A Message From Our Pastor

This week, every registered household will receive a letter from Bishop Sheridan asking for financial support for the 2019 Returning God's Gifts Annual Appeal.

Once a year, our Bishop asks us to help support the work of our diocesan programs and ministries that provide services that no one parish could support on its own. As one family in faith, we are called to work together to care for the Church by sharing the gifts God has granted us. Our parish goal is $141,661 with 100% participation of our members. Every gift counts, no matter how small.

Please participate and continue God’s work of faith, hope and charity.

In Christ's Peace, Fr. Marek

February 3, 2019 ~ 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time

For more information on these and other events, go to www.paxchristi.org

Online Giving

ParishSOFT’s My Own Giving is an online giving program Pax Christi uses that enables parishioners to make weekly or monthly offerings to the parish electronically. Many of our parishioners are taking advantage of the ease and security this program offers. No more check writing or loss of ability to contribute should you be away from home or unable to come to Mass. Online giving helps Pax Christi's budget and have a consistent, predictable cash flow, too.

You can sign up for the program and find more information about it at http://www.paxchristi.org/home/stewardship-giving/.

Pray the Rosary Starting this month, we will pray a Rosary each weekend, 25 minutes before the start of Mass. Please consider arriving early so we may pray to our Blessed Mother. And, if you have a special intention, this is the perfect time to come and ask Our Blessed Mother for her help with taking our prayer requests to her son, our Lord Jesus Christ.

We pray all 4 mysteries each month: • Week 1 - Joyful • Week 2 - Luminous • Week 3 - Sorrowful • Week 4 - Glorious

We are looking for parishioners to help lead the Rosary at each Mass. Please contact Shannon and Gloria McCubbin at 303-886-4398, if you are interested.

4th Sunday in Ordinary Time -2- February 3, 2019

Catholic Radio Network… Because Faith Comes by Hearing

Catholic Radio Network covering Colorado Springs, Denver, and Pueblo!

Enjoy programs such as Morning Glory, More 2 Life, Catholic Connection, Take 2, and Called to Communion.

On February 19th - 22nd, the network will have a special Lenten guest lineup which includes: Diocese of Colorado Spring’s Bishop Michael Sheridan and Msgr. Ricardo Coronado-Arrascue, plus Catholic Charities of Colorado Spring’s Andy Barton.

For information about Catholic Radio Network and the station in your area, go to catholicradionetwork.com.

Bake Sale The Knights of Columbus wives are sponsoring their second annual Valentines Day bake sale on February 9th and 10th after all Masses. How you can be a part of this scrumptious event:

• Drop off baked good donations anytime the week of February 4th, please bring your donations to Joanne in the parish office.

• Come by after Mass the weekend of February 9th and 10th and purchase these yummy treats for your loved ones!

• Proceeds go to Saint Katherine Drexel School, Pax Christi youth group and other worthy causes.

Thank you for your participation in this delicious event! Contact Vicky at 303-549-6306 with questions.

The Project Linus National Make A Blanket Day is Saturday, February 16, 2019. Plan to celebrate this event by attending the gathering at Pax Christi from 9:00 a.m. - Noon.

Fleece blankets and comfort quilts will be constructed and donated to various children’s organizations. Sewing skills are not necessary, however, it is helpful to bring scissors and a friend. This is open to all ages and satisfies community service hour requirements.

For information on Project Linus, go to www.projectlinus.org. For information about this event, contact Colette at 303-706-0442.

Pax Christi Nursery The nursery is available during the Sunday 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Masses. It is located on the lower level at the bottom of the Great Hall staircase.

Two adult volunteers provide care for a maximum of 16 children between the ages of 9 months and 4 years of age. Volunteers are Safe Environment trained and approved by the Diocese of Colorado Springs. Families must complete a registration form and release form before using the nursery.

For additional information about using the nursery, please contact Lisa Walker at lwalker@paxchristi.org or 720-419-0123.

Pax Christi Catholic Church - 3 - Littleton, CO

Music Ministry

Processions at Mass Processions are misunderstood. At first glance the processions at Mass see to be a mere "show," a spectacle of priest, deacon, and other ministers. The processional moments during the Mass are not meant for us to admire the priest's vestments or the choir robes, or to see just who's bringing down the gifts or who's receiving communion. A procession is not a "a holy parade," but is a motion which visually and even aurally draws us into the act of worship. This walking must look good for the sign to be effective. "Since signs are directed to fellow human beings, they must be humanly attractive. They must be meaningful and appealing to the body of worshippers or they will fail to stir up faith." [Music in Catholic Worship, #7]

There are generally four processions in the Sunday liturgy. The Entrance and Communion Processions are normally accompanied by congregational singing. The other two, the Procession with the Gifts and the Recessional, may be accompanied by song or instrumental music. A fifth procession, that with the Book of Gospels, is sometimes added in solemn celebrations when a deacon is present. This, of course, would be accompanied by the Gospel Acclamation. It is apparent that the Church's use of "procession" implies music. A procession without music is sterile and lifeless. It is just such an opening and closing that the wisdom of the Church's liturgical calendar requires on Good Friday, as the ministers enter and depart in silence. The stark sign is lost here if music does not normally accompany the processions.

In his book Spirit and Song of the New Liturgy, the Reverend Lucien Diess talks about the Entrance procession having a two-fold significance. First, it signifies the coming of Christ, as seen in the entrance of the priest who acts in the person of Christ. Second, it is a sign of the entrance of the people; not a physical entrance, but "an entrance of the people into a state of celebration, into the celebration itself.” The best way for us to enter the celebration is to be united with our fellow worshippers. This is one of the main goals of the Entrance Song. Saint John Chrysostom explains, “As soon as the singing begins, all voices are united and are gathered into a harmonious canticle. Young and old, rich and poor, men and women, slaves and free men, we all sing the same melody. The inequality which exists in the world has been pushed aside, forming a single choir with equal voices, earth imitating heaven. Such is the nobility of the Church!"

Ray Ortiz Music Director

St. Elizabeth’s Pantry In Douglas County, 10% of our neighbors must choose between paying the rent, heating their home, or feeding their children.

Our parish’s pantry is open to individuals and families twice per month, enabling visitors to “shop” for non-perishable foods, toiletries, and cleaning supplies. Most of our visitors are the working poor who struggle making ends meet. A few are transient homeless. All of our visitors are grateful!

How can you help? • Volunteer! Staff the pantry. Sort food donations. Host

a food drive in your neighborhood or at your child's school.

• Donate! Purchase extra non-perishable foods (see list of needed items below). Give a monetary gift.

• Pray! May God guide the feet of our St. Elizabeth's Pantry visitors as they journey towards self-sufficiency. May the non-perishable foods they receive fill their stomachs. May the loving support they receive from the pantry volunteers fill their hearts.

For more information, please contact Jean Henry at jeanhenry210@gmail.com or 201-910-1970.

We are in need of the following items: - toothpaste - dental floss - dish detergent - paper towels - oatmeal - pancake mix and syrup - Spam - canned fruit (no pears, please) - single-serving snacks (granola bars, crackers, chips,

fruit snacks) - soup (especially clam chowder, meatball, lentil)

Thank you for your generous support of our pantry!

Pax Christi Couples Night CALLING ALL COUPLES! Whether you’ve been married 50 years or 50 days, please join us! Our next Couples Night is Friday, February 15th. Join us from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. in the Great Hall at Pax Christi for food, fun, and fellowship. We will have some fun activities, then we will watch and discuss an episode from the acclaimed marriage enrichment series on Formed.org called Beloved: Finding Happiness in Marriage. Babysitting and beverages will be provided. Please bring an appetizer or dessert to share.

That God, who knows and loves us even from the womb, may inspire and sustain our work to eliminate abortion

and the conditions that lead to it.

We pray to the Lord.

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Help End Corporate Funding of Planned Parenthood

Did you know that 345 corporations have stopped funding Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest abortion provider? As a result of the prayers and dedication of tens of thousands of pro-life people, Planned Parenthood has been denied more than $41.5 million in corporate support. Why be a part of the Corporate Funding Project? Because it matters!

Here is a beginning list of corporate sponsors and some of the items/name brands they are most known for:

• Adobe: computer software - Acrobat, Flash, Macromedia Products

• Advance: computer, entertainment, internet, publishing - Architectural Digest, Bon Appetit, Brides, Glamour, Golf Digest, Vanity Fair ,Vogue and many more

• Alpabet: advertising/marketing, communications/financial/ medical devices/research, publishing

• Ameriprise: financial/insurance • Arthur Murray: dance education, entertainment, personal

care

These are non-profits 'behaving badly':

• Alliance for Regenerative Medicine • ALS Association • Alzheimer’s Association • American Association for Cancer Research • American Association for Dental Research

To get addresses to write to the corporate offices or to the nonprofit chairperson, contact our parish Respect Life Coordinators: Mike and Denise McGinnis at michaelmcginnisco@comcast.net or 303-814-3990.

For more information go to fightpp.org/projects/cfp-boycott.

4th Sunday in Ordinary Time - 4 - February 3, 2019

Knights of Columbus Stewardship Award for Graduating Seniors

The Knights are offering a 4-year scholarship of $750 per year ($3,000 total) to a graduating high school senior registered as a member of Pax Christi Parish.

The applicant shall be an active member in the church and/or community during the 2018/ 2019 school year. The Knights wish to encourage the youth of Pax Christi Parish to find value and reward in living a life of stewardship and in helping others beyond their high school years.

Scholarship criteria and applications are available upon request by sending an email to alanb840@gmail.com or calling Alan at 720-560-3357.

The applicant must file a complete application to be received no later than March 8, 2019.

If you have any questions please contact Alan Brown at 720-560-3357.

Pax Christi Catholic Church - 5 - Littleton, CO

Liturgy – Are you in it?

Homily - Many elements of the Liturgy have their roots in Judaism. The homily is one of them. It is present in synagogue celebrations and some even see its origins during the time of Moses. (Dt 31:9-13)

The Israelites read the Tora during holy gatherings. This way, it made people familiar with Sacred Scripture. After many years, this form became a problem for many people because everything was written in Hebrew, but the majority of people used an Aramaic language. It was the way they communicated on a regular basis. In the Book of Nehemiah (Ne 8:8), we can see how the prophet Ezra celebrated the proclamation of the Word. He read from the Book of the Law of God, translated it and made sense of the words so the reading was understood. It was an Aramaic paraphrase of the text called: “meforas we som sekel.” It is also called a midrash and was spontaneous and improvised.

Here it is how it went: A translator took his place next to the lector and translated the text. In the case of the Tora, he translated it line by line. In the case of the text from the prophets (haftara), he translated every three verses at once, so the person explaining the text had time to prepare the explanation. The Tora was paraphrased sometimes by several people, but just one for the prophets. From this practice, we have a tradition that began in the 4th century before Christ – the synagogue teaching.

There also was a second problem. After the Babylonian diaspora, there was a lot of the Tora and prophets in the verbal tradition. The lack of text pushed towards creation of the commentaries. People who used to proclaim the Word and give an interpretation were called “darsanim.” There were many exceptions they had to follow. Therefore, they used the help from other translators and interpreters.

In the book of the Acts of the Apostles, St. Paul is invited to participate in this tradition. (Ac 13:15-16)

The first Christians continued many of these traditions and customs and turned them into their own liturgy. Their homilies were connected with the readings and had more introducing character than instructing. It was a way to help people participate in the Mystery of the Eucharist: they were living words that are here and now.

In the beginning, the homily was reserved for the bishop because of his function in the Church and his being intellectually prepared. Later on, this privilege was given to the priest, as well. The tradition of the homily varies depending on the region of the Church. We can see differences between the western and eastern Church.

Point Men Men, come join the “Pax Christi Point Men” for fellowship and faith-sharing. We meet every Friday morning in the church hall from 6:00 to 7:20 a.m.

Each week we serve a hearty breakfast, followed by a video on our Catholic Faith; ending with a fellowship discussion on the video. It’s a great opportunity to grow in our Catholic Faith with other men of the Parish. We are currently watching a series on Fr. Emil Kaplan, a Korean War chaplain who gave his life for his men. It’s an incredibly inspiring series, teaching us how to grow in our faith through the three pillars of Stewardship - Hospitality, Prayer, and Formation.

Please join us next Friday!

Questions? Contact Alan Brown at 720-560-3357.

Information Wall Did you know there is a wealth of information on the wall in the Great Hall? Stop by and see what resources are available to you or someone you know. Find ministry pamphlets, parish opportunities, prayer guides, support booklets and more!

2/2 5:00p Michael Gonsoulin (d) 2/3 8:30a For the Chaplains Who Gave Their Lives on February 3, 1943 2/3 10:30a Mass for the People 2/3 5:00p Albert Kothe (d) 2/4 9:00a Loreen Vaughn (d) 2/6 9:00a Aileen Grubbs 2/7 9:00a Souls in Purgatory 2/8 9:00a Kurt Gamache (d)

4th Sunday in Ordinary Time - 6 - February 3, 2019

Shopping at Amazon.com? Did you know by shopping at Amazon.com you can generate $$ for Pax Christ?

It’s EASY! To shop, go to smile.amazon.com. Select Pax Christi Catholic Church, Littleton. This will be your default charity for all future purchases. Pax Christi will receive .5% of your eligible Amazon Smile purchases. The money earned from this website is electronically deposited into a Pax Christi bank account. You can change your default charity at any time.

Shop and support Pax Christi at the same time!

How does the program work? Purchase a reloadable gift card for $5.00 at the Parish Office. You will receive a card with $5.00 on it. Take it to the customer service desk or the checkout line at King Soopers and reload it when doing your shopping and Pax Christi will receive 5% back. You can buy as many cards as you would like.

Additional Information. Cards with a zero balance will become inactive after 90 days and you will need to purchase a new one. Lost, stolen, damaged, destroyed or tossed cards will not be replaced by King Soopers. Gift cards cannot be purchased directly from King Soopers for this program.

THE WEEK AHEAD

Monday February 4 9:30a-11:30a Biblical School 5:00p-5:45p SET - Youth 5:45p-6:30p SET - Adult Update 6:30p-8:30p SET - Adult Foundational

Tuesday February 5 9:30a-11:30a PaxMoms 10:00a-12:00p Lectio: Peter 1:00p-3:00p Prayer Shawl 4:15p-5:30p Choir - 2nd Year Novices/Choristers 6:30p-7:30p The Path

Wednesday February 6 9:40a-11:40a ENDOW 10:00a-12:00p Pantry 5:15p-6:30p Choir - 3rd Year Novices/Choristers 6:30p-8:30p ENDOW 7:15p-9:00p M/W Schola

Thursday February 7 11:30a-1:00p Lectio: James 4:15p-5:30p Choir - 1st Year Novices 6:00p-7:00p HS Confirmation 6:30p-7:30p Adoration/Confession 6:30p-8:00p Spiritual Exercises 7:00p-9:00p HS Discipleship

Friday February 8 6:00a-7:15a Point Men 10:00a-12:00p Pantry 10:00a-11:00a FORMED (Spanish) 6:00p-9:00p Family Movie Night

Saturday February 9 KoC Wives Bake Sale 7:30a-9:30a KoC (1st Degree) 9:30a-11:00a KoC (Assembly) 6:00p-9:00p Retrouvaille

Sunday February 10 KoC Wives Bake Sale 9:40a-10:30a Bible Blast 9:45a-11:30a RCIA/RCIC 12:30p-2:30p GIFT B1 4:00p-6:00p GIFT B2

Pax Christi App Connecting with what’s going on at Pax Christi is easy! One communication tool available is the mobile app. Keep up to date with information and notifications plus have prayers, readings, and reflections at your fingertips.

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Parish Stewardship of Treasure Contributions to Pax Christi

for January 21 - 27, 2019 Offertory Collection Basket: $18,108 Online Giving: $5,723

Capital Improvements Collection Basket: $790 Online Giving: $295

Weekly Offertory Needed: $24,082 Number of registered Families: 935

Parish Staff Pastor: Fr. Marek Krol - 720-419-0122 / mkrol@paxchristi.org

Deacon: Tom Sandusky - 720-419-0131 / tsandusky@paxchristi.org Business Manager: Lisa Walker - 720-419-0123 / lwalker@paxchristi.org

Director of Music: Raymond Ortiz - 720-419-0124 / rfortiz@paxchristi.org Director of Adult Catechesis: Ginger Giesen - 720-419-0126 / jgiesen@paxchristi.org

Director of Children's Sacrament Preparation: Rachel Daugherty - 720-419-0129 / rdaugherty@paxchristi.org Director of Youth Ministry: Chenele Shaw - 720-419-0125 / cshaw@paxchristi.org

Head Catechist: Becky Hensler - 720-419-0127 / bhensler@paxchristi.org Administrative Assistant: Joanne Lafond - 303-799-1036 / jlafond@paxchristi.org

Maintenance: Victor Corral - 720-419-0130 / vcorral@paxchristi.org St. Katharine Drexel School: Mandi Lupher, Director - 720-419-0128 / mlupher@paxchristi.org

Parish Office Hours Monday-Thursday:

9:00am - Noon and 1:00pm - 5:00pm Friday: 9:00am - Noon

Parish Office: 303-799-1036 Fax: 303-799-1072

Holy Hour of Adoration: Thursday: 6:30-7:30pm (Church) 1st Friday: 6:30-7:30pm (Chapel) Sacramental Emergencies:

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Mass Schedule Monday, Wednesday-Friday: 9:00am

Saturday: 5:00pm Sunday: 8:30am, 10:30am, 5:00pm

Holy Days (weekday): 6:30am / 7:00pm

Sacrament Of Reconciliation Monday, Wednesday-Friday: 8:30-8:50am

Thursday: 6:30-7:30pm Saturday: 4:00-4:30pm

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