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My name is Ed Paulovich and I am the vice president of the St. Peter Parish Council. My wife Shelly and I have been parishioners at St. Peter for 14 years. We have two children and four grandchildren.
The parish council consists of six parish members who have various life, business and vocational experiences. They are J.J. Kaelin-President, Trish Eells-Secretary, Terry Nickel, Paul Zmuda and Bruce Bishop. The purpose of this article is to inform parishioners about the existence and the duties of the parish council, and to provide an update concerning the tasks Father Gregory has asked us to focus on this coming year. Our main purpose is to aid the pastor by advising and assisting him in the pastoral care of the parish and to foster pastoral activities. Father’s first task for the council this year was to review, revise and suggest changes to the current mission statement and five-year plan and to make both documents staff and parishioner friendly. Therefore, we developed a new Mission Statement: “St. Peter Parish is a welcoming community of different backgrounds living the joy of Catholic Faith in the Diocese of Colorado Springs.” After reviewing the five-year plan we found that we had accomplished the listed goals and now needed to develop a new five-year strategic plan. We identified three areas of concentration: Communication, Liturgy and Education and goals were developed in each area. Communication - To establish a proactive “central communication system” of consistent, integrated messaging outreach. Liturgy - To retain and grow our faith community through a vibrant, joyful, consistent Catholic Mass and special services experience. Education -To provide engaging, relevant and dynamic Catholic children’s and youth faith formation and adult continuing faith educational opportunities. We worked with parish/school staff assigned to each area to develop a five-year strategic work plan. The strategic work plan includes goals, activities, person/persons responsible for completion of goal, evaluation criteria, resources needed to accomplish the goal and start/finish dates. In next month’s article, I will address the strategic work plan for communication. Please feel free to contact me at e.paulovich@yahoo.com or Parish Council President J.J. Kaelin@gmail.com should you have questions. Sincerely, Ed Paulovich Vice President St. Peter Parish Council |
Groundbreaking Ceremony
Sunday, March 3, 2019 UPON THIS ROCK
Building our future, honoring our legacy. Our plans to renovate the chapel, construct a new ministry center and expand the school are moving forward. Your pledge is vital to making this project a success. We are growing and we are all grateful for that! With growth often comes opportunities, equating to the need for space to accommodate the number of persons wishing to maintain and expand our stewardship and faith potential. Currently, our ministries use St. Peter School for many of their activities. In order to keep our school students as safe as possible, the school facilities must be dedicated for school use only. Please prayerfully consider financially supporting this project. Your support is greatly appreciated. The “Upon This Rock” pledge card is located on our website petertherock.org. If you have any questions about the project or want to meet with Father Gregory or Debby Dover, our Campaign Coordinator, please stop by or call the office at (719) 481-3511, we are happy to meet with you!
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About Fr. Gregory
Fr. Gregory Golyzniak was born and raised in Muszyna, Poland, the youngest of four children. He attended the world's largest Catholic Seminary in
Tarnow, Poland, and was ordained in 1998. Father Gregory came to the United States and was assigned to the Diocese of Syracuse, New York, from
2002-2008. He then transferred to the Diocese of Colorado Springs, first serving as pastor of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Southgate. In 2013, Fr. Gregory was assigned to St. Peter Catholic Church in Monument. Fr. Gregory is currently working long distance on a PhD in Sacred Architecture with an emphasis on the Gothic architecture of the 11th-17th centuries.
Fr. Gregory Golyzniak was born and raised in Muszyna, Poland, the youngest of four children. He attended the world's largest Catholic Seminary in
Tarnow, Poland, and was ordained in 1998. Father Gregory came to the United States and was assigned to the Diocese of Syracuse, New York, from
2002-2008. He then transferred to the Diocese of Colorado Springs, first serving as pastor of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Southgate. In 2013, Fr. Gregory was assigned to St. Peter Catholic Church in Monument. Fr. Gregory is currently working long distance on a PhD in Sacred Architecture with an emphasis on the Gothic architecture of the 11th-17th centuries.