Padre's Message

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May 20, 2022

Dear parishioners and guests,
 
I hope warm days are making you happy and encouraging you to venture out of the house, including to visit us in the church, chapel and PMC, and to participate in our many ministries.
 
It was brought to my attention that some parishioners would like to know how are we doing with using our new Parish Ministry Center and Peter the Rock Chapel. Please allow me to provide some statistics. I hope they will encourage you to use our parish building even more.
 
The following statistics were compiled from January to May 22:
 
PMC
Each week the PMC was used by 27 groups with an average of 23 people in each group, for a total of approximately 621 parishioners per week using the PMC. Faith formation classes were held at least two times a month, allowing 260 students per month to attend classes in the PMC. Additionally, we have been blessed to host special groups from our diocese and the community. Around 2,350 people attended an event at our ministry center from January to May. Adding funeral receptions, wedding receptions, baptisms receptions, BINGO, music orchestra auditions and Monument community groups, we accommodated at least 6,192 guests. That number doesn’t include school activities which we do not advertise on our parish calendar to ensure the safety of our children.
 
Peter the Rock Chapel
We had seven baptisms, nine weddings, five funerals, Masses and prayer services for diaconate candidates. Over 60 parishioners come for Adoration and Holy Hour each week. Additionally, we had over 600 family members of our First Communion students visit the Chapel to tour and take pictures as part of their celebration.
 
We estimate that nearly 8,000 guests visited our PMC and Chapel over the last five months.
 
I’m so thankful to you for sharing your time and treasure in helping to build these necessary facilities. The greatest joy in my heart is that after many years we brought back what belonged to us, which is our original church. That is the place where St. Parish became real. I call it a book of life because this building (small chapel) contained real history and real people which we can easily call parish owners. It is you, it is us.
 
Please contact me If you have more questions or you would like to add more of your treasure to quickly pay off our debt.
 
With prayer and dedication,
 
Fr. Gregory
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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.
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!