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 at 605-988-3775 to schedule an appointment.
Catholic Family Services will be offering a Summer Grief Series. This will be a four-week series beginning Tuesday, July 6, 2021. Please call us at 605-988-3775 for any questions or if you would like to register.
Patris Corde, a conference in Fremont, Nebraska, is a chance to renew and revitalize priests, deacons and seminarians to lead God’s people. For more information, click here.
Keloland TV is offering an advertising opportunity for parishes at a reasonable rate. Click here or the link below to learn more and reach out to Jeremy Pepper at Kelo (605-357-5622 or jpepper@keloland.com) for more information.
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.
Bishop’s vision is coming to a parish near you!
Last call to join Father Scott Traynor, Dr. Chris Burgwald and Eric Gallagher as they explain Bishop DeGrood’s vision of Lifelong Catholic Missionary Discipleship Through God’s Love for the Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls. You and your parish are welcome to join us at the Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Sioux Falls on May 11 at 7 p.m. in person or via livestream.
Check out a complete list of upcoming events for adults.
Power Hour Meetings:
Tuesdays @ 11 a.m. – Zoom meeting
Encounter Events (NET):
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
NET Encounter Events
NET’s final Encounter Event is May 2 in Watertown. Don’t miss out on this final opportunity! Promotional material is available on the NET webpage.
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
Last call to sign up for training 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.
D-Camp
The high school D-Camp for 2021 is now full. Please direct your high school students to sign up on the wait-list 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/.
“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.
Stay up-to-date by texting SFDIOCESE to 84576 or visiting sfdiocese.flocknote.com.
