August 4, 2013 - Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church

FROM THE DESKOF OUR PASTORDear Parishioners,This summer, we commemorate the 20th anniversary of that extraordinary eventin Denver which was World Youth Day 1993. At that time, Pope John Paul II and amillion young people from around the country and around the world, came to Denverto celebrate our faith. It is often common that there is a special liveliness to the Catholicfaith in Denver, and I myself experienced this first hand when I came here four yearsago. The church in Denver is alive, energetic, and full of proposals. I often asked, what was the origin ofthis life? I asked Archbishop Aquila and many other priests and lay people, and everyone pointed theirfinger to World Youth Day 1993 as the beginning. In fact, I am told that many dioceses who are havingthe Pope visit, request to study what Denver did.Our archbishop, desiring to mark this anniversary with a gesture of faith, has invited the whole dioceseto join him for an open-air Mass on August 15, the Feast of the Assumption at the John Paull II PastoralCenter of the Archdiocese of Denver. August 15, the Feast of the Assumption, is of course a holy dayof obligation, and the bishop proposes to each parish to cancel our evening Mass and that we attend thisMass with him. We at Nativity are going to accept this invitation, so...On August 14, there will be a 7:00pm Mass for all those working parishioners who need an evening Mass.On the 15, there will be Masses at 6:30am, 8:00am, and noon, and then, the Mass with the archbishop inDenver. The Archdiocese of Denver is running an extended program starting at 4:00pm, with prayers, aconcert, and witnesses about the event 20 years ago. The bishop's Mass, however, will be at 6:30pm, and itis this we will attend together. Parishioners are absolutely free to attend the whole program, making theirway to the venue at 1300 S. Steele St. Denver, CO 80210 by 4:00pm.Our proposal to everyone, is that we meet at Nativity at 4:45pm. The Holy Family bus will be availableto us with 56 seats. We will fill the bus and car pool, and we'll set out for the John Paul II Center together.Lynne, at my office, will be running a sign-up list for the spots on the bus, and I invite all those who havespaces in their cars to come by and join in the car pool. At the event, Nativity will sit together under ourNativity banner. Of course, anyone who desires to reach the center on their own is welcome to do so, butplease join us under this banner.May God bless you in Christ,Fr. Michael