WOODLAND PARK. Our Lady of the Woods Parish in Woodland Park will offer an introductory Spanish class on Wednesdays from 1-3 p.m. in the administrative building, 216 S. West St., beginning Sept. 18. The class is taught by Richard Molter, a retired high school Spanish teacher, and is designed to help people in any ministry who interact with Spanish speakers. For more information, send an email to karlcherie@msn.com.

SECURITY. All women age 18 and up are invited to learn about the Catholic Daughters of the Americas during a potluck luncheon on Oct. 5 at 11 a.m. at St. Dominic Parish in Security. Participants will learn how the Catholic Daughters serve the church and community. Lunch will be provided for all guests.

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Bishop Golka's Reflection on the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Bishop Golka's Reflection on the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time

NEW YORK. Evident good intentions are not matched by dramatic craftsmanship in the fantasy “Harold and the Purple Crayon” (PG, Columbia). Though director Carlos Saldanha’s blend of animation and live action, adapted from the 1955 children’s book by Crockett Johnson, makes some respectable moral points, it’s not especially entertaining.