Join us for the 2024 Diaconate Ordination on Thursday, May 30th at 11am! Those to be ordained to Permanent Diaconate are: Mr. Philip Carlson, Mr. David Halter, Mr. Edward Mitzel, and Mr. Bradley Wiemann. ToContinue readingAction Required – 2024 Diaconate Ordination

Dear Fathers, Please check your email for a 5-minute survey from Chris Motz on behalf of the Discipleship & Evangelization Office. Thank you! In Christ, Office of Discipleship & Evangelization Office of Discipleship and EvangelizationContinue readingAction Required – Deacon Formation Survey

Dear Pastors, This summer Bishop DeGrood will send a letter to the graduating seniors in our Diocese so that he can personally congratulate and encourage them to seek God’s will in their lives. To makeContinue readingAction Required – 2024 College Connection

Dear Pastors, This summer Bishop DeGrood will send a letter to the graduating seniors in our Diocese so that he can personally congratulate and encourage them to seek God’s will in their lives. To makeContinue readingAction Required – 2024 College Connection

***Re-Posted from 1/23/23*** Dear Fathers: The bishop’s office has received a few notes from the faithful concerned that the outdated Order of Penance may be being used in some instances. I am re-sending a memoContinue readingAction Required – Re-Post on Revised Order of Penance

Dear Fathers, As the Clergy Continuing Ed Committee is undertaking expanded responsibilities at the request of Bishop DeGrood, we are taking a look at our presbyterate’s preferences and habits around their annual retreat. In particularContinue readingAction Required – Priest Retreat Practices and Preferences Survey

The Set Ablaze Pastoral Planning Handbook has been updated, removing content pertaining to parish modification planning as this is required to be an entirely separate process from Set Ablaze. Please make sure that ALL handbooksContinue readingAction Required – UPDATED Set Ablaze Pastoral Planning Handbook

The Vocations Office is looking for names of potential seminarians in your local pastorate. During Clergy Days, the vocations office launched an initiative of trying to collect names from each pastorate. Our goal is toContinue readingAction Required – Names for Vocations Office

So far we have had two of our four Operation Andrew/ Miriam Dinners. On November 7th we held one at Northern State and on November 8th we were able to host one at SDSU. BetweenContinue readingAction Required – Operation Andrew/Miriam Dinner

Survey to get insight on Clergy’s ability to serve the Latino community: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdEpxtLMh8iMiaP4kU6hTbQWMy9HaL9iHJJ3bMYcm3nSzWJZQ/viewform?usp=sf_link Fr. Krishopter Cowles, Vicar for Hispanic Ministry | fathercowles@gmail.com