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Welcome to St. Vincent de Paul's website. We have provided this page in the hope that you may learn more about our church and our faith. We hope this website will provide some interesting information about our church's past, present, and future. Thank you, and may God bless you in all your daily activities.

We have dates for Totus Tuus Summer Bible Camp. This year it will be held from June 26 thru July 3rd.
Registration form and Informational Flyer can be download froim this site. Save the dates and plan to join us! 

Sacred Music Recital at St. Vincent's-  Friday, February 12th at 7:00 p.m.

The SVdP Music Ministry will be hosting a recital of classical sacred music performed by our cantor, Kathleen Schmidt, and accompanied on piano and organ by our music director Melissa Weidner. This recital is free and open to the public, but donations to SVDP music ministry are welcome.

The program includes an aria from a motet by Antonio Vivaldi, which was written to be performed during Mass. The program also features a song cycle called "Hermit Songs" by American composer Samuel Barber (well known for his Adagio for Strings), who would have celebrated his 100th birthday this year. The "Hermit Songs" are vignettes incorporating texts written by medieval Irish monks and
saints, and provide an unusual glimpse into medieval monastic life through Barber's lyrical settings. Schmidt, a mezzo-soprano from Denver, will also perform songs from the African-American spirituals lexicon, traditional Catholic hymns, and songs from films on Christian topics. Listeners will be given the rare chance to hear a traditional medieval instrument called the hurdy-gurdy, which will be played as accompaniment to chant, as it would have been used
hundreds of years ago.

This recital marks the closing of an art exhibition with work by Kathleen Schmidt that has been on display at the church since mid-December. Artwork may be purchased before or after the recital, and all proceeds from the recital and
the sale of artwork will benefit the music ministry at St. Vincent de Paul.

 Mardi Gras Celebration!

St. Vincent de Paul Music Ministry will be hosting our second annual Mardi Gras fundraiser dinner on Tuesday, February 16, 5-7 p.m. in the cafeteria. Cost is $7 per adult, $3.50 per child, or $35 per family. This includes salad, sausage gumbo, Cajun rice, king cake, a beverage, and live music! Please RSVP to the Music Ministry office at 303-744-6119 x24 by Friday, February 12.

Lent in 2010 will start on Wednesday, the 17th of February and will continue for 46 days until Saturday, the 3rd of April.

Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and concludes on Holy Saturday. The six Sundays in Lent are not counted among the forty days of lent because each Sunday represents a "mini-Easter", a celebration of Jesus' victory over sin and death.

Mass times for Ash Wednesday: 6:30 a.m., 8:00 a.m., 9:30 a.m., (All School Mass), and 6:30 p.m.

Stations of the Cross

On the Fridays of Lent we will pray the Stations fo the Cross, as we follow the path taken by our Lord. Stations begin at 6:00 p.m., afterwards please join us for a simple Soup Supper, prepared by volunteers of a number of different ministries of the parish. It will be served in the cafeteria immediately afther the Stations.  On Good Friday there will be no Soup Supper, and the Stations of the Cross will be prayed at 7:00 p.m. in the church.

Seder Feast

                               We will experience an adaptation of the traditionally Jewish meal which Jesus observed at the Last Supper. "Seder" means order. The Seder meal includes many ritual foods of the Passover meal. The Senior Ministry Team will be hosting the Seder Meal on Holy Thursday, April 1st, in the cafeteria. We will gather at 11:30 a.m., and begin the Seder at noon. Since the Seder meal is rather light, we will serve lamb or chicken after the Seder celebration is over. We ask that everyone bring a salad or side dish for that portion of the meal. Anyone who would like to attend is welcome, but reservations must be made ahead of time as space is limited and numbers are needed for food preparation. The deadline for reservations is March 25th, call 303-744-6119.