Several priests will be available to hear Confessions.

Most people spend the time leading up to Christmas feeling overwhelmed, stressed, and stuck. Caught in the complexity and busyness of the holiday season, we end up striving for all the things that aren’t worth having. It’s no wonder the beauty, meaning, joy and life-changing power of Christmas has become lost! This year, do something different. Reclaim the peace that can only come from simplicity this Christmas. Sign up for BEST ADVENT EVER and receive short, inspiring videos in your inbox every morning for free to help you focus your day on what matters most. Sign up here.

FOCCUS Facilitator Training - Saturday, January 28, 8:30am- 3pm
If you are a FOCCUS facilitator and are interested in a refresher or you and your spouse are interested and in need of training, we have a FOCCUS Facilitator Training coming soon! This free training session will be held at St. Patrick. Lunch will be provided.
If you have any questions or would like to register, please contact Gary Niemerg, gniemerg@diocs.org or 719-866-6533.

Please click here to review a list of the many upcoming Respect Life activities and events.

Join us for the St. Peter Parish Rosary at 10am and experience for yourself the love of Jesus and Mary drawing you into the Celebration of the Eucharist. If you are unable to come, click here for recordings to pray along with us, Sundays and throughout the week.

104,954 rosaries prayed so far by St. Peter parishioners! If you would like your prayed rosary count to be included in our parish tally, just fill in an anonymous tally sheet on the rosary table and place in the glass vase at your convenience, or email Elaine Martinez at emartinezemm@comcast.net with your recurring weekly count to be included automatically.

JOY Advocates Meeting - Tuesday, November 30, 7pm
Our group of JOY International Advocates meets monthly to pray for and encourage the survivors and staff at Sarah’s Home. We also plan outreach activities and awareness events such as the recent Hope Bag collection. Join us in the PMC to learn more and add your prayers to this worthy cause. All are welcome!

First Reconciliation - Thursday, December 1, 6pm

Parish Penance Service - Thursday, December 1, 6:30pm

Amazing Women's Guild - Sunday, December 2 , after 8:15am Mass
All women of the parish are invited for brunch and Christmas caroling in the PMC.

Five First Saturdays Devotion In Reparation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary - December 3 
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.

For our Christmas Masses, we will decorate the church with beautiful, live poinsettias. If you would like to purchase a poinsettia in honor of a loved one, please place your order by December 12. The cost is $20 per plant. You may place your order online here.

Immediately following the 7pm Mass we will participate in the annual National Night of Prayer for Life. Eucharistic Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will be from 8pm until 10pm.
Come for the full two hours or part of the evening. There will be a short period of time for silent meditation after each Rosary for Life and Divine Mercy Chaplet.
8-8:15pm - Father Gregory (Exposition)
8:15-8:45pm - Deacon Tom Tenpenny: Joyful Mysteries and Divine Mercy Chaplet
8:45-9:15pm - Deacon Candidate Nolan Behr: Luminous Mysteries and Divine Mercy Chaplet
9:15-9:45pm - Deacon Candidate Marc Wood: Glorious Mysteries and Divine Mercy Chaplet
9:45-10pm - Deacon Scotty Bowen (Reposition)
NOTE: St. Peter will host the Diocesan Respect Life Friday Mass the next morning at 8:15am. We will follow Mass with the Sorrowful Mysteries and Divine Mercy Chaplet. Please join us in prayer for Life on Friday Morning, December 9.

The purpose of this PARISH-WIDE enthronement is for our families to turn in total surrender to Jesus, The Divine Mercy, to be the King of our homes and entire family lineage. The kits are $8 and include an 8 x 10 image of the Divine Mercy. If you are interested or have questions, contact Theresa Knapp at 719-502-5827. You must RSVP for this Enthronement.

Our Lady of Guadalupe Diocesan Celebration - Sunday, December 11
1:30pm Gathering at Acacia Park (Tejon & Bijou St.)
2pm Procession from Acacia Park to St. Mary’s Cathedral
3pm Bilingual Mass celebrated by Bishop James R. Golka
(Food and celebration in the Cathedral Centre After Mass)
The Most Reverend James R. Golka, Bishop of Colorado Springs, invites you to the 2022 diocesan celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the patroness of our diocese. The procession route is N. Tejon Ave.—W. Colorado Ave.—S. Cascade Ave.—Bijou St.

The Healing Sacraments are privileged moments where God intervenes in our suffering. They are an act of humility and an acknowledgement that our brokenness can only be made whole through Him. Our Lord Jesus Christ, physician of our souls and bodies, has willed that His Church continue in the power of the Holy Spirit, His work of healing and salvation. Join Father Gregory Golyzniak in the PMC for his presentation "The Sacraments: Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick". All are welcome to come learn more. Refreshments for a donation. To RSVP (especially, if you want pizza), please contact stephanierkemp@gmail.com or 719-481-4355.

The Office of the Permanent Diaconate invites men who are interested in being considered as deacon candidates to submit applications. To begin the application process, please send an email to Deacon Cliff Donnelly, Director of Deacon Formation, at cdonnelly@diocs.org. For more information on the formation program, click here.

You: Life, Love, and the Theology of the Body is a unique program which reveals to teens (grades 9-12) their value as a person: their bodies, their sexuality, and their individual call to love. Filmed on location all over the world, the program features teens as well as respected Catholic leaders. It addresses, head on, many of the issues teens are already exposed to via entertainment media, societal pressures, and their own interactions with each other. This program will give teens the answers and the tools they need to successfully and safely navigate through life. The class will be held on Wednesdays in the PMC, room 4, through April 26. The registration deadline is January 15. To register, contact Tara Stone.

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. This is a wonderful way to prepare for Lent. Join us for A Biblical Walk Through the Mass beginning next January 19 at 9am18. Contact Barbara Brown, mountainkid@comcast.net for more information.

The American Heritage Girls troop at Our Lady of Loreto in Aurora will be placing wreaths on the graves of veterans at Fort Logan National Cemetery on Saturday, December 17, 2022, partnering with Wreaths Across America. Their goal this year is 1000 wreaths. Please consider sponsoring a wreath for $15! Donate here to support the efforts of Lucy and Molly, granddaughters of two St. Peter parishioners. Or, send a check payable to AHG Troop CO0317 with St. Peter in the memo line and mail to Amy Frazier, 15827 Siena Ter, Parker, CO 80134.

You can sponsor a wreath to be placed on a specific headstone during checkout too! Our collection deadline this year is November 27, 2022. Questions? Please email mrsamyfrazier@gmail.com. Thank you for honoring our country's heroes!

Due to scheduling issues, the annual Christmas Concert will not be held this year. Our musicians look forward to resuming the annual concert in December 2023.

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