News & Events
March 21 Ladies' Lunch Bunch
11:30am The March destination is La Bella Vita (4475 Northpark Dr., Colorado Springs 80907). RSVP to Karen B. (719-321-6288 or bishopia@msn.com) by noon on March 18. All are welcome! The next lunch bunch is April 18. March 22 Knights of Columbus Fish Fry 5-6:45pm Join us for Fish Fry Friday in the school gym. The menu includes grilled salmon (in limited quantities), cod (all-you-can-eat), clam chowder, side dishes, drinks, desserts and pizza for the little ones. Prices are $14 for ages 13 and up, $9 for ages 5 to 12, and free for four and under. Proceeds will benefit Joy International. March 22 Stations of the Cross 7pm March 23 Rosary Rally at Monument Police Department 10am Pray for our police! Meet at the Monument Police Department (645 Beacon Lite Rd.) at 10am to pray the Rosary and Divine Mercy. The time commitment is 30-45 minutes. For more information, contact Patti Farley-Barker (pattifarleybarker@comcast.net or 719-330-9393). March 23 Palm Sunday Vigil Mass 5pm March 24 Palm Sunday Masses 8am 10:30pm 5pm March 26 No Confessions and no 5:30pm Mass March 28 No Confessions, no 8:15am Mass and no 5:30pm Mass 7pm Mass of the Lord's Supper Following Mass: adoration of Blessed Sacrament in the gym until 10pm March 29 Good Friday (parish offices closed, no 8:15am Mass) 3pm - Stations of the Cross 7pm - Passion of Our Lord March 30 Easter Basket Blessing 10am 11am (Polish blessing) Bring your Easter baskets to the church to be blessed by Fr. Gregory. Click here to learn more about this special tradition. March 30 Holy Saturday 7:30pm Easter Vigil March 31 Easter Masses 8am (church and gym) 10:30am (church and gym) 5pm (church) March 31 Easter Egg Hunt after 10:30am Mass Bring your Easter basket and join us for an Easter egg hunt on the school playground! We are accepting DONATIONS of plastic Easter eggs and Easter candy in the PMC and church office. April 1 Easter Monday (parishes offices closed) 8:15am Daily Mass April 5 Amazing Women's Guild Meeting after 8:15am Mass Lisa Schmidt will give us an update on the Mater Filius House. Please join us in the PMC for brunch and an amazing presentation. April 5 SPCS Karneval 6pm Come to the school gym for German Mardi Gras! Enjoy an authentic German meal while supporting the 7th grade fundraiser. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for children ages 5-12, and children under 4 are free (donations are accepted). Beer and wine are available for a donation. Purchase tickets here. April 6 & 7 Divine Mercy Sunday April 7 Parent Coffee and Donuts 9:15-10:15am All are welcome for coffee, donuts and fellowship in the SPCS cafeteria. Childcare is available in the school gym. April 7 Savio Youth Group: How to Read the Bible with Fr. Rajeev 6:15-8pm High school students: Join us in the PMC for an enlightening discussion by Fr. Rajeev. For more information, contact Sr. Pham. April 9 Tapping into Theology 7pm Modernism is “the synthesis of all heresies” because it “lays the ax not to the branches and shoots, but to the very root, that is, to the faith and its deepest fibers.” – Pope St Pius X, Pascendi Dominici Gregis Join us for the next Tapping into Theology presentation with author and popular past speaker Tom Ryan in the PMC (Rooms 1, 2, 3). His talk: "Reclaiming Our Church: Overcoming the Heresy of Modernism," will shed light on the spiritual crisis in our culture and the Church we see today. To RSVP, contact Stephanie Kemp (stephanierkemp@gmail.com or 719-481-4355). April 13 Boy Scout Troop 17 Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser 5:30-7:30pm Please support our scouts and help offset the cost of troop dues and summer camp registration. The menu includes spaghetti, salad, bread, dessert and a beverage. Dinner will be served in the SPCS gym. The cost is $10 per adult, $5 per child (10 and under), $50 family maximum. To RSVP, contact Lynse at lynse1013@yahoo.com. April 14 Parent Coffee and Donuts 9:15-10:15am All are welcome for coffee, donuts and fellowship in the SPCS cafeteria. Childcare is available in the school gym. April 14 First Holy Communion Retreat 1-3:30pm The retreat will be held in the school gym. For more information, contact Victoria Goetz. April 19 Family Adoration Night 5:30-6:30pm All are welcome for adoration in the church with music by Clint from Ember. Information on adoration, reading materials and coloring materials for children will be provided. Childcare will be offered and a priest will be available to hear Confessions. Refreshments to follow. For more information, contact Victoria Goetz (victoria.goetz@petertherock.org). April 21 Parent Coffee and Donuts 9:15-10:15am All are welcome for coffee, donuts and fellowship in the SPCS cafeteria. Childcare is available in the school gym. April 21 SPCS School Mass 10:30am April 21 Bosco Youth 6:15-7:30pm All middle school students are invited to the PMC for fun and fellowship. Contact Sr. Pham (sr.pham@petertherock.org) for more information. April 24 Joy International 7pm April 28 Parent Coffee and Donuts 9:15-10:15am All are welcome for coffee, donuts and fellowship in the SPCS cafeteria. Childcare is available in the school gym. May 5 Parent Coffee and Donuts 9:15-10:15am All are welcome for coffee, donuts and fellowship in the SPCS cafeteria. Childcare is available in the school gym. May 10 Family Adoration Night (Sponsored by Inferno) 5:30-6:30pm All are welcome for adoration in the church with music by Clint from Ember. Information on adoration, reading materials and coloring materials for children will be provided. Childcare will be offered and a priest will be available to hear Confessions. Refreshments to follow. For more information, contact Victoria Goetz (victoria.goetz@petertherock.org). May 11 Col. Earl Depner Memorial Golf Tournament 9am Scout Colin Saber is holding the golf tournament to raise funds for his Eagle Scout project to honor and pay tribute to Col. Earl Depner and all WWII heroes. The tournament will be held at King's Deer Golf Course and each round is $195. To learn more and sign up for the tournament, visit https://p51monument.com/. May 15 Confirmation 6pm May 19 Celebration of Graduating Seniors 10:30am - Mass with reception to follow 6:15-8pm - Senior Sign-off Party May 25 Permanent Diaconate Ordination May 27 Parish offices closed in observance of Memorial Day June 2 Bosco Youth 6:15-7:30pm All middle school students are invited to the PMC for fun and fellowship. Contact Sr. Pham (sr.pham@petertherock.org) for more information. June 2 Eucharistic Procession for the Feast of Corpus Christi 1:30pm - Gather at Acacia Park (corner of Tejon and Bijou Streets) 2pm - Procession from Acacia Park to St. Mary's Cathedral 3pm - Mass celebrated by Bishop Golka June 24-28 Vacation Bible School 8:45am-12noon daily To volunteer or for more information, contact Jilinda Dygert at jilinda.dygert@petertherock.org. July 4 Parish offices closed in observance of Independence Day August 15 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (parish offices closed) August 18 Parish Picnic at the Mining Museum September 2 Parish offices closed in observance of Labor Day November 1 All Saints Day (parish offices closed) November 27 Thanksgiving (parish offices closed) November 28 Parish offices closed December 9 The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (parish offices closed) December 24 Parish offices closed December 25 Christmas December 26 Parish offices closed December 27 Parish offices closed December 28 Parish offices closed December 31 Parish offices closed 2025 January 1 Parish offices closed |
Life Runner Chapter at SPCS! Join us!
SPCS is the first school in the diocese to start a Life Runners school chapter. Students, school staff and parish staff will join other team members around the world wearing "REMEMBER The Unborn" shirts as a life-saving witness on the 1st Wednesday of every month. WHY LIFE RUNNERS? 78% of post-abortion mothers said if they had encountered ONE supportive person or encouraging message, they would have chosen life. 23,400+ teammates in 3,500+ cities across 47 nations, deliver millions of life-saving messages with “REMEMBER The Unborn” jerseys and jackets. Running is optional. 10,000+ students (K to college) wear jerseys at school to be heroically pro-life, preventing abortions and changing our culture. Post-abortion parents also wear this redemptive message for healing. With access to the abortion pill in the mail and across state lines, Life Runners present life-saving messages everywhere. If you want to join our school students and staff in their simple pro-life witness, visit https://www.liferunners.org/help/ to order a blue "REMEMBER the Unborn" jersey and wear it on the first Wednesday of each month. For more information, contact Stephanie Kemp (stephanierkemp@gmail.com or 719-481-4355). Diocesan Ministry Appeal (DMA) 2024 The theme of this year’s appeal is, PRAISE the Lord who HEALS, giving HOPE to ALL. To summarize the great words of Bishop Golka, it is through the Lord’s wisdom and love that He works through each of us to help heal those who are wounded and weary while restoring hope and spirit. Together we can bring hope and healing for all who want to KNOW, SERVE, & LOVE GOD. The goal for the 2024 appeal is $2.8 million dollars. The goal for St. Peter is $192,580. Click here to make a secure online donation. Thank you for your generosity. YouCat: Small Group Study for High School Students Faith formation doesn't have to (and shouldn't) end after Confirmation! Join us for YouCat, a small group discussion-based study for high school students looking to deepen their understanding of all that the Church teaches, including what we believe, how we worship, how we live, and how we pray. The group meets on Sundays from 9:15am to 10:15am. Contact Tara Stone at fidesetspes@gmail.com for more information. St. Peter Nursery Available during most 10:30am Masses. The all-volunteer nursery is for children ages 1 to 4. For details, click here. Photo Directory Update Thank you to everyone who participated by being photographed for our new pictorial directory. Our publication will be going to print very soon and will include our registered members' contact information including name, address and phone number. If you would prefer any or all of your information be omitted, please contact the parish office by March 2 (719-481-3511). Still want to be photographed? Bettinger Photography will continue to offer appointments at their Englewood studio through February. Call 303-733-6076 to schedule. FORMED FORMED brings beautiful and faithful Catholic content to parishes, families, and individuals. There is something for everyone: award-winning studies and parish programs, inspiring audio content, movies, e-books, and family-friendly kid’s programming. Led by the Augustine Institute and Ignatius Press, and in collaboration with over 100 content providers, this site reaches more than one million subscribers worldwide. To access FORMED, click here, search for St. Peter by zip code (80132), select St. Peter Catholic Church and register with your name and email address. Military and First Responders Picture and Prayer Request Board The members of St. Peter’s Knights of Columbus 4th Assembly are proud to enable our parish to recognize and pray for our service members and first responders. Currently, the prayer board has 28 pictures, and many are several years old. It is time to update the board and the Knights need your help. If you currently have a picture of a family member on the board, please let us know if it is current or if it needs to be replaced or removed. To add a picture, contact Bob Knapp (719-502-0327 or rjknapp06@comcast.com), Fred Seiter (fremelseiter@msn.com) or contact the parish office. Please submit all new or replacement photos is 3x5" size to make room for additional pictures, and include name, rank and branch of service. For first responders, provide name and specific occupation (i.e., law enforcement, fire fighter, EMS). Additionally, please provide relationship to the parish (i.e., son-in-law of Mr. & Mrs. Smith). Thank you for your prayers and support! St. John Newman Center at UCCS The St. John Henry Newman Chapel & Catholic Student Center a spiritual resource for young people in the Diocese of Colorado Springs. If you're a young adult 18-23 years old, you're invited to check it out. Learn more here. National Eucharistic Revival Our world is hurting. We all need healing, yet many of us are separated from the very source of our strength. Jesus Christ invites us to return to the source and summit of our faith: his Real Presence in the Eucharist. The National Eucharistic Revival is a movement to restore understanding and devotion to this great mystery here in the United States. The Diocesan Renewal Phase has started. Please keep this renewal in your prayers. Join the movement! Click here to receive material to your inbox to help you spark deeper exploration and love of the Eucharist. Click here to learn more. Browse - National Eucharistic Revival Our Lady of Guadalupe, The Eucharistic Woman - National Eucharistic Revival Blog: Updates and Inspiration from the Revival (eucharisticrevival.org) Become Eucharistic People (virtualcatholicconference.com) National Eucharistic Revival: A Grassroots Response to God’s Invitation Prayer for Eucharistic Revival St. Anne Society Calling all Grandmothers - you're invited to join the St. Anne Society! In unison with other grandmothers, this society is being formed solely to pray for our grandchildren as they are being pulled into the evil of this world. We will pray to give our grandchildren back a life of purity and innocence and to stop the outside influences that insist on corrupting them. Please join us on Fridays at 3pm in the privacy of your home, church, or anywhere you happen to be. We will storm Heaven with our heartfelt petitions and pleas to protect and guide our grandchildren. We invite you to join us on the last Friday of each month at 3pm* in Peter the Rock Chapel for a Holy Hour devoted to our grandchildren. May God bless us in our endeavor! May God bless our grandchildren! For more information, please call Cathie Bowen 317-417-2864. *Please see the home page for any changes to the weekly Holy Hour schedule. Divine Mercy Cenacle Wednesdays: An evening Cenacle meets on the first and third Wednesdays of each month from 6:30-8pm in the St. Faustina Room (#4) in the PMC. Please contact Sheri Fallentine (sherihome11@gmail.com) for more information. Fridays: The Cenacle meets monthly from 1-3pm on the first and third Fridays in the St. Faustina Room (#4) in the PMC. Plan on joining us to live Divine Mercy in your life. For more information, call Theresa Knapp at 719-502-5827. Small Church Communities (SCC) SCC is a ministry that provides opportunities for small faith groups of adults to walk their faith journeys together through friendship, study and prayer. SCC groups are for every parishioner: young singles, family, empty nesters and seniors! For more information, contact Patty Farley-Barker (719-330-9393). Adoration Come spend time with Our Lord in Adoration at Peter the Rock Chapel. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament begins every Sunday evening after the 5pm Mass and goes all week until the 3pm Holy Hour on Fridays. Sign up for a weekly, biweekly, or monthly hour of Adoration and help us fill the schedule so that Our Lord is never alone! To see the schedule of available hours, go to adorationpro.org/peterco and click on Weekly Commitment. Contact Tara Stone with questions. Seeking Grandfriends for SPCS students As a service project, each of our 1st through 8th grade students write to a senior parishioner. The purpose of this project is to encourage our students to communicate with and pray for people they may never meet; providing a lesson that in giving they receive so many blessings. Grandfriends are not required to write back, but our students are delighted when they do. If you are interested in being a grandfriend or know a senior who would enjoy receiving a monthly letter, please contact Robin Sheehan. Online Giving Save time and money for both you and the church by setting up online giving via Vanco, our safe and secure online giving platform.Check out the Vanco Online How-To Guide for step-by-step instructions for setting up an account or call the parish office for assistance. Pray at 3pm Father Gregory and our Parish Council are requesting we send up prayers everyday at 3pm. Your prayer doesn’t have to be long and you can do it from wherever you are. It can be a quick, “Hello, and thank you, Jesus!” Or say the Our Father, a Hail Mary, or your own personal prayer. Just pray at 3pm everyday. Put a reminder on your cell phones. #pray@3 Here’s a prayer that may help. Dear Heavenly Father, Thank you. I humbly ask you to care for all those in need of your love, guidance and wisdom. With love, in your name we pray. Amen. Could you use a helping hand? The Knights of Columbus is introducing a new program called “No Neighbor Left Behind". Social distancing does not mean we cannot have interaction with fellow Knights and parishioners. If you know of parish members who might need help with yard work, running errands or just a phone call to see how they are doing, please contact Bob Knapp at rjknapp06@comcast.net. Praying Prodigals Home Join us as we pray for our loved ones and others to return to Jesus and the Catholic Church. We gather on the 2nd Sunday of each month at 3:30pm (before the 5pm Mass) in the large conference room. All are welcome! Do all Christians know the power of the Rosary? The TJTM Ministry team is working in four ways to increase awareness of the power of Our Lady’s Angelic Psalter -the Rosary: Sunday Parish Rosary prayer; the gifting of handcrafted rosaries; Children’s Rosary evangelization activities; and Adult Rosary evangelization. We welcome all adopted siblings of Jesus who wish to honor our Blessed Mother by carrying out Her repeated requests to gain unity and world peace. For more information, contact Elaine Martinez at emartinezemm@comcast.net. SPIN Groups - St. Peter Interest Groups SPIN Groups connect St. Peter parishioners who share similar interests and hobbies. The groups are intended to provide non-ministry, social opportunities for members of St. Peter Catholic Church. Click here to sign up. If you have questions or suggestions, contact Francine Onofrio (303-803-6679). How Can We Pray For You? If you or someone you know is in need of prayer, please submit your prayer request by calling the parish office at 719-481-3511, click here, or email Lisa Dore. Your request will be added to our daily prayer chain. Only first names are used to maintain confidentiality. Contact Lisa Dore if you'd like to pray for these intentions. Let’s lift one another up in prayer! All e-mail addresses remain confidential and are never shared with others. St. Peter Stephen Ministers Are you struggling? Help is available and you don’t have to go through your struggles alone. Our Stephen Ministers are trained caregivers who will walk with you, listen to you, and provide confidential, one-to-one care as you search through the pieces and find what is truly in your heart. For more information, contact Lupita Tenpenny (719-495-6545). Are you interested in becoming Catholic? Are you discerning about being baptized or initiated into the Catholic Church? Are you an adult who wants to complete their sacraments? If so, the Rite of Christian Initiation (RCIA) is the perfect place to not only grow in your relationship with God, but also learn more about the Catholic faith. If you are interested and ready to take the next step in your faith journey, please contact Deacon Tom Dickinson. Become an RCIA Sponsor! You’ll be glad you did! We are looking for men and women who are interested in learning more about their faith by sponsoring an RCIA or RCIC candidate. These Candidates are seeking to become members of the Catholic Church, and will take weekly classes starting in September, ending with a joyous celebration on Easter. Sponsors provide one-on-one companionship by attending classes each week with the Candidate, and meeting at other times as desired. Sponsors do not need to teach - only accompany the Candidate on this journey of a lifetime. If you are interested in this important and rewarding role, please contact Deacon Tom Dickinson. Important Safe Environment News There are new procedures for our Safe Environment training for volunteers. Our diocese has selected a new platform called Virtus. With Virtus, refresher training will be required every three years rather than annually. Training bulletins regarding protecting God's children are sent to volunteers once in a calendar year. Background checks are still required every five years. With new registrants to VIRTUS, a one time foundational training is required. |