Are you, or someone you love, celebrating a major marriage milestone in 2023?  25, 40, 50 or over 50 years?

If so, you are invited to join us, September 24, 2023 at Terra Sancta Retreat Center.  Contact Family Life Ministries for more information at FamilyLife@diorc.org or 605-343-3541.

If you would like to receive an invitation for our Celebration of Marriage, please pre-register here.

11:00 Mass & Renewal of Vows, 
12:00 Luncheon

If your circumstances do not allow you to attend this celebration, we will miss you! However, we would still like to recognize your marriage. For a certificate of congratulations send your information to: Family Live Ministries, 225 Main Street, Suite 100, Rapid City SD 57701, or phone 605-343-3541, email FamilyLife@diorc.org. Please include names, address, date of marriage and current parish.

A weekend retreat for any woman or man who has struggled with the emotional or spiritual pain of an abortion. All inquiries/registrations are confidential

For information about local retreats and other post abortion healing opportunities, contact Carol Kling at (605) 374-5639 or email ckling@sdplains.com.

For more information contact the national office at 1-877-Hope-4-Me.
Website: www.rachelsvineyard.org

The retreat will be led by the Servants of Christ Jesus, a community of priests and brothers committed to advancing the new evangelization through the praise, reverence, and service of God. They are inspired to live the Gospel through the evangelical poverty of St. Francis of Assisi and the apostolic formation of St. Ignatius Loyola.

This retreat will provide an opportunity for those youth who have encountered Christ and desire to deepen their faith and relationship with Him. Through the teachings of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the spiritual exercises, and the Examen prayer, the participants will gain a deeper understanding of basic discernment in prayer and a way of examining their spiritual life daily.

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What if we actually were to condense all of Scripture, all of Salvation History, all of Jesus’s teachings into one word? What would that one word be? Join other youth from around the diocese as we explore the heart of Scripture and the heart of man: yada (עדי). We are created for intimacy with God, and only intimacy with God will set us free. The day includes music, games, Eucharistic adoration, engaging presentations, lunch, and closing Mass with Bishop Peter Muhich. If you are a high school student who has been on another retreat before visit our Going Deeper Retreat page to learn more about the retreat leading up to the rally.

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Natural Family Planning (NFP) is an umbrella term for methods used to achieve/avoid pregnancies based on the naturally occurring signs and symptoms of the fertile and infertile phases of a woman’s menstrual cycle.  It is completely natural, with no hormone disrupting medication or implanted devices and cooperates with a woman’s cycle, rather than disrupting it.  NFP reflects the dignity of the human person within the context of marriage and family life, promotes openness to life, and recognizes the value of the child. By respecting the love-giving and life-giving natures of marriage, NFP can enrich the bond between husband and wife.

Attending a Natural Family Planning Seminar is a requirement for all couples planning to marry in the Catholic Diocese of Rapid City. The seminar is also an enriching experience for married couples and anyone wanting to know more about Natural Family Planning and the Church’s teachings. Below is the schedule of the seminars along with a registration form.

All proceeds will benefit our seminarians. If you cannot attend the event, there are ways you can help. We greatly appreciate your financial assistance to help fund the education of our seminarians. The annual cost to educate a seminarian is more than $33,000. Over the course of the last three years, the diocese supported 16 men as they discerned the priesthood. What a blessing! Your generosity and support have helped form and shape young men discerning God’s incredible call to the priesthood. Your gifts and support truly are a blessing.

Register online at www.wsdcf.org.

These enrichment certifications are offered on VSI Saturday weekends and are open to anyone. Each day includes Mass and lunch.

Learn more and register at: https://www.rapidcitydiocese.org/octoberfamily/

Other days are:

• November 4 – OCIA, The Catechumenate Re-envisioned
• December 2 – A Catholic Apologetic on Respect for Human Life
• February 3 – Recruiting, Forming, and Keeping Volunteers
• April 6 – Theology of Human Love
• May 4 – Theology of Human Love

Register for the Heart to Heart Retreat for engaged couples.