Weekly Announcements

Mass schedule:

Tuesday, December 7: 5:30pm (Vigil Mass)

Wednesday, December 8: 8am & 7pm

Annual National Night of Prayer - December 8, after 7pm Mass
Please join us for three hours of Eucharistic Adoration in the church immediately following the 7pm evening Mass on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. Each hour will be led by one of our deacon candidates with Benediction right before 11pm. Come pray in solidarity with Catholics across the country for an end to abortion.

During Advent, two priests will be available to hear Confessions at the regularly scheduled times.

Please make plans to linger in the gathering area for a delicious treat and fellowship hosted by Savio Teens and Confirmation students.

Please join us in serving Him! We are in need of ushers and Mass coordinators to help His Masses run smoothly. Can we count on you? Please attend one of the following trainings: 

Friday, December 10, 9-9:30am

Sunday, December 12, 9:30-10am

We hope the Holy Spirit nudges you to serve Him in this special way. RSVP to melissa.smith@peterthetock.org. Thank you!

The purpose of the traveling chalice program is to pray for priests and priestly vocations because we need good, holy priests to bring us the Eucharist. The chalice is the sacred cup that the priest uses at Mass in which the Precious Blood of Jesus is consecrated and then given to the faithful. We hope through our efforts and God’s grace that this spiritual devotion will plant the seed of a priestly vocation in many young men. For more information, contact Melissa Smith. Click here to sign up to host the chalice in your home.

Our Faith Formation and Confirmation students are teaming up for a Christmas service project to benefit the Marian House. To support the project, please bring full-size personal care items such as shampoo, conditioner, soap, dish and laundry detergent, toothpaste, paper towels and toilet paper to the gathering area by December 12. Thank you for supporting the efforts of our students as they learn the importance of helping those in need.

Five First Saturdays Devotion In Reparation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary - December 4
8:40am - 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. During these most troubled times in our country, prayer, fasting and penance are our recommended weapons against evil. Our Lady of Fatima’s message is just as important today as when she first appeared back in 1917. 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.

BINGO - Saturday, December 4
5:30pm - doors open, concessions available
6:30pm - BINGO begins  

Join us for the St. Peter Parish Rosary (Glorious Mysteries) at 10am and experience for yourself the grace of Jesus through Mary drawing you into the Celebration of the Eucharist and the eternal Kingship of Christ. If you are unable to come, click here to pray along with us.

Savio "Saints" Meeting - Sunday, December 5, 11:30am-1pm
For more information, contact Sr. Pham.

Middle School Youth Group Christmas Celebration - Monday, December 6, 3:45-5pm
All middle school students are invited to join Sr. Pham in the PMC to celebrate the arrival of the Christmas season. Please bring your favorite dessert and a $5 gift for a fun game. For more information, contact Sr. Pham.

Christmas Concert - O Holy Night - December 10, 7pm
Spend the evening enjoying the glorious musical talents of J.J. Kaelin, Theresa Phillips, Pam Chaddon and Robert Lambrech. The Christmas concert is an annual tradition and we are pleased to welcome the entire community. Join us and be immersed in the beauty of the Advent season, and the hope and joy we find in the birth of Christ. The concert is free. Donations will be accepted to benefit Tri-Lakes Cares.

Fellowship Weekend Social - December 11 & 12, after 5pm Mass
Linger in the gathering area after all Masses for a delicious treat and fellowship hosted by Savio Teens.

Join the JOY International Advocates on Monday, December 13, 7pm, in the PMC to wrap Christmas gifts and write Christmas cards for local survivors of human trafficking. We will pray for the staff and residents at Sarah’s Home in Peyton and will also enjoy holiday music and refreshments. We hope to see you there!

Once again, the church will be decorated with beautiful, live poinsettias for our Christmas Masses. If you would like to purchase a poinsettia in honor of a loved one, please place your order by December 10. The cost is $23 per plant. Make checks payable to St. Peter Catholic Church and write the name of your loved one in the memo section so he or she can be remembered in the bulletin.

The Tri-Lakes Cares giving tree will be in the gathering area with gift requests on November 25. Simply take the tag from the tree, purchase the requested gift and return it unwrapped to the tree by December 8. Click here to browse our online giving tree. Gift wrap, gift bags and cash donations are always accepted and sincerely appreciated. If you have any questions, please contact Sandy Feldkamp, 719-351-3113. With your help, we can continue to bring HOPE and JOY to community members who need it most.

A variety of olive wood carvings including Jesus, the Virgin Mary, the Holy Family, angels, saints, Christmas ornaments, crosses and crucifixes will be available for purchase in the gathering area. Bethlehem Handicrafts continues to provide a platform for the Christian artists of Bethlehem to showcase their beautiful olive wood figurines in these unprecedented times. For more information and to view available products, please click here.

Please add the names of your loved ones to our Book of the Faithful Departed. It will be available in the vestibule throughout the month of November. 

Click here to learn about the December Respect Life activities.

Join vocalist J.J. Kaelin, violinist Theresa Phillips, cellist Pam Chaddon, and pianist Robert Lambrech for "O Holy Night" on Friday, December 10, at 7pm. Enjoy traditional, classic and contemporary holiday favorites, carols, fiddling, a sing-a-long and more. This concert is free and open to the public. Donations will be accepted to benefit Tri-Lakes Cares, a community-supported resource center that provides critical resources in northern El Paso Country through emergency, self-sufficiency, and relief programs. Click here for more information.

Please join us in learning how to enter into interior silence so as to hear the promptings of the Child Jesus and the Blessed Virgin Mary. We pray the Parish Rosary at 10am Sunday and individually on other days, we make handcrafted rosaries for worldwide missions and other local parishes, we will be planning adult education support for 2022, and we have begun youth education support with our parish school and youth programs. If you are interested to learn more, to join the ministry, or simply to help out when you can, please contact Elaine Martinez at emartinezemm@comcast.net. We meet at 10:15am most First Saturdays in the PMC for about an hour.

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