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Denver, Colo., Aug 17, 2012 \/ 04:03 am (CNA<\/a>).- Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila of Denver blessed and inaugurated the new Denver headquarters for Christ in the City, a missionary organization for college-aged young people who serve the poor and homeless.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cYou are serving the poor. You are being like Christ.\u201d Archbishop Aquila told the lay missionaries, urging them to remember that their sacrifices \u201cmust be rooted in love.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tChrist in the City brings together 16 new missionaries, ages 19 to 28, who have made a one semester or one year service commitment. Alongside their work serving the community, they receive spiritual formation and educational training.<\/p>\n

\tThe program began in 2009 under the leadership of former Denver Archbishop Charles J. Chaput and Catholic Charities. It is now run by the Christian Life Movement at Seton House, a historic building on the former campus of Cathedral High School.<\/p>\n

\tArchbishop Aquila told CNA that Christ in the City is a \u201ctremendous witness\u201d for living the Gospel and bringing it to Denver.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cWhat I love about the young people is their willingness to sacrifice. They come from all over. And all of them have, in their hearts, a love for Christ and a love for the Church,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\tLogan Crotty of Maplewood, Minn. is one of the new missionaries.<\/p>\n

\tCrotty, a recent graduate of the University of St. Thomas, said that she applied to Christ in the City after she considered becoming a teacher in the Teach for America program.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cI was struggling to find satisfaction with some of the philosophies of the organization,\u201d she said. \u201cI was wanting to feed souls, rather than just minds.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tShe found what she wanted in Christ and the City during her week-long visit this summer.<\/p>\n

\tCrotty, who speaks Spanish, will work in Hispanic ministries at Denver\u2019s Holy Name Parish and at the Father Ed Judy House, which serves women with children who are homeless or are victims of domestic violence.<\/p>\n

\tSeveral community and business leaders attended the blessing of the Seton House, a landmark three-story building built in the style of the Spanish Renaissance Revival.<\/p>\n

\tFrom 1990 to 2009, the location served as a home for Mother Teresa\u2019s Missionaries of Charity. The sisters provided housing and community for up to a dozen AIDS patients at a time, mostly homeless men, before becoming a shelter for homeless women.<\/p>\n

\tArchbishop Aquila and the missionaries are hopeful about the location\u2019s potential.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cI\u2019m so excited about the community here,\u201d Logan said. \u201cHaving this space is such a blessing. We\u2019ve already felt how it\u2019s bringing us together not only in recreation and fellowship but in prayer.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tMark Bauman, Chairman of the Board of Directors for Christ in the City,\u00a0 believes that Seton House is ideal for the organization\u2019s mission.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cBeing close to the people we serve makes it that much easier to access them and give them the love and support they need,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\tChrist in the City missionaries were previously housed at different locations, but Seton House brings them together in one place.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cHere we\u2019ll be under one roof. We\u2019ll be praying together, meeting together, eating together,\u201d Bauman said. \u201cThat sense of community is very important. You need that sense of community to strengthen you to go out and give to others.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tMissionaries from the previous year are helping form and train the newest members.<\/p>\n

\tArchbishop Aquila said the missionaries\u2019 presence at Seton House is \u201ca tremendous sign of hope.\u201d He stressed the importance of beginning outreach to those in need with \u201cthe love of God.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\u201cWe must be first rooted in the love of God and the love of Jesus Christ,\u201d he said. \u201cWhether it is a poor man, a poor woman, a poor child, it is Christ that we are serving.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tHe said Christ in the City missionaries \u201ccontinue the witness that Bl. Teresa of Calcutta began here.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tIn the prayer blessing the buildings, he asked the missionaries to \u201cremember the intercession of all those who have gone before us.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tHe said Seton House will be \u201ca house where the love of Christ will bring together those who in charity will serve the poor of our city, relying on the goodness of God.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tThe website for Christ in the City is http:\/\/christinthecitymissionaries.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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