September 30, 2018 Twenty-Sixth Sunday In Ordinary Time
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
695 Julian Street
PARISH CENTER 665 Irving Street
Denver, CO 80204 (303) 534-4882
FAX: (303) 893-5056
PARISH OFFICE HOURS
Mon - Fri. 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
WEB SITE www.presentationdenv
er.org
PRESENTATION OF OUR LADY’S MISSION STATEMENT
We, the people of Presentation of Our Lady Catholic Church, are inspired by the Holy Spirit to live out Christ’s
commandments by showing love to all people, through the gifts God has given each of us. We commit ourselves to the virtues of faith, hope and love by worshipping God in
word and sacrament. Strengthened by God the Father, we shall strive to live out the Gospel in serving the needs of
our parish faith family and the global community.
Welcome New Members!
Please register as a member of the
parish. Forms are available at the
Church entrance or at the Parish Office.
Return forms to an usher or to the parish
office.
Moving?
Please notify the parish office.
Sacramental Emergencies Anointing of the Sick
Last Rites Death
Please call (970) 471-1641 anytime
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Children’s Classes 9:30 -10:30 a.m.
Sundays, October - May
ADULT INQUIRER’S CLASSES
Sundays, Classes 9:30 -10:30 a.m.
October to Easter Vigil
Call Parish Office for information
BAPTISM CLASSES
Call Parish Office for information
MARRIAGE PREPARATION
Eight months prior to marriage
Call Parish Office for information
SUNDAY MASSES
Saturday Evening 4:30 p.m.
Sunday 8:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
(Bilingual)
12:00 p.m.
(Spanish)
WEEKDAY MASSES
Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m.
ADORATION CHAPEL
Mon. through Fri. 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. &
Fri. 5:00 p.m.— 9:00 p.m.
CONFESSIONS
Saturday 3:30 p.m.
Sunday (Spanish) after 10:30 a.m. Mass and
before the 12:00 p.m. Mass.
PARISH STAFF
Presentation of Our Lady
Pastor Ext 119 Rev. Edward J.
Poehlmann
Deacon/
Religious Ed
Ext 117 Deacon Pablo Salas
Deacon Deacon Sid Atencio
Deacon Deacon Edgar Valle
Business
Manager
Ext 118
Cell
Julie Harris
303-854-7037
If you need assistance from St. Vincent
de Paul their extension is 122.
Sept 30, 2018 Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Dear parishioners:
We had our first Mass for reparation and healing of the sex abuse
scandal. The next monthly mass will be on Wed. Oct. 10 at 8 a.m. All
are encouraged to pray for the victims of abuse in the church and in our
homes and schools.
Catholic Marriage prep.com offers the marriage program on October 3rd,
10th, 17th and 24th
in English. Cost is $185 per couple. Register at
www.catholicmarriageprep.com. Further classes will be announced.
All Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion need to attend a two hr.
workshop at the John Paull II Center Room 123, 1300 So. Steele on Sat.
Oct 27th
from 9 to 11 a.m. You will receive a letter of appointment from
the Archbishop for a 4 yr period beginning the First Sunday of Advent.
Families asking for infant baptism must make sure that godparents (padrinos)
are married in the church and are confirmed. Parents must be registered in
the parish. Call Deacon Pablo for preparation class. We will run one per
month on the second Monday evening 6 p.m. Spanish; 7:30 p.m. in English.
Call the parish office: 303-534-4882 x117 to register. Marriage preparation:
Please see us 8 months before your marriage.
Quinceaneras celebrations will be scheduled through the parish only. The girl
and her escorts must be baptized and confirmed to do these celebrations. No
exceptions!! They also need to take a 4 class workshop at St. Joseph Church,
located at 6th and Galapago offered by Endow.
Registration for Religious Education and Sacraments hhas concluded.
Classes for Confirmation/First Communion is for 2rd
grade and up and is a 2
yr. program – please note. You must bring your documents! RCIA will be
held on a weekly basis. Deacon Pablo has been explaining the program.
Parents must be involved in their child’s preparation by attending a class
during the childrens’ class time and helping with homework.
Confirmation and First Communion will be celebrated by Fr. Geovani Cappuci
our Judicial Vicar on May 7th at 7 p.m. Save the date.
Bishop Robert Barron said:” We are not Catholics because of the moral
excellence of our leaders but because of Jesus Christ, crucified and risen from
the dead and that the Church, the Bride of Christ is worth fighting for.”
Also remember that practicing Catholics are pro-life. The seamless garment
of life is from the moment of Conception to natural death.
God bless you and your Families this fall Fr. Ed
10th Annual Road to Rome Raffle!
Italy, Australia, London and Cabo San Lucas Road to Rome Raffle tickets are now on
sale! Grand prize: airfare for 4 to Rome, Italy
and a 7-night stay at the Alimandi Hotel just
outside the Vatican walls. Buy your tickets by October 6th and you’ll also qualify for the Early
Bird prize: airfare for 2 and a 7-night stay at the
historicWindamere Hotel in London. Buy 3 or more tickets to be entered into the Sydney, Australia
drawing. Tickets are 1-$50, 3-$135, 5-$220 and 10-
$400,15-585, 20-$750. Grand prize drawing will take place December 2018. Tickets are limited —
buy yours today! Visit RoadtoRomeRafflle.com or
call 303.477.5436. Proceeds benefit the lives and ministries of the Capuchins Franciscans of the
Province of Mid-America.
Please join us for our 2018 Public
Square Pray the Rosary Crusade
on Saturday, October 13, 2018 at
12 p.m. on the school’s playground.
If you have trouble standing for 30
minutes or more please bring your
own lawn chair.
As a result of several generous parishioners
individual donations we have purchased a years subscription
for our parish to Formed through the Augustine
Institute. For more information see the flyer that is included in
the bulletin and/or log into: presentationdenver.formed.org
The 2018 Gracias Choir Christmas
Cantata will be held October 10,
2018 at 7:00 p.m. at the Denver
Coliseum located at 4600 Humboldt
St., Denver, CO 80216 . For free
tickets view:
www.christmascantata.us/schedule
or pick up tickets at the parish center
M-F between the hours of 9:00 a.m.-
12 p.m.
Katherine Padilla, Betty Cummings, Fr. Thomas Bradtke, Roxie Fernandez, Will Atencio, Victor
Garcia, Catalina Rodriguez, Deacon Geno Torrez,
Joan Pfenning, John Erger, Andrea Montoya, Michael Pfenning Jr., Nathan Haggensberger, Toni
Jaquez, Kevin Dwyer, Judith Roehl, Vivian (Joy)
Garcia, Hilbert Martinez, Paul David Salas, Cordy Maestas, Norma Aguilar, Fr. Jim Halloran, Fr. Mel
Thompson, Dorothy Warner, Pauline Velarde,
Rosemary Denning, James Bruce, Joe Cornejo, Mary Heit, Cruz Rodriguez, Teresina de Caprio,
Robert Gallegos, and all those friends and family
members who have gone before us, may they rest in eternal peace!!!!!
Offertory
Sunday, September 23, 2018
Offertory $3,087.63
Candles 60.00
Thank you very much for your
continual and generous support!
VOCATIONS PRAYER
CALENDAR Sun 4th Theology & 3rd Theology
Mon 2nd Theology & 1st Theology
Tues 2nd Philosophy & 1st
Philosophy
Wed Spirituality Year
Thurs College Sophomores &
College Freshmen
Fri Vocations Ministry
Sat Applicants and Prospective
Opel Enirson
Fr. John Kaufman
Fr. Tim Kremen
Louise Stitzer
Linda Torrez
Debbie Cruz
Andrew Lucero
Melissa Huerta
Jerry Phillips
John Arguello
Lydia Peter
Benita Salas
Deacon Pablo Salas
Deacon Sid Atencio
John B. Rendon
Aida Andreatta
Clorinda Trujillo
The Parents of Laura Dement
George Cummings
Shirley Goetzfried
Audrey Medina
Mary Jaromillo
Catherine Gordon
Dinah Batchelor
Michael Danahy
Msgr. Michael Glenn
Charles Waugh
Mary Gamez
Robert Fox
Gloria Garcia
Lu Linan
Joe Nation
Daniel Miles
Day Date Time Intention Offered By
Sat. Sep 29 4:30 p.m. †Carlos Romero Frances Romero
Sun. Sep 30 8:30 a.m. Parishioners Fr Ed
10:30 a.m. †Catalina Reyes
(2nd Ann)
The Family
12:00 p.m.
(Spanish)
Mon. Oct 1 8:00 a.m.
Tues. Oct 2 8:30 a.m. Ernie & Dora Salazar Dolly Lopez
Wed. Oct 3 8:00 a.m.
Thurs. Oct 4 8:00 a.m.
Fri. Oct 5 8:00 a.m. †Casey, †Flora, †John
& †Steven Abeyta
Rich Abeyta
Sat. Oct 6 4:30 p.m. D.D. Grisenti Aida Andreatta
Sun. Oct 7 8:30 a.m. †Kris Martinez
(Ann)
Anita Martinez
10:30 a.m. Parishioners Fr. Ed
12:00 p.m.
(Spanish)
Religious Education Registration will begin
after every Mass on the 9th day of September
and continue every weekend until September
30. All classes will be in the Escuela de
Guadalupe School. The English classes will
be on Sunday from 9:45 to 10:45 am and
therefore all RE students will be required to
attend either the 4:30 pm mass on Saturday
or the 8:30 Mass on Sunday. The classes in
Spanish will be on Saturday from 12 noon to
2 pm. The fee is $75 per student.
All classes will be for 2 years before
receiving any sacrament. Any questions or
for more information, please contact Deacon
Pablo at the Parish Office (303) 534-4882,
ext. 117.
Inscripción para educación religiosa: el
registro para las clases religiosas comenzará
después de cada Misa el 8 y 9 de septiembre
y continuará todos los fines de semana hasta
el 30 de septiembre. Todas las clases se dan
en la Escuela de Guadalupe. Las clases de
inglés comienzan a 9:45 de la manana y
terminan a las10:45. Por esa razon los
estudiantes serán requeridos a asistir a la
Misa de 4:30 pm el sábado o la Misa de 8:30
am el domingo. Las clases en Espanol
comienzan a mediodia hasta las 2 de la tarde
cada sábado. La cuota será $75 por
estudiante.
Todas las clases serán por 2 años antes de
recibir un Sacramento. Si tiene una pregunta
o para más información, favor pongase en
contacto con diácono Pablo en la oficina
parroquial extensión 117.
Baptism classes will be given the 2nd Monday of every month except December at St. Joseph
Hall in Spanish at 6:00 pm and in English at 7:30 pm. You are required to contact the parish
office to register for the class.
This is a tithing
parish and when
we mention different charities that
are receiving a tithe on certain
weekends (unless otherwise specified)
that means that that specific
charity/program will receive 10% of
the total offertory collection that
weekend.
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ANNUNCIATION GABRIEL HOUSE
3621 Humboldt St. Denver, CO 80205
IS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS
Gabriel House is an outreach program of Catholic Charities and is committed to assist
pregnant women and families with small children 0 to 5-years old. We provide diapers,
wipes,formula, baby food, clothes. Annunciation Gabriel House is in need of volunteers to help on
Saturdays 9am to 12 noon. If you would like to volunteer some of your time on Saturdays, please
contact Amy Robertson (720)799-9302 or email to [email protected]
Early Church Fathers and Abortion
One of the arguments in Roe v Wade court was: “It perhaps is not generally appreciated that the restrictive criminal abortion laws ...are not of ancient or even of common law origin." This is misleading. Consider the following teachings by early Church Fathers. The first passage comes from the Didache (Greek for “teaching”), which is usually dated as early as the end of the first century: “…you shall not murder a child by abortion nor kill that which is begotten” (chapter 2). This statement is as clear as it gets. The second passage is from St. Barnabas from the early second century: “You shall love your neighbour more than your own soul. You shall not slay the child by procuring abortion; nor, again, shall you destroy it after it is born” (Chapter 19). St. Basil the Great (c.330-379): “Women also who administer drugs to cause abortion, as well as those who take poisons to destroy unborn children, are murderesses” (Letter 188, to Amphilochius concerning the canons, section 8). Notice here how St. Basil is not making any distinctions about what stage in the pregnancy is okay to administer drugs to cause abortion. Nowhere in these quotes is there a distinction being made between any "stages" of life. For the Fathers, abortion is unequivocal taking of life.
Los Padres de la Iglesia y Aborto:
Uno de los argumentos presentados ante el tribunal en el caso Roe v Wade fue: "Tal vez no se aprecia generalmente que las restrictivas y criminales leyes del aborto...no vienen de la antigüedad e incluso que no son originarias del derecho común." Esto es engañoso. Considere las siguientes enseñanzas de Padres de la Iglesia. El primer pasaje proviene de la Didajé ( del griego "enseñar"), fechado en los inicios del primer siglo: "... no matarás a un niño por el aborto ni matarás aquello que ha sido engendrado" (capítulo 2) . Esta afirmación es completamente clara al respecto. El segundo pasaje es de San Bernabé, de principios del siglo II: "Amarás a tu prójimo más que a su propia alma. No deberás matar al niño mediante el aborto; ni deberás destruirlo después de su nacimiento "(capítulo 19). San Basilio el Grande (c.330-379): "Las mujeres que administran medicamentos para provocar el aborto, así como aquellas que toman venenos para destruir a los niños no nacidos, son asesinas" (Carta 188, a Anfiloquio relativa a los cánones, la sección 8). Nótese aquí cómo San Basilio no hace distinciones sobre cuál etapa del embarazo es correcta para administrar medicamentos para causar el aborto. En ninguna parte de estas citas hay una distinción entre las "etapas" de la vida. Para los Padres de la Iglesia, el aborto es la toma inequívoca de vida.