Welcome and thank you for your work with the children, youth and adults of your parishes!
Below you will find links to the general resources and offerings of the Office of Discipleship & Evangelization. Please do not hesitate to contact us if there is anything that we can do for you!
Diocesan Confirmation Retreat
Dates:
- June 24th – Brookings, SD
- July 22nd – TBD
The Diocesan Lumen Christi missionaries are providing a Confirmation Retreat on June 24th and July 22nd. Lunch will be provided. All registrations are done through Eventbrite for these. The layout of the day is games, talks, time for small groups, lunch, and a holy hour. Each parish is responsible for ensuring that all adults wishing to come to help with small groups or attend the retreat must meet all the Safe Environment requirements laid out by the Diocese. The registration form is linked below as well as a printable flyer.
Registration and flyer COMING SOON!
Confirmation Retreat Ideas and NET Teams
If your parish is interested in hosting a confirmation retreat and is looking for assistance, the Diocese is willing to partner with you to put one on by suggesting a format, helping to find presenters, assisting with promotion, etc. Please reach out to our office at discipleship@sfcatholic.org with your inquiries.
Another great option for parishes looking to host a retreat is to request a NET Ministries team to come in for a day. NET is an international ministry out of Minnesota and their information can be found at netusa.org. The point of contact for you would be Molly Gallagher who is the Eastern Regional Office Administrator. She can be reached at 651-450-6833 ext. 203 or at mollyg@netusa.org
Request a 2023 Summer Lumen Christi team
We are now taking requests from parishes for Summer Lumen Christi teams for 2023. Please click the button below to find out more information and to request a team. Keep in mind that decisions will be made based upon how many missionaries we are able to hire and teams we will be able to make. Final decisions will likely not be settled until early 2023, once we have hired missionaries and have an idea of how many teams we will have. So I ask your patience with us during this process and in the delay of confirming and solidifying your team requests.
Request a team
Parish Catechetical Leaders (PCL) Email List
If you are not already receiving the Parish Catechetical Leaders (PCL) Emails, click the “PCL Email Signup” button below to get on the list! This email list is used to keep you informed about the many things happening in the Office of Discipleship and Evangelization and throughout the Diocese. We are striving to send out updates as we get them in lieu of a newsletter.
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Weekly Parish Leader Zoom Meetings – Power Hours
Tuesdays at 1pm during the school year there will be a meeting for all parish leaders and pastors around the diocese. Meetings will be one hour long. These meetings are recorded and available upon request. These meetings are not held during the summer months of mid May – early September
To get involved in these meetings, please ensure you are on the PCL email list . If you have topics or ideas to bring to the meeting, please let Dr. Chris know by emailing cburgwald@sfcatholic.org
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