XXVII Sunday Ordinary Time October 4, 2015

ST. PIUS X PARISH

13670 E. 13th Place, Aurora, CO, 80011 Office: 303-364-7435 Fax: 303-340-0122 Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 - 5:00 pm

STPIUSXPARISH.ORG & STPIUSXSCHOOL.NET School: 303-364-6515

PARISH RETREAT COMING UP ON SAT. OCTOBER 10TH

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Dear Families,

Thank you to those who are willing to give their testimony. Thank you to those who gladdened us with your beauty, this is the path that leads to God. Beauty leads us to God and the truth takes us to God, because God also is truth, beauty, and truth. And a witness giving in order to serve is thoroughly good it makes us good people because God is goodness, all that is good; all that is beautiful leads us to God because God is good, God is beautiful, God is true. Thank you all those who have offered their witness and for the presence of all of you that is a great witness. A real witness it is worth being a family. That the society is strong, it’s solid if it is edified on beauty, goodness, and truth.

Once a child asked me, you know that kids ask difficult questions. He asked me, “Father what did God do before creating the world?” I assure you that I found it real difficult to answer the question. I said what I will now say to you now, “Before creating the world God loved because God is love. So much love Father, Son and Holy Spirit; it was so overflowing, I don’t think this is very logical but you will understand, it was so big, this love, that God could not be egoistic. It had to be poured out of him so as to share that love with those out of himself. And then god created the world. God made this marvelous world in which we live and because sometimes we are a bit confused we are destroying it. The most beautiful thing that God did, says the bible, was the family. He cre-ated man and He created women and he gave them everything. He gave them the world that they may grow multiply cultivate the land multiply and grow. All that love he made in creation he gave it and shared it and bestowed it upon the family.

Let us go back further, all of the love that God has in himself, all the beauty he has in himself and truth he gives to the fam-ily. The family is really a family when it is able to open its arm and receive all that love. Of course it’s not quite earthly paradise, there are still problems. Men and women through the astuteness of the devil have learned unfortunately how to divide themselves. All that love that God gave almost was lost. In a little period of time the first crime, the first instance of fratricide; a brother kills an-other brother and war. Love, beauty, and truth of God and destruction and war; And between them we walk ahead. It is up to us to choose, it is up to us to decide which path we want to take forward. Let’s go back, when man and his wife made mistakes. God did not abandon them. So great was his love that he began to walk with humanity, with his people until the bright moment. And he made highest expression of love, His own son. And where did he send his son to a palace, to a city, to a company? No!!! He sent him to a family. God sent him amid a family, in a family. And he could do this because it was a family that had a truly open heart. Doors of their hearts open, Mary she could not believe it, “How can this happen?” But when the angel explained it to her she agreed. Saint Joseph, he finds himself in this surprising situation that he does not understand and he accepts, he obeys and in obedience he loves this women she loves this man Joseph, Mary and Joseph, that is a family in which Jesus is born. God plans so that our hearts be open. He likes to bring his love to open hearts. It comes out from him. You know what he likes most? To knock on the doors of families and to find families who love each other, families who bring up their children to grow and help them move forward. Who create, who develop a society of truth, goodness, and beauty. We are celebrating the feast of the family. Families have a citizenship which is divine. The identity card which they have is given to them by God. So that within the heart of the family truth, goodness, and beauty can truly grow. Some of you may say, of course, “Father you speak like that because you are not married.” Families have the difficulties. In the family we quarrel and sometimes plates can fly. And children bring headaches, and I won’t speak about mother in laws. But in families there is always light, because the love of God, the Son of God opens also that part of us. But just as there are problems in families there is the light of the resurrection afterwards; be-cause the Son of God created that path. But I have to say the family is like a factory of hope. God opened this path, this possibility and children, yes they bring their challenges and we also are the cause of work and worry. Sometimes at home I see some of my helpers they come to work and they look tired and have a one month old child. And I ask them, “did you sleep?” And they say, “ I couldn’t sleep Holiness because they were crying all night.” In the family there are indeed difficulties but those difficulties are over come with love. Hatred is not capable of dealing with any difficulties and overcoming any difficulties. Division of hearts cannot overcome any difficulties. Only love. Only love is able to overcome. Love is about celebration. Love is a job. Love is moving for-ward.

May God bless you. May God give you hope. May God give you the strength to move forward. Let’s look after the family. Let’s protect the family because it is in the family that our future is at play. Thank you. God bless you all and please pray for me.

Prayers of theFaithful

PARISH STAFF Mass Intentions

MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday 5:30 p.m. English Anticipatory 7:15 p.m. en Español

Sunday 7:30, 9:00, 11:00 a.m. English 1:00 p.m. Español

Daily Mass Monday through Friday at 8:00 a.m.

Holy Days 7:00 p.m. Anticipatory, Bilingual

8:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m.

Confessions Wednesday 6:00-7:00 p.m.

Saturday 4:00-5:00 p.m.

Anointing Mass the 1st Saturday of the month 8:00 a.m.

Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help 7:00 p.m. on 2nd Wednesday

Adoration Every Wednesday 7 pm

Pray for the Recently Deceased

Saturday, October 3, 2015 5:30 Matilda & James Schuard † By Jeanne Fox Sunday, October 4, 2015 7:30 Walter Curnane † By the Montgomery Family 9:00 For the Parishioners By St. Pius X Parish 11:00 Alfredo Carino † By Eddie and Flor Jabola Monday, October 5, 2015 8:00 Philip & Patrick Gisch † By the Gisch Family Tuesday, October 6, 2015 8:00 For their 60th Anniversary of Al & Pat Fader Wednesday, October 7, 2015 8:00 Ray Simon † By Don & Jeaneel Lovelace Thursday, October 8, 2015 8:00 Friday, October 9, 2015 8:00 Mary Lovelace † By Don & Jeaneel Lovelace Saturday, October 10, 2015 5:30 Mert & Alice Letofsky † By the Yurich Family Sunday, October 11, 2015 7:30 Ted Forsythe † By the Montgomery Family 9:00 For the Parishioners By St. Pius X Parish 11:00 Helen Smith † By Barbara Plourde

PASTOR Jorge Agüera (ext. 111) father.jorge@stpiusxparish.org

DEACONS D. Gregory Martin/ gmartin2045@comcast.net D. James Blume / deaconjim@capuchins.org D. James Claver / james@stpiusxparish.org

PASTORAL ASSOCIATE Connor O’Shea (ext. 116) Connor@stpiusxparish.org

YOUTH MINISTRY Liliana Almanza Lili@stpiusxparish.org

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION COORDINATOR

Sonia Hinojosa (303) 364-1822 Sonia@stpiusxparish.org

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Doris Williams (ext. 115) Doris@stpiusxparish.org

OFFICE SECRETARY Neyda Navarrete (ext. 114) Neyda@stpiusxparish.org

SCHOOL PRINCIPAL Eileen Michalczyk emichalczyk@stpiusxschool.net

We pray for all those who are sick or in need of our prayers:

Deacon Dusty, Jerry Weber brother of Kathy Knutson, Tom Houser brother of Doris Williams, Evelyn Duran, Kathy Bensman, Jamie Schlienz, Donna Stunton, daughter of Lucille Sandoval; John Jacobs, Cindy Thomas, Ron Sanchez, Mary Bigler, Tony Scott, Mike Darveau,

“Please Pray for”

Theresa Gleason, Betty Spencer, Julie Barker, Peggy McCoy, Michael Wahlert, Gregory Meno; Janette Wilson, sister of Mary Cox; Janice Green,; Rita McA-loon; Marilyn Wilson; Fr. Sark; James Dolan; Arsenio Idea; Paula Wilder; Ann Williams; Sharon Haney; Lynn Kallender; Cindy Cross; Michelle Watson; Ned Tollie Gray; Mary Whitteker; Kelly Gleason; Lina Williams; Ana Limon; Assunta Ferraro; Teri Rey-nolds; Glenda Powell; Nancy McClain; Geneva Tat-man; Ralph Pacheco; Brett Davis; Martha Atchley; Mike Simons; Stephen Sanchez;

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EVENTS Today’s Readings

SCHOOL NEWS

Readings for the Week

NO DONUTS THIS WEEKEND.

THE PATH TO THE NEW EVANGELIZATION

We are still in need of an Athletic Director, and we are now in need of a bus driver as well. Both positions are paid positions. If you are interested in helping with ei-ther of these openings, please contact the school office at 303-364-6515 as soon as possible.

We are looking for a part time Employee for the School Extended Day Program. If you are interested please contact Alayna Moisse at amoisse@stpiusxschool.net or (303) 364-5660.

Monday: Jon 1:1 — 2:2, 11; Jon 2:3-5, 8; Lk 10:25-37

Tuesday: Jon 3:1-10; Ps 130:1b-4ab, 7-8; Lk 10:38-42

Wednesday: Jon 4:1-11; Ps 86:3-6, 9-10; Lk 11:1-4

Thursday: Mal 3:13-20b; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 11:5-13

Friday: Jl 1:13-15; 2:1-2; Ps 9:2-3, 6, 16, 8-9; Lk 11:15-26

Saturday: Jl 4:12-21; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12; Lk 11:27-28

Sunday: Wis 7:7-11; Ps 90:12-17; Heb 4:12-13; Mk 10:17-30 [17-27]

First Reading — The man said, “This one is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; this one shall be called ‘woman’ ” (Genesis 2:18-24). Psalm — May the Lord bless us all the days of our lives (Psalm 128). Second Reading — He who consecrates and those who are being consecrated all have one origin (Hebrews 2:9-11). Gospel — Whoever does not accept the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it (Mark 10:2-16 [2-12]).

“Respect Life Month is a fitting time to reflect on the truth of who we are. Our worth is based not on our skills or levels of productivity. Rather, we discover our worth when we discover our true identity found in the un-changeable, permanent fact that we are created in God’s image and likeness and called to an eternal destiny with him. Because of this, absolutely nothing can diminish our God-given dignity, and therefore, nothing can diminish the immeasurable worth of our lives. Others may fail to respect that dignity—may even try to undermine it—but in doing so, they only distance themselves from God’s loving embrace. Human dignity is forever. Whether it lasts for a brief moment or for a hundred years, each of our lives is a good and perfect gift. At every stage and in every circumstance, we are held in existence by God’s love.“

As we move into October, we are continuing our theme of mercy by studying the saints who have exhibited mercy in their lives. We will be looking at many saints, including Blessed Mother Teresa, St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Saint Padre Pio, and Blessed Pier Frassati. We will also be col-lecting new and gently used items of winter clothing, such as coats, jackets, hats, scarves, gloves, boots, hoodies, sweaters, and warm socks. If you are able to donate any-thing, please bring it to the school office by Oct. 15th. The items will be distributed to various organiza-tions, like Christ in the City, who take care of the disad-vantaged. Thank you for your help and support of this ministry of mercy!

Eileen Michalczyk, Principal

EVANGELISM: Fr. Doug Grandon became Catholic in 2003, after serving as a Protestant missionary and pastor for 25 years. Eight years ago, Pope Benedict granted Fr. Doug permis-sion to be ordained a married Catholic priest. He presently serves as Parochial Vicar at St. Vincent de Paul Church in Den-ver and teaches Homiletics at St. John Vianney Seminary. Fr. Doug also serves two days a week with FOCUS – the Fellow-ship of Catholic University Students. STEWARDSHIP: Thomas Zordani is a highly sought after Catholic Speaker and a published author of several books, in-cluding the best-seller Faith Finances. He has conducted exten-sive research on biblical stewardship concepts, and is a re-nowned personal finance counselor. He has appeared on Fox News, Catholic Live Television, Catholic TV and has been heard on numerous Catholic Radio stations nationwide, includ-ing EWTN and Ave Maria Radio. DISCIPLESHIP: Msgr. Tom Fryar is pastor of St. Thomas More parish in Centennial, CO. He is a priest of the Archdio-cese of Denver, ordained in 1978. In that time he has served in parishes along the front range and out on the eastern plains. He has also been a member of the Archbishop’s staff at the Pastoral Center for 25 years, under then Archbishop Stafford, Archbishop Chaput, and Archbishop Aquila. For over a decade he assisted in the celebrations and conferral of the Sacrament of Confirmation in parishes all over the Archdiocese, confirming thousands of members of the Church of Denver.

St. Pius X Youth Ministry

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Office Hours: Monday and Thursday 5:00-7:00pm and Saturdays 9:00am-12:00pm school room #5 Sonia@stpiusxparish.org 303-364-1822

Attention all high school youth 9th-12th grade:

All high school students (9-12th grade) are invited to the new youth group this year!

WHEN: SUNDAYS WHERE: ST THERESE YOUTH ROOM (LOCATED IN FAMILY LIFE CENTER) TIME: 6:30PM-8:00PM WHO: HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH 9-12TH GRADE

SEE YOU THERE AND BRING A FRIEND!

New Opportunity The Symbolon Program

The great news is that any adult in the parish can join us – whether you are a new Catholic or a well experi-enced one!!! Come to as many sessions as you like. To help you decide which ones to attend, we plan on regularly listing the upcoming topics in the bulletin – so stay tuned. There is also no cost to attending. If you would like more information please contact Connor in the Parish Office (303-364-7435).

Symbolon continues this Tuesday at 7 in the family life center. The topic this week will be The story of salva-tion: creation, fall, and redemption. Looking in the future the next themes are; Who is Jesus? Just a good man or Lord of our lives, The Pascal Mystery: The Mystery of Jesus’ death and resurrection, and The Holy Spirit and the life of grace: God’s divine life within us.

ADULT FORMATION

Religious Education Office …is seeking Catechists!

We are looking for both English and Spanish speaking catechists. You don’t have to have experience - simply a love for the Catholic Faith, a desire to learn and to teach the faith!

RE CLASS SCHEDULES Thursdays 6-8pm Jr. High (grades 6-8) English Only

Saturdays 10:00-11:30am (grades 1-5) Spanish and English Sundays 6:00-8:00pm (grades 9-12) English Only

If you are interested please call the RE office at 303.364.1822 or send us an email.

Sonia Hinojosa Sonia@stpiusxparish.org or Liliana Almanza-Raya lili@stpiusxparish.org

UPCOMING MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER

In the second reading today, St. Paul talks about the special kind of love between a husband and a wife. Through the Sacrament of Matrimony, we are called to live in love as Christ loved us. Does our marriage relationship reflect the love of Christ for all to see? The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend is:

At the Holiday Inn in Frisco, CO Oct. 23-25

For more information, please visit http://northerncoloradome.org Questions? Feel free to contact Brenda & Gary Granger: 303.604.6202, grangers@northerncoloradome.org.

Go online to the Worldwide Marriage Encounter website to sign-up or to get more information.

We are looking for a Eucharistic Minister that could help take communion to Anschutz Hospital on Sunday October the 4th and November the 1st. If you can help with either date or both please contact Connor in the parish office. If you have never done it before Connor can set up a time to walk you through it either at the hospital or in his office.

MUSIC MINISTRY

We believe that every volunteer comes forward in service because they recognize that the time and the talents they possess are really given to them for the sake of building up the Body of Christ and making the reign of God more visible in our lives. Being a part of the music ministry of the church is one of the most unique ways to be a part of your church while praising the Lord. It is through music that we make every worship experience both unique and different in a special way. Our hope is that you give prayerful consideration to lending your voice or instrumental gifts to our music ministry at St. Pius X .

We are looking for a cantor for the 5:30 mass on Saturday and the 9 am mass on Sundays. Please contact Connor at the parish office if you are interested in helping.

Praise &

Worship

SOCIAL MINISTRIES

The archdiocese is uniting together in 40 days for life. On October the 14th there will be a day of adoration in the Church. For this to happen we need people to sign up to fill times to pray in adoration. Signups will be made avail-able on Wednesday October the 7th after adoration. You can also call or email Connor in the office if you would like to sign up for a time.

Need Halloween Candy Donations

Be on the lookout for Halloween Candy deals! Like always, our annual Halloween Party for this year will have Trick or Treating for the kiddies, so we are asking our parishioners to help us out through donations of candy. Please bring your candy donations to the office between now and our Oct. 30th Party.

HALLOWEEN PARTY NEEDS VOLUNTEERS

Our Friday, October 30th Halloween Party has many volunteer needs. If you can help, please call Connor at the

parish office at 303-364-7435 or e-mail him at con-nor@stpiusxparish.org. We need volunteers for:

The Haunted House, Set-up & Decorations, Game Helpers, Ticket Takers, Craft Helpers

and Concession Help

MARRIAGE & FAMILY

SOUP KITCHEN OCTOBER 9th

Friday, October 9th is a Soup Kitchen Friday where our volunteers travel to downtown Denver to serve the eve-ning meal at the St. Francis Center (2323 Curtis St.). We still need new volunteers as we continue to be a few vol-unteers short of late! All are welcome. Most of us car-pool from the Parish Office, leaving at 2:00 p.m. - re-turning by 5:30 p.m.. You could meet us down at the 2323 Curtis St. location. For more information or direc-tions to downtown call the Parish Office.

40 DAYS FOR LIFE