News and Events

In January 2018, 15 men assembled for the inception of the Men’s Prayer Ministry at the Basilica of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, to pray, worship, and glorify our Lord and Savior.

For several months in 2018 the St. Charles Lwanga Center, Archdiocesan Office of Black Catholics has been represented in meetings with a nascent organizational group.

The Congregation of the Great Spirit Parish Outdoor Mass on August 11, 2019 celebrated the parish’s mission.

The beginning of the school year is the most exciting time of the academic year. Like most schools, we admisntrators and teachers plan wonderful lessons and activities for the whole school year.

St Kateri Tekakwitha Mission Church is deeply grateful to the Black and Indian Missions for the boost in funding this quarter. Without it, we would have been hard pressed to pay all the bills.

I hope you have had a wonderful summer of beautiful weather and the renewal of the relationships that are the network of our lives.

Sr Agatha Obinka, a member of The Oblates of the Sacred Heart of Jesus teaches religion to students in K-4 at St. Joseph the Provider.

The Diocese of Rapid City is piloting a Mental Wellness Ministry in several parishes during this grant period, including some located on the Pine Ridge and Standing Rock reservations.

The Body, Mind and Soul Summer Camp is sponsored by the Religious Education Program at St. Francis Mission each summer and incorporates Lakota teachings and crafts.