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Monthly publication for the Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls
September 2013
Stories of
CONVERSION
Bishop Paul
Swain
Conversion, the theme for this month’s Bulletin, is a beautiful
gift that keeps on giving
E
very conversion journey is
unique in the specific facts,
yet everyone is the same for it
results in oneness with Christ
in His Church. As St. Paul
wrote, there are many gifts but
one Lord. That truth is expressed in the moving stories
in this Bishop’s Bulletin.
There are many ways in which a conversion journey begins. It may be the result
of encouragement from others, a fruit of
evangelization. It may come during a time
of personal challenge such as loss. It may
be the result of a sense that there must be
something more than what the gods of the
secular world offer. All of those were parts
of my conversion journey.
who can untie things that are now knotted together and tie up things that are still
dangling.”
I can relate to that. I was knotted up. Then
God really got my attention. The governor chose not to seek re-election. I would
need to find a new job. So I asked myself
if anything in the world were possible
what would I like to do with my life. The
word ‘priest’ came to me. So clear and so
unclear because I was not a Catholic at
the time. It led to my serious conversion
journey.
At the age of 39 I was received into the
Church. It was one of the most peaceful
days in my life. As has been said by other
converts, there was a sense of coming
home and taking a place at the family
table that had long been empty.
The fact is that conversion is not a once
in a lifetime moment. It continues as we
seek to know Christ more deeply. We
still can become restless. We still can get
As many know, in my early thirties I
knotted up with the realities of the world
served as legal counsel to a governor of
and the thrusts of the Evil one. We still
Wisconsin, a heady and heavy responsibil- have questions for which there is no clear
ity. I was struck by how often in governanswer. So we must continue to journey.
ment and politics (and sometimes now
What that initial conversion moment does
in the human dimension of the Church)
is put us on the path to do so in a healthy
insignificant things become significant –
way through His Church and allows us to
where will the governor appear, who will
find the support we need from others who
serve on a board.
journey as well.
At the same time I was caring for my
grandmother who in her eighties was
home bound suffering from arthritis. For
her the seeming insignificant things really were significant – whether she could
dress herself or stand long enough to
prepare a meal. In my role as attorney as I
encountered those who demanded special
attention, and in my role as caregiver as I
saw my grandmother suffer so, I pondered
surely there must be something more to
life.
The familiar words of St. Augustine ring
true, “Our hearts are restless until they rest
in Thee.” First we must recognize that our
hearts are restless. Then we can open them
to the Holy Spirit.
English writer C.S. Lewis put it another
way: “Our whole being, by its very nature
is one vast need; incomplete, preparatory,
empty yet cluttered, crying out for Him
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September 2013 - The Bishop’s Bulletin
One of the most profound gifts I discovered upon entering the Church and committing myself to Jesus is his mother, the
Blessed Mother.
Pope Francis has a devotion to Our Lady
Untier of Knots. It reportedly flows from
the words of St. Irenaeus: “Eve by her
disobedience tied the knot of disgrace for
the human race; whereas Mary, by her
obedience, undid it.
Pope Francis wrote this prayer to her:
“Holy Mary, full of God’s presence during
the days of your life you accepted with
full humility the Father’s will, and the
Devil was never capable to tie you around
with his confusion.
Once with your son you interceded for
our difficulties, and, full of kindness and
patience you gave us example of how to
untie the knots of our life.
Schedule
And by remaining forever Our Mother,
you put in order and make more clear the
ties that link us to the Lord.
September
1 9:00 State Fair Mass,
Women’s Building Auditorium,
S.D. State Fairgrounds, Huron
2
Catholic Pastoral Center,
Sioux Falls, Closed
5 9:00 Clergy Continuing Education
Gathering, St. George Parish,
Hartford
7 4:00 Holy Mass,
Cathedral of Saint Joseph,
Sioux Falls
8 10:30 Mass of Installation,
Rev. Shaun Haggerty,
St. George Parish, Hartford
10 Noon Pray at Planned Parenthood,
Sioux Falls
11 5:00 Holy Mass, St. Agnes Parish
Campaign Kickoff, Vermillion
13 9:00 Holy Mass and Elections,
Monastery of Our Mother of
Mercy and Saint Joseph,
Alexandria
14 4:00 Holy Mass,
Sioux Falls
15 8:00 Mass of Installation,
Rev. Russell Homic,
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Parish, Leola
11:00 Mass of Installation,
Rev. Russell Homic,
Holy Cross Parish, Ipswich
17 10:00 Council of Priests,
Catholic Pastoral Center,
Sioux Falls
20-23
Equestrian Order of the Holy
Sepulchre of Jerusalem Annual
Meeting, Des Moines
25 8:00 Gathering of Recently Ordained
Priests, Broom Tree, Irene
27 Noon Blue Mass to Honor Law Enforcement, Firefighters and First
Responders, Cathedral of Saint
Joseph, Sioux Falls
29 2:30 Confirmation,
St. Margaret/Kimball,
St. Peter/White Lake
at St. Margaret, Kimball
30
Bishop’s Charity Hunt and
Banquet, Kimball
October
1
Bishop’s Charity Hunt, Kimball
2 7:00 Confirmation, St. Patrick Parish,
Montrose
3 11:30 Luncheon with Senior Priests,
Bishop’s House, Sioux Falls
5 9:00 Holy Mass,
Diocesan Marian Conference,
Cathedral of Saint Joseph
6 9:15 Respect Life Mass,
Sioux Falls
7-10
Clergy Days, Cedar Shore Resort
and Convention Center, Oacoma
Holy Mother, Mother of God, and our
Mother, to you who untie with motherly
love the knots of our life, we pray to you
to receive into your hands (Name the person) and to free him/her of the knots and
confusion with which our enemy attacks.
Through your grace, your intercession,
and your example, deliver us from all evil,
Our Lady, and untie the knots that prevent
us from being united with God, so that
we, free from sin and error, may find Him
in all things, may have our hearts placed
in Him, and may serve Him always in our
brothers and sisters. Amen”
Blessed Mother watch over us as we seek
deeper conversion each day. Our Lady
Untier of Knots, pray for us.
Prayer for the Diocese
of Sioux Falls
Father of mercy, justice and hope,
we the people of the
Diocese of Sioux Falls,
With humble hearts,
acknowledge your gift of life,
of creation, of the Church
and commit ourselves to use
what you have given us well;
With unworthy hearts, approach the Holy
sacraments, especially our Lord in the Most
Holy Eucharist and
commit ourselves to reverence in liturgical
prayer and sacred spaces;
With grateful hearts, remember those
courageous and faith-filled men and women,
clergy and consecrated,
native and immigrant, who nurtured and
nourished the land and built the visible
Church on the prairie and
commit ourselves to honor them by being
good stewards of their legacy;
With loving hearts, recognize one another as
brothers and
sisters in Christ and commit ourselves
to defending life from conception to natural
death and serving those
in need; and
With contrite hearts, ask your forgiveness for
the sins of
the past and for the sins of our day
and commit ourselves to be people of
reconciliation and peace.
We ask Mary our Mother, and Joseph our
patron, to watch over and guide us as we
seek to do your will each day.
We pray this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Officials
The Most Reverend Paul J. Swain,
Bishop of Sioux Falls, has made the
following appointments:
Deacon Roger Heidt, to Director of
Diaconal Ministry.
In addition, the following lay
persons, each with a demonstrated
and professional competency
in financial matters, have been
appointed to the Diocesan
Investment Committee for the length
of term specified:
Three Year terms:
Mr. Michael Duch, Saint Mary
Parish, Aberdeen
Mr. Mark Buche, Holy Family Parish,
Mitchell
Mr. Gary Gaspar, Holy Spirit Parish,
Sioux Falls
Two Year terms:
Mr. Richard VanDemark, Saint Mary
Parish, Sioux Falls
Mr. Paul Livermore, Holy Spirit
Parish, Sioux Falls
Mr. Al Kurtenbach, Saint Thomas
More Parish, Brookings
One Year
Mr. Craig Anderson, Holy Spirit
Parish, Sioux Falls
Mr. Robert Everist, Saint Mary
Parish, Dell Rapids
Mr. Michael Healy, Sacred Heart
Parish, Yankton
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Fr. Michael
Griffin
We have all discovered a deeper gift and a unity
A
t the moment, I am sitting
at the end of a long table
which is situated in the back
classroom of a building found
on Fort Jackson, in Columbia,
South Carolina.
I am finishing up a few weeks of chaplain’s training for the South Dakota Army
National Guard. It is August and it is hot,
it is humid, the mornings are early and the
days long. The days are full of men and
women, much younger than I, all dressed
the same, all tired and all feeling called to
serve, to love and to walk with the even
younger men and women we will serve in
uniform.
Allow me a moment to share with you
a moment from my training, a moment
which struck me and presents me with
an idea. At one moment as I sat at the
long table with my squad, which is a part
of a platoon, which is a part of a class, I
looked at those around me.
On my right hand sat a Buddhist monk,
on my left hand sat a Baptist minister. A
Mormon chaplain sat in front of me and
a Lutheran minister sat behind me. In the
front of our platoon were two men who
were our leaders and instructors, one is
an Islamic imam and the other a Jewish
rabbi.
During the weeks we have eaten together,
worked together, marched together,
exercised together and prayed together.
We recognize the differences around
us, but we have all discovered as well a
deeper gift, a unity that can be so elusive
elsewhere. We have found a freedom to
embrace the gift of one another, as brothers and sisters; yet, as brothers and sisters,
not identical, but united in love.
This freedom has afforded each of us the
opportunity to stand upon our own tradition while seeking understanding. I cannot
begin to count the number of times one of
my fellow chaplains have leaned over and
said, “Hey, Padre, can I ask you a question
about the Catholic Church?”
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One day, on a drive back home, I found
myself in a theological discussion with an
Evangelical friend of mine and after I finished explaining what the Catholic Church
thinks, prays and teaches about the topic
we were discussing, he said something
amazing, “That’s really beautiful; I mean,
I don’t believe any of it, but it’s nice to
understand.”
I am grateful for every question, because
it means someone feels free enough and
safe enough to ask, and to allow me to
share the beauty of my tradition in the
answer. It was a gift to realize these moments were not about debate, argument,
evangelizing, apologetics or winning, but
about understanding and ultimately, about
love.
In a strange and beautiful way these men
and women, of differing races, of differing
creeds, each preparing to go unarmed into
war simply to serve, are an image of the
Kingdom of God in our midst.
As Blessed John Paul II beautifully wrote:
“Jesus himself, at the hour of his Passion, prayed ‘that they may all be one’
(Jn. 17:21). This unity, which the Lord
has bestowed on his Church and in which
he wishes to embrace all people, is not
something added on, but stands at the very
heart of Christ’s mission. Nor is it some
secondary attribute of the community of
disciples. Rather, it belongs to the very
essence of this community. God wills the
Church, because he wills unity, and unity
is an expression of the whole depth of this
agape.” (Ut unum sint, 9)
For this reason, it is an honor and a blessing for me to serve with so many brave,
honorable and loving Army chaplains. We
may not agree, or even fully understand
one another, but we can do a darn fine job
of loving one another.
On a personal note, if you have any
Methodist friends in Watertown and they
belong to Pastor Joel Higgins’ parish, tell
them they are blessed and that Fr. Michael
Griffin was blessed by their pastor in a
beautiful way and he is grateful that you
shared him with us these last weeks.
September 2013
Volume 66, Number 9
Publisher
Most Rev. Paul J. Swain
Executive Editor
Rev. Michael L. Griffin
Managing Editor
Mr. Gene J. Young
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Bishop Paul J. Swain celebrating Mass at Holy Spirit Parish, Sioux Falls,
marking the parish’s 25th anniversary celebration in August. Pictured
with the bishop are left to right, Father Robert Wullweber, Deacon
Roger Heidt, Msgr. James Andraschko (founding pastor), Father James
P. Morgan (pastor), Bishop Swain and Father Anthony Urban. (Photo by
Steve Parezo, parishioner, Holy Spirit Parish, Sioux Falls)
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Stories of
Father Kristopher Cowles and Bob Sutton
CONVERSION
Jim Jarding was 50. Taylor Anglin was 16.
Bob Sutton was 44. Dr. Christopher Burgwald was 21.
Conversion or a deepening of one’s faith can happen to
anyone, regardless of age, background, previous faith expe-
invited, it took Bob Sutton 35 years from his first exposure to
rience or other aspects of one’s life.
the Catholic Church at age nine when he attended Mass with
For some it means strengthening an existing strong
his future sister-in-law.
Catholic faith. Others find themselves joining the Catholic
“The one thing I remember to this day and credit for my
Church and still others are returning after being away from
decision to convert, was the familiarity of the Mass. It was
the Church.
consistent. It was solid. No matter what else might be hap-
A common thread is openness to God’s call. This may
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Despite years of thinking about it and being repeatedly
pening in your life, what types of challenges or problems
come through the encouragement of family and friends,
you were facing, that one-hour period was always the same
through prayer or simply an awareness of God’s grace. St.
- predictable, yet life-changing. Mass has become a com-
Therese of Lisieux prayed “Help me respond to the slightest
forting and steadying fixture and receiving the Eucharist is
prompting of Your grace, so that I may be your trustworthy
the ultimate faith experience,” said Sutton, who grew up in a
instrument.”
family active in the Lutheran tradition.
Taylor Anglin
Attending the confirmation of her high school boyfriend
opened the door for Taylor Anglin. “Looking back at that moment now it is so easy to see that the reason I felt so at peace
was because Jesus was physically present with me for the first
time through the Eucharist.”
She became great friends with the boy’s sister, “We brought
each other closer to God and went to daily Mass and Mass
every Sunday together and even visited a convent together. She
also introduced me to Adoration and was just really that person
I had needed in my life to answer my questions.”
It was a wounded sparrow, connected with Jesus’ Gospel
message that not a sparrow is unnoticed by God that led faithfilled and life-long Catholic Jim Jarding much deeper in his
understanding of God’s love. (see page 10)
What brings back those who drift from their faith as they
leave home and enter college? For Dr. Chris Burgwald, now
diocesan director of Adult Faith Formation, it was two evangelicals. “They invited me to participate in a bible study, and
while Christianity wasn't important to me, the questions they
raised prompted me to contact some of the faithful Catholics
I knew growing up, in particular my confirmation catechist.”
Satisfying his intellectual curiosity led to awakening other
aspects of his faith.
Except where it mattered most
Sutton was married at Holy Spirit in Sioux Falls and faithfully attended Mass with wife Lori all through their courtship
and marriage preparation. “I continued to be fascinated by Catholicism. Not fascinated enough, however, to convert,” Sutton
said. The couple lived in Pierre and Ss. Peter and Paul became
their church community. The family was regular, active and
well accepted in the parish Sutton said.
“They knew I was not Catholic. For years they watched Lori
and our children receive the Eucharist without me. Nearly
I’m at a point in my life where
the Holy Spirit has filled me
with such joy and inner peace
and I have such a fire in my
heart for our Lord.
every priest serving the parish approached me about joining
the church. Lori taught school at St. Joseph in Pierre, our
kids attended there and we were as engaged in the Catholic
faith family as you could be. Except where it mattered most
– receiving the body and blood of Christ – when I would stay
seated in the pew while my family participated.”
Two years ago while attending Mass on a business trip, he
decided he needed to strengthen his faith life. “I committed
to daily Mass during Lent. I had been to daily Mass, but
never for an extended period of time, and certainly not
for 40 days in a row! The experience was spiritual,
emotional and rewarding,” Sutton said, and by
Easter he knew he wanted to join the Catholic
Church.
The next fall he joined the RCIA
program (Rite of Christian
Initiation of Adults) and with
many questions answered
and faith deepened, he was
confirmed in April by Bishop
Paul Swain along with
the Ss. Peter and Paul
confirmation class.
“I was more nervous
than they were.”
Sutton claims.
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Receiving confirmation and the other sacraments was significant for Sutton. “While confession felt like the weight of the
world was lifted, receiving the body of Christ was an incredible
experience. I physically felt different from the moment the Body
of Christ touched my tongue.”
Is God listening?
Jarding, who died in July after a battle with brain cancer,
began a blog called “The Gift” after his diagnosis. His open
and faith-filled approach not only chronicled his illness, but his
journey of faith. “The Sparrow” relates his battle with worries and God’s seeming absence in answering prayers. Jarding
wrote “Everywhere I looked it seemed that God had ignored our
prayers. It seemed like he wasn’t listening. I had been raised in a
Roman Catholic household and was the third child of seven. My
parents had the faith that the pioneers must have had.”
One day his son found a wounded bird in the driveway…
“A sparrow lay on its side with its eyes open, taking shallow
breaths. It had apparently flown into the garage wall and fell
there. There was nothing we could do, so we let it lay. I remarked to my son, ‘You know that God knows that bird fell
there.’”
The next day at a school Mass Jarding heard the Gospel from
Luke “Are not five sparrows sold for two small coins? Yet not
one of them has escaped the notice of God.”
Jarding writes “The tears started swelling in my eyes as I sat
there and realized that God remembers me! He knows what I am
going through and he has not forgotten me! He sent a sparrow to
die on my driveway to tell me that He knows I am here and He
knows of my prayers and my needs.”
Jim and Margaret Jarding
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Loneliness or longing in my heart
Taylor Anglin did not have the benefit of being baptized or of
being a regular participant in a faith community, but she felt the
pull of the spiritual world and longed to know more. “. . . there
was always such a loneliness or longing in my heart and I was
trying to fill the missing piece with all these earthly things that
society tells us will help fill the brokenness we feel, when in
actuality it is only by the love of Jesus that we can truly fulfill
that longing in our hearts that we have to feel loved and feel
whole”.
After her exposure to the Catholic faith at the confirmation,
she returned one Sunday to the church she had occasionally attended with her family. “I remember sitting through the service
and my heart was so restless and of course the scripture and
what the pastor had to say was beautiful but I just knew at that
moment that I wasn’t where God was calling me to be anymore.
I prayed hard on it for a while,” Anglin said.
Eventually she told her friend. “Right away we met with Father Mark (Lichter) at Sacred Heart Church (Yankton) and with
my parents’ blessings, he was more than willing to get me into
classes through RCIA and another confirmation class with kids
my own age. It was an amazing and beautiful process; the Holy
Spirit truly guided the entire experience. That Easter by the
grace of God and saying ‘yes’ to His call for me I was baptized,
received my first communion and was confirmed!” she said.
But her conversion process continues as she discerns her
future, which may include missionary work. “I’m at a point in
my life where the Holy Spirit has filled me with such joy and
inner peace and I have such a fire in my heart for our Lord,”
Anglin said.
Jim Jarding and grandson Kolbe
Dr. Chris Burgwald
Faith more than an object of study
Burgwald said he was the classic example of what happens
to many young people. “I hadn't really taken ownership of my
Catholic faith in a serious way when I graduated from high
school: I didn't think of God often, and I certainly didn't have
much of a personal prayer life. As a result, when I went to college I stopped practicing my faith almost immediately, rarely
attending Mass except when I went home.”
After his awakening through intellectual study, he dived
deeper. “I went to confession for the first time in years and began attending Mass again, not only on Sundays but occasionally
on weekdays as well. I began to start praying on a daily basis for
the first time in my life, and dove into trying to better understand
and live my Catholicism. My interest in the faith led me to study
theology at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and has led
me to work in and for the Church as well.”
Burgwald said “The challenge has been in understanding my
faith not simply as an object to study but as a relationship with
Someone. Because of that, maintaining and deepening my prayer
life has been what I've had to be most attentive to, and over the
last few years I've begun to see fruit in my prayer life and my
relationship with God more broadly.”
Being Open
Mr. Paul J. Swain, now Most Reverend Paul J. Swain, was 39
and finishing his work as an adviser and legal counsel to the governor of Wisconsin. He was thinking about what was next in his
life and asked himself, if I could do anything in the world, what
would it be? Since he was not Catholic, he was surprised when
“priest” came to him.
But his openness, like that of the others in this story and
thousands more each year, led him to a deeper faith life in the
Catholic Church.
Are you open?
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THE SPARROW
Jim Jarding’s blog “The Gift” began after he discovered he had
brain cancer. Among his entries is this from 2012 describing
his “conversion” experience. Jim passed away earlier this year
and his family graciously allowed his story to be included. It has
been edited for space.
I now realize this was a major turning point in my faith journey and I will never see a sparrow again and not remember a
message I got from God one cold windy October day in 2006.
It was a busy time for our family. Our oldest son was working with my brother and me in our family-owned construction
business. Our second oldest son was attending St. John Vianney
Seminary in St. Paul. Son number three was a high school senior
and a varsity football player. Our youngest son was in fifth
grade, busy in soccer and YMCA Basketball.
Our senior had been a standout football player since junior
high, and he had experienced much success in running the
football. He seemed like a natural and he loved the game. We
enjoyed being his biggest fans. His team had been undefeated
and had won two state championships in a row. He worked hard
getting ready for what we had hoped would be his biggest and
best year yet in football.
I was a Battalion Chief for Sioux Falls Fire Rescue and was
starting the final 5 years of my career. I had been working 24
hour shifts for 22 years and was starting to look forward to being home every night and not having to miss ball games, school
concerts, school plays and suppers at night with my family. Our
department had just gone through a change in Fire Chiefs. The
Chief had been a true leader and a close friend of mine. It was
difficult to see him leave.
My brother and I were in our 31st year in a family-owned
construction business. The construction business is feast or
famine - either you are way behind or you don’t know what you
will be doing next month. We enjoyed building fine houses and
working with our customers, so we always found a way, with a
lot of faith in the dear Lord and each other to keep things going.
The market was tight. The spec homes stayed unsold this year,
causing the interest expense to take a huge bite from our already
tight budget. As we had always done, we started to be concerned
about what we would have to build in the spring. The leads were
much scarcer and the housing market seemed to be pretty quiet.
How would we pay the bills come January?
During the second football game of the season, our senior
broke his left leg. He rehabbed and stayed with the team and
tried to play in one of the playoff games, but ended up rupturing
the sac that surrounds his kidney. Now he was truly done with
football for the season.
Our son in the seminary had come to the conclusion that he
was not meant for the priesthood and had decided to try a different school. It was painful to watch him try to make the proper
career choice, but it was his journey, so we prayed for guidance.
Now I want you to know that we had been one praying family that summer and fall. My wife and I went to adoration of
the Holy Eucharist for one hour a week. We had been praying
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a rosary, a Memorarium, and a Chaplet of Divine Mercy as a
family almost every day since late July. I tried to pray a rosary
a day myself. I asked for strength and faith in God’s plan for
us. I asked for my son to have a good football season and to not
get hurt. I asked for my other son to receive the Holy Spirit’s
guidance in his vocational search. I asked for our spec projects
to sell. I even bought a statue of St. Joseph, buried it on the spec
house property, and said the prayers to St. Joseph to help us sell
the house. I prayed hard.
As each week went by, the football games got harder to watch.
We sat in the stands and watched our son limping on the side
lines and not being a part of the team. The first game after his
injury he was asked to lead the team Our Father after the game.
That was special for us to witness. The next game he stayed
out on the fringes more and his participation as a team leader
seemed to drop off. He came home one night and told his mother
that he didn’t feel like a part of the team any more.
Everywhere I looked it seemed that God had ignored our
prayers. It seemed like he wasn’t listening. I had been raised in a
Roman Catholic household and was the third child of seven. My
parents had the faith that the pioneers must have had. We went
to church every Sunday as a family. We went to Catholic School
until it was closed due to the high cost of operating a school in
a small town parish. I had a sister who was born with cerebral
palsy. She could not walk, she could not talk and she had to
struggle to get her arms and legs to do anything that she wanted
them to do. My parents taught us through their actions and love
that we were a family and we coped with what God gave us with
faith, love, and understanding.
Then came that day in October. Our youngest son came into
the house and told me that there was an injured bird on the
driveway. I went outside to see the bird and to keep our schnauzer away. A sparrow lay on its side with its eyes open, taking
shallow breaths. It had apparently flown into the garage wall
and fell there. There was nothing we could do, so we let it lay.
I remarked to my son, “You know that God knows that bird fell
there.” I did not think much more about the bird and went into
the house.
That night I woke up at 2 a.m. and could not get back to
sleep. I was worried about our senior and his football games,
our second son and his vocational search, and the construction
economy.
I slept for about an hour before having to get up to face the
day. It was a Friday and our youngest son’s Catholic School had
Mass which I tried to attend as often as my schedule allowed. As
I set the trash out that morning, I picked up the now dead sparrow and put it into the trash bin.
I sat in the back row at Mass that morning and mused about
my feelings and my life. As Father read the gospel that morning,
I listened intently. The reading was from Luke 12:6-7 Jesus was
telling his disciples, “Are not five sparrows sold for two small
coins? Yet not one of them has escaped the notice of God. Even
the hairs of your head have all been counted. Do not be afraid.
You are worth more than many sparrows.”
The tears started swelling in my eyes as I sat there and realized
that God remembers me! He knows what I am going through and
he has not forgotten me! He sent a sparrow to die on my driveway to tell me that He knows I am here and He knows of my
prayers and my needs. It felt like a ton of bricks just lifted off of
my shoulders! I felt better instantly. God loves me and He knows
I am here. He knows I struggle with things, but it will be okay,
because He knows I am here.
I thought about that sparrow a lot that day. It lived its life not
knowing what a special job it had. It needed to die on my driveway so it could be a message to me from a loving God! God has
it all figured out, even if things do not happen the way we think
they should. It doesn’t matter if our business is doing great or
struggling through hard times. God knows about it and He still
loves us! It doesn’t matter if our son knows his vocation in life
right now. God knows our son’s vocation, and He will lovingly
guide him to it! It doesn’t matter that our son missed most of his
senior year in football. God knows his leg was broken and our
plans weren’t necessarily God’s plans! We don’t need to win another state football championship to have God love us. He loves
us either way!
That day I made an appointment with a priest, visited with him
and made a good confession. As I drove to another appointment
later that day, the sun seemed brighter, the South Dakota autumn
fields seemed more beautiful, and things were looking great. My
cell phone rang. It was a person calling about setting up an appointment to make plans for building a new house.
As I drove along, I saw a flock of sparrows flying over a newly
harvested soybean field . . . one of my favorite songs now is His
Eye Is on the Sparrow.
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The
Church...
and the Diocese of Sioux Falls are seeking those called to
the permanent diaconate
As part of the deacon formation program, the deacon candidates are required to complete three practicums. Deacon candidate Joseph Tegethoff of Platte is one of five men beginning
the third year of deacon formation. Joseph recently completed
a six month practicum in jail ministry at the jail in Lake Andes. Here is an excerpt from his reflection at the end of the
practicum:
“As deacon candidates we go to retreat
for many reasons, but for me, after a busy
spring season, I was looking forward to
three days of quiet at Broom Tree in adoration of my Lord.
I had not seen the face of Christ on those
nights visiting in the jail, but I knew that I
would get some great “face to face” time
with Him at Broom Tree.
I had fallen in love with the little old
church on the grounds of Broom Tree last
year and could not wait to get back to its
old hard pews for some meditation on
nothing more than Christ on the cross.
The first chance I got, I walked up to the
church, went inside and just gazed at all
the familiar images.
After a few short minutes I found myself
daydreaming of the winter and spring
nights in the jail.
I shook the images out of my mind and
again began looking at Christ on the cross
in the church.
My gaze and adoration lasted just minutes
before I once again drifted off to the Native Americans I had met this past year.
The names and faces that had consumed
my thoughts the past few months were
before me.
I wondered how they all were and how
they were coping with life’s challenges.
Snapping myself out of the mindless day
dreaming and upset with my lack of ability to focus on Jesus, the reality finally
sunk in.
With tears of awe and thanksgiving welling up in my eyes, I finally understood.
There had not been any magical moments
of Christ’s image in the jail visits, but
the love of Jesus Christ had slowly transformed me and my earthly anxieties.
A few years ago I would have caught myself daydreaming about my next business
venture, not the well being of those in a
cell block.
Ordination to the Order of Deacon, Cathedral of Saint Joseph,
Sioux Falls, 2012. (Photo by
Eight months ago I was sneering and gosMichael G. Brown Photography,
siping about one of the inmates but now
the thought of her in prison for the next 20 Sioux Falls)
years makes me weak.
Looking back at the prison practicum I
can report of no bells or lights flashing to
announce the presence of Christ, but I am
quite sure He was there shaping me into a
better servant for the glory of the Father.
My final reflection on the practicum is
what I call the greatest compliment I have
ever received. After a long and active hour
with the men one night I announced that
I had to end the session, when an older
native proclaimed “that Catholic Church
sure knew what they were doing by sending a farmer to us---we really don’t like to
talk to preachers.”
If you are interested in exploring becoming a deacon, a new class will be starting
in September 2014 and applications are
currently being accepted until February
2014. Please contact Deacon Roger Heidt,
[email protected] or 605-988-3715.
Diocesan candidates
for the diaconate:
Joseph G. Tegethoff
St. Peter the Apostle Parish
Platte
James David Bregel
St. James Parish
Chamberlain
Roger Joseph Puthoff
Holy Trinity Parish
Huron
William David Kappler
Holy Trinity Parish
Huron
William Michael Radio
St. Lambert Parish
Sioux Falls
Please remember our diaconate
candidates in prayer
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Paying it forward
One family’s
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for kids to attend Inspiration Hills
in IIowa and Swan Lake Christian
Ca
Camp near Viborg.
Sha
Shane Vetch stresses that the goal
is nnot to build up money in the
fun
fund but to see the money spent
doing good now.
Toward that goal, the Vetch family remains big supporters of
youth camps; and the fund has its
own website: www.jacksonleevetchmemorialfund.org
The Catholic Foundation manages the fund and provides tax
receipts to donors. But it is the
Vetch family pressing ahead with
their efforts.
“I got an idea of what if we had
a movie on Main Street and then
that movie ‘Pay It Forward’ was
shown, coinciding with what we
are attempting to do,” said Vetch.
Shane Vetch and his family have been working hard to do as much good as they can and
make a difference for others.
Vetch. “For me and my family, we didn’t
want the money so what were we going to
do with it?”
Vetch is a member of St. Boniface Parish,
Idylwilde, and he and his family have been
focusing on providing scholarships for
young people to attend camps this past summer.
The Vetch family turned to the Catholic
Foundation for Eastern South Dakota for
help in establishing the Jackson Lee Vetch
Memorial Fund. The fund offers scholarships to Christian camp experiences for children who are interested.
Vetch lost his son, Jackson, to suicide last
December.
That loss is what set Shane Vetch and his
family on the road they now find themselves
on toward helping others.
As the Vetch family deals with its grief, they
recalled positive, comforting memories of
how Jackson was impacted by the diocese’s
Discipleship Camp at Broom Tree.
“What I’d run into is a very generous situation where people were very gracious in
sending money and memorial funds,” said
“If we can help ten kids, 20 kids, 30 kids,
whatever it is, we’ll do it,” Vetch said.
With the fund established and funds coming in, Vetch and his family this summer
provided immediate scholarships for kids
to attend one of three area camps, including
Discipleship Camp at Broom Tree.
Shane’s idea built and built until it became
a huge night of fun and fund-raising for
between 275 and 300 people in Freeman
August 11.
Young people who attended camps were
invited to attend “Pay It Forward” night to
provide details and witness to the value of
camp for them this past summer.
“Pay It Forward” night generated, Vetch
believes, between $4,000 and $4,500 for the
memorial fund, although more continues to
come in.
They are monies that will be paid out again
for next year’s summer camps.
Vetch believes experiences like D-Camp are
important to and for young people and may
“It just happened that we assisted with 86
kids in that short time period,” said Vetch of serve as a stepping stone or springboard for
students heading to college to connect with
the time between when he first reached out
the Newman Centers on campuses across the
to the Catholic Foundation and the time the
fund was able to support the scholarships for diocese.
this year.
As they go forward, the Vetch family will
be watching to see if what they have started
“I would never
germinates and grows. “Here in the next
have anticipated
three to four months, we’ll find out if Wathat,” he said.
“We paid out over tertown, Sioux Falls, Brookings, Aberdeen,
we’ll see if there is any backing,” Vetch
$19,000 and I
would have never said. “It will either go or it won’t.”
guessed that either.”
Shane Vetch and his wife, Amy, at the Pay It Forward night in August in Freeman. (Photo By Kelly Bartmann, Catholic Foundation for Eastern South Dakota,
Sioux Falls)
In addition to
funding scholarships to Discipleship Camp at
Broom Tree, the
fund also provided scholarships
Vetch stresses that while he and his family
have started out on this path to help others,
it is not about them but rather a group effort
that includes his family, the people of Freeman, the Catholic Foundation and the people
of eastern South Dakota. “If it’s the greater
community, and if it’s South Dakota and it’s
Christian, this could go forever,” he said.
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Local
Church
Diocesan clergy gathered at The Cathedral of Saint Joseph
hall in August for a continuing education day. Topics were
aimed at helping priests and deacons be effective in their
pastoral roles.
Monasteries in Yankton, Watertown
see women, enter and advance
Peggy Venteicher was received into the novitiate at Sacred Heart
Monastery, Yankton, during Evening Praise August 4.
During her novitiate year, Novice Peggy will spend time in
prayer and in study of the Rule of St. Benedict, Benedictine life,
community and Benedictine history, scripture, the meaning of
monastic profession, and human development as well as participating in the daily activities of the monastery.
Reflecting on this step in her life, Novice Peggy says that she is
grateful for God’s call, her daily ‘yes’ to life and the growth she
has already experienced as part of Sacred Heart Monastery. “I
am also thankful for the prayerful support of my community, as
well as the love of my family.”
Novice Peggy Venteicher (center) received a copy of the Rule of St. Benedict
from Sister Sharon Ann Haas, novice director (right), as Prioress Penny
Bingham (left) looks on during the reception ceremony into the novitiate at
Sacred Heart Monastery.
White Coat Mass celebrated
in Sioux Falls for med students
Father Edward Anderson, Avera Prince of Peace, Sioux Falls,
and Father Jeff Norfolk, St. Thomas More Newman Center,
University of South Dakota, Vermillion and pastor, St. Patrick
Parish, Wakonda, recently celebrated the White Coat Mass
at St. Mary Parish for diocesan medical students who just
received their white coats. (Photo by Gene Young)
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August 3 was a special day at Mother of God Monastery, Watertown, as
Denise Cree (left) made her initial profession to God and the sisters during
morning prayer. Sister Denise ministers at the Benedictine Multicultural
Center and will substitute teach in Watertown. Sister Terri Hoffman (right)
entered the rite of monastic profession during the 10:30 Eucharistic Liturgy.
She is the liturgy director for Mother of God Monastery. Pictured with them
is Father Paul Rutten, diocesan vocations director and pastor, Immaculate
Conception Parish, Watertown.
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John Potts, a recent graduate of
South Dakota State University
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learn more about my faith and
encounter the Catholic Church
in a new way.”
Potts said he did find what he
was seeking in terms of seeing
BROOM TREE YOUTH HUNT
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“To experience the grace of God
and to feel the encouragement
between each other was a great
experience,” he said.
Potts found it surprising that in a
sea of several million Catholics
there in Brazil, there could be
such personal experiences and
benefit in his faith life.
Being at World Youth Day with
Pope Francis was a special part
of Potts’ experience.
“It was really inspiring to hear
him (Pope Francis) encourage
us to go out and evangelize
people,” Potts said. “He was telling us what to do, to go out and
share our faith and not just build
up our own faith.”
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Profession, converged upon the campus
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A group of Sioux Falls Boy Scouts from Troop 48 recently
completed the Pope Pius XII Religious Emblem program.
Pope Pius XII is a vocation-based program that helps the
participants discover what God is calling them to become.
Pictured are the recipients (front row, from left): Joseph
Sulaiman, Carl Gaspar, and Christopher Downey with the
Diocesan Committee on Scouting (back row, from left): Rev.
Shaun Haggerty, Diocesan Scout Chaplain, Cory Diedrich, Jon
Schmidt, and Matt Althoff. “The Diocesan Scouting Committee
was thoroughly impressed by these three young men,” said
Althoff. “Their maturity and understanding of the faith was
truly compelling.”
Monument blessed by
bishop near Cavour
Bishop Paul Swain recently blessed a monument placed
at Saint Patrick Catholic Cemetery located near Cavour.
The monument recalls the history of St. Patrick Parish
and houses the parish bell.
The monument has a picture of the former church building, a brief history of the parish, a listing of the former
pastors and of vocations from the parish.
The blessing occurred on July 28, the 100th anniversary
since the bell had been purchased.
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Commited in
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BROOKINGS – Dick and Judy
Mulhair will celebrate their
50th anniversary on Sept. 7.
They have 3 children, 6 grandchildren and are members of
St. Thomas More Parish.
CASTLEWOOD – Cliff and
Mary Ruesink will celebrate
their 50th anniversary on Sept.
21. They have 4 children (1
deceased), 9 grandchildren
and are members of St. John
Parish.
DELL RAPIDS – Don and
Jennifer Huwe celebrated their
40th anniversary on Aug. 4.
St. Mary Parish.
DELL RAPIDS – Mike and
Bernie Holmes will celebrate
7. They have 3 children, 5
grandchildren and are members
of St. Mary Parish.
GRENVILLE – Dick and
Sylvia Dargatz will celebrate
of St. Joseph Parish.
GROTON – James and Patricia
Marx will celebrate their 60th
anniversary on Sept. 26. They
have 8 children, 10 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren and
are members of St. Elizabeth
Ann Seton Parish.
HERREID – Raymond and
Sandra Brandner will celebrate
3. They have 3 children and are
members of St. Michael Parish.
HOVEN – Wayne and Janine
Stuwe will celebrate their 40th
have 5 children (1 deceased),
18 grandchildren and are
members of St. Anthony of
Padua Parish.
HOVEN – Walter and Viola
Rausch will celebrate their
60th anniversary on Oct.
deceased), 12 grandchildren,
3 great-grandchildren and are
members of St. Anthony of
Padua Parish.
HOVEN – Francis and Delores
DeRouchey will celebrate
grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and are members of
St. Anthony of Padua Parish.
HUMBOLDT – Jim and Edith
Jarding will celebrate their
60th anniversary on Sept.
14 great-grandchildren and are
members of St. Ann Parish.
HUNTIMER – Harvey and
Mary Jo Vogel celebrated
their 50th anniversary on Aug.
of St. Joseph the Workman
Parish.
KRANZBURG – Richard and
Marita Sturm will celebrate
of Holy Rosary Parish.
LESTERVILLE – Joseph and
Dorothy Hejl will celebrate
St. John the Baptist Parish.
MARION – Alfred and Dorothy Boldt celebrated their 70th
anniversary on Aug. 1. They
have 4 children, 3 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren
and are members of St. Mary
Parish.
MILBANK – G.P. and Milli
Bowen will celebrate their 40th
have 2 children and are members of St. Lawrence Parish.
MILBANK – Orville and Irene
Webb will celebrate their 74th
have 5 children, 7 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren
and are members of St. Lawrence Parish.
MITCHELL – Arnie and Kathy
Suhr will celebrate their 50th
have 3 children, 5 grandchildren, 1 great-grandchild and
are members of Holy Family
Parish.
PARKSTON – Fran and Celine
Fergen will celebrate their 65th
have 6 children, 16 grandchildren (1 deceased), 13 greatgrandchildren and are members
of Sacred Heart Parish.
SELBY – Jack and Betty Huffman will celebrate their 65th
have 3 children, 7 grandchildren (1 deceased), 6 greatgrandchildren and are members
of St. Anthony Parish.
Commited in
Christ
SENECA – Burton and Mary
Ann Baloun will celebrate
7 great-grandchildren and
are members of St. Boniface
Parish.
SIOUX FALLS – Paul and
Sharon Meirose will celebrate
their 55th anniversary on Oct.
grandchildren (1 deceased),
2 great-grandchildren and
are members of St. Lambert
Parish.
SIOUX FALLS – Allen and
Lovey Bliss will celebrate their
They have 1 child, 3 grandchildren and are members of Our
Lady of Guadalupe Parish.
SIOUX FALLS – Gary and
Sandra Bornhoft will celebrate
St. Mary Parish.
SIOUX FALLS – Monty and
Cindy Miller celebrated their
35th anniversary on Aug. 12.
St. Katharine Drexel Parish.
SIOUX FALLS – Tim and
Sarah Beaner will celebrate
3. They have 7 children and are
members of The Cathedral of
Saint Joseph Parish.
SIOUX FALLS – Carl and
Rosemarie Schlenker will
celebrate their 50th anniversary
on Sept. 28. They have 3 children, 6 grandchildren, 1 greatgrandchild and are members of
St. Lambert Parish.
SIOUX FALLS – Phil and Lee
Pickart will celebrate their 50th
have 4 children, 4 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren and
are members of St. Michael
Parish.
TYNDALL – James and Elsie
Osienger will celebrate their
They are members of St. Leo
Parish.
WAGNER – Joe and Mary
Ann Stastny will celebrate
their 50th anniversary on Oct.
of St. John the Baptist Parish.
Sister Alma Hartung, OSB
WAGNER – Anton and Donna
Stastny will celebrate their
They have 1 child, 3 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren and
are members of St. John the
Baptist Parish.
WESTPORT – Dennis and
Corrinne Walworth will celebrate their 50th anniversary on
Sept. 28. They have 5 children,
18 grandchildren, 8 greatgrandchildren and are members
of Sacred Heart Parish.
HENRY – Leroy and Margaret
Woods celebrated their 50th
anniversary on Aug. 9. They
have 4 children, 11 grandchildren and are members of St.
Henry Parish.
MOBRIDGE – David and
Sheila Lipp will celebrate
grandchild and are members of
St. Joseph Parish.
Anniversary submissions
WHITE LAKE – Don and
Rhonda Bies will celebrate
of St. Peter Parish.
Send a color photo, your
anniversary news and a
self-addressed, stamped
envelope, by September 16
to: The Bishop’s Bulletin,
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
or e-mail to: gyoung@
sfcatholic.org.
Sister Alma Hartung,
OSB, of Mother of God
Monastery, Watertown,
died June 27, at the Estelline Nursing Home
and Care Center.
She was 90.
The Mass of Christian
Burial was celebrated
June 29, in the
monastery chapel.
Burial followed in the
monastery cemetery.
Sister Alma was a
graduate of Mount
Marty College and
University of South
Dakota, Vermillion.
She taught school
in Glen Ullin and
Selfridge, ND;
Holy Trinity High,
Hartington, NE; Mount
Marty High School
and College; St. Mary,
Aberdeen; Immaculate
Sister Alma Hartung, OSB
Conception, Stephan;
the third grade in a rural and Harmony Hill High
School, Watertown.
school.
She attended Mount
Marty High School,
Yankton and entered
Sacred Heart Convent;
she professed vows on
June 24, 1940 and later
in 1961 transferred these
Her parents were
vows to Mother of God
farmers and Josephine
Monastery, of which she
attended St. Anthony
School for seven years – was a founding member.
Josephine Hartung was
born Oct. 3, 1922 to
Frank and Elizabeth
(Mullenberg) Hartung at
Hoven.
Sister Alma returned
to the monastery in
October, 1998 and
helped with daily
ministries there.
In 2009, she moved to
Benet Place Assisted
Living until her recent
transfer to Estelline
Nursing Home.
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News
Archbishop
Briefs
says new
evangelization aimed at
rekindling Catholics’ faith
NASHVILLE, TN (CNS) - Leaders of
men’s religious orders who gathered in
Nashville were encouraged to continue their
efforts to carry out the Catholic Church’s
new evangelization “in a way that rekindles”
their Catholic brothers and sisters’ “faith in
the Lord.” Attendees at the annual assembly
of the Conference of Major Superiors of
Men, whose leaders represent more than
17,000 Catholic religious priests and brothers in the United States, also approved a new
statement on child protection. Archbishop
Carlo Maria Vigano, apostolic nuncio to the
United States, urged CMSM members to
recognize that new evangelization is “what
our leadership must essentially be about, to
show Jesus to those who are crying out for
salvation.” He said new evangelization is
“all about giving others the message of the
good news in a way that can be understood
by a world that has lost its sense of values,
that is being blinded and choked by materialism, secularism, and indifference.”
STAND OUT
Nun vs. nun? Two convents’ CDs vie for
spot atop Billboard charts
WASHINGTON (CNS) - It’s not
exactly the Beatles vs. the Rolling Stones, but just as those two
bands shook up the charts nearly
a half-century ago, two convents’ CDs are vying for a spot
atop the Billboard classical music charts. The defending champion, for 13 weeks straight, is
“Angels and Saints at Ephesus,”
performed by the Benedictines
of Mary, Queen of Apostles, a
cloistered convent in Missouri.
Their streak marks the first time
since 2006 that a CD has stayed
at the top of Billboard magazine’s classical traditional music
chart. So far, it has kept its competition at arms’ length. But now
comes the Dominican Sisters of
Mary, Mother of the Eucharist,
based in Michigan, whose first
CD, “Mater Eucharistiae,” was
released Aug. 13. This isn’t the
Dominican convent’s first brush
with the mass media. Members
of the order made it to the finals
in the latest season of “American
Bible Challenge.”
POSITION AVAILABLE
Irene, SD – Broom Tree Retreat Center is currently taking
applications for a cook position. This person will be responsible
for preparing, cooking, and serving of meals & snacks. Other duties
include setting up serving lines, washing dishes using a commercial
dishwasher, & maintaining cleanliness of kitchen and dining areas.
Vice President for Mission
Presentation College of Aberdeen invites applicants to apply
for the position of Vice President for Mission to serve as a
practicing Catholic and have a willingness to promote the
Presentation Sisters and their legacy. The applicant must have
experience in working with diverse groups and demonstrated
with Catholic higher education. The ideal applicant must
have the ability to articulate Catholic tradition, values and
perspectives in the context of the college environment.
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Interested candidates should contact Kris Sees at
605-263-1040 or [email protected]
Parish Dinners/Socials
Sept. 8/St. Nicholas Parish, Tea, Parish
chicken dinner, serving
11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Sept. 8/Immaculate Conception Parish,
Watertown, fall dinner, serving 11 a.m.-2
p.m., turkey, all the trimmings and pie;
Adults: $8, Children: $4
Sept. 8/St. George Parish, Scotland,
Annual fall supper, serving 4-7 p.m.,
broasted chicken, baked ham and more,
raffle at 7 p.m.
Sept. 15/St. Leo Parish, Tyndall, Harvest
festival, serving from 3:30-7 p.m.; roast
pork, broasted chicken, and more; raffle
and games for all ages.
Sept. 21/Catholic Daughters of the
Americas, St. Thomas #1533, hosting
a salad luncheon at St. Ann Hall,
Humboldt, 10:30-11:45 a.m.: silent
auction/bake sale; 11:45 a.m. luncheon.
Sept. 21-22/Sacred Heart Parish,
Aberdeen, hosting a pork loin dinner,
midway and market, serving dinner 4:307:30 p.m. Saturday and 4-6:30 p.m.
Sunday; midway and market 3-9 p.m.;
Saturday and 12:30-6:30 p.m. Sunday.
Sept. 22/St. Anthony of Padua Parish,
Hoven, bazaar is Sunday at the American
Legion Hall from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Sept. 22/St. Dominic Parish, Canton,
fall dinner, serving 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.,
roast beef, roasted potatoes and more
and homemade pie/ice cream.
Sept. 29/St. Peter Parish, Colman, parish
roast beef dinner, serving 11 a.m.-1 p.m.;
cost: adults - $8, children (10 and under) $3; at St. Peter Parish Hall.
Sept. 29/Holy Rosary Parish, Kranzburg,
parish roast beef dinner, serving 11
a.m.-2 p.m.; cost: adults - $8, youth (K-6th
grade) - $4; pre-school and under -$1.
Sept. 29/Sacred Heart Parish, Westport;
chicken dinner and pie; serving 4-7 p.m.;
cost: adults - $8, youth (ages 6-12) - $4;
ages 0-5 - free.
Sept. 29/St. John the Baptist Parish,
Wagner, annual parish bazaar and
turkey dinner, rolinky and kolaches;
serving 4-7 p.m.; games and booths in
the CCD center.
Evenartousnd the diocese
Living with Chronic illness group to meet
Tuesday, Sept. 3 and Tuesday, Oct. 1 Catholic Family Services offers its Living
with Chronic Illness group that meets
monthly from 1-3 p.m. at St. Lambert Parish, 1000 S. Bahnson Ave., Sioux Falls. For
more details, call Catholic Family Services,
605-988-3775.
Public invited to weekly gatherings
Wednesday, Sept. 4 and Monday, Sept.
9 - The Legion of Mary invites all to attend
either of its weekly gatherings Mondays at 7
p.m. at the Holy Spirit School library, Sioux
Falls and Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m. at St.
Mary Parish, Sioux Falls.
Marriage Encounters planned
Sept. 6-8 and Nov. 8-10 - Worldwide Marriage Encounter hosts a weekend at
Broom Tree Retreat and Conference
Center in September and another in
Rapid City Nov. 8-10. Go to www.wwme.
org for more information or call John
and Dawn Elsinger at 605-362-0924.
Catholic Divorce Healing Program
Monday, Sept. 9 - Catholic Family Services
offers a new program for men and women
who have suffered from divorce. The Catholic Divorce Survival Guide, begins Sept. 9
in Brookings at St. Thomas More Church, in
Watertown at Immaculate Conception Parish
and in Yankton at Sacred Heart Parish and
on Wednesday, Sept. 11 at St. Mary Parish,
Sioux Falls. The six-week program meets
from 6:30-8:30 p.m. For information or
to register, contact CFS, 800-700-7867 or
[email protected].
Men’s spirituality luncheon in Sioux Falls
Wednesday, Sept. 11 - The men’s spirituality
luncheon is at the Cathedral of Saint Joseph
in the parish hall at 11:30 a.m. Lunch is provided with a free will offering.
Dialogue and Dessert: A look at Vatican II
Sept. 12-May 8 - Every 2nd Tuesday of the
month from 1:30-2:30 p.m. and 6:30-7:30
p.m., an opportunity to re-explore the
impetus of the Second Vatican Council will
be offered including video, discussion and
dessert at Harmony Hill Hall at Mother of
God Monastery, Watertown. There is no
cost. Call Sister Emily with questions at
605-886-4181.
617 E. 7th Street, Sioux Falls. Discussion
will focus on re-energizing “Alternatives
to the Death Penalty” and promotion of
Dorothy Day’s efforts of fidelity to living
out Gospel non-violence.
Divorced, separated and widowed group
Monday, Sept. 16 - Divorced, separated
and widowed is an interfaith support
group sponsored by Sacred Heart
Monastery. The group will meet at the
Roncalli Center, Mount Marty College,
Yankton, Mondays at 7 p.m. beginning
Sept. 16. For more information including
cost, call 605-665-7158.
Conversational Spanish courses offered
Sept. 16-Oct. 21- The Benedictine Multicultural Center in Watertown will offer fall
Spanish courses Monday evenings 7-8:30
p.m., Sept. 16, 23, 30 and October 7,14, 21.
Cost is a free-will offering. Call 605-8782021 to register.
Grieving the loss of a loved one weekend
Friday, Sept. 20-Sunday, Sept. 22 - A nondenominational retreat for adults who
have lost a loved one and are trying to
understand, reconcile their grief, at the
Super 8 Motel in Milbank. Call 988-3775
or 1-800-700-7867 or [email protected]. Registrations limited.
Grieving the loss of an infant program
September 24-October 29 - A six week
program held every Tuesday evening
from 6:30-8:30 p.m. presented by Dr.
Marcie Moran. Located at Catholic Family Services, 523 N. Duluth Ave., Sioux
Falls. To register, call 605-988-3775 or
[email protected]
Pax Christi Peace Conference planned
Saturday, September 28 - The ninth annual
South Dakota Pax Christi Peace Conference
is at the County Fair Banquet Hall, Watertown. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. with
the conference running 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Cost is $25, which includes lunch.
Women on the Prairie Conference
Saturday, September 28 - The 19th annual
Presentation Sisters’ Women on the Prairie
Conference Saturday, at Presentation Convent in Aberdeen. The conference runs 9:30
a.m.-12:30 p.m. The cost of attendance is
$15, which includes brunch. For more information or to register by September 25, 2013,
Pax Christi meeting scheduled
Saturday, Sept. 14 - Pax Christi Southeastern call the development office at 605-229-8391
or e-mail [email protected].
meets from 1-3 p.m. at Caminando Juntos,
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