Weekly Announcements

This amazing experience is done worldwide to help parishes dig into Holy Scripture and find rest in the foundation of our Catholic faith. At the conclusion of 5:30pm Mass on Thursday, September 16, Fr. Gregory will begin reading from a large Marathon Bible as he processes to the Chapel. There we will read the entire Bible from Genesis to Revelation in succession over the next two to three days. Please click here to sign up for one, two or three 20-minute slots. All parishioners are encouraged to participate.

Please come to the large conference room after to Mass to welcome our new school principal. Pastries will be served.

Respect Life Movie Night - August 21, 6pm
You're invited to room 3 of the PMC for Edith Stein: The Seventh Chamber, a moving, artistic portrayal of the life of St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, starring Maia Morgenstern who went on to play Mother Mary in Mel Gibson's Passion of the Christ. The movie captures the interior struggles of this extraordinary, Jewish-born philosopher, Catholic convert and contemplative Carmelite martyr of the 20th century. For more information, contact Stephanie Kemp (stephanierkemp@gmail.com or 719-481-4355). (Filmed in Italian with English subtitles, 110 minutes long.)  

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. 

Ad Orientem Mass - August 26, 5:30pm
Instruction booklets will be available in the vestibule.

Would your son or daughter like to become an Altar Server? They could be up close to the source and summit of our faith: the sacrifice of the Eucharist! Training is available on the following dates:

Please contact Melissa Smith to register.

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.

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.

Fiat Family Fest helps families escape from the distractions and busyness of the world and to reconnect their relationships with God and each other through fun and faith formation. During the weekend, each family member will be invited to a life-changing encounter with Our Lord so that the joy, peace and blessings experienced can be renewed at home. The retreat will be at the Ponderosa Retreat and Conference Center in Larkspur, September 3-5. For details, visit JoyfullyCatholic.org.

If you listen carefully as you meditate on and contemplate the Mysteries of Christ’s life when praying the Rosary you might hear His Mother calling. She is asking for help in fighting the battle against the growing tide of evil. Can you take some time from the hustle-bustle of this world’s activities to aide Her in Her mission to defeat Satan and his minions? For details please contact Elsie Coyne at edel@centurylink.net+ or Elaine Martinez at emartinezemm@comcast.net. Pray the Petition half of the 54 Day Novena https://rosarycoasttocoast.com/novena-for-our-nation.

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