Upcoming Events
Eucharistic Revival Evening of Prayer
April 5, 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. – Mount Marty University Chapel, Yankton
CGS – Level 1 Part B Training
June 19 – 24 – Risen Savior- Brandon
D-Camp 2023
June 18-21 – Broom Tree (High School)
July 9-12 – Broom Tree (High School) – [FULL]
July 13-16 – Broom Tree (Junior High) – [FULL]
National Eucharistic Congress
July 17-21, 2024 – Indianapolis
Power Hour
Tuesdays at 1 p.m. over Zoom
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Anniversary Mass
There have been some questions about dates for anniversary Masses. The dates have not been set yet as we are waiting to coordinate with the new incoming pastors. Don’t worry, the Masses will be happening. Thank you for your patience in this time of transition!
Recruiting Lumen Christi Missionaries for Summer 2023
The Discipleship and Evangelization office is planning to form, equip, and send out 20 Lumen Christi missionaries May 26 through August 6 of this year! We are inviting you to partner with us in these recruiting efforts by identifying exceptional candidates to apply. If you know someone who loves their faith, is college aged, and would be an amazing witness to youth, please encourage them to apply now! To learn more about Lumen Christi or to submit an application, please visit our webpage at sfcatholic.org/lc.
We are still taking requests for Lumen Christi teams for the summer of 2023. To find out more about Lumen Christi and to request a team for next summer, please visit sfcatholic.org/lumenchristi/
Lumen Christi – Summer 2023
If you have requested a Lumen Christi parish team for the summer, we apologize for not being able to solidify the date they will be coming to your parish yet. We are in the midst of hiring missionaries, but we are falling short on the number we need. We are hoping to figure out what this means for the summer schedule soon and confirm weeks with each of you. In the meantime, please pray for missionaries for our diocese. Thank you for all the support of this program and for sharing the word about it with your parishioners and other parishes. For more information on the Lumen Christi program or to direct individuals interested in applying, please visit: sfcatholic.org/lc
National Eucharistic Congress
As part of the National Eucharistic Revival, tens of thousands of Catholics from across the country will be gathering in Indianapolis, Indiana, on July 17-21, 2024 for a National Eucharistic Congress. This five-day event will be a pivotal, unifying, and transformative moment for the Church in the United States, and we want to invite Catholics from across the diocese to participate.
To that end, we have been able to secure some “early bird” tickets, which we will be making available for purchase soon. In the meantime, please email eucharist@sfcatholic.org if you’d like more information about this Congress and our diocesan participation in it.
Come witness the Holy Spirit do something amazing!
Deanery Eucharistic Revival Roadshows
The diocese is co-hosting deanery-wide Eucharistic Revival Roadshows in response to the USCCB’s National Eucharistic Revival. The desire is a revival in devotion and belief in the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. These roadshows will serve as a model for those looking to host something similar during the year of the parish which begins in June 2023. Please join us at a location nearest you.
D-Camp 2023 – Almost Full
There are just a few registration spots left for High School D-Camp 2023! The link can be found on our website: sfcatholic.org/youth/d-camp/
CGS – Level 1 Part B Training
If you know someone who has completed Level 1 Part A and is looking for Part B, please invite them to join us at Risen Savior in Brandon June 19 – 24, 2023. Cost is $250. There are only a few spots remaining. You can register at sfcatholic.org/children-formation/. If you have questions, please contact us at cgs@sfcatholic.org or 605-988-3714.
Weekly “Power Hour” for Formation Leaders – Tuesdays at 1 p.m.
For a couple of years now we have been holding weekly Zoom calls supporting our PCL’s throughout the diocese. These “Power Hours” are for priests and PCL’s and consist of ongoing formation, community, discussion, etc. Each week will be something a little different. These meetings are recorded for those who are unable to attend. Make sure to sign up on the PCL email list (see previous blurb) for information on which weeks these calls will be and for the Zoom links (the schedule varies a bit as we work around the School of Missionary Discipleship). Below is the schedule for the current semester:
January 10 – May 16 weekly at 1 p.m. with the exception of April 4, 25 and May 9.
Zoom etiquette reminder: If you are on the Zoom call, please have your video on and come ready to engage in the conversation. If you will be working on other things, walking around, have to take a call, or are eating, etc., please ensure your video and microphone are both off so as not to distract others from the person speaking.
PCL Email List
If you are new or newly diving into our offerings, we invite you to join the PCL email list. You can sign up on the diocesan For Parish Leaders webpage.