A lead teacher is needed to teach 6th grade Faith Formation for the remainder of the year. The lead teacher will have the assistance of an adult helper and co-catechist in the classroom. If you have taught classes before and may be interested, please text or email Victoria Goetz (318-230-8888 or victoria.goetz@petertherock.org).

On December 4, Faith Formation and Confirmation classes will be held at the school. Faith and fellowship for parents will be in the school cafeteria and the children of parents in the fellowship group will be in the school lecture hall.

The Knights are hosting a convention in the PMC on December 3 & 4. Saturday evening Mass may be a little more crowded than usual. Thank you, in advance, for showing our guests courtesy and kindness!

Growing Up: From Girl to Woman Class
Not sure how to sit down with your daughter and have “the talk”? Mothers and daughters are invited to attend this class together in an atmosphere of love and learning to discuss the important topic of growing up and becoming a woman. The remaining one time classes in 2022 will be held on Saturday, December 3, from 1-3pm, at St. Francis Hospital. For more information and registration, visit www.centura.org/sfbirth (scroll down to Patient Resources, and click Birth & Family Education Classes and in the Search Criteria type Growing Up).

SPCS Christmas Program - Monday, December 5, 6pm
Please join us in the church for an evening of Christmas music courtesy of our SPCS students. All are welcome!  

   - Vigil Mass at 5:30pm

   - Mass at 8:15am & 7pm

   - Parish offices are closed

   - No Confessions or 5:30pm Mass

All ladies of the parish are invited for food and fellowship at Biaggi's Ristorante Italiano (1805 Briargate Parkway). Carpooling is encouraged. RSVP by noon on Monday, December 12, to Karen B. at 719-321-6288 or bishopia@msn.com. Mark your calendar for the lunch bunch at Bella Panini in Palmer Lake on Thursday, January 19. Reservations are required. Additional details coming soon.

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

All are welcome!

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.

105,282 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.

Savio: Preparing Our Hearts for Christmas  - Sunday, December 4, 6:15-8pm
All high school students are invited to come and prepare for the birth of our savior! The group meets in the PMC. Contact Sr. Pham for more information.

SPCS Christmas Program - Monday, December 5, 6pm

Vigil Mass of Immaculate Conception, a holy day of obligation - Wednesday, December 7, 5:30pm

No Confessions or 5:30pm Mass - Thursday, December 8

Masses for Immaculate Conception, a holy day of obligation - Thursday, December 8, 8:15am & 7pm

Parish offices closed - Thursday, December 8 

Annual National Night of Prayer for Life - Thursday, December 8 
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.

Diocesan Friday Respect Life Mass - December 9, 8:15am
Join Father Gregory to pray for the victims of abortion and America's return to a culture of life.

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.

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.

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 9am. Contact Barbara Brown, mountainkid@comcast.net for more information.

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.

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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