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Father Jaime Valdez, pastor of St. Therese Parish in Aurora, celebrates Mass for the community now celebrating 100 years of faith and service. (Photo courtesy of St. Therese Parish, Aurora) Aurora’s first Catholic church was founded in 1926 by Father Henry Geisert, who had moved from St. Louis to Colorado for his health. He named the parish after the then newly minted St. Therese of Lisieux to fulfill an oath he had made in return for his restored well-being. Upon her deathbe