Catholic Church Break In!

The Third Sunday of Easter was the first Sunday Mass for Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Colorado Springs. Immaculate Conception is staffed by a priest of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP), and exclusively offers the Traditional Sacraments.

Following the 9 a.m. Mass, attended by 200 of the Faithful, many attended the other great Latin Mass Tradition -- coffee and donuts. The after-Mass socializing continued until 2 p.m. Fr. F then secured the Church and attached buildings so that he could make is regular Communion calls, leaving the property at 4 p.m.

Following his calls, Fr. F stopped by the homestead to unwind from the busy day and partake of the feeding of the Clann with baked spaghetti.

Upon returning to the Church, he noticed that the sanctuary lights were on. After going inside to investigate, he immediately called me to come down to the Church. We found that two votive candles with brass holders were missing, one from in front of a picture of Our Lady, and one from in front of a picture of Our Lord. The Paschal Candle was also turned in an odd fashion. Fr. F then called the police, and three armed county deputies soon arrived. They proceeded to "clear" the property, and then gave us a walk-though detailing their discoveries.

A window in the reception hall had been kicked in, indicating the point of entry. The door to the accessibility ramp was ajar, showing the point of departure. In addition to the stolen items, graffiti was found on the wall in one of the classrooms.

The Deputies said that there is a "gang" in the area that has previously broken in to this building, looking for cash and other easily-sold items. They recommended some additional security measures and assured us of their ongoing diligence in this area.

We are now in the process of upgrading our building security.