Events

Join Bishop Robert Gruss for the annual Bishop’s Hunt for Seminarians. There are several ways you can participate. First, the night before the hunt, we welcome you to enjoy the social and dinner prepared by the Stukel family. Second, come and enjoy hunting with the bishop and our seminarians. The hunt day begins with the rosary and a Mass celebrated by Bishop Robert Gruss. 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.

Fr. John Riccardo, a priest from the Archdiocese of Detroit, will be our keynote speaker for this year’s Summit 2019.

Fr. Riccardo is the author of, “Heaven Starts Now: Becoming a Saint Day by Day”, is often heard on Catholic radio, and speaks nationwide.  He was ordained in 1996 and has served at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, Divine Child Catholic Church, The Cardinal Maida Institute for Marriage and Family, and St. Anastasia Catholic Church.

He now leads a non-profit movement, Acts XXIX.  Acts XXIX works to mentor Catholic parishes who desire parish renewal and want to create a culture of evangelization.

Most importantly, though, Fr. Riccardo has a gift for preaching and sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ in a way that moves people’s hearts.  And at this year’s Summit, he will be sharing this gift of preaching with us.

Cost: $25 per individual or $50 per family
Registration includes Saturday lunch and dinner

Directed by Dr. Clare R. Ten Eyck, OCDS — Holiness is simply being spiritually healthy every day. This means using your ordinary life experience to live in a fulfilling relationship with God the Father, Jesus Christ and the holy Spirit. Called to Holiness is a four day individualized retreat, limited to 12 people. $200.00  https://www.siouxspiritualcenter.org/retreats  or call 605-985-5906

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Save the date! More information to come! Office of Vocations 605-716-5214 x233 or email moszwaldowska@diorc.org.

Celebrate the Year of the Eucharist with a weekend devoted to deepening your relationship with Christ in the Eucharist. Jacques Daniel, Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries will direct this Ignatian based silent retreat. A long time active member of our diocese in a number of ministries, a husband and father of eight, Jacques brings his passion for Jesus in the Eucharist to share with other fathers, brothers and sons. Costs range from $170 to $250 for the weekend, depending on lodging option. Registration will be available late summer.

Young men ages 16-25 are invited to travel with the Office of Vocations to Winona, MN to visit the Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary.  This is an opportunity to experience seminary life and explore the possibility that God might be calling you to discern priesthood at the seminary. For more information or to register, please visit:  www.gods-call.org/events  or call the Office of Vocations at: 605-716-5214.

Celebrate the Year of the Eucharist with a weekend devoted to deepening your relationship with Christ in the Eucharist. Dr. Carole Brown, Director of the Sioux Spiritual Center will direct this Ignatian based silent retreat.  Carole was previously the Director of Evangelization and Missionary Discipleship in the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City. She earned a Master’s Degree in Theology and Christian Ministry, with a specialization in Catechetics, from Franciscan University of Steubenville in 1997 and served at Franciscan University as Director of Evangelistic Outreach for eight years. She completed her PhD in Systematic Theology in Dublin in 2010. Her dissertation was entitled “Crossing the Threshold of Faith: Pope John Paul II’s Approach to the Problem of the Conversion of the Baptized.” While in Ireland she helped to establish Ireland’s first Christian radio station, Spirit Radio. Costs range from $170 to $250 for the weekend, depending on lodging option. Registration will be available late summer.

Chancery offices closed in observance of Thanksgiving

Chancery offices closed in observance of Christmas.