September 3, 2017 Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Roman Catholic Church

695 Julian Street

PARISH CENTER 665 Irving Street

Denver, CO 80204 (303) 534-4882

FAX: (303) 893-5056

PARISH OFFICE HOURS

Mon - Fri. 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

WEB SITE www.presentationdenv

er.org

Presentation of Our Lady’s Mission Statement

We, the people of Presentation of Our Lady Catholic Church, are inspired by the Holy Spirit to live out Christ’s

commandments by showing love to all people, through the gifts God has given each of us. We commit ourselves to the virtues of faith, hope and love by worshipping God in

word and sacrament. Strengthened by God the Father, we shall strive to live out the Gospel in serving the needs of

our parish faith family and the global community.

Welcome New Members! Please register as a member of the par-ish. Forms are available at the Church entrance or at the Parish Office. Return forms to an usher or to the parish office.

Moving? Please notify the parish office.

Sacramental Emergencies Anointing of the Sick

Last Rites Death

Please call (970) 471-1641 anytime

Religious Education Children’s Classes 9:30 -10:30 a.m.

Sundays, October - May

Adult Inquirer’s Classes

Sundays, Classes 9:30 -10:30 a.m. October to Easter Vigil

Call Parish Office for information

Baptism Classes

Call Parish Office for information

Marriage Preparation

Eight months prior to marriage Call Parish Office for information

SUNDAY MASSES Saturday Evening 4:30 p.m. Sunday 8:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. (Bilingual) 12:00 p.m. (Spanish) WEEKDAY MASSES Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. ADORATION CHAPEL Mon. through Fri. 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. & Fri. 6:00 p.m.— 9:00 p.m. CONFESSIONS Saturday 3:30 p.m. Sunday (Spanish) after 10:30 a.m. Mass and before the 12:00 Mass.

PARISH STAFF

Presentation of Our Lady

Pastor Ext 119 Rev. Edward J. Poehlmann

Deacon/Religious Ed

Ext 117 Deacon Geno Torrez

Deacon Deacon Sid Atencio

Deacon Deacon Edgar Valles

Business Manager

Ext 118 Cell

Julie Harris 303-854-7037

If you need assistance from St. Vincent de Paul their extension is 122.

September 3, 2017 Twentysecond Sunday in Ordinary Time

Dear parishioners:

Our tithe today is for the Catholic University of America schol-

arship fund. Next weekend we will collect for the flood victims

and send the money to Catholic Charities in Houston.

Families asking for infant baptism must make sure that godpar-

ents (padrinos) are married in the church and are confirmed. Par-

ents must be registered in the parish.

RE Classes: Registration for next year will be September 3

(Spanish classes) and Sept. 10 (in English) after the Sunday

morning masses. We will also have parent, candidate and es-

cort faith formation for those celebrating Quinceneras. Fall RE

classes fee will be $75. The classes will be limited to 25 stu-

dents and will fill up fast. All 2nd graders should register this

fall for Reconciliation; they will make 1st Communion and Con-

firmation the following yr. There will be a compulsory program

for all parents whose children are in the program. You can reg-

ister for this in September as well. This also applies to the

families of the older children who will be in the one year pro-

gram (grades 4, 5, 6 and up.) RCIA will be similar.

Please do not schedule any activity at St. Joseph Hall, in the church

or the gym without the permission of the pastor or the business

manager. Check our parish website for activities. Presentationden-

ver.org. Locks will be changed shortly.

It is that time of year you can request scholarships for Presentation

students in catholic grades schools and at Arrupe, Mullen, Holy

Family and other Catholic high schools. You must be a registered

parishioner, using envelopes to qualify. Please contact me for an

application..

I am going to Alaska next summer. The trip is on the Coral Prin-

cess, June 10-20 and includes a land package of 3 days to the De-

nali National Park. Those who book through Costco will receive a

$475 shipboard credit. Contact Princess, Costco Travel or any trav-

el agent for info or to book. Trip number is AB3.

In this blessed summer season!

Fr. Ed

Anti-Catholicism and Abortion You do not have to be Catholic (or even reli-gious) to know that medical and scientific evi-dence confirms that what grows in a mother's womb is a new, distinct human being. Moreover, everyone can understand that each human be-ing----without discrimination----merits dignity and respect. At the very least, respecting human life must exclude the deliberate and direct destruc-tion of life---- and that is exactly what abortion is. However, the fact is that no institution has stood up against the abortion industry more than the Catholic Church. The Church has consistently and will continue to teach that abortion is evil, whether its words are popular or unpopular, politically correct or incorrect, because the "values" of different cultures may change from time to time, but the truth does not change. Pro-abortionists disparage Catholicism because it is the bulwark against abortion, just as the communists vilified Catholicism because it was a bulwark against communism. Bernard Nathanson, a renowned and reformed abortionist, admitted that demonizing the Catho-lic Church was a specific tactic of the pro-abortion movement. He stated, "We systemati-cally vilified the Catholic Church and its 'socially backward ideas'.......We fed the media such lies as 'we all know that opposition to abortion comes from the hierarchy and not from most Catho-lics'.....and that Catholics in favor of abortion are enlightened and forward looking". What is even more disturbing about Nathanson's statement is that the pro-abortion propaganda fed to the mainstream media is uncritically ac-cepted by it.

El anticatolicismo y Aborto Usted no tiene que ser católico (o incluso religi-osa) para saber que la evidencia médica y científica confirma que lo que crece en el vientre de una madre es un nuevo ser humano, distinto. Por otra parte, todo el mundo puede entender que cada ser humano sin discriminación ---- ---- méritos dignidad y respeto. Por lo menos, re-speto a la vida humana debe excluir la destruc-ción deliberada y directa de la vida ---- y eso es exactamente lo que el aborto es. Sin embargo, lo cierto es que ninguna institución ha levantado en contra de la industria del aborto más de la Iglesia Católica. La Iglesia tiene con-stantemente y continuará a enseñar que el abor-to es malo, si sus palabras son populares o impopulares, políticamente correcta o incorrecta, debido a que los "valores" de diferentes culturas pueden cambiar de vez en cuando, pero la verdad no cambia. Los proabortistas menosprecian el catolicismo porque es el baluarte contra el aborto, al igual que los comunistas vilipendiados catolicismo porque era un baluarte contra el comunismo. Bernard Nathanson, un reconocido y reformado abortista, admitió que la demonización de la Iglesia Católica era una táctica específica del movimiento pro-aborto. Él declaró: "Difamamos sistemáticamente la Iglesia Católica y sus" ideas socialmente atrasadas '....... Nos alimentamos los medios de comunicación tales mentiras co-mo "todos sabemos que la oposición al aborto viene de la jerarquía y no de la mayoría de los católicos». .... y que los católicos a favor del aborto son iluminados y visión de futuro ". Lo que es aún más preocupante sobre la declar-ación de Nathanson es que la propaganda pro-aborto se alimenta a los medios de comuni-cación se acríticamente aceptada por él.

Andrea Montoya, Michael Pfenning Jr., Nathan Haggensberger, Toni Jaquez, Kevin Dwyer, Judith Roehl, Vivian (Joy) Garcia, Hilbert Martinez, Paul David Salas, Cordy Maestas, Norma Aguilar, Fr.

Jim Halloran, Fr. Mel Thompson, Dorothy Warner, Pauline Velarde, Rosemary Denning, James Bruce, Joe Cornejo, Mary Heit, Cruz Rodriguez, Teresina

de Caprio, Robert Gallegos, and all those friends and family members who have gone before us, may they

rest in eternal peace!!!!!

Offertory Sunday, August 27, 2017 Offertory $2,774.81 Church Beautification 21.00 Candles 55.00 Thank you very much for your continual and generous support.

VOCATIONS PRAYER CALENDAR

Sun 4th Theology & 3rd Theology Mon 2nd Theology & 1st Theology Tues 2nd Philosophy & 1st Philosophy Wed Spirituality Year Thurs College Sophomores & College Freshmen Fri Vocations Ministry Sat Applicants and Prospective Seminarians

Opel Enirson Fr. John Kaufman Fr. Tim Kremen

Harry Felton Louise Stitzer Linda Torrez John Erger

Jerry Phillips John Arguello Aida Andreatta

Clorinda Trujillo The Parents of Laura Dement

Catalina Rodriguez George Cummings Betty Cummings

Shirley Goetzfried Audrey Medina Mary Jaromillo

Catherine Gordon Dinah Batchelor Michael Danahy

Msgr. Michael Glenn Charles Waugh

Robert Fox Mary Gamez Robert Fox

Gloria Garcia Lu Linan

Joe Nation Daniel Miles

Day Date Time Intention Offered By

Sat. Sep 2 4:30 p.m. † Michael Pfenning Jr. Joan Pfenning & family

Sun. Sep 3 8:30 a.m. Parishioners Fr. Ed

10:30 a.m.

12:00 p.m. (Spanish)

Mon. Sep 4 8:00 a.m.

Tues. Sep 5 8:00 a.m.

Wed. Sep 6 8:00 a.m.

Thurs. Sep 7 8:00 a.m.

Fri. Sep 8 8:00 a.m.

Sat. Sep 9 4:30 p.m. † The Soul of Darryl Quintana (Ann)

Al & Elaine Quintana

Sun. Sep 10 8:30 a.m. Altar & Rosary Society Altar & Rosary Society

10:30 a.m. † Teresa Aguilar (9 yr. Ann)

Uvaldo & family

12:00 p.m. (Spanish)

† Andrea Montoya Jim & Chris Murphy

St. Rafka Maronite Catholic Church will be holding their annual Colorado Lebanese Festival on Saturday, Sep-tember 9

th from 11am to 10pm and

Sunday, September 10th

from 11am to 6pm.

Classes for Biblical and Catechetical Schools Begin Soon!

Another chance to encounter the living

Christ through the study of Sacred Scrip-ture and the Catechism has come! There are many new course locations scheduled for the Biblical and Catechetical Schools

throughout the archdiocese starting in September! We are also piloting a new

one-year stand alone program enti-tled, Pilgrimage: A Journey Through

Church History. All of our students share that their lives have been trans-

formed through their studies with us! Information sessions are coming to a

close, but it’s not too late to register! Dis-counts, scholarships, and financial aid are

available for all the programs. To view the full list of locations for all our pro-

grams, please visit www.sjvdenver.edu/biblicalschool or call 303.715.3195.

The Mass on September 2, 2017 at 4:30 p.m. will be in memory of Michael Pfen-ning Jr. A short reception will be held in the gym immediately following the Mass.

RE Classes: Registration for next year will be Sept. 3 (Spanish clas-ses) and Sept. 10 (in English) af-ter the Sunday morning masses.

Part of this weekend’s collec-tion will go to support various Catholic Universities of Amer-ica. Please continue to give generously.

JOHN ERGER CHURCH GOODS

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Father Ed after Mass.