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Welcome to the Home Page of the Office of Marriage, Family & Respect Life.  Blessed John Paul II began his encyclical, Evangelium Vitae, by saying "The Gospel of life is at the heart of Jesus' message. Lovingly received day after day by the Church, it is to be preached with dauntless fidelity as "good news" to the people of every age and culture." The mission of the Office of Marriage, Family & Respect Life is to spread this "good news" to the people of Eastern South Dakota through prayer, education and action so that we might help support marriages, families, and build a culture of life in our diocese and beyond.

 

 


 

FEATURED

National Marriage Week USA, February 7-14, 2012
World Marriage Sunday, February 12, 2012



Visit the Marriage Enrichment Page for Resources to Strengthen Your Marriage

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

LIFE CHAIN LINK PRAYER WITH BISHOP PAUL J. SWAIN
January 17, 2012
February 14, 2012
March 13, 2012
April 10, 2012
May 8, 2012
June 19, 2012

Location: Planned Parenthood on 41st Street, Sioux Falls

To learn more and to sign up to participate in this prayer ministry, please visit the Life Chain Link Page of this Website.

 

MASS FOR LIFE WITH BISHOP PAUL J. SWAIN

Sunday, January 22, 2012, Cathedral of St. Joseph

Bishop Paul Swain will be celebrating a Mass for Life at 9:15 a.m. at the Cathedral of St. Joseph for the 39th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision of Roe v. Wade.  Please join us to pray for an end to abortion and a full respect for life. 

 

MISCARRIAGE AND EARLY INFANT LOSS SUPPORT AND DISCUSSION GROUP

February 9, 2012, Catholic Pastoral Center, Sioux Falls

Mothers and fathers are invited to join us for a diocesan support and discussion group that will offer opportunities for families to share and encourage each other.  You will also have opportunities to join together in prayer and hear from experts in the field on dealing with miscarriage and early infant loss on the spiritual, emotional, and physical levels. Click Here for more information. 

 

INFERTILITY SUPPORT AND DISCUSSION GROUP

February 16, 2012, Catholic Pastoral Center, Sioux Falls

Couples are invited to join us for a diocesan support and discussion group that will offer opportunities for families to share and encourage each other.  You will also have opportunities to join together in prayer and hear from experts in the field on dealing with infertility on the spiritual, emotional, and physical levels.  Click Here for more information. 


WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER WEEKEND

February 10-12, 2012, Broom Tree Retreat Center, Irene

For over four decades, Worldwide Marriage Encounter has been offering married couples the gift of a weekend experience to enrich their relationship.  Give your spouse the gift of time by reserving a spot at this weekend retreat at Broom Tree Retreat Center.  Space is limited so contact Curt and Rochelle Lauret at 605-362-9145 to register, or visit www.WWME.org.  

Other Upcoming WME Weekend Dates:

April 20-22, 2012, Terra Sancta Retreat Center, Rapid City

September 7-9, 2012, Blue Cloud Abbey, Marvin
 

DATE NIGHT THEATOR: THE VALENTINE DIALOGUES:

February 13, 2011, Wagner Boys and Girls Club

Five parishes will be cooperatively hosting Theater of the Word Inc. for a performance of the Valentine Dialogues.  After thousands of years of marriage, Adam and Eve decide they need a little help, and so they head to marriage counseling.  To their surprise, their counselor seems to know a lot more about love and sex and sacrifice than they ever imagined he could - perhaps because of who he really is.  The world's only comedy based on the Theology of the Body!  Date: Tuesday February 13th.  Time: 6:00 p.m.. Location: Wagner Boys and Girls Club.  The event is a fundraiser for the 5 parish youth groups.  Tickets are $20.00 per person.  Contact information:  Kim Soukup, Wagner, St. John the Baptist: 384-5852, Vicki Roth, Dante, Assumption: 286-  3768, Cathy Kreeger, Marty, St. Paul’s:  384-3234, Jolynn Weber, Tyndall, St. Leos: 589-3898, and Brother Martin Zastik, Lake Andes, St. Marks: 487-7300."

 

ENGAGED ENCOUNTER WEEKENDS
**FULL** January 14-15, 2012, in Brookings

**FULL** February 18-19, 2012, in Sioux Falls
**FULL** March 17-18, 2012, in Sioux Falls
**FULL** April 14-15, 2012, in Sioux Falls
April 28-29, 2012, in Yankton
May 19-20, 2012, in Sioux Falls
June 9-10, 2012, in Sioux Falls

For more information, please contact Bart & Barbara Workman at eesdworkman@aol.com. Registration forms must be mailed to: Engaged Encounter, Bart and Barbara Workman, 3800 S. Orchid Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57110, and cannot be submitted over the phone or by email. A form is included on the last page of the 2010-2011 Engaged Couple’s Guide and is also available online, just click on the "Marriage Preparation" link in the office menu.

 

RETROUVAILLE

March 16-18, 2012, Sioux Falls

Retrouvaille, a confidential weekend that offers hope and help for a couple to heal and renew their marriage relationship, will take place in Sioux Falls. Retrouvaille is a peer to peer ministry and has helped couples who experience chronic communication problems, as well as those who thought they were beyond hope, already separated, or even divorced. For more information, or to help register a couple, contact 988-3776. For general information visit: www.retrouvaille.org.

 

 

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