ST. PIUS X PARISH E. 13th Place, Aurora, CO, Office: Fax: Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30-5:00 pm

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1 V Sunday of Lent April 2, 2017 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: Can we find a medicine that will guarantee us immortality? The question of today's Gospel is precisely this. Let us try to imagine that medicine succeeds in finding the recipe against death, the recipe for immortality ( ) It is easy to imagine what would happen if the biological life of man lasted forever; we would find ourselves in an ageing world, a world full of old people, a world that would no longer leave room for the young, for the renewal of life. We can therefore understand that this cannot be the type of immortality to which we aspire; this is not the possibility of drinking at the source of life for which we all long. Precisely at this point, when on the one hand we realize that we cannot hope for biological life to be infinitely prolonged, yet on the other, we desire to drink from the very source of life to enjoy life without end, it is precisely at this point that the Lord intervenes. He speaks to us in the Gospel, saying: "I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and whoever lives and believes in me shall never die". "I am the Resurrection": to drink from the source of life is to enter into communion with this infinite love which is the source of life. In encountering Christ, we enter into contact, indeed, into communion with life itself and we have already crossed the threshold of death because, beyond biological life, we are in touch with true life. The Church Fathers have called the Eucharist a drug of immortality. And so it is, for in the Eucharist we come into contact, indeed, we enter into communion with the Risen Body of Christ, we enter the space of life already raised, eternal life. Let us enter into communion with this Body which is enlivened by immortal life and thus, from this moment and forever, we will dwell in the space of life itself. In this way, this Gospel is also a profound interpretation of what the Eucharist is and invites us to live truly on the Eucharist, to be able thus to be transformed into the communion of love. This is true life. In John's Gospel the Lord says: "I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly". Life in abundance is not as some think: to consume everything, to have all, to be able to do all that one wants. In that case we would live for inanimate things, we would live for death. Life in abundance means being in communion with true life, with infinite love. It is in this way that we truly enter into the abundance of life and also become messengers of life for others. `On their return, prisoners of war who had been in Russia for 10 years or more, exposed to cold and hunger, have said: "I was able to survive because I knew I was expected. I knew people were looking forward to my arrival, that I was necessary and awaited". This love that awaited them was the effective medicine of life against all ills. In reality, we are all awaited. The Lord waits for us and not only does he wait for us; he is present and stretches out his hand to us. Let us take the Lord's hand and pray to him to grant that we may truly live, live the abundance of life and thus also be able to communicate true life to our contemporaries, life in abundance. Amen. (Benedict XVI, Excerpts from his homily on March 9, 2008)

2 PARISH STAFF PASTOR Jorge Agüera (ext. 111) PAROCHIAL VICAR Albert Berkmans (ext. 112) Fr. DEACONS D. Jim Blume / Deaconjim@stpiusxparish.org D. Gregory Martin/Retired PASTORAL ASSOCIATE Vladimir Mauricio (ext. 116) Vladimir@stpiusxparish.org MUSIC DIRECTOR Annette Beeves /abeeves@stpiusxschool.net CONFIRMATION COORDINATOR Connor O Shea / Connor@stpiusxparish.org RELIGIOUS EDUCATION COORDINATOR Sonia Hinojosa /Sonia@stpiusxparish.org YOUTH MINISTRY Liliana Almanza-Raya /Lili@stpiusxparish.org BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Doris Williams (ext. 115) Doris@stpiusxparish.org OFFICE SECRETARY Neyda Navarrete (ext. 114) Neyda@stpiusxparish.org SCHOOL PRINCIPAL Eileen Michalczyk/emichalczyk@stpiusxschool.net MASS SCHEDULE Saturday: 5:00 p.m. English Anticipatory 7:00 p.m. en Español Sunday: 7:30, 9:00, 11:00 a.m. English 1:00 p.m. en 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 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Saturday 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Wednesday 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. 1st Friday of the month 6:00 p.m. - 12:00 p.m. Holy Hour 1st & 3rd Wednesday of the Month 7:00 p.m. - p.m. - Spanish 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the Month 7:00 p.m. - p.m. - English MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, April 1, :00 Ellen & Les Mutch By Jeanne Fox Sunday, April 2, :30 For All the Holy Souls in Purgatory By the Morin Family 9:00 For the Parishioners By St. Pius X Parish 11:00 Benie Woollen By Julie Rubin Monday, April Tuesday, April 4, 2017 Wednesday, April 5, 2017 Harold Kisner By his Family Thursday, April 6, 2017 Friday, April 7, 2017 Saturday, April 8, :00 For All the Holy Souls in Purgatory By the Morin Family Sunday, April 9, :30 James Power By the Bobalik Family 9:00 For the Parishioners By St. Pius X Parish 11:00 Bud Wright By Helene Wright PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL We pray for all those who are sick or in need of our prayers: Bill Johnson, Michael Wahlert, Suenga Kasiano, Isidra Tabb, John Kish, Melesio Fabian, Lorna Browner, Darlene Giardina, James & Ron Sanchez, Charles Untiedt, Axel Johnson, Wayne Hawks, Ramona Aragon, Hector Jaquez, John Vrtis, Matthew Hover, Becky Burgess, Mavis Wishcop, Helen Zajac, Barbara Nordbye, Richard Fanning, John Ditrik, George Walker, Betty Vonderharr, Deacon Dusty. PLEASE KEEP US UPDATED Parishioners are asked to contact the parish office to place a loved one on the prayer list. If you wish a name to remain on the prayer list, please contact the office by the 15 th of each month. Thank you for your assistance in helping us maintain the prayer list. PRAY FOR THE RECENTLY DECEASED Loretta Davis Andrea Garduno Mary Nooney Beatrice Lucero

3 ST PIUS X UPCOMING EVENTS April 4 Symbolon The Gospel of Matthew April 6 April 9 The Bible Timeline Palm Sunday ANNOUNCEMENTS COFFEE AND DONUTS Coffee and Donuts will be served in the church narthex following the 7:30 and 9:00 a.m. Masses on Sunday mornings. Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament Wednesday READINGS FOR THE WEEK MON Dn 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, [41c-62]; Ps 23:1-6; Jn 8:1-11 TUE Nm 21:4-9; Ps 102:2-3, 16-21; Jn 8:21-30 WED Dn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95; Dn 3:52-56; Jn 8:31-42 THURS Gn 17:3-9; Ps 105:4-9: Jn 8:51-59 FRI Jer 20:10-13; Ps 18:2-7; Jn 10:31-42 SAT SUN Ez 37:21-28; Jer 31:10, 11-13; Jn 11:45-56 Mt 21:1-11 (procession); Is 50:4-7; Ps 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24; Phil 2:6-11; Mt 26:14 27:66 [27:11-54] Celebrating a special occasion? Honoring a loved one? Say it with Flowers Sign up to provide flowers for the altar 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Holy Hour 7:00 p.m. to p.m. 2nd & 4th Wednesday - English Experience the quiet and peace of praying before our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament SCHOOL NEWS 6:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. 1st Friday of the month The Difference of a Thank You Thank you for the birthday gift is not the same as Thank you for the gift of Life. Thank you for the bread we eat is not the same as Thank you for the Bread of Life. Thank you for a speedy recovery is not the same as Thank you for preserving my life. Thank you for saving my life is not the same as Thank you for giving up Your Life for me. Dorothy A. Smith Thank you is an offering to Our Lord that He waits to receive from each one of us. Set aside One Hour each week to spend in the Divine Presence of Our generous Lord. St. Pius X Catholic School is still enrolling for the 2017/18 school year! Though some of our grade levels are full, we still have openings in others! Come in to see the amazing things we are doing! We are happy to schedule a tour for you. Please call us at (303) to find out more information. You can also check us out on Facebook or at our website at We work hard to make a Catholic education affordable for every family, so we encourage you to come and take a look. St. Pius X Catholic School Goodness, Discipline, and Knowledge Where Everyone Cares!

4 YOUTH MINISTRY ADULT FAITH FORMATION Symbolon continues this Tuesday. All Catholics who would like to learn more about their faith are invited. We will meet in the Family Life Center at 7 p.m. There is no charge for the program and (though highly encouraged) weekly attendance is not required. This Thursday we will continue a women s bible study. We are using The Bible Timeline from Ascension Press. The Adult Faith Formation group is currently meeting on Tuesday evening at 7PM in the basement of the Church. We are a group of adult Catholics who gather to study different aspects of our faith. MARRIAGE & FAMILY Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. As we reflect upon the beatitudes, let us explore how to understand our spouse better by participating in a WorldWide Marriage Encounter weekend on July Denver For more information, please visit Questions? Feel free to contact Brenda & Gary Granger: , applications@northerncolorado-wwme.org

5 SOCIAL MINISTRIES MEN OF ST. PIUS X We gather the first Friday at 9:00 am at Lupita s Restaurant (11809 E Colfax Ave, Aurora, CO 80010) This is not an organization with officers, requirements, dues.. It is simply a chance for good conversation telling stories (sometimes exaggerated!).most of all a chance to relax with other men who become friends. Think about coming to Mass at am for First Friday and then having breakfast. Breakfast is on you and you will leave with the knowledge that St. Pius is a place for you. SOUP KITCHEN - APRIL 14th Friday, April 14th is a Soup Kitchen Friday where our volunteers travel to downtown Denver to serve the evening meal at the St. Francis Center (2323 Curtis St.). We still need new volunteers as we continue to be a few volunteers short of late! All are welcome. You could meet us at the 2323 Curtis St. location. For more information or directions call the Parish Office. We always need new volunteers! All are welcome.