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- Sundancer at the Oktoberfest
- OLF School News
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- Archden Catechists Retreat and Missionary Discipleship Class
- In the Word
- Calendar of Events
OLF GENERATIONS PRESENTS...
Walking with Purpose is a women's Catholic Bible study program that aims to bring women into deeper relationship with Christ through personal study and small group discussions that link our everyday challenges and struggles with the solutions given to us through the teachings of Christ and the Catholic Church.
Women of the Parish - SAVE THE DATES
Friday, September 27
Wine, Appetizers, and Paint-with-a-Saint
Saturday, September 28
Mass, Brunch, Testimonies, and
an Introduction to Open Your Heart,
a Bible study developed by
Lisa Brenninkmeyer and Walking with Purpose.
Click below for more!
The Sundancer at the Oktoberfest
Needs You!
The Sundancer silent auction is a key part of putting the "fun" in fundraising for this parish- and school-wide event. We are looking for donated items to auction, such as:
Art or jewelry
Items for children or youth (toys, bikes, lessons, books, experiences, etc.)
Kitchen goodies
Entertainment tickets
Furniture
Gardening supplies
Gift cards
Health, wellness, or spa services
Holiday items
Homemade goods
Hotel, vacation home, or travel vouchers (airline miles or hotel points too)
Memberships
Religious goods
Restaurant or dining vouchers
Sporting event tickets or memorabilia
Wine or spirits
Or anything else of value you can dream up!
Donations can be dropped by the parish office, or you can call Bernadette Whitney at 303-842-7768 to arrange for pick-up, or if you have additional questions.
Thank you in advance for your generosity!
Our Lady of Fatima Parish School is accepting registrations for students in Kindergarten through eighth grade. For more information or to schedule a tour, contact Principal Lisa Taylor at 303-233-2500. School starts August 19.
Come join our Fatima family!
Be a peach! Support the Knights of Columbus in their fundraising to benefit the seminarians in the Archdiocese of Denver by purchasing a carton of delicious Palisade peaches. Get 2019 peaches at 2018 prices!
$26 for a 10 lb. carton
$36 for 18 lb. (BEST VALUE!)
The weekend of August 3-4 is your last chance to order. Peaches will be delivered Saturday, August 17, from 8:00 to Noon in the church parking lot. Don't miss out!
The Catechists Retreat
The Catechists Retreat is the first step in the Archdiocesan Catechist Certification process. This retreat is available in English & Spanish. It aims to situate the catechist’s work in religious education within the bigger picture of evangelization.
The retreat will walk participants through one of the Mysteries of the Rosary as a model for understanding how God reaches out to us, awaits our response and fill us with His own life to become missionary disciples.
Sharing the Light of the Gospel: A Retreat on the Luminous Mysteries
Saturday, August 24, 2019, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
John Paul II Center for the New Evangelization, 1300 S. Steele St., Denver
Spanish Track – Rm. 123
English Track – Bonfils Hall
English Track – Bonfils Hall
Check-in at the lobby of the JPII Center.
Cost: $15 – Includes lunch and retreat booklet
Presented by The Office of the Evangelization and Family Life Ministries
In the Word
“For the sake of those ten, I will not
destroy it.”
In the verse just preceding today’s reading from Genesis, we’re given the context for Abraham’s conversation with God. The Lord is sharing with Abraham His plans for Sodom and Gomorrah because, “I have singled him [Abraham] out that he may direct his children and his household in the future to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just…” (Gn 18:19)
In Abraham, God has initiated the family who will take up humanity’s original, Adamic covenant and “keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just.” Abraham fulfills his covenant call by interceding with God on behalf of the doomed cities. He petitions God to honor His promise of mercy to the just. God goes further, promising, for the sake of the righteous, to spare the just and the wicked (Gn 18:26).
In Abraham, God has initiated the family who will take up humanity’s original, Adamic covenant and “keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just.” Abraham fulfills his covenant call by interceding with God on behalf of the doomed cities. He petitions God to honor His promise of mercy to the just. God goes further, promising, for the sake of the righteous, to spare the just and the wicked (Gn 18:26).
Jesus Christ brings the Abrahamic covenant to its ultimate fulfillment. Christ Jesus alone, the seed of Abraham (Gal 3:16), the righteous One, in his passion and death, bears the burden for and intercedes on behalf of the unrighteous, not just of Sodom and Gomorrah, but of all places and all times. “Hence,” as St. Paul says in Rm 8:1, “now there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.”
For further reflection: Jesus continues his mission of intercession with the Father by the Spirit, alive in the church, his Body. How are you being called to participate in this mission? How do you feel about God’s promise to spare the wicked for the sake of the just? Do you see ways in which this promise is being fulfilled today? What do you understand Paul to mean when he says, “there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus?” Ask God to show you how that might apply to you.
- Christine Sullivan, Director of Adult Formation
Mass Times
COMING UP
First Saturday Devotion to Our Lady, Saturday, August 3, 8:15 mass and following
Catechetical School Information Session, Thursday, August 8, 9 a.m., Fireside
The Catechists Retreat, Saturday, August 24, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., John Paul II Center for the New Evangelization, 1300 S. Steele St., Denver
Catechetical School Information Session, Thursday, August 29, 9 a.m., Fireside
Confirmation and First Eucharist, Thursday, September 5, 6:00 p.m.
Generations Women's Retreat, Friday, September 27 and Saturday, September 28
Sundancer at the Oktoberfest, Saturday, October 5
- Sunday 7:00, 9:00, 11:00 a.m.; 5:00 p.m.
- Monday - Friday, 6:30 and 8:15 a.m.
- Saturday, 8:15 a.m.; 5:00 p.m. (anticipatory)
- Friday 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
- Saturday 3:30 p.m.
COMING UP
First Saturday Devotion to Our Lady, Saturday, August 3, 8:15 mass and following
Catechetical School Information Session, Thursday, August 8, 9 a.m., Fireside
The Catechists Retreat, Saturday, August 24, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., John Paul II Center for the New Evangelization, 1300 S. Steele St., Denver
Catechetical School Information Session, Thursday, August 29, 9 a.m., Fireside
Confirmation and First Eucharist, Thursday, September 5, 6:00 p.m.
Generations Women's Retreat, Friday, September 27 and Saturday, September 28
Sundancer at the Oktoberfest, Saturday, October 5
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