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February 14, 2021 Weekly Newsletter 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time Highlights this Week Prayer & Worship Main: 303-799-1036 Mass Intentions | Reconciliation Services | World Marriage Day Sacramental Emergencies: opt. 2 2 40 Days for Life | Ash Wednesday Services | Stations of the Cross Living & Growing in Faith 5761 McArthur Ranch Rd 3 The Search | 40 Cans Food Drive | Haiti Pax Christi Littleton, CO 80124 Community Events Parish Office Hours Calendar | Our New Logo | K of C Stewardship Award Mon - Thurs: 9:00a-5:00p 4 Digital Bulletins | Carryout Fish Tacos | Breakfast Burritos Fri: 9:00a-12:00p Kids’ Corner by St. Katharine Drexel [email protected] 5 12 Reasons to Choose Catholic Schools | Color the Gospel Parish Resources www.paxchristi.org 6 Staff | RGG Appeal | Personal Missals | Community Rewards 2 Prayer & Worship MASS SCHEDULE NORTHERN DEANERY Tue. - Fri.: 9:00am LENT RECONCILIATION SERVICES Sat.: 5:00pm Sun.: 8:30am, 10:30am, Pax Christi Thursday, February 25th, 6:30pm 5:00pm Ave Maria Thursday, March 4th, 6:30pm St. Francis of Assisi Thursday, March 11th, 6:30pm* SACRAMENT OF Our Lady of the Visitation Thursday, March 18th, 6:30pm* RECONCILIATION St. Mark Thursday, March 25th, 6:30pm Tue. - Fri.: 8:30 - 8:50am *Please note: on March 11th and March 18th, Pax Christi will only Thu.: 6:30 - 7:30pm have Adoration. The Sacrament of Reconciliation will NOT be or by appointment available that evening as Fr. Andrzej will be hearing confessions at St. Francis of Assisi and Our Lady of the Visitation. HOLY HOUR OF ADORATION Thu.: 6:30-7:30pm Today is First Friday: 9:30-10:30am MASS INTENTIONS World Marriage Day! PRAYER, FASTING & SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13 Today, we thank our Heavenly CONSTANT PRAYER 5:00p | Leonard Sigurdson (d) Father for the gift and blessing VIGIL of marriage and the family. As SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14 we strive to live our particular 8:30a | Pax Christi Parishioners Knowing that “with God, 10:30a | Leonard Sigurdson (d) vocations and respond to the all things are possible,” 5:00p | Oscar Sandoval Lord’s grace in our lives, let’s people of faith and also consider how we might TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16 conscience unite in 9:00a | Simmons Anniversary dedicate renewed prayer and 40 days of prayer and attention to marriage and the fasting. 40 Days For Life WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17 family. 9:00a | Souls in Purgatory begins its 2021 Spring Campaign February 17, 7:00p | Armando Oliva (d) Catholic Current, part of Ash Wednesday, and THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18 the USCCB has a wealth of runs through March 28. 9:00a | Daniel Dee (d) resources for married Please join us in prayer, couples and families. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19 fast and peaceful prayer Scan this QR code for 9:00a | Souls in Purgatory presence in front of a direct link. Planned Parenthood. 18,012 babies have been saved since 40 Days For Life began! That we may do more to ASH welcome, cherish, and WEDNESDAY Stations protect the gift of life which, like all God’s gifts, February 17 of the Cross is irrevocable, Ashes will be distributed 6:30 PM we pray to the Lord... at 9:00AM & 7:00PM FRIDAYS DURING LENT 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time -2- February 14, 2021 Living & Growing in Faith 3 LOOKING FOR A WAY TO DEEPEN YOUR FAITH THIS LENT? Join us for The Search is an innovative inquirer or a jaded skeptic, gathering (masked and socially video series that tackles the The Search will speak to you. distanced, of course!) to view key questions of every human You may be reassured by and discuss this dynamic heart. In seven beautifully some parts and challenged series. filmed episodes, Chris by others. Either way, you’ll Stefanick and experts from find a lot here to think about. Please RSVP to Rachel multiple fields of science, And when all is said and done, Daugherty by February 16th: medicine, psychology, art, and life’s questions demand to be [email protected] religion examine our place in answered. THURSDAYS, 5:30-6:25PM the larger story of existence. There is no fee and no IN THE GREAT HALL Whether you’re a practiced homework - just parishioners FEBRUARY 18TH - APRIL 1ST 40 CANS FOR LENT FOOD DRIVE COME FOR THE BENEFITING ST. ELIZABETH’S PANTRY AND SEARCH, STAY FOR... DENVER RESCUE MISSION THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18 The Pax Christi Knights of Columbus Council 10937 6:30-7:30p | Adoration & Confession is coordinating this year’s 40 Cans for Lent program, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25 a simple way for all parishioners to help feed 6:30p | Parish Reconciliation Service the hungry. This year, all food and monetary THURSDAY, MARCH 4 donations will benefit St. Elizabeth’s Pantry and 6:30-7:30p | Adoration & Confession the Denver Rescue Mission. THURSDAY, MARCH 11 St. Elizabeth’s Pantry: Located in the Christi 6:30-7:30p | Adoration Center, St. Elizabeth’s Pantry. The pantry serves THURSDAY, MARCH 18 approximately 60 families per month. 6:30-7:30p | Adoration The Denver Rescue Mission: Since 1892, the THURSDAY, MARCH 25 Denver Rescue has been meeting the needs of 6:30-7:30p | Adoration & Confession those experiencing poverty and homelessness THURSDAY, APRIL 1 ...continued on page 4 7:00p | Mass of the Lord’s Supper Did you know? Did you know Pax Christi has an Outreach Mission to Haiti called “Haiti Pax Christi”? Each year during Lent we invite our fellow parishioners to participate in alms-giving to help provide relief to this poor country. As we prepare for Lent, stop by the display case in the great hall in the following weeks to see projects and students that benefit from your Lenten Cup contributions. More to come! P.S. - Please consider praying for our Haitian brothers and sisters as often as you can! Pax Christi Catholic Church -3- Littleton, CO 4 Community News THIS WEEK @ PAX: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14 8:30a | RCIA Rite of Sending TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16 INTRODUCING OUR NEW LOGO 9:45a | The Search, Gt Hall 1:00p | Prayer Shawl, Gt Hall You may have noticed a new Our design was inspired by the look-and-feel to some of our work of Gherard Richter, who WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17 communication pieces. We’re was commissioned to design 9:00a | Ash Wednesday Mass 9:30a | Prayer Chain Mtg, Rm 6 in the process of completing a window in the Cologne 7:00p | Ash Wednesday Mass a brand refresh, and hope you Cathedral. Like Richter, we are excited as we are for what’s used a random number THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18 to come. generator to select the colors, 5:30p | The Search, Gt Hall and then in order to create a 6:30p | Adoration & Confession, Church We also wanted to tell you 6:30p | Ignatian Spirituality, Gt Hall sense of beauty and peace, we more about our new logo. reflected it to create a pattern. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19 In our refresh, we wanted We also focused on using 10:00a | Hispanics Growing in Faith, Rm 1 to really focus on the name warm colors, with a limited 10:00a | St. Elizabeth’s Pantry, Gt Hall of our church, Pax Christi, palette to help create a unified, 6:30p | Stations of the Cross, Church which means Peace of Christ. welcoming feel. 6:45p | K of C Fish Tacos, Gt Hall We also wanted to maintain SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20 our Catholic identity while Finally, we chose a more 7:00a | Point Men, Gt Hall conveying a message of warm, traditional serif typeface for 9:00a | Project Linus welcoming community. “Pax Christi” as an homage 6:00p | Retrovaille, Gt Hall to the tradition and beauty SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21 Peace, however, can be a of our Catholic faith, and a 11:30a | Respect Life Committee, Gt Hall challenging concept to make more contemporary script to 6:30p | Sac Prep Family Mtg, Gt Hall into an image. We didn’t want denote that we are a “Catholic to turn to images that are Community.” used by other organizations with the same name, like an We’re looking forward to olive branch or a dove, so we updating our brand, so that we focused on the feeling itself. can do our best to reach the That feeling made us think members of our community about the serenity and peace with the Good News of the you can feel when looking Gospels. May the peace of at a beautiful stained glass Christ be with you! window. 2021Home VBS ofVOLUNTEER the Holy Family REGISTRATION NOW OPEN ...40 Cans for Lent, continued from page 3 Plans for this year’s VBS are through emergency services, Lent and drop the cans by the underway and registration community outreach (food), collection bins near the front is now open for volunteers! long-term rehabilitation door, or on the main collection Anyone entering 6th grade programs, transitional day on Saturday March 27 and older is welcome to programs, and assistance for from 7:30 - 9:30 am. register. Visit https://vbspro. permanent housing. events/p/paxvbs2021 to help For more information, please our kids learn more about How To Help: Collect canned visit our website at: paxchristi. Jesus’ family! or boxed food items during org/home/calendar-events/ 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time -4- February 14, 2021 Community News 5 Carryout Fish Taco Dinners FEBRUARY 19 & MARCH 12 STARTING AT 6:45 P.M. SUPPORT OUR SEMINARIANS WITH BREAKFAST BURRITOS – SUNDAY FEBRUARY 28 AFTER AM MASSES With the support of the parish, Funds generated will be • Katie Logan - Holy Apostles the Knights are re-starting used to support our three Parish breakfast burritos.