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Casino Bus trip Date–TBD

Cost is $20 a person. Call Julie Gonzales at (303) 985-

4737 to reserve a seat. Must have your Mardi Gras card number or birth date. Burritos, pop and water sold on bus as well as raffles. We will be go-

ing to Mardi Gras Casino!

King Sooper Cards Remember to reload them. We receive 5% at no cost to you. To purchase, please see

Father Ed after Mass.

PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND AND ROME June 5 to 15, 2017 $4,369 per person (price is per person based on double occupancy) Single supplement: + $630.00 (limited number available) Includes Mandatory Airfare Taxes and Fees DEPART DENVER (DEN) AIRPORT Spiritual Director: Fr. Edward Poehlmann Celebrating the 50th Anniversary Of his Ordination as a Priest INCLUDED HIGHLIGHTS:

Airfare: Roundtrip from Denver through New York JFK Airport/Flight from Israel to Rome

Accommodations: 11 days/9 nights Superior Tourist Class Hotels (3 star hotels)

Meals: Full Israeli breakfast (Holy Land) or buffet breakfast (Rome) and dinner daily

Sightseeing: As indicated in the itinerary Also included: Daily Mass, Airport-hotel group transfers, hotel tips

& taxes, baggage handling at hotels (1 piece per person), Tour-ing by Private Air-Conditioned Motorcoach, Services of a Pro-fessional Tour Escort.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALL Fr. Ed Poehlmann at 303-534-4882, ext. 19 Or email: Edward.poehlmann@presentationdenver.org OR CALL THE CATHOLIC TOUR TOLL FREE AT 1-888-465-9868 Or email: info@thecatholictour.com

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March 26, 2017 Fourth Sunday of Lent

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.

March 26, 2017 Fourth Sunday Of Lent

Dear parishioners:

Today we celebrate the Second Scrutiny at the 8:30 Mass. All of our Candi-

dates are asked to stand and their sponsors. They will be presented with the

Creed.

Lenten Services are as follows: Mass 800 a.m. M-F; Stations of the Cross on

Friday at 9 a.m., 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. (Spanish)

Let’s have the best Lent ever! Dynamic Catholic is doing Lenten videos each day that

will go along with the book that I gave you for Christmas. Go to: BestLentEver.com

and sign up. You won’t regret it. It goes along with your book: “Resisting Happiness.”

Matthew Kelly says: “As Christians we are called to transform every activity in our

lives into a prayer. This is how we become the best version of ourselves and live holy

lives.”

We are now collecting money for the new floor in St. Joseph Hall, currently being in-

stalled. Our thanks to Mike Brito and his crew of volunteers for the work. Our next

project will be to replace the rug in the adoration chapel and sacristy. Cost for these

materials is about $2000 – please help!!! Again mark envelopes: “Rugs”.

Families asking for infant baptism must make sure that godparents (padrinos)

are married in the church and are confirmed. Parents must be registered in the par-

ish.

RE Classes continue today. Adult parent classes resume with Deacon Atencio

at 9:30 a.m. in the church. All parents of First Communion and Confirmation

students are expected to attend.

Office hours are Mon. – Fri. 9 – 5 p.m. All phone numbers have changed to 3 digits.

Please visit: presentationdenver.org. Our parish website.

The Archdiocese announced that it will have a sliding scale tuition at all parochial

schools starting next fall. Visit the schools and inquire about tuition and diocesan

funding. Also contact the parish office about a submittal for your child’s tuition from

our Scholarship Fund. We want to see every child in a Catholic School. We as a

parish help fund students from Presentation in all these schools including Escuela.

The new Frassatti Catholic School on 134th and Colorado Blvd. is only $4400 plus a

20% discount before Mar. 31

I would like to have a meeting of all the participants on the pilgrimage to Israel and

Rome on Sunday, April 23 at 1 p.m. at the rectory. I want to give you some back-

ground about the Jewish, Islamic and Christian traditions which you will encounter on

the pilgrimage. Don’t forget your full payments are due on March 30th.

May the Lord of all hopefulness change our hearts during this season.

Fr. Ed

Pro-Life Answers to False Pro-Choice Arguments (Part XII) "It's the law of the land. Abortion should be safe, legal and rare" As with slavery in early America, killing Jews in Nazi Germany, or aborting babies in America today, just because something is legal does not make it right. Today, abortion is justified by claiming the termination of baby’s lives is "safe and legal". For example, Dr. Michael Jackson, an abortionist and clinic owner states, "I just go by what the courts say. I only do what's legal". It is no coincidence that this was the exact same justification used by "doctors" who participated in the massacre of millions of innocents at Auschwitz. Indeed, the defense of most of the Nazi doctors at the Nuremberg trials was, "we were only carrying out the laws of the land". Moreover, if abortion is such an empowering thing for women (as pro-abortion advocates argue) why would we want it to be rare? If it is not the terminating of an inno-cent child's life, why should its use, even in high num-bers, be a problem? And, if abortion advocates are really sincere in their desire to make abortion "rare" why do they oppose every constructive and common-sense proposal -----such as affording pregnant mothers the opportunity to see their babies on ultrasound and inform-ing parents when their minor daughter is pregnant---- put forward to reduce the staggering number of abortions in this country each year? Finally, if abortion is a Constitutional right, why shouldn't it be celebrated? We don't hear anyone saying that free speech or freedom of religion should be "rare". Why apply this illogical standard to abortion? The truth of course is that with the advance of science and the images of ultrasounds, abortion advocates are now having to grudgingly concede the humanity of the unborn child. This gets them in trouble because they then feel obliged to pay lip-service to a desire for abortions to be "rare". Not only do their actions not support this, but increasing awareness of the humanity of the unborn child and the pain suffered by the child during an abortion, shows them to be callous and heartless.

Respuestas Provida a falsos argumentos pro elec-ción parte XII "Es “la ley de la tierra”; es un derecho por ley. Los abor-tos deberían ser seguros , legales y ocasionales". Así como con la esclavitud en los inicios de los Estados Unidos, el matar judíos en la Alemania nazi, o abortar bebés en los Estados Unidos de hoy, sólo porque algo es legal no lo hace correcto. Hoy , el aborto es justificado mediante el reclamo que terminar con la vida de los bebés es " seguro y legal". Por ejemplo, el doctor Michael Jackson, un abortista y propietario de una clínica expresa: "yo solo actúo con-forme a lo que la corte dicta. Solo hago lo que es legal". No es coincidencia que ésta sea la misma justificación utilizada por los "doctores" quienes participaron en la masacre de millones de inocentes en Auschwitz. En efecto , la defensa de la mayoría de los doctores nazis en los juicios de Nuremberg fue: "nosotros sólo estábamos ejecutando las leyes de esta nación". Más que eso, si el aborto es tal herramienta de em-poderamiento para las mujeres (como los defensores pro-elección sugieren) ¿porqué entonces querríamos que fuera ocasional? Y si no es la terminación de una vida inocente, ¿ porque entonces su uso, incluso en números altos sería prob-lema? Y si los defensores del aborto son realmente sinceros en su deseo de hacer el aborto "ocasional" ¿Porque entonces se oponen a cualquier propuesta constructiva y de sentido común? Como por ejemplo el facilitar a las mujeres embarazadas oportunidad de ver a sus bebés en el ultrasonido o informar a los padres cuando su hija menor de edad está embarazada; todas estas propuestas encaminadas a reducir el alarmante número de abortos en este país cada año. Finalmente, si el aborto es un derecho constitucional, ¿por qué no debería ser celebrado? No escuchamos a nadie diciendo que la libertad de expresión o la libertad religiosa deberían ser "ocasionales ". ¿Porque entonces aplicar este estándar ilógico al aborto? La verdad es, por supuesto que con lo avanzado de la ciencia, la tecnología, y las imágenes de los ultra-sonidos,es más difícil ahora para los defensores del aborto ignorar la humanidad del del niño no nacido. Esto les causa problemas porque ahora ellos se sienten obligados a actuar de manera hipócrita ante el deseo de que los abortos ahora sean "ocasionales". No sólo sus acciones no soportan esto, sino que el incremento en la concientización de la humanidad del niño no nacido y el dolor sufrido por el bebé durante un aborto; los muestra como insensibles y sin corazón.

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, March 19, 2017 Offertory $3,483.53 Church Beautification 22.00 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

John Arguello Kevin Dwyer

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 Toni Jaquez Mary Gamez Robert Fox

Gloria Garcia Lu Linan

Joe Nation Daniel Miles

Day Date Time Intention Offered By

Sat. March 25 4:30 p.m. † Cleo Barela (Ann) & † Ben Barela (Ann)

The Family

Sun. March 26 8:30 a.m. Flora Abeyta (Ann)

Rich Abeyta

10:30 a.m. Parishioners Fr. Ed

12:00 p.m. (Spanish)

Mon. March 27 8:00 a.m.

Tues. March 28 8:00 a.m.

Wed. March 29 8:00 a.m.

Thurs. March 30 8:00 a.m. † Deceased Members of the Knights of Columbus

Members of the Knights of Columbus

Fri. March 31 8:00 a.m.

Sat. April 1 4:30 p.m.

Sun. April 2 8:30 a.m. Parishioners Fr. Ed

10:30 a.m.

12:00 p.m. (Spanish)

† Carlos Romero (Ann)

Frances Romero

FROM THE PRESENTATION

BULLETIN BOARD

Lenten Services are as follows: Mass 8:00

a.m. M-F; Stations of the Cross on Friday

at 9 a.m., 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. (Spanish)

Holy Thursday Mass schedule: April 13,

2017—English 6:00 p.m.; Spanish-7:30

p.m. Good Friday Mass schedule, April 14,

2017-English 6:00 p.m.; Spanish-7:30 p.m.

Confessions: school—Monday, April 3,

2017 at 9:15 a.m.; parish-Wednesday, April

12, 2017 at 6:00 p.m.

Confirmation will be held in English on May 9 and in Spanish on May 10 7 p.m. Escuela will have Confirmation on May 22nd.

Part of this weekend’s collection will go to help Catholic Relief Services. Please continue to give generously!

GABRIEL HOUSE

TRAINING FOR VOLUNTEERS

Gabriel House will hold a training session

for Volunteers on Saturday, April 8, 2017

from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at Catholic Charities

Office, 4045 Pecos St. Denver, CO 80211.

Breakfast and lunch will be provided to attendees.

For additional information, please contact

Kristin Yaneff (720) 799-9245 or email to

KYaneff@ccdenver.org.

MONTHLY MASS ON THE FIRST SUN-DAY OF EACH MONTH- PRIMA DOME-NICA ON THE 2ND OF APRIL AND THE 7th OF MAY AT 9 am. This Mass is in English and Italian. There is a reception after the Mass in the Parish Hall sponsored by Dante Alighieri in April and Altar & Rosary of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in May. MONTHLY MASS ON THE SECOND SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH – ST. PEREGRINE HEALING MASS AND ANOINTING WITH THE RELIC OF ST. PEREGRINE, WHO IS THE PATRON SAINT OF CANCER PATIENTS. OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL, DENVER 3549 NAVAJO STREET DENVER, CO 80211 CONTACT: BARBARA AT 303-455-0447 FOR QUESTIONS.