St. Francis & Our Lady of Lourdes

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Rev. Erik Vigil Reyes

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Rev. Francis Saleth, HGN

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Rich Wilson

Mario Martha-Pro

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ONTACT

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Address

917 West 7

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Avenue

Fort Morgan, CO 80701

Phone

970-867-2885

Fax

970-867-5883

Email

info@sthelenachurch.org

Web Site www.sthelenachurch.org

Sacramental Emergency: 970-210-2050

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Monday—Office Closed

Tuesday & Wednesday—8:00 am to 1:00 pm Thursday & Friday—1:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Mass Schedule

Weekdays

8:00 am St. Helena

Saturday

5:00 pm St. Helena

7:00 pm St. Helena (Sp.)

Sunday

7:00 am St. Francis of Assisi

9:00 am St. Helena

9:00 am Our Lady of Lourdes

11:00 am St. Helena (Sp.)

1:00 pm St. Helena (Sp.)

1st Saturdays 8:00 am Anointing of the Sick after Mass

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Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 7:00 am - 7:45 am Saturdays, 3:30 - 4:45 pm, or by appointment

St. Helena

Welcome to the Catholic communities of

St. Francis & Our Lady of Lourdes

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NTENTION Saturday Sept. 28 5:00 pm SH 7:00 pm SH Sp.

+Petolina Rodriguez (Mike & Joan Blossom)

+Irene Avila Salazar (Leticia Salazar) Sunday Sept. 29 7:00 am SFA 9:00 am SH 9:00 am OLOL 11:00 am SH Sp 1:00 pm SH Sp.

+Sonny & Maxine Lorenzini +Virginia Gearhart

People of the Parish

+Miguel Burciaga (Norma & Family) +Monserrat Rodriguez (Family) Monday

Sept. 30 8:00 am

All Souls in Purgatory Tuesday

Oct. 1 8:00 am

All Souls in Purgatory Wednesday

Oct. 2 8:00 am

+Twila M. Schneider (Ernest Schneider) Thursday

Oct. 3 8:00 am

All Souls in Purgatory Friday

Oct. 4 8:00 am

For all the Parishioner of St. Francis of Assisi Saturday Oct. 5 8:00 am SH 5:00 pm SH 7:00 pm SH Sp.

Virginia Gearhart (Segura Family) +Petrolina Rodriguez (Alex & Martinez Rodriguez)

+Lucila Rodriguez (Family) Sunday Oct. 6 7:00 am SFA 9:00 am SH 9:00 am OLOL 11:00 am SH Sp. 1:00 pm SH Sp. +Tom Mitchell People of the Parish Fallen Away Catholics

Adrian & Pedro Benitez (Benitez Family) +Luis Gerardo Vasquez Celis (Family) 2 |

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ARISH St. Helena: $ 5,063.94

St. Francis of Assisi: $ 167.58

Our Lady of Lourdes: $ 486.00

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If you saw someone dead come to

life tomorrow, what would you

change about your life? Would you

say "nothing"? That's what Jesus

seems to hope. After all, we already

know what to do. In this Sunday's

Gospel, a rich man and a poor man

pass away, the former to damnation

and the latter to peaceful rest alongside the Jewish

patriarchs. The rich man asks if the poor man can

ap-pear to his brothers and advise them to live a more

virtuous life. The parable offers a strong rebuke: "They

have Moses and the prophets. Let them listen to

them." In other words, they should already know

what to do.

We, too, know what to do. More than Moses, Jesus

Christ himself has spoken, and continues to speak

through his Church. The rich man did not heed the

wise words, despite knowing them. If we are

convict-ed against certain Christian teachings in our heart,

how much good will miraculous "proofs" do? We

know more than the law and the prophets - we know

the prophetic law of love proclaimed by Jesus Christ.

Are we living like we believe it?

Where in our lives are we like the rich man? Do we

know how to treat the poor but still we ignore them

in our excess? Do we know the third commandment,

but the Sunday liturgy feels "optional" when other

weekend commitments arise? Have we heard Christ's

teachings on sexuality, but consider them out of reach

for us? We have received a great many truths as

Chris-tian people. We are blessed by God with the

sacra-ments and the abundance of His graces. We have

what we need - in Him - to begin to live a virtuous life

now

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ACRAMENTAL

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REPARATION

 Please contact the Parish Office for information on Baptisms, Confirmation, and First Eucharist.

 Sacrament of Matrimony

Please contact the Parish Office one year prior to the anticipated marriage date.

Couples preparing for Marriage within the Archdiocese of Denver must take Natural Family Planning (NFP) Call Lance & Carolyn Hochanadel @970,380.3742 Please be aware that if you need an annulment for any previous marriage(s), you must begin the annulment procedure before any marriage preparation can proceed. Annulments usually take up to a year to be finalized by the Archdiocese Metropolitan Tribunal.

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MINISTRY

COORDINATOR

PHONE

English Beth Boettcher 970.380.6935 Spanish Flor Silva 970.867.6141

MASS READINGS

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Please contact the Parish Office at the onset of illness or as soon as your loved one is placed in Hospice if you would like them to receive the Sacrament of the Anoint-ing of the Sick or Last Rites.

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OMEBOUND If you know of any parishioner that would like to receive Holy Communion, please call the Parish Office to set up an appointment.

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Please contact Cassie Groves at 720-606-9848 or e-mail ReligiousEd.classes@gmail.com to register your child for the religious education program.

THE RITEOF CHRISTIAN INITIATIONFOR ADULTS

(RCIA)

Your personal encounter with the Risen Christ through the sacramental life of the Church begins with RCIA!

Who should inquire about RCIA?

 Anyone not yet baptized

 Anyone interested in becoming a Catholic Christian

 Any Catholic who has not received any of the Sacra-ments of Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Communion)

 Anyone interested in learning about the Catholic Faith Classes begin September

For more information or to register for classes, please con-tact

Deb Sagel @ 970.867.9309

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UIÑCEAÑERAS

Quinceanera celebrations can be scheduled April - No-vember upon request. Please contact the office for more information.

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DORATIONOFTHE

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ACRAMENT Silent Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament begins Thursday after the 8:00 am Mass until Friday before the 8:00 am Mass. Come and adore the Lord in Sacred Silence.

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OUTHGROUP

Youth Group meets Wednesday nights from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm in the Msgr. Dinan Hall during the school year. Please contact Lance & Carolyn Hochanadel @

970.380.3742

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OLUMBUS

Meetings are held every third Thursday of the Month from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. Rosary begins at 6:30 pm.

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Spanish prayer group gathers every Friday at 6:00pm - 8:00pm in the Msgr. Dinan Hall

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DORATION

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The group gathers every Second Saturday at 7:00 pm through 7:00 am Sunday in the Church.

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REVENCIONY

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This drug awareness group gathers every Monday even-ing in the conference room from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

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ISERICORDIA

This group gathers every Friday at 6:00 pm in the Hurley conference room.

BAPTISM TIMES

Baptism Classes—First Monday of each Month in the Conference Room

Sunday: Am 6:1a, 4-7/Ps 146:7, 8-9, 9-10 [1b]/1 Tm 6:11-16/Lk 16:19-31 Monday: Zec 8:1-8/Ps 102:16-18, 19-21, 29 and 22-23 [17]/Lk 9:46-50 Tuesday: Zec 8:20-23/Ps 87:1b-3, 4-5, 6-7 [Zec 8:23]/Lk 9:51-56 Wednesday: Neh 2:1-8/Ps 137:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6 [6ab]/Mt 18:1-5, 10 Thursday: Neh 8:1-4a, 5-6, 7b-12/Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11 [9ab]/Lk 10:1-12 Friday: Bar 1:15-22/Ps 79:1b-2, 3-5, 8, 9 [9]/Lk 10:13-16 Saturday: Bar 4:5-12, 27-29/Ps 69:33-35, 36-37 [34]/Lk 10:17-24

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A special thank you to all for your patience while the face lift was taking place in the Church. Now we are back in our Church, please make note of how nice the carpet looks and clean it is. Lets make a special effort to make sure it continues to look so nice for a long long time!!

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Thank you to all the parishioners of St. Francis of Assisi for your support in the fundraising for the Communion of Saints festival. We hope you will continue with your support.

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Thank you to all the parishioners of OLOL for your support in the fundraising for the Communion of Saints festival. We hope you will continue with your support.

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Craig Eicher Luke Makings

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Maria Granillo Juanita Fierro Virginia Gearhart Linda May

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Our Priests: Fr Erik—Fr. Francis Deacon Rich and Deacon Mario Seminarian Abelardo Marrufo and

Postulant Jay Armstrong Fr. Frank and Fr. Miguel

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Our Lady of Fatima has asked that we pray the Ro-sary daily with our family.

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RDINARIO ¿A quién servimos; a Dios o al Dinero? Se preguntaba al escuchar el Evangelio de la semana pasada. Ahora vienen los ejemplos en las lecturas de la liturgia de hoy, más claras y concretas para un compromiso al cambio de vida. La lectura del profeta Amós dice lo sigui-ente al pueblo de Israel: "Tendidos en sus camas de marfil o arrellanados sobre sus sofás, comen corderitos del rebaño." (Amós 6:4). Una buena respuesta viene de la 1o Carta de Timoteo: "Pero tú, hombre de Dios, huye de todo eso... vive con fe y amor, constancia y bondad." (1de Timoteo 6:11). ¿Qué se puede aprender de estas lecturas? Son tan claras como el agua que bebemos. La riqueza no es mala; lo malo es no compartirla con los necesitados. Y no se trata solo de dinero, sino del tiem-po de calidad, sonrisas, abrazos y decir un te quiero te necesito a la esposa y a los hijos y viceversa la esposa a su esposo.

El Evangelio, con la parábola del rico y Lázaro, cae con toda la sabiduría y compasión de Dios hacía Lázaro; pobre humana-mente hablando, pero rico al poseer a Dios en su vida.

Frecuentemente, la persona se ciega a las necesidades de otros, a los que sufren dolor físico o espiritual. La Santa Madre Tere-sa de Calcuta decía sobre el sufrimiento lo siguiente: "Nuestros sufrimientos son caricias bondadosas de Dios, llamándonos para que nos volvamos a Él, y para hacernos reconocer que no somos nosotros los que controlamos nuestras vidas, sino que es Dios quien tiene el control, y podemos confiar plenamente en Él."

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PORTUNIDAD

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EGOCIOS

Estamos en busca de negocios que estén interesado en promocionar su negocio en el boletín. Para mas infor-macion, comuniquese con John Lascor at 303-210-1010 o jlascor@4lpi.com

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CELEBRA-DAENELCEMENTERIO

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Por favor guarde la fecha y prepare su chamarra invernal. Estamos emocionado en anunciar que se va celebrar la Misa en el cementerio el 2 de Noviembre a las 10am. Esta fecha cae en el primer Sábado del mes así que no habrá misa a las 8am porque la de las 10 tomará su lugar. Los esperamos!

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Lillian Salmeron-Voll estara impartiendo este taller con temas muy interesantes sobre nuestra fe. Todos estan invitados a participar. Si usted es un servidor de la par-roquia, (Lector, Ministro, Sacristan, etc.) Su asisitencia es requerida. Para mas informacion contacte la Oficina.

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September 29

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October 5, 2019

Monday ... Office Closed

Wednesday ... Relgious Education

Youth Council

Thursday ... Holy Adoration

Friday ... St. Francis of Assissi

Feast Day

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• Welcome to all those visitors who are worshiping with us this weekend.

• Follow us on Facebook @sthelenafm.

• Remember the cry room is available for any one deem-ing it necessary with little children to use durdeem-ing Mass.

• New Parishioner Registration—Welcome! We invite you to register in the Church Office and join our Par-ish.

• The Gift Cabinet will be open October 5th and 6th. New merchandise seems to be coming in weekly. Be the first to see the new things available!!

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PPORTUNITY

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We are looking for sponsors for our Bulletin. If you are interested in an opportunity to promote your business please contact John Lascor at 303-210-1010 or

jlascor@4LPI.com

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What is the color scheme to be used?

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For our current deferred maintenance we will stick to

the original light tones. No drastic change of colors is

planned at this phase.

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What will happen to the stain glass windows?

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They will remain where they are in this current phase

and future phases. There are other elements of our

Sanctu-ary area that we will try to re-use or modify to match the

future style.

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Please save the date and prepare your winter coats! We are excited to announce that we will celebrate Mass at the Memory Gardens Cemetery on Nov. 2nd, 2019 at 10:00 am. This date falls on the first Saturday of the month, so please make note that there will not be mass

at 8:00 am that day but instead at 10:00 am. Let’s

cele-brate our dearly departed!

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EWS THANK YOU ALL!! St Helena, St. Francis of Assisi, and Our Lady of Lourdes communities. Your participation in this fundraising we are having leads us to our finale of the Communion of Saints Festival on November 2, 2019. You have been, and we ask you to continue to be tremendous support in reaching our goal of $30,000.

Remember, there will be one more opportunity to pur-chase footprints in remembrance of your deceased loved ones to place on our Communion of Saints Wall

AND

To bid on new baskets. The next dates for that opportunity are:

October 5 & 6—St. Helena

October 12 & 13—St. Francis and Our Lady of Lourdes Basket winners for the September drawings will be an-nounced in next weeks bulletin. Stay tuned, you may see your name in the bulletin as a winner!!

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Pursue righteousness, devotion, faith, love, patience, and gentleness in your life and marriage. Attend a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend on:

November 1-3, 2019 – Dillon

April 24-26, 2020 – Dillon

Sept. 18-20, 2020 – Dillon

November 6-8, 2020 - Dillon

Space is limited, so reserve your weekend early.

For more information, please visit www.wwme.org

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CRIPTURE

"Abraham replied, 'My child, remember that you received what was good during your lifetime while Lazarus likewise received what was bad; but now he is comforted here, whereas you are tormented.'" - Lk 16:25