Month: April 2021

2021 Bishop’s Charity Events

Save the Dates

Bishop’s Charity Fishing Tournament

Monday, June 7 | Big Stone City, SD

Monday, June 14 | Pierre, SD

June 5 – June 14 | Virtually through the iAngler Tournament App

Benefiting Seminarian Education

 

Taste the Goodness

Saturday, August 14 | Downtown Sioux Falls, SD

Benefiting Bishop Dudley Hospitality House

 

Bishop’s Cup

Monday, August 23 | Sioux Falls, SD

Benefiting Broom Tree Retreat Center

 

Bishop’s Charity Hunt

Monday, September 20 – Tuesday, September 21 | Kimball, SD

Benefiting Newman Catholic Campus Ministry

 

Christmas at the Cathedral

Thursday, December 16 – Sunday, December 19 | Sioux Falls, SD

Benefiting Bishop Dudley Hospitality House & Cathedral of Saint Joseph

 

For more information visit, www.ccfesd.org/events or call 605.988.3765

Vocations

Dear Pastors and Parish Administrators,
This summer Bishop DeGrood will send a letter to the graduating seniors in our diocese so he can personally congratulate and encourage them to seek God’s will in their lives. To make this possible we are requesting the following information from you: names, cell phone number, parent’s names, addresses, gender and college plans for all seniors.
In conjunction with Bishop’s letter, in the past several years, the Vocations Office has used the college information to help keep our youth connected with their Catholic faith while they are at school. This has been done with the aid of the SERRA Clubs in our diocese through a program called College Connection.
Through this program, letters are sent out to the seniors, encouraging them to get involved in the local Catholic community at the school they will be attending. We also forward the information to the chaplains at the various colleges in our diocese to help them connect with the incoming freshmen.
It is our hope that with this information we can keep more of our young people connected with the practice of their Catholic faith and continue to encourage the growth of their spirituality.
Please e-mail the list in Excel format, if possible, to Emma Murtha at emurtha@sfcatholic.org or mail your list to the Vocations Office by May 1. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me.
Thank you for all that you do to promote religious vocations.

Catholic Family Services

Summer Grief Series

Catholic Family Services will be offering a Summer Grief Series for adults. This will be a 4-week series beginning Tuesday, July 6. Please call us at 605-988-3775 with any questions or if you would like to register.

Counseling Services

Catholic Family Services counseling-Are you dealing with difficult events in your life? We have professional, caring counselors who are available to provide individual, marriage and family counseling. Please call us 605-988-3775 to schedule an appointment.

Broom Tree Retreat and Conference Center Events

Silent Retreats:

Women’s: June 17-20, August 12-15, September 16-19, October 7-10, November 4-7
Men’s: August 19-22, September 23-26, October 21-24, November 18-21

Day of Recollection: Broom Tree Days of Recollection begin at 10 a.m. and include conferences, time for Adoration, Mass, and an opportunity for the Sacrament of Reconciliation. The day ends in mid-afternoon. Because lunch is served, we ask that you please register. A prayerful donation is requested.

2021 Days of Recollection
August 17- “The Gift of Forgiveness” directed by Teresa Henrickson
September 14- “Saint Paul at Athens- Talking to an Unbelieving World” directed by Fr. Paul King

Couples Retreats
November 12-14, 2021- Directed by Jim and Meg Beckman
During this retreat couples will have the blessed opportunity to spend time together receiving from the very heart of God. The environment at Broom Tree makes for a perfect couples get-away…no TV, no radio, no phones or computers, just beautiful, peaceful surroundings, good food, and all the time and good direction you need to experience renewal in your marriage. Register early.

Undone: A Healing Retreat
October 15-17, 2021
Directed by Fr. Scott Traynor

Jesus desires to bring healing and restored wholeness to every person. Healing is central to Jesus’ life and mission. By our own sin or the sufferings of the human experience, our hearts can easily become wounded or distant from God, who alone can offer true restoration. Under the patronage of Our Lady, Undoer of Knots, this retreat will assist participants in becoming aware of Jesus’ desire to bring restoration in their lives and will offer opportunities to encounter His healing grace.

Conferences for the retreat will focus on the power of Jesus to heal in mind, body and spirit, and will offer participants practical ways to invite that grace into their own lives. A collaboration of Broom Tree Retreat Center and Catholic Family Services, this retreat will offer time for individual spiritual direction as well as one-on-one discussion with licensed Counselors from Catholic Family Services.

Upcoming Events

Ordination to the Permanent Diaconate – May 15 @ 11 a.m.

Ordination to the Diaconate – May 27 @ 11 a.m.

Ordination to the Priesthood, May 28 @ 11 a.m.

Memorial Day Mass, St. Michael Cemetery @ 9 a.m.

 

St. John the Baptist, Onaka, last celebration of Mass

St. John the Baptist Parish in Onaka will have sacred use of the church coming to an end this summer. The parish will celebrate its last Mass on June 13, 2021, at 4:00 p.m. This celebration will allow the parish community to come together formally one last time to celebrate the legacy of St. John the Baptist Parish. Bishop Donald DeGrood will preside along with Fr. Darin Schmidt concelebrating.

The Mass collection will go towards the St. John the Baptist Cemetery Fund. The St. John the Baptist Cemetery Fund will continue to provide for the upkeep and maintenance of the cemetery. Any prayerful consideration for donations is appreciated, whether you can attend or not.

The parish is hosting an open house at St. John the Baptist before Mass, from 1-3:40 p.m. You are invited to walk through the church, take photos, visit the cemetery, share stories with family and friends, etc. Refreshments will be available.

A roast beef dinner will follow Mass at the Onaka City Park. It will be a free will donation event. Any funds donated above and beyond the cost of the meal will be donated to the St. John the Baptist Cemetery Fund.

Upcoming Events

April 13 – Priest Council meeting, Catholic Pastoral Center

April 23 – SD Knights of Columbus Convention, Sioux Falls

Ordination to the Permanent Diaconate – May 15 @ 11 a.m.

Ordination to the Diaconate – May 27 @ 11 a.m.

Ordination to the Priesthood, May 28 @ 11 a.m.

 

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month

Providing a healthy and safe environment in our parishes and schools is a ministry to which we are all called. To foster our common diocesan vision of Lifelong Catholic Missionary Discipleship Through God’s Love, the diocese will be marking Child Abuse Prevention Month in April. Please note and share with your parish, school or ministry the following events:

April 13 (Tuesday) 10:00 a.m. – Live streamed rosary for healing and protection, led by Deacon John Devlin. Join us as a group or individually via the diocesan YouTube channel at SFDiocese.

April 24 (Saturday) 4:00 p.m. – Live streamed Mass with Bishop DeGrood will be prayed for healing of victims/survivors and all affected by abuse.

Attached is a rosary for healing booklet and a novena for healing that can be provided to groups (especially prayer groups) in your parish. See attached Novena for Protection and Healing from Abuse to be used to post or insert into your bulletins.

Diocese of Sioux Falls Novena for Healing 2021

Rosary-for-Healing

Media to post on your website or share on social media, along with a date for a live streamed Rosary for Healing, will be forthcoming.

All parishes are encouraged to include an introduction/announcement in their bulletin in the month of April introducing the local coordinator at your parish, school or ministry.

Please plan to participate with us in prayer for the safety and wellbeing of all children, that they may flourish as healthy, happy and holy Catholics within our communities. Contact Safe Environment Coordinator Alison Conemac (aconemac@sfcatholic.org) with your questions.