COLORADO SPRINGS. Samantha Ross, the lead teacher for three-year-olds at Holy Apostles Preschool, was awarded a $1,000 grant from Colorado Springs Utilities for a “classroom makeover.” The grant was awarded through the utility company’s Community Focus Fund and was used to purchase new materials for the classroom. Robyn Tyboroski, assistant teacher at Holy Apostles Preschool, nominated Ross for the grant.

COLORADO SPRINGS. The annual Inferno Men’s Conference will take place Nov. 4 at the Antlers Hotel in downtown Colorado Springs. Speakers will include Bishop James Golka, Chris Stefanick, Father John Riccardo and Father Nathan Cromly.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Bishop James Golka will celebrate the annual diocesan Hispanic Heritage Mass on Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. at St. Gabriel the Archangel Parish. After the Mass, a celebration featuring music, folk dancing and food will take place in the parish hall. All are invited to attend. 

COLORADO SPRINGS. The 2023 Diocese of Colorado Springs Stewardship Conference took place Aug. 23 at St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Colorado Springs. The conference speakers included Bishop James Golka; Father Brian O’Brien of the Diocese of Tulsa; Eric McArdle, President of Catholic Stewardship Consultants; and Larry Denis III, a seminarian for the Diocese of Honolulu.

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Bishop Golka's Reflection on the Twentieth-First Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Bishop Golka's Reflection on the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

COLORADO SPRINGS. The territory for which the district council of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is responsible?   Much of Southern Colorado.  The current count of volunteers?  About 100.

 “The poor and marginalized of our community will really benefit when more parishes get involved,” said Steve Sisa, president of the Diocese of Colorado Springs District Council of the Society.

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland. The National Black Catholic Congress convention (NBCC) occurred this year from July 20-23 at the Gaylord National in National Harbor, Maryland. The Congress XIII theme was “Write the Vision: A Prophetic Call to Thrive.” The spiritual basis for the theme comes from Habakkuk 2:2-4: “Then the LORD answered me and said: ‘Write down the vision; Make it plain upon tablets, so that the one who reads it may run. For the vision is a witness for the appointed time, a testimony to the end; it will not disappoint. If it delays, wait for it, it will surely come, it will not be late. See, the rash have no integrity; but the just one who is righteous because of faith shall live.’”

COLORADO SPRINGS. The Sisters of Life of St. Mary Magdalene Convent in Denver will present a one-day retreat on Oct. 7 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.  at St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Colorado Springs.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Roughly 120 couples and their families gathered at St. Mary’s Cathedral July 30 for the annual diocesan wedding anniversary mass, which recognizes couples celebrating milestone anniversaries.