Catholic Engaged Encounter retreat dates have been set through March, 2024, and are listed below. Engaged couples should register on the website: https://siouxfalls.
| Date | Sept 16-17 | Nov 11-12 | Jan 13-14 | Feb 17-18 | Mar 9-10 |
| City | Sioux Falls | Sioux Falls | Sioux Falls | Sioux Falls | Yankton |
| Parish | Holy Spirit | St. Mary | St. Michael | St. Lambert | St. Benedict |
The Sioux Falls LIFE CHAIN will be held Sunday, October 1, from 2-3 p.m. on the north sidewalk of W. 41st St. between Western and Sertoma Ave.
Life Chain occurs across the USA and Canada annually on the first Sunday of October. It is a unified statement affirming the sanctity of human life and makes a public, prayerful, and peaceful witness against legalized abortion and exploitation of mothers. Life Chain is held rain or shine.
Signs will be provided and may be picked up at and returned to the parking lots of Sioux Falls First Church or O’Gorman High School.
Water, lawn chairs, umbrellas, wheelchairs and strollers are welcome and encouraged. Roosevelt High School, O’Gorman High School and Sioux Falls First Church will have parking. Do not park in front of any open businesses.
Churches have assigned blocks, but individuals who would like to participate should call 605-743-0777, email righttolifesf@gmail.com or come by 1:30 p.m. to receive directions.
The Sioux Falls LIFE CHAIN will be held Sunday, October 1, from 2-3 p.m. on the north sidewalk of W. 41st St. between Western and Sertoma Ave.
Life Chain occurs across the USA and Canada annually on the first Sunday of October. It is a unified statement affirming the sanctity of human life and makes a public, prayerful and peaceful witness against legalized abortion and exploitation of mothers. Life Chain is held rain or shine.
Signs will be provided and may be picked up at and returned to the parking lots of Sioux Falls First Church or O’Gorman High School.
Water, lawn chairs, umbrellas, wheelchairs and strollers are welcome and encouraged. Roosevelt High School, O’Gorman High School and Sioux Falls First Church will have parking. Do not park in front of any open businesses.
Churches have assigned blocks, but individuals who would like to participate should call 605-743-0777, email righttolifesf@gmail.com or arrive the day of the event by 1:30 p.m. to receive directions.
Remember to update your parish websites, Google and Bing knowledge panels with Mass time changes.
Seven Sisters Apostolate – Lifting our priests in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament
The new Set Ablaze pastoral planning initiative will bring many changes to our diocese. We can provide powerful support to our priests and parishioners by our prayers.
If you’d like to begin a Seven Sisters Apostolate at your parish, you just need seven women, one hour each, once a week. Your priest or associate receives a holy hour every day, lifted up before the Blessed Sacrament.
For more information, visit the national website: sevensistersapostolate.org or contact Kathy Kooima, SevenSistersSiouxFalls@gmail.com or 605-376-4688.
Any Mission or Catholic organization in the National or International community may benefit from these grants. Past grants have ranged from $250-$1,000.
I encourage you to submit any Mission or Catholic organization in the National or International community that you feel would benefit from this grant.
*The grant application must be submitted through a DISC member diocese so please list Dawn Wolf in the DISC Member Name field and the Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls in the DISC Member (Arch)Diocese field.
The grant application is now an online-only application and due April 30, 2023
https://www.discinfo.org/bishop-richard-pates-mission-grant
Grants are typically awarded in mid-June to early July.
The Brothers in Christ 2nd Annual Spring Event, “This is my body,” will be Saturday, March 25 at Holy Spirit Parish in Sioux Falls. The speaker will be Dr. Chris Burgwald. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m., and the event starts at 8 a.m. The event will wrap up by noon.
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.
Thursday April 7 marks the “kick off” event for the Cathedral of Saint Joseph’s new organ project. Please make plans to join this Sacred Arts Series event as Bishop DeGrood blesses our new Continuo organ and skilled instrumental and vocal musicians perform a concert. There will also be a brief presentation from the world renowned organ builders from Juget-Sinclair from Montreal. They will describe the construction process for the new organ which will begin in 2024. A celebration reception with hors devours and refreshments will follow the concert. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. with a pre-concert presentation at 6:15 p.m. Concert begins at 7:00 p.m.
