Weekly Announcements

Are you or someone you know interested in becoming Catholic or learning more about the Catholic faith? RCIA, the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, is a process that includes weekly classes where you will be introduced to the beliefs and practices of the Roman Catholic Church. Deacon Tom Dickinson and his team of Catechists will help you explore what it means to be a Christian and prepare you to enter fully into our faith community through the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist. We welcome all who are new to the faith, the baptized or unbaptized, Catholics who have not completed the sacraments, and anyone who is simply searching for God. RCIA begins in the fall and concludes in the spring. For more information, contact Deacon Tom at tdickinson@diocs.org.

Sponsors needed: Confirmed, practicing Catholics who would like to participate in the RCIA process as a sponsor are invited to contact Deacon Tom.

An in-person Catholic Engaged Encounter Retreat is scheduled for August 14 & 15 at the Ponderosa Retreat Center. For more information or to register, click here.

The date for the August book group has changed from August 3 to August 10. The group will meet at 2pm in the PMC to discuss George Weigel's book "The Next Pope, The Office of Peter and a Church in Mission". All women of the parish are welcome to come to listen/discuss this well written and insightful book. For more information, contact Sue Andzik at 719-359-2471. 

The picnic planning committee is looking for volunteers to help with the parish picnic on Sunday, August 15. If you are willing to lend a hand, please contact Teresa Crichton (719 331-7332) or Kathryn Pietch (408-306-0412).

The Order of Malta will again be traveling to Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine in France for their annual pilgrimage from August 31 to September 8. They would like to extend an invitation to carry your prayer intentions especially for your loved ones who are ill. They will present them to Our Lady of Lourdes in the Sacred Grotto. You will find the blank prayer petitions by the Stature of Our Lady of Lourdes in the gathering area.

Classes begin Sunday, September 12. Register before July 31 and receive a $10 discount. 

Please join us to the pray the Rosary after the 8am Mass and before the 10:30am Mass. If you are unable to come, click here to pray along with us.

The Knights welcome all parish members to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe, express the unity of the Knights of Columbus with our parish, and reaffirm our dedication to the sanctity of human life. It is to the Blessed Mother that we turn in prayer as we work to end the culture of death that grips our society. As we think in terms of ‘One Life, One Rose,’ it is most appropriate that we turn to Our Lady of Guadalupe who made known her will through Juan Diego and the miracle of the roses. Please join us for this special event. If you have any questions, please contact PGK Bob Knapp at rjknapp06@comcast.net.

GriefShare - Wednesday, August 4, 2-4pm
The loss of a spouse will change your life. Forever. If you're experiencing this unique type of loss, please join us for a special session of GriefShare in the Parish Ministry Center. You'll connect with others who've been there, hear what to expect in your grief, and learn ways to cope with this new normal. No need to register, just come and join us. Questions? Contact melissa.smith@petertherock.org.  

 

We are pleased to resume our annual parish picnic at Fox Run Park with Mass, lunch and games and activities. Main dishes, chips, soft drinks, water and flatware will be provided. Last name A-M: please bring dessert; last name N-Z, please bring a side dish (no chips, please). Don't forget to bring chairs, hats and sunscreen and please feel free to dress casually.

St. Pope Pius X, Holy See (1903-1914), a devotee to Mary as Our Lady of Confidence said, “Can anyone fail to see that there is no surer or more direct road than by Mary to unite all mankind in Christ, that we may be holy and immaculate in the sight of God?" The TJTM Ministry invites you to help bring souls closer to Christ through His Blessed Mother; Lead Rosary prayer, make rosaries to gift locally and world-wide, or help plan and execute Rosary promoting activities. For more information, please contact Elsie Coyne at edel@centurylink.net, or Elaine Martinez at emartinezemm@comcast.net.

Click here to make an offering via our safe, secure and convenient online giving program. 

The Mass is nothing short of amazing. Through it, we encounter God in the most intimate way possible as we hear him speak to us in the Liturgy of the Word and as we receive him Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity in the Holy Eucharist. In his video-based study A Biblical Walk Through the Mass, Dr. Edward Sri explores the roots of the words and gestures we experience at Mass and explains their profound significance. This fascinating tour of the Mass will renew your faith and deepen your love for and devotion to the Holy Eucharist. For more information or to register, contact Barbara Brown at mountainkid@comcast.net.

24-part Bible Study offered Mondays from Sept 20 – April 25, 6:30-8:30pm in the PMC:

In this pastoral, practical approach to Scripture, discover how fourteen of the Bible’s narrative books tell the biblical story from beginning to end. Using a unique color-coded chart, learn the major people, places and events of the Bible and how they all come together to reveal the story of our faith. The Bible Timeline will teach you how to read and understand the Bible and introduce you to the wonderful narrative of the Bible in a way that will transform your life.

$40 for the Bible Timeline workbook study set if registered by August 31, the cost increases to $46 or more after August 31. Registration comes with online access to all videos, in case you miss a class or Covid restrictions prevent some in-person meetings.

For more information and/or to register, contact Phil & Sonja Beaudoin at beaud181@regis.edu.

24-part Bible Study offered Wednesdays from Sept 22 – April 27 at two different times in the PMC:

Daytime study: 1pm-3pm

Evening study: 6:30pm-8:30pm

Jeff Cavins explains how Jesus is challenging and empowering us to achieve a new level of holiness and how, to live it, we must be thoroughly immersed in the kingdom of heaven on earth, the Church. Matthew provides the key to understanding the New Testament and Christ as the fulfillment of God’s plan.

$40 for the Matthew workbook study set if registered by August 31, the cost increases to $46 or more after August 31. Registration comes with online access to all videos, in case you miss a class or Covid restrictions prevent some in-person meetings.

For more information and/or to register:

Daytime study: Mary Kay George at mkgeorge308@aol.com

Evening study: Dave & Diane Highland at d_highland@yahoo.com