CCW FALL FESTIVAL - OCT. 14-15

Oct. 14th and 15th. Sat. from 10am till 6pm and Sunday from 8am till 3pm. Check the Foyer for our beautiful baskets and get chances to win one for yourself or a gift. While there pick up your Festival Passport, get it stamped and drop in the box for a chance to win a $100.00 gift card, and your ticket for the door prize drawings held periodically through the weekend. In St. John's Hall we will have a snack bar featuring Chile Dogs and Nachos, our ever-popular bake sale, a kid's zone, and several vendors. In the Bread of Life Hall we will also have a snack bar featuring Sloppy Joes and Breakfast burritos, a gently used market and several more vendors. Something for everyone, hope to see you there. There are a few vendor tables left, if interested call Roberta @ 970-667-3802.

Contemplative Rosary - Oct. 7

Spend the morning with Mary, Our Mother: Saturday, October 7th.

On the first Saturday of each month, our parish celebrates a Healing Mass at 8:30am.  October 7th is also the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary.  You’re invited to pray a Contemplative Rosary after Mass (about 10am), focusing on the Joyful Mysteries.

 

More times to do The Contemplative Rosary –

· Wednesday, October 11th, 9:45a.m. – The Glorious Mysteries

· Thursday, October 19th, 7:30p.m. – The Luminous Mysteries

· Friday, October 27th, 9:30a.m. – The Sorrowful Mysteries.

Blue Mass Honoring First Responders - Sep. 30

Blue Mass - honoring first responders

Saturday, September 30, 4:00pm Mass.  

We will offer a special blessing for first responders (police officers, firefighters, EMS responders).  If you serve in these professions, you are invited to wear your uniform to Mass.  

The "Blue Mass" is named because of the traditionally blue uniforms worn by public safety personnel.  

We are celebrating on September 30 because it is between Sep. 29, the Feast of the Archangels, and Oct. 2, the Feast of the Guardian Angels.  Please show your gratitude for our first responders and keep them in your prayers.

Women's Mind-Body-Soul Retreat - Sep. 23

Saturday, September 23, 2023 from 8:30 am to 5 pm at St. John’s.

Women 16 years and older only.

Tickets are limited so grab them today!  Registration deadline is September 15th.

Feeling a disconnect between your physical and spiritual life?  Come be nourished with culinary chef Becky Richards and health coach Elizabeth Krier as they guide the women of St John’s through a  one-day mind-body-soul-Christ centered retreat for women dedicated to the pursuit of whole-body wellness while honoring our Catholic faith.

We will spend the morning eating well, praying well, and moving well in the Bread of Life Hall and spend the afternoon participating in the Sacraments in the sanctuary.

Want to connect first? elizabeth@intothewildhealth.com

Rescued - Starts Sep. 20

Continuing Christ’s Mission

From The Rescue Project:  We passionately believe that the most urgent task is the compelling proclamation of the gospel, one that not only shares it in an attractive – and concentrated – way, but that also offers people a way of seeing reality, and of making sense of the world, history, and life that is vastly different from the story our modern culture tells.

Our parish will begin a study group going through The Rescue Project, a 7-week course from Fr. John Riccardo, Wednesday evenings at 6:30pm in the Bread of Life Hall.  We will be providing dinner each night of the course.  The dates will be 9/20, 9/27, 10/4, 10/18, 10/25, 11/8, 11/15 with a Saturday retreat on 11/11. (rescueproject.us).

The Search - Starts Sep. 20

What is the Meaning of Life?

The Search is an innovative video series that tackles the key questions of every human heart. In seven beautifully filmed episodes hosted by Chris Stefanick and featuring other experts from multiple fields of science, medicine, psychology, art, and religion…they examine our place in the larger story of existence. We will meet Wednesdays after morning Mass in the Bread of Life Hall.  The dates will be 9/20, 9/27, 10/4, 10/18, 10/25, 11/8, 11/15.

More info at thesearchbegins.org.

 

Bishop Jorge Visit and Blessing - Aug. 22

Bishop Jorge Rodriguez from the Archdiocese of Denver to give blessing at St. John’s.

Tuesday, August 22, 6:30pm Mass

We are excited to welcome Bishop Jorge who will offer special blessings for the new crucifix and the new Our Lady of Guadalupe statue.  Free spaghetti dinner (sponsored by Knights of Columbus) in the Bread of Life Hall following Mass.

Totus Tuus - June 11-16

Our Parish Summer Catechetical Program:  Totus Tuus (Latin for Totally Yours) will be offered June 11-16, 2023.  The cost will be $40 for the entire week for those in the 1st through 6th Grade Day Program and $15 for the 7th through 12th Middle & High School Evening Program.  Registration forms are now available in the parish office or at the links below.  Space will be limited and on a first come first serve basis.

Knights of Columbus UCHealth Blood Drive - March 25

The Knights will be hosting a Blood Drive in St. John’s parking lot on Saturday, March 25.  Your participation helps local hospitals provide life-saving care. Be a hero to your neighborhood, give blood!

From the Knights/UCHealth: Garth Englund Blood Center is using a new sign up system - HemaCollect (not Sign-up Genius).  To sign in, it will ask you to create an account.  It requires a legal name as it appears on your ID.  When it asks for donor ID skip that. You don’t need that part.

Parish Lenten Retreat - March 4

“Come to me you who are weary…”

Saturday, March 4.  Starting with the Healing Mass at 8:30am and ending at 3:00pm.  Continental breakfast provided.  Lunch sponsored by RUNZA.  Sign-ups required.  No charge to attend, but donations are appreciated.

 

Are you weighed-down and weary from the burdens of life?  The season of Lent offers us a time of prayer, reflection, and the  hope of Christ’s saving grace.  Join your fellow parishioners for presentations and discussion with Father Shannon, Deacon Denny, Deacon August, and Brian Wallisch, our Director of Adult Formation. Find peace in Christ this Lent.

"No Greater Love" Lenten Book Study - Mar. 22-Apr. 12

Beginning on Wednesday, March 22nd at both 9:30am and 6:30pm.  The group will meet on Wednesdays for 4 weeks, March 22, 29, April 5, and 12.

We will have a book study on “No Greater Love” by Dr. Edward Sri.  You can attend either session, as the morning and the evening sessions will be the same material.  The morning session will meet in St. John’s Hall, and the evening session will meet in the Bread of Life Hall.


Best-selling catholic author Edward Sri guides you through the last hours of Christ's life. You will walk step-by-step with Jesus from the Garden of Gethsemane to the Mount of Calvary. Every step of the way, Old Testament prophecies, messianic expectations, biblical symbolism, and historical context shed light on the mystery of Christ's suffering and death. Experience a deeper understanding and appreciation of God’s immeasurable and unconditional love as you draw closer to Jesus than you ever have before.

· What was Jesus going through at each moment?

· How did the Old Testament foretell of Christ’s death?

· Why did Christ die for us? What did it accomplish?

· What was the meaning behind of the tearing of the temple veil, the crowning with thorns, the, and other events during Christ’s Passion

· What do the cryptic last words of Jesus mean?

 

Presence, the Mystery of the Eucharist - Mar. 1-15

Increase your understanding of the Sacrament of the Eucharist at the Knights of Columbus Lenten Program

The Knights of Columbus Council 3434 will present a three-part Lenten program called Presence – The Mystery of the Eucharist. The sessions have been carefully designed to help participants discover the powerful way that God is present to us in the Eucharist, inviting us into an intimate union with himself. We will examine the effects of the sacrament and its setting in the Mass, explore the scriptural foundation of the sacrament, and discover the beauty of Holy Communion and the transformative power of the grace God offers us in this sacrament.

Each approximately 1-hour session will consist of an opening prayer, a 40-minute video, discussion and closing prayer. The sessions will be held in the Bread of Life Hall.

Session 1 - God is with us -Wednesday March 1st 6:30PM

Session 2 – The Story of the Eucharist – March 8th 6:30PM

Session 3 – Bread for the Journey – March 15th 6:30PM