DID YOU KNOW? The Catholic Community Foundation for Eastern SD has six offices spread across our diocese? Offices are located in Aberdeen, Mitchell, Pierre, Sioux Falls, Watertown, and Yankton. Each is focused on drought proofing the ministries of their local and regional Catholic parishes, schools and our diocese. This is in an effort to reach all corners of our diocese and bring us together as one body of Christ. Our vision is to provide a “future full of hope” for the people of eastern South Dakota and beyond. Our mission is to help people grow deeper in love with Christ by sharing their gifts in gratitude to God. We do this by raising, managing and distributing God’s gifts to donor directed ministries. Visit our website to find out who your closest gift planning officer is and set up a meeting. They are happy to come to you! www.ccfesd.org
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Youth events at Mount Marty
Are you looking for something new to offer to the youth of your parish? Mount Marty is offering several youth events in the coming months. Click the links below to see what they offer!
The Rescue Project
The Rescue Project is a parish program you might be interested in. From their website:
The Rescue Project is an exciting new initiative from Fr. John Riccardo and ACTS XXIX that will present the Gospel in a whole new way. As Christians, our most urgent task is the compelling proclamation of the gospel, one that not only shares it in an attractive – and concentrated – way, but that also offers people a way of seeing reality, and of making sense of the world, history, and life that is vastly different from the story our modern culture tells.
Until this happens, the Christian faith is often experienced as a mere set of rules and disciplines, and simply going to Church isn’t likely to lead a person to embark on the great adventure that is following Jesus and continuing His mission of the rescuing of this world.
Click here to learn more and see if it’s right for your parish.
Search for Christian Maturity Retreat
Search for Christian Maturity Retreat, March 3-5, 2023
Located at Holy Spirit Church in Sioux Falls. Registration is now open for the next retreat! Search is a student-led, Roman Catholic retreat. The weekend features talks, skits, music and opportunities to encounter Christ in the sacraments. All high school, college-age students and adults are welcome and encouraged to attend. Please contact us by phone (605) 371-1478 or by email SiouxFallsSearch@gmail.com.
Visit the Search website for more information and to register! www.siouxfallssearch.org
Chancery Updates
- October is Respect Life Month! The Chancery is working on content and ideas to use during this month post-Roe. Keep an eye on the Respect Life page (sfcatholic.org/respectlife) and our social media for more.
- Please check the Mass times listed for your parish on the diocesan website, sfcatholic.org. If you have updates for those times, please send those to Elise at ebenner@sfcatholic.org.
- Additionally, please confirm that the website listed on your parish page on the diocesan website is correct. We have found a few that are incorrect addresses. If we need to update your website address, please send updates to Elise at ebenner@sfcatholic.org.
Set Ablaze links
As Set Ablaze (pastoral planning initiative) begins, you may need resources to help your parishioners. Please visit the website at setablazesf.org to familiarize yourself with what is available there. You can also download printable versions of the Set Ablaze prayer at setablazesf.org/resources
Keep an eye on this website as we will be adding more resources over the coming months!
Upcoming Events
- Clergy Days, Arrowwood Resort Cedar Shore, Oacoma – October 3-6
- Diocesan Finance Council – October 27
- Solemnity of All Saint – November 1
Catholic Family Sharing Appeal
Thank you to all for your wonderful support of the 2022 Catholic Family Sharing Appeal. Parishioners have responded with great generosity toward the many ministries supported by the appeal. To date, we have received 12,640 pledges totaling $5,049,000. Nearly 2/3 of the parishes have raised over and above the amount shared with the diocese providing an additional $764,000 to stay in the respective parish and be used where the need is greatest.
If you have remaining pledges to send in and enter into the ParishSoft Offering Module, please do so as soon as possible as we prepare for follow-up in the coming weeks. The follow-up is a great opportunity to connect with parishioners, so if you are planning to do this at the parish level, please let us know so we do not duplicate efforts.
Thank you again for your support as the success of the Catholic Family Sharing Appeal is dependent upon the great efforts of those at all of the parishes throughout the diocese.
Chancery Updates
- Please review information about the upcoming Necrology report below. A significant change has been made to the due date and dates included in the Necrology.
- As the new school year begins, if you have changes to Mass times, please send those to Brianna at bwingen@sfcatholic.org so we can update your times on the diocesan website.
Upcoming Events
- Dakota Bowl Mass, O’Gorman High School Performing Arts Center – September 3
- State Fair Mass, Freedom Stage, State Fair Grounds, Huron – September 4
- Labor Day priest gathering, Abbey of the Hills – September 4-5
- Priest Council meeting – September 15
- Bishop’s Charity Hunt – September 19-20
- Clergy Days, Arrowwood Resort Cedar Shore, Oacoma – October 3-6