Ministries and Services Supported by Catholic Family Sharing Appeal
Ministries
Ministries are direct programs for lay people and parishes in the diocese.
Evangelization/discipleship
- Discipleship support for youth and adults
- Sacramental preparation support programs—Baptism, Eucharist, Confirmation, marriage
- Religious education support
- Resources for enhancement of family life
- Catechesis of the Good Shepherd training
- Weekly in-service for parish catechetical leaders
- School of Missionary Discipleship—formation program for adult lay missionary discipleship
- Discipleship camps
- Confirmation and other retreats
- Lumen Christi—children and youth program
- Respect Life activities
- Marriage enrichment tools
- Supporting vocations discernment initiatives
- NFP promotion, coordination and resource support
- Training of parish leadership and parish catechetical leaders
The Lourdes Center
- Grief groups and other loss support programs
- Family and individual counseling
- Vocations support
- Ongoing programs related to healing
- Single day programs in parishes around the diocese
Communications
- The Bishop’s Bulletin monthly to every household
- Sunday TV Mass broadcast and streamed each week
- Audio/video production including weekly radio programs, podcasts and videos
- Diocesan website—sfcatholic.org
- Social media communicating the Good News
- Weekly email newsletter – Against the Current
Catholic education/Newman Centers
- Newman Centers and campus ministry in five locations
- Office of Catholic Schools: supporting 21 Catholic schools on behalf of 24 parishes in 13 communities in the diocese
Specialized ministry services
- Stewardship
- Marriage Tribunal
- Chaplaincy support for hospitals, prisons and other human service facilities
Outreach ministries
- Marriage, family and respect life initiatives
- Catholic outreach beyond the diocese (World Missions collection for example)
As well as coordinated support for these separate works:
- Support of feeding and shelter ministries serving people from across the diocese
- Assistance and support to military families (such as St. Raphael Fund)
- Mother Teresa Fund supporting pregnant women
- St. Joseph Catholic Housing with more than 1,000 units around the diocese
Government relations
- South Dakota Catholic Conference
Parish and Clergy Support
- Technology and ParishSOFT support
- Personnel resources through benefits administration, human resource consulting, safe environment programs and more
- Financial administrative services, including parish accounting and census and risk management
- The Bishop’s ministry, including parish and school visits and confirmations
- Cemeteries
- Priest continuing education and sabbaticals
- Priest/religious retirement
- Support for pastoral and finance councils, other parish structural needs
Seminary Education
- Vocations recruitment and promotion
- Opportunities for permanent diaconate training and formation
- Seminarian education and formation – including the Propaedeutic House