Gravity

Gravity Events for May and June

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May

Tuesday, May 18th: Apologetics Evening (!RESCHEDULED for JUNE!)

Thursday, May 27th: Ultimate Frisbee & Ice Cream (!RESCHEDULED for JUNE!)

Monday, May 31st: Annual Memorial Day Gravity BBQ
When: noon
Where: Fox Run Park (we'll try to get a grill spot near the volleyball net)
Details: Fox Run Regional Park, 2110 Stella Dr., Colorado Springs 80921
Bring a side, drink or dessert, and we'll provide the rest.
Don't forget athletic shoes if you want to join in the soccer/volleyball/ultimate frisbee games. E-mail us if you think you'll be able to make it so we can keep an eye out for you.

June

Thursday, June 3rd: NEW small group studies start!
When: 7pm
Where: Jonathan’s house: 5960 Vallecito, Colorado Springs 80923
Details: New format - same location - separate guys' & girls' studies.
E-mail us with any questions.

Saturday, June 5th: Walk for Life Volunteer Opportunity
E-mail if you are interested in joining us!

Tuesday, June 8th Ultimate Frisbee & Ice Cream
When: 6:30pm
Where: Cottonwood Park
Email if you think you’ll make it so we can keep an eye out for you.

Thursday, June 10th: Small Group Guys'/Girls' Studies Continue
When: 7pm
Where: Jonathan’s house: 5960 Vallecito, Colorado Springs 80923

Saturday, June 12th: Game night!
When: 7pm
Where: Josh & Patty's House (e-mail us for directions)

Tuesday, June 15th: Dinner at "Red, Hot & Blue"
When: 6:30PM
Address: 4290 N. Academy Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO 80918

Thursday, June 17th: Small Group Guys'/Girls' Studies Continue
When: 7pm
Where: Jonathan’s house: 5960 Vallecito, Colorado Springs 80923

Saturday, June 19th: Guys' Paintball
When: 10AM (until 1 or 2PM - park closes at 4:30PM)
Where: Dragon Man's Paintball Park, 1200 Dragonman Drive, Colorado Springs 80929
Details: Cost $24 (includes: field fee, semi-automatic paintball gun, mask, 20 oz tank of CO2 or 3000 P.S.I. compressed air tank and 100 rounds of paint)

Sunday, June 20th: Father's Day (call your Dad) :)

Tuesday, June 22nd: Apologetics Night (NEW event) - details TBD - stay tuned.

Thursday, June 24th Small Group Guys'/Girls' Studies Continue
When: 7pm
Where: Jonathan’s house: email us for the address

Other events in the area:

Thursday, May 20th - "Vianney" Play by Leonardo DeFilippis
When: Holy hour & Talky By Bishop Sheridan at 6PM; Play starts at 7PM
Details: Free of charge - no tickets are necessary. "The exciting story of Saint John Vianney, who battled the Devil and saved a whole village and thousands of souls beyond."
http://www.vianneydrama.com/

Every Thursday - Catholic Young Adult Social Gathering Dinner at the Dublin House
When: 6:30PM
Where: Dublin House: 1850 Dominion Way, Colorado Springs 80918

Every Friday - Book & Short Stories Studies

Check out "Colorado Springs Catholic Young Adults" on Facebook for more details

Saturday, June 12th - BBQ & Sports
When: 11AM-3PM
Where: DublinPark
Details: bring your own meat & a dish to share

Saturday, June 26th - Hiking Mt. Bierstadt
When/where: meet at St. Patrick Parish at 8AM

Theology on Tap: Every 2nd Wednesday of the month at TGI Fridays on Woodman Rd.
When: 5:30: dinner; 6PM: discussion starts

Diocesan Young Adult Mass: every 4th Sunday of the month at St. Dominic in South Colorado Springs. Adoration: 6:30PM; Mass: 7PM. Fellowship & refreshments to follow.

July 16-17, 2010: "Scripture and God's Plan for Your Life" Conference - register at www.CatholicBibleConference.com

April Schedule

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April 1st, Thursday - No Bible study this week due to Holy Thursday Mass. See you next Thursday!

April 4th - HAPPY EASTER!!!

April 8th, Thursday - Bible Study
What: The book of Proverbs
When: 7pm
Where: Jonathan's house (5960 Vallecito Drive, Colorado Springs)

April 10th, Saturday - Guys Paintball
More info to follow...

April 10th, Saturday - Girls Night
More info to follow...

April 15th, Thursday - Bible Study
What: The book of Proverbs
When: 7pm
Where: Jonathan's house

April 22nd, Thursday - BIBLE STUDY CANCELLED

April 29th, Thursday - Bible Study
What: The book of Proverbs
When: 7pm
Where: Jonathan's house

Other Things in the Area
April 9th, Friday - Theology on Tap
When: 8pm
Where: Braun's Bar & Grill (1055 Auraria Parkway, Denver)
Speakers/Topic: Ben and Heather Akers; "A Match Made in Heaven"

April 17th, Saturday - Theology of the Body for Teens Training
Where: Divine Redeemer Catholic Church (927 North Logan, Colorado Springs)
Presented By: Damon Owens
Contact: Michelle Maher
Phone: (719) 636-2345

March Calendar

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Thursday, Mar. 4th – No Bible Study…new study starts on March 18th

Tuesday, Mar. 9th –Dinner at Fox and the Hound
When: 6:30pm
Where: 3101 New Center Point, Colorado Springs, CO‎
Info: Email us if you think you’ll make it so we can reserve enough seats.

Thursday, Mar. 11th - No Bible Study…starts on March 18th

Friday, Mar. 12th - Theology on Tap
When: 8pm
Where: Braun’s Bar and Grill ( 1055 Auraria Parkway , Denver 80204 )
Speaker/Topic: Bishop Conley…”Outside Poetry, There Is No Salvation”

Thursday, Mar. 18th – New Weekly Bible Study!!
When: 7pm
Where: Jonathan’s house: 5960 Vallecito, 80923, Colorado Springs
Info: We will be starting a new Bible Study on the Book of Proverbs

Saturday, Mar. 20th – Catholic Men’s Conference
For more info, check out www.RockyMountainCatholicMensConference.com

Thursday, Mar. 25th - Bible Study
When: 7pm
Where: Jonathan’s house

Saturday, Mar. 27th- Vigil Praise
When: 7pm
Where: St. John Vianney Seminary in Denver (1300 South Steele Street)

Tuesday, Mar. 30th- Women’s Evening of Reflection
When: 6:30pm
Where: St. Gabriel Catholic Church
What: Mass, Adoration, Scripture reflection

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February

Wednesday, Feb. 17th - Ash Wednesday Mass

When: 7pm
Where: Holy Trinity ( 3122 Poinsetta Drive , Colorado Springs , CO 80907 )

Thursday, Feb. 18th - Weekly Bible Study!

When: 7pm

Where: Jonathan’s house (5960 Vallecito , Colorado Springs, 80923)

Info: We are going through a Bible Study on becoming a disciple of Jesus. Bring a Bible if you have one (if not we'll have extras). For more info call Jonathan at 361-549-9856

Friday, Feb. 19th – Book Study C.S. Lewis The Great Divorce

When: 7 pm

Where: Agia Sophia Coffee Shop ( 2902 West Colorado Avenue , Colorado Springs )

Saturday, Feb. 20th - Ski/Snowboard Day Trip!!!

When: Meet at 5:45am

Where: We’re going to Keystone!!

Info: We will be meeting at 5:45am at the Park & Ride off of Woodmen to carpool up there. On the way back we’ll catch dinner together. Email us if you’re planning on coming so we know how many drivers we’ll need and bring a few extra dollars to help your driver with gas money. Thanks!!

Sunday, Feb. 21st - Basketball/Volleyball (hosted by Holy Trinity Young Adults)
When: 3 pm
Where: Holy Trinity gym

Sunday, Feb. 21st - St Francis Apologetics – Reformation

When: 3:30pm -5:30pm

Where: Mount St. Francis (7665 Assisi Heights , Colorado Springs)

Thursday, Feb. 25th - Weekly Bible Study

When: 7pm

Where: Jonathan’s house

Saturday, Feb. 27th – Dinner and Vigil Praise

When: Meet at the Woodmen Park and Ride at 4:00pm for carpooling to Denver

Where: We’ll get dinner at Champs in Denver and then head on over to St. John Vianney Seminary for Vigil Praise at 7pm.

Sunday, Feb. 28th - Basketball/Volleyball (hosted by Holy Trinity Young Adults)
When: 3pm
Where: Holy Trinity gym

March

More activities are coming up in March...a new Bible Study, paintball, Gravity dinner, guys night, girls night, etc. We'll send you an update soon for March!

Also, just a reminder that on Saturday, March 20th, there's a men's conference in Colorado Springs. For more info, check out... www.RockyMountainCatholicMensConference.com

January Events!!

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Tuesday, Jan. 12 - Dinner @ Ruby Tuesday's
When: 6:30PM
Where: 5820 Stetson Hills Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO 80923

Thursday, Jan. 21 - Bible Study (session 1 of 6)
When: 7PM
Where: Jonathan's (e-mail catholicgravity@yahoo.com for directions)

Thursday, Jan. 28 - Bible Study (session 2 of 6)
When: 7PM
Where: Jonathan's (e-mail catholicgravity@yahoo.com for directions)

Sunday, Jan. 31 - Swing Dancing
When: Free Beginning Lesson: 7:30-8:00PM
Dancing: 8:00 - 10:00PM
Admission is $6 per person
Where: VFW Hall - 430 E. Pikes Peak Ave, Downtown Colorado Springs (Just East of Wahsatch Ave.)

Coming up in February: Bible Study continues, Guys' Night, Girls' Night, Superbowl Party, Mass together on Ash Wednesday, Ski Trip and more!

Other events in the area:

Sunday, Jan. 17- Young Adult Volleyball/Basketball
Where: Holy Trinity Parish Gym (3122 Poinsetta Drive,Colorado Springs 80907)
When: 3PM

Tuesday, Jan. 19 - Spirit & Truth
Where: Holy Trinity Parish Gym (3122 Poinsetta Drive,Colorado Springs 80907)
When: 7PM
What: fellowship, Adoration, praise & worship

Saturday, Jan. 23 - 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.

Sunday, Jan. 24 - Apologetics
When: 3:30PM
Where: Mount St. Francis in Colorado Springs (2650 Parish Way, Colo Springs, 80919)
What: St. Francis Apologetics Study Club - Topic: A Balanced View of the Crusades given by Dr. Tom Napierkowski, UCCS professor of Medieval Literature

Monday, Jan. 25 - Debate: "Should the Government Approve Same Sex Mararige?" hosted by the St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Center
When: 7PM
Where: CU Boulder Campus - Macky Auditorium
Info & Tickets: http://www.sttoms.org/

December Events

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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!

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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

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June events with Gravity!

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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

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Breck Ski Trip Pics

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Memorial Day BBQ

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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

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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

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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

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

Ski Weekend in Breckenridge

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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

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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

2009-03-03T23:39:00.000-08:00

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

2009-03-03T19:10:00.000-08:00

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

Gravity Skiing January '09

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Gravity's February Events

2009-02-03T22:21:00.000-08:00

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

2009-01-28T09:26:00.000-08:00

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

2009-01-13T21:32:00.000-08:00

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

December Events

2008-12-10T19:54:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone! Sorry there hasn't been an update in awhile; things have been kind of crazy!

Here's what we have going on through next week:

Friday, December 12
What: Theology on Tap (Denver) - Bishop Conley: "Heart Speaks to Heart: Engaging friends, family, and co-workers with the Gospel message"
Where: Braun's Bar and Grill, 1055 Auraria Pkwy, Denver
When: Meet at the Woodmen Park and Ride at 6pm if you want to carpool - please let us know if you're planning on coming so we know to wait for you!

Friday, December 12
What: Spirit and Truth - celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe with Mass at the Citadel at 6pm (if you can make it), then dinner at 7pm at El Palenque (2165 Academy Blvd). If you're planning on going to dinner, let us know so we can know how many to plan for.
Where: Mass at the Citadel, dinner at El Palenque
When: 6pm (Mass), 7pm (dinner)

Sunday, December 14
What: Soccer/volleyball/etc
Where: Holy Trinity
When: 4pm

Thursday, December 18
What: Bible study
Where: Divine Redeemer - in the library
When: 7pm

Email us if you have any questions! We hope to see you soon!

11/11/08 Book Study: Matthew Kelly's "Rediscovering Catholicism"

2008-11-15T13:11:00.000-08:00

November Calendar

2008-10-28T21:35:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! Hope the week is treating people well.

Here's the Gravity calendar for the next few weeks.

Sunday, November 1
What: Volleyball/soccer
When: 5pm
Where: Holy Trinity

Monday, November 3
What: Rock Climbing
When: 7pm
Where: Sport Climbing Center (http://sportclimbcs.com/)

Thursday, November 6
What: Bible Study
When: 7pm
Where: Hope House

Friday, November 7
What: Spirit and Truth
When: 7pm
Where: Holy Trinity

Sunday, November 9
What: Volleyball/soccer
When: 5pm
Where: Holy Trinity

Tuesday, November 11
What: Potluck Dinner and Book Study - Matthew Kelley's "Rediscovering Catholicism"
When: 6:30
Where: Jonathan's house
NOTE!: We have free copies of the book! No need to buy them beforehand. Come and get your copy!

Wednesday, November 12
What: Theology on Tap
Who: Jim Beckman, "Walking the Talk: An Act of Faith"
When: 7pm (meet and socialize), 7:30 (talk)
Where: Jack Quinn's, 21 S. Tejon St., Colorado Springs

Sunday, November 16
What: Volleyball/soccer
When: 5pm
Where: Holy Trinity

Thursday, November 20
What: Bible Study
When: 7pm
Where: Hope House

Also going on around the area...

Friday, November 14
What: Spirit and Truth
When: 7pm
Where: Holy Trinity

Saturday, November 15
What: Vigil Praise
When: 7pm
Where: St. John Vianney Seminary, Denver (1300 S. Steele St.)

Friday, November 21
What: Spirit and Truth
When: 7pm
Where: Holy Trinity

Friday, November 21
What: Theology on Tap
Who: Fr. Kevin Augustyn, "How Christianity formed the Western World and how we're forgetting who we are"
When: 7:30pm
Where: Braun's Bar and Grill, 1055 Auraria Parkway, Denver

Always Know What's Happening

2008-10-22T07:54:00.000-07:00

Volunteering @ the Diabetes Walk & Fun at the Zoo

2008-10-17T08:31:00.000-07:00

October Calendar

2008-10-16T19:28:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! We hope October is treating you well so far! (Some of us are glad it's finally starting to get cooler, and who doesn't like seeing the leaves change, right?)

Here are Gravity's upcoming activities through October!

Saturday, October 18
What: Community Service
When: 9:15am-3pm
Where: Maternity of Mary, Ellicot, CO (Let us know if you're planning on coming and we'll give you directions.)

Sunday, October 19
What: Volleyball
When: 5pm
Where: Holy Trinity

Thursday, October 23
What: Bible Study
When: 7pm
Where: Hope House (across the street from Holy Trinity)

Sunday, October 26
What: Volleyball
When: 5pm
Where: Holy Trinity

And here are other great events for young adults going on around the diocese (and Denver)!

Friday, October 17
What: Spirit and Truth
When: 7pm
Where: Holy Trinity

Sunday, October 19
What: St. Francis Apologetics Study Club - Early Church Fathers
When: 3:30-5:30pm
Where: St. Francis Parish

Friday, October 24
What: Vigil Praise
When: 7pm
Where: St. John Vianney Seminary, Denver (1300 S. Steele St.)

Saturday, October 25
What: Gospel of Life Conference - "Humanae Vitae: 40 Years Later" (view online brochure here for more information. Register by October 20!) Keynote speakers include Auxiliary Bishop James Conley and Alice von Hildebrand
When: 8am-2:30pm
Where: John Paul II Center, Denver. (1300 S. Steele St.)

Sunday, October 26
What: Theology on Tap - William Portillo, "Amazing Grace: Gangster to Youth Minister
When: 3pm
Where: Braun's Bar and Grill (1055 Auraria Parkway, Denver, CO)

Men's Day of Reflection

2008-09-30T10:54:00.000-07:00

When: Saturday, Oct 11th
Where: St Gabriel's (8755 Scarborough Dr)
Time: 9:00am-1:00pm
Including Mass, Reconciliation, Rosary
RSVP to Dan Burke rccsdan@gmail.com

September & October Calendar

2008-09-21T15:51:00.000-07:00

Tuesday, September 23
What: Dinner and a Movie (Iron Man)
When: 6:00pm, 7:00pm
Where: Chipotle in the Citadel Crossing Shopping Center, movie at the Super Saver Cinema (across the parking lot from the Chipotle)

Thursday, September 25
What: Bible Study
When: 7:00-9:00pm
Where: HOPE House (across the street from Holy Trinity)

Sunday, September 28
What: St. Francis Apologetics Study Club
When: 3:30-5:30pm
Where: St. Francis Parish, 2650 Parish View, Colorado Springs CO 80919

Saturday, October 4
What: Community service -- volunteering at the Diabetes Walk
When: 7:00am
Where: Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

Sunday, October 5
What: Pick-Up Soccer
When: 5:00pm
Where: Holy Trinity

Wednesday, October 8
What: Theology on Tap - Sean Dalton: "Are You a Thermometer or a Thermostat?"
When: 7:00pm (fellowship), 7:30 (talk)
Where: Jack Quinn's

Thursday, October 9
What: Bible Study
When: 7:00pm
Where: HOPE House

Saturday, October 11
What: Dr. Tim Gray Seminar - "Unpack the Mysteries of Revelations"
When: 9:00am-4:00pm
Where: St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Colorado Springs. (View flyer here to register.)

Dinner @ Arceo's

2008-09-19T12:02:00.001-07:00

Gravity @ Sky Sox Game 7/28/08

2008-09-19T11:54:00.000-07:00

www.catholicvote.com

2008-09-17T18:32:00.000-07:00

Catholics Come Home "Movie"

2008-09-17T18:29:00.000-07:00

Voting: Guide & Deadlines

2008-08-25T11:08:00.000-07:00

Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship: A Call to Political Responsibility from the Catholic Bishops of the United States

http://www.usccb.org/faithfulcitizenship/FCStatement.pdf

Colorado Voter Registration
Important Dates and Information

General Election deadline: Monday, October 6, 2008
Click here to access a Voter Registration form.

Absentee Ballot deadline: Friday, October 31, 2008
Click here for Absentee Voting information.

August & September Calendar

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Monday, Aug 25
What: Pro-Life Vigil in Denver
Where: MLK Park (Newport Street & East 38th Ave) located one block west of the new Planned Parenthood Clinic site 7155 E. 38th Avenue When: 7:30-9PM (there's a bus heading up from Corpus Christi Parish at 4:00pm, and St Peter's at 5:00pm)E-mail us for more details.

Tuesday, Aug 26
What: Women's Evening of Reflection
Where: St. Gabriel Catholic Church (8755 Scarborough Dr., Colorado Springs 80920)
When: 6:30-9PM
Details: The evening includes a Gospel meditation, practical talk, Mass, and rosary. The reflection will be led by Fr. Shane Lambert, LC and confession will be available.

Thursday, Aug 28th
What: Bible Study
Where: Holy Apostles Church (4925 N Carefree Cir., Colorado Springs, CO 80917) St. Thaddeus Room (downstairs)
When: 7PM
Reading: Acts 15-28

Friday, August 29th
What: Spirit & Truth (Adoration and praise & worship)
Where: Holy Trinity Catholic Church (3122 Poinsetta Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80907)
When: 6:30-7 fellowship, Adoration starts at 7PM

Sunday, August 31st
What: 32nd Annual Colorado Balloon Classic - BALLOON GLOW
Where: Memorial ParkWhen: Glow starts between 7-7:30. Meeting at Divine Redeemer Catholic Church, 927 N Logan Ave., Colorado Springs, CO 80909 @ 6:30 - we will possibly walk, or carpool, to Memorial Park
Follow this link for more info: http://www.balloonclassic.com/page.asp?id=10

Monday, Sept. 1st
What: Labor Day BBQ
Where: Holy Trinity (3122 Poinsetta Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80907)
When: Come between 11:00 and 12:00pm Come join us for soccer (there's a soccer field), volleyball (there's also a gym with an indoor volleyball court if need be) and other activities. If you have time, whip up a side or a dessert (we'll have the burgers & brats ready to go), just reply to this e-mail letting us know what you plan to bring.

Friday, September 5th
What: Spirit & Truth (Adoration and praise & worship)
Where: Holy Trinity Catholic Church (3122 Poinsetta Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80907)
When: 6:30-7 fellowship, Adoration starts at 7PM

Sunday, September 7th
What: Pick-Up Soccer
Where: Holy Trinity Catholic Church (3122 Poinsetta Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80907)
When: 6PM

Wednesday, September 10th
What: Bioethics Talk by Fr. Tad
Where: Jack Quinn's Irish Pub (21 S. Tejon Street, Colorado Springs 80903)
When: Talk begins at 7PM

Thursday, September 11th
What: Bible Study
Where: Holy Apostles Church (4925 N Carefree Cir., Colorado Springs, CO 80917) St. Thaddeus Room (downstairs)
When: 7PM

Friday, September 12th
What: Spirit & Truth (Adoration and praise & worship)
Where: Holy Trinity Catholic Church (3122 Poinsetta Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80907)
When: 6:30-7 fellowship, Adoration starts at 7PM

Saturday, September 13th MEN'S EVENT
What: 2008 Fall Men's Conference - Catholic Men In Action!
Where: Holy Apostles Church (4925 N Carefree Cir., Colorado Springs, CO 80917)
When: 7AM-12:30PM
Details: Men – this half day conference will feature two nationally known speakers - including Francisco "Paco" Gavrilides who has served as a Catholic missionary in the ministry of evangelization through-out the United States, Latin America and other countries for over 20 years. Register at http://holyapostlescc.org/mensbreakfast.html.

Saturday, September 13th
What: Taste of Cathedral Festival/Diocesan Bake Off
Where: St. Mary's Cathedral (22 W Kiowa St., Colorado Springs, CO 80903)
When: 2PM-7PM
Details: Food, entertainment, crafts, and the First Annual Diocesan Chili Cook‐Off & Dessert Competition. Enter your dessert in the Diocesan Bake Off. No entry fee but the winner will receive $25 cash, a basket of flour and one year of bragging rights. Bring your entry to the Cathedral by 2pm. Judging will be done by local celebrities and chefs. More info: http://www.stmaryscathedral.4lpi.com/

Sunday, September 14th
What: Community Service for Maternity of Mary
Where: Ellicott (approx. 40 min drive from Colo Springs)
When: Meet @ St. Patrick's at 3:30PM and we'll carpool (or e-mail us for directions if you wish to drive separately).http://www.maternityofmary.net/

August Activities

2008-08-08T09:52:00.000-07:00

Sunday, August 10th
What: Mass at St Mary's Cathedral
When: 7:00pm
Come celebrate the sacrifice of the Mass with the young adult community. Oreos and milk afterwards.

Tuesday, August 12th
What: Jack Quinn's 5K run/walk
Where: Jack Quinn's (21 S Tejon St, Colorado Springs, CO 80903)
When: 5:30pm
Join us for this fun walk followed by free spaghetti.

Thursday, August 14th
What: Great Adventures Bible Study
When: 7:00pm
Where: Holy Apostles Catholic Church

Friday, August 15th
The Assumption,Holy Day of Obligation
Where: St Gabe's
When: 7:00pm
We will meet out in the vestibule at 6:45pm.

Saturday, August 16th
What: Alpine Slide
Where: Heritage Square
When: 9:30am (We'll meet at St Pat's, head up, take a run, spend the morning there, have lunch then head back to the Springs.)

Wednesday, August 20th:
What: Ultimate Frisbee
Where: Cotton Wood Park (Dublin and Rangewood)
When: 7:00pm

August, 22-24th:
What: St Peter's Festival
-22nd, Casino/Bingo Night
-23rd, 5K/10K Walk/Run, Carnival, Dance

Vote On Our Next Bible Study

2008-08-01T15:36:00.000-07:00

Starting in September we will be doing a new Bible study in the Great Adventure series. We thought you all might want to have some say in how we proceed so we'd like you to consider three options and then vote on your favorite. You can vote by selecting your choice on the left side of our blog home page. Voting ends August 17th.

Adventures in Matthew: The King and His Kingdom
with Jeff Cavins

This is the recommended next step in the program. It is another 24-session series and would be great if you enjoyed our discussions on the parables and the fulfillment of the Kingdom.

According to the publisher:

Building directly on the foundation laid in The Bible Timeline,
Step Two in The Great Adventure Bible Study Series,
Matthew: The King and His Kingdom, shows how Jesus builds
on the foundation laid in the Old Testament to inaugurate
the Kingdom of Heaven on earth. Experience how Jesus
relived the life and struggles of Israel to become the faithful
and victorious King, and see how the promises of the Old
Testament are fulfilled in Christ and his Apostles.
This series is an ideal follow-up study to the basic narrative of
Scripture taught in The Bible Timeline course.

You will:

-See Jesus as the Son of David, the Son of Abraham, the new Moses, the true manna, the new Temple – and learn what this means for us today.

-Learn how Jesus reconstituted the struggling kingdom of Israel around Himself and brought it to a new level in the Kingdom of God, open to all people.

-Witness the seeds of the Church in the foundation Christ built on the twelve apostles, with Peter as His vicar. Discover the roots of the sacraments, and see how Jesus’ words and actions are reflected in the holy sacrifice of the Mass.

-Watch Jesus re-live the life and history of Israel as the obedient Son who trusts the Father to the very end, defeats death, hell, and the grave, and rises to new life.

Adventures in 1 Corinthians: The Church and the Christian Community
with Dr. Tim Gray

This 10-session series explores the growth and struggles of the early Church. If you'd like to see someone else's name at the bottom of the screen for a while you might like this option.

According to the publisher:

In this DVD series Dr. Tim Gray provides comprehensive teaching and commentary on Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians. Each 30 minute talk is designed to follow a lesson in the First Corinthians Study Set.

About First Corinthians: The Church and the Christian Community:

The conflicts of the early Christians in Corinth were in many ways similar to our struggles today as Christians. With divisions, immorality, persecution, and other trials of the faithful, the message of St. Paul to the Corinthians is a much-needed message for our own times. First Corinthians: The Church and the Christian Community explores the key elements that the apostle Paul introduced to a new and growing Church. St. Paul taught the Corinthians about the nature of grace and the Church as the Body of Christ. In addition, he introduced the Corinthian Christians to the most powerful gift of all, the Eucharist.

Your Bible study group will:

-Learn the importance of Christian unity in relation to the Church as the Body of Christ.

-Explore St. Paul’s strategy for successful evangelization.

-See how to live a Christian life in the midst of a pagan culture.

-Discover why St. Paul sees the Church as the Body of Christ.

-Learn how St. Paul’s letter proves that the sacrifice of Christ is truly made present in the Eucharist.

-Gain a new vision for seeing the body as a temple of the Holy Spirit.

Adventures in Exodus: Called to Freedom
with Dr. Tim Gray

We read Exodus a long time ago, but the sessions from the book were very fascinating. This 10-part series provides an opportunity to further Old Testament Biblical understanding and would be good if you're a new Gravity member.

According to the publisher:

In this DVD series Dr. Tim Gray provides comprehensive teaching and commentary on the book of Exodus. Each 30 minute talk is designed to follow a lesson in the Exodus Study Set.

About Exodus: Called to Freedom:

The Exodus can be viewed as the defining moment in Israel’s history, for it was then that God called Israel out of slavery in Egypt and to a life of freedom as His people. Exodus: Called to Freedom looks through the lens of Christ and the Church to show that, more than just seeking to free His people from the domination of Pharaoh, God desired to free His people from the far more sinister tyranny of sin, so they could live the authentic freedom that belongs to children of God. Because of this, the Exodus story is not just Israel’s story, it is our story as well; it tells us who God is and what He calls us to be.

Your Bible study group will:

-Learn the keys to authentic freedom. Learn the personal significance of God’s revelation of His name, “I AM.”

-Discover the divine purpose behind the plagues on Egypt as more than simply a demonstration of God’s power.

-Understand the importance of the Sabbath to God’s people.

-Discover that God’s Law is in fact a reflection of God’s love and concern for His people.

-Learn how a proper understanding of the Exodus event can illuminate one’s understanding of the Christian Faith.

Upcoming Events

2008-07-17T20:09:00.000-07:00

THIS WEEK:

Friday, July 18th:
What: Spirit & Truth (Adoration and praise & worship)
Where: Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 3122 Poinsetta Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80907
When: 6:30-7 fellowship, Adoration starts at 7PM

Sunday, July 20th:
What: Helen Hunt Falls Hike
Where: Meet @ St. Patrick's Catholic Church, 6455 Brook Park Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80918
When: Meeting at 3:00PM. If you don't want to carpool - meet up with us at the trail head around 3:30-3:45.

NEXT WEEK:

Thursday, July 24:
What: Bible Study NEW LOCATION
Where: Holy Apostles Catholic Church, 4925 N Carefree Cir., Colorado Springs, CO 80917
When: 7PM
Discussion/DVD: Great Adventure Session 21 - The Church Pt. 1 (Book of Acts)

Friday, July 25th:
What: Spirit & Truth (Adoration and praise & worship)
Where: Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 3122 Poinsetta Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80907
When: 6:30-7 fellowship, Adoration starts at 7PM

Saturday, July 26th:
What: Pikes Peak Hike
Where: Meet @ St. Patrick's Catholic Church, 6455 Brook Park Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80918
When: 6:30AM
Please e-mail us if you're interested.

Rest of July. . .

Monday, July 28th:
What: Sky Sox Game
Where: Security Service Field
When: Game starts at 7:05PM - meet up at 6:45 by the gate
E-mail us if you plan to join so we can keep an eye out for you.

Wednesday, July 30th:
What: Dinner
Where: La Casa Fiesta Mexican Restaurant, 230 Front St., Monument, CO 80132
When: 7PM

4th of July

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Friday, July 4th

What: BBQ
Where: Holy Trinity (3122 Poinsetta Drive , Colorado Springs, CO 80907)
When: Begins between 3:30-4:00pm

Fr Jim Williams invited us all to the Hope House at Holy Trinity for a Traditional American BBQ. Come join us for soccer (there's a soccer field), volleyball (there's also a gym with an indoor volleyball court if need be) and other activities. If you have time, whip up a side or a dessert (we'll have the burgers & brats ready to go), just reply to our e-mail, catholicgravity@yahoo.com, to let us know what you plan to bring.

Then later on in the evening, those who wish can head down to Memorial Park for Fireworks.

The Dishonest Steward

2008-06-27T11:43:00.000-07:00

Thank you all for the great discussion at the Session 19 bible study. Your thoughts on the Dishonest Steward were particularly interesting so I found some more commentaries for further thought.

From The Navarre Bible: St. Luke

16:1-8. The unfaithful steward manages to avoid falling on hard times. Of course, our Lord presumes that we realize the immorality of the man's behavior. What he emphasizes and praises, however, is his shrewdness and effort: he tries to derive maximum material advantage from his former position as steward. In saving our soul and spreading the Kingdom of God, our Lord wants us to apply at least the same ingenuity and effort as people put into their worldly affairs to their attempts to attain some human ideal. The fact that we can count on God's grace does not in any way exempt us from the need to employ all available legitimate human resources even if it means strenuous effort and heroic sacrifice. "What zeal people put into their earthly affairs: dreaming of honors, striving for riches, bent on sensuality! Men and women, rich and poor, old and middle-aged and young and even children: all of them alike. When you and I put the same zeal into the affairs of our souls, we will have a living and working faith. And there will be no obstacle that we cannot overcome in our apostolic works: (St. J. Escriva, The Way, 317).

Luke: A Devotional Commentary

Sometimes, we might not be clear about the point Jesus was trying to make when he told a parable or gave a sermon. The parable of the shrewd manager can be one of these cases. We know that Jesus was not condoning dishonesty of irresponsibility. And he surely didn't want to promote shady business dealings. So what was his purpose in telling this story? How do we apply it to our lives?

During Jesus' time, the type of steward described in the passage often earned his wages from the interest he charged his master's customers. Often, stewards would charge exorbitant interest as a way of creating a comfortable "buffer zone" for themselves against future misfortune. By reducing his master's debtors' bills, the steward was not cheating his master; he was reducing his own profit. Thus, with the debtors grateful to him for reducing their bills, the steward had new friends who could help him start a new life. From this perspective, the steward's action could be seen as an attempt to reform his life - and a very creative approach to a difficult problem. Rather than commending the steward's seeming dishonesty, Jesus was actually highlighting his ability to think quickly and overcome major obstacles.

How tempting it can be to give up when we encounter obstacles to daily prayer, evangelization, or reaching out to our neighbors! But with the example of the shrewd manager, we can take comfort that Jesus wants to help us find creative solutions to these obstacles. We can become just as shrewd as this steward, asking God to give us uncommon wisdom and the courage to take risks in new situations.

Ignatius Study Bible: St. Luke

16:1-8. The parable of the Unrighteous Steward is about urgency and preparedness. About to lose his position, the steward makes use of a pressing situation to find favor with his master's debtors and prepare for his future. Christians should take even greater care to prepare for life in the world to come. Mystically (St. Gaudentius, Sermo 18), the unrighteous steward signifies the devil, whose dominion over this world is nearing its end. Having wasted the Lord's goods by stripping us of divine grace and friendship, he now works anxiously to make friends be deception and empty promises of forgiveness. While his ardor and foresight are worthy of imitation, his wicked and dishonest tactics are not.

16:1 a steward: A head servant who handled the business affairs of his master's estate. Like the prodigal son, this manager wasted his master's goods.

16:8 his prudence: The master, although cheated by the debt reduction, commends the steward for his shrewdness. He recognizes that the steward's last-minute efforts proves successful in winning the favor of the debtors and making his financial future more secure. The unjust strategy of the steward shows that he was motivated by an entirely selfish concern for his own temporal welfare. Jesus points to the steward as both an example and a warning. As an example, the steward shows how to expend every effort in making use of our means to prepare for the future. Just as his cunning won him a comfortable living in the "houses" of his master's debtors, so believers are challenged to make friends by almsgiving in order to be received into "eternal habitations". As a warning, the steward is intended to characterize the attitude of the Pharisees, who have been listening to Jesus since 15:2 and who are charged with being "lovers of money" in 16:14. It is implied that the Pharisees are despising God by their devotion to mammon, i.e., they seek not eternal riches but the esteem of men and the temporal comforts of this world (16:13).

Upcoming Activities for June.

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Thursday, May 29th
What: Bible Study
Where: St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church (8755 Scarborough Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80920)
When: 7PM

Thursday, June 12th
What: Bible Study
Where: St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church (8755 Scarborough Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80920)
When: 7PM

Thursday, June 26th
What: Bible Study
Where: St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church (8755 Scarborough Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80920)
When: 7PM

Friday, June 27th
What: Theology of the Body
Who: Fr Walter Schu, LC (Author of The Splendor of Love)
Where: Holy Trinity
When: 6:30pm-9:00pm

Upcoming talk

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Join us, Friday June 27th, at Holy Trinity from 6:30-9:00pm
Fr Walter Schu, LC, will be speaking to us about The Theology of the Body. This talk is open to adults of all ages. The evening will open with a "Meet and Greet" from 6:30-7:00. The talk will begin at 7:oopm and go until about 8:30.

Gravity Masters the Dance Floor!

2008-05-14T10:03:00.000-07:00

Gravity young adults took over the dance floor when we embarked on the journey of learning to Tango. Some were weathered and took this opportunity to brush up on their skills, others were as green as the grass in the spring.

But we had fun and don't be surprised if you see one of us on Dancing with the Stars in upcoming seasons!

May 11-May18

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Tuesday, May 13th
What: Theology on Tap
Where: The Warehouse Brewery, Colorado Springs
When: 7-8PM

Thursday, May 15th NEW LOCATION
What: Bible Study
Where: St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church (8755 Scarborough Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80920)
When: 7PM

Friday, May 16th
What: Theology on Tap
Where: Braun’s, Denver
When: Meet at the Monument Park and Ride, if you want to carpool, between 6:15 & 6:30pm. Starts at 8:00, social ½ hr at 7:30

Saturday, May 17th
What: Scott Hahn
Where: St Francis of Assisi
Schedule:
9 am - Registration
9:30 am - Ed and Eddie Reinhardt
10:30 am - Scott Hahn ("Lord Have Mercy")
12 pm - Scott Hahn ("Understanding Our Father")
2 pm - Scott Hahn ("Reasons to Believe")
Cost: $20

Sunday, May 18th
What: Community service project for Ellicott Elementary School
Lunch: 1:00pm at the Chipotle on Powers
When: 2:00pm-?
What (again): Helping decorate the gym for an "award" ceremony.

Commercial Brings Thousands Back to Church

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This last year Theology on Tap in Denver had a series of talks on Catholics and politics to get people interested in the upcoming elections. One of the last speakers they had was Archbishop Chaput and he was there promoting a new book (not yet released) called Render Unto Caesar about the role of civic duty in a Catholic's life. The purpose of his talk was to discuss how we can become involved in the life of our country without losing our souls in the process. During the question and answer portion, a woman with a marketing background suggested that the media is prejudiced against Catholics because our PR is so bad. Not enough spin I guess. It turns out though that other people have seen a need for positive Catholic PR and have done incredible things in certain test regions.
The organization Catholics Come Home, in association with the Matthew Kelly Foundation, is running high production television commercials in Phoenix and Louisville and encouraging people to visit the website http://www.catholicscomehome.org/ where people can request a free copy of Matthew Kelly's Rediscovering Catholicism. After running the ads for just a couple of weeks the diocese of Phoenix reported an increased Mass attendance of over 3,000 people as well as an increase in the use of the Sacrament of Penance. They have three ads that you can download from the website. Not only will they make you proud to be Catholic, if you ever hesitate about going to confession, start watching one of these videos and you'll be looking for local confession times before it's over. You can read the full story here.

April Schedule

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Thursday, April 10th
What: BOWLING!!!
Where: Mr. Bigg's (5825 Mark Dabling Blvd, Colorado Springs 80919)
When: 7PM
Grab those bowling shoes out of the closet and that bowling ball that your Great Uncle Harry left you and bring them to Mr Bigg's Thursday night for Country Bowl. :)

Friday, April 11th (2 Options)
What: (Part 1)Theology On Tap in Denver
Where: Braun's Bar (1055 Auraria Parkway, Denver)
When: 7:30 - 9PM
Topic & Speaker: "Iraq Undercover"; Joe Burns will speak on his recent experience in Iraq as an embedded reporter.

What: (Part 2):"The Truth Will Set You Free" - Debating Moral Relativism
Where: Eaton Humanities Room 1B50, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
When: 7 - 9PM
Topic & Speaker: "What is Truth?"; Fr. Stan Fortuna, C.F.R.
Carpooling: There will be people driving up to both of these talks. Send us an email if you'd like to carpool and we'll send you info on when and where to meet.

Saturday, April 12th
What: (Part 1)"The Truth Will Set You Free" - Debating Moral Relativism
Where: St. Thomas Aquinas Student Center, 15th and Euclid, Boulder, CO
When: 11:30AM - 1:30PM
Topic & Speaker: "How to talk to nihilists, relativists and skeptics without losing your cool"; Fr. Stan Fortuna, C.F.R.

What: (Part 2)Vigil Praise
Where: St. John Vianney Theological Seminary (1300 S. Steele St., Denver 80210)
When: 7 - 9PM
Carpooling: We will meet at 5:45PM at the Monument Park 'N Ride to drive up to Denver for Vigil Praise. Let us know if you're coming, so we can keep a lookout for you.

Tuesday, April 15th
What: Theology on Tap in the Springs
Where: Warehouse Brewery (25 W Cimmaron, Colorado Springs)
When: 7PM
Speaker: Fr. Paul Wicker

Wednesday, April 16th
What: Gravity is headed to Jack Quinn's for great food and music. Come join us at this Irish Pub!
Where: Jack Quinn's (21 S. Tejon St., Colorado Springs 80903)
When: 7PM

Thursday, April 17th
What: Bible Study
Where: Divine Redeemer (downstairs in the library)
When: 7PM

Sunday, April 20th
What: Conversion Stories
Where: St. Francis of Assisi (2650 Parish View, Colorado Springs 80919)
When: 3:30 to 5:30PM

Available Reconciliation Services

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We also wanted to throw some Lenten Reconciliation Services your way:
March 11th: St. Francis Parish: 7PM http://www.diocs.org/Parishes/details.cfm?id=21
March 13th: St. Patrick's Parish: 7PM http://www.diocs.org/Parishes/details.cfm?id=31

Gravity Events: March 2008

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Thursday, March 13, 2008
What: Mini Golf
Where: Mr. Bigg's
When: 7PM
Send us an e-mail if you can join us! (catholicgravity@yahoo.com)

Friday, March 14, 2008
What: Theology On Tap in Devner
Where: Braun's Bar - Denver - 1055 Auraria Parkway
When: 7:30 - 9pm
Speaker: Archbishop Chaput - Talk: "Render Unto Ceasar"
Faith in Jesus Christ, to be authentic, must prove itself in our actions. That includes our public behavior - our political choices. Fidelity not only makes us better Catholics, but better citizens, too.

Saturday, March 15, 2008
What: Contra Dancing
Where: Hillside Community Center, 925 South Institute, SE corner Institute and Fountain.
When: 7pm, $7

Tuesday, March 18, 2008
What: Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Where: St. Patrick's Parish
When: 6:30PM-7:30PM

Thursday, March 20, 2008 - Holy Thursday
What: Mass
Where: St. Patrick's Parish
When: Mass is at 7PM - we'll meet in the vestibule between 6:30-6:45

Thursday, March 27, 2008
What: Bible Study
Where: Divine Redeemer Parish
When: 7PM
We'll discuss & watch a DVD on II Samuel & the first eleven chapters of I Kings

Gravity Events

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Thursday, March 6, 2008 Bible Study @ Divine Redeemer, 7-9:00pm
Friday, March 7, 2008 Stations of the Cross @ St Mary's 7-8:00pm
Saturday March 8, 2008 Vigil Praise @ the JPII Center in Denver, 7-9:00pm
Sunday, March 9, 2008 Apologetics Session @ St Francis of Assisi, 3:30-5:30pm. Topic: "Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead?"

Updated Calendar Feb 25-March 8

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Tuesday 2/26: Women's Evening of Reflection at St. Gabriel's: 6:30PM
Wednesday 2/27: Fr Daniel Brandenburg, LC, speaking on his book, "The New Fundamentalists, Beyond Tolerance." @ the JP II Center, Rm 123, from 7:00pm-9:00pm
Friday 2/29: Skiing - e-mail us for more info
Friday 2/29: Girls' Night - e-mail us for more info
Tuesday 3/4: Adoration at St. Patrick's 6:30PM
Tuesday 3/4: Theology On Tap @ the Warehouse Brewery 7PM
Thursday 3/6: Bible Study @ Divine Redeemer 7PM (reading 1 Samuel)
Saturday 3/8: Vigil Praise in Denver - e-mail us for more info

February Calendar

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Jan 29- 6:30pm Women's Evening of Reflection, St Gabriel's

Feb 2 - 9am-1pm Men's 1/2 Day of Reflection, St Gabriel's
Feb 2 - 7:00pm Vigil Praise, Denver
Feb 5 - 7:00pm Theology on Tap, Colorado Springs- Tammy Evevard
Feb 6 - ASH WEDNESDAY Mass TBD
Feb 7 - 7:00pm BIBLE STUDY, Divine Redeemer
Feb 15- 7:00pm Theology on Tap, Denver
Feb 15-17 - Women's Vocational Retreat, Mt St Francis,
begins at 5:00pm
Feb 16- Guy's Night
Feb 21- 7:00pm BIBLE STUDY, Divine Redeemer
Feb 22- 7:oopm Golden Bee
Feb 26- 6:30pm Women's Evening of Reflection, St Gabriel's
Feb 29- Girl's Night

Christopher West notes 12/4/2007

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Theology of the body

A. God wanted his marital plan to be so obvious to us that He chiseled it into our very bodies.

Male and female are called to be one
It is a summary of everything God wants to tell us about Himself and who we are

B. Take a beautiful painting as an example of God's creation. What could be the most beautiful image worthy of painting? Of course - male and female - the CROWN OF CREATION!

Man and woman are naked without shame
Sin has destroyed and trashed the painting (God's plan)
In throwing away the painting, it has created a recipe for disaster in the form of puritanism (our culture is puritan in its thinking - hide sexuality)

C. It is a heresy to think: the spirit part of us is good, but the body part of us is bad.

If our body is evil, incarnation is blasphemy (The word was made flesh)

D. In response to Puritan culture and the secrecy of our sexuality - Two men responded.

1953 - Hugh Hefner founded Playboy. He basically picked that beautiful painting out of the trash (which was right), but he never took it out of its crumbled form (which is where he was wrong).
- Hugh Hefner said he founded porn as a response to Puritan Christianity.
- Like the rest of us, Hugh was starved of attention and love. Is it any wonder that our culture has an obsession with breasts? That is where we are fed from as children.
1950's - The second man to respond was JPII. He took the painting out of the trash AND straightened it out to show the beauty of male and female.
- Theology of the Body is the antidote to our culture of porn
- We are starved for knowledge of human sexuality so we go to the dumpster.
- Our hunger is not the problem - the problem is how we "satisfy" that hunger

E. Christ is the Word made flesh

A purely spiritual God is much more manageable than a God who wore diapers and literally bleeds to love us. Take that a step further - He tells us to "drink my blood"
The anti-Christ is he who is concentrated on separating Christ and the body.
Don't be afraid of the hunger. Don't deny it. Otherwise you will become like the pharisees - when Jesus comes, they don't even need Him because they are already following the rules.
Instead of denying the hunger, we must realize that Christ is the banquet that really satisfies.
This is Christianity - The invisible God makes Himself visible in the body!
Disordered sexuality is a foreshadowing of hell - it leaves us broken and in pain.

F. Naked without shame vs shameless nakedness

Prostitution vs Adam and Eve in the garden (Sistine Chapel is another example)
Lust is the problem, NOT the body
Do not assign evil to the body! Only assign evil to the heart. If we blame the body, we never have to convert our heart
The cure is redemption of the body - refer to Romans 8

G. Christ and the Church are the ultimate marriage

When we get to heaven, God does not push the "delete" button on our spouse. He puses the "complete" button. Christ and the Church are the ultimate marriage - our marriages here lead us to heaven.
If we don't think heaven is better than sex, sex has become our idol.

Christopher West ended with a great story.
Paraphrased - "A nun is being interviewed and the gentleman interviewing her says, "What you really want is sex, but you are disguising it with this 'union with God' stuff. She replied, "I beg to differ. The world really desires a union with God and disguises it with sex."

Gravity goes to Breck

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Check out some of our pictures from our ski trip in Breck!

Photo 1: Kristin, James and Breanne were super excited to hit the slopes! Oh, who am I kidding, we were all excited:)

Photo 2: James, Gina, Breanne and Jessica gear up for a great day

Photo 3: We may or may not have rubbed elbows with some big shots... not to name names, but one of their initials was.. ahem... Shaun White...ahem.
Okay, okay - by rubbing elbows I mean that we were close enough to take pictures of them.

Photo 4: Kelly Clark grabbed some big air

Photo 5: Jessica was gracious enough to let us defrost in her condo. It was a cold day!

Nov/Dec Calendar

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Hey all,

Here is the schedule for the next 4 activities:

Nov 29: Bible Study 7:00pm Divine Redeemer
Dec 1: Skiing (write us for more info)
Dec 6: Bible Study 7:00pm Divine Redeemer
Dec 20: Bible Study 7:00pm Divine Redeemer

God bless. ><>

Hey all

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I'm gone for a few days and look what was put together...Perhaps I should go away more often...
God bless. Josh

Great Adventure Bible Study

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Gravity will be going through the Great Adventure Bible Timeline Bible study. If you miss a study or would like more information on when we are meeting, please email us at catholicgravity at yahoo dot com.

All are welcome!