Perpetual Adoration. Our Lady of Fatima is one of only eighteen parishes in Colorado with a Perpetual Adoration Chapel. We need your help to keep it perpetual. Please consider signing up for a regular slot or as a substitute adorer through Pentecost 2018. We can’t do it without you. To become a scheduled or substitute Adorer or if you would like more information about Adoration, please take a look at the Perpetual Adoration Chapel webpage at www.FatimaLakewood.com/Adoration. In addition to a couple of overnight slots, we need coverage for Monday at 6 pm, Tuesday at 10 am, and Thursday at 8 & 9 pm - signup at Adoration Signup.

Sundancer Gala.  This year’s Sundancer Gala will be on Saturday, October 21 at Pinehurst Country Club.  See below for more details, but please consider purchasing tickets following Mass each weekend or by going to http://Fatima17.gesture.com.

Band of Brothers Invite to All Men of the Parish.  The Band of Brothers men’s group will resume its weekly meetings this Saturday (September 9) in the Parish Hall.  All men of the parish are invited to check it out.  There will be a free breakfast at 7:00 am, followed by a video presentation and discussion. Come give it a look.

We hope everyone will be able to join us at some or all of these events as the closing of the Centennial approaches.  Our rosary count is nearing 1.5 Million!

Wednesday, September 13

Living Rosary recited by Fatima School 1:00 pm

Children’s Hour in honor of Our Lady of Fatima 1:30 – 2:30 pm

International Pilgrim Virgin Statue – Fatima Tour For Peace

Wednesday, September 20

7:30 am arrival

8:15 am School Mass with procession

8:45 am Talk by Guardian of the statue

Statue moved to the Adoration Chapel until 7:30 pm

Friday, October 13

6:00 pm Mass in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Our Lady’s final apparition.  Consecration to Our Lady of the Immaculate Heart.  Mass will be followed by a rosary.

Saturday, October 21

Sundancer Gala 5:30 pm, Pinehurst County Club

           

Friday, October 27

7:00 pm Free Organ Concert featuring Richard Robertson, Organist and Choir Director, and Cyrissa Anderson, soloist, from Holy Ghost Church

           

Sunday, October 29 

The 7:00 am & 8:30 am Mass will be held at their normal times.  The 10:00 am Mass has been canceled.  The 11:30 am Mass will begin at 11:00 am.

Centennial events on that day are:

9:45 am St. Joan of Arc processional statue of Our Lady of Fatima will depart the main church steps   They will return by 10:30 am.

          10:30 am Rosary in the Church

          11:00 am Mass and closing of the pilgrimage year and door presided by Archbishop Aquila

          12:30 pm Portuguese lunch in the school cafeteria/gym (donations graciously accepted)

 (NOTE: RSVP to church office if planning on attending the October 29 events.  We anticipate between 700-1000 attendees.)

The annual Our Lady of Fatima Parish and School’s annual Sundancer Gala is on Saturday, October 21 at Pinehurst Country Club, and the theme is Cheers to 100 Years: A Masquerade in Portugal.  To purchase tickets, please do one of the following:

Call for gift cards and wine:  We need your help! The Sundancer Gala is in need of different gift cards and bottles of wine for games and prizes at the event! Please consider donating a different type of gift card or bottle of wine. Anything is welcome! Please drop them off in the parish office. For more questions, feel free to contact sundancergala@gmail.com.

Asking for donation items:  We are still looking for silent auction donations to make the Sundancer complete. Whether it is tickets to a baseball game, ski lift tickets, gift cards, wine or services of any kind - we are in need of it all! Please feel free to drop something off at the parish office or email sundancergala@gmail.com for more information.

Saturday, September 9 is the National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children. Please join us to commemorate all lives lost due to abortion from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm, at the Memorial Wall for the Unborn at Sacred Heart of Mary Parish, 6739 S Boulder Rd, Boulder, CO.  The ceremony will include talks from local speakers, peaceful prayer and hymns.  For more information visit www.AbortionMemorials.com.

Saturday, September 16 join us, Catholic Charities and Students for Life to learn how to be a better advocate for life while praying in front of abortion facilities, or in conversation with friends and family.  Training will be held from 10 am to 12:30 pm at Colorado Christian University.  Please RSVP at http://evite.me/FEFnkZVQ84 as lunch will be provided.  Questions? Contact Alexa Forster at aforster@ccdenver.org.

Save the Dates – Saturday, September 30 and Tuesday, October 10 – These are the two days chosen for Our Lady of Fatima parish to pray during this fall’s 40 Days for Life Campaign.  We will be praying at Planned Parenthood, 7155 E 38th Ave.  We need a minimum of 2 people each hour from 7:00 am and 6:00 pm.  Sign-ups will occur the weekend of Sept. 23 and 24.  The Respect Life ministry team will have tables for you to select for your preferred time slot and pick up campaign information.

You are invited to the special kick-off event for 40 Days for Life campaign on Tuesday, Sept. 26 from 2 pm to 4 pm at Martin Luther King Park, 3880 Newport St.  At this event, you will learn about this year’s campaign, participate in song and prayer, and engage in community fellowship.

For further information on any of the Respect Life events, call Annette Bryce at 410-598-8026.

Our Lady of Fatima and the Habitat Helpers faith coalition is currently building a new three-bedroom home for our partner family, Dismas Niyokumfasha and Beatrice Irankunda, and their three boys. It’s part of the 63-home development at Sheridan Square near the intersection of Hampden and Federal. Again this year, we ask for the help our parish community to become involved through prayers, volunteerism, and financial support. Please visit the OLF Outreach Ministry page on the parish website at http://www.fatimalakewood.com/outreach-ministries for details, contact information, and a link to sign up for a workday. Thank you for your continued support of this life-changing ministry!

Would you like to become a Greeter for weekend Mass? We invite you to sign up and try it out! We especially need Greeters for Saturday 5 pm and Sunday 5 pm Masses. Being a Greeter is simple! We arrive 15-20 min. early to Mass and station ourselves at an exterior door of the church. As people arrive, we offer a friendly hello and open the door. If you are feeling a nudge from the Holy Spirit, email Elisa Foster or signup today online at SignUpGenius. To see a greeter in action, click here. Thank you for prayerfully considering to help welcome the Lord’s flock to the Supper of the Lamb!

Catholic Biblical School Year 3 “A Future and a Hope” —starting Monday, September 11, 7 pm – 9 pm.  t is not too late to enroll!  Enrollment is available until the middle of September. Denver Catholic Biblical School, 303-715-3182, biblicalschool@archden.org.

Called and Gifted:  All Men’s Group Part I—starting Friday, September 22, 6:30 pm - 9 pm.  Please contact Danielle Jones, 303-233-1283 ext 347 or olfdaniellejones@gmail.com to register for the program and/or with questions. 

G.I.F.T. Speaker:  Father Blaine Burkey, O.F.M. Cap.—Wednesday, September 27, 7 pm - 8:45 pm. Come listen to Father Blaine talk about Servant of God, Julia Greeley!  Refreshments to follow the talk. Danielle Jones, 303-233-1283 ext 347, olfdaniellejones@gmail.com.

 

Encounter Prayer Group.  You are invited to a beautiful hour of prayer of Ignatian prayer, Scripture, silence, intentions and silence on Tuesdays at 5:30 pm in the Church.

9/6/17 - 6:30 - 8:45 pm   Our first session in the Parish Hall. "The Journey of Faith"

9/13/17 - 6:30 - 8:45 pm "Divine Revelation"

9/20/17 - 6:30 - 8:45 pm "The Bible in 75 Minutes" by Ron Charpentier

9/27/17 - 6:30 - 8:45 pm Prayer in FSR, then G.I.F.T Speaker, Father Blaine Burkey, O.F.M. Cap.: "Servant of God, Julia Greeley"

Please help us build His Kingdom:

Confirmation Masses and Rehearsals:

Religious Education Begins:

A Family of Faith is our new Religious Education program for children in grades 1-5 on Sunday mornings. Registration prior to September 24 is required. Please call the RE Office at 303-233-1283 for details about registration and the calendar.

Catholic Conversations will be available on September 17 this month, and October 1 at the start of next month. Marcus Ritosa will be outside the church to help answer any and all questions you might have about Jesus Christ, the Catholic faith, or the intersections of faith and life. This month's challenge topics: Sept 17 - Seeing the news with the eyes of Christ. Oct 1 - How do we build bridges with non-Catholic Christians?

Our Lady of Fatima School is holding its annual World's Finest Chocolate sale. Chocolate bars are available in the parish office for $1.00 each.  Thank you for supporting our school.

Our Lady of Fatima PTT is thrilled to present SCREENAGERS: Growing up in the Digital Age, a documentary about the biggest parenting issue of our time. 

Are you watching kids scroll through life, with their rapid-fire thumbs and a six-second attention span? Physician and filmmaker Delaney Ruston saw that happening with her own kids and began a quest to uncover how it might impact their development. As with her other two award-winning documentaries on mental health, Ruston takes a deeply personal approach as she probes into the vulnerable corners of family life, including her own, to explore struggles over social media, video games, academics and internet addiction. SCREENAGERS reveals how tech time impacts kids’ development and also offers solutions on how adults can empower their kids to best navigate the digital world to find balance.  Please use this link for our Fatima community to RSVP for the viewing on September 20: https://impactflow.com/event/presented-by-our-lady-of-fatima-ptt-4689.

Join us at Magill's Ice Cream on Tuesday, September 19 for our first Fatima Family Fun event of the school year.  You can purchase cakes, quarts, and yummy ice cream treats all day long.  The school receives 25% of all purchases.

Please consider purchasing King Soopers gift cards in the parish and school offices. Our school receives $5.00 for every $100 sold.  Cards are reloadable at King Soopers, so once you buy one, you can continue to help earn money for our parish school.

We are looking to communicate better with the men of our parish. Men, please add yourselves to the Men of Our Lady of Fatima FlockNote group by clicking here FatimaMen. We will send you periodic information on things of interest to the men of the parish.

The Band of Brothers will begin its weekly meeting this Saturday, September 9 at 7 am in the Parish Hall, and will meet weekly thereafter at 6 am. Come check us out. 

The Band of Brothers will have its annual men’s weekend on November 4-6 at the YMCA of the Rockies. All men of the parish are welcome. Contact Sam Berning @ samberningbmc@gmail.com for more information

You can also add yourself to the Band of Brothers men's group FlockNote group by clicking here: Band of Brothers. All men are welcome.

The Knights are always looking for quality men who wish to be better fathers, husbands, and Catholics to join our family-oriented council. Consider coming to a social meeting on the fourth Tuesday of every month at 7 pm, or talk to a Knight at the prayer program, the pancake breakfast, or join the Knights' FlockNote group at Knights. They can also be reached at KofC9597@gmail.com or 1-844-COKofC.

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To read the Archdiocese's newspaper, Denver Catholic, online, click on the following link: www.denvercatholic.org

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Our parish uses FlockNote as an email and text message delivery system. You are signed up with our parish FlockNote. We encourage you to go the parish FlockNote site and sign up for groups from which you would like to receive information. Go to www.FlockNote.com/Fatima to do so (or contact the leader of a ministry you are interested in). Your email is the email to which this note was sent, and you may need to create a password if you haven’t done so already. You can unsubscribe from any groups whenever you like. Check back periodically, as new groups are being added. For more information about FlockNote, go to the following link: FlockNote.

In addition to the ministries listed above, there are a number of other ministries that have set up (or are setting up) FlockNote groups. If you have an interest, please consider signing up to get ongoing information. You can go to www.FlockNote.com/Fatima and browse the groups of interest.