Month: December 2022

Chancery Updates

 

  • Thank you to everyone who offered feedback on the proposed maps for the Set Ablaze structural planning process. We received over 800 responses! Discernment for the final structural plan is underway. We will keep you updated on new information as it is available. Thank you for all your assistance with getting the word out and gathering your parishioners together to offer feedback. It will go a long way to getting our diocese ready for the changes to come.
  • From all of us at the Chancery, have a Blessed Advent, a Merry Christmas and a fruitful New Year! May the peace of the Christ child dwell in your homes and hearts.

Discipleship and Evangelization Offerings

Upcoming Events

Eucharistic Revival Evening of Prayer
December 9, 2023 from 6 – 9 PM  – St. Nicholas, Tea

Last Collar Standing
January 15, 2023, 4 PM (online) 

Confirmation Retreats
February 4, 2023 – Holy Name, Watertown

Going Deeper Retreats
March 31 – April 2, 2023 – Abbey of the Hills

D-Camp 2023
June 18 – 21, 2023 – Broom Tree (High School)
July 9 – 12, 2023 – Broom Tree (High School)
July 13 – 16, 2023 – Broom Tree (Junior High)

Power Hour
Tuesdays at 1pm over Zoom 

More Info

Eucharistic Revival Evening of Prayer in Tea
The diocese is offering deanery wide Eucharistic Revival events in response to the USCCB’s invitation to a revival in devotion and belief in the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist.  We would like to invite you to the Sioux Falls Deanery event being held December 9, 6 – 9 PM at St Nicholas Parish in Tea.  The Eucharistic Miracles display will be in the parish hall with a presentation followed by Adoration, Confession, praise & worship, prayer teams, and finishing the evening with Mass.  

Last Collar Standing – January 15, 2023, 4pm (online)
Our 4th Annual Last Collar Standing event will be live on our Youtube page. Mark your calendars and start planning your watch parties now! Keep an eye on our social media for updates, announcements and promotional opportunities. Pick a priest to sponsor and help them win advantages in the games!  Visit  www.sfcatholic.org/lcs for more information. Text LASTCOLLAR to 84576 for updates.

Bulletin Blurb:   Last Collar Standing will be January 15 at 4 PM. Pick a priest to root for and help him win advantages!  www.sfcatholic.org/lcs 

Bulletin Blurb:   Last Collar Standing will be January 15 at 4 PM. Text LASTCOLLAR to 84576 to stay up to date and be involved in the voting.

Confirmation Retreat – February 4, 2023, Watertown
In collaboration with the Diocese, Holy Name Parish in Watertown is providing a Confirmation Retreat on February 4.  This will be open to all parishes. As with October’s retreat, all registrations are done through your parish, and the parish is required to send adult helpers with their youth to assist with small groups (one adult for every five youth).  Note: the parish is responsible for ensuring these adults have all met the Safe Environment requirements laid out by the Diocese.  The registration form for this retreat can be found on our webpage at: www.sfcatholic.org/youth/for-youth-leaders/  Parishes, please send in your completed registration forms by the dates listed on the form.  More details can be found here: www.sfcatholic.org/youth/confirmation-retreats/ 

Bulletin Blurb:  The diocese is offering a confirmation retreat at Holy Name parish in Watertown February 4, 2023.  Talk to your parish to get registered today!

Going Deeper Retreat – Spiritus –  March 31- April 2, 2023, Abbey of the Hills
This retreat is focused on providing a fundamental teaching and theology on the Holy Spirit and its role in our everyday life.  Youth grades 9-12 who are active in the parish and looking to go deeper in their faith are invited to attend. For more information visit www.sfcatholic.org/deeper.

Bulletin Blurb:  The spring Going Deeper retreat – Spiritus, is accepting registrations and will fill up fast. Register today to reserve your spot! www.sfcatholic.org/deeper

Lumen Christi
We are still taking requests for Lumen Christi teams for the summer of 2023.  To find out more about Lumen Christi and to request a team for next summer please visit sfcatholic.org/lumenchristi/

D-Camp 2023
Registrations are in full swing. If your parish would like to support youth financially in attending camp, please let us know. We can create a discount code for your youth to register, and then we will bill the parish after camp. There are only about 100 spots available for each camp so encourage your youth to register ASAP. The link can be found on our website: https://www.sfcatholic.org/youth/d-camp/
Bulletin Blurb: D-Camp 2023 registrations are now open. Register today to reserve your spot! https://www.sfcatholic.org/youth/d-camp/

Power Hours
For a couple of years now, we have been holding weekly Zoom calls supporting Parish Catechetical Leaders (PCL) from around our diocese by offering an opportunity for growth in both spiritual and professional development and to have a space to bounce ideas off one another and inspire and encourage one another in our shared mission (PCLs include priests, deacons, DREs, YMs, Discipleship Coordinators, RCIA Coordinators, etc.). Power Hours are held at 1 p.m. on Tuesdays approximately every other week. Zoom invitations are sent to the PCL email list weekly.

PCL Email List
If you are new or newly diving into our offerings, we invite you to join the PCL email list. You can sign up on the diocesan For Parish Leaders webpage.

 

 

Broom Tree Retreat and Conference Center Events

Silent Retreats:
Women’s: February 2-5, March 2-5, April 20-23
Men’s: February 16-19, March 16-19

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.

2022 Days of Recollection
December 13 – “Come Let Us Adore Him,” directed by Teresa Henrickson

2023 Days of Recollection
January 17
February 14
March 21
April 11
May 9 – “Power from on High,” directed by Dr. Chris Burgwald
June 20

Couples Retreats
April 14-16, 2023

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.

Healing Retreats
February 24-26, 2023
October 13-15, 2023
Directed by Fr. Scott Traynor

Vocations

Do you know a young man who has expressed interest in discerning a vocation to the priesthood? Do you know a young man who you think would make a great priest and might be open to investigating the possibility of this call in his life? As part of our work to help young men discern the Lord’s call for their lives, the Vocations Office is compiling a list of such men with the intent of keeping them informed about various vocations promotion opportunities such as retreats, mission trips, Operation Andrew Dinners, seminary visits, and so on. If you know of someone who we should add to our list, please contact Emma Murtha at emurtha@sfcatholic.org or 988-3772.

Operation Andrew Dinner

As part of our work to help young men discern the Lord’s call for their lives, the Vocations Office is organizing an Operation Andrew Dinner at Christ the King in Sioux Falls on Tuesday, December 6 starting with Mass at 5:15 p.m. with Bishop DeGrood. Then dinner and fellowship to follow until 8 p.m. If you know of someone who should be invited to this dinner, please contact your priest.

Prayer for Vocations

Looking for a good prayer to use for an increase in vocations? Here’s one many of our parishes have been using for years.

Lord Jesus, Son of the Eternal Father and Mary Immaculate, grant to our young people the generosity necessary to follow Your call and the courage to overcome all obstacles to their vocation in life. Give their parents that faith, love and spirit of sacrifice which will inspire them to offer their children to God’s service and to rejoice whenever one of their children is called to the priesthood or religious life. Let Your example and that of Your Blessed Mother and Saint Joseph encourage both young people and parents and let Your grace sustain them.  Amen.

FBI warning: PC and tech support scams are back

I’m not sure they ever went away but it’s a good warning as holiday shopping season gets underway.

The public service announcement by the FBI warns that there have been instances across the U.S. recently of scammers posing as service representatives of software company tech support or computer repair services in attempts to trick victims into following instructions.

They contact victims by phishing email or by phone, warning that an annual subscription service is about to be renewed within hours at a cost which is commonly in the range of $300 to $500 – and that the victim should get in contact if they want to cancel the payment.