Indian Mission

For several years, Saint Mary’s Church in Lower Brule, within the Diocese of Rapid City, South Dakota, has received a grant from the Black and Indian Mission Office (BIMO) to support operations on the Lower Brule Indian Reservation.

On December 28, 2021 the Pueblo celebrated the feast of the Holy Innocents. The children of the Pueblo usually dance, but because of the high cases of Covid, the Pueblo decided to have the children come to the Mission and receive a blessing.

St. Ann’s Indian Mission was part of several holiday initiatives to make sure local families had a merry Christmas. Church volunteers assisted the Turtle Mountain Tribal Offices.

Sr. Roselyn from the FSPA has joined our cluster of churches. She was a Native American Story Tell for the US Park Service.

Red Cloud’s Farm-to-School Program and Food Sovereignty Initiatives are growing by leaps and bounds.

We invited parents and grandparents of RE students to an Advent breakfast after Mass. Students assisted with lighting the 2nd Sunday of Advent candle as well as reading the prayer.