March 6 – 7 Stay CONNECTED 2021 Our Lady of the Pines Weekly Newsletter
Mass Times
Saturday Mass: 4:30 pm Sunday Masses:
8:30 am & 10:30 am & 5:30 pm At this time, you will need a reservation to attend a weekend Mass. To sign up please visit: OurLadyofthePines.org
Weekday Masses open to the public: Tuesday - Friday: 8:30 am
Reconciliation: Saturday — 3:00 pm until 4:00 pm or by appointment
Blessed Sacrament Chapel is open 24/7
(located on the west side of the Church building)
11020 Teachout Road Black Forest, Colorado 80908 (719) 495-2351 Sacramental Emergencies Ext. 250 Love God, Love Others, Make Disciples
What’s Inside
Fr. Brad Page 3
Liturgy Page 4
Remembering Fr. Bill Page 5
MFL Page 6
‘Mercy’ Page 7 Sacrament of Reconciliation Fr. Brad on the Radio Page 8
Job Opening Page 9 Fridays during Lent 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Ladies Auxiliary Page 10 Our Lady of the Pines Office Directory
Pastor’s Office/Clergy Worship and Evangelization
Pastor Music Ministry Fr. Brad Noonan, …...………...………..…...... …....…....Ext 222 Doug Brummel - Director..…………..………...... Ext 213 [email protected] [email protected]
Deacons Stewardship Dk. Bill Bollwerk - [email protected] Jay Barnwell - Director ………….…….…………….……...... Ext 251 Dk. Mike Crocker - [email protected] [email protected] Dk. Joe Forgue (Retired) - [email protected] Faith Formation Team Dk. Chuck Specht (Retired) - [email protected]
Marriage & Family Life Ministry
Administrative/Support Staff Doug & Jennifer Brummel - Directors………...... …………...Ext 220 Business Manager [email protected] Cynthia Stalp…………...……………………...…...……..…Ext 225 [email protected] [email protected] Children’s Ministry Finance Assistant/Funerals/Safe Environment Romona Lange - Coordinator……………………………...…Ext 223 Valerie Mazany……………………………………………...Ext 218 [email protected] [email protected] Middle School Ministry Front Office/Administrative Assistant Megan Vrooman - Director…….………..…...... Ext 212 Nancy Billiard …………………...... …… Ext 210 [email protected]
[email protected] High School Ministry Maintenance/Sacramental Records/Administrative Assistant Jennifer Brummel - Director……………..………….……...... Ext 220 Kim Boyer……………………… …………..….…..……...... Ext 211 [email protected] [email protected] Becoming Catholic (including RCIA) Maintenance and IT Manager Connie Green - Coordinator……………..…….…….……...... Ext 216 Tim Underwood………………………… ……………..…….Ext 224 [email protected]
[email protected] For General info, email [email protected] MFL/High School Ministry Assistant For General Faith Formation info, email Nicole Konz………………………..………………………….Ext 221 [email protected] [email protected]
Newsletter/Communications/Administrative Assistant For more information outside our parish you can visit: Stacy Paris………………………………………………...….Ext 219
[email protected] Catholic Diocese of Colorado Springs www.diocs.org
Tuesday March 9, 2021 8:30 AM Mass - Laura Corsentino (Birthday) by Barbara Corsentino
Wednesday March 10, 2021 8:30 AM Mass - Father Brad Noonan by The Knights of Columbus
Thursday March 11, 2021 8:30 AM Mass - Father Chance Billmeyer by The Knights of Columbus
Friday March 12, 2021 Saturday March 6, 2021 8:30 AM Mass - † Viola Nolan by Kim Boyer 4:30 PM Mass - † Rose Maurella by Carol and Bill Wittam Saturday March 13, 2021 Sunday March 7, 2021 4:30 PM Mass - † The Corbett Family by The Diffley Family 8:30 AM Mass - † Vivian Arrigo by Carol and Bill Wittam Sunday March 14, 2021 10:30 AM Mass - Pro Populo 8:30 AM Mass - † Jacob Calhoun by Calhoun Family 5:30 PM Mass - † Judith Buberl by Melia Dunbaugh 10:30 AM Mass - Pro Populo 5:30 PM Mass - † Gail Lopez by The Knights of Columbus
We want to welcome so of our newest music ministry A Note From Doug musicians and singers. We are being blessed with talents of John and Sandy Stoesser, Ronald Ruminski, and Shane Vetter and his daughter Sophie who have added so much to our Masses recently. They along with our teens and adults who continue to serve during the pandemic have true been a gift to us all. Want to get involved? Contact Doug Brummel, Director of Liturgical Music at: [email protected] Third Sunday of Lent | 3
Third Sunday of Lent
The first of the Scrutiny Sundays:
This weekend at the 8:30am Mass we welcome the Elect (Those in the RCIA Program who are not baptized) for the first Scrutiny Sunday. I really like the Third, Fourth and Fifth Sundays of Lent as they are called Scrutiny Sundays. We will use the A cycle of readings for the 8:30am Sunday Mass and the B cycle of readings at the other Masses. In reading about the history of the Scrutiny Sundays on the web I found this: “The scrutinies, which are solemnly celebrated on Sundays and are reinforced by an exorcism, are rites of self-searching and repentance and have above all a spiritual purpose. The scrutinies are meant to uncover, then heal all that is weak, defective, or sinful in the hearts of the elect; to bring out, then strengthen all that is upright, strong, and good. For the scrutinies are celebrated in order to deliver the elect from the power of sin and Satan, to protect them against temptation, and to give them strength in Christ, who is the way, the truth, and the life. These rites, therefore, should complete the conversion of the elect and deepen their resolve to hold fast to Christ and to carry out their decision to love God above all."
"In order to inspire in the elect a desire for purification and redemption by Christ, three scrutinies are celebrated. By this means, first of all, the elect are instructed gradually about the mystery of sin, from which the whole world and every person longs to be delivered and thus saved from its present and future consequences. Second, their spirit is filled with Christ the Redeemer, who is the living water (gospel of the Samaritan woman in the first scrutiny), the light of the world (gospel of the man born blind in the second scrutiny), the resurrection and the life (gospel of Lazarus in the third scrutiny). From the first to the final scrutiny the elect should progress in their perception of sin and their desire for salvation." (The scrutinies, which are solemnly celebrated on Sundays and are reinforced by an exorcism, are rites of self-searching and repentance and have above all a spiritual purpose. The scrutinies are meant to uncover, then heal all that is weak, defective, or sinful in the hearts of the elect; to bring out, then strengthen all that is upright, strong, and good. For the scrutinies are celebrated in order to deliver the elect from the power of sin and Satan, to protect them against temptation, and to give them strength in Christ, who is the way, the truth, and the life. These rites, therefore, should complete the conversion of the elect and deepen their resolve to hold fast to Christ and to carry out their decision to love God above all." (from St. Isidore Parish Stewardship)
So let us pray especially for the RCIA Elect during the next three Sundays! Please pray for our Becoming Catholic Let us also pray for all of us that we may scrutinize Catechumens and Candidates our own lives and more closely conform our lives to as they continue their journey Christ! to full communion with the Catholic Church in the -Fr. Brad Spring of 2021. Your prayers of support and words of encouragement are invaluable! 4 | Our Lady of the Pines Catholic Community March 7, 2021 Third Sunday of Lent | 5
Reverend William Charles Vollmer Remembering….. September 21, 1931-March 7, 2020 Charles Vollmer was born September 21, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois. He was a priest in the Roman Catholic church for 62 years. His parents were immigrants of Germany and after he was born, the family temporarily relocated to Germany where he lived his toddler years. He grew up in Denver, Colorado and went to school at Blessed Sacrament Parish. His parents started one of Denver's top bakeries, the well-known Vollmer's Bakeries which had several locations in the metropolitan area. The bakery donated baked goods to numerous Catholic organizations throughout the years. William grew up working in the bakeries. He attended Regis High School where his life was greatly influenced by the Jesuits. He was inspired to become a priest by Father Anton Borer, a Bethlehem priest who was expelled by the communists from China. He knew German but did not know English. He visited with the Vollmer's weekly and became a friend. William attended Denver University for college, and then transferred to St. Thomas Seminary. He also studied at Notre Dame University. He was ordained by Archbishop Urban Vehr on May 31, 1958 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. After his ordination, he spent the summer of 1958 at Our Lady of the Mountains in Estes Park. He was then assigned as an assistant to Saint Louis Parish in Englewood for several years. While there he also taught at Saint Francis Catholic High School. He was then assigned as the head pastor of Our Lady of Victory in Limon, Saint Anthony of Padua in Hugo and Saint Mary in Flagler for seven years. In 1974, he joined the priests at Divine Redeemer Parish for three years in their team ministry program. In 1977, he was named pastor of Our Lady of the Pines and while here for eight years, he founded Saint Peter Parish in Monument. In 1985, Bishop Hanifen assigned him as pastor of Saint Francis where he led their Centennial Year. During his time as a priest, he worked very closely with the Benet Hill Monastery, Carmelite Monastery, Abbey of Saint Walburga, and Wind Crest Senior Living Community. After his retirement, he helped at numerous churches such as Ave Maria, Pax Christi, Our Lady of Visitation and Saint Lawrence Korean Catholic Church. In his retirement, he said Mass weekly at Lincoln Meadows until his passing. Throughout his years as a priest, he experienced many changes from the Mass in Latin to English, The Second Vatican Council with a new way of Mass and the sacraments, as well as administration of the parish. Father Vollmer was the eldest of three sons in the family of William and Barbara. He is survived by his brother Donald E. Vollmer, sister-in-laws Mary Lou Vollmer, and Barbara Vollmer. He is survived by nieces and nephews Kevin Vollmer (Brigid O'Connor), Donna Little (Douglas Little) and Shauna Vollmer King (Yale King) and grand nieces and nephews Andrew Little, Amanda Little, Sebastian King, Maeve Vollmer, Remington King and Montgomery King and many other loving family members and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents William and Barbara Angelica Vollmer and brother Herbert J. Vollmer. Excerpt Published in Denver Post from Mar. 11 to Mar. 15, 2020.
Fr. Brad was “proud to be Fr. Bill’s chauffer” during at his 60th anniversary of his ordination in 2018. “He was remarkable,” Fr. Brad reminisced. 6 | Our Lady of the Pines Catholic Community March 7, 2021 Third Sunday of Lent | 7 8 | Our Lady of the Pines Catholic Community March 7, 2021
From the Colorado Springs Diocese:
At the end of 2020, we had a wonderful match gift THIS Weekend’s tithe is for: opportunity toward the Building for the Future Campaign Annunciation Catholic School to build a Catholic Student Center at the UCCS campus. Thanks to you, our generous donors, we collected a total Annunciation Catholic School is a small, of $337,113 which was matched dollar-for-dollar! multicultural, faith-based learning community with a Thank you to all who participated in this end of year 125-year legacy in the Cole neighborhood of Denver. At Annunciation, children from Early Childhood Education effort and for everyone's continued prayers and support! through 8th grade are inspired, challenged, and supported We would not be this far without you! to develop as curious learners, expand their understanding Of the overall campaign goal of $7.5 million, to date, of the world, uncover their unique gifts, build strong we have $6,631,507(88.42%) pledged character, and become good people who realize their and $4,879,104(65.05%) paid. potential. As a Catholic EL School, we are redefining Catholic education through innovative approaches to While construction is nearly complete, it is not to late to make an impact and help with this important project. teaching and learning, and we are committed to offering this high-quality education to all who seek it, regardless Please prayerfully consider giving a gift today! of family income. You can donate by going to https://www.diocs.org/ and clicking on Building For The Future. THIS Weekend is If you have questions or need help please call $20 Buck Sunday 719-866-6518 or email [email protected].
$20 Buck Sunday is the first full weekend of each month. THIS Newman Catholic Student Center weekend’s $20 Buck Sunday will be earmarked for a replacement deck at the rectory. These funds have been instrumental in the continued updating of our facilities and making Our Lady of the Pines the wonderful parish it is.
$20 Buck Sunday Thank you for your generous contributions!
EXCITING NEWS!!! EXCITING NEWS!!! EXCITING NEWS!!!
Please tune in to our very own Fr. Brad, who will be featured, on the Catholic Radio Network!! Wednesday, March 10th 11:45 am-1:00 pm. Parishioners and friends can listen on the radio dial at 1120 AM, 970 AM, and 1060 AM or online at: https://radio.securenetsystems.net/v5/KRCN
You can call in pledges for Catholic Radio Network, during Fr. Brad’s time on the radio, at 877-630-1090.
We will be listening and supporting you, Fr. Brad!! Third Sunday of Lent | 9
A Healing Retreat for Adult Children of Divorced or Separated Parents Sponsored by the Archdiocese of
Denver Office of Evangelization and Operation Rice Bowl Family Life Ministries February 17th — April 2nd This retreat at Annunciation Heights Retreat Center allows individuals to reflect intentionally on the Operation Rice Bowl, a Catholic Relief Services wounds caused by their family’s breakdown (CRS) program, began over 40 years ago as a way to and hopes to transform life-draining wounds into a address famine in Africa and occurs each year life-giving mission of love for themselves, their during the Lenten season. In this faith-based relationships, and others. campaign, we are asked to pray, fast, and give alms to the poor. Please take and use the small cardboard On this 3 day (Friday evening – Sunday afternoon) boxes (located in the Gathering Area) to collect your retreat you will experience: contributions that support our global church and efforts to feed our brothers and sisters in need. Presentations by trained retreat leaders Boxes need to be returned no later then April 2nd. Guided small group discussions with peers Thank you for your generosity. Guided, silent journaling sessions Any CSJ questions can be directed to: Prayer and sacraments [email protected]. May 7-9, 2021 Annunciation Heights Estes Park, CO $155 For more information please visit: archden.org/acod
Charity and Social Justice (CSJ) addresses the substantial needs within and outside our parish through engaged community outreach. If you are interested in becoming a part of this parish ministry, CSJ meets every 3rd Tuesday of the month at 6:00 pm in the Parish Hall.
The Diocese of Colorado Springs is seeking the position of Appeal & Grants Coordinator to assist the Director of Development and Planned Giving by writing grants and handling project management of the Diocesan Annual Appeal, Returning God’s Gifts.
Preferably the successful candidate will possess a BA in Communications, English, or writing and have experience in a development office and with grant writing. Related experience may also be considered. Excellent writing skills and strong organizational skills will be key. The position is full time.
If you are interested and qualified, please visit: www.diocs.org/jobs for the fillable application. Resume is also requested to be sent with application. 10 | Our Lady of the Pines Catholic Community March 7, 2021
OLP Ladies Auxiliary has made 2,145 teddy bears to date that have been donated to police and fire departments, hospitals, ambulances, and other local organizations to be given to kids that are victims of accidents, fires, abuse, etc.
Ladies Auxiliary is in need of donations of fleece, washable ribbon, and fiberfill for stuffing. If you have any of these items and would like to donate them to help this project, please email [email protected].
ALL Ladies...Mark your calendars!!
The OLP Ladies Auxiliary will be meeting Thursday, March 11th at 7:00 pm in the Parish Hall. All necessary Covid precautions will be observed.
All women are welcome to join!!
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