December Events

Tuesday, Dec. 8th - Feast of the Immaculate Conception

Masses offered throughout the diocese for this Holy day of obligation. 

 

Thursday, Dec. 10th - Epic Church History Study

When: 7pm

Where: James' place...6535 Denim Drive, Colorado Springs

 

Sunday, Dec. 13th - Soccer/Volleyball

When: 4 pm

Where: Holy Trinity field/gym 

 

Tuesday, Dec. 15th - Dinner at Rock Bottom Brewery

When: 6:30pm

Where: 3316 Cinema Point, Colorado Springs, CO 80922
Contact: Call Jonathan with any questions 361-549-9856

 

Sunday, Dec. 20th - Soccer/Volleyball

When: 4 pm

Where: Holy Trinity field/gym 

 

Friday, Dec. 25th - Merry Christmas!!!

 

Thursday, Dec. 31st - New Years Eve Party

When: 8pm

Where:Bob Burn's crib... 

Contact: Call Jonathan for more info 361-549-9856

 

Other Activities in the Area

Friday, Dec. 11th - Theology on Tap

When: 8pm...people begin gathering at 8pm and the speaker start at 8:30pm

Where: Braun's Bar & Grill in Denver (1055 Auraria Pkwy, Denver 80204)

Speaker/Topic:  Dr. Christian Brugger..."Killing Some to Save Others: Is embryonic stem cell research still relevant?" 

 

Coming Soon... Bible Study, in Jan 2010!

Also coming soon ... Ski trip ...

Epic Cancellation

Please be advised that the Epic history study for tonight is cancelled due to the weather. We will resume November 5th. Be safe out there!

October/November Activities

October
Thursday, Oct. 29th - Epic Church History Study
When: 7pm
Where: James and Josh's new place...6535 Denim Drive, Colorado Springs

Friday, Oct. 30th - Guys Night
When: 6:30pm
Where: Jonathan's house...email us for more details

Friday, Oct. 30th - Girls Night
When: 6:30pm
Where: Elizabeth's house...email us for more details

November
Sunday, Nov. 1st - Soccer/Volleyball...all skill levels welcome!
When: 4pm
Where: Holy Trinity field/gym (3122 Poinsetta Drive, Colorado Springs, 80907)

Thursday, Nov. 5th - Epic Church History Study
When: 7pm
Where: James and Josh's place...6535 Denim Drive

Sunday, Nov. 8th - Soccer/Volleyball
When: 4pm
Where: Holy Trinity field/gym

Thursday, Nov. 12th - Epic Church History Study
When: 7pm
Where: James and Josh's place...6535 Denim Drive

Sunday, Nov. 15th - Soccer/Volleyball
When: 4pm
Where: Holy Trinity field/gym

Tuesday, Nov. 17th - Dinner at Zio's Italian Kitchen
When: 6:30pm
Where: 6650 Corporate Drive, Colorado Springs 80919

Thursday, Nov. 19th - Epic Church History Study
When: 7pm
Where: James and Josh's place...6535 Denim Drive

Sunday, Nov. 22nd - Soccer/Volleyball
When: 4pm
Where: Holy Trinity field/gym

Other Activities in the Area
Friday, Nov. 6th - Theology on Tap
When: 8pm...people begin gathering at 8pm and the speaker start at 8:30pm
Where: Braun's Bar & Grill in Denver (1055 Auraria Pkwy, Denver 80204)
Speaker/Topic: Mark Shea...101 Reasons Not To Be Catholic (apologetics)

Saturday, Nov. 14th - Vigil Praise
When: 7pm
Where: St. John Vianney Seminary in Denver (1300 S. Steele St., Denver 80210)
What: Young adults are invited to Vigil Praise hosted by the seminarians. Vigil Praise includes contemporary worship music, Divine Office prayer, Eucharistic adoration and confession followed by fellowship at the John Paul II Center. This is an awesome experience that the seminarians organize each month.

September 2009 Gravity Events

Sept. 6th (Sunday) ~ Soccer/Volleyball
Holy Trinity Church field/gym at 4pm (3122 Poinsetta Dr, Colorado Springs, 80907)
All skill levels welcome!!

Sept. 7th (Monday) ~ Labor Day BBQ!!!
What: Great food, fellowship, soccer, ultimate frisbee, etc.
What (again): We will provide the hamburgers and brats for grillin'. Please bring a side dish, dessert or drinks to share.
When: 12pm
Where: Fox Run Park (2110 Stella Dr. in Black Forest)
We will be on the east side of the park...after turning left on to Stella from Roller Coaster, take a right into the park and veer right at the sign.
Contact: Josh at (719) 440-4312. Please call if you need directions or can't find us on Monday.

Sept. 13th (Sunday) ~ Soccer/Volleyball
Holy Trinity Church field/gym at 4pm

Sept. 17th (Thursday) ~ Epic Church History Study
When: 7pm
Where: St. Gabriel Catholic Church (8755 Scarborough Dr, Colorado Springs, 80920)

Sept. 20th (Sunday) ~ Soccer/Volleyball
Holy Trinity Church field/gym at 4pm

Sept. 24th (Thursday) ~ Epic Church History Study
When: 7pm
Where: St. Gabriel's

Sept. 25th (Friday) ~ Girls Night
When: 6:30pm
Where: Breanne's place
More details to follow for just the girls. :)

Sept. 25th (Friday) ~ Guys Night
When: 6:30pm
Where: James and Josh's apartment
More details to follow for the guys.

Sept. 27th (Sunday) ~ Soccer/Volleyball
Holy Trinity Church field/gym at 4pm

Oct. 1st (Thursday) ~ Epic Church History Study
When: 7pm
Where: St. Gabriel's

Oct. 3rd (Saturday) ~ Community Service
What: We are volunteering to help with the Walk to Fight Diabetes being held at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. We will be helping to direct traffic/parking on Saturday morning. A few hours of service to help with a great cause! Please email us soon for more details and to let us know that you would like to help.

Other Activities in the Area
Sept. 5th-7th ~ Colorado Balloon Classic
What: Each morning the hot air balllons take off and each night there's a balloon glow. Check out the website for more info...www.balloonclassic.com
Where: Memorial Park near downtown Colorado Springs

Sept. 12th (Saturday) ~ Vigil Praise
When: 7pm
Where: St. John Vianney Theological Seminary in Denver (1300 S Steele St., Denver, 80210)
What: Young adults are invited to Vigil Praise hosted by seminarians that include contemporary worship music, Divine Office prayer, Eucharistic adoration and confession followed by fellowship at the John Paul II Center. This is an awesome experience that the seminarians hold each month.

Sept. 18th (Friday) ~ Theology on Tap
When: 8pm...people begin gathering at 7:30 and the speaker starts at 8pm
Where: Braun's Bar & Grill in Denver (1055 Auraria Pkwy., Denver, 80204)
Speaker/Topic: Fr. Loya, STB, MA from Chicago will be speaking on Theology of the Body.

Sept. 25th (Friday) ~ Young Adult Pot-Luck/West Coast Swing Lessons
When: 6:30pm
What: All young adults 18-35, married and single are invited to a Parish Pot Luck Dinner at Holy Apostles. Come out and join us in fun, fellowship and learn to dance--West Coast Swing! The nursery will be open for those that need child care. For more information contact Mike McGrady at 484-8727 or hayouth@holyapostlescc.org.

August Gravity Events

Here's a list of our upcoming events for the month. PLEASE NOTE: We're suspending our weekly Thursday night Epic Church History study for the month of August, since it's a busy month for a lot of people, and we don't want anyone missing out on this wonderful study. We'll be starting it up again in September, so we hope to see lots of you then!

August 2009 Gravity Events

Tuesday, Aug. 11th - Holy Trinity is having a BBQ to say goodbye to and celebrate with the young adults in the area moving on to new adventures...
Burgers/hotdogs provided;bring a snack/side/drink to share

Thursday, Aug. 13th - Mini Golf
Adventure Miniture Golf (6550 Corporate Drive...near Woodmen and I-25) at 7pm

Sunday, Aug. 16 - Soccer/volleyball
Holy Trinity, 4pm. All skill levels welcome!

Thursday, Aug. 20th - Ultimate Frisbee
Cottonwood Park at 7pm

Friday/Saturday, Aug. 21st-22nd - Camping; TBD (we'll email you more details as it gets closer)

Sunday, Aug. 23 - Soccer/volleyball
Holy Trinity, 4pm.

Saturday, Aug. 29th - Community Service at the Soup Kitchen (contact Kim at Holy Trinity)

Coming up...Labor Day BBQ!

Gravity girls night!

This Saturday, August 1, we're having a girls' night at Breanne's house! We'll be chatting, playing games, or watching a fun movie (probably along the lines of Pride and Prejudice or Becoming Jane). If you can come, we're meeting at 6:30, and please try to bring some kind of snack to share. We'll probably order some pizza, too.

If you think you can make it, email us for directions!

We hope to see you there!

Sky Sox Game 6/30/09

June events with Gravity!

Hey everyone! We hope your summer is going well so far, and you've been able to take advantage of all the beauty Colorado has to offer in the summertime! Here's what we have going on with Gravity the next few weeks.


Thursday, June 11
What: Epic Church History Study – a very interesting and informative study! Don't worry if you haven't been before! We'll be starting discussion on the Crusades starting this week, so it's a great time to come whether you've been there before or not!
When: 6:30pm - change from our previous time of 7:30. We'll be meeting at 6:30 until further notice.
Where: St. Gabriel Catholic Church

Tuesday, June 16
What: Book study – our last session talking about Matthew Kelly's Rediscovering Catholicism. Come join us for some great discussion even if you haven't come to the others, or haven't read the book. We'll have a few extra copies there for you, too. We'll be providing tacos, drinks, and dessert, but feel free to bring a side dish if you have time!
When: 6:30pm
Where: Jonathan's place – email us for address/directions if you don't have them.

Friday, June 19
What: Movie night (movie TBA – let us know if you have any suggestions!)
When: meet for dinner at 6pm (this may change depending on the movie)
Where: TBA
We'll email you with more details on this one!

Thursday, June 25
What: Epic church history study - continuing discussion on the Crusades and that time period!
When: 6:30pm (again, note time change - we're no longer meeting at 7:30!)
Where: St. Gabriel Catholic Church

Saturday, June 27
What: Hiking at Red Rocks
When: Meet at 9am
Where: Red Rock Canyon (near Highway 24)

Tuesday, June 30
What: Sky Sox game
When: Game starts at 7:05pm
Where: Sky Sox stadium...or whatever it's called now.

Saturday, July 4
What: 4th of July BBQ
When: Noon
Where: Fox Run Park


And, of course, every Sunday at 4pm come to Holy Trinity to play some soccer/volleyball!


And coming up later this summer...hiking Pikes Peak, camping, girls' and guys' nights, and more!

Contra Dancing '09

Breck Ski Trip Pics

Memorial Day BBQ

Hey everyone!

Don't forget - this coming Monday, Memorial Day, we're having a BBQ at Fox Run Park! We're planning on starting around 11:30, but show up whenever you can. We will have meat, buns, plates, etc provided, but please bring a side dish or dessert to share!

We'll probably be playing some games (soccer, volleyball, frisbee) so be sure to wear good shoes if you want to participate.

Here is a map to the park - we're going to try to set up near the volleyball net/parking area that you'll come across if you take a right when you enter the park. Email us if you have any questions.

We hope to see you there!

May Calendar

Can you believe it's already May? Summertime is almost here, which makes it a perfect time to get some great Catholic fellowship into your week/month/year! Check out our great events coming up this month.

Tuesday, May 12
What: Book Study - Rediscovering Catholicism, chapters 12-17 (and don't worry if you haven't come before/haven't read - we have great discussions that stem from the readings, but you don't have to have read to be able to participate! We'd love to see you there!)
Where: Jonathan's house - 5960 Vallecito Dr, 80923
When: 6:30pm (dinner), discussion afterward

Thursday, May 14
What: Epic Church History Study
Where: St. Gabriel Church
When: 7:30pm

Friday, May 15
What: Guys' night (video games, food, etc)
Where: James and Josh's apartment
When: 6:30pm

Saturday, May 16
What: Contra Dancing
Where: Hillside Community Center (925 South Institute)
When: 7pm lessons, 7:30pm dancing
Cost: $7

Tuesday, May 19
What: Spirit and Truth
Where: Holy Trinity
When: 6:30pm (bring some food to share for a potluck), adoration after dinner.

Friday, May 22
What: Girls' Night - come watch Sense and Sensibility with us!
Where: Kristin's - email for directions
When: 6:30pm

Monday, May 25
What: Memorial Day picnic (please bring a side dish to share - we'll provide and cook the meat). Bring good shoes if you want to participate in games!
Where: Fox Run Park
When: 12:00pm

Tuesday, May 26
What: Spirit and Truth - Scripture study on Pentecost
Where: Holy Trinity
When: 7:00pm

Thursday, May 28
What: Epic Church History Study
Where: St. Gabriel Church
When: 7:30pm


Other young adult goings-on around the area this month:

Every Sunday at 4 at Holy Trinity, meet up with other young adults for some fun games of soccer and volleyball (no skill required!).

Wednesday, May 13
What: Theology on Tap in the Springs - learn about the Pauline Year and the pilgrimage site here in the Springs.
Where: Jack Quinn's (21 S. Tejon Street)
When: 7:00pm

Friday, May 15
What: Theology on Tap Denver - Jeanette Demelo, "Falling Off the Horse - Living With Zeal When Life Isn't What You Expected"
Where: Braun's Bar and Grill (1055 Auraria Parkway, Denver)
When: 7:30pm


As always, email us for more specifics or with any questions! We hope to see you soon.

Upcoming April Gravity Events

Thursday, April 16
What: Epic: Church History Study
When: 7:30pm
Where: St. Gabriel Church

Saturday, April 18
What: Ballroom Dancing
When: 7pm (lessons), 7:30pm (dancing)
Where: The Carriage Stop (2700 Robinson St., Colorado Springs 80904)
Cost: $5


Other Upcoming Events:

Friday, April 17
What: Theology on Tap Denver: Dr Edward Sri, "St. Paul's Theology of Love and Marriage"
When: 7:30pm
Where: Braun's Bar & Grill, 1055 Auraria Parkway, Denver

Sunday, April 19
What: Soccer/Volleyball
When: 4pm
Where: Holy Trinity field/gym

Tuesday, April 21
What: Spirit and Truth
When: 7:00pm
Where: Holy Trinity

Saturday, April 25
What: Vigil Praise
When: 8pm
Where: St. John Vianney Seminary, Denver

Sunday, April 26
What: Soccer/Volleyball
When: 4pm
Where: Holy Trinity field/gym

Tuesday, April 28
What: Spirit and Truth
When: 6:30pm (potluck) 7pm (adoration)
Where: Holy Trinity

I Am Priest Poster

Here's a new vocation poster based on I Am Legend. You can download the full-sized version here.

Ski Weekend in Breckenridge

As promised, here are the details about our upcoming ski weekend.

Ski Weekend
March 27-29
Breckenridge, CO

Cost will be only $20 per person for the whole weekend and will cover costs for the house where we'll be staying and food - dinner Friday and Saturday nights and breakfast Saturday and Sunday mornings. (Most of us will probably be out and about for lunches.)

We need to how many are coming by Sunday, March 22nd, so please be sure let us know by then if you want to come.

Once we know who and how many are coming, we might be able to coordinate carpools to and from Breckenridge, for those who are interested in carpooling.

It should be a great weekend of skiing and enjoying Breckenridge. We hope you can join us!

If you have any other questions, please email us.

March 2009 Updated Calendar

Here's a quick reminder of our events for the rest of March. We've moved the date for our ski weekend, so be sure to mark that on your calendars!

Thursday, March 12
What: Epic study (Church history) - this is a new study that we're starting this week, so come join us for the first one! We're very excited about it!
When: 7:30pm
Where: St. Gabriel

Friday, March 13
What: Guys' night
When: 7pm
Where: James and Josh's place

Saturday, March 14
What: Volunteering: Set-up for St. Patrick's Day Gala (benefiting Catholic Charities)
When: 10am
Where: DoubleTree World Arena Hotel
Email us for more details, and let us know if you can join us!

Tuesday, March 17
What: Book study (Rediscovering Catholicism)
When: 6:30pm (Potluck - bring something green!)
Where: Jonathan's house - 5960 Vallecito, 80923

Thursday, March 19
What: Epic study (Church history)
When: 7:30pm
Where: Josh and James' place (email for directions)

Friday-Sunday, March 27-29
What: Ski Weekend
When: all weekend!
Where: Breckenridge
Stay tuned for a separate update with details, and let us know soon if you can come along for a weekend of skiing and fun!


Other events

Every Sunday at 4pm - soccer and volleyball at Holy Trinity

Every Tuesday at 7pm - Spirit and Truth adoration at Holy Trinity

Saturday, March 14
What: Vigil Praise
When: 7:00pm
Where: St John Vianney Seminary, Denver CO

Sunday, March 15
What: St Francis Apologetics Study Club - learn how to respond to and evangelize Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormons
When: 3:30-5:30pm
Where: St. Francis of Assisi Parish

Friday, March 20
What: Theology on Tap, Denver - Fr. Michael O'Loughlin, "The Greatest Adventure: Total Submission to the Will of God"
When: 7:30pm
Where: Braun's Bar and Grill, 1055 Auraria Parkway, Denver

Saturday, March 21
What: Rocky Mountain Men's Conference
When: 8am-4:30pm
Where: Holy Apostles
For more information and to register, visit www.rockymountaincatholicmensconference.com.

Saturday, March 21
What: 1st Corinthians Workshop, presented by Dr. Tim Gray and Dr. Ted Sri
When: 9am-3pm
Where: St Mark, 3141 W. 96th Ave, Westminster CO
Register by March 14 - go here or call the Catholic Biblical School at (303) 715-3195

March Gravity Events

Hey everyone!

First, there is no study this Thursday the 5th, as we had previously said. We're starting our new study on Church history next Thursday, the 12th, at St. Gabriel's.

Here's what we have coming up for Gravity!

Thursday, March 12
What: Epic Study
Where: St. Gabriel
When: 7:30-9pm

Friday, March 13
What: Gravity Guys' Night
Where: James and Josh's place
When: 7pm

Saturday, March 14
What: Volunteering - decorating for the St. Patrick's Gala fund-raising event. Email us for more details/to let us know if you can come help out
Where: St. Patrick
When: 10am-1pm

Tuesday, March 17
What: Book study/potluck (bring something green!). We'll be discussing chapters 8 and 9.
Where: Jonathan's place - email us for directions
When: 6:30pm

Friday-Sunday, March 27-29
What: Gravity Ski Weekend
More details will be coming...

Friday, March 27
What: Movie night
When: 7pm


Other fun events around the diocese:

Sundays
What: Soccer/volleyball
Where: Holy Trinity
When: 4pm

Tuesdays (except the 10th)
What: Spirit and Truth
Where: Holy Trinity
When: 7pm

Wednesday, March 11
What: Theology on Tap
Where: East Coast Deli (Downtown Springs)
When: 7pm

Saturday, March 14
What: Vigil Praise
Where: St. John Vianney Seminary in Denver
When: 7pm

Friday, March 20
What: Theology on Tap, Denver
Where: Braun's Bar and Grill
When: 7:30pm


Let us know if you have any questions! Have a great week!

Bowling at Biggs

Here are a few of the highlights from bowling last Thursday. Lots of fun!

Gravity Skiing January '09

Gravity's February Events

It's February, and the groundhog saw his shadow...or didn't...either way, apparently we're in for six more weeks of winter. Which in Colorado, apparently, means six more weeks of warm sunny weather...

Here are February's events!

Gravity events

When: Thursday, February 5, 7pm
What: Bible Study
Where: James and Josh's apartment (email for directions)

When: Sunday, February 8, 4pm
What: Volleyball/soccer
Where: Holy Trinity

When: Tuesday, February 10, 6:30pm
What: Book Study - Rediscovering Catholicism
Where: James and Josh's apartment - email for directions

When: Thursday, February 12, 7pm
What: Bible Study (last one for our current study on Corinthians)
Where: James and Josh's apartment

When: Wednesday, February 25, time TBA
What: Ash Wednesday Mass
Where: St. Gabriel

When: Thursday, February 26, time TBA
What: Bowling
Where: Mr. Biggs


Other fun young adult events around the area

When: Friday, February 6, 6pm
What: Theology on Tap - Pueblo: "Dare to Love," with speakers Dave and Catherine DiNuzzo
Where: Manhattan's Pizza Parlor North, 1110 W Highway 50, Pueblo CO

When: Tuesday, February 17, 7pm
What: Spirit and Truth
Where: Holy Trinity

When: Saturday, February 21, 7pm-midnight
What: Winter Waltz Under the Stars: Colorado Springs Young Adult Dance
Where: Holy Trinity - tickets are $10 per single, $15 per couple in advance; $15 per single and $20 per couple at the door. Babysitting available. Contact your young adult minister for tickets.

When: Saturday, February 28, 7pm
What: Vigil Praise
Where: St. John Vianney Seminary, Denver

Diocesan event: Men's Day of Reflection

What: Men's day of reflection, "Going Deeper in Prayer" to include
mass, Reconciliation, Rosary. Talk given by Fr Jon Budke, LC
Where: St Gabe's
When: Feb 7, 9am-1:00pm
RSVP: Dan Burke - rccsdan@gmail.com
(Light Breakfast will be provided.)

January Calendar

Hi everyone! Here is the schedule for the rest of January. If you have any questions about any of them, drop us an email! We hope to see lots of people at this month's events.

Gravity Events

Jan 18 - Soccer/Volleyball
4pm, Holy Trinity

Jan 22 - Bible study
7pm. Location TBD - we'll let you know soon!

Jan 23 - Guys' night
6pm, James and Josh's place (email for address)

Jan 24 - Girls' get-together
8am Mass @ Holy Trinity, brunch @ Mimi's after

Jan 25 - Soccer/Volleyball
4pm, Holy Trinity


Events around the diocese

Jan 14 - Theology on Tap at Jack Quinn's
Br. Christopher Gama
7pm

Jan 20 - Spirit and Truth
7pm, Holy Trinity - Teaching: Penance and the Economy of Grace (prep. for Roe v Wade anniv.)

Jan 24 - Vigil Praise
7pm
St. John Vianney Seminary, 1300 South Steele St, Denver

Jan 26 - "The Great Debate: What's So Great About God?"
Christopher Hitchens and Dinesh D'Souza
7-9pm
CU Boulder - Macky Auditorium; tickets available for $10 at ticketswest.com and at King Soopers. $15 at the door, if available.

Jan 27 - Spirit and Truth
7pm, Holy Trinity - Adoration