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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

April 23, 2017 Sunday of Divine Mercy

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.

April 23, 2017 Mercy Sunday

Dear parishioners:

Congratulations to our 31 new Catholics! They were baptized and confirmed on

Easter Vigil. Continue to pray for them as they grow in faith and understanding dur-

ing the Mystagogia (Easter Season.)

April 30th is Announcement Sunday for the Archbishops’ Catholic Appeal. May we

be channels of God’s love and compassion for all people by donating to the 2017

Archbishop’s Catholic Appeal which funds ministries that offer hope and assistance

to many. Please visit www.Archden.Org/Give Today or call 202-715-3111 to make

your gift today.

Sunday, May 7 is the 30th anniversary of Deacon Sid Atencio’s ordination to the deacon-

ate. We will celebrate with special refreshments after the 10:30 mass that day! Al and

Dana Garcia will host this event.

The Altar and Rosary and Knights of Columbus will host the Central West Deanery Meet-

ing on May 16th at the rectory. It will be a cookout in the yard,

The pastoral council is planning a retreat for next Lent with Richard Deanda. He will con-

duct meditations on the Cross of Christ. They are also looking into emergency prepared-

ness training and support of the Villa Park neighborhood action group.

I am celebrating my 50th Anniversary as a priest on Friday, May 19th at a 5:30 p.m. mass.

If you didn’t receive anything in the mail you can RSVP for the dinner following the mass

by calling Julie Harris at 303-534-4882 Ex.118. Limited seating – first come first served.

We are now collecting money for the new floor in St. Joseph Hall, recently installed. Our

thanks to Mike Brito and his crew of volunteers for the work. We also wish to thank Mark

Cordova for painting St. Joseph Hall and Deacon Geno for the new chairs.

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 parish.

RE Classes continue next week for the Confirmation and First Communion stu-

dents. Adult parent classes continue with Deacon Atencio at 9:30 a.m. in the

church. All parents of First Communion and Confirmation students are expected to

attend.

Please visit: presentationdenver.org. Our parish website.

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

on Sunday, April 23 at 12 p.m. at the rectory. I want to give you some background about

the Jewish, Islamic and Christian traditions which you will encounter on the pilgrimage.

Don’t forget your full payments were due on March 30th.

Fr. Ed

Divine Mercy and Pro-life Pope Saint John Paul II declared the Sunday after Easter to be Divine Mercy Sunday. Many of the faithful pray the Chaplet of Di-vine Mercy regularly. There is a link between this devotion and the pro-life movement. Fr. Seraphim Michalenko, MIC, who was a prin-cipal translator of St. Faustina's diary, and the postulator of her cause of canonization, writes the following: "On at least three occasions, from 8:00-11:00 in the evening, she felt like her insides were being torn apart. She suf-fered so much that she thought she was going to die. The doctors couldn't figure out what was ailing her, and no medication was able to alleviate her sufferings. Later, she was given to understand that she was undergoing those pains for mothers who were aborting their children (Diary, 1276). "On another occa-sion, she had a vision of an angel coming with thunderbolts to destroy one of the most beau-tiful cities of her country. And she felt power-less to do anything about it (Diary, 474). What antidote did the Lord give her? The Chaplet of Divine Mercy. [She explained] that the city was to be chastised for its sins, pri-marily the sin of abortion." ("Wombs of Mer-cy," Marian Helpers Bulletin, Summer 1995, p.13).

Today – Divine Mercy Sunday – we are called to reflect upon Christ’s immeasura-ble mercy. Let us be imitators of Christ by showing mercy and compassion to others through a gift to the 2017 Arch-bishop’s Catholic Appeal which will fund ministries that ease the burdens of many. Please visit www.Archden.Org/GiveToday or call 303.715.3111 to make your gift today.

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, April 16, 2017 Offertory $4,771.68 Holy Thursday 270.48 Good Friday 632.43 Church Beautification 50.00 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

Clorinda Trujillo 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. April 22 4:30 p.m. † Steven Abeyta (B/D)

Rich Abeyta

Sun. April 23 8:30 a.m. † Jose Martinez (B/D) & † Raymond Martinez (Ann)

The Martinez Family

10:30 a.m. Marie Armijo (ashes blessed) The Family

12:00 p.m. (Spanish)

Parishioners Fr. Ed

Mon. April 24 8:00 a.m.

Tues. April 25 8:00 a.m.

Wed. April 26 8:00 a.m.

Thurs. April 27 8:00 a.m. Bob Willenborg Mary Moore

Fri. April 28 8:00 a.m. † Deceased Members of the Knights of Columbus

Members of the Knights of Columbus

Sat. April 29 4:30 p.m. † Gasper Romero (B/D) & † Johnny Romero

The Romero Family

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

10:30 a.m. † Mary Ann Medina (B/D)

Charles Medina & Family

12:00 p.m. (Spanish)

FROM THE PRESENTATION

BULLETIN BOARD

Pastoral Council: the monthly meeting in

May has been changed to Wednesday, May

3, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. in the rectory.

Finance Committee: the monthly meeting in

May has been changed to Wednesday, May

3, 2017 at 6:15 p.m. in the rectory.

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.

Please be sure when you pay for your can-

dles you are giving the money to an usher.

HOLY FAMILY GABRIEL HOUSE

4380 Utica St. - Denver, CO 80212

Tuesdays & Thursdays 9:00 am to 12 pm

Please join us on May 2, 2017, from 8:30am

to 9:30am for a Blessing by Rev. Martin Lally

followed by a reception, as we open our

12th Gabriel House. This outreach program as

sists pregnant women and families with small

children, newly born up to five years old. Gabriel

House provides diapers, wipes, baby formula/

food, clothes, shoes, etc. If you would like to

donate or to be a volunteer please contact Kristin

Yaneff at 720-799-9245 or

Kyaneff@ccdenver.org

Pay It Forward...How Your Gifts Can Keep on Giving

Imagine a gift that gives forever. Your

donations of cash, stock, real estate and life insurance entrusted to Presentation of

Our Lady Parish and School Fund through The Catholic Foundation can

grow to provide multiplied support for a ministry that transforms lives, now and for

eternity. Thank you for your generous support of our parish through your

thoughtful gifts to The Catholic Founda-tion.

Contact Jean Finegan at The Catholic Foundation, 303.867.0613, to learn how

your gift can leave a lasting legacy of faith.