Adult Discipleship and Evangelization Offerings

Bishop’s vision is coming to a parish near you!
In prayer, Bishop DeGrood received a vision of Lifelong Catholic Missionary Discipleship Through God’s Love for the Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls. Father Scott Traynor, Dr. Chris Burgwald, and Eric Gallagher will be traveling around the diocese to invite all of the lay faithful to hear more about the vision and to understand what the vision means for Catholics in Eastern South Dakota. Please join us in person or via livestream for any of the presentations!

St. Anthony of Padua, Hoven – April 6
Immaculate Conception, Watertown – April 15
St. Benedict, Yankton – April 20
Cathedral of Saint Joseph, Sioux Falls – May 11

 

Catholic Conversations – Mastering Myself: The Power of the Virtue of Moderation
April 14 | 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. | St. Leo, Tyndall
We all struggle with reigning in our instincts, impulses and desires. In fact, many of our problems in life and society today come from our inability to master ourselves. Perhaps more than ever we need to both understand and live the virtue of self-mastery, the virtue of moderation. Join Dr. Chris Burgwald as he explains the virtue of moderation and offers some keys to growing in it.

 

Respect Life Leaders Meeting
Thank you to everyone who attended the Respect Life leaders meeting last month. If you know of anyone who would have loved to have been there, but missed the invite list or wasn’t able to make it, please invite them to reach out to us at respectlife@sfcatholic.org.  We would love to connect with them.

 

Check out a complete list of upcoming events for adults.

Youth Discipleship and Evangelization Offerings

Upcoming Events

Power Hour Meetings:
Tuesdays @ 11 a.m. – Zoom meeting

Going Deeper Retreats:
April 9-11 – Abbey of the Hills

Encounter Events (NET):
April 18 – St. Peter, Sisseton
May 2 – Immaculate Conception, Watertown

Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Trainings:
June 7-12 – Level 1, Part 2 – Immaculate Conception, Watertown
July 12-17 – Level 1, Part 1 – Sacred Heart, Aberdeen

 

 

More Info

Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
Last Call! If you have had any training or would be interested in being trained, please fill out this short form. If your parish has a CGS atrium, please fill out this short form

There will also be two CGS training sessions this summer. Level 1 Part 1 is being hosted by Sacred Heart in Aberdeen, July 12-17. Please visit the Sacred Heart webpage for all the info and to register. Questions about Part 1 training can be sent to Thomas Eskro at thomas@sacredheartaberdeen.net or 605-225-7065.

Level 1 Part 2 will be hosted by the diocese at Immaculate Conception in Watertown, June 7-12. To register please fill out this form. If you have questions about the Part 2 training, please contact Deborah at cgs@sfcatholic.org.

If you need both Part 1 and Part 2, you can still attend both even though they will be out of order. Please register with each group separately.

 

Going Deeper Retreat – April 2021
The “Spiritus” Going Deeper Retreat is open for registration. Promotional material is available on the Going Deeper webpage as well as the link to register. Open to teens wishing to delve deeper into their faith. This retreat is primarily charismatic with emphasis on the gifts of the Holy Spirit.  
Bulletin Blurb:  Registrations are open for the “Spiritus” Going Deeper Retreat April 9-11 at the Abbey of the Hills. Find all the info at www.sfcatholic.org/youth.

 

D-Camp
The high school D-Camp for 2021 is now full. Please direct your high school students to sign up on the waitlist in case a spot opens up. Spots are still available at the Junior High Camp July 15-18. Youth entering grades 7 and 8 in the fall of 2021 are invited to join. Find out all the info at the D-Camp webpage.
Bulletin Blurb: Junior High D-Camp Registration for July 2021 is available! Sign up fast to reserve your spot at www.sfcatholic.org/youth/d-camp/.

 

Lumen Christi
We have been blessed with many young applicants for Lumen Christi this summer and have filled all available spots. However, if you would like to be put on the waitlist, email Eric Gallagher at egallagher@sfcatholic.org. If you would like more information on Lumen Christi, check out our webpage.
Bulletin Blurb: Lumen Christi applications are now closed, but if you would like to be put on the waitlist, please email Eric Gallagher at egallagher@sfcatholic.org.

 

NET Encounter Events
Promotional material is available on the NET webpage.
Bulletin Blurb: Join the NET team for a night of fun at a parish in your region. This event is a great opportunity to re-energize your faith, receive additional faith formation, and to develop relationships with other faith-driven families in your region. Check out the diocesan website for more information: https://www.sfcatholic.org/youth/encounter-events-net/.

 

“Power Hour” for Parish Leaders
Every Tuesday at 11 a.m. Eric Gallagher, Dr. Chris Burgwald, and Fr. Scott Traynor host a “power hour” for the parish leaders via Zoom. Our hope is that this weekly hour will draw everyone who is actively engaged as leaders (priests, parish staff, and others) around the diocese to rally around Bishop DeGrood’s vision and will offer very direct responses to needs we are seeing. These meetings will be recorded. To get involved in these meetings, please ensure you are on the PCL email list and join our new PCL community platform ComeFollow.Me. If you are not already receiving these PCL emails, you can sign up for them at the For Youth Leaders page on the diocesan webpage.

 

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