XXI Sunday in Ordinary Time August 27, 2017

ST. PIUS X PARISH

13670 E. 13th Place, Aurora, CO, 80011 Office: 303-364-7435 Fax: 303-340-0122 Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 - 5:00 pm

STPIUSXPARISH.ORG & STPIUSXSCHOOL.NET School: 303-364-6515

“My Immaculate Heart will triumph”

Consecration of the Archdiocese of Denver to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

On Oct. 13, 2017, the 100th anniversary of the last of the six apparitions of Our Lady to three shepherd children of Fatima, Portugal, in 1917, Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila will consecrate the Archdiocese of Denver to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The act of consecration will take place at the end of a Marian prayer service at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Con-ception.

The event will be live streamed so that parishes gathered together as a faith community may participate. The archbishop encourages all parishes, as well as all individual Catholics, to join him Oct. 13 in this act of consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

“Mary wishes to assist us, through her Immaculate Heart, In bringing the world back to God. This is why I am encouraging people to join me in consecrating themselves, their families,

parishes, and the archdiocese to her Immaculate Heart.” – Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila

The parishioners of St Pius X will join the Archbishop in this act of Consecration. For this purpose, we will prepare ourselves following the program offered by Fr Gaitley in his book “33 Days of Morning Glory”. We will begin with an orientation meeting on Sunday, September 10th at 9:10am, between 8am and 10am Masses. We will provide the booklet and we will explain the process. All are encouraged to prepare themselves to this wonderful act of consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary!

Saturday: 5:00 p.m. English Anticipatory 7:00 p.m. en Español

Sunday: 8:00 a.m. & 10 a.m. English 12:00 p.m. en Español

Daily Mass Monday through Friday at 8:00 a.m.

Holy Days 7:00 p.m. Anticipatory, Bilingual

8:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m.

Confessions Wednesday 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Saturday 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Silent Adoration Wednesday 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

1st Friday of the month 6:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.

Holy Hour 1st & 3rd Wednesday of the Month

7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. - Spanish 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the Month

7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. - English

PARISH STAFF

MASS SCHEDULE

MASS OFFERINGS

Dorothy Eymann Lucille Barenberg Leonard Solecki

Axel Johnson

PRAY FOR THE RECENTLY DECEASED

PLEASE KEEP US UPDATED Parishioners are asked to contact the parish office to place a loved one on the prayer list. If you wish a name to remain on the prayer list, please contact the office by the 15th of each month. Thank you for your assistance in helping us maintain the prayer list.

PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL

PASTOR Jorge Agüera (ext. 111) father.jorge@stpiusxparish.org

PAROCHIAL VICAR Jose Antonio Caballero (ext. 112) jac@stpiusxparish.org

DEACONS D. Jim Blume / Deaconjim@stpiusxparish.org D. Gregory Martin/Retired

PASTORAL ASSOCIATE Maureen Hampson (ext. 116) Maureen@stpiusxparish.org

MUSIC DIRECTOR Annette Beeves 303-364-6515 annette@stpiusxparish.org

CONFIRMATION COORDINATOR Connor O’Shea / 720-505-3979 Connor@stpiusxparish.org

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION COORDINATOR Ruby Leon 303-364-1822 Ruby@stpiusxschool.net

YOUTH MINISTRY Liliana Almanza-Raya 720-449-3147 Lili@stpiusxparish.org

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Doris Williams (ext. 115) Doris@stpiusxparish.org

OFFICE SECRETARY Neyda Navarrete (ext. 114) Neyda@stpiusxparish.org

SCHOOL PRINCIPAL Eileen Michalczyk/emichalczyk@stpiusxschool.net

Saturday, August 26, 2017 5:00 Bobby Folger † By wife and Family Sunday, August 27, 2017 8:00 Bill Simoneau Jr. † By Bill & Tom Simoneau 10:00 For the Intentions of Stephanie Montes By her Parents Monday, August 28, 2017 8:00 For the Intentions of Denis & Theresa Weber By Corby & Kathy Knutson Tuesday, August 29, 2017 8:00 Rosabelle Lopez † By Felix Lopez Wednesday, August 30, 2017 8:00 Thursday, August 31, 2017 8:00 For the Poor Souls in Purgatory † By the Morin Family Friday, September 1, 2017 8:00 Lucille Barenberg † By Pat Solko Saturday, September 2, 2017 5:00 For the Intentions of Denis & Theresa Weber By Corby & Kathy Knutson Sunday, September 3, 2017 8:00 Healing Mass for Georgia Lucille Fauvie By Teresa Aguilar 10:00

We pray for all those who are sick or in need of our prayers:

Georgia Lucille Fauvie, Armando Fierro, Amy Cordova, Patrick Martin, Mark Valdez, Chris Young, Daniel West, Bryan Fink, Mike Cheesman, Michael Wahlert, Suenga Kasiano, John Kish, Lorna Browner, Darlene Giardina, James & Ron Sanchez, Patricia Marie Agunos, Charles Untiedt, Bill Johnson, Wayne Hawks, Ramona Aragon, Hector Jaquez, John Vrtis, Matthew Hover, Becky Bur-gess, Mavis Wishcop, Helen Zajac, Barbara Nordbye, Deacon Dusty.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK MON 1 Thes 1:1-5, 8b-10; Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b;

Mt 23:13-22

TUE 1 Thes 2:1-8; Ps 139:1-6; Mk 6:17-29

WED 1 Thes 2:9-13; Ps 139:7-12ab; Mt 23:27-32

THURS 1 Thes 3:7-13; Ps 90:3-5a, 12-14, 17; Mt 24:42-51

FRI 1 Thes 4:1-8; Ps 97:1, 2b, 5-6, 10-12; Mt 25:1-13

SAT 1 Thes 4:9-11; Ps 98:1, 7-9; Mt 25:14-30

SUN Jer 20:7-9; Ps 63:2-6, 8-9; Rom 12:1-2; Mt 16:21-27

U P CO M I N G EV E N TS

ALTAR FLOWER DEDICATION ALTAR FLOWER DEDICATION

The beautiful flowers for our Lord’s altar this weekend are in loving memory of Bobby Folger

By his wife and Family

Coffee and Donuts will return on September 10th We hope you will join us!

Sep 3 NO High School Youth Group

Sep 8 Soup Kitchen

Sep 13 Divine Mercy Cenacle

ST. PIUS X SCHOOL NEWS

We are happy to have begun our new school year at St. Pius X Catholic School! We started off our year with the beautiful eclipse on our first day of school! What a gift! We have had a busy week getting new students, new families, and new teachers settled in. We are consecrating our year to Mary! Our theme for the year is, “It is not you who chose me, but I who chose you…” John 15:16. We are excited to reflect upon God’s call to Mary, and her yes to him, and to discover what that means in our own lives! We ask you to pray for us this year, and we will continue to pray for you!

THE CHURCH OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4th

Enjoy a Safe and Happy Day with your family!.Enjoy a Safe and Happy Day with your family!.

"It is not to remain in a golden ciborium that He comes down each day from Heaven, but to find another Heaven, the Heaven of our soul in which He takes delight."

- St. Therese of Lisieux, Doctor of the Church

SOCIAL MINISTRIES

ADULT FAITH FORMATION

All Catholics who would like to learn more about their faith are invited!. There is no charge for the program and (though highly encouraged) weekly attendance is not required.

We are a group of adult Catholics who gather to study different aspects of our faith..

The Adult Faith Formation group is currently meeting on Tuesday evening at 7 - 8:30 pm in the church basement. We currently are discussing the Gospels of Matthew.

RCIA ADULT FAITH FORMATION

If you are an adult interested in Becoming Catholic or are a Catholic Adult needing Confirmation (and/or 1st Communion),

please give us a call.

We have a program of instruction called RCIA which will provide you with a thorough orienta-tion (or refresher) to all things Catholic and ar-range for you to receive the needed Sacraments that will make you fully Catholic. Our instructional classes begin on Tuesday, Sep-tember 5, 2017 and will continue on Tuesday eve-nings until Tuesday, May 29, 2018. If you are in-terested or would like more information, call Maureen at the Office 303-364-7435.

Are you looking for a way to share your faith, time and talents with others?

The Children’s Faith Formation department needs you!! Volunteers are needed as cate-chists (teachers), catechist aides and safety monitors. You don’t have to have a child in our program to volunteer. We encourage all adults to prayerfully consider whether this ministry is right for you!

All volunteers must be cleared through our Safe Environment program. We will pro-vide training and support along the way. If interested, please contact Maureen at the parish office at 303-364-7435

THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS

The Parish Festival could not happen without a great deal of planning, donations and heavy lifting by quite a number of volunteers. We wish to thank all of you who made this St. Pius X Festival a success.

YOUTH MINISTRY

Help increase your faith in your marriage by em-barking on a Worldwide Marriage Encounter (WWME) weekend. The next weekends are:

September 22-24 - Denver; November 3-5 - Dillon

For more information, please visit www.wwme.org. Questions? Feel free to contact Brenda & Gary Granger: 303.604.6202

MARRIAGE & FAMILY

DONATIONS FOR THE POOR

Did you know that our parish’ St. Vincent de Paul Society provides Financial Aid and Food Certificates to families in need in this area. We have an active St. Vincent de Paul Ministry. Please consider your donation as part of your weekly worship and stewardship experience. Donations can be made through the "poor box," which is now envelopes in the slot on the wall in the Narthex marked "SVDP Poor Box." you can place your of-fering in the Sunday offertory or you can take it to the parish office

SOUP KITCHEN - SEPTEMBER 8th

Friday, is a Soup Kitchen where our volun-teers travel to downtown Denver to serve the

evening meal at the St. Francis Center (2323 Curtis St.). We still need new volunteers as we continue to be a few volunteers short of late! All are welcome. You could meet us at the 2323 Curtis St. location. For more information or directions call the Parish Office.

GABRIEL HOUSE TRAINING FOR VOLUNTEERS

Gabriel House will hold a training session for Volunteers on Saturday, September 16, 2017 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at our new location Catholic Charities, 6240 Smith Rd. Denver, CO 80216. Breakfast and lunch will be provided to attendees. Additional information, please contact Sheila Vieira (720) 799-9302 or email to SVieira@ccdenver.org

Thank you for being a part of our Saint Pius X Parish family. As you prepare for the end of summer and the start of a busy fall, consider enrolling in eGiving through Faith Direct so that your gift can reach us even when you cannot.

Visit www.faithdirect.net and use our church code: CO462.

Thank you for your continued support of our parish family!

God Bless You, Rev. Jorge Agüera

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES BEGIN!! 2ndyearCONFIRMATIONMIDDLE&HIGHSCHOOLSUNDAY,SEPTEMBER3rd@6:00-8:00pm.1st&2ndyearRELIGIOUSEDUCATIONSATURDAY,SEPTEMBER9th@10:00-11:30am.1styearCONFIRMATIONMIDDLE&HIGHSCHOOLSUNDAY,SEPTEMBER10@6:00-8:00pm.

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suffer from depression?suffer from depression? Read the article “Take It by the H and” available at https://wau.org/ written by

Sandra Ferraro, a St. Pius X parishioner.