WELCOME VISITORS! We invite you to become a member of St. Martin de Porres Catholic Parish. Registration forms are available at all Church entrances. Please return registration forms to the parish office or drop in the offertory basket.

Thank you for joining our family of faith!

S . M P C C

3300 Table Mesa Dr., Boulder, CO 80305 303-499-7744 303-494-8754 (fax)

www.smdpchurch.org

MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Anticipatory, 5:00 p.m.

Sunday, 8:30 & 11:00am Tuesday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.;

Confession, Saturday, 3:30-4:30 p.m. or by appointment; Holy Day Masses, consult the office or bulletin.

PARISH OFFICE HOURS Tues.—Thurs.: 9-4pm; Fri: 9 -12 (Closed for lunch 12-12:30 pm)

Deacon Rev. Mr. Karl Matz (Retired) Administrative Assistant JoAnn Ford, (Tues.-Thurs.) parishoffice@smdpchurch.org Business Administrator Ken Baird businessoffice@smdpchurch.org Director of Music Fernanda Nieto, D.M.A. RCIA Father Jim Baird and Jo Ann Ford Custodian George Ford, Custodian

Twenty Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time September 15 2019

In Our Prayers: Adele Shrout, Karen Whitaker, Russ & Marge Miles, Patricia DeBolt, Fulvia Testardi John McCafferty

Saturday, September 14

♦ 5:00 pm +James J. Grivich-the Grivich family Sunday, September 15

♦ 8:30am + Michael O’Malley-the Wynne family ♦ 11:00 am Pro Populo (for the people) Monday, September 16

♦ 8:30 am No Mass Tuesday, September 17

♦ 8:30am Dave Read-Susan Read Wednesday, September 18

♦ 8:30am + Nita Stalfort- Rosemary Garrett Thursday, September 19

♦ 8:30 am +Rev. James Joseph Cuneo-the Parish Friday, September 20

♦ 8:30am Brid (Breed) Joyce-the Wynne family Saturday, September 21

♦ 5:00pm +Mr. & Mrs. Don Labato & family-Laura Labato Sunday, Sept. 22

♦ 8:30am +Vincent & Lila Orandino-the family ♦ 11:00am Pro Populo (for the people)

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Mon: 1 Tim 2:1-8 Ps 28:2,7,8-9 Lk 7:1-10 Tue: 1 Tim 3:1-13 Ps 101:1b-2ab,2cd-3ab,5,6 Lk 7:11-17 Wed: 1 Tim 3:14-16 Ps 111:1-2,3-4,5-6 Lk 7:31-35 Thur: 1 Tim 4:12-16 Ps 111:7-8,9,10 Lk 7:36-50 Fri: 1 Tim 6:2c-12 Ps 49:6-7, 8-10,17-18,19-20 Lk 8:1-3 Sat: Eph 4:1-7,11-13 Ps 19:2-3,4-5 Matt 9:9-13 Sun: Amos 8:4-7 Ps 113:1-2,4-6,7-8 1Tim 2:1-8 Lk 16:1-13

OFFERTORY FOR SEPT 8 $2,345.93

ONLINE DONATIONS FOR AUGUST $1,319.65

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS

PASTORAL COUNCIL: Chair--Marsha Ruggeri, Carrie Lingo, Joan Fleming,

Jason Pastrick, Mario Mirville FINANCE COUNCIL:

Chair--Mario Mirville, Alexandria Keefe, Taylor Varoglu, Jeremy Lingo, Ken Baird

Both councils include Fr. Jim.

HOPE AND HEALING AFTER AN ABORTION

Rachel’s Vineyard of Colorado Are you or someone you know suffering from a post abortion experience? There is hope and healing! Please consider attending the next confidential Rachel’s Vineyard Catholic retreat!! Next Spanish Retreat: Sept 20-22,2019 Contact Rosy: 720-561-1061 rosaguerrero474@gmail.com Next Retreat: September 27-29, 2019 Contact Edith: 303-775-4108 (texts okay) edieg2@aol.com Lori: 303-904-7414 (no texts) lorgreg@msn.com

Sr. Helen Prejean Sister Helen Prejean, whose work with death row inmates gained fame in the 1990s with the book and movie Dead Man Walking, will have 2 public events in Boulder on Sept. 24 & 25th. On 9/24, 7:30 PM at the Boulder Bookstore, she will be discussing her new book, River of Fire, which describes her ministry since joining the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1957. Cost $5.00. On the 25th she will be giving a public lecture about the death penalty, “Death is Different”, 7:00 PM, Wittemyer Courtroom, Univ. of Colo. Law School, free and open to the public.

The Knights of Columbus, Longmont Council & St. John the Baptist Council #14898 invite you to join us for the 26th annual Longmont “Life Chain” on Sunday, October 6th from 2-3PM at the intersection of Hover & Nelson Rds., Longmont. Signs will be provided. “Life Chain” is a peaceful and prayerful public witness of pro-life Americans standing for one hour of praying for our nation and for and end to abortion.

You are invited to the Art Guild’s 13th ART SHOW in St. Martin de Porres’ Art Gallery on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019 from 11:00AM-5:00PM. Reception 6:00 PM-7:30PM with hors d’oeuvres &

beverages. ART SHOW again on Sunday, October 6, 8:00AM-3:00 PM. ADMISSION IS FREE. Everyone is welcome! Come join us!!

GROUP EVENTS CALENDAR Analytic Bible Study Group: meets Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m.—studying the Book of Judith. Open to all who are interested. Contact Dave: 303.999.9174. Legion of Mary: meets Fridays 9:30-10:30 a.m. in the St. Anne Room. Contact Susan, 303.499.6170. Golden Needles Sewing Group: meets every Thursday at 1:30 p.m. We meet to sew, crochet, knit and socialize! Contact the parish office for more information. Art Guild meets on the 1st Saturday of the month. Contact Barb or Pete Schumacher, 303.494.2049. Koinonia Group : We meet at various restaurants in the area on the last Sunday of the month. All adults of the parish are welcome. September’s restaurant will be Benehana at Flati-ron’s Crossing. Please join us for fellowship and a good meal. Contact Vi Beeby at 303-494-8371 to make your reservation.

24th Sunday of Ordinary Time Even though we live in a religious country with a strong religious heritage, the very core of religious faith―that a loving God actually exists and actually longs for communion with us―seems to elude us. And so we’ve come around again to the great Lukan parables of the lost coin, the lost sheep, and the lost son. (This only happens in Year C, where we heard the story on the Fourth Sunday of Lent and again today.) What will it take for us to really hear that the Hound of Heaven will chase us through the alleyways of our lives in order to catch us and look us in the eye and say, as the father says to his pouting, elder son, but didn’t you know that everything I have is yours? So let’s let Francis Thompson, tortured opium addict and believer in God’s mercy, remind us once again:

I fled Him, down the nights and down the days; I fled Him, down the arches of the years;

I fled Him, down the labyrinthine ways of my own mind; and in the midst of tears I hid from Him....

I wonder. Do you suppose that Lost Sheep was watching in the canyons to see if the shepherd would really leave everything to find her? How delicious that must have felt, to hear him calling for her, and hear the relief in his voice when she stepped from her hiding place and he wrapped her up in his arms and carried her home. Hey, do you know someone who’s ready to be found? It’s not easy to step out of the dark canyon. It takes a lot of humility to admit that we are loved that much.

Do you recall a time of being “found”? Kathy McGovern ©2019 Kathy.mcgovern@thestoryandyou.com

Apologetics for the new Evangelization

Apologetics for the New evangelization begins this Wednesday, Sept. 11 from 9:30-11:30 AM . If you’re still on the fence about enrolling, attend the first few weeks of class and see for yourself the strengths of the program and meet the instructor. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to attend at our parish! There is still time to register at sjvlaydivision.org or call 303-715-3195.

Children’s RE classes will be starting again on Sunday, September 22.

Registration forms will be available in the Gathering space this weekend after all the Masses. Registration will continue until the end of Sept., but classes will start on SEPT 22 from 9:30-10:45AM. The process for those adults wanting to inquire about becoming Catholic or completing their Sacraments to come into full Communion with the Catholic Church. These sessions will start the first weekend in September from 9:30-10:45 am and continue throughout the school year with the goal of receiving your sacraments at the Easter Vigil. We welcome you!! Call Jo Ann Ford at 303-499-7744 for information or to register or just stop by our first class which is on Sunday, Sept 15 at 9:30 AM.

13th Annual “Evening With St. Therese”

Annual FOCUS dinner-be inspired by CU students in FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic Univ. Students) on fire with their faith at Sacred Heart of Mary, Friday, Oct. 4, 5:30 Silent Auction/Wine/Hors D’Oeuvres. 7:00 Catered Dinner. 8;00 Keynote Speaker, Hilary Draftz, director of Western Quarter FOCUS mission teams. Tickets $65, Individual table of 8-$480 prior to Sept 16th. Jan Driscoll, 303-898-8865 for more information or to donate.

St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church 3300 Table Mesa Dr. Boulder, CO 80305 Phone: 303.499.7744 Contact Person: Jo Ann Ford: Tuesday through Thursday E-Mail: parishoffice@smdpchurch.org Software: Publisher 2013 Adobe Acrobat XI Standard Windows 10 Printer: Xerox Work Center 5135 Transmission Time: Tuesday 12 noon Sunday Date of Publication: September 15, 2019 Number of pages sent: 1 through 4