Holy Family Parish in Leadville has two different churches that you may visit for your pilgrimage.

St. Joseph Catholic Church - Leadville

Address: 424 W 2nd St, Leadville, CO 80461

Hours: Monday - Sunday 8:00 a.m. -  8:00 p.m.

Mass and Confession Schedule: Available on the parish website

Suggested (Non-Indulgenced) Prayers for Your Visit: Glorious Patriarch Saint Joseph, whose power makes the impossible possible, come to my aid in these times of anguish and difficulty. Take under your protection the serious and troubling situations that I commend to you, that they may have a happy outcome. My beloved father, all my trust is in you. Let it not be said that I invoked you in vain, and since you can do everything with Jesus and Mary, show me that your goodness is as great as your power. Amen.

History: Historic documents are located at the entrance of the church.

Annunciation Catholic Church - Leadville

Address: 609 Poplar St, Leadville, CO 80461 (corner of East 7th and Poplar)

Hours: Monday and Tuesday, 9:00 a.m - 2:00 p.m., or by appointment (contact the parish office to schedule).

Mass and Confession Schedule: Available on the parish website

Suggested (Non-Indulgenced) Prayers for Your Visit: The Angelus

History: Margaret Tobin was married on September 1, 1886 in this church. She is known as the legendary "unsinkable" Molly Brown who survived the sinking of the Titanic in 1912.

Address: 105 West 5th St N, Cheyenne Wells, CO 80810

Hours: Thursday - Sunday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 

Mass Schedule: Weekend - Saturday (anticipatory Mass) - 5:00 pm; Sunday - 9:00 am; Weekdays - Tuesday - 9:00 a.m.; Thursday - Saturday: 9:00 a.m. 

Confessions: After Weekday Masses; Sunday - 8:15-8:45 am

Adoration: Saturday after 9:00 am Mass, with Scriptural Rosary

Suggested (Non-Indulgenced) Prayers for Your Visit: Sacred Heart Novena Prayer

History: The town of Cheyenne Wells was established in the year 1890. When the Kansas-Pacific Railroad reached Cheyenne Wells a plot of land was purchased by Louise McLane and laid out a town. From 1887 farmers and ranchers began to make it their home. As the community grew Fathers Godfrey Raber, Anthony Abel and George Fenske were assigned to cater for the spiritual needs of the Catholic community of Cheyenne Wells from 1909. The first Church was built in 1913. Fr. Alphonso Keifer, known as “Padre of the Plains” was assigned as permanent pastor of Cheyenne Wells in 1918. Father Keifer Columbine Hall constructed in 1949 for social and recreational events.  He served the catholic community until he discontinued active ministry in 1952. In 1955, when Father John Canjar was assigned there, the congregation had outgrown the church, and Columbine Hall was converted into the present Sacred Heart Church. The new sanctuary was dedicated in 1957. The old church building was demolished in 1958. Father Daniel Balzereit remodeled the church with the funds from good wheat crop and from the generosity of Father Keifer, who passed away on Oct. 7, 1971.

Father Edward Sullivan who took charge of the parish in 1991, was instrumental in remodeling the church balcony and adding classrooms behind the sanctuary of the church. In 1993, Father Thomas Kloppenborg came to Cheyenne Wells and was responsible for the new church entrance. Father Kloppenborg also started a community food pantry.

In August 2004, Father Jaimes Ponce became the parish administrator. He organized a complete renovation of the church, which was completed by the end of July 2005 and rededicated in September of the same year.

Address: 5354 S Hwy 85, Security, CO 80911

Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Saturdays 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., Sundays, 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Contact parish office for group pilgrimages outside of these hours.

Mass and Confession Schedule: Available on the parish website

Special Places to Visit or Venerate: The parish has a perpetual adoration chapel dedicated to the Divine Mercy. To access, contact the parish office. There is also a marble statue of the Virgin Mary located on the campus that is popular among parishioners.

Suggested (Non-Indulgenced) Prayers for Your Visit: Lord Jesus, help us to trust in your Divine Providence, to be docile to the Spirit, constant in contemplation, convincing in preaching, prudent in teaching, generous in serving, courageous in undertaking; grateful in joy, hopeful in pain, persevering in weariness, sincere in living together. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

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Address: 2746 Fifth St Castle Rock, CO 80104

Hours: Weekdays 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.; Sundays, 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Mass and Confession Schedule: Visit parish website.

Special Places to Visit or Venerate: Replica of famous San Damiano Cross that inspired St. Francis to “rebuild my Church” holds a prominent place in the sanctuary. A description of the Cross is available to pilgrims to pray with and inspire hope in Christ.

Suggested (Non-Indulgenced) Prayers for Your Visit: This year commemorates the 800th anniversary of St. Francis’ “Canticle of All Creation.” Pilgrims are invited to sing and pray the canticle as they visit.

History: Saint Francis of Assisi Parish in Castle Rock is 137 years old!  The parish was established in 1888, first at the little stone church located in downtown, then moved to the top of the Fifth Street Hill in 1966.  On October 4, 2011, on the Feast of Saint Francis, a newly completed church was dedicated which now seats over 850 parishioners.

Parish Highlights: Saint Francis of Assisi is the patron saint of the beautiful state of Colorado. St Francis of Assisi Parish in Castle Rock has stunning panoramic views of the Front Range. Visiting the church, you will find inspiring art, architecture, and natural beauty both inside and out. The grounds provide a peaceful place to pray and meditate, with an outdoor Stations of the Cross along the John Paul II Prayer Path.

Address: 22 W Kiowa, Colorado Springs, CO 80903

Hours: Weekdays 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Saturday 3:00 - 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 7:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Mass and Confession Schedule: Visit parish website.

Special Places to Visit or Venerate: Relic of the True Cross (relic to the left of the sanctuary)

Suggested (Non-Indulgenced) Prayers for Your Visit: Memorare, Magnificat

History: The sanctuary for St. Mary’s parish was dedicated in 1898 and the bell towers completed in 1907.  The beautiful stained-glass windows of the apse were added in the 1920s.  In January 1984, Bishop Richard C. Hanifen was installed as the first Bishop of the new Diocese of Colorado Springs.  Bishop Hanifen selected St. Mary parish church as the new Cathedral, and Our Lady of Guadalupe as the Patroness of the Diocese.  On the Solemnity of the Annunciation, March 25, 2022, a restoration of the apse was completed and a new main altar dedicated. The tabernacle was restored to the original high altar, the reredos (altarpiece) was expanded, an elevated sanctuary floor was rebuilt, and a new altar matching the original one was installed. The Yule Marble for the mensa (table) of the new main altar was sourced from Colorado, and is the same marble used in the construction of notable monuments in Washington, D.C. and Colorado.

Address: 316 N 3rd Ave, Cripple Creek, CO 80813

Hours: First Sundays, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Mass Schedule: 12:00 p.m. on Sunday (confessions at 11:30 a.m.)

Special Places to Visit or Venerate: The Chapel itself, along with the side and high (back) altars are original to the church, which was founded in 1898

Suggested (Non-Indulgenced) Prayers for Your Visit: Year of Hope Prayer

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