What's News at Our Lady of Fatima
Parish News
There's a LOT going on this Lenten season!Scroll down for...
- 40 Days at OLF
- OLF Is on Facebook
- In the Word
- Adoration Chapel Sign-Ups
- First Saturday Devotion
- Pray the Rosary
- Tenebrae
- Divine Mercy Service
- Pancakes!
- School Notes
- Catholic Schools at the Rockies
- Vocation and Discernment Talk for Parents
- Dr. Edward Sri Live at Christ on the Mountain
- REBOOT! Your Faith
- Calendar of Events
Alms
During the Thanksgiving and Easter holidays, Our Lady of Fatima Parish comes together to provide boxes of food to less fortunate families. Volunteers assemble empty boxes for parishioners to fill with non-perishable food items. Volunteers then process filled boxes and distribute them to more than 350 families from our Parish, two other parishes, and five organizations. Cash donations defray the cost of perishable items added to each family’s box.
Fridays during Lent
Mass at 6:00 p.m. followed by Stations of the Cross
Soup Supper after Mass and Stations of the Cross
The Knights need your help! OLF, led by the Knights of Columbus, hosts a soup supper each Friday during Lent. We need additional help with soups. If you can make a meatless soup to feed about 20 people and deliver it to the church by about 6:00 p.m. on a Lenten Friday, please contact Michael Majeres at 303.550.6632, or sign up at the link below.
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In the Word
…[He] collected all his belongings and set off to a distant country…Coming to his senses…he got up and went back to his father.
In the book of Joshua, the Israelites finally come home to the Promised Land. In the gospel, the younger son comes home to his prodigal father. And in 2 Corinthians we -- and all the world with us -- come home to God through Christ.
We spend so much of our lives feeling like exiles wandering in a distant country. We are desert dwellers, refugees from Egypt, surviving on manna and quail. We have gone our own way, squandered our inheritance, and are reduced to slopping the pigs.
We live with the persistent sense that wherever we are, we are not at home. And the moments when we feel as though we have finally arrived, in their passing, only serve to reinforce that we're not there yet.
Still, we continue to wander. We can't build our cities in the desert. We don't finally eat from the slop bucket, hungry though we are. Our restless longing is for a place we know we know. There is something inside of us that won't let us rest until we've made our return.
For Entering In...
- Think about your experience of home. What comes to mind? A particular place? A structure? Furnishings? People? Close your eyes and know what it feels like in your body when you are at "home."
- What has been your experience of leaving home? Maybe when you went to college. Maybe when you got married. Maybe when you went on a trip without your parents for the first time. Maybe when you moved to a new city or state or country. Maybe something else. What is that feeling?
- Have you ever been lost? Have you ever been homesick? Have you ever wanted to go home and somehow couldn't? What happened? Can you remember how that felt?
- Do you relate to the idea that we live with a sense of "restless longing"? What do you long for? Spend a few minutes with yourself taking inventory – what are all the things that are standing between you and feeling at home in your life? Notice each thing that comes up. Don't think of these experiences as problems to be solved. Just acknowledge them and let them be.
- Consider the degree to which your interludes of focused prayer lead you to feel at home – or in exile.
The Perpetual Adoration Chapel Ministry Team is recruiting scheduled adorers for the coming year, Pentecost 2019 through Pentecost 2020. Watch and pray with the Lord! To sign up, click on the link below, or contact adorationolf@gmail.com; 720-515-1630.
The time you spend with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is the best time that you will spend on earth. Each moment that you spend with Jesus will deepen your union with Him and make your soul everlastingly more glorious and beautiful in heaven, and will help bring about an everlasting peace on earth.
Join us Saturday, April 6 at the 8:15 am Mass for the celebration of the First Saturday. After Mass, the Blessed Sacrament will be exposed and we will pray the Rosary and spend 15 minutes in private meditation before Our Lord, followed by Benediction. More information at our website: FatimaLakewood.com.
Did you know...?
Our community prays the rosary on
Sundays at 6:15 a.m. in the Adoration Chapel
Tuesdays at 1:00 p.m. in the Adoration Chapel
Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. in the church.
Join us! All are welcome.
The next Knights of Columbus Pancake breakfast is Sunday, April 28, after the 7:00 and 9:00 a.m. Masses.
Thanks to everyone who came to the Pancake Breakfast in March. We raised $616.00 for Knights of Columbus Council 9597 charities.
The cost to attend the Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast is simply the donation you can make. The April breakfast will be used to raise funds for OLF’s participation in Habitat for Humanity. Come join us in the Parish Center for some fellowship, a hearty breakfast!
From Principal Lisa Taylor:
I am pleased to let you know that so far, we will be welcoming 24 new families with 30 children to our school next year! Please continue to let your family and friends know that we are accepting registrations for students in Kindergarten through 7th grade (8th grade if transferring from another Catholic school). Be sure to continue to pray for the success of our awesome school!
I am pleased to let you know that so far, we will be welcoming 24 new families with 30 children to our school next year! Please continue to let your family and friends know that we are accepting registrations for students in Kindergarten through 7th grade (8th grade if transferring from another Catholic school). Be sure to continue to pray for the success of our awesome school!
Fourth Grade Lenten Stewardship Project
Pray. Fast. Give alms. OLF School has a great opportunity for giving.
This Lenten season Fatima is partnering with Soles4Souls, a nonprofit that creates sustainable jobs and provides relief to poverty through the distribution of shoes around the world. Soles4Souls accepts all types of new and gently worn shoes including athletic, dress, sandals, pumps, heels, work boots, and dance shoes. Donation boxes will be located at the main entrance of the school from March 6 – April 18. Please take some time to go through your family’s old shoes to see what you can donate. More information at soles4souls.org.
Fatima Fun Night Fundraisers
Friday, April 12 and Saturday, April 13
BeauJo's, 7525 W. 53rd Ave., Arvada
Wednesday, May 15
Smashburger, Applewood (for dinner)
Pray. Fast. Give alms. OLF School has a great opportunity for giving.
This Lenten season Fatima is partnering with Soles4Souls, a nonprofit that creates sustainable jobs and provides relief to poverty through the distribution of shoes around the world. Soles4Souls accepts all types of new and gently worn shoes including athletic, dress, sandals, pumps, heels, work boots, and dance shoes. Donation boxes will be located at the main entrance of the school from March 6 – April 18. Please take some time to go through your family’s old shoes to see what you can donate. More information at soles4souls.org.
Fatima Fun Night Fundraisers
Friday, April 12 and Saturday, April 13
BeauJo's, 7525 W. 53rd Ave., Arvada
Wednesday, May 15
Smashburger, Applewood (for dinner)
Archdiocese of Denver
Catholic Schools Night with the Rockies
Friday, May 10th at 6:40pm
Colorado Rockies vs. San Diego Padres
Christ on the Mountain Catholic Church will present a two-part LENTEN PARISH MISSION with Dr. Edward Sri on Thursday, April 4th at 7:00 p.m.
Christ on the Mountain
3922 W. Utah Avenue, Lakewood, CO 80228 | Phone 303 988 2222
Let internationally renowned speaker and author Chris Stefanick help you REDISCOVER God, and REDISCOVER the life you were made for.
REBOOT! is the fun, inspiring and practical experience for all (ages 12 and up), of applying the beauty and genius of the Gospel to every aspect of your life, from prayer and spirituality, to work, dating, marriage, parenting, health and more!
It’s time to start living the Life you were made for.
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Wednesday, May 22, 2019
7:00 - 9:00 PM
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Lenten Friday, March 29
Divine Mercy Service, Sunday, April 28, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. in the church
Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast, Sunday, April 28
After the 7:00 and 9:00 a.m. Masses in the Parish Center
Denver Marian Conference, Friday May 10 - Saturday, May 11 (follow this link for DenverMarianConference.com)
REBOOT! Wednesday, May 22, St. Bernadette Catholic Church
Vacation Bible School, June 17 - 21
- Mass at 6:00 p.m.
- Stations of the Cross at 7:00 p.m.
- Soup Supper at 7:30 p.m.
- Mass at 6:00 p.m.
- Stations of the Cross at 7:00 p.m.
- Soup Supper at 7:30 p.m.
- Mass at 6:00 p.m.
- Stations of the Cross at 7:00 p.m.
- Soup Supper at 7:30 p.m.
- Holy Thursday Mass, April 18, 7:00 p.m.
- Good Friday Service, April 19, 3:00 p.m.
- Tenebrae ("Darkness") Service, Holy Saturday, April 20, 5:00 a.m. in the church
- Easter Vigil Mass, Saturday, April 20, 8:00 p.m.
Divine Mercy Service, Sunday, April 28, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. in the church
Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast, Sunday, April 28
After the 7:00 and 9:00 a.m. Masses in the Parish Center
Denver Marian Conference, Friday May 10 - Saturday, May 11 (follow this link for DenverMarianConference.com)
REBOOT! Wednesday, May 22, St. Bernadette Catholic Church
Vacation Bible School, June 17 - 21
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Glad you asked. We'd love to have a volunteer who's a little comfortable with technology and a lot creative take over this job. Let's talk. Call or email Chris in the Religious Education Office: 303-233-1283; csullivan@fatimalakewood.com
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