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WHAT'S in the newsletter...
Pray for our loved ones
-Updates to Prayer list
Letter from Fr. Joe
Financial Blessings
First Saturday Faith Formation
Encounter Christ
-week 4, John 15
Archbishop Catholic Appeal
Spring has Sprung
-Flowers behind Bernadette
Mass Available Online
Dispensation from Mass to be Lifted
-effective Pentecost Sunday
-5 Precepts of the church
Totus Tuus
-Registration opens May 1.
-Housing hosts needed for missionaries
Rosary Marathon
- A call toCatholics from the Pope
Youth Group - activities this weekend
Shirts Available (Free)
Please pray for our chronically ill:
Sherri Abeyta, Lyndi Abote, Edith Anderson, Clay Ashurst, Teresa Beilfuss, Joya Bumpus, Reed Chester, Joanne Clark, Dan Curl, Kelly Davis, Daniel Doll, Deacon Phil, Deacon Bill Stow, Richard Esser, Kevin Howes, George & Pam Johnson, Daniel Kucharski, Veronica Little, Michael Mancinelli, Tom May, Pat Million, Trisha Pacheco, Mary Petrie, Zachary Quick, Gayle Redig, Steve Sanchez, Geno Sirokman, Phil Spaulding, Kathi Stravia
Please pray for our ill:
Mary Lou Brenner, Joan Duarte Dianne Fischer,
Marcella Gonzales, and Joan Saindon
Please pray for our deceased:
All those from our parish who have gone to their eternal reward:
David Benson, Charles Flint, and for those who have died at the hand of indifference toward humanity, for those who have died from Covid19 and the loved ones of all the deceased.
Please pray for our service members:
Robby Canton, Brandon Duran, Daniel Fox, Ryan Hart, James Hittle, Sarah Lowrey, Jonathan Murphy, Maj. Alfredo Romero, Blake Spaulding, Connor Techentien, Donovan Turner
We are updating our ill, chronically ill and service members prayer intentions. If you have a family member or friend on this list, please call the office and provide an update.
Sunday
May 2nd, 2021
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Here is our third installment of the Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, from his General Audience, January 2009.
Peace in Christ,
Fr joe
...A vision of this kind can only be conceived by the Church, not in the sense that she wishes to misappropriate that to which she is not entitled, but in another double sense: both to the extent that the Church recognizes that Christ is greater than she is, given that his lordship extends beyond her confines, and to the extent that the Church alone — not the cosmos — is described as the Body of Christ.
All of this means that we must consider earthly realities positively, since Christ sums them up in himself, and at the same time we must live to the full our specific ecclesial identity, which is the one most homogeneous to Christ's own identity.
Then there is also a special concept which is typical of these two Letters, and it is the concept of "mystery". The "mystery of [God's] will" is mentioned once (Eph 1:9) and, other times, as the "mystery of Christ" (Eph 3:4; Col 4:3) or even as "God's mystery, of Christ, in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge" (Col 2:2-3). This refers to God's inscrutable plan for the destiny of mankind, of peoples and of the world.
With this language the two Epistles tell us that the fulfilment of this mystery is found in Christ. If we are with Christ, even if our minds are incapable of grasping everything, we know that we have penetrated the nucleus of this "mystery" and are on the way to the truth.
It is He — in his totality and not only in one aspect of his Person or at one moment of His existence — who bears within him the fullness of the unfathomable divine plan of salvation. In Him what is called "the manifold wisdom of God" (Eph 3:10) takes shape, for in Him "the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily" (Col 2:9).
From this point on, therefore, it is not possible to reflect on and worship God's will, His sovereign instruction, without comparing ourselves personally with Christ in Person, in whom that "mystery" is incarnate and may be tangibly perceived. Thus one arrives at contemplation of the "unsearchable riches of Christ" (Eph 3:8) which are beyond any human understanding.
It is not that God did not leave footprints on his journey, for Christ himself is God's impression, His greatest footprint; but we realize "what is the breadth and length and height and depth" of this mystery "which surpasses knowledge" (Eph 3:I8-19).
Mere intellectual categories prove inadequate here, and, recognizing that many things are beyond our rational capacities, we must entrust them to the humble and joyful contemplation not only of the mind but also of the heart. The Fathers of the Church, moreover, tell us that love understands better than reason alone.
Financial Blessings
Offertory April 25..............$ 2,968.40
THANK YOU!
First Saturday Faith Formation
Mary: Gods Masterpiece
Saturday, May 1st at 5:15pm in Doherty Hall.
You are invited to First Saturday Faith Formation. Jeanie Mamula, parishioner, graduate of the Biblical School and most recently the Catechetical School, will lead us in a learning more about the Blessed Mother! This is a friend and family friendly event. Join us.
First Saturday Faith Formation
May 1st at 5:15 p.m.
Family Rosary for Life
When:
This Sunday May 2nd at 5:15PM and a potluck from 6PM to 7PM.
Where:
656 Tennyson St 80204
Denver CO
Who:
Every is welcome to join us for the family Rosary and Potluck.
RSVP:
You can RSVP at 720-236-3751 or you can just come if you can make it!
Let’s imitate the virtues of St. Joseph during this year of the patron saint of our universal Church. Gifts to the Archbishop’s Catholic Appeal are immediately invested in works of mercy, education, and charity. Please visit www.archden.org/givetoday or call 303-867-0614.
Spring has sprung!
If you would like to make a monetary donation to assist with the purchase of flowers for the planter in the front of the church by the statue of St. Bernadette, please put in an envelope marked "Summer Flowers". Thank you for generosity and also to our volunteers for making it so beautiful every year.
Mass will continue to be available online,
through Pentecost.
We are looking for two households who would be willing to host our Totus Tuus missionaries for the dates of June 19 - 25th.
Missionary needs: a bed, a shower, a friendly face in the morning and breakfast. Lunch will be provided at church and we will be asking other families of the parish to host our missionaries for a dinner meal..
There will be two male and two female leaders. Please contact Michelle if you are able to provide them a bed. Ideally, you live in Lakewood. michelleb@stbernadettelakewood.org.
TOTUS TUUS Registration will open May 1, 2021
Registration details will be posted on May 1 to our website, the events tab.
Schedule & Cost
Sunday – Thursday, 7pm – 9pm
Middle School & High School, $20 per student
Monday – Friday, 9am – 2:30pm
1st-6th grade, $40 per student
$5 per child discount for each additional child in a family
Youth on Fire Activities this Weekend:
If you have never been to youth group, we would love to meet you and share with you the activities we do. Come this weekend and see what youth group is about.
Saturday May 1st, 5:15PM - 6:45PM
- middle school and 4th-8th grade Youth Group
- Youth group room, enter through the east entrance of the school.
Sunday May 2nd, 6:00PM - 7:30PM
- high school (9th - 12th grade) Youth Group
- Youth group room, enter through the east entrance of the school.
St. Bernadette Shirts Available
