COURAGE & ENCOURAGE
in the Rapid City Diocese
The path to sanctity for those who experience same sex attraction (SSA) can be challenging, particularly in today’s environment which views any expression of sexuality as licit. Rejecting this culture and embracing chastity requires the virtue of courage and the support of a loving family.
The ministry of Courage can offer that family and that support for SSA persons, while the ministry of EnCourage provides support for families of persons who identify as LGBT. Courage can provide a spiritual home where it’s members can find hope, love and fellowship as they become rooted in their identity as a child of God, rather than allowing themselves to be defined by the world’s view of sexuality and sexual orientation.
Your Rapid City Team
Courage Chaplain
Fr. Matt Fallgren
EnCourage Chaplain
Msgr. Michael Woster
Intake Coordinator
Samantha Chamley
Together, the team is poised to continue to minister to the men and women who experience SSA and their families by offering one-on-one support, as well as peer-to-peer support from regular group meetings.