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Fr. Gregory's Calendar
September 13 - Diocesan Catholic Schools meeting, Dinner with St. Peter Pro Life ministry
September 17 - Deanery Meeting, Ministry Leadership meeting
September 18 - Bishop’s office meeting
September 20-23 - Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem Congress - Denver
September 24 - Presbyteral Council executive meeting, Parish Council meeting
September 25 - Bishop’s office meeting, School Advisory Council meeting
Calendar schedule is subject to change. Other events might be scheduled on daily basis.
Fr. Jacob, our new parish associate is scheduled to arrive on September 11, 2024.
September 13 - Diocesan Catholic Schools meeting, Dinner with St. Peter Pro Life ministry
September 17 - Deanery Meeting, Ministry Leadership meeting
September 18 - Bishop’s office meeting
September 20-23 - Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem Congress - Denver
September 24 - Presbyteral Council executive meeting, Parish Council meeting
September 25 - Bishop’s office meeting, School Advisory Council meeting
Calendar schedule is subject to change. Other events might be scheduled on daily basis.
Fr. Jacob, our new parish associate is scheduled to arrive on September 11, 2024.
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September 6, 2024
Dear parishioners and guests, First, I would like to say thank you for your prayers and support. My family has struggled after the passing of my brother. I felt your love and care and your prayers were felt. I would like to say thank you to all who put so much work and dedication toward our successful parish picnic. It was a very successful event, and everyone had a good time. My special thanks goes to Katherine Pietsch our picnic coordinator. Her dedication, time and love for parish made it all successful. Many thanks to the volunteers under her direction and guidance. As you probably noticed, our external church environment is changing. Due to the donation of a generous parishioner, the Knights of Columbus and the hard work of many, we are moving more toward xeriscaping to eliminate some grass. This will help us to save some money. The target is to lower maintenance and water bills. Also, a lot of space opened up and dead bushes, trees, etc., were removed. In my opinion, when our guests arrive to our church the first impression is important, too. Also, our bulletin special inserts encourage us all to be part of the third phase of the Eucharistic Revival. After two years of preparation, we are called to go and make disciples. One of the ideas is to utilize a special program which is called “Walk with One”. This is a special invitation to invite someone you know to walk with you and explore the Eucharistic experience. Please do get familiar with it. Our team who went to Indianapolis for the Eucharistic Congress is writing articles for you. They share their experiences and encourage us to dive deep into the eucharistic miracle which is Jesus Himself. Lastly, I would like express my heartfelt welcome to all the students who began their school year. May the blessing of our Lord always keep you in His grace and may the Holy Spirit guide you. May you grow in holiness and wisdom. With prayer, Fr. Gregory August 22, 2024
Dear parishioners and guests, Please allow me to share with you a few words about my experience I encountered during Eucharistic Revival in Indianapolis. During my time of prayer I often asked myself, "Why did you decide to attend the National Eucharistic Congress?” I guess the answer is that I truly wanted to be refreshed and inspired. Celebrating the Eucharist for 26 years in many different places in the world, I still felt like something is missing. Probably that missing part was inspiration and a fresh approach to the mystery of the Eucharist. For us priests it’s easy to fall into temptation of a routine. I would never want to say Mass out of routine and go through the motions. To me, reality came to the light at Adoration and the quietness of 50,000 people focusing on Jesus. Seeing so many priests, religious, bishops all in one place in one accord. I was drawn deeper and deeper to the realization that I need more faith and stronger belief in the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. Each main speaker was right on point, it confirmed what I have already been doing but now in a more intense way. Attending the 10th National Eucharistic Congress was an extraordinary experience, a foretaste of heaven on earth. The schedule was rigorous yet the energy and devotion of the over 50,000 attendees remained strong. Each day was filled with powerful liturgies, inspiring talks, and moments of deep prayer, all centered around the Eucharist. Despite the long lines and the immense crowd, there was a sense of unity and reverence as everyone gathered with a singular purpose: to celebrate and adore our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. One of the most moving aspects of the Congress was the Eucharistic Procession. As we carried the Blessed Sacrament through the streets, the air was filled with prayers and hymns of praise. Countless people knelt in adoration, many with tears in their eyes, thanking Jesus for His presence among us. It was profoundly touching to hear so many faithful expressing their gratitude to Jesus and their priests. Tens of thousands of the faithful lined the streets to express their love for Jesus and all of us who were called to serve. Often, I was moved to tears by their outpouring of amazing faith and support. The procession was a powerful reminder of the vital role of the priesthood in bringing Christ to His people and fostering a more profound love for the Eucharist. I was incredibly proud to be a Catholic Priest. Over 2,500 bishops, priests, deacons, religious, and seminarians processed through the streets of Indianapolis with the monstrance and the Body of Christ. While there are many words that can describe my experience at this historic event, the ones upon which I would like to focus are loved, hopeful, and proud. All of us are broken in some way, whether it is physically, emotionally, relationally, or spiritually. We have all felt the despair and weight of life. During the Eucharistic Congress, every evening, we spent significant time in adoration in front of the very Real Presence of Jesus. As Jesus is fully human and fully divine, He understands our brokenness more than anyone else. It was in my time of Adoration that I experienced the profound and remarkable love of Jesus, unparalleled to any other time in my life. It was during this time that I felt His healing presence. During this unique time, I felt incredibly hopeful for one major reason: the number of young people at the Congress! Enthusiastic young adults ran forward every night, professing their faith in Jesus as they worshiped. And the amount of young seminarians was staggering! I am SO hopeful for the future of the USA Church. Suffice it to say that my time at the Eucharistic Congress was one filled with privilege, honor, and gratitude. I feel tremendous hope and excitement for the years to come for our church. This congress will foster many vocations, rejuvenate many lapsed Catholics, and spread the faith like fire among the country that so desperately needs it. I was unsure what was in store for the 10th National Eucharistic Congress, but the Lord gave us something truly special for our Church. We still have one year left in this three- year revival plan, and now is the time to spread the beliefs of the Eucharist more than ever! Celebrating our living faith in the Real Presence of Jesus with over 50,000 Catholics from around the country is a confirmation that God is doing some marvelous things in our own day and we can be proud to be Catholic by living and showing our faith in Jesus to the whole country and the world. But we got a lot to do. With prayer, Fr. Gregory Golyzniak |
Father Gregory Golyzniak
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 holds a PhD in Sacred Architecture with an emphasis on the Gothic architecture of the 11th-17th centuries. |
June 6, 2024
Dear parishioners and guests,
We are blessed in many ways by the Lord, especially during the Eucharistic Revival in our diocesan parishes. For over a year at St. Peter we had adoration of the Blessed Sacrament before each weekend Mass. My intention was to bring attention to the importance of adoration and how it helps us prepare for Holy Mass. Of course, adoration of the Blessed Sacrament can't be a replacement for Holy Mass.
More or less our time with the Lord was a quiet time of prayer. Too often, we had distractions due to conversations, movement around the altar, etc. I have to admit, that one of the reasons for the adoration was to build up a culture of silence and reverence in the church. Now we can challenge ourselves to maintain silence and reverence in the church.
With The Feast of Corpus Christi celebration, we will conclude adoration before weekend Masses and focus on doing this beautiful spiritual exercise in the Peter the Rock Chapel where you can meet the Lord exposed in the monstrance from Monday to Friday, day and night. As often as possible we conclude adoration on Fridays with Holy Hour special meditations, prayers and Divine Mercy Chaplet.
In His revelations to St. Faustina, Our Lord asked for a special prayer and meditation on His Passion each afternoon at the three o’clock hour, the hour that recalls His death on the cross.
As often as you hear the clock strike the third hour, immerse yourself completely in My mercy, adoring and glorifying it; invoke its omnipotence for the whole world, and particularly for poor sinners; for at that moment mercy was opened wide for every soul. In this hour you can obtain everything for yourself and for others for the asking; it was the hour of grace for the whole world — mercy triumphed over justice. (1572)
From these detailed instructions, it’s clear that Our Lord wants us to turn our attention to His Passion at the three o’clock hour to whatever degree our duties allow, and He wants us to ask for His mercy.
Divine Liturgy instructs priests and deacons to expose the Blessed Sacrament only twice a day.
· Exposition is not permitted when only one person is present.
· When sufficient numbers are not present, the Blessed Sacrament is reposed.
· The exposed Blessed Sacrament must never be left unattended, even briefly.
Each Sunday, the Blessed Sacrament was exposed before all Masses. It is not good to drift away from our Divine Liturgy, because we might lead our worship time in the wrong directions.
I know that many of you will miss this special time with the Lord before Masses, but I would like to encourage you to embrace the love of Our Lady Mary Mother of God during the recitation of the Holy Rosary before weekend Masses and during the week after daily morning Mass.
I encourage each of us to remain silent before and after Mass in the Sanctuary. It is an act of charity, respect and love we give to the Lord and others who are present in the church.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
With prayer,
Fr. Gregory
Dear parishioners and guests,
We are blessed in many ways by the Lord, especially during the Eucharistic Revival in our diocesan parishes. For over a year at St. Peter we had adoration of the Blessed Sacrament before each weekend Mass. My intention was to bring attention to the importance of adoration and how it helps us prepare for Holy Mass. Of course, adoration of the Blessed Sacrament can't be a replacement for Holy Mass.
More or less our time with the Lord was a quiet time of prayer. Too often, we had distractions due to conversations, movement around the altar, etc. I have to admit, that one of the reasons for the adoration was to build up a culture of silence and reverence in the church. Now we can challenge ourselves to maintain silence and reverence in the church.
With The Feast of Corpus Christi celebration, we will conclude adoration before weekend Masses and focus on doing this beautiful spiritual exercise in the Peter the Rock Chapel where you can meet the Lord exposed in the monstrance from Monday to Friday, day and night. As often as possible we conclude adoration on Fridays with Holy Hour special meditations, prayers and Divine Mercy Chaplet.
In His revelations to St. Faustina, Our Lord asked for a special prayer and meditation on His Passion each afternoon at the three o’clock hour, the hour that recalls His death on the cross.
As often as you hear the clock strike the third hour, immerse yourself completely in My mercy, adoring and glorifying it; invoke its omnipotence for the whole world, and particularly for poor sinners; for at that moment mercy was opened wide for every soul. In this hour you can obtain everything for yourself and for others for the asking; it was the hour of grace for the whole world — mercy triumphed over justice. (1572)
From these detailed instructions, it’s clear that Our Lord wants us to turn our attention to His Passion at the three o’clock hour to whatever degree our duties allow, and He wants us to ask for His mercy.
Divine Liturgy instructs priests and deacons to expose the Blessed Sacrament only twice a day.
· Exposition is not permitted when only one person is present.
· When sufficient numbers are not present, the Blessed Sacrament is reposed.
· The exposed Blessed Sacrament must never be left unattended, even briefly.
Each Sunday, the Blessed Sacrament was exposed before all Masses. It is not good to drift away from our Divine Liturgy, because we might lead our worship time in the wrong directions.
I know that many of you will miss this special time with the Lord before Masses, but I would like to encourage you to embrace the love of Our Lady Mary Mother of God during the recitation of the Holy Rosary before weekend Masses and during the week after daily morning Mass.
I encourage each of us to remain silent before and after Mass in the Sanctuary. It is an act of charity, respect and love we give to the Lord and others who are present in the church.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
With prayer,
Fr. Gregory
March 8, 2024
Dear parishioners and guests,
Please allow me to introduce to you more of my employees and their work here in our parish. Though our staff members are paid employees, they treat their work as a ministry. They all have great qualities and never hesitate to help when needed and volunteer in many ways in and outside of our church.
Jeannie Behr
Jeannie is the wife of one of our acolytes who will be ordained to the permanent diaconate ministry. She also has a son Garrett who entered into the Seminary over a year ago and is in Rome. Jeannie works in the parish office on Thursdays and is our school bus driver. Most days Jeannie works in her husband’s dental office. Most of all she loves to drive our school bus. Here are Jeannie’s responsibilities, please refer to her with any questions.
Amy Saber
Amy carries one of the most important responsibilities in our parish. As the lead financial manager. Amy began at St. Peter over a year ago and she dedicates herself to this department. Amy is in charge of the following responsibilities:
Debby Dover
Debby managed our front desk was our bulletin editor for over 4 years until she was named our Stewardship Director in 2021.
Debby enjoy horses and time in the mountains with her husband. Her heart is set on supporting our catholic school but most of all she loves spending time with people.
Debby Dover has a lot of responsibilities as a Bulletin Editor and Director of Stewardship Ministry. Here they are:
Julie Dickinson
Julie has been with St. Peter almost 10 years. Her husband Tom is one of our deacons. She enjoys working with people and she likes to greet people with a smile and good word. Julie loves her dog Stashu and she is eager to help anyone who is need of help.
As you can see each of our staff work for you and for the betterment of our parish.
Construction Update
Please allow me to give you a short update on our church vestibule remodel. As I mentioned in one of our past bulletins the remodel includes constructing special room for little children and their parents. Revising our main conference room so we will have a multi-purpose use room. Additionally, the vestibule will receive some stone decor finish and fresh paint. Part of the vestibule was transformed into a small votive candle shrine. This project should be finished before Holy Week celebrations. In the event of unexpected circumstances, we will resume finishing this project after Easter Sunday. Hopefully we will not have to do that. For now, we are on schedule.
This project received approval support from both our parish and finance councils and included in the budget for the year 2023/2024.
I would like to address the rumor that the project will cost $500,000. This rumor is far away from the truth. The cost for this project is estimated between $150,000 to $160,000. Please see Amy Saber if you need to see financial details regarding this project or any other parish financial wellbeing. There is nothing worse than spreading the rumors. This leads to divisions and miscommunication which makes any project difficult. It causes unnecessary stress and discomfort. And as always you can ask me any questions you may have.
Thank you for your patience and trust in my decisions to improve our place of worship and any evangelization programs in our parish. Without our Lord and you, nothing can be done. Let us support and pray for each other.
With prayer and dedication,
Fr. Gregory
Dear parishioners and guests,
Please allow me to introduce to you more of my employees and their work here in our parish. Though our staff members are paid employees, they treat their work as a ministry. They all have great qualities and never hesitate to help when needed and volunteer in many ways in and outside of our church.
Jeannie Behr
Jeannie is the wife of one of our acolytes who will be ordained to the permanent diaconate ministry. She also has a son Garrett who entered into the Seminary over a year ago and is in Rome. Jeannie works in the parish office on Thursdays and is our school bus driver. Most days Jeannie works in her husband’s dental office. Most of all she loves to drive our school bus. Here are Jeannie’s responsibilities, please refer to her with any questions.
- Receptionist for the parish office welcoming and assisting parishioners and visitors to our parish.
- Mass Intentions
- Support front desk administration sending out Prayer Chain
- Sacramental Record Keeping
- School Bus Driver, Jeannie Drives the bus for school field trips, and various activities as needed. Keeps availability to allow for scheduling of field trips.
Amy Saber
Amy carries one of the most important responsibilities in our parish. As the lead financial manager. Amy began at St. Peter over a year ago and she dedicates herself to this department. Amy is in charge of the following responsibilities:
- Accounts Payable
- Payroll
- Contributions/gifts
- Annual Financial Review
- Health benefits, retirement for the parish/school employees
- Financial statements preparation for Finance Council,
- Management of the Parish credit cards
- Annual budget
- Diocesan Reports
- Office supply orders
- Altar Supply orders
Debby Dover
Debby managed our front desk was our bulletin editor for over 4 years until she was named our Stewardship Director in 2021.
Debby enjoy horses and time in the mountains with her husband. Her heart is set on supporting our catholic school but most of all she loves spending time with people.
Debby Dover has a lot of responsibilities as a Bulletin Editor and Director of Stewardship Ministry. Here they are:
- Creates and publishes weekly parish bulletin
- Stewardship-Parishioner Engagement
- New Parishioner Engagement Events
- Lead Stewardship Committee / Point of contact for Catholic Stewardship Consultants
- Managed Capital Campaigns
- National Eucharistic Revival Lead for our Parish
- Annual Lenten Almsgiving
- PR resources and materials
- Annual Diocesan Ministry Appeal
- DMA Grant Requests for both our school and parish/prepares post DMA annual reports
- Thank you Letters
- Bingo/Raffle Quarterly Reports to State of CO
- Amazon Ordering-Church & PMC
Julie Dickinson
Julie has been with St. Peter almost 10 years. Her husband Tom is one of our deacons. She enjoys working with people and she likes to greet people with a smile and good word. Julie loves her dog Stashu and she is eager to help anyone who is need of help.
- Julie’s main focus is as Child and Youth Protection Site Administrator. As Site Administrator for Child & Youth Protection Julie makes sure all volunteers are trained and in compliance when volunteering with our youth and minors.
- All church and ministry center facilities events are scheduled and approved by Julie, this includes – conference rooms, sanctuary, vestibule – ministry center classrooms, meeting rooms, kitchen
- Julie is the parish archivist - Certificates of Insurance (contractors, vendors), letters of Good Standing for visiting priests, missionaries, etc.
- Incident Reports prepared for Diocese and Church Mutual Group – Worker’s Comp & personal injury insurance
As you can see each of our staff work for you and for the betterment of our parish.
Construction Update
Please allow me to give you a short update on our church vestibule remodel. As I mentioned in one of our past bulletins the remodel includes constructing special room for little children and their parents. Revising our main conference room so we will have a multi-purpose use room. Additionally, the vestibule will receive some stone decor finish and fresh paint. Part of the vestibule was transformed into a small votive candle shrine. This project should be finished before Holy Week celebrations. In the event of unexpected circumstances, we will resume finishing this project after Easter Sunday. Hopefully we will not have to do that. For now, we are on schedule.
This project received approval support from both our parish and finance councils and included in the budget for the year 2023/2024.
I would like to address the rumor that the project will cost $500,000. This rumor is far away from the truth. The cost for this project is estimated between $150,000 to $160,000. Please see Amy Saber if you need to see financial details regarding this project or any other parish financial wellbeing. There is nothing worse than spreading the rumors. This leads to divisions and miscommunication which makes any project difficult. It causes unnecessary stress and discomfort. And as always you can ask me any questions you may have.
Thank you for your patience and trust in my decisions to improve our place of worship and any evangelization programs in our parish. Without our Lord and you, nothing can be done. Let us support and pray for each other.
With prayer and dedication,
Fr. Gregory
Introduction to staff job descriptions
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Little Angels Room Construction Project
Dear parishioners, Before I present our next set of employees and their responsibilities, please allow me to share with you an observation that will, hopefully, trigger only a positive reaction. I’m writing it because my responsibility in my heart is the concern about everyone’s needs and their soul. But let’s get to it because I believe it is great news to share. On February 8, new construction will begin in the church vestibule and main conference room. Mass will continue to be celebrated as always so please do not feel concerned about that. We are constructing a place for little children and their parents. Commonly it is called a "cry room”, however, the finance and parish councils advised me to call it the “Little Angel" room. I like this name. It sounds welcoming which is what we want. The idea is to create a good environment for parents who have children to attend Mass together as a family, and if the children become fussy, they will still feel part of our parish. The St. Peter "Little Angel” room” will provide a place to calm down a child and at the same time continue to participate during Mass. This room will have a glass window which will allow parents to watch Mass and even explain to the children the importance of Mass and what is going on during Mass. There is always a debate what’s better - a “cry room” or nursery. They are both valuable but in my mind the cry room provides much better and substantial participation during Mass than a nursery. The “Little Angel" room gives the parent a special and continuous bond with his/her child. Attending Mass as a family gives parents the opportunity to catechize their little ones and for the parent it allows for participation during Mass. When a parent/parents drop off a child in nursery they create a very different environment. First, it creates separation from the parents, entrusting a child to a stranger (even if they know each other), lack of exposing children to eucharistic worship and some stress for a parent who might think during Mass, "Is my child ok? Is my child crying or happy to be there?" That causes destruction. Regarding this debate, I just provided my personal opinion which might be wrong since I have no children, therefore, I understand I will not fully understand parents with little children. So, what you read above is just my humble opinion and experience from the perspective of a priest. At this point, I’m not available to provide a nursery. It is a complicated process and not as easy as one might think. Bottom line, is my staff and I will provide, to the best of our ability, a welcoming environment for all. Children, young families, singles, young adults, adult and elderly you are all welcome and you are close to my heart. Lastly, there is another concern we need to address in an upcoming bulletin article. There is a need for change. We all need to work on changing our culture as we speak about Mass participation. It is so important. But that is for the next article. Now if you could, please take into your hands this week’s bulletin insert and get familiar with our staff and their duties. With prayer Fr. Gregory |
Staff Job Descriptions (continued)
February 2, 2024 Dear parishioners, Let us continue to know our staff members and their duties. It is so important for me that you get familiar with them and go to the right person if you need us. Communication is the key. Below I will outline the duties of Elementary School Faith Formation Director Victoria Goetz, Assistant Faith Formation Director Anna Weiler, Confirmation Director Sister Jackie (Salesian sister), Youth Ministry Director and Confirmation Teacher Sr. Quyen Pham, FMA, Fr. Rajeev Palliathra, and Fr. Gregory Golyzniak – Pastor. With prayer, Fr. Gregory I will begin with Victoria Goetz. Victoria became part of our church team two years ago. She is a person of great and positive energy who is a “mover and shaker”. She makes things happen and is very successful. I believe that she is successful because she is a person of prayer, dedicated to her family and the Lord. Of course, she loves and care for our children who come on Sunday to learn our Catholic faith. Victoria’s duties:
Victoria has a wonderful assistant named Anna Weiler. She is the daughter of a deacon who serves in the Air Force Academy. She is great parishioner and dedicated to the Lord and children. The Faith Formation assistant duties are:
Sister Jackie (Salesian sister) - Confirmation Director Sister Jackie came to us from her Mother House in Houston, Texas. Sister Jackie is very talented and finished a lot of extra teaching courses. She speaks Spanish and some Italian. Sister Jackie is a very talented musician and singer. She enjoys being around young people. She hasn’t yet made her final vows, so please keep her and her calling in your prayers. As the confirmation director, Sister Jackie’s duties are:
Sr. Quyen Pham, FMA - Youth Ministry and Confirmation Sister Pham came to us over 2 years ago from Salesian sister’s mother house inn Huston TX. Herself and her family came to United States from Vietnam. She is responsible for all the sisters living in the convent located in Colorado Springs. Sister Pham is full of energy and ideas which make our youth happy and they attend the meetings with joy. Sister Pham’s duties are: Youth Ministry - To build and nurture youth to live as disciples of Jesus by:
Fr. Rajeev Palliathra Fr. Rajeev came to us over a year ago from India. He is a member of the Holy Order of Benedictines in the state of Karala in India. He loves to be around people and his main skill is to preach missions to many groups. As Pastor Associate his duties are:
Fr. Gregory Golyzniak - Pastor Fr. Gregory came from Poland in 2002. He was working in the diocese of Syracuse, New York, for six years and moved to Colorado Springs in 2008. Fr. Gregory was appointed as pastor to St. Peter in 2013. Fr. Gregory’s duties are:
Additionally, upon Bishop Golka’s request and appointment, Fr. Gregory carries the following responsibilities in the diocese:
Fr. Gregory also provides sacred architecture consultation support in the Diocese of Tarnow in Poland. See below for additional job descriptions. |
January 25, 2024
Dear parishioners,
It has been a while since I promised to define our staff’s work responsibilities and their ministry engagements. The reason for this series of “job descriptions” is to improve communication between you (parishioners) and our church/school staff members. It has come to my attention that miscommunication happens frequently, especially in the last few months. The reason is because you (parishioners) often do not know where to go with your needs. Last week, the church/school staff met and everyone presented their job responsibilities verbally or on paper. We all agreed that from now on our theme is to send you to the right person instead of trying to help without consultation with the specific and appropriate employee(s). If someone makes a request that is not directed to the correct department, our staff will respectfully redirect you to the appropriate person. That way we are removing the “middle man”, which also will improve communication and help to eliminate misunderstandings. It will also help me as your pastor. In the near future (February), you will find business cards with employee names and job titles. Each employee will have their own card with their title and contact information. You will be able to take it home anytime you need it.
Please let me define the responsibilities of two employees in charge of very important ministries in our parish.
Melissa Smith - Health and Healing Ministry. As you know very well, Melissa is wearing many hats and doing many ministries at the same time. Her workload is very heavy. In the past, Melissa was the health and healing director. During COVID-19, I asked Melissa to help with the liturgy. Now that COVID is behind us, and with mutual agreement, Melissa will focus solely on the health and healing ministry. Melissa’s call is to serve people in need of healing. God has given her a special gift to help those in need.
Going forward, these are Melissa’s new responsibilities:
Funeral Planning and Coordination
Journeying through Grief
Care Notes
Upper Room Bible Study (nursing home activities)
Stephen Ministry Support
GriefShare support
Martha’s Ministry Support
Fostering Hope
Visiting Elderly and Nursing Homes
Meal Train Ministry Support
Mass Volunteer Coordinator and MSP assignments (this assignment is only until Easter Sunday)
Training of Extraordinary Eucharistic Ministers to the Homebound
Extra volunteer duties are: Order of Malta Masses and pro-life initiatives
As you see, she has many, many responsibilities. For good communication and respect for Melissa’s time, please refer to her ONLY in the above-mentioned roles.
CJ Johnson - Liturgy Ministry - CJ is an acolyte who will be ordained on May 25 of this year. He will be a permanent deacon like our other deacons. He is assuming his ministry in our parish on February 1 of this year. It will be a great experience for him and our parish. For good communication and for the respect of CJ’s time, please refer your questions and requests regarding parish liturgical duties listed below.
All duties related to Mass and other services in our parish. Especially weekend Masses, Lenten services, Holy Week Masses and services, etc.
Mass Volunteer Coordinator and MSP assignments (this assignment starts on Easter Monday)
Liturgy coordination with Sacramental preparation (First Communion, Confirmation)
Parish/school Penance Services
RCIA Rites Planning
Gym set-up for Christmas and Easter
Liturgy Meetings
Coordinate with Ushers, EMHC, Greeters and Mass Coordinators
Coordination of the Second Collections
Liturgical Minister Training
Other Liturgical Needs
Outside of the parish, CJ will be a spiritual leader to the Black Communities in the Diocese of Colorado Springs.
Next week, I would like to present to you our Faith Formation team, Victoria Goetz, Sister Jackie and Sister Pham.
Thank you for being part of St. Peter. I hope this new year will continue to be a year of good communication with each other. Please keep this insert for your records in case you need to read it again. If you ever have questions about who to contact for a particular request, please contact our office administrators Lisa Dore ([email protected]) and Jeannie Behr ([email protected]).
With many prayers,
Fr. Gregory
Dear parishioners,
It has been a while since I promised to define our staff’s work responsibilities and their ministry engagements. The reason for this series of “job descriptions” is to improve communication between you (parishioners) and our church/school staff members. It has come to my attention that miscommunication happens frequently, especially in the last few months. The reason is because you (parishioners) often do not know where to go with your needs. Last week, the church/school staff met and everyone presented their job responsibilities verbally or on paper. We all agreed that from now on our theme is to send you to the right person instead of trying to help without consultation with the specific and appropriate employee(s). If someone makes a request that is not directed to the correct department, our staff will respectfully redirect you to the appropriate person. That way we are removing the “middle man”, which also will improve communication and help to eliminate misunderstandings. It will also help me as your pastor. In the near future (February), you will find business cards with employee names and job titles. Each employee will have their own card with their title and contact information. You will be able to take it home anytime you need it.
Please let me define the responsibilities of two employees in charge of very important ministries in our parish.
Melissa Smith - Health and Healing Ministry. As you know very well, Melissa is wearing many hats and doing many ministries at the same time. Her workload is very heavy. In the past, Melissa was the health and healing director. During COVID-19, I asked Melissa to help with the liturgy. Now that COVID is behind us, and with mutual agreement, Melissa will focus solely on the health and healing ministry. Melissa’s call is to serve people in need of healing. God has given her a special gift to help those in need.
Going forward, these are Melissa’s new responsibilities:
Funeral Planning and Coordination
Journeying through Grief
Care Notes
Upper Room Bible Study (nursing home activities)
Stephen Ministry Support
GriefShare support
Martha’s Ministry Support
Fostering Hope
Visiting Elderly and Nursing Homes
Meal Train Ministry Support
Mass Volunteer Coordinator and MSP assignments (this assignment is only until Easter Sunday)
Training of Extraordinary Eucharistic Ministers to the Homebound
Extra volunteer duties are: Order of Malta Masses and pro-life initiatives
As you see, she has many, many responsibilities. For good communication and respect for Melissa’s time, please refer to her ONLY in the above-mentioned roles.
CJ Johnson - Liturgy Ministry - CJ is an acolyte who will be ordained on May 25 of this year. He will be a permanent deacon like our other deacons. He is assuming his ministry in our parish on February 1 of this year. It will be a great experience for him and our parish. For good communication and for the respect of CJ’s time, please refer your questions and requests regarding parish liturgical duties listed below.
All duties related to Mass and other services in our parish. Especially weekend Masses, Lenten services, Holy Week Masses and services, etc.
Mass Volunteer Coordinator and MSP assignments (this assignment starts on Easter Monday)
Liturgy coordination with Sacramental preparation (First Communion, Confirmation)
Parish/school Penance Services
RCIA Rites Planning
Gym set-up for Christmas and Easter
Liturgy Meetings
Coordinate with Ushers, EMHC, Greeters and Mass Coordinators
Coordination of the Second Collections
Liturgical Minister Training
Other Liturgical Needs
Outside of the parish, CJ will be a spiritual leader to the Black Communities in the Diocese of Colorado Springs.
Next week, I would like to present to you our Faith Formation team, Victoria Goetz, Sister Jackie and Sister Pham.
Thank you for being part of St. Peter. I hope this new year will continue to be a year of good communication with each other. Please keep this insert for your records in case you need to read it again. If you ever have questions about who to contact for a particular request, please contact our office administrators Lisa Dore ([email protected]) and Jeannie Behr ([email protected]).
With many prayers,
Fr. Gregory