Feb 4 & 5, 11 & 12, 18 & 19, 25 & 26: Register after any weekend Mass for your photo session and be part of the church’s new picture directory.

You can also register online by clicking on the link: https://www.securedata-trans14.com/ap/sacredheartofjesusboulderco/index.php?page=10

Get to know other parishioners, put names to faces: Don’t miss the chance to have a studio photo taken!

Can you help? Volunteers are needed to register folks at the weekend Masses this month — half an hour to 45 minutes after each Mass.

Then, Feb 28-Mar 16, we need volunteers to sign in families as they arrive at Jubilee Hall for their photos, 12:30-4:30 pm Tuesdays-Fridays and Saturdays, Mar 3, 10 &17 8:30 am –4:30 pm. Sign up for a shift to fit your schedule. Contact Photo Coordinator Joan Cernich: Joan_Cernich@hotmail.com

Vatican II: 50 Years After is a lecture by Father Thomas Rausch, SJ, at Regis University on Thursday, Feb 9, at 7 pm. Free and open to the public. Father Tom is a professor at Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles and a writer on the contemporary Church.

Piano Recital
4 pm
Sacred Heart of Jesus Church
Dr Heidi Lenzer-Camilli will perform on the 9-foot Baldwin grand piano that she generously donated to SHJ.

Project Rachel training for clergy, mental health providers, spiritual directors and laity in the mission of the Church to bring healing and reconciliation to those who have been wounded by the evil of abortion. Call Meredith at 720.377.1359 or email projectrachel@ccdenver.org.

Theology on Tap, 7-8:30 pm at Stoney’s Bar & Grill, 1111 Lincoln St in Denver. Join Dr Tim Gray in discussing Religionless Christianity? in a setting designed for young adults 18 to 35 to connect with each other and with their faith.

Two exciting programs for youth in 2012 require registration right away. Don’t miss out on these:

Mountain Madness Middle School Retreat
Feb 17-18
Gather with other Middle Schoolers at YMCA of the Rockies and experience the presence of Christ in a profound way! Registration’s limited.

Steubenville of the Rockies
July 6-8
High school students — including those going in to high school next year and those graduating from high school in 2012 — will be challenged not just to learn about the Holy Spirit but to get to know the Holy Spirit as the living presence of God in their lives.
SHJ’s youth group will attend Steubenville of the Rockies Youth Conference, this year at the Crowne Plaza DIA in Denver, and registration is required early.
For Mountain Madness or Steubenville of the Rockies, contact SHJ Youth Leader Ryan Balke, 720.252.5568 or ryan.balke@gmail.com.

The Lanteri Center for Ignatian Spirituality offers an Armchair Retreat, Feb 19 to April 1. Learn to pray with the Word of God and have an experience of spiritual direction. Commit yourself to praying with God’s Word for 30 minutes each day and meet with your spiritual director once a week for six weeks. Kick back with the Lord during Lent 2012!! 303.298.1498/lantericenter@aol.com.

40 Days for Life, a period of peaceful prayer and fasting for an end to abortion. Volunteer to pray outside the Boulder Abortion Clinic and to spread the word to others about this important life-saving effort. Contact Audra Reiff, draudge@gmail.com / 720.331.9495.

FREE information night about the 6-week course, Relationship Skills for a Lifetime, at the John Paul II Center beginning Mar 1. Learn the essential tools that strengthen any relationship: how to communicate better, handle conflict, keep fun alive and maintain a friendship. Contact Phil Webb at 303.715.3160 or Phil.Webb@archden.org.

St Paul the Apostle is the inspiration for this workshop on Saturday, Feb 25, 9 am to noon in Jubilee Hall. What happened to Paul? The short answer is he fell in love with Christ. Come learn how there’s nothing like a direct encounter with Truth. The workshop is free; a freewill offering is appreciated.

Father Terry’s also offering “Reflections on Things I Hear and Read” on Saturday, Jan 7, at St Ambrose Episcopal Church on South Boulder Road, 9 to noon. He’ll reflect on the wisdom of people who’ve chosen a twelve-step process of recovery and spiritual growth. Call 303.859.1961 or 303.530.1315 for information.

Discernment Retreat for men 18 to 40 who are discerning a vocation to the priesthood. 11 am to 5 pm at St John Vianney Seminary. Free, includes lunch, Mass and Q&A. Priest4Christ.com

Glamour Shots: Your Family Photo in the New SHJ Picture Directory

Get to know other parishioners, put names to faces: Don’t miss the chance to have a studio photo taken!

Can you help? Volunteers are needed to register folks at the weekend Masses this month — half an hour to 45 minutes after each Mass.

Then, Feb 28-Mar 16, we need volunteers to sign in families as they arrive at Jubilee Hall for their photos, 12:30-4:30 pm Tuesdays-Fridays and Saturdays, Mar 3, 10 &17 8:30 am –4:30 pm. Sign up for a shift to fit your schedule. Contact Photo Coordinator Joan Cernich: Joan_Cernich@hotmail.com

Pope Benedict has said that “Our personal and communal relationship with God depends on our growing familiarity with the word of God.” The theme of 2012’s Living the Catholic Faith Conference will be the centrality of the Word of God in the life of the Church.

This is one of the most exciting catechetical events of the year and a time when our entire archdiocesan family gathers together. It’s a great time to learn about our faith in a spirit of wisdom, fellowship and prayer.

The keynote speakers are US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, the Vatican’s planetary scientist Brother Guy Consolmagno, SH, Vatican news correspondent and analyst John Allen, Jr, and our own Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry Chris Stefanick.

Early Bird pricing expires Feb 17, so register today at lcfcdenver.org or call 303.715.3262.