Second, Fr. Matt Fallgren was awarded the State Blessed Michael McGivney Chaplain of the Year Award. He is the Council 1489 chaplain. In his nomination, the council members pointed out the many Masses he celebrates, his work in preparing parishioners for the sacraments, and the number of baptisms, funerals, confessions, weddings and anointings of the sick he does at cathedral parish. Father Fallgren is responsible for the cathedral’s Health Care Ministry at Monument Health, the Homebound Ministry and some of the health care facilities in Rapid City. At the peak of the COVID-19 he was often the only chaplain at the hospital because visitation was limited. He anointed the sick and brought Communion. He ministered to both Catholics and non-Catholics even in the ICU unit. The nomination also credited his availability to Knights in spiritual and fundraising matters.