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Welcome to the first What's Up Wednesday for October - warning, this is a pretty packed month! Let's get to it:
1️⃣ 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐚𝐩
𝘋𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘴: Join us next Monday, October 10th with guest speaker Chris Lanciotti, Director of Mission Integration at Creatio, who will be giving a talk about how the five senses are the key to the New Evangelization! The talk will begin at 7pm at the Knights of Columbus Hall (1555 Grant St) with drinks available for purchase at the bar. Hope to see you there!
2️⃣ 𝗪𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝗪𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐉𝐈
𝘋𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘴: Do you want to bring your faith into your decision making at work? Do you want to rely on Catholic principles to help you grow? Join the St. John Leadership Institute for this unique 2-day workshop for women professionals on October 10th and 11th. Understand how we can recognize and implement the link between the Christian leader’s influence and the advancement of those we lead. Register here: https://poj6f3ne.pages.infusionsoft.net/?inf_contact_key=cad1f1bdf6f382b687eea4782783bceab7af0999dac2af6212784c39e05d2aef&cookieUUID=40afbe97-53d1-47cd-b835-d62bd591f2b8&affiliate=0
3️⃣ 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞
𝘋𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘴: Join Creatio as they hike the Bergen Peak Trail next Saturday, October 15th! It is approximately an hour drive to the trail, with a start time in the morning and a 10-mile hike total (although they may not complete the whole trail). Come on out to view the aspens, and RSVP for free here: https://creatio.org/causes/octthirdsaturday/
𝐁𝐎𝐍𝐔𝐒: 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞
𝘋𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘴: Join the Capuchin Friars for praise, worship, and Confession this Friday, October 7th at 7:30pm at Annunciation Catholic Church! Email Br. Vinny with questions at vincent.carrasco@capuchins.org
Looking to get away? Here’s a retreat opportunity coming up next weekend!🏔
The upcoming Life-Giving Wounds retreat allows adult children of divorced or separated parents to reflect intentionally on the wounds caused by their family’s breakdown and hopes to transform life-draining wounds into a life-giving mission of love for themselves, their relationships, and others.
This fall, it will be hosted at Annunciation Heights from October 14-16, and the cost is $175. Register at this link if you're interested, or send this to a friend who might be in need of healing:
https://archden.org/eflm/family/acod/
HUGE announcement: Theology on Tap is BACK!
New to the TOT scene? Theology on Tap is a forum to encounter Truth and Beauty over a pint with friends! Join us next Monday, October 10th with guest speaker Chris Lanciotti, Director of Mission Integration at Creatio, who will be giving a talk entitled "Do you believe what you see? - How the Five Senses are the Key to the New Evangelization".
The talk will begin at 7pm at the Knights of Columbus Hall (1555 Grant St) with drinks available for purchase at the bar. Hope to see you there!
In honor of the feast of St. Therese of the Child Jesus tomorrow, we honor the saint whose "Little Way" has inspired so many faithful to this day. Although she died at a young age, St. Therese believed that her life was only the beginning for God, and has continued to "shower roses from Heaven" ever since. Not only that, but her surviving sisters also took vows and entered religious life (yes, her sisters were her actual sisters, too!). In honor of the Little Flower, we pray this prayer for her intercession today:
𝐎 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬, 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞.
𝐎 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬, 𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐈 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 . .
𝐒𝐭. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞, 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐨𝐝’𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞, 𝐬𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 “𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝗪𝐚𝐲” 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐝𝐚𝐲.
𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐧.
𝘚𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘦𝘶𝘹, pray for us!
Presenting: Growing with Montessori, the annual gala for Sophia Montessori Academy!
Join us at Good Shepherd Catholic School on Saturday, October 15th from 6-9:30pm for dinner, live music, a silent and live auction, games, networking, and an open bar. Tickets are $85. Get yours online, along with other event details, at this link: https://www.sophiamontessori.com/gala22
Hope to see you there!
Time for our final What's Up Wednesday of the month— where did September go?! Here's what's up this week:
1️⃣ 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫
• 𝘋𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘴: That's right, St. Therese of Lisieux's feast day is right around the corner, and that means lots of little celebrations are in order! Join the Community of the Beatitudes for their annual Rose Petal Evening at St. Catherine of Siena Parish this Friday, September 30th, at 7pm. There will be Praise and Worship, exhortation, testimonies, and even a chance to write a letter to St. Therese. We hope to see you there!
2️⃣ 𝐄𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
• 𝘋𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘴: Join Bishop Jorge Rodriguez and Respect Life Denver in a special event this coming Saturday, October 1 from 10-11am. Bishop Rodriguez will lead a procession with the Blessed Sacrament around Planned Parenthood for an end to abortion. Meet at 9:45am at 7155 E 38th Ave. in Denver, off of Pontiac St. We hope you'll join us in prayer for life.
3️⃣ 𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧' 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲
• 𝘋𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘴: Join Catholic Sports and the Cathedral Basilica for monthly Swingin' Sundays! After the 6:30pm Mass at the Cathedral, join us at the KoC Hall just down the street for swing dancing and fellowship. All skill levels are welcome. Come ready to practice and learn new moves with friends. Lessons will be offered on occasion. The bar will be open too. See you THIS Sunday, October 2nd!
That's it for this week, and have a blessed weekend everyone!
The St. John Leadership Institute in Englewood invites you to join in their Rise Above retreat this fall!
Spend a week with other young adults immersed in leadership training and formation led by Fr. Nathan Cromly. The theme is "What's Holding You Back?" and the event runs from October 30th at 5pm to November 5th at 12pm.
Visit daregreatthings.org/riseabove for more details and to register!
One of the most famous saints of our time, St. Pio of Pietrelcina was born in Italy and joined the Friars of St. Francis before serving his country as a Capuchin soldier in WWI.
He was known to have been attacked by the devil, sustained the stigmata for 50 years, and bilocated at times, along with other miraculous manifestations. He passed away in 1968.
In honor of his feast day today, we pray this prayer for his intercession:
𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐆𝐨𝐝,
𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭,
𝐒𝐭. 𝐏𝐢𝐨 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐚,
𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭.
𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝, 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐨𝐧.
𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐒𝐭. 𝐏𝐢𝐨 𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥
𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐬.
𝗪𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐬,
𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐲 𝐄𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭.
𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭. 𝐏𝐢𝐨 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐚, 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐮𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞.
𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐧.
𝘗𝘢𝘥𝘳𝘦 𝘗𝘪𝘰, 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘴!