Upcoming Events
National Eucharistic Congress
July 17-21, 2024 – Indianapolis
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Discount Tickets Available for National Eucharistic Congress
We still have tickets available at a greatly reduced rate. These tickets are for anyone in the Sioux Falls Diocese and are first come – first served. To claim your ticket, go to sfcatholic.org/eucharist.
In addition, the USCCB is encouraging every parish to send a team of representatives to the National Eucharistic Congress next summer. They will be commissioned as Eucharistic Missionaries to bring the joy and love of the Eucharist back to your parish and community.
Eucharistic Revival – Small Group Resources
During the year of the parish, the USCCB is encouraging each parish to host small groups using their new seven week study, Jesus and the Eucharist. They have made it so easy! There is an online training for planning the small group, parish implementation and table facilitators. They give you the curriculum, videos, slide show presentations, handouts and more.
If you are interested, please connect with your Eucharistic Revival Parish Point Person or check out the resource webpage for more information.
Eucharistic Revival – Adoration Night Planning Guide
The USCCB has just released their Encounter Nights Guide. The guide includes a suggested template for a special holy hour for Revival, a list of liturgical items needed, and prayers. This guide is your detailed roadmap to plan and lead transformative evenings of eucharistic adoration that resonate deeply with your congregation.
Confirmation Retreats – Spring 2023 – Save the Date
On behalf of their pastorate, Holy Name in Watertown has partnered with us to offer a Confirmation retreat Saturday, January 27, 2024. We will send out more information on how to register in the PCL email list.
If your parish is interested in partnering with the diocese to host a Confirmation retreat open to attendees from the rest of the diocese, please contact our office at discipleship@sfcatholic.org or 605-988-3714.
Lumen Christi Recruiting
The recruiting season for Lumen Christi- summer 2024 is now open! We are looking for passionate and dedicated college-aged young adults who have a burning desire to share their faith with youth throughout our diocese. If you know someone from your pastorate who has a deep desire to evangelize and catechize, we invite you to encourage him/her to apply to be a missionary. For more information, please visit the Lumen Christi webpage.
School of Missionary Discipleship – New Cohort Begins in January
The next cohort of the School of Missionary Discipleship will be launching on January 30, 2024. Participants are deeply formed in their ability to engage in the work of the New Evangelization: to live and share their faith in Jesus Christ with those they encounter in their daily lives, according to the gifts God has given them.
The formation program is attentive to all four areas of discipleship formation: a thorough knowledge of Church teaching (intellectual formation), a deep personal prayer life (spiritual formation), an ability to interact with and accompany others (human formation), and a recognition of the personal call and empowerment to build up God’s kingdom (apostolic formation).
All areas of formation will be engaged throughout the multi-year program. Each year will have a specific focus of formation.
- Learning How to Pray and How to Teach Others to Pray – An exploration of how to grow deeply in prayer.
- Sacred Scripture and Church History – An overview of the story of salvation from creation to today.
- The Catechism of the Catholic Church – An exploration of Church teaching.
- Sharing your Faith – A practical introduction to talking with others about our faith.
Year one consists of formation in Christian prayer and virtue. This year of formation will provide a great foundation to help those new to personal prayer, as well as those well experienced in personal prayer, to enter more deeply into their daily relationship with God. We will cover essential principles of relational prayer, specific methods of Christian prayer, the interplay of prayer and virtue, and an introduction to discernment of spirits. Together, these elements will help participants of any background to “fall in love, stay in love and let love make all the difference.”
Teaching is done through a series of weekly videos in conjunction with large and small group meetings via Zoom on Tuesday evenings. For more information, please visit the School of Missionary Discipleship webpage.
Respect Life Month – USCCB Respect Life Month Resources
October is Respect Life month! The USCCB has created some wonderful resources for your parish. They have also created an amazing program called Walking With Moms In Need, which has resources specifically for your parish.
Weekly “Power Hour” for Formation Leaders – Tuesdays at 1 p.m.
Each week during the academic year we hold a zoom call for Parish Catechetical Leaders (PCL) from around our diocese. The goal is to offer 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. Power Hours are held from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. on Tuesdays. 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.