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I Key ) to the Church lot' Janosoc presets a special key to the new $650,000 St. Michael’s f Church in t raig to .Archbishop James \ ( asey. who dedicated the new church and administered Confirmation there on a pastoral \isit .April -4. Janosec is president of the parish council and also principal of Craig High School. Father John Mcdrath, who has been in Craig about 11 sears, is the pastor. For more photos on the new church building see Pages. VOL. LIX NO. 18 MAY 4, 1983 Colorado’s Largest Weekly Circulation 81,273 40 PAGES 25 CENTS T^v553'5i27::;:. ■ i- Anfl Lay Leadership New, Process to Help People Get More Involved In Parish Life By James Fiedler “In view of the shortage of priests, we want to en Register Staff courage peo|fle to be more involved in parish life. Renew is Renew — the parish spiritual development process being one of those ways we can do that. Evangelization will be launched in the a r^ io c e s e — will help "create a sense of 'taking place at the grassroots level through Renew.” Church, a greater sense of Catholic idratification in people Father St. Peter said that the Renew office will be. and produce a climate for long>range planning,” said Father opening at the Catholic Pastoral Center July 1. It will be John F. Dold, who has been named director of Renew. under his vicariate. The associate director. Sister Bernadette Teasdale, a The more-than-two-year-long Renew process, Father Sister of Charity of Leavenworth, described Renew as a Dold and Sister Teasdale explained, involves small groups of "spiritual formation process for people in parishes that is from 10 to 12 persons participating in five six-week sessions based on scripture and tied into the liturgy ... It’s been focusing on five different themes. Each of the six-week tested in more than 30 dioceses, and has been such a sessions are called "semesters.” success.” Each week. Father Dold said, the liturgy, the homilies, FatbN Lawrence St. Peter, Vicar for Priests, who has the hsrmns are coordinated with the Renew ttemes. helped initiate the process in the archdiocese, said that ^ Materials for the process — in English and Spanish — Renew will "motivate a k>t of people in the parishes to be include pamphlets, prayer leaflets, filmstrips and cassettes. more involved in parish activities.and various ministries. ' (CwtnnMU on Past 3) Catholic Hospitals Xreat You Like Family Pages 16-26 pggg 2 — The Denver Catholic Register, Wed., May 4, l9bo p 'icf'l V > M :jiJo»UeC( wvi^C! Mother^s Day Bishops- Collection Meeting Dear Family in Christ: For the fourth year, I am supporting a request of Story our Pro Life Commission that a special collection be The special-meeUng of the taken on Mother’s Day, May 8ttl, for the benefit of pro U.S. bishops to consider life agencies which provide assistance and support to their pastoral letter on war pregnant women. and peace — including the When a woman is facing a problem with her use of nuclear weapons — pregnancy, and is uncertain about decisions and un was just getting underway in Chicago May 2 at Register. clear about alternatives to abortion, these organiza A story on that meeting, tions offer her needed support and understanding. therefore could not appear Birthrightaand f .ifp Support Cfioten, locate over in this week’s Register. the Archdiocese, offer at no charge counseling, preg A full i=ep5fr-or-the nancy tests, maternity and bal^ clothing, housing bishops’ action, and reaction assistance, job referrals, legal help and medical ser to it, will be carried in the vices. Women in-Need, Inc. assists women with no May 11 issue. interest loans. Last year. Mother House opened in Attending from the Den Boulder to provide desperately needed housing for ver archdiocese were single mothers-to-be who have no other support or Archbishop James V. Casey a.nd ^A uxiliary Bishops place to live. • •- George R. Evans and Rich As abortion increases in our society, we see in ard C. Hanifen. credible pressure being placed on pregnant women to solve every social problem with abortion. These pro Correction life agencies, solely volunteer and dependent on the In the story on St. Thom generosity of us and others, assist over 6,000 women as’ Seminary training Vin each -year to work out problems so that they will centian seminarians in the Archbishop Talks With Deacons choose to give birth to their children. April 27 issue. Page IS, the We have an opportunity to join in this support to last sentence should have Archbishop James V. Case>' visits with Parish served as deacon at the Mass and th«^ ,^qpien .through this collection. I encourage you read: “More than 1,100 permanent deacons of the Denver gave the homily. After dinner. Father Mar- to hold this special collection and at the same time (NOT 100) priests have archdiocese and their wives at their annual cian O'Meara, director of the permanent make your parishioners aware of the valuable services passed through the well-re spring evening with the archbishop. This diaconate. spoke to the gathering and em which are offered by these pro-life agencies. spected theological school in year's event was held April 15 at St. Cather phasized the need for the building community ‘ Thank you for your generous assistance and re preparation for ministry ine's Parish. Archbishop Casey was the main within the diaconate. In his comments, the celebrant at a special Mass. Permanent dea archbishop called the diaconate "one of the sponse to this appeal. throughout the world.” The Register regrets the error. con Filemon Gonzales from St Cajelan's great blessings of our day." Your brother in Christ, ‘I Jam es V. Casey Archbishop of Denver Pastoral to Challenge Catholics WASHINGTON (NO - meeting of the pastoral's of Church teaching" which about existing policy. m r w A HCHBISHOPS O F F U F a 200 Josephine Street All American Catholics will drafting committee before "calls for a change" in U.S He predicted that — unlike Denver, t’tt K0206 be challenged by the U.S the May 2-3 meeting of the defense policies other national pastoral let s bishops' war and peace U.S. bishops to debate and lie said the document is ters which "unfortunately" pastoral, and many could be vote on the document. primarily "educational" in have not had great impact led by it to try changing U.S. Bishop Gumbleton told an thru.st and is meant to lead on Catholic thinking — the Official defense policies or even to audience of about 100 in American Catholics to war and peace pastoral APPOINTMENTS analyze the moral issues in The Reverend John F. Dold. to be Archdiocesan Director of civil resistance, said Aux downtown Washingtorf that "will have a major influence the RENEW program, to be effecUve July 1, , iliary Bishop .Thomas Gum- the draft which the bishops volved in U S military poli on the direction the Church Sister Bernadette Teasdale. to be Associate Director of the bleton of Detroit April 26 would be discussing "is a cies and to make their own goes on this most dangerous RENEW program, to be effective July 1 In Washington for a final very strung, clear exposition decisions in conscience moral issue." SCHEDULES ARCHBISHOP JAMES V. CASEY Friday. May 6, 3 p.m., Denver. Emerson School, M20 Ogden Street. The Johnson Clinic Dedication. Friday. May 6. 7;30 p.m., Denver, Basilica of the Im Inside the DCR maculate Conception, Concelebrated Mass for the Newly Re ceived. .Sunday, May 8, 2 p.m., Denver. Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Concelebrated Mass for Exceptional Children. ALSO: BISHOP GEORGE R. EVANS 3 A New Holocaust Eating O ut................................................................ 34 Friday, May 6. 7:30 p.m.. Arvada, Shrine of St. Anne's Church. Concelebrated Mass and Confirmation. Nazl-hunter Simon Wleeenthel lists six conditions that Editorials......................................................... 14, 15 Saturday, May 7, 10 a.m., St. Thomas Seminary, Diaconate could lead to a repeat of the Holocaust. Entertainment....................................................... 37 OrdInaUons. Happenings........................................................... 31 Saturday, May 7, 7:30 p.m.. Ft. Collins, St. Joseph Church. RamtilinBs................................................................ 6 Concelebrated Maas and Confirmation. 4 Deacon Ordination Sunday, May 8. 10:30 a.m., Denver. Immaculate Heart of Sunday's Qoapel......................................................38 Mary Church, Concelebrated M an and Confirmation. Five seminarians studying for the Denver archdiocese are World Nows........................................................... 12 Sunday. May 8, 7 p.m., Thornton, Holy Croas Church. Con being ordained deacons. celebrated Mass and ConfirmaUon. Monday, May 9,10 a m., RECOMIA Meeting, United Church of Christ Conference Office. Monday, May 9, 4 p.m., Auraria Higher Board of Education 5 Sanctity of Life Meeting. The Denver CathoHc Roister Monday, May 9, 7:30 p.m., Lakewood, St. Bernadette President Reagan writes about,.choosing between the Church, Concelebrated Mass and ConfirmaUon. sanctity of life ethic and the ‘quality of life' ethic. (USPS 567-030) Wednesday. May II. 9:30 a.m., Denver Botanic Gardens. Ttw MoM nsv fo tf JantM v. CMsy. 0 .0 ........................ PubSsiwr H«v. C.B. Woodrteh............................................................ ... Edtter Israel SO meeUng. Jamas Fladlar................................. ......................... Aaaociata EdUor Thursday. May IS, 7:S0 p.m., Englewood, All Souls Church. Llnua Riordan........................ ............... ............... Contributing Editor Concelebratad Maas and ConfirmaUon. 13 Israel 35 Jim Plarsan................................. ................... — Bualnaaa Managar BBHOP RICHARD C. HANIPBN A community festival will help celebrate the 35th an Frank VaocNaraM...............................................AdvartWne OIraetor Friday, May 0, 7:S0 p.m., Colorado Springs. Holy AposUes mchard Tuefcar. Julia Aafiar................................ ........EdSorial Stalt niversary of an independent Israel. Jamaa Baca..................................................... ..... Staff Photographar ^ Church, Concelebratad Mass and Confirmation.