MINISTRY NEWS | January 1, 2024

January is Dedicated to the

Most Holy Name of Jesus

The month of January is dedicated to the Most Holy Name of Jesus and, on January 3rd, the Roman Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of the Most Holy Name of Jesus.

Early Christians started to commemorate the ceremonial naming of Jesus on January 1st for it is the eighth day following Christmas Day on December 25th which was formally commemorated as Jesus’ birthday by emperor Constantine and Pope Julius I in the mid-fourth century. “When eight days were completed for his circumcision, he was named Jesus, the name given him by the angel before he was conceived in the womb” (Luke 2:21).

Devotion to the Holy Name is deeply rooted in the Sacred Scriptures, especially in the Acts of the Apostles. The devotion was promoted by various saints over the centuries including St. Bernard of Clairvaux and the Franciscans, St. Bernardine of Siena and St. John of Capistrano. The Feast of the Most Holy Name of Jesus is the titular feast of the Society of Jesus, also known as the Jesuits.

The Holy Name of Jesus has been represented in Christian art as a monogram with the initials, IHS, the first three letters of Jesus (Iēsous) in the ancient Greek alphabet: iota (I), eta (represented by H when capitalized in Greek), and sigma (S). A less common variation of IHC has also been used in the past because sigma is represented by c when the letter is in the middle of a Greek word. A monogram for the name of Jesus is known as a Christogram. It is very common to see the IHS Christogram on Christian grave memorials and headstones, especially at Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery.

“At the name of Jesus every knee should bend, of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” (Philippians 2:10-11)

An IHS Christogram at the top of the Mullen memorial at Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery (Section 9).

A stylized, intertwined IHS Christogram on a grave marker at Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery (Section 2).

May you have a blessed and spiritually fruitful month of January!

New Year's Day Office Hours

The cemetery and mortuary offices will be closed on January 1st in observance of the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, and New Year's Day. Cemetery visiting hours remain the same.

If you have an immediate need for the recent death of a loved one, please call our Immediate Need phone number,

720-605-0689, any time day or night (24/7).

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First Friday Mass

January 5, 2024, 6:30pm

For more than 100 years, Mount Olivet has had the tradition of holding a Mass, on the first Friday of the month, to pray for all those individuals in our care at our various cemeteries.

We invite you to join us on the first Friday of the month at the Mount Olivet Chapel for this special Mass. Families are also able to view the Mass through a livestream.

Accompanying the Mass will be a scrolling video listing all the individuals who have come into the care of the Archdiocese of Denver Mortuary during the past month. All are invited to take part in this monthly Mass.

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St. Peregrine Healing Mass

(monthly on the second Saturday of the month)

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church (Denver) invites you to their monthly St. Peregrine Healing Mass on Saturday, January 13th, starting at 8:00am. Mass with anointing and prayer to St. Peregrine, the Patron Saint of those suffering with cancer.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Historic Italian Catholic Church

3549 Navajo St. │ Denver, CO 80211

Saturday, January 13, 2024

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Cemetery Decoration Policies

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Funeral Facts with Deacon Marc

Video Blog Series

New videos will be released on our website.

https://cfcscolorado.org/video/

In the latest video,

Deacon Marc explains

the benefits of preplanning your funeral and cemetery needs.

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We have a webpage for CATHOLIC TEACHING and norms for funerals, cremation, and burial.

FUNERAL RITES

CREMATION

BURIAL

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JOIN OUR MINISTRY

We are looking for mission-oriented individuals to join us in our ministry dedicated to the Corporal Work of Mercy of burying the dead. Our core purpose is to assist the families in our care with "Filling the Void of Loss with Faith."

Accounting Specialist

The Accounting Specialist is responsible for all cemetery and mortuary related transactional accounting duties, including but not limited to: processing, recording, and documenting general ledger financial transactions, completing commission statements, preparing financial reports, reconciling bank accounts, coordinating audit activities, reviewing/auditing cash receipts, tracking and reporting A/R, recording inventory, overseeing A/P activities, and developing internal financial controls.

The Accounting Specialist supports the Archdiocese of Denver and reports to the Executive Director of Cemeteries, and s/he will interact with a broad range of people, such as cemetery staff, customers, diocesan accounting staff, auditors, and board members. This position is located at Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery in Wheat Ridge. This is primarily an in-office position.

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Outreach Coordinator

The Outreach Coordinator for in-person outreach works in direct collaboration with the Outreach Manager and is responsible for networking with stakeholders, scheduling and organizing outreach opportunities, increasing educational awareness of the organizational mission, and production of materials to support outreach activities. The ability to communicate in Spanish is preferred but not required.

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Funeral Director

The Funeral Director is responsible for providing customer service in all areas of helping client families achieve peace following the loss of a loved one. He/she strives to help families through this difficult time by providing exemplary personalized service. The Funeral Director implements choices made by the families regarding the funeral, final disposition of the body and memorialization of the individual.

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Cemetery Services Specialist

The Cemetery Services Specialist works in direct collaboration with the Assistant Superintendents and is responsible for the opening and closings for interments, entombments, inurnments, and disinterment, as well as the installation of memorials and markers.

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Grief Support Program

CFCS Colorado is dedicated to providing caring support before, during, and after the end-of-life process, thereby fulfilling our core purpose of "Filling the Void of Loss with Faith". We have partnered with St. Raphael Counseling (a ministry of the Archdiocese of Denver Catholic Charities) to provide a Grief Support Program to the families served. Through this partnership, we offer a tiered grief support program to meet the needs of our families and to help families navigate the journey of grief.

The Grief Support Program offers the following services to families served by CFCS Colorado through the Archdiocese of Denver Mortuary and is also open to the public as part of our community outreach.

TIER 1: GRIEF SUPPORT CLASS (Online) (Free)

This class will cover the following topics: Understand your experience of grief; Distinguish between grief, depression, and traumatic stress; Understand the elements of grief and apply them to one's personal journey; Develop strategies to help cope with grief.

TIER 2: GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP (3 Mos.) (Free)

Grief Support Classes are offered virtually via Zoom to families on the second Wednesday of every month at 6:00pm. To participate in this support group, individuals must receive a referral from attending the Tier 1 Grief Support Class. Individuals are allowed to participate for up to three months.

TIER 3: CERTIFIED COUNSELORS

An individual may receive a referral to Counseling Services at any time that he/she determines the need for more extended or intensive help. Funding for these services will be the responsibility of the individual.

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Advanced Planning

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Relieve stress from family during their time of grief
Ensure your funeral, mortuary, and cemetery wishes are met
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