PLANNED PARENTHOOD VIDEOS SPARK PRAYERFUL PROTEST (from Karla Swanson, Denver Catholic)

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1 XXI Sunday Ordinary Time August 23, 2015 ST. PIUS X PARISH E. 13th Place, Aurora, CO, Office: Fax: Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30-5:00 pm STPIUSXPARISH.ORG & STPIUSXSCHOOL.NET School: PLANNED PARENTHOOD VIDEOS SPARK PRAYERFUL PROTEST (from Karla Swanson, Denver Catholic) Pro-life supporters around the country are responding to the series of videos exposing Planned Parenthood s inhumane practice of harvesting and selling aborted baby organs by getting down on their knees. Since July 14, the citizen journalist group Center for Medical Progress has released six undercover videos documenting the harvesting and sale of organs taken from aborted babies. The videos show employees, including several senior officials at Planned Parenthood, discussing everything from financial compensation for aborted baby organs which they priced at $30-$100 per specimen to how they can alter an abortion procedure to ensure intact specimens, and how some parents weren t even aware that their baby s organs were sold. The Center for Medical Progress has released one to two videos per week, including five that summarize investigative footage specific undercover meetings. Two of the videos are from the multi-part documentary series titled Human Capital, which weaves together expert interviews, eyewitness accounts, and real-life undercover interactions. Earlier this month, the Colorado Catholic Conference, on behalf of the three bishops of Colorado, called for a a day of prayer and penance in response to Planned Parenthood s horrific actions and all those involved in the procurement and use of aborted baby organs. We call on all people of good will in Colorado and beyond to pray that those involved in research and medicine will fix their sights on recognizing the sacredness of life and refrain from putting human life at the service of science, the statement said. A society can only be considered socially just if it protects the most vulnerable among us. Suggestions for that day include attending Mass, meditating on Scripture, spending time in adoration, praying the rosary, reciting the Chaplet of Divine Mercy and fasting. SEE YOU ALL AT OUR ANNUAL PARISH FESTIVAL ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 5 p.m.

2 PARISH STAFF PASTOR VICAR DEACONS RELIGIOUS EDUCATION DIRECTOR SOCIAL MINISTRIES BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION OFFICE SECRETARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL Saturday Sunday MASS SCHEDULE 5:30 p.m. English Anticipatory 7:15 p.m. en Español 7:30, 9:00, 11:00 a.m. English 1:00 p.m. Español Daily Mass Monday through Friday at a.m. Holy Days 7:00 p.m. Anticipatory, Bilingual a.m. & 7:00 p.m. Confessions Wednesday 6:00-7:00 p.m. Anointing Jorge Agüera (ext. 111) Rev. Samuel Sarkodie (ext. 112) D. Gregory Martin/ D. James Blume / deaconjim@capuchins.org D. James Claver / james@stpiusxparish.org Martha Jones (303) Martha@stpiusxparish.org Jay Reszka (ext. 116) JayR@stpiusxparish.org Doris Williams (ext. 115) Doris@stpiusxparish.org Neyda Navarrete (ext. 114) Neyda@stpiusxparish.org Eileen Michalczyk emichalczyk@stpiusxschool.net Saturday 4:00-5:00 p.m. Mass the 1st Saturday of the month a.m. Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help 7:00 p.m. on 2nd Wednesday Adoration Every Wednesday 7 pm Mass Intentions Saturday, August 22, 2015 In Thanksgiving for the Marriage of Bob & Livia Gough and their Family 5:30 Phil Gisch By a Friend Sunday, August 23, :30 Frank Hohut By Anthony Burczyk 9:00 For the Parishioners By St. Pius X Parish 11:00 Selina Galvan & Elizabeth Dizol By Rolando Galvan Monday, August 24, 2015 Tuesday, August 25, 2015 Wednesday, August 26, 2015 Thursday, August 27, 2015 Floyd and Dorothy Lovelace By Don & Jeaneel Lovelace Friday, August 28, 2015 Saturday, August 29, :30 Agnes Clements By Jeanne Fox Sunday, August 30, :30 Joseph Erlewein By Anthony Burczyk 9:00 For the Parishioners By St. Pius X Parish 11:00 For the Soul of Salvador Raguindin By Celso, Ernestina & Chuchay Tuason Prayers of thefaithful We pray for all those who are sick or in need of our prayers: Donna Stunton, daughter of Lucille Sandoval; John Jacobs, Cindy Thomas, Ron Sanchez, Claude Meskil, Mary Bigler, Tony Scott, Mike Darveau, Michael Wahlert, Gregory Meno; Janette Wilson, sister of Mary Cox; Janice Green; Betty DeLuca, mother of Frank DeLuca; Janice Green Please Pray for Rita McAloon; Marilyn Wilson; Deacon Dusty; Fr. Sark; James Dolan; Arsenio Idea; Paula Wilder; Ann Williams; Sharon Haney; Lynn Kallender; Cindy Cross; Michelle Watson; Ned Tollie Gray; Mary Whitteker; Kelly Gleason; Lina Williams; Ana Limon; Assunta Ferraro; Teri Reynolds; Glenda Powell; Nancy McClain; Geneva Tatman; Ralph Pacheco; Brett Davis; Martha Atchley; Mike Simons; Stephen Sanchez; Pray for the Recently Deceased

3 ANNOUNCEMENTS AND UPCOMING EVENTS Today s Readings First Reading Joshua challenges the Israelites to serve either the Lord or other gods. They choose the Lord (Joshua 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b). Psalm Taste and see the goodness of the Lord (Psalm 34). Second Reading Paul reflects on how husbands and wives should reverence and love each other (Ephesians 5:21-32 [2a, 25-32]). Gospel Master, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life (John 6:60-69). Readings for the Week Monday: Rv 21:9b-14; Ps 145:10-13, 17-18; Jn 1:45-51 Tuesday: 1 Thes 2:1-8; Ps 139:1-6; Mt 23:23-26 Wednesday: 1 Thes 2:9-13; Ps 139:7-12ab; Mt 23:27-32 Thursday: 1 Thes 3:7-13; Ps 90:3-5a, 12-14, 17; Mt 24:42-51 Friday: 1 Thes 4:1-8; Ps 97:1, 2b, 5-6, 10-12; Mt 25:1-13 Saturday: 1 Thes 4:9-11; Ps 98:1, 7-9; Mk 6:17-29 Sunday: Dt 4:1-2, 6-8; Ps 15:2-5; Jas 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27; Mk 7:1-8, 14-15, THE PATH TO THE NEW EVANGELIZATION..it should not surprise us that the nationwide abortion provider Planned Parenthood has been exposed for trafficking and selling the body parts of aborted babies. I say we should not be surprised, but we still should be shocked and appalled at this moral depravity. Recently, the Center for Medical Progress released undercover videos and documentation showing how people at the highest levels of Planned Parenthood are negotiating the sale of body parts and adjusting the way they perform abortions so that the body parts are more accessible...for those of us who believe in the sanctity of all human life from conception to natural death, may we never grow apathetic to the plight of unborn babies and may our government officials act decisively to put an end to this gruesome practice. May God give us this grace. Amen. ` Bishop Thomas John Paprocki, Diocese of Springfield in Illinois, We are called to put God above all else, Catholic Times, July 12, 2015 BLESSED If you have sight, you are blessed. If you have insight, you are a thousand times blessed. PARISH RETREAT On October 10 th St. Pius will be holding a parish-wide retreat to promote stewardship, evangelization and discipleship. We are expecting this to be a really big event. To help make the event a great success, we are in need of volunteers to help plan and coordinate it. If you would like to help, a sign-up sheet will be available in the Narthex. Stay tuned, for future announcements. ADULT FORMATION New Adult Formation Opportunity The Symbolon Program The Augustine Institute of Denver has put together a new 20 session DVD series on the Basics of the Catholic Faith entitled the Symbolon Program. Beginning Tuesday, September 15 th from 7:00-8:30 PM in the School we will be featuring this new program as the basis of our RCIA instruction for those new adult candidates seeking to become Catholic. The great news is that any adult in the parish can join us whether you are a new Catholic or a well experienced one!!! Come to as many sessions as you like. To help you decide which ones to attend, we plan on regularly listing the upcoming topics in the bulletin so stay tuned. There is also no cost to attending. If you would like more information please contact Jay in the Parish Office ( ). SCHOOL NEWS St. Pius X Catholic School will be joining the Pope in his call for The Year of Mercy. Our school-wide theme for the year will be: Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful (Luke 6:36). We will be learning about and living the corporal and spiritual works of mercy. Please pray for our teachers, staff, administration, students, and families as we begin this exciting school year! Eileen Michalczyk, Principal

4 SOCIAL MINISTRIES PARISH FESTIVAL AUGUST 29TH Join your friends at our annual parish festival from 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. for food, games and entertainment PARISH NOVENA AUGUST 24-28th To Include Exposition/Benediction Beginning on Monday evening, August 24 th and continuing through the week until Friday evening, Aug. 28th, we will be having our annual Novena in honor of our Parish Patron St. Pius X as we pray for the needs of the parish and parishioners. The Novena will be held every evening that week at 7 p.m. in the church beginning with Exposition and ending with Benediction. Each night will be led by a different Parish Group who will lead the Rosary and the Litany & Prayers of St. Pius X. Refreshments in the Narthex to follow each evening UPCOMING MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER In the second reading today, St. Paul talks about the special kind of love between a husband and a wife. Through the Sacrament of Matrimony, we are called to live in love as Christ loved us. Does our marriage relationship reflect the love of Christ for all to see? The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekends are: 1 st weekend is at the Denver Radisson Hotel Sept nd weekend is at the Holiday Inn in Frisco, CO Oct For more information, please visit Questions? Feel free to contact Brenda & Gary Granger: , grangers@northerncoloradome.org. Go online to the Worldwide Marriage Encounter website to sign-up or to get more information. POPE S NEW ENCYCLICAL ON SALE Available at Religious Goods counter The much talked about, much debated new Papal Encyclical from Pope Francis should be available for purchase at our Religious goods counter in the Narthex. Not only does the Pope present the Church s stance on Protecting the Environment, but it puts forth a cohesive argument how we are called to be good stewards of all creation and to shirk this responsibility is to cooperate with those forces who wish to foster oppression especially on those most vulnerable the poor and starving. Get your copy now!! FESTIVAL RAFFLE TICKETS The ticket sale have begun!! Our 50/50 raffle. 50% of the proceeds will go to the parish and the remaining 50% will be divided into 3 cash prizes. The amount of the cash prizes will be determined by the number of tickets sold, volunteers will be in the back of church after all of the Masses selling the tickets. Tickets will be $5.00 each. There will be a 1 st place, 2 nd place and 3 rd place cash award. FESTIVAL DONATIONS For Festival as Prizes We rely on your generosity!. As in years past, the Parish Festival Committee is in need of gift cards to be used for prizes $5, $10 for fast food, Starbucks, Target and Walmart as well as prizes for children s games such as small stuffed animals, sticker sheets, craft items, crayons, makers and toys for the August 29 th Parish Festival. If you have these to donate, please leave them at church office. GAME HELPERS NEEDED For Parish Festival on August 29th This year, our Young Adult ministry is in charge of creating and running all the Games for the Parish Festival. It is their 1 st time and we look forward to their new ideas and energy. However, they will need helpers to supervise the games and even to help design and create them. If you can help, please call Alejandra Bustamante (303) COLLECTING SCHOOL SUPPLIES For the entire month of August, as has been our custom, we will be collecting school supplies for some of the area s schools and programs that serve lower income families. In recent years, our collection has gone to families of the Colfax Community Network, to Vaughn Elementary and to Boston Elementary. Once again, we are asking folks to bring in the following items to put in our collection bin in the Narthex: Notebooks, Crayons, Glue, Calculators, Markers, Paper Glue sticks, Lunchbags, Erasers, Binders, Pens/Pencils, Safe Scissors, Backpacks, and Rulers.

5 9 HEALTH FAMILY FAIR VOLUNTEERS For 9/26 St. Pius X Fair SOCIAL MINISTRIES Our 2 nd Annual 9 Health Family Fair is only 2 months away! Be thinking about how you can volunteer to help as a nonmedical volunteer (greeters, guides, translators, cashiers, registration helpers, food server, child care helpers, etc.) or as a medical volunteer (RN, LPN, MA, PA, CNA, Physician, dentist, Dental Asst., BSW, MSW, LCSW). Our 9 Health Fair is scheduled for Saturday morning, September 26 th from 7 a.m.to Noon and concentrates on providing health screenings for families and children. To secure a volunteer spot of your choice you can sign-up online yourself at and indicate that you want to volunteer for the St. Pius X Fair (site #340). Or you can call Jay Reszka at the Parish Office at All volunteers receive a 20% discount for any future 9 Health Fair Lab or Screening Test. MINISTRY PARISH FESTIVAL Possible rewards for signing up This year, Fr. Jorge wants to try something new as a way to recruit people for our Parish Ministries. He wants to have a kind of mini-ministry Fair at the Parish Festival. Fr. Jorge wants each of our Parish Ministries to have a table and a representative at our Parish Festival where they can not only advertise their ministry, but also sign-up new (and returning) volunteers. If you would like to be a Communion Minister or Reader at Mass, a Communion Minister to the Sick, a Singer in the Choir, an Altar Server, Help with the Religious Education Programs, or be a part of our Respect Life Committee, our Grief Outreach Team or our St. Vincent de Paul Society then come to the Parish Festival on Aug. 29 th to sign up at the Ministry Fair tables. The Parish Festival will be a great place to sign-up for a ministry as those who do so may just be eligible for a special set of door prizes as a reward for your spirit of generosity. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Registration hours in school room #5 Monday and Thursday 5:00-7:00pm and Saturdays 9:00am-12:00pm Martha@stpiusxparish.org First Communion Preparation Two Year Program: Grades 1-4 Saturdays 10:00am-11:30am Fees Registered: Non-registered: Confirmation Preparation Two Year Program: Grades 5-12 Grade 5: Saturdays 10:00am-11:30am Grades 6-8: Thursdays 6:00pm-pm Grades 9-12: Sundays 6:00pm-pm First Year Fees Registered: Non Registered: Second Year Fees Registered: Non-registered: