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upcoming liturgies for
Bishop Joseph A. Pepe
Saturday, February 4, 2012 from 9:00am – 3:00pm, A day of recollection with Fr. Albert Haase at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. His presentation deals with the True Self and the False Self. He will discuss the 10 characteristics of the True Self. >details
Sunday, February 5, 2012 Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas. Mass at 11am at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Newman Center at UNLV.
 Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 2:30 PM- The Diocese of Las Vegas will celebrate the Annual Jubilee Mass for all couples who have been married in the Roman Catholic Church, celebrating their Silver, Golden or other significant wedding anniversary. The Jubilee Mass will be celebrated by Bishop Joseph Pepe at the Guardian Angel Cathedral with renewal of wedding vows and a reception will be held in Anderson Hall following the Mass. All are invited to join in this celebration.
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012 Ash Wednesday - Mass at 12:10 pm at the Guardian Angel Cathedral.
Saturday, February 25, 2012 Boy Scouts Emblem Mass at 10 am at St. Francis of Assisi
Sunday, February 26, 2012 Rite of Election - 2:30 pm at the Guardian Angel Cathedral
Saturday, March 17, 2012 - Girl Scout Mass at 10 am at St. Viator |
around the diocese
Friday & Saturday, February 10 & 11, 2012
Our Lady of Las Vegas School proudly presents Seussical Jr. in Bevan Hall at Our Lady of Las Vegas Campus. >Details
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 - Mardi Gras at Christ the King Community Center. >Details
Beginning February 24, 2012 Fish Fry Every Friday during Lent at Christ the King Community Center
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|  SAVE these dates MAY 4-6, 2012 for the 6th Annual Women's Silent Retreat and bus trip to the Sacred Heart Retreat House with the Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus in Alhambra, California.
"Our goal is to promote a deeper spiritual life for the women in all of the Las Vegas Parishes and outlying areas." This year's retreat theme will be Mary, Model of Womanhood.
This retreat would be a great idea for that special woman in your life as a Valentine's Day gift or even an early Mother's Day present or Just because I Love You. Visit the web-site at http://www.carmelitesistersocd.com/
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 Roman Catholic Marriage in Las Vegas
There is no "quickie" way for Catholics to be married in Las Vegas. Catholic marriages (as a valid sacramental union) cannot be witnessed in a hotel, casino, wedding chapel or outdoor arena in Las Vegas. Roman Catholics wishing to marry validly should be suspect of any so-called (roman) catholic priest offering such accommodations. For further information, please contact the Diocesan Tribunal Office, 702-735-1210, Monsignor Francis Vivona, S.T.M., J.C.L.
click here for Marriage Policy
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The gospel tells us that Jesus went off to a deserted place to pray. He took the time to refresh his spirit. When was the last time you took time to get away as a couple and renew your relationship?
The next weekends are February 10-12, and May 4-6, 2012 in Boulder City. Early registration is highly recommended.
For more information, call Wayne and Marcia Kessler at 702-566-8753. For information on Spanish-language weekends, call Jose and Patti Santiago at 702-544-3755.
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Retrouvaille (Re-tro-vi)
Help for Trouble Marriages!!
Retrouvaille has helped thousands of couples at every stage of disillusionment even those thinking of separation or divorce. Don’t wait until it gets that bad. Call now for information about our
APRIL 20-22, 2012 Retrouvaille Weekend. Call Chuck and Carol Moore at (702) 604-1006.
View or down our flier
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Interested in Theology?
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Prayer for Vocations
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 Are you a professed Secular Franciscan, or have you ever thought about being a Secular Franciscan? We have a fraternity here in Las Vegas, NV and meet
at 12:30pm on the 4th Sunday of the month at 1420 W. Bartlett Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89106. For more information, please call Ann or Wayne at 362-7989, Frank at 339-2501, or Madge at 453-2417.
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 Regis University College for Professional Studies is pleased to bring our values-based and service-oriented mission directly to the southern Nevada community. With multiple start dates and online and on-campus course options, our accelerated Bachelor’s and Master’s programs offer the flexibility and convenience you need to balance your professional and personal life while also preparing you for career advancement.
For more information, please visit our website, http://cps.regis.edu/campus-henderson.php.
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 Gospel of Life Ministries
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"Lord, when did we see you in prison and come to visit you?"
 The Catholic Prison Ministry at the Clark County Detention Center (CCDC) is in need of additional volunteers to serve as lay ministers to the men and women incarcerated at the CCDC. If you have at least one Saturday afternoon a month to share your Catholic faith, you can make a lifetime of difference to these prisoners.
For more information on how to become a lay prison minister at the CCDC, please call Jim Henry at 702-518-2245, or you may write to him at jimhenrynet@gmail.com
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The Telephone Reassurance Program at Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada is looking for seniors age 55 years and older to volunteer their time by making daily phone calls to other seniors in the community. Seniors across the valley are increasingly more alone, depressed, homebound, and isolated. Your daily phone call will ensure that an isolated senior is safe and has someone to talk to on a regular basis. Please contact the Telephone Reassurance Program at (702) 382- 0721 for more details on how you can make a difference. |
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Forming Consciences for
Faithful Citizenship
A Call to Political Responsibility from the Catholic Bishops of the United States |
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May our faith fill us with the compassion to Donate Life
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Usted puede ayudar a salvar vidas |
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| Parishes
Complete list of Parishes and
Missions in Clark, Esmeralda, Lincoln, Nye
and White Pine counties in the State of Nevada, including
Boulder City, Henderson, Las Vegas and North Las Vegas.
Zip Code List and Map
USCCB releases resources on the New Roman Missal
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Most Reverend Joseph A. Pepe
was ordained a bishop and installed as the second Bishop of the Diocese of Las Vegas on
May 31, 2001. |
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holy days of obligation
for year 2012
May 17, [Thursday]
The Solemnity of the Ascension
of the Lord has been transferred
to the following Sunday, May 20th.
August 15, [Wednesday]
The Assumption of the Blessed
Virgin Mary.
November 1, [Thursday]
All Saints Day
December 8, [Saturday]
Immaculate Conception
December 25, [Tuesday]
Christmas
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LIFE LINES
Updated 2/2/12
“Put on the armor of God
so that you will
be able to stand firm against the tactics of the devil!”
(Ephesians 6:11)
The battle over health care moves closer to the home front ... to right where we live. When the package was passed, too many people took a ho-hum attitude because they didn’t know what was in the plethora of requirements and restrictions. However, now the enforcement of those regulations is near and Catholics and other Christians all over America find that their freedom of conscience is being compromised. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops urged the faithful to write and/or call their representatives in Washington, D.C. and ask that there be an exemption established on moral grounds so that religious employers do not have to offer health care which covers unethical procedures and birth control pills.
Rising to the call to make their voices heard, laity and clergy alike flooded the mail rooms in the legislative buildings. However, their pleas fell on uncompromising ears and hardened hearts. "Never before has the federal government forced individuals and organizations to go out into the marketplace and buy a product that violates their conscience," said Cardinal-designate Timothy M. Dolan, archbishop of New York and president of the U.S. bishops' conference. "This shouldn't happen in a land where free exercise of religion ranks first in the Bill of Rights."
Instead of listening to the voice of American citizens, on Jan. 20, Department of Health and Human Services secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that the administration would not expand a religious exemption for employers who object to its "preventative services" mandate. She added that the only
concession the administration would make is to hold off compliance for religious employers for one more year which makes August 1, 2013, the deadline for compliance. Dr. Richard Land, who heads the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission said that what the “concession” from the administration amounted to was “giving a person on death row one more year to live.
Everyone must pray and write letters or send e-mails to Congress to insist that religious liberty in America be restored. Please take action.
Important numbers to give those who need help
Catholic Charities Adoption Services -- 702-385- 3351
First Choice Pregnancy Services -- (702) 294-2273
Women’s Resource Centers of Southern Nevada --
(702) 366-1247
Living Grace Home -- (702) 212-6472
(Serving the special needs of pregnant young moms)
Rachel’s Vineyard -- (702) 737-1672
(Sufferers of post-abortion trauma)
For more information on Health Care Reform
visit the Website for USCCB
or
New England Journal of Medicine
Government Contacts:
The Honorable Harry Reid: 528 Hart Senate Office Bldg. Washington, DC 20510, DC Phone: (202) 224-3542
E-mail http://reid.senate.gov/contact/
Phones: NV 388-5020,
DC Phone (202) 224-3542.
The Honorable Shelley Berkley: 405 Cannon House Office Bldg.,
Washington, DC 20515
Phones:DC (202) 225-5965 ;NV (702) 220-9823
The Honorable
Dean Heller.
: 4 Russell Courtyard,
Washington, DC 20510. ( 202) 224-6244.
The Honorable Joe Heck: 132 Cannon House Office Bldg. Washington, DC 20515.
Website: http://heck.house.gov/
Phones: NV (702) 387-4941
DC (202) 225-3252
Press Releases:
Action Alert from NCHLA
LifeSiteNew.com
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 PRAYER DURING TIME OF ECONOMIC CRISIS
Gracious God,
We know that your love is infinite and that you care about all areas of our life.
In this time of economic insecurity, help us to trust that all of our security is in you.
Keep us mindful that you always have and always will provide for our needs.
Apart from you we can do nothing.
Merciful God,
We ask that you give our leaders the wisdom to guide our nation and the world
out of the current economic crisis.
Help us to protect the poor and all those who are struggling during this difficult time.
Provide for their needs and give them hope.
Open new opportunities for them and furnish the resources they need to live with dignity. Encourage those who have enough to share essential resources
with those who lack the necessities of life,
and to do so with humble, grateful and loving hearts.
We ask this through Christ, Our Lord. Amen.
A Catholic Framework for Economic Life
Catholic Bishops of the United States
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 Over 800 years ago, Christ challenged St .Francis of Assisi, "Francis, rebuild my church which is falling into disrepair". That challenge is very much needed today. If you desire to answer that challenge, you are invited to explore walking in the footsteps of St. Francis through the Secular Franciscan order. For further information and to attend a meeting you may call Madge at 702-453-2417 or Frank Laverty 702-339-2501.
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Mercy Volunteer Corps, a lay volunteer program sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy provides opportunities for men and women over the age of 21 to give a year of service to those in need. The emphasis of the program is service, community and prayer. Volunteer possibilities include teaching of nursing, working in homeless shelters, clinics and social service agencies in urban and rural settings throughout the United States. Room, board, medical insurance and a small stipend are provided. Loan deferments are available. Contact: Mercy Volunteer Corps Office at 215-641-5535 or Sheila Devereux, RSM at 415-751-9574 or E-mail Mercy Voulnteer:
Visit our website at http://www.mercyvolunteers.org/
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