner and award presentation.

For more information, please contact Linda Jiner or Kathleen Peterson 303 715 3195, e-mail Linda.Jiner@archden.org or Kathleen.Peterson@archden.org. Or, please visit their Website http://www.sjvdenver.edu/about-the-seminary/biblical-school/servant-of-the-word  
 

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Dr. Scott Hahn will be presenting a workshop on "Letter & Spirit: The relationship between the Bible and the Liturgy."

For more information, please contact Linda Jiner or Kathleen Peterson 303 715 3195, e-mail Linda.Jiner@archden.org or Kathleen.Peterson@archden.org.  Or, please visit their Website http://www.sjvdenver.edu/about-the-seminary/biblical-school/servant-of-the-word  
 

For more information, please contact Catholic Charities by calling 303-742-0828 or by emailing info@ccdenver.org. Or, call St. Mark's parish directly at 303-466-8720.

St. Vincent de Paul Church's Music Ministry will be hosting the second annual Mardi Gras fundraiser dinner on Tuesday, February 16, 5-7 p.m. in the cafeteria.

Cost is $7 per adult, $3.50 per child, or $35 per family. This includes salad, sausage gumbo, Cajun rice, king cake, a beverage, and live music!

Please RSVP to the Music Ministry office at 303-744-6119 x24 by Friday, February 12. The church is located at 2375 E. Arizona Avenue, Denver, CO 80210.

Ash Wednesday, while not a holy day of obligation, is an official day of fasting and abstinence within the Catholic Church.

Visit www.archden.org/lent for more local information about the season of Lent.

For more information on liturgical observance within the Archdiocese of Denver, please contact the archdiocesan Office of Liturgy at (303) 715-3156 or email Deacon.Parker@archden.org.

For more information, please contact Catholic Charities by calling 303-742-0828 or by emailing info@ccdenver.org.

The following Eucharistic Holy Hour is being coordinated by the archdiocesan Office of Liturgy. Both Archbishop Chaput and Bishop Conley plan to attend.

Each deanery region within the Archdiocese of Denver has offered to host one Eucharistic Holy Hours.

Friday, Feb. 19
St. Anthony Parish  (Sterling)

To review the full Holy Hour series, click here.
 
For more information, please contact the Office of Liturgy at (303) 715-3156 or email Liturgy.Office@archden.org. You may also try directly contacting the hosting parish noted above.

This is the first of two 5th Grade Liturgies planned. The second is scheduled for March 12.

For more information, please contact the Office of Catholic Schools at (303) 715-3200 or by emailing Barbara.Anglada@archden.org

Representatives from different countries such as Uganda, South Africa, and Nigeria will provide food tasting, music, dancing and there will be a fashion show.

This is an opportunity to come and increase cultural awareness, so you can give voice to those who have none.

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Tickets can be purchased in advance or at the door:  $15 for adults, $8 for students, and $25 for families.  Proceeds will be used to continue to support the education for the students in the Archdiocese of Gulu, Uganda and to support community peace building. 

Call Marcellina Otii at 303-321-0274 for more information.

The Rite of Election will be on Sunday, Feb. 21 and Sunday, Feb. 28. To see when your parish is scheduled please click here.

If you have any questions or concerns about the schedule, please call 303-715-3260.

This retreat is for single men (ages 18 to 40) who are interested in discerning God’s call to the Priesthood.  Join priests and seminarians as they share their own experiences of answering the call to serve Christ and the Catholic Church.  This retreat is an excellent opportunity to discover more about who a priest of Jesus Christ is and to learn how to discern if God is truly calling.  It is also a great way to meet others who are trying to understand their calling.

To register, please call the Office of Priestly Vocations at 303-282-3429 or email Natalia.Fletcher@ArchDen.org.  For additional information visit our website at www.Priests4Christ.com

In order to understand how theology is a science for St. Thomas Aquinas, it is necessary, first, to understand what he means by science. In contrast to the dominant view in the academy today, Aquinas did not hold that scientific knowledge is possible only through empirical means, that is, only through the action of one or more of the five physical senses. In this lecture, Dr. Sirilla explains that Aquinas understanding of science corrects and supplements the opinion that science is exclusively empirical. Aquinas epistemology enables us to identify sciences that are not limited to sense-data, such as metaphysics and theology.

Dr. Sirilla is an Assistant Professor of Theology at the Franciscan University of Steubenville. He received his Ph.D. in systematic theology from The Catholic University of America in May, 2008. His dissertation is entitled, St. Thomas Aquinass Theology of the Episcopacy in his Commentaries on the Pastoral Epistles. This work is currently under review for publication. In addition to the theology of the episcopacy, his research interests include the natural knowledge of Gods existence and attributes, the theology of grace and justification, and the distinction among different kinds of magisterial pronouncements and the corresponding types of assent required by each.

For more information, please contact the St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Center by calling (720) 564-1111 or emailing diane.king@thomascenter.org

MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW!

Feb. 26-27, 2010

God has called each of us, as Catholics, to be a light to the world. But what does that mean for your life?

Come be rejuvenated, encouraged, and guided in the Catholic faith at the 2010 Living the Catholic Faith Conference: “I have chosen YOU!” on Feb. 26 & 27, 2010.

All Catholics – single or married, young or old, layperson or consecrated – are invited to attend.

For complete conference details, visit www.archden.org/lcfc2010 or call Tess Stone at (303) 715-3260.

Vigil Praise is a monthly event hosted by the seminarians at St. John Vianney Seminary.  People of all ages from the Archdiocese of Denver come together to adore Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. 

The 2-hour event includes exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, the praying of the Sunday Office of Readings with a homily included, times of silence, and prayerful praise and worship music. 

Confessions are also offered throughout the event.  Afterwards, people have the option to remain for up to an hour in prayer before the Lord the the Eucharist or to join the seminarians in the refectory for refreshments and fellowship.  This event is free of cost and open to all.

For more information, please contact Joe Doman at joe.doman@archden.org or 215-272-4820.

The day includes: skits, talks, videos, praise and worship, Mass, purity rings/cards and pizza.

Registration Deadline: February 28th, Space is limited
Cost to attend: $15.00

For more information, please contact David Tschumper 303-220-3388 x 1 or http://www.stthomasmore.org/youth-ministry.
 

THIS RETREAT BEGINS Sunday, Feb. 28 and ENDS Friday, March 5

Spiritual Exercises are an important tradition in the Church as a privileged way of having an intense time of silence, reflection and prayer. The Sodalit Spiritual Exercises consist in a group of meditations based on the spirituality of the Sodalitum Christianae Vitae and developed as a renewal in continuity in the Catholic spiritual tradition.

There are ten themes of meditations, about the fundamental questions of our human and Christian life (e.g. Who am I? What is the answer? Where do I come from?, etc.), organized in a schedule of a five day retreat. Each theme has a talk, spiritual texts to meditate, and biblical passages. There are also moments of prayer in Adoration, opportunity for spiritual direction, confession and the celebration of the Eucharist.

The Exercises will be led by Fr. Daniel Cardo of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae
Registration Deadline:  Thursday, February 21, 2010

Cost to attend:  $445

For more information or to register, please visit our Web site at www.saintmalo.org or contact Wendy at 303.715.3223 or e-mail wendy.hohn@saintmalo.org.