Events at Risen Christ

ORDER OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (OCIA)

Tues. Oct. 28, 6:30  p.m.

Are you considering joining the Catholic Church, but have questions? Join us  to learn about the Catholic faith and the process for becoming Catholic (OCIA – Order of Christian Initiation of Adults).  Please share this with anyone you know interested in becoming Catholic or adult Catholics needing Confirmation. Contact Jason in the office for more information.

RELIGIOUS ED – Grades K – 12

Wed.  Oct. 29,  6:00 p.m.

Click here to sign up.

WALKING WITH PURPOSE

Thurs. Oct. 30, 6:30 p.m.

Walking with Purpose invites all women to participate in Passionate Discipleship, a Bible study where we’ll learn the book of 2 Timothy verse by verse. Paul’s deeply personal letter to his friend Timothy will help us live as authentic disciples of Jesus, no matter what, and grow in our ability to disciple others.

Join us for coffee, a short video, and meaningful conversation, as we become the women that our world so desperately needs.

IRON SHARPENS IRON MEN’S GROUP

Fri. Oct. 31, 6:30 a.m. via Zoom

Iron Sharpens Iron allows men to grow in faith through friendships with other men.

 This group meets every Friday morning for one hour, both by zoom and in person, for a presentation and then small group discussion.

The group is discussing “Peter”.    Click here for more information. 

PARISH OFFICE CLOSED

Fri. Oct. 31

The parish office will be closed on Friday, October 31.  We will have our regular schedule of Masses. There will be NO Exposition in the Adoration Chapel.

PARISH ROSARY

Sat. Nov. 1, after 8:30 a.m. Mass

Pray the Holy Rosary and the Divine Mercy Chaplet as we pray for an end to abortion, for persecuted Christians around the world, and for healing and renewal in the Church. Together, in faith and unity, we ask God’s mercy and grace. Get Involved! Join the Knights of Columbus in defending life, faith, and truth.

PROTECT OUR CHILDREN – BALLOT INITIATIVES

Nov. 1 & 2

This is your last opportunity to support three important citizen initiatives that require thousands of signatures to be placed on the 2026 ballot:

• First, to strengthen penalties against the human trafficking of minors.

• Second, to ensure fairness and safety in school sports by affirming the reality of male and female.

• Third, to protect children from irreversible medical procedures that attempt to change their God given biological sex.

RELIGIOUS ED – Pre-K

Sun. Nov. 2,  9:00 a.m.

Our Pre-K classes are designed for four- and five-year-olds not yet enrolled in kindergarten and held during the 9:00 AM Mass on Sundays. 

Click here to sign up.

YOUNG ADULT BREAKFAST

Sun. Nov. 2, following 9 a.m. Mass

Join us for 9 a.m. Mass on the first Sunday of the month followed by breakfast at a local restaurant.  Join our announcement-only GroupMe to stay informed!

DIGGING DEEPER INTO SUNDAY SCRIPTURES

Sun. Nov. 2, 10 a.m.

Join a small group study to read, listen, pray, reflect, and share ways God’s Word relates to our everyday lives. Talking about our faith brings clarity. Hearing what others have to say brings insight.

The Church “forcefully and specifically exhorts all the Christian faithful to learn “the surpassing knowledge of Jesus Christ,” by frequent reading of the divine Scriptures. “Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ”. CCC 133

no registration required

FAITH AND FITNESS FELLOWSHIP

Sunday, Nov. 2, 2:00 p.m.

Do you want to walk the walk and talk the talk about your faith? Join our Faith and Fitness fellowship for three Sundays as we read, reflect, walk and talk about the book “Searching for and Maintaining Peace” by Fr. Jacques Philippe [available on Amazon]. Meet at 2:00 p.m. in the parking lot of Eisenhower Park (4300 E. Dartmouth Ave.), walk the park and stop along the way for prayerful discussion. For inclement weather we will meet at the Starbucks off Colorado Blvd and Yale.

Rsvp to parishinfo@risenchrist.org with your name, phone number and email address. A study guide for the book will be emailed to you the week before our first meeting.

ORDER OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (OCIA)

Tues. Nov. 4, 6:30  p.m.

Are you considering joining the Catholic Church, but have questions? Join us to learn about the Catholic faith and the process for becoming Catholic (OCIA – Order of Christian Initiation of Adults).  Please share this with anyone you know interested in becoming Catholic or adult Catholics needing Confirmation. Contact Jason in the office for more information.

RELIGIOUS ED – Grades K – 12

Wed.  Nov. 5,  6:00 p.m.

Click here to sign up.

WALKING WITH PURPOSE OPEN HOUSE

Thur. Nov. 6, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Our Walking With Purpose Women’s Bible study program invites you to our Open House.

Discipleship asks that we be imitators of Christ, which is a high call given the state of the world today. Have you ever looked around and wondered, “How did we get here?” The next generation needs bold and faithful disciples to lead the way through a murky, anxious, and despairing world. Join us as we watch the Passionate Discipleship video, These Last Days, and recapture the vision of who God is calling us to be: a vision full of hope, dignity, and profound purpose.

IRON SHARPENS IRON MEN’S GROUP

Fri. Nov. 7, 6:30 a.m. via Zoom

Iron Sharpens Iron allows men to grow in faith through friendships with other men.

 This group meets every Friday morning for one hour, both by zoom and in person, for a presentation and then small group discussion.

The group is discussing “Peter”.   Click here for more information. 

Bowling Tournament with Fr. Paul

Date: Sat. Nov. 8

Time: 6:00 p.m.

Location: Arapahoe Bowling Center

Strike Up Some Fun with Fr. Paul! Get ready for a night of strikes, spares, and smiles at our Parish Bowling Tournament — and yes, Fr. Paul is lacing up his bowling shoes and hitting the lanes with YOU!

This exciting community-building event promises competitive (but friendly!) bowling, delicious pizza and prizes for Best Player & Best Team! Whether you’re a seasoned pro or a total newbie, this is your chance to roll with the parish and make lasting memories. Bring your A-game and your sense of humor — it’s going to be a blast!

This is a fundraiser for the parish. Cost is $50 a person.  Click here to sign up.

ARCHDIOCESE SEMINARY APPEAL

Nov. 8 & 9 at all Masses

This weekend, all Catholics are being asked to support the Annual Seminaries’ Appeal.  Your gift will convey your gratitude for today’s priests, while also encouraging our seminarians in their daily growth to the priesthood.  Please visit archden.org/futurepriests to donate today.  Thank you.

RELIGIOUS ED – Pre-K

Sun. Nov. 9,  9:00 a.m.

Our Pre-K classes are designed for four- and five-year-olds not yet enrolled in kindergarten and held during the 9:00 AM Mass on Sundays. 

Click here to sign up.

DIGGING DEEPER INTO SUNDAY SCRIPTURES

Sun. Nov. 9, 10 a.m.

Join a small group study to read, listen, pray, reflect, and share ways God’s Word relates to our everyday lives. Talking about our faith brings clarity. Hearing what others have to say brings insight.

The Church “forcefully and specifically exhorts all the Christian faithful to learn “the surpassing knowledge of Jesus Christ,” by frequent reading of the divine Scriptures. “Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ”. CCC 133

no registration required

FAITH AND FITNESS FELLOWSHIP

Sunday, Nov. 9, 2:00 p.m.

Do you want to walk the walk and talk the talk about your faith? Join our Faith and Fitness fellowship for three Sundays as we read, reflect, walk and talk about the book “Searching for and Maintaining Peace” by Fr. Jacques Philippe [available on Amazon]. Meet at 2:00 p.m. in the parking lot of Eisenhower Park (4300 E. Dartmouth Ave.), walk the park and stop along the way for prayerful discussion. For inclement weather we will meet at the Starbucks off Colorado Blvd and Yale.

Rsvp to parishinfo@risenchrist.org with your name, phone number and email address. A study guide for the book will be emailed to you the week before our first meeting.

CHRIST IN THE CITY MEAL PREPARATION

Tues. Nov. 11

Help to feed the homeless! Volunteers from the parish are needed to bake a meal (recipe provided) that will be served by Christ in the City.  Prepared meals can be dropped off at the refrigerator in our parish kitchen on Tuesday. To volunteer, join our Christ in the City Flocknote email group.

ORDER OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (OCIA)

Tues. Nov. 11, 6:30  p.m.

Are you considering joining the Catholic Church, but have questions? Join us to learn about the Catholic faith and the process for becoming Catholic (OCIA – Order of Christian Initiation of Adults).  Please share this with anyone you know interested in becoming Catholic or adult Catholics needing Confirmation. Contact Jason in the office for more information.

SPECIAL NEEDS SUPPORT GROUP

Wed. Nov. 12, 6:00 p.m.

Are you a parent or caregiver to a child with a disability?  Come join the special needs support group at Risen Christ Catholic Parish, providing support and acceptance while also sharing our faith together. Meetings are in the senior room. Children are welcome.

RELIGIOUS ED – Grades K – 12

Wed.  Nov. 12,  6:00 p.m.

Click here to sign up.

POPE LEO XIV

Wed.  Nov. 12, 6:30 p.m.

Fr. Paul is continuing his series on popes named Leo. Join us in the parish hall as he shares about our current pope, Pope Leo XIV.

FRANCES XAVIER CABRINI

Thur. Nov. 13

After each Mass on November 13, a relic of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini will be available in the sanctuary for veneration — a special opportunity for prayer and reflection.

FOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES

Thur. Nov. 13,  2 p.m.

We need 30 volunteers to unload the truck from Food Bank of the Rockies, box the food for our guests, and distribute the food in our “drive-through”. To volunteer, email parishinfo@risenchristchurch.org. 

We need volunteers to be trained to help with the registration of clients for our twice-monthly Food Bank of the Rockies food distribution program at Risen Christ. Spanish-speaking helpful. If you are interested, please contact steve@risenchristchurch.org.

THEOLOGY THURSDAY

Thurs. Nov. 13, 6:30 p.m. in the upstairs seminar room

Join our drop-in program about our Catholic theology, led by Jason Cox, our staff theologian.  

WALKING WITH PURPOSE

Thurs. Nov. 13, 6:30 p.m.

Walking with Purpose invites all women to participate in Passionate Discipleship, a Bible study where we’ll learn the book of 2 Timothy verse by verse. Paul’s deeply personal letter to his friend Timothy will help us live as authentic disciples of Jesus, no matter what, and grow in our ability to disciple others.

YOUNG ADULT PRAISE AND COMMUNITY

Thur. Nov. 13, 7 p.m.

Young adults are invited to join us for our monthly Praise and Community evening.  Start in the church for inspiring and uplifting music, and then join us in the gym for fellowship (and food!)  Click here to join our announcement-only GroupMe to stay informed!

IRON SHARPENS IRON MEN’S GROUP

Fri. Nov. 14, 6:30 a.m. via Zoom

Iron Sharpens Iron allows men to grow in faith through friendships with other men.

 This group meets every Friday morning for one hour, both by zoom and in person, for a presentation and then small group discussion.

The group is discussing “Peter”.   Click here for more information. 

PRAY FOR VOCATIONS

Sat. Nov. 15, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

The traveling Monstrance for Vocations, commissioned for North America by St. Pope John Paul II, will be at Risen Christ Catholic Parish on Saturday, November 15, from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Join us for Eucharistic Adoration and Benediction as we pray for an increase in vocations to ordained ministry and consecrated life.

POOR CLARE COOKIE SALES

November 15 – 16 after all Masses

Representatives of the Capuchin Poor Clares of the Monastery of Our Lady of the Light in Denver will sell Poor Clare cookies after Masses on Saturday and Sunday while supplies last. The cookies are baked by the sisters as a way to support their lifestyle as a cloistered community, which exists primarily to constantly raise prayer to God for the Church and especially for its benefactors. Each attractive cookie gift box contains 100 cookies or 1.5 pounds in a variety of four flavors: coconut, orange, cinnamon and vanilla. Cost is $18 per box.

RELIGIOUS ED – Pre-K

Sun. Nov. 16,  9:00 a.m.

Our Pre-K classes are designed for four- and five-year-olds not yet enrolled in kindergarten and held during the 9:00 AM Mass on Sundays. 

Click here to sign up.

DIGGING DEEPER INTO SUNDAY SCRIPTURES

Sun. Nov. 16, 10 a.m.

Join a small group study to read, listen, pray, reflect, and share ways God’s Word relates to our everyday lives. Talking about our faith brings clarity. Hearing what others have to say brings insight.

The Church “forcefully and specifically exhorts all the Christian faithful to learn “the surpassing knowledge of Jesus Christ,” by frequent reading of the divine Scriptures. “Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ”. CCC 133

no registration required

FAITH AND FITNESS FELLOWSHIP

Sunday, Nov. 16,  2:00 p.m.

Do you want to walk the walk and talk the talk about your faith? Join our Faith and Fitness fellowship for three Sundays as we read, reflect, walk and talk about the book “Searching for and Maintaining Peace” by Fr. Jacques Philippe [available on Amazon]. Meet at 2:00 p.m. in the parking lot of Eisenhower Park (4300 E. Dartmouth Ave.), walk the park and stop along the way for prayerful discussion. For inclement weather we will meet at the Starbucks off Colorado Blvd and Yale.

Rsvp to parishinfo@risenchrist.org with your name, phone number and email address. A study guide for the book will be emailed to you the week before our first meeting.

ORDER OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (OCIA)

Tues. Nov. 18, 6:30  p.m.

Are you considering joining the Catholic Church, but have questions? Join us to learn about the Catholic faith and the process for becoming Catholic (OCIA – Order of Christian Initiation of Adults).  Please share this with anyone you know interested in becoming Catholic or adult Catholics needing Confirmation. Contact Jason in the office for more information.

RELIGIOUS ED – Grades K – 12

Wed.  Nov. 19,  6:00 p.m.

Click here to sign up.

WALKING WITH PURPOSE

Thurs. Nov. 20, 6:30 p.m.

Walking with Purpose invites all women to participate in Passionate Discipleship, a Bible study where we’ll learn the book of 2 Timothy verse by verse. Paul’s deeply personal letter to his friend Timothy will help us live as authentic disciples of Jesus, no matter what, and grow in our ability to disciple others.

Join us for coffee, a short video, and meaningful conversation, as we become the women that our world so desperately needs.

IRON SHARPENS IRON MEN’S GROUP

Fri. Nov. 21, 6:30 a.m. via Zoom

Iron Sharpens Iron allows men to grow in faith through friendships with other men.

 This group meets every Friday morning for one hour, both by zoom and in person, for a presentation and then small group discussion.

The group is discussing “Peter”.   Click here for more information. 

PRAYER VIGIL AT PLANNED PARENTHOOD

Fri.  Nov. 21, 10 – 11 a.m.

Join our Knights of Columbus on the third Friday of each month to pray the Rosary at Planned Parenthood at 7155 E 38th Ave in Denver. A visible presence of prayer makes a difference, and can save the life of an unborn child.

ORDER OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (OCIA)

Tues. Nov. 25, 6:30  p.m.

Are you considering joining the Catholic Church, but have questions? Join us to learn about the Catholic faith and the process for becoming Catholic (OCIA – Order of Christian Initiation of Adults).  Please share this with anyone you know interested in becoming Catholic or adult Catholics needing Confirmation. Contact Jason in the office for more information.

POPE LEO XIV

Wed.  Nov. 26, 6:30 p.m.

Fr. Paul is continuing his series on popes named Leo. Join us in the parish hall as he shares about our current pope, Pope Leo XIV.

THANKSGIVING

Nov. 27

The parish office will be closed on Thur. Nov. 27 and Fri. Nov. 28 for Thanksgiving.  There will only be one Mass at 9 a.m. on Thursday and Friday, and there will be no Eucharistic Adoration in the chapel.

SERVICE PROJECT

Nov. 29, 9:00 a.m.

Help us to swap out the missalettes after the 8:30 a.m. Mass.  This is an easy service project for the whole family!

ANGEL TREE

Nov. 29 through Dec. 7

Our annual Angel Tree program provides Christmas gifts for three low-income Catholic schools, two low-income nursing homes, Risen Christ parishioners in need, and Marisol’s women’s home.  We are collecting $25 gift cards to Walmart and Target.  We are hoping to collect 500 gift cards. For your convenience, you can donate online to our gift card fund, and we will buy the gift cards.

CAROLS, CABARET AND COMMUNITY

Sat. Nov. 29, 6:30 p.m.

Join acclaimed pianist Judy Boyd for a delightful evening filled with music, drinks, and light nibbles. Sing along to your favorite carols, pop favorites and show tunes as John Piccone helps lead the chorus. Whether you’re a seasoned vocalist or just love good company and great music, this promises to be a night to remember!

$25 per person – ADULTS ONLY. Participation price includes 2 drinks and appetizers. Click here to sign up.

SPECIAL COLLECTION

Nov. 29 & 30 at all Masses

There will be a special collection for Campaign for Human Development and the Archdiocese for the Military Services. Please put your donation in the collection basket in a clearly marked envelope, or use a welcome envelope. To donate online, please click here.