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Holy Family Church, Keenesburg, CO, Our Lady of Lourdes, Wiggins, CO and Sacred Heart Church, Roggen, CO |
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Masses and Adoration
Every First Saturday - 8:00 AM Mass and Adoration until 4:00 PM at Holy Family in
Keenesburg
First Saturday Mass and Adoration
No Pastoral Council meetings in August
Finance Council meets - Wednesday, Aug. 18th at 6:00 PM at Sacred Heart church basement.
Sacred Heart Altar and Rosary
will meet Sunday, Sept. 5th after Mass. This is the first meeting after summer break, so please plan to attend. Welcome back !!Psalm Bible Study coming to Sacred Heart in September. Please keep watching the bulletin for details. This will be a continuation of the series of the Great Adventure Bible Study where we will be studying the Book of Psalms.
Sacred Heart - Would you be willing to give an hour of your time each Sunday to help our youth grow in their faith?? Sacred Heart Parish is looking for CCD teachers for this coming school year. If you are interesting in teaching, please contact Rudy Lawson at 303-849-5619
Holy Family - Teachers needed for Grades K/1st grade and 2nd Grade. Please consider sharing your love of the faith with our young people as a teacher. Contact Christine Curl at (303) 884-3466.
Rosary Walk: Please join in praying the Glorious Mysteries after Mass on Sunday, August 15, 2010. The Rosary will begin on the north side of the cemetery and donuts will be served at the cemetery after the Glorious Mysteries have been prayed. This day marks the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. There will be NO Rosary prior to Mass on this Sunday. Please join us at the cemetery after Mass.
Memorial Donations to the cemetery
that are equal to or in excess of one thousand dollars have the opportunity of engraving the loved one’s name on the base of the statue of the Sacred Heart. The committee has made this decision based on the cost of additional engraving. Engraving will be done when there are several names to be added. All donations to the cemetery are recorded in a book of donations.Heart of the Plains News
The Statue of the Sacred Heart and the Stations of the Cross Memorial benches were delivered and setup at Heart of the Plains Cemetery. more info here.
Just a reminder
Please burn only candles that are purchased from the church and only in the candle stands. Candles purchased elsewhere tend to break which would be a fire hazard.
top Would you like to give Mary or St. Joseph or add to the beauty of the altar with a bouquet of flowers on a Sunday of your choice. As a parish, we welcome families to join in this gift of love. Please pick a Sunday on put your name on the calendar at the back of the church. You may bring the flowers on the prior Friday or Saturday or just come a little early on Sunday. Please contact Jeanne Buchholz (303-849-5339) if you have any questions.
The Sacred Heart Altar & Rosary will be selling the Pro Life "Precious Feet" lapel pins for $1.00 each. If you would like to purchase pins anytime before that, you can contact Deb Klausner.
There are 4 Stations of the Cross benches left for sale in the Heart of the Plains Cemetery. The benches will arrive at Norman's Memorials the end of this month where they will be engraved and then delivered. For more information call Cindy Schellenberg at 303-849-5227.
The Lighthouse Catholic Media CD rack has been restocked. Check out the new titles that you can listen to for a mere donation of $3.00 per CD. Take this opportunity to learn more about your Catholic Faith.
PRO-LIFE POSTCARDS! Our parish, along with thousands of other parishes across the nation, will sign postcards urging Congress to oppose the “Freedom of Choice Act” (FOCA) and to retain existing laws against government funding and promotion of abortion. Sign a postcard to your U.S. Representative and your two U.S. Senators. Let your voice be heard! Thank you for standing up for life at this important time!
Find your representative at www.cocatholicconference.org for the upcoming Postcard campaign as the postcard will have the mailing address already on them, but you need to fill in the name of your representatives.
U.S. Senators: Mark Udall & Michael Bennet
Reps by Zip Code:
80103 (Byers), 80136 (Strasburg), 80601 (Brighton)-Ed Perlmutter
80642 (Hudson), 80643 (Keenesburg), 80652 (Roggen), 80654 (Wiggins) & 80701 (Ft Morgan)-Betsy Markey
Please read the letter from the Secretary for Pro-Life Activities here
Put your faith where your mouth is.
The English narration of "The Words" in MP3 format - more info here
Until further notice, Tuesday weekday Mass and Adoration will be at 5:00 PM. Mass will begin at 5:00 PM and Adoration will start immediately following Mass for about 1 hour. It is hoped that this might allow those who cannot attend morning Mass an opportunity for Daily Mass at a later time.
The Legion of Mary has a prison ministry outreach. They are in need of volunteers to remove the staples from booklets and magazines and then sew the binding with needle and upholstery thread so that they may be used at the prisons. Please contact Karla Huston at 970-483-7229 if you can help in this outreach ministry.
News from Sacred Heart Altar and Rosary Society.
As women we are encouraged and motivated by each other. In our parish we are blessed with exceptionally holy and devoted ladies. The Altar and Rosary Society is incomplete without you and what you uniquely have to offer. Please consider letting your light shine among us. Together our potential is unimaginable. Our goal is to be God’s hands for our parish in all its needs. Thank you for considering joining us.
Respect Life Words of Life …...Divorce and abortion are, of course, different choices, at times made in difficult and dramatic circumstances. They often give rise to traumas and are a source of profound suffering for the people who make them. ... They leave wounds that mark life indelibly. The Church has the primary duty to approach [such] people with love and delicacy, with kindness and maternal concern, in order to announce the merciful closeness of God and Jesus Christ. ... Yes, the gospel of love and of life is also always the gospel of mercy.
Healing Service & Praise Mass with Fr. Dan Norick on the first Saturday of every month, at 6:30 p.m., at St. Catherine of Siena Church, 42nd & Federal Blvd., Denver. Music will be provided by Phil Perez and his praise band.. Call (303) 432-2694 with prayer requests if you are unable to attend.
Catholic Biblical School - Look for the yellow and brown brochure in the back of the church that lists places and dates that the classes will be held this year along with information on the cost and requirements.
Priests of the Archdiocese of Denver make a radical choice to follow Jesus' call to be His servant-leaders. Their lives of joyful sacrifice bring to the people of northern Colorado the message of Jesus Christ that: I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live! (John 11:25). A priest is empowered by Christ to overcome death, sin, and despair with the message of life, forgiveness, and hope that is the core of the Gospel
Can you Answer the Call? Become a Foster Parent! - “Receive a little child, and you receive me,” Jesus said. There are approximately 9,000 children in out-of-home placement in Colorado. Learn how you can answer the call and receive one or more of these children by becoming foster or adoptive parents. Join the Archdiocese of Denver & Catholic charities for an informational meeting on how to become Foster Parents at the John Paul II Center on Wednesday, May 14th from 7-8 pm. Contact Cheryl Garcia for more information at 303-742-0828 or cgarcia@ccdenver.org.
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