The Diocese of Sioux Falls is starting to make plans for the next edition of Ministry Day, according to vice chancellor Nancy Werner.
This will be the third year for the event and it is scheduled for Thursday, August 18.
Last year, the diocese, its clergy, parish and school staffs, parish ministers and volunteers gathered at the Ramkota Inn and Convention Center in Sioux Falls for a day of workshops and speakers and fellowship.
This year, the diocese is again looking to celebrate ministry in its parishes and among its people during a single day of activities.
The diocese has yet to announce speakers, an agenda or a location for Ministry Day 2005 but the event is in the planning stages.
Ministry Day was originally designed to celebrate the diocesan church, its ministries and to educate clergy, staff and parish ministers. That mission remains intact as the diocese looks again to energize and encourage the people of the diocese who attend.
In the first two versions, the workshops and speakers fill much of the day with the culmination being the celebration of the Mass near the end of the day.
Ministry Day is encouraged as a special day for all priests, school principals, teachers, youth ministers and others involved in parish work and ministry across the diocese.
The day is an opportunity where people can attend several different workshops while looking to improve their skills in different areas.
The goal of the event remains to enhance ministry in the diocese on all levels.
Ministry Day is a good opportunity to bring clergy, staff and parishioners together and help them stay up to date on what is happening and what is in place for diocesan life, according to several people who attended each of the first two sessions.
Diocesan vice chancellor Nancy Werner remains the point person for coordinating the Ministry Day event.
You can find out more about this year’s Ministry Day by checking on line at www.sfcatholic.org or by calling the diocese at 605-334-9861.