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March 14 Stations of the Cross (Living Stations)
4:45pm Led by SPCS students. March 14 Fish Fry Friday 5-7pm Join the Knights for dinner in Jaeger Hall. The menu consists of grilled salmon, baked cod, clam chowder, side dishes of country potatoes, apple sauce and coleslaw, drinks and dessert. Meat-free pizza will be available for the little ones. The cost is $15 for age 13 and up, $10 for age 5-12, no charge for 4 and under. Come and bring your family to enjoy a delicious meal and fellowship. Proceeds benefit Daniel's House. Click here to pre-purchase your meals with a credit card. Please show your receipt (on your phone or printed) to the cashier when you arrive. March 15 Mandatory Usher, Greeter and Mass Coordinator Training 2:30pm We will use this opportunity to refresh all on the greeter, MC and usher responsibilities, serving as a dual-purpose opportunity to train new greeters, MCs and ushers. We will also discuss things we have noticed from a security perspective about which all should have a baseline understanding. The training will take place in the church nave. RSVP to Deacon Clarence Johnson at [email protected]. March 16 Parents' Coffee and Donuts 9:15-10am Join us in the school cafeteria for coffee and donuts. Childcare is available in the school gym. March 16 Savio Youth Group 6:15-8pm Join us in the PMC for Ignatian Discernment of the Spirit. For more information, contact Sr. Pham ([email protected]). March 21 Stations of the Cross (Family) 4:45pm March 21 Fish Fry Friday 5-7pm Join the Knights for dinner in Jaeger Hall. The menu consists of grilled salmon, baked cod, clam chowder, side dishes of country potatoes, apple sauce and coleslaw, drinks and dessert. Meat-free pizza will be available for the little ones. The cost is $15 for age 13 and up, $10 for age 5-12, no charge for 4 and under. Come and bring your family to enjoy a delicious meal and fellowship. Proceeds benefit the St. Peter's Boy Scout Troop. March 28 Stations of the Cross (Marian) 4:45pm March 28 Fish Fry Friday 5-7pm Join the Knights for dinner in Jaeger Hall. The menu consists of grilled salmon, baked cod, clam chowder, side dishes of country potatoes, apple sauce and coleslaw, drinks and dessert. Meat-free pizza will be available for the little ones. The cost is $15 for age 13 and up, $10 for age 5-12, no charge for 4 and under. Come and bring your family to enjoy a delicious meal and fellowship. Proceeds benefit Bakhita Mountain Home. April 4 Stations of the Cross (Eucharistic) 4:45pm Led by Bosco Youth. April 4 Fish Fry Friday 5-7pm Join the Knights for dinner in Jaeger Hall. The menu consists of grilled salmon, baked cod, clam chowder, side dishes of country potatoes, apple sauce and coleslaw, drinks and dessert. Meat-free pizza will be available for the little ones. The cost is $15 for age 13 and up, $10 for age 5-12, no charge for 4 and under. Come and bring your family to enjoy a delicious meal and fellowship. Proceeds benefit the SPCS 8th grade trip to Washington, D.C. April 5 SPCS Karneval 2025 6pm Come to the school gym for German Mardi Gras! Enjoy an authentic German meal while raising funds for the 8th grade trip to Washington, D.C. Tickets are $18 for adults, $12 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 Parents' Coffee and Donuts 9:15-10am Join us in the school cafeteria for coffee and donuts. Childcare is available in the school gym. April 9 Parish Penance Service 5:30pm Several priests will be available to hear Confessions. April 11 Stations of the Cross (Family) 4:45pm April 11 Fish Fry Friday 5-7pm Join the Knights for dinner in Jaeger Hall. The menu consists of grilled salmon, baked cod, clam chowder, side dishes of country potatoes, apple sauce and coleslaw, drinks and dessert. Meat-free pizza will be available for the little ones. The cost is $15 for age 13 and up, $10 for age 5-12, no charge for 4 and under. Come and bring your family to enjoy a delicious meal and fellowship. Proceeds benefit Tri-Lakes Cares. April 12 Savio Youth Group 10am-noon High school students: Join us for a morning of service at Life Network Family Thrift Store. For more information, contact Sr. Pham ([email protected]). April 12 Palm Sunday Vigil Mass 5pm April 13 Palm Sunday Masses 8am 10:30am 5pm April 13 Parents' Coffee and Donuts 9:15-10am Join us in the school cafeteria for coffee and donuts. Childcare is available in the school gym. April 13 Savio Youth Group 6:15-8pm Join us in the PMC for What is God's Call for Your Life? For more information, contact Sr. Pham ([email protected]). April 15 No Confessions and no 5:30pm Mass 8:15am daily Mass will be celebrated as scheduled April 17 Holy Thursday Church offices close at 11am No Confessions, no 8:15am Mass and no 5:30pm Mass 6pm Mass of the Lord's Supper Following Mass: adoration of Blessed Sacrament in the gym until 10pm April 18 Good Friday No 8:15am Mass, church offices and school are closed 3pm Stations of the Cross (Traditional) 6pm Passion of the Lord April 19 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. April 19 Easter Vigil 8:30pm April 20 Easter Sunday Masses 8am (church and gym) 10:30pm (church and gym) 5pm April 21 Easter Monday 8:15am daily Mass as scheduled Church offices and school are closed April 27 Parents' Coffee and Donuts 9:15-10am Join us in the school cafeteria for coffee and donuts. Childcare is available in the school gym. April 27 Savio Youth Group 6:15-8pm Join us in the PMC for Entire Bible Scavenger Hunt. For more information, contact Sr. Pham ([email protected]). May 1 Confirmation 6:30pm May 3 Five First Saturdays Devotion In Reparation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary 8:40am - Rosary 9am - Mass Mass will be celebrated by Bishop Golka. The Colorado Springs Order of Malta invites you to First Saturday Devotions to Mary. Mass will be celebrated by a Chaplain of the Order of Malta. All parishioners in the diocese are invited to attend. During these most troubled times in our country, prayer, fasting and penance are our recommended weapons against evil. Our Lady of Fatima’s message is just as important today as when she first appeared back in 1917. We encourage you to please come and pray with us for peace to combat the violence and mayhem in our country and in the world. Some excerpts from The Five First Saturdays Devotion pamphlet by Fr. Donald Calloway, MIC, may be found here. May 4 Parents' Coffee and Donuts 9:15-10am Join us in the school cafeteria for coffee and donuts. Childcare is available in the school gym. May 4 St. Peter Catholic School Mass 10:30am May 10 First Holy Communion 10:30am May 18 Celebration of Graduating Seniors 10:30am Mass & reception May 18 Savio Youth Group 6:15-8pm Join us in the PMC for our end-of-the-year party. For more information, contact Sr. Pham ([email protected]). May 23 Family Adoration 6:30pm May 26 Memorial Day Parish offices closed July 4 Independence Day Parish offices closed July 12 Diocesan Teen Rally at Our Lady of the Pines July 25-27 Steubenville of the Rockies Conference in Denver (Freshmen-Juniors) For more information, contact Sr. Pham ([email protected]). August 15 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a holy day of obligation Parish offices closed August 17 Parish Picnic at Limbaugh Park in Monument August 27 Blood Drive 8:30am-12:30pm St. Peter Catholic Church and Vitalant are hosting a blood drive in the PMC. Visit Vitalant.org to schedule an appointment. Before you come, get a head start by filling out your Health History Questionnaire. Visit Fast Track to get started. Print or screenshot the QR code when finished and bring it with you. Please bring ID, eat and hydrate before donating. September 1 Labor Day Parish offices closed November 1 All Saints Day November 27 Thanksgiving Day Parish offices closed November 28 Parish offices closed December 8 The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a holy day of obligation Parish offices closed December 24 Christmas Eve Parish offices closed December 25 Christmas Day Parish offices closed December 31 New Year's Eve Parish offices closed 2026 January 1 New Year's Day Parish offices closedGriefShare Support Group - Begins Wednesday, February 19, 2-4pm Are you seeking encouragement after the death of a loved one? GriefShare is a special 13-week seminar and support group designed to help you rebuild your life. The group meets in the PMC. For more information, contact Melissa Smith ([email protected]). |
Easter Lilies in Memory of Loved Ones
Remember a loved one - those who have gone from us, and those who are still enriching our lives - through a memorial gift of Easter lilies. The flowers will adorn the church and Jaegar Hall on Easter Sunday. The cost is $20 per plant. Please make your check payable to St. Peter Church and put “Easter lilies” and the name of the person you wish to honor in the memo section. Please place your order no later than Friday, April 11. Why Should We be Quiet in Church? 
2025 Diocesan Ministry Appeal
"Your prayers and offerings for the Diocesan Ministry Appeal provides continuing education for clergy, welcomes and engages young adults in our faith, rehabilitates individuals who have done wrong while providing support for those who have been hurt, and allows for the life-long process of deepening relationships with God through catechesis." - Bishop Golka When giving to the annual Diocesan Ministry Appeal, you support the work of more than 19 diocesan level ministries and programs, transforming the lives of thousands of people. Together we can put our faith into action. Together, we can do more than any one parish or person can do. Blessed are you! Thank you for prayerfully considering your gift to the appeal. To learn more and donate, click here. 2025 is the Jubilee Year of Hope. Yet, How can you walk in HOPE with uncertainty and conflict around you? Dick Schubert invites you to God's Love, Now... Gives You Hope, five sessions with talks and discussions and a notebook with all the materials so you can recall important thoughts later. Reserve your seat by February 25 by emailing [email protected]. Sessions are 6:30pm – 8:30pm, March 4, 11, 18, 25, and April 1, at Our Lady of the Pines Parish Life Center (11020 Teachout Road). Cost is $10, payable at the door. Called by Name Perhaps you know a single man or woman (18 years or older) who would, in your opinion, have qualities to become a priest, sister, brother, deacon, or consecrated virgin. Please recommend this person to Fr. Gregory ([email protected]). Those you nominate will receive a letter from Bishop James Golka, congratulating them on living the Christian Life in an exemplary way and gently inviting them to begin formally discerning their calling, as well as helpful information and resources. There are no requirements or commitments on their part – only a loving invitation from the Lord. Learn more here. Layette Project for Catholic Charities Do you sew? The Amazing Women's Guild can really use your help. Every month we put together layettes for Catholic Charities downtown. Part of it is a very simple homemade baby quilt. The fabric is all cut and ready in a kit to be picked up and brought back to church whenever you get it finished. It is then packaged along with a receiving blanket, bib, burp cloth, and a hat made by some of the ladies that crochet and knit, and we include a new onesie. This project has been going on for over 20 years in our parish. To help or for more information, contact Sandy Feldkamp at 719-351-3113. Notary Services We are pleased to announce that we are able to offer notary services for our St. Peter parishioners. Please make an appointment with Melissa Smith ([email protected] or 719-481-3511) to have your documents notarized during regular office hours. She requests that in lieu of the standard notary services fee, please consider supporting our Diocesan Ministry Appeal with a gift in the amount of your choosing. 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 ([email protected] or 719-481-4355). 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 [email protected] 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. 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. To add a picture, contact Bob Knapp (719-502-0327 or [email protected]), Fred Seiter ([email protected]) 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 Morning Cenacle: 1st & 3rd Thursdays from 9:30-11:30am, begins right after Mass and Rosary, room 4. Evening Cenacle: Tuesdays from 6-7:30pm right after Mass. 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). 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 [email protected]. 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! 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. 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. |