The parish offices will be closed on Monday, September 6, in observance of Labor Day.
Bible Marathon - RESERVE YOUR SPOT!
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.
Pray the Rosary with the traveling statue of Our Lady of Fatima
Patti Morgan will host the traveling statue of Our Lady of Fatima the week of September 11. From Patti: "We are so blessed to have Our Lady come to our home
on the 20th anniversary of September 11. We invite families, school children and parishioners to pray the Rosary in our home or yours between September 11 and 18. Or unite your prayers and special intentions with ours as we pray for our children and our country during this momentous week." Please call or text Patti 719-229-2554 if you would like to schedule a time to come to our home and PRAY the ROSARY together - Patriotic Rosary, Scriptural Rosary, Divine Mercy Chaplet in Song…whatever moves you to PRAY!
Vendors wanted for SPCS Holiday Boutique and Bake Sale
The St. Peter Catholic School H&SA is taking applications now for quality crafters for our 11th annual Holiday Boutique. If you have a knack for knitting, a talent for turning junk into art or sell amazingly beautiful gift items, we'd love to have you join us! Just drop an email to
HolidayBoutique@petertherock.org to request an application. The boutique is set for
Saturday, November 13, from 9am to 3pm at St. Peter Catholic School. We feature more than 70 vendors of all kinds, and offer free admission, free parking, plus a raffle with fabulous CASH prizes! There's also a room FULL of homemade holiday cookies and treats available for purchase. It's one of the biggest and best holiday craft and gift sales in Northern El Paso County. Follow us on Facebook at
St. Peter Catholic School Holiday Boutique & Craft Fair.
Five First Saturdays Devotion- September 4
8:30am - Rosary
9am - Mass
The Colorado Springs Order of Malta invites you to First Saturday Devotions to Mary. Mass will be celebrated by a Chaplain of the Order of Malta. All parishioners in the diocese are invited to attend. We encourage you to please come and pray with us for peace to combat the violence and mayhem in our country and in the world. Some excerpts from The Five First Saturdays Devotion pamphlet by Fr. Donald Calloway, MIC, may be found
here.
St. Peter Parish Rosary - Sunday, September 5, 9am & 10am
Join us for the St. Peter Parish Rosary after 8am Mass and at 10am. If you are unable to come, click
here to pray along with us.
MOPS kicks-off on Thursday, September 9
Whether you are expecting your first baby or you are a seasoned mom of young children, MOPS offers an opportunity to connect with other moms for fun and fellowship in a faith-based environment. We will be meeting every 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month from 6:30-8pm in the PMC. Childcare will not be provided, but as always, non-mobile babies are always welcome. We also get together for playdates at parks/kid-friendly places and Mom's Night Out. For more information, please contact Tatiana O'Hanlon at
tatiohanlon@gmail.com.
Amazing Women's Guild Meeting - September 10, after 8am Mass
All women of the parish are invited to the PMC for a light breakfast and a "State of the Parish" presentation by Fr. Gregory.
Altar Server Training
New training opportunities for young people interested in becoming altar servers. Current servers are also welcome.
Saturday, September 11, 3-4:30pm
Sunday, September 12, 11:45am-1:15pm
Faith Formation and Confirmation begins September 12
Savio Teens Intro Night - September 13, 5:30pm
High school students: Please come to the PMC to learn about the fun and exciting opportunities Sr. Pham and her team have planned for you!
SPAGHETTI SUPPERS ARE BACK!
Knights of Columbus Spaghetti Supper - September 18, 5:30-7pm
Let the Knights serve supper for you in Jaeger Hall! Adults are $7 and children under 12 are $4. Proceeds benefit the St. Peter community.
Respect Life Dinner - Wednesday, October 6, 6pm
The dinner is SOLD OUT. If you wish to be put on a waiting list for potential seats that become available, contact Mary Theresa Thomas, the diocesan special projects coordinator at 719- 866-6460, or Stephanie Kemp at 719-481-4355.
Catholic Women's Book Group date change
The Catholic Women's Book Group will meet on September 14, a week later than normal, due to the Labor Day holiday.
The time and place remain the same, 2pm, upstairs in the PMC.
Are you curious about becoming Catholic?
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.
Would you like to make rosaries, lead Rosary pray, and/or plan Rosary activities? Join the
To Jesus Through Mary Ministry team
, a versatile group working to spread Our Lady of the Rosary’s Fatima message to bring souls to God through Jesus with special focus on the Holy Rosary. Some of us craft rosaries to gift locally and to world-wide missions, some lead parish Sunday Rosary prayer and some enact Rosary promoting activities and presentations, but all of us gather monthly to plot our course. For details, please contact Elsie Coyne at
edel@centurylink.net or Elaine Martinez at
emartinezemm@comcast.net.
Online Giving
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here to make an offering via our safe, secure and convenient online giving program.
Bible Studies beginning in September
Walk through the Mass Study - beginning September 9, 8:45am or 7pm, for five weeks
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.
The Bible Timeline: The Story of Salvation, presented by Jeff Cavins
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.
Cost and Registration
$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.
Matthew: The King and His Kingdom, Presented by Jeff Cavins
24-part Bible Study offered Wednesdays from Sept 22 – April 27. The daytime study is full but there is room in the evening (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.
Cost and Registration
$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:
Book study at Holy Trinity
Holy Trinity will host a book study on Rod Dreher's book,
Live Not by Lies, in the Hope House starting on September 15. The 10-week book study will meet on Wednesdays from 6:30-8pm. Please contact Kathy Hake via the parish office at 719-633-2132, x1000 or
holytrinitycatholicparish@comcast.net for more information or to sign up.