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Edge Spaghetti Dinner Tickets

It was brought to our attention that some of the tickets that were handed out on October 12th have the wrong date on them. The fundraiser is on November 16th, not the 26th. We will reissue tickets with correct date at the next Edge Night on October 19th. Please return the yellow tickets you were…
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TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION On this date in 335 two churches and a shrine erected by Constantine over the empty grave of Jesus and over the place of the crucifixion were dedicated. After these were destroyed by the Persians in 614, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, which still stands, was erected by the Crusaders…
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The Rock

THE ROCK       Peter was Jesus’ choice to lead the fragile band of apostles. In today’s Gospel, Simon is given a new name—Peter, the “rock.” In John’s Gospel, Peter is called to be a shepherd. He is expected to lay down his life for his sheep. And tradition tells us that he did just that.…
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August 17, 2014-Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

CALLED TO ACT IN GOD’S NAME       “Let all the nations praise you!” (Psalm 67:4) today’s psalm response exclaims. In the psalms and other Hebrew scriptures, this kind of invocation is actually an invitation to God to act, to intervene in human lives in a manner that will cause everyone—not just the Chosen People—to give…
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The Feast of the Assumption.

Feast of the Assumption: Friday August 15th, 2014 “Holy Day of Obligation” Anticipated Mass: Thursday, August 14th 5:30 pm Masses on August 15th, 2014: 6:30 am 8:20 am (RCE School Mass) 12:05 pm Please Note: There is no noon mass on Thursday, August 14th. — GLADE PARK, CO (Catholic Online) – On November 1, 1950,…
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