2375 EAST ARIZONA AVENUE, DENVER, COLORADO 80210 303-744-6119 WWW.SAINTVINCENTS.ORG

PARISH SCHOOLPrincipal: Sr. Dominic Quinn, O.P., ext 100Assistant Principal: Mary Cohen ext. 101 1164 South Josephine StreetDenver, Colorado 80210303-777-3812info@svdpk8.com | www.svdpk8.com

PARISH STAFFPastor: Very Rev. Andrew Kemberling, V.F.Parochial Vicar: Rev. Douglas GrandonDeacons: Hal Goldwire, Marvin Hegarty and Tim KellyDirector of Stewardship and Administration: Mila Glodava, ext 205Secretary/Receptionist: Meg Robinson, ext 203Director of Marriage and Family: Kelly Archer, ext 207Director of Music: Danielle Lombardi, ext 222Director of Communications and IT (Bulletin Editor) : Mark Weiland, ext 210

PASTORAL COUNCILBernadette Billinger, Julie Buckley, Nick Madsen, Philip Nearing, Skip Rodgers, Lucas Stine, Secretary: Virginia Zordani

FINANCE COUNCILMarc Bradac, Jody Block, Cathleen Gillies, and Craig Saeman

SACRAMENT OF THE SICKContact Parish Office at onset of illness. In case of death in the family, contact Parish Office immediately.

SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONYContact Parish Office at least eightmonths prior to the wedding

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISMContact Parish Office to schedule.

RECONCILIATIONMonday – Saturday: 7:30 am – 7:45 amSaturday: 3:30 pm – 4:30 pmAlso by Appointment

DAILY MASSMonday – Friday: 6:30 am and 8:00 amSaturday: 8:00 am

SUNDAY MASSESSaturday: (Anticipatory) 5:00 pmSunday: 7:30 am, 9:30 am, and 11:30 am

THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT | DECEMBER 17, 2017

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THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT

This Week’s Mass Intentions:

Monday, December 18th: 6:30 am Sukania Patel† 8:00 am Alan Vogt†Tuesday, December 19th: 6:30 am Judy† & Jonathan Zeiger† 8:00 am Kirsten Glodava FrankaWednesday, December 20th: 6:30 am Denny Lyon 8:10 am McKaila Steffes†Thursday, December 21st: 6:30 am Bernard Billinger† 8:10 am In ThanksgivingFriday, December 22nd: 6:30 am Special Intention 8:00 am Maurice Coyle†Saturday, December 23rd: 8:00 am Janina Triebling† 5:00 pm Robert Kennedy†Sunday, December 24th - 4th Sunday of Advent 7:30 am Celeste Thomas 9:30 am Ed† & Rose Zias† - Mary Vendetti† 11:30 am Our SVdP ParishionersSunday, December 24th - Christmas Eve 4:00 pm No Intentions 6:00 pm No Intentions

11:00 pm No Intentions

Stewardship of Prayer

Pastor’s MessageDear Parishioners,What we notice about the 3rd Sunday of Advent is the color “rose”, which is a symbol for joy. The idea is that we are anticipating the celebration of the birth of Christ by re-membering the promises of God. God keeps his promises and we are filled with joy. This time of year is challenge for those that are hurting. We see happy people and force a smile to fit in but feel miserable. We can fake happiness but we cannot fake joy.

Leaning how to let go of past hurts is how Jesus brings healing to those who are suffering. Jesus promises he will save us and it is up to us to let go of the past. When we feel the same way we did at the time we were hurt, that is a problem. Hanging on to hurt feelings does no better then stuffing them down and away. Those feeling are not gone and they will rob us from the authentic joy of this season. Jesus promises to forgive. We must forgive in return and accept forgiveness from others. Try it, and you will not need to force a smile. A great relief fills us and we are grateful for our savior. We will know joy!

Sincerely in Christ,

Readings for the Week of December 17, 2017

Sunday: Is 61:1-2a, 10-11/Lk 1:46-48, 49-50, 53-54 [Is 61:10b]/1 Thes 5:16-24/Jn 1:6-8, 19-28

Monday: Jer 23:5-8/Ps 72:1-2, 12-13, 18-19 [cf. 7]/Mt 1:18-25

Tuesday: Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a/Ps 71:3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17 [cf. 8]/Lk 1:5-25

Wednesday: Is 7:10-14/Ps 24:1-2, 3-4ab, 5-6 [cf. 7c and 10b]/Lk 1:26-38

Thursday: Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a/Ps 33:2-3, 11-12, 20-21 [1a; 3a]/Lk 1:39-45

Friday: 1 Sm 1:24-28/1 Sm 2:1, 4-5, 6-7, 8abcd [cf. 1a]/Lk 1:46-56

Saturday: Mal 3:1-4, 23-24/Ps 25:4-5ab, 8-9, 10 and 14 [cf. Lk 21:28]/Lk 1:57-66

Next Sunday: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16/Ps 89:2-3, 4-5, 27, 29 [2a]/Rom 16:25-27/Lk 1:26-38

Our ill parish members & relatives: John Clasen Harriet David Norma Pankoff Ben Spence Dorothy TorresOur deceased parish members & relatives: Nancy Adams Dick Mandel Richard Minor MaryBeth Preston-Smith Norman Weber Bill WimberlyVeterans and deceased members of our Armed Forces who serve selflessly to protect our way of life.Due to the Privacy Act, only immediate family members may request a name to be placed on the prayer list. Please call the office at 303-744-6119.

Baptisms

John Frederick Cadkin, son of Elizabeth and John

Joshua Jacob Baumgartner, son of Sarah and John

Barrett Lane Stolz, son of Ashley & TylerLilly Florence May, daughter of Roxanne

and Zach

Advent and Christmas Mass Schedule

Fourth Sunday of Advent• Saturday, December 23rd

� 5:00 pm• Sunday, December 24th

� 7:30 am � 9:30 am � 11:30 am

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day• Sunday, December 24th

� 4:00 pm (Prelude 3:30 pm) � 6:00 pm � 11:00 pm (Prelude 10:30 pm)

• Monday, December 25th � 9:30 am � 11:30 am

For your information, the regular Sunday Masses on December 24th fulfill your obligation for the 4th Sunday of Advent. The evening Masses on Christmas Eve fulfill your Christmas obligations as do the masses on Christmas Day.

Please note:Our Parish Offices are closed from Friday, December 22 to

Monday, January, 1, 2018. We re-open on Tuesday, January 2,

2018Have a Merry Christmas!

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Stewardship of Prayer (continued)

Parish and School Holy Hour sponsored by Respect Life

Tuesday, January 23 - Feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Babysitting Drop-off 3:30 pm

Adoration from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pmYou are invited to share an hour in the presence of the Lord to receive many graces! We will listen to spiritually uplifting music, expose the Blessed Sacrament, pray the Rosary, and reflect on Sacred Scripture. The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be available along with childcare being provided.Our Holy Hours will meet on the following Tuesdays:

• February 20• March 20• April 17

• May 15• June 19• July 17

Please plan on taking a few moments of your time to reflect on your many blessings! For further information, contact our parish office at 303-744-6119.

Tuesday Rosary

Tuesday, December 19th - 8:30 am to 9:30 am

Please join in praying the Rosary after the 8:00 am Mass each Tuesday. We begin our prayer at 8:30 am.Feel free to invite others to come and enjoy the healing touch of our Blessed Mother.

Stewardship of Faith

Advent Wreath PrayerThe Advent Wreath or Advent Crown is a Christian tradition that marks the passage of the four weeks leading up to Christmas.Please pray this prayer for as you light your Advent Wreath candle for the Third Sunday of Advent:Each year, this season of Advent comes around. We bless another candle this third week in Advent. Let us ask God to bless our family on this Third Sunday in Advent:God of rejoicing, this week we hear in our second reading that we are called to “rejoice always.”Help our family to be joyful in the midst of whatever happens this week.When we light the third candle on our wreath, let us bring your joyto our friends and neighbors this week.We ask this through Christ, who is the ultimate joyful gift to the world.Amen.

About Our Relics

Saint Vincent de Paul Parish has been blessed now with custody of first-class relics of saints throughout the Church history: Apostolic Age and Church Fathers, Conversion of Western Europe and the Middle Ages, Reformation and Catholic Reformation, Age of Renaissance, Enlighten-ment and French Revolution and the Church in the Modern World.Among the 70 are:

• Apostles (2) St. Jude and St. Matthias;• Martyrs (29): St. Sebastian, St. Polycarp, St. Lawrence, St. Cecilia, St. Thomas Becket and St. Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein);• Popes (3): Alexander I, Pius X, and John Paul II;• Confessors (4): St. Basil the Great, St. John Bosco, St. John Francis Regis, and St. Joseph Benedict of Cottolengo.• Abbots (3): St. Benedict of Nursia and St. Romuald;• Founders of Religious Orders (21): St. Teresa of Avila, St. Anthony Claret, St. Francis of Asissi, St. Ignatius of Loyola, and St. Vincent de Paul;• Priests (9): St. Francis Xavier, St. Philip Neri, and St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen;• Bishops (9): St. Boniface, St. Ildephonsus, and St. Oliver Plunket;• Virgins (16); St. Faustina, St. Juliana Falconieri, and St. Gemma Galgani; and• Doctors of the Church (6): St. Ambrose, St. Basil the Great, St. Anthony of Padua, St. Teresa of Avila, St. Bernard of Clairvaux and St. Therese of Lisieux.

Please note that the above are only a sampling of the first-class relics under the custody of St. Vincent de Paul. Also, some saints may also be-long to another category. For instance, as you can see on the list, St. Basil the Great is listed in three categories: confessor, bishop and Doctor of the Church. Others were simply listed in one category. For instance, St. Cecilia is both virgin and a martyr, and St. Jude and St. Matthias are both apostles and martyrs.The Very Rev. Andrew Kemberling has made it his personal mission to gather first-class relics collecting dust in drawers of previous custodians so that they properly accorded the honor they deserve. As he has done in his previous parish, St. Thomas More in Centennial, all the relics he collected will remain under the custody of the parish. His goal is to promote devotion to, and to venerate, the saints, our ally in our quest to become holy. from Mila Glodava's Blog - October 28, 2017

Marriages

Congratulations to:• Theresa Hegarty and John Galgano

As this couple exchanged vows of Holy Matrimony.

God Bless Your Marriage!

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Stewardship of Time & Talent

Activities & Meetings

Monday, December 18th:• Boy Scouts Troop 140 - 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm, Cafeteria• Men’s Basketball - 8:30 pm to 10:00 pm, Gym

Tuesday, December 19th:• Catholic Biblical School - 9:00 am to 11:30 am, Garden

Room• Tuesday Rosary - 8:30 am to 9:30 am, Church

Wednesday, December 20th:• Wellness Clinic - 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, Garden Room• Nazareth Group - 9:30 am to 10:30 am, Mother Cabrini

Room• Laudate Choir Rehearsal - 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm, Cafeteria• Knights of Columbus Meeting - 7:15 pm to 10:00 pm,

Mother Cabrini Room

Thursday, December 21st:• Third Thursday Lunch Bunch - 11:30 am to 1:30 pm,

Cafeteria • Children’s Choir - 3:45 pm to 4:45 pm, Church

Friday, December 22nd:• Parish Offices Closed

Saturday, December 23rd:• Confessions - 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm, Church• Anticipated Mass - 5:00 pm, Church

Sunday, December 24th:• See Sidebar on Page 2 for details on our 4th Sunday

of Advent, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day Mass Schedule

Altar Servers

Saturday, December 23rd - 4th Sunday of Advent5:00pm Ava Graef Jack Kennedy Emilia Hull Ashley StraussSunday, December 24th - 4th Sunday of Advent7:30am Trey Euell Mason McCarthy9:30am Patrick Buckley Ryan Buckley Liam Kiernan Sebastian Kiernan11:30am Natalie Dwyer Cece SmithSunday, December 24th - Christmas Eve4:00pm Patrick Buckley Ryan Buckley Ava Faughnan Matthew Tartell Gia Wallrath Athena Whittington Faith Whittington6:00pm Ava Graef Braeden Keuneke Mason McCarthy11:00pm Samuel OpfermanSunday, December 25th - Christmas Day9:30am Trey Euell11:30am Natalie Dwyer Patrick Elson

Wellness Clinic

Wednesday, December 20, 8:30 am – 12:30 pm, Garden RoomThis Clinic takes place on the third Wednesday of Each Month. Medical Foot Care and Blood Pressure Checks provided by the Visiting Nurs-es Association.The cost per visit is $35, or it may be covered by some Kaiser Health Plans.

Third Thursday Lunch Bunch

Thursday, December 21, - 11:30 am to 1:30 pm, CafeteriaPlease join us at 11:30 am on Thursday, December 21st for our Christmas Third Thursday Lunch Bunch.All are welcome to come! This month we will serve Ham and Potatoes.Please bring a dessert, if your last name begins with A - G, bring a salad, if your last name begins with H - O, and lastly, if your last name begins with P - Z, bring a side dish. Please call the parish office to RSVP at 303-744-6119.

Saint Vincent De Paul Knights of Columbus

Have you ever thought of joining our Knights of Columbus?Their meetings take place on the first and third Wednesday of the month from 7:15 to 10:00 in the Mother Cabrini Room. The Knights were formed to render financial aid to members and their families. Mutual aid and assistance are offered to sick, disabled and needy members and their families. Social and intellectual fellowship is promoted among members and their families through educational, charitable, religious, social welfare, war relief and public relief works.For more information contact our Parish Office at 303-744-6119

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Stewardship of Treasure Stewardship of Vocations

Please pray for our Seminarians

Please add to your prayer intentions the following seminarians who have been serving as MCs at our 7:30 am Sunday Masses:

Joe Bui, Tony Davis, Ryan Kent, Christian Mast, John Stapleton, John Stang, an Daniel Wolbach

Please pray for our Parishioners,who are St. John Vianney Spirituality Year seminarians.

David Hall and Jacob Machado

Also, include in your prayers: Dominic Poletto who entered the Seminary of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Denton, Nebraska and Frater Clement Hurtgen, O.Praem., Brother at St. Michael’s Abby in California.

Stewardship of Treasure

Thank you to all of the 320 families that have made their treasure commitments for 2018. We will be mailing a follow-up letter in next few weeks.57 of our children have made commitments as well!To all who have not made their 2018 commitments, we would appreciate you turning in your commitments cards As Soon As Possible!Please watch for our follow-up mailings and consider your commitment to our parish. Thank you!

Remember, “God cannot be outdone in generosity.”

St. Vincent de Paul Catholic SchoolOur Week at a Glance

Please note the following Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic School events:

• All School Mass - Thursday, December 21st - 8:10 am, Church

• No School - Christmas Break begins December 22nd, See Sidebar to the right for more information

Please call our school at 303-777-3812, extension 102 for more information!

SVdP Catholic School Open House

January 30, 2018 - 9:00 am to 2:00 pm

St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School is hosting an Open House for prospective families on January 30, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. We serve students from 3-year-old Preschool through Eighth Grade. Families interested in possible enrollment or school tours are invited to attend. For more information, please call (303) 777-3812 or visit our website at svdpk8.com.

SVdP Catholic School Christmas Break Information

Saint Vincent de Paul School will be closed from Friday, December 22nd through Sunday, January 7th for Christmas Break. School re-sumes on Monday, January 8th. Limited office hours from Tuesday, January 2nd to January 5th. Call our office for more information!

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Catholic Events and Resources

Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University is coming to Saint Vincent de Paul!

The new year is coming, which means everyone will be setting goals and approaching life through a fresh new lens. 2018 brings the prospect of new possibilities and the chance to start over and make a change.Our society tells us that debt is no big deal. But those of us who are in debt know that’s simply not true. It’s time for us to stop believing the lie that we have to borrow money to have the things we need and want. Some of you may have no debt at all. And whether you’re in debt to your eyeballs or you’re completely debt free already, Financial Peace University will teach you how to beat debt and build wealth, how and where to save and invest, how to plan for retirement and much, much more!This class will walk you through the process step by step and show you how to get there no matter where you are right now. It’s not just a money class. It’s about learning to manage everything God has given you His way.FPU is a 9-week program with 90-minute sessions on Tuesday nights at 6:30pm in the Garden Room. Classes begin on January 16 and end on March 13. For more information, please contact FPU coordinators Josh and Jennifer Farnell at fpu.com/1052568. For

a video preview of the course, visit daveramsey.com/fpu/preview.

• 8 nights' accommodations at 3 or 4 star Hotels: • 2 nights in Zagreb• 3 nights in Split• 1 night in Medjugorje • 2 nights in Dubrovnik

• Continental breakfast daily• Luxury motor coach for airport transfers in Croatia,

Bosnia, and specified sightseeing• 5 dinners, including a welcome and farewell dinner

• Tour escort while in Croatia and Bosnia• Local guides according to our itinerary• Daily Mass in unique and historic churches • Hotel & city taxes with porterage for 1 piece of

luggage• Sightseeing and entrance fees according to our

itinerary

Croatia & Medjugorje

March 1 - 10, 2018

Zagreb, Croatia

Dubrovnik, Croatia

Join FR. DOUG GRANDON on a life-transforming pilgrimage to

St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School (continued)

Support SVDP School by using

Reloadable Grocery Cards!5% of purchase goes back to SVDP School (King Soopers and Safeway are available)

The card is loaded with a $2.50 balance that can be used towards your first purchase

� You can use them to buy groceries and gas � You can reload them by taking them to the guest services desk and adding

funds before making purchases or adding money before the checker starts to ring up your order.

� As long as you keep a balance on the card, it will stay active. If it is at a $0.00 balance, then it is only active for three months.

Thank you for helping us raise funds for our school!

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Catholic Events and Resources (continued)

Third Sunday of Advent

I get the best ideas from my friends. Last year my wonderful friend Julie shared with me how nice Thanksgiving was at their house because she laid out bags, water bottles, toothbrushes and toothpaste, and McDonald’s gift certificates on the dessert table. After everyone had enjoyed the pumpkin pie, they carefully filled their bags with goodies to hand out to the people standing on the street corners.What a great idea. I tried it with my family and they loved it, so we did it again this year and will do it for Christmas too. That little holiday discipline reminds me of Isaiah’s “anointed one” who is sent to do all the hard things: heal the brokenhearted, release prisoners, and bring glad tidings to those who are poor.It’s the little things, really, that advance the kingdom. The person who knows no brokenhearted people is the person who is living a deeply isolated life. I’ll bet each person reading this could name at least a dozen people struggling with a broken heart right this minute. And guess what? We’re the ones God has anointed to heal them.There are a number of ministries in the Church that address the spiritual needs of those in prison, and those ministries depend on us―God’s anointed ones―to do the corporal work of mercy of visiting those in prison.I have friends who easily engage those who stand on the sidewalk carrying a sign. They offer a warm smile, and always ask the person’s name. They never give money, but they thoughtfully keep a small bag of helpful items for them. For some, a toothbrush can bring glad tidings better than a ten-dollar bill.

What special work do you feel “anointed” to carry out?

Kathy McGovern ©2017 www.thestoryandyou.com

A Returning Soul…

By Harry Graham, Jr.After a lengthy absence from the Catholic Church, God led me back to His Church. He did so by reminding me through His Holy Spirit of how the Catho-lic Church remained a part of my life since birth. Then through prayer He led me to and talked with me through His Holy Word in Proverbs 22:6

“Train children in the right way, and when old, they will not stray.” As a result He led me to a priest who, after several months, took my confes-sion and welcomed me back into God’s Catholic Church.This priest directed me to St. Vincent De Paul Catholic Parish. There I met with Pastor Father Andrew. Knowing that I needed to re-acquaint my knowl-edge of the Church, I asked him where I could obtain this information. He gave several ideas including an Internet website called FORMED.ORG. In addition, both Mila Glodava (Director of Stewardship and Administration) and Kelly Archer (Director of Marriage and Family) encouraged me and provid-ed the Church’s membership code to FORMED.ORG.

I WAS ABLE TO SIGN ON FOR A MOST INCREDIBLE TEACHING ON OUR CATHOLIC FAITH.

I don’t know where you are in your faith—a cradle Catholic, new Catholic, old Catholic or a returning soul. We all need to be encouraged in our Faith! To hear our Faith affirmed as spoken by professional Catholic individuals is most EXTRAORDINARY and they are home-based here in the Denver metro area. FORMED.ORG has become part of my morning prayer and devotion time. The subjects available seem endless. All build up our Faith and give us greater love and confidence to share God’s holy and glorious Catholic Church.

PLEASE DON’T MISS OUT ON THIS BLESSING FROM OUR PARISH. JOIN WITH ME EVERY MORNING OR EVENING ON FORMED.ORG.

It’s free. Just use the parish access code: XFTDNJ.

God’s additional blessing is waiting for you…

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