I just spoke with Fr. Lorenzo today by telephone. He is in Italy spending some time with his family in Bologna. In August, he will fly to South Africa where he has been assigned to be a member of the national evangelization team. It will be the responsibility of this national team to oversee the work of the Neocatechumenal Way throughout that country. A great deal of responsibility is being placed upon his shoulders, so keep him in your prayers. He will be living in the capital city, Pretoria, which is in the north central part of the country. Because South Africa is south of the Equator, it will be Winter there when he arrives! I’m sure that this will be only one of many adjustments that he will have to make. As soon as I have a mailing address for him, I will pass it on to you.
Young Apostles
Are you in High School? Have you been confirmed? Do you have a desire to teach the Catholic Faith to other teens? Call Nancy at 720-937-5693 to find out more about this great ministry. Watch for details on our upcoming training.
Need Volunteers for FunFest
Please call Sharon Ruben at 303-423-4418 to volunteer as Booth Captains:Can-Can, Putty-Put, Football Toss, & Swing the Ring. Need shift volunteers for several booths for a few hours. All volunteers check in at ticket room for shift check in. More details next week.
Donations are needed for FunFest
Cakes f9or the Cake-Walk Booth
Home made cookies for the Candy Booth.
Final Meeting
The FINAL FunFest Meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 5th at 7 p.m. in the Overflow. Everyone is encouraged to attend to check out final booth placement and set up. Hope to see you there!
The first vivid memory of my life took place, logically enough, in the little village in the Alps where, during our summer vacations, my grandfather’s cabin sheltered our night and rainy days. At all other times, no one could keep us inside.
Here I was, almost four-years old, walking with my aunt and cousin on the rough trail that brought us to nonno’s cabin. I insisted on carrying part of my luggage. Emerging from the trees, some 20 minutes later, we finally saw the little house, shining white, halfway down the valley. The slope was covered in tall, green grass, dotted with flowers and the Alps were all around us. The picture still lives in my mind: I was so overwhelmed that I dropped whatever I was carrying, threw myself on the ground and started rolling downhill, laughing. Nothing can ever compare, in my mind, with the beauty of that tiny village (now much larger, alas). Talking with my younger siblings, our summers at Piani Resinelli hold just such a joyful memory in our hearts.
On June 29, 2009, our beloved Holy Father, Benedict XVI, issued a letter that follows those of three other Popes, Rerum Novarum, by Leo XIII, Populorum Progressio, by Paul VI, and Centesimus Annus, by John Paul II. All these encyclicals deal with the dignity of man and the justice to which each person is entitled. Many have taken these encyclicals to justify their own particular brand of economics or politics. In fact, the Pope is above all that, and Pope Benedict XVI, in his newest Encyclical, Caritas in Veritatis, is trying to, once again, make the point that, justice cannot exist without love and truth.
Our annual Holy Trinity Fun Fest is now only three weeks away! Friday, August 7TH, through Sunday, August 9th. There will be wonderful food, fun and fellowship for all. $10,000 grand prize drawing!
Need Volunteers for FunFest
Please call Cecilia McGrath at 303-425-8888, to volunteer for a few hours at these booths: Parking Lot, Break-A-Plate, Dart Balloon, Chicken and French Fry Booth, and Putty-Put.
Final Meeting
The FINAL FunFest Meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 5th at 7 p.m. in the Overflow. Everyone is encouraged to attend to check out final booth placement and set up. Hope to see you there!
Discipleship
High School Youth/Preparatoria
July 21st 6:30-8:30 pm Starbucks on 73rd & Federal Blvd.
Anyone who hasn’t heard that our beloved Holy Father, Benedict XVI, sent a letter to the entire world must live in complete isolation. Turn on the radio, open a newspaper, watch TV, and you’ll hear the latest “expert” proclaim what the Encyclical “Caritas in Veritate” (a/k/a, “Charity in Truth”) really means. We have become so accustomed at looking at everything in political terms, that the true key to reading this document, which is: our Lord Jesus Christ and His teachings, is usually left out of the equation. No wonder we get confused!
As you have certainly heard, and as I mentioned before, our beloved Holy Father, Benedict XVI, has dedicated the year between June 19, 2009 and June 19, 2010, to understand, promote and rediscover the priesthood. Why do we have priests? Do we need them? What is their role? These are all questions that we will be pondering over the next twelve months. I believe that all of us, laypeople and priests, need to refocus on the meaning of the priesthood and its role in God’s plan of salvation, with the help of our Pope. Let’s read to his words, as he walks us through the mystery of the Sacramental Priesthood:
