New to the Parish? Welcome!  Please register.
Click here to download Registration form

 

Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, vice-president of the USCCB has called on the bishops to consider taking up a special collection in response to the recent devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey. Funds given to the collection will support the humanitarian and recovery efforts of Catholic Charities USA and will provide pastoral and rebuilding support to impacted dioceses through the USCCB.

The Diocese of Pueblo will join with dioceses across the country in taking this special collection for Hurricane Harvey Relief on the weekends of September 2-3 or September 9-10. All money collected at the parish level can be sent to the diocesan offices. In doing so, please indicate it is for the special collection for Hurricane Harvey Relief.

If parishioners miss the collection or would like to donate online instead, they may go to the website for Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston - Houston, here: https://catholiccharities.org/donate-now-and-help-our-neighbors-recover-from-disaster/.

Please join Bishop Berg in praying for all those affected by Hurricane Harvey.  May God give comfort and consolation to all victims and their families especially through the hands of all those engaged in the vital work of relief, recovery and rebuilding.

UPCOMING EVENTS AT OLM
(see Bulletin for further info)

35th Annual Holiday Bazaar

Our Holiday Bazaar will be Saturday, October 28 (9:00 a.m.-5:00

p.m.) and Sunday, October 29 (8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.) Rental fee is

$40 per 8 foot banquet table for both days. If interested in renting a

space contact Joyce Stimmel at 564-5547 or 568-3005

Bible Study

Thursdays at Noon and 7 p.m.
in the Parish Center Library

Bible Study sheets will be available each week
on the kiosk by the west doors.

Current Bible Study Program

Revelation is the first “ongoing” study in The Great

Adventure Bible Study Program. In this intriguing look at

one of the most talked-about books in Scripture, Jeff Cavins

explores Revelation to demonstrate how the kingdom

established by Christ in his Church is intimately connected

with the Kingdom of Heaven, especially through the

celebration of the Mass. You will learn what all the mysterious

figures and images of Revelation present, as well as what

will happen during the Second Coming of Christ, what has

already happened, and what is happening now in salvation

history. Join us for Revelation: The Kingdom Yet to Come.

Beginning Thursday, July 20 (at noon and 7:00 p.m. in Room

8) continuing for 10 weeks ending September 28.

Whole Community Catechesis

“Growing Up Catholic”

Growing Up Catholic and First Sacraments (Eucharist and

Reconciliation) begin Sunday, September 10 with a family

gathering in the parish center hall, 10:00–10:45a.m.

Registration forms will be available at all the Masses or in the

office during the week. All children K-5th grades and preschoolers

if they have been in pre-school for at least a year

are encouraged to attend. If you have any questions, please

call the office and talk to Chris 561-3580 extension 12.

Notes from the coach

• Growing Up Catholic has begun, but it is not too late to

register your children or grandchildren.

• Our focus will be building up the church by strengthening

the domestic church of your homes in conjunction with

parish activities.

• Each week we will focus on a parable of Jesus and then

integrate it in our life in the church.

• October 1 will feature a praying of the Rosary on the

100 anniversary of Our Lady’s visitation in Fatima and

releasing a helium balloon rosary. We will need folks to

help us put it together. On Saturday, September 30, we

will lay it all out and on Sunday, October 1 after the

7:30 a.m.Mass we will fill and attach the balloons. This

is a parish activity in conjunction with Growing Up

Catholic.

• Children who bring donations of food for the poor will

be the ones to take up our gifts of bread and wine during

the Mass.

• Don’t forget the Christmas pageant preparation

throughout the month of December.

• Preparation for Reconciliation for the First Time will

begin the end of September. First Eucharist preparation

will begin after the first of the year (January, 2018).

Join us for this leg of journey in lifelong faith formation!

Chris Armstrong, Director of Religious Formation

Learn - Deepen - Defend - Instruct

Gifts

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from the kiosk in the Narthex, Today!
or
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Parish Calendar Of Events

Click here for Month-at-a-Glance Events

This Week's Bulletin

King's Korner

Hospitalized?

If you or a loved one are hospitalized and would like Father Jim to visit you, please call the parish office or ask the hospital chaplain to contact the parish. Because of privacy laws, hospitals do not publish lists of those who have been admitted to the hospital.

Monthly Food Drive

Remember to bring food donations the first weekend each month to all the Masses. Staples, canned hams, chicken, packaged meals and children’s snacks are always good. Please be generous

Whom do you call for information at the parish?

Is it Chris or Fran, Father Jim, Lynn, Linda, Blase or Mike?

When does Formation begin?

What do we offer?
 

You have questions.

We have answers.
 

Click here for a thumbnail sketch of all we have to offer at OLM and whom you need to speak. In the next couple of weeks we will provide guidelines and explanations for sacraments, formation and other parish information

Ministry Minutes are available at the office.
Check out what is happening in the Parish ministries

Click here for a message and info on Parish Council

RCIA-RCIC

Do you know someone who has never been baptized, but has asked you questions about the faith? Or maybe someone who has been baptized in another faith has asked how to be a Catholic.

Our Rite of Christian Initiation for adults and for children run all year.

If you have questions, call Chris at 561-3580.

Ministry of Consolation -- Bereavement Ministry

It is the goal of the community of Our Lady of the Meadows that no member should suffer the loss of a loved one in isolation.

To that end, we are pleased to offer ongoing supportive

and pastoral services for the bereaved through the ministry of consolation.

These services include a monthly support group on the second Thursday of each month; routine contact by telephone and mail, as desired; assistance at funerals and receptions.

All services are free and available to parishioners or any family member who is experiencing the loss of a loved one.

It is our hope that, through these pastoral services, those suffering a loss may come to know the loving support of the faith community.

For more information contact the parish office, or Paula Giordano at 561-2958.

Caregiver Connection

Do you care for someone who is chronically ill; find yourself stressed

out and frustrated; feel alone and overwhelmed?
“
You are not alone”
 

- find comfort in knowing others care. Join us and connect with other

caregivers the second and fourth Thursday of every month (10:30

a.m.-noon) at the Joni Fair Hospice House Chapel (Second Floor), 1107

Pueblo Boulevard Way. No registration required. Open to the public.

For more information call 719-296-6201.

CATHOLIC YOUTH MINISTRY

Phone number -- 561-3580

Linda Davis -- lindadavis81004@yahoo.com

Chris Armstrong -- Chris@olm-parish.com
 

For current updates check the
www.pueblocatholicyouth.org calendar

Facebook: Our Lady of the Meadows Catholic Community

Voice Mail: 719-564-2696, ext. 215
(wait for message -- about 30 seconds)

NCYC

Last chance to join other teens from the parishes that are attending the National

Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana. Talk with Linda or Lynn if you

have any questions.

Sacrament of Confirmation

Teens who are at least 16 years of age and have attended at least one year of high

school Religious Formation are invited into the Confirmation Process. A packet with

all paperwork is available. Mark your calendars for the retreat, Sunday, October 8,

1:00-3:00 p.m. at Our Lady of the Meadows in the Parish Hall (below Church).

Baptism Preparation

Baptism preparation will continue November 19 (noon -2:00 p.m.) in the Parish Center. Parents are reminded that in order to have your child baptized, you must attend this preparation  session. The next one will take place after the first of the year.

First Communion

Please pray for our children
 Contact Chris for more information at 561-3580
 

Newman Club
for East, Central, Centennial and South High Schools

Catholic Newman Clubs will resume in the fall Tuesdays at Central and Centennial and Wednesdays at South. Just one more way to be with teens in their own space! We have applied for a grant to expand the clubs to County high schools. Prayers would be greatly appreciated that we are granted the monies to fund the Newman Clubs.

Newman Clubs

Catholic Newman Clubs will start the first week in October. It is a great way to have

a free lunch and great conversations with other teens and caring adults. Great food!Great news!

Check Facebook: Pueblo Newman Club for daily updates.

Middle & High School

Middle and High School Youth Ministry News

Youth Ministry meets every Sunday 7-8:30 PM

Youth Ministry Sessions

Faith Formation for Grades 6-12 begins next Sunday, September 10, (7:00-8:15

p.m.) Please note the doors (for safety reasons) will remain locked during the session.

If a teen is late it is ok and we will open the doors. At times due to weather or lack of

adult supervision we might have to cancel a Sunday session. You can check the

above printed Facebook pages, the Pueblocatholicyouth.org web page or sign up for

REMIND on the first night. It will be the teen and their family’s responsibility to

check if a session has been cancelled. We will not be able to text everyone this year

for cancellations. Lost your calendar -- it is posted on the Forms tab on the website.

Click here for an explanation of our Youth Ministry Process

Theology on Tap

Theology on Tap is for young adults in their 20’s and 30’s. The event includes coming together in local pub to listen to a short presentation and then discussion about the topic. Drinking alcohol is optional. It is a great way for young adults to join together to talk about issues that affect them. The next session and Presentation topic is TBA. Call the parish for more info. 719-561-3580

Evangelization with a youthful perspective:

Fellowship of Catholic University Students

Interested in Lectoring?

Youth interested in becoming lectors should talk to Chris or Father Jim.

Interested in Serving?
 

We are needing youngsters fourth grade and older who would like to be trained to serve the Mass on weekends and holy days. Talk to Chris or Father Jim if you are interested. Training sessions days and time to be determined

Father John Power Basketball League

League is open to 2nd — 8th grade boys and girls.
You can register on-line at www.fatherpowers.org.,
e-mail at fatherjohnpowerbasketball@yahoo.com, or call Jamie at 250-6630. The League is also looking for volunteers for more information or to volunteer call Jamie

Interested in joining Serra Club

The Pueblo Serra Club is part of a worldwide organization formally recognized by the Holy See as the global lay apostolate for vocations in the Catholic Church. The Mission of Serra Club is to support spiritually, physically and financially the increase of vocation efforts within the Diocese of Pueblo and to be a positive reinforcement for our priests and religious. The Club become supporters of those contemplating a religious vocation and mentor those in the discernment process and those in seminaries. The club meets the first and third Saturday of each month (9:00-11:00 a.m.) at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart Parish Hall. It is open to anyone interested. For more information contact Rose Marie Stimpfl at 720-363-6057.

2017 campaign under way.
Thank you for your support last year in meeting our goal.
Click image above for more info and to pledge online.
 

Click here For Registration info

Plants need fertilizer to grow healthy and strong and so too does

your marriage. Without some nurturing and care it will remain weak

and unfulfilling. Spread a little fertilizer on your relationship. Make

a Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend and watch your love for

each other grow.

Weekends are at historic Glen Eyrie in Colorado

Springs, October 13-15. Contact Glen and Toni Gallegos

719-591-9045 or socowwmereg@gmail.com for more information.

Or to sign up online, visit our website at wwme.org.

Already Encountered?
Join the Southern Colorado Community every third Saturday of the month for fellowship, presentations, dialogue and other events.Sign up as a prayer couple, application couple or community support for upcoming weekends.Join a local Sharing Group

Call Glen & Toni Gallegos (719) 650-2463 for details and upcoming

Thinking about Separation or Divorce?

RETROUVAILLE_™
... A LIFELINE FOR MARRIAGES™

click here for more info

or

For confidential information about or to register for upcoming programs, call (303) 317-5111 or email:dialov1282@gmail.com or visit the web site at www.HelpOurMarriage.com

Next Colorado Workshop:   Denver   11/03/2017

Divorced? Click here for a survival guide

Natural Family Planning:

THE NFPI WEB-BASED HOME STUDY COURSE

What is it? The NFPI home-study course is a convenient way for couples to complete an NFP course for self-instruction and as a normal part of preparation for marriage.

What will you do and learn?

In the NFPI Home Study Course, you will-

* Study the NFPI manual, Natural Family Planning: The Complete Approach.

* Learn how to observe, record, and interpret the signs of female fertility.

* Learn Catholic teaching about love, marriage, sexuality and responsible parenthood.

* Understand that teaching in terms of the Christian marriage covenant.

What's the process?

You will complete a series of three tests based upon the NFPI manual, Natural Family Planning: The Complete Approach. You will be sent one test at a time. You will answer the questions or apply rules based on the readings. After you have successfully completed the first test, you will be sent the second test. When you successfully complete the second, you will be sent the third test. After the three tests are completed, you will be asked to interpret two charts.

More information can be obtained at the NFPI website: www.NFPandmore.org

Follow the Home Study Course Link.

A donation is requested.

The Universal Church

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News from around the Catholic World

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The Holy See

 

Pope Francis

 

Visit the Vatican
 

Vatican News Service

Pope Francis' Daily Spiritual Reflections

 

Our Holy Father's Prayer Intentions for September:   Parishes: That our parishes, animated by a missionary spirit, may be places where faith is communicated and charity is seen.

Pope's tweets


 

Pope's tweets

 

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Diocese of Pueblo

The Most Reverend Stephen J. Berg
Bishop of Pueblo

Diocesan Calendar can be found here: www.dioceseofpueblo.org/calendar

 

Diocese of Pueblo Prayer for Vocations

Almighty God, ever faithful to Your word,
You have promised to send us shepherds and leaders
after Your own heart to gather and guide us.
We thank You for those priests and religious
who are persevering in their vocations,
and ask You to send them an increase in fellow laborers with Christ
for the salvation of souls.

Mary, Queen of Vocations, Pray for us.

St. Therese of the Child Jesus, patroness of our diocese, Pray for us.

 

A message from the Bishop
concerning the future of the Diocese

 

 

 

 

2017 campaign is underway.
Thank you for your support in meeting our 2016 goal.
Click image above for more info and to pledge online.

 

We Pray:
St Therese, beloved friend, we come before you in our need.
We know that you listen to us and approach God for and with us.
Please accept these petitions, hopes, needs and dreams.
Please present them to our loving Father so that God may do
what is best for us, for our loved ones, and for the fulfillment
of God's Kingdom. We ask you, dear friend, with bold
confidence and loving surrender you taught us.
We make this prayerful petition in the name of Jesus
and through thepower of His Spirit. Amen

 

Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mystical Rose,
make intercession for the Holy Church, protect our Holy Father,
help all those who invoke you in their needs,
teach us your way of gentleness and strength,
hope in the midst of the bitterness of life, burning charity,
and the precious gift of final perseverance. Amen

 

Catholic Issues

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September is the Month of The Seven Sorrows of Mary

Information taken fromwww.catholicculture.org

 

Click here for more on all of the Feasts in the Month of September 3. Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sunday 8. Birth of Mary, Feast 9. Peter Claver (USA), Memorial 10. Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sunday 12. Most Holy Name of Mary, Opt. Mem. 13. John Chrysostom, Memorial 14. Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Feast 15. Our Lady of Sorrows, Memorial 16. Cornelius and Cyprian, Memorial 17. Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sunday 19. Januarius, Opt. Mem. 20. Andrew Kim Taegon, Paul Chong Hasang and Companions, Memorial 21. Matthew, Feast 23. Pio of Pietrelcina, Memorial 24. Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sunday 26. Cosmas and Damian, Opt. Mem. 27. Vincent de Paul, Memorial 28. Wenceslaus; Lawrence Ruiz and Companions; St. Simón de Rojas O.SS. (Spain), Opt. Mem. 29. Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Feast 30. Jerome, Memorial

Information taken fromwww.catholicculture.org

 

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The Culture of Life

RESPECT LIFE
 

"I am Pro-Life because I am Pro-You.  Go You!"

 

Your help is needed to protect the freedom of conscience of health care providers. Congress has left Washington, DC for the August recess. This presents a wonderful opportunity for pro-life citizen-advocates to connect with our members in their district offices. Now is the time to re-energize our efforts to urge Congress to pass the Conscience Protection Act of 2017, (CPA).

As community leaders, you are in a unique position to encourage your federal elected representatives. Please take a moment to remind your members that this much-needed, common-sense legislation will clarify federal law and ensure that those who provide health care and health coverage can continue to do so without being forced by government to help destroy innocent unborn children.

There are several ways to make your voice heard. First, a quick click will send an email or tweet to your members. Second, please take a moment during August to call or meet with your representative and two senators to let them know we expect them to protect our most cherished liberties by supporting the CPA. A suggested phone or meeting script can be found by clicking on the phone icon in the action alert. It looks like this:

Also, you can learn your members' district office phone number by looking it up here. This is also where you will find staff and contact information for the district office. Armed with that information it is easy to call and request an appointment with the district staff member responsible for health care issues.

August is often also "Town Hall Meeting Season" in many districts. Be sure and attend if your member is hosting an open forum! Remember, fuller background information on this legislation is available in the legislative reports section of HumanLifeAction.org, which includes several fact sheets like the one attached.

After you meet with your members or their district office staffers, feel free to drop me a note at info@nchla.org and let me know how it went!

Finally, let's stay connected on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. You can find us on all three platforms. Spreading this call to action is as easy as sharing our posts to your page.

Thank you for standing with us as we strive to build a culture of life in law. Let's get the CPA enacted!

Read PDF of "Cases Showing the Need for Conscience Protection

 

The Monthly Word of Life is here! The English and Spanish versions of the
Word of Life are posted on the Word of Life webpage.I am Pro-Life because I am Pro-You.  Go You!

 

Next Campaign September 27 through November 5 Last campaign: Mar 1 – Apr 9, 2017; more than 485 Lives saved. 40daysforlife.com 13153 Lives saved since 2007

How can we protect our children when we don't respect life?

 I feel that the greatest destroyer of peace today is abortion, because it is a war against the child - a direct killing of the innocent child - murder by the mother herself. And if we accept that a mother can kill even her own child, how can we tell other people not to kill one another? How do we persuade a woman not to have an abortion? As always, we must persuade her with love, and we remind ourselves that love means to be willing to give until it hurts.--Blessed Teresa of Calcutta

I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. Choose life, then, that you and your descendants may live, by loving the LORD, your God, obeying his voice, and holding fast to him. For that will mean life for you, a long life for you to live on the land which the LORD swore to your ancestors, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give to them. Dt 30:19-20

Let us Pray: Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our protection against the malice and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan and all evil spirits who wander through the world for the ruin of souls. Amen.

LOVE is to will the good of the other.

 

Whom you would change, you must first love
and they must know that you love them. Martin Luther King

 

AND WE DO!
 

www.abortionforgiveness.com
 

Rachael's Vineyard Healing

Pregnant? Need Help? Click here  Priests for Life Post Abortive Care

Silent No More Awareness

Abortion Healing

 

For further information and confidential reservations please email hopeandhealing@dioceseofpueblo.org. Come and experience the mercy of God!

 

Hope After Abortion Prayer Resource

Intercession: May all who suffer after abortion receive peace through Christ's Sacred Heart. 
Prayers: Our Father, 3 Hail Mary's, Glory Be
Reflection: Recalling our sins, we may feel discouraged and fearful of approaching God. However, we can cling to the truth that Christ's Passion on the Cross did not end in death, but in the joy of the Resurrection. The power of the Resurrection gives us the courage to face our sins, confess our mistakes, and then humbly receive God's forgiveness and accept the joy that comes with new life in Christ.
As we celebrate the Sunday of Divine Mercy this weekend and continue our journey through this Easter season, let us reflect upon the profound and transformative gift of God's mercy in our lives. May the infinite depth and breadth of Christ's Divine Mercy remind us that no wound is too great for God to heal.  Acts of Reparation (choose one)

• Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for all who suffer after abortion-that they may experience peace through Christ's Sacred Heart. (See additional information on Divine Mercy above.)
• Reflect on the Mass readings for the Sunday of Divine Mercy. How is God speaking to you
• Encounter Christ's ready forgiveness in the Sacrament of Reconciliation, and then continue to place your trust in God's mercy with this short prayer.

 

One Step Further 

If a friend confided that she had an abortion, would you be able to respond in a way that brings her closer to healing? "How to Talk to a Friend Who's Had an Abortion" gives suggestions for how you can be a channel of God's mercy.

 

Click here for other Culture of Life Resources

 

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Matthew 25

Let's Develop The Spiritual Virtue of Charity & Perform Corporal Works of Mercy Click Here to see other charities that have solicited our support Amruthavani Communication Centre of India Food For The Poor   Institute of the Incarnate Word (IVE Missions) VINCENTIAN PARISH MISSIONS VINCENTIAN PARISH MISSION CENTER 2100 North Noland Road Independence, Missouri 64050-1647 (816) 254-3000 • mc@vpmc.org   Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Pueblo Give and Pray for the victims of oppression and violence in Syria, Sudan and all over the world

 

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ONLINE EDUCATION

To get a list of course offerings during any cycle check Dayton's website at vlc.udayton.edu. Go to course schedule and then click on next Cycle. If you plan on taking any courses during this Cycle, it would be good to register now becuase sometimes classes get filled and they close the sessions.

Deacon Steve Escalera will be taking over the Dayton program in 2017. Any questions can be referred to him at
sescalera@dioceseofpueblo.org.

 

The Chaplet of St. Michael

O God, come to my assistance. O Lord, make haste to help me. Glory be to the Father, etc.

[Say one Our Father and three Hail Mary's after each of the following nine salutations in honor of the nine Choirs of Angels]  

1. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Seraphim may the Lord make us worthy to burn with the fire of perfect charity.
Amen.

2. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Cherubim may the Lord grant us the grace to leave the ways of sin and run in the paths of Christian perfection.
Amen.

3. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Thrones may the Lord infuse into our hearts a true and sincere spirit of humility.
Amen.

4. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Dominations may the Lord give us grace to govern our senses and overcome any unruly passions.
Amen.

5. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Virtues may the Lord preserve us from evil and falling into temptation. Amen.

6. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Powers may the Lord protect our souls against the snares and temptations of the devil.
Amen.

7. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Principalities may God fill our souls with a true spirit of obedience. Amen.

8. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Archangels may the Lord give us perseverance in faith and in all good works in order that we may attain the glory of Heaven.
Amen.

9. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Angels may the Lord grant us to be protected by them in this mortal life and conducted in the life to come to Heaven.
Amen.

Say one Our Father in honor of each of the following leading Angels: St. Michael, St. Gabriel, St. Raphael and our Guardian Angel.

Concluding prayers:

O glorious prince St. Michael, chief and commander of the heavenly hosts, guardian of souls, vanquisher of rebel spirits, servant in the house of the Divine King and our admirable conductor, you who shine with excellence and superhuman virtue deliver us from all evil, who turn to you with confidence and enable us by your gracious protection to serve God more and more faithfully every day.

Pray for us, O glorious St. Michael, Prince of the Church of Jesus Christ, that we may be made worthy of His promises.

Almighty and Everlasting God, Who, by a prodigy of goodness and a merciful desire for the salvation of all men, has appointed the most glorious Archangel St. Michael Prince of Your Church, make us worthy, we ask You, to be delivered from all our enemies, that none of them may harass us at the hour of death, but that we may be conducted by him into Your Presence.This we ask through the merits of Jesus Christ Our Lord.

Amen.