+St. Katharine Drexel Parish Yard Sale: Saturday, July 31st, 7
a.m.-3 p.m. in the parish parking lot; Proceeds benefit our
stained glass window fund. Refreshments will be served,
kids activites--something for everyone!
+Feast of Faith: Thursday, August 5th: "Discernment of
Spirits: Hearing God in our Daily Life" Each day God speaks to
us in all sorts of ways, but if we aren't listening-or don't know
how to listen-we all too often fail to hear Him. At this month's
Feast of Faith, Fr. Shaun Haggerty will talk about the
discernment of spirits, St. Ignatius' method for attuning our
minds and hearts to what God is saying to us in each moment.
Feast of Faith is now held at Cherry Creek Bar & Grill, in the
lower-level banquet room. The presentation begins at 6:30 p.
m. Come early and order a meal and beverage from Cherry
Creek’s menu and stay afterward for conversation &
fellowship.
+Legion of Mary Guest Day will be Friday, August 6th after the
8:30 a.m. Mass at St. Mary Parish in Sioux Falls. Come and
pray with us and see how we put our faith into action.
Refreshments will be served.
+Annual Knights of Columbus Coaches Roast is scheduled
for Monday, Aug. 9th at KC Hall (315 N Summit Ave). The
evening begins with a social hour at 5 p.m. & dinner at 6 p.m.
The Roast begins about 7 p.m. Tickets are $7 per person and
are sold at the door.
+Grieving the Loss of a Parent: 6 Tuesday evenings from 6:30-
8:30 p.m. Aug. 10th- Sept. 14th at Catholic Family Services,
523 N. Duluth, Sioux Falls. Directed by Dr. Marcie Moran. Call
988-3775 or 1-800-700 –7867 to register. This group is non-
denominational. Cost–Donation. This program is for adults
who are grieving the loss of a parent. The death of a parent
can impact one’s life in a significant way. The program
provides both educational and experiential activities with a
focus on coping responses and re-adjustment to the loss.
+Men’s Spiritual Luncheons with Fr. Jim Mason are held on
the 2nd Wednesday of each month in the Cathedral Parish
Hall from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. The next one will be on Aug. 11th.
+Dr. Scott Hahn Conference: Sacred Heart Catholic Church in
Aberdeen, SD will be hosting Dr. Scott Hahn, a well-known
Catholic speaker, on Aug. 13th & 14th. He will be giving four
talks on various aspects of the Catholic Church. This event is
open to the public. Registration forms available on the table
in the Gathering Space or at www.eventsinsd.com.
+An introduction to Lectio Divina will be presented by Fr.
Scott Traynor on August 17th at Broom Tree. Learn practical
steps for reading Scripture and growing in conversation with
the living God. Call 605-263-1040 to register.
+16th Annual Bishop’s Charity Golf Classic Aug. 22nd & 23rd,
Minnehaha & Westward Ho Country Clubs; Proceeds from
this event support youth, adult and family programs at Broom
Tree Retreat Center. You can participate as a golfer or as a
green or tee sponsor. Also, 400 raffle tickets will be sold for a
trip to the 2011 Masters Golf Event in Augusta, GA.
Brochures are on the table in the Gathering Space.
+BroomTree Silent Retreat Schedule: Men’s-Sept. 23-26th;
Women’s-Aug. 19-22nd, Sept. 16-19th, Oct. 21-24th, & Nov. 4-
7th.
+Are you living out the sanctity of your marriage covenant?
Let us show you God’s desire and plan for YOUR marriage.
Our next scheduled Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend
is Sept. 10-12th at Broom Tree Retreat Center in Irene, SD or
Oct. 8-10th at Blue Cloud Abbey in Marvin, SD. For more
information or to register, please contact Curt & Rochelle
Lauret at 605-362-9145 or visit www.WWME.org. A Weekend of
Discovery...A lifetime of love!
+Spiritual Warfare conference by Fr. John Corapi will be held
on Sat., Sept. 11th at the Qwest Center in Omaha, NE. Joining
him will be Archbishop George Lucas & MC Jerry Usher. This
event is sponsored by St. Peter Parish. Get details and
tickets at www.fathercorapiomaha.com or 1-800-745-3000.
+Natural Family Planning & Fertility Care: For information and
a list of instructors and physicians, call the Family and
Children Faith Formation Office at 988-3776.
+Do You Feel Called to the Priesthood or Consecrated Life?
Contact our Diocesan Vocations Director, Fr. James Mason,
at 336-8088 or email: jmason@sfcatholic.org
a.m.-3 p.m. in the parish parking lot; Proceeds benefit our
stained glass window fund. Refreshments will be served,
kids activites--something for everyone!
+Feast of Faith: Thursday, August 5th: "Discernment of
Spirits: Hearing God in our Daily Life" Each day God speaks to
us in all sorts of ways, but if we aren't listening-or don't know
how to listen-we all too often fail to hear Him. At this month's
Feast of Faith, Fr. Shaun Haggerty will talk about the
discernment of spirits, St. Ignatius' method for attuning our
minds and hearts to what God is saying to us in each moment.
Feast of Faith is now held at Cherry Creek Bar & Grill, in the
lower-level banquet room. The presentation begins at 6:30 p.
m. Come early and order a meal and beverage from Cherry
Creek’s menu and stay afterward for conversation &
fellowship.
+Legion of Mary Guest Day will be Friday, August 6th after the
8:30 a.m. Mass at St. Mary Parish in Sioux Falls. Come and
pray with us and see how we put our faith into action.
Refreshments will be served.
+Annual Knights of Columbus Coaches Roast is scheduled
for Monday, Aug. 9th at KC Hall (315 N Summit Ave). The
evening begins with a social hour at 5 p.m. & dinner at 6 p.m.
The Roast begins about 7 p.m. Tickets are $7 per person and
are sold at the door.
+Grieving the Loss of a Parent: 6 Tuesday evenings from 6:30-
8:30 p.m. Aug. 10th- Sept. 14th at Catholic Family Services,
523 N. Duluth, Sioux Falls. Directed by Dr. Marcie Moran. Call
988-3775 or 1-800-700 –7867 to register. This group is non-
denominational. Cost–Donation. This program is for adults
who are grieving the loss of a parent. The death of a parent
can impact one’s life in a significant way. The program
provides both educational and experiential activities with a
focus on coping responses and re-adjustment to the loss.
+Men’s Spiritual Luncheons with Fr. Jim Mason are held on
the 2nd Wednesday of each month in the Cathedral Parish
Hall from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. The next one will be on Aug. 11th.
+Dr. Scott Hahn Conference: Sacred Heart Catholic Church in
Aberdeen, SD will be hosting Dr. Scott Hahn, a well-known
Catholic speaker, on Aug. 13th & 14th. He will be giving four
talks on various aspects of the Catholic Church. This event is
open to the public. Registration forms available on the table
in the Gathering Space or at www.eventsinsd.com.
+An introduction to Lectio Divina will be presented by Fr.
Scott Traynor on August 17th at Broom Tree. Learn practical
steps for reading Scripture and growing in conversation with
the living God. Call 605-263-1040 to register.
+16th Annual Bishop’s Charity Golf Classic Aug. 22nd & 23rd,
Minnehaha & Westward Ho Country Clubs; Proceeds from
this event support youth, adult and family programs at Broom
Tree Retreat Center. You can participate as a golfer or as a
green or tee sponsor. Also, 400 raffle tickets will be sold for a
trip to the 2011 Masters Golf Event in Augusta, GA.
Brochures are on the table in the Gathering Space.
+BroomTree Silent Retreat Schedule: Men’s-Sept. 23-26th;
Women’s-Aug. 19-22nd, Sept. 16-19th, Oct. 21-24th, & Nov. 4-
7th.
+Are you living out the sanctity of your marriage covenant?
Let us show you God’s desire and plan for YOUR marriage.
Our next scheduled Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend
is Sept. 10-12th at Broom Tree Retreat Center in Irene, SD or
Oct. 8-10th at Blue Cloud Abbey in Marvin, SD. For more
information or to register, please contact Curt & Rochelle
Lauret at 605-362-9145 or visit www.WWME.org. A Weekend of
Discovery...A lifetime of love!
+Spiritual Warfare conference by Fr. John Corapi will be held
on Sat., Sept. 11th at the Qwest Center in Omaha, NE. Joining
him will be Archbishop George Lucas & MC Jerry Usher. This
event is sponsored by St. Peter Parish. Get details and
tickets at www.fathercorapiomaha.com or 1-800-745-3000.
+Natural Family Planning & Fertility Care: For information and
a list of instructors and physicians, call the Family and
Children Faith Formation Office at 988-3776.
+Do You Feel Called to the Priesthood or Consecrated Life?
Contact our Diocesan Vocations Director, Fr. James Mason,
at 336-8088 or email: jmason@sfcatholic.org
Check out the Diocesan website for retreat and educational
opportunities at www.sfcatholic.org.
opportunities at www.sfcatholic.org.
Are you moving? Do you need to register in our parish? If
you have any changes in address or family information, please give
us call at the office. If you are new and would like to register, please
stop after Mass today and introduce yourself to Fr. Joe.
you have any changes in address or family information, please give
us call at the office. If you are new and would like to register, please
stop after Mass today and introduce yourself to Fr. Joe.
Pregnant? Alone? Afraid? Call Birthright 977-4781, Catholic
Family Services 988-3775 or St. Katharine Drexel Parish 275-6870.
Family Services 988-3775 or St. Katharine Drexel Parish 275-6870.
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to read a biography.
Born: November 26, 1858
Died: March 3, 1955
(Parish Feast Day)
Canonized a Saint:
October 1, 2000
Born: November 26, 1858
Died: March 3, 1955
(Parish Feast Day)
Canonized a Saint:
October 1, 2000
“If I can say of an action: ‘I
did it out of love of God,’
there is something about
it that will last through all
eternity.”
St. Katharine Drexel
did it out of love of God,’
there is something about
it that will last through all
eternity.”
St. Katharine Drexel
“Peacefully do at each
moment what at that
moment ought to be
done.”
St. Katharine Drexel
moment what at that
moment ought to be
done.”
St. Katharine Drexel
St. Katharine Drexel Parish
1800 S. Katie Ave. Suite #1
Sioux Falls, SD 57106
Phone - (605) 275-6870
Fax - (605) 275-6998
E-mail - church.stkatharinedrexel@midconetwork.com
1800 S. Katie Ave. Suite #1
Sioux Falls, SD 57106
Phone - (605) 275-6870
Fax - (605) 275-6998
E-mail - church.stkatharinedrexel@midconetwork.com
This mural can be seen
at St. Joseph Cathedral
Sacred Heart Chapel in
Sioux Falls.
at St. Joseph Cathedral
Sacred Heart Chapel in
Sioux Falls.
Image courtesy of the
Archives of the Sisters of
the Blessed Sacrament.
Archives of the Sisters of
the Blessed Sacrament.
Image courtesy of the
Archives of the Sisters of
the Blessed Sacrament.
Archives of the Sisters of
the Blessed Sacrament.
From the St. Katharine Drexel Parish Social Ministries
Committee:
Please join us at the Planned Parenthood Clinic on the 1st, 10th,
and 15th of each month at noon to pray for an end to abortion. We
also pray there on the 25th of each month at 6:00 p.m. Prayer
makes a difference!
Committee:
Please join us at the Planned Parenthood Clinic on the 1st, 10th,
and 15th of each month at noon to pray for an end to abortion. We
also pray there on the 25th of each month at 6:00 p.m. Prayer
makes a difference!
The Welcoming Committee is looking for
parishioners who are willing to act as a “parish
buddy” to new members. If you enjoy meeting
new people, want to make a difference in someone’s
life and are interested in welcoming new members to our parish,
please call the Parish Office for details.
parishioners who are willing to act as a “parish
buddy” to new members. If you enjoy meeting
new people, want to make a difference in someone’s
life and are interested in welcoming new members to our parish,
please call the Parish Office for details.
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Can you give one hour a week to the Lord? Below are open hours and hours
with only one adorer at St. Michael Parish Chapel, 26th Street & Marion Road.
Monday: Midnight-1 a.m., 1-2 a.m.*, 2-3 a.m., 4-5 a.m., 7-8 a.m., 10-11 a.m., 11
a.m.-noon, noon-1 p.m., 1-2 p.m., 2-3 p.m., 3-4 p.m., 11 p.m.-midnight
Tuesday: 1-2 a.m., 2-3 a.m., 7-8 a.m., 9-10 a.m., 10-11 a.m., 11 a.m.-noon
Wednesday: Midnight-1 a.m., 1-2 a.m., 2-3 a.m., 4-5 a.m., 9-10 a.m.,
noon-1 p.m., 7-8 p.m.
Thursday: 1-2 a.m., 2-3 a.m., 4-5 a.m., 11 a.m.-noon, noon-1 p.m., 1-2 p.m., 11
p.m.-midnight
Friday: Midnight-1 a.m., 1-2 a.m., 2-3 a.m., 5-6 p.m.
*Slots in bold are completely open.
Please call Anne at St. Michael Parish (361-1600) if you can and would like to
pray at one of these times.
Can you give one hour a week to the Lord? Below are open hours and hours
with only one adorer at St. Michael Parish Chapel, 26th Street & Marion Road.
Monday: Midnight-1 a.m., 1-2 a.m.*, 2-3 a.m., 4-5 a.m., 7-8 a.m., 10-11 a.m., 11
a.m.-noon, noon-1 p.m., 1-2 p.m., 2-3 p.m., 3-4 p.m., 11 p.m.-midnight
Tuesday: 1-2 a.m., 2-3 a.m., 7-8 a.m., 9-10 a.m., 10-11 a.m., 11 a.m.-noon
Wednesday: Midnight-1 a.m., 1-2 a.m., 2-3 a.m., 4-5 a.m., 9-10 a.m.,
noon-1 p.m., 7-8 p.m.
Thursday: 1-2 a.m., 2-3 a.m., 4-5 a.m., 11 a.m.-noon, noon-1 p.m., 1-2 p.m., 11
p.m.-midnight
Friday: Midnight-1 a.m., 1-2 a.m., 2-3 a.m., 5-6 p.m.
*Slots in bold are completely open.
Please call Anne at St. Michael Parish (361-1600) if you can and would like to
pray at one of these times.
GROUNDS COMMITTEE WISHLIST
Our Grounds Committee is in need of the items listed here. If
you are able to donate the item itself, or can donate the
money to purchase it, please contact the Parish Office.
Our Grounds Committee is in need of the items listed here. If
you are able to donate the item itself, or can donate the
money to purchase it, please contact the Parish Office.
- Heavy duty gas trimmer $250
- Push mowers
- Gas-powered pressure washer $300
- Vice $80
- Grinder $100
Our parish has started a food bank. Any
parishioners who could use a little extra help in
these hard economic times can take whatever
food they need for their family. Items needed:
spaghetti & spaghetti sauce, rice & cans of fruit
Thank you!
parishioners who could use a little extra help in
these hard economic times can take whatever
food they need for their family. Items needed:
spaghetti & spaghetti sauce, rice & cans of fruit
Thank you!
Clean and Green Sign Up
We need assistance with our grounds maintenance. Please sign up
on the table in the Gathering Space for mowing, watering trees,
pulling weeds, spraying and trimming. The mowing will be done on
Thursdays at 6 p.m. If that time doesn't work with your schedule,
other options are available.
We need assistance with our grounds maintenance. Please sign up
on the table in the Gathering Space for mowing, watering trees,
pulling weeds, spraying and trimming. The mowing will be done on
Thursdays at 6 p.m. If that time doesn't work with your schedule,
other options are available.
Whether it’s a mother with a pacemaker, a son with a heart defect,
or a friend who died of a stroke, most of us have been touched by
heart disease and stroke. Help fight these deadly afflictions by
becoming a fundraising walker for the Start! Heart Walk on Sat.,
August 28th at Falls Park. Funds raised benefit the American Heart
Association. If you are interested in being the Team Captain
for the St. Katharine Drexel Parish team or want to join an
existing team today, call heart surgery survivor and Community
Team Leader Jeremy Aylward at (605) 870-7629 for details and
check out his story at
www.heartwalk.kintera.org/siouxfallssd/jeremyaylward
or a friend who died of a stroke, most of us have been touched by
heart disease and stroke. Help fight these deadly afflictions by
becoming a fundraising walker for the Start! Heart Walk on Sat.,
August 28th at Falls Park. Funds raised benefit the American Heart
Association. If you are interested in being the Team Captain
for the St. Katharine Drexel Parish team or want to join an
existing team today, call heart surgery survivor and Community
Team Leader Jeremy Aylward at (605) 870-7629 for details and
check out his story at
www.heartwalk.kintera.org/siouxfallssd/jeremyaylward
Parishioner and RN Sonya Kooima traveled to Haiti this past May
with a group of nurses to bring aid to earthquake victims. She will be
giving a presentation about her trip and experiences in Haiti on
Tuesday, August 3rd at 7 p.m. in the Gathering Space. Please join
us!
with a group of nurses to bring aid to earthquake victims. She will be
giving a presentation about her trip and experiences in Haiti on
Tuesday, August 3rd at 7 p.m. in the Gathering Space. Please join
us!
August is our parish's month to supply the Sisters of Perpetual
Adoration at St. Joseph Cathedral with food and other needed
items. Please pick up a tag from the basket in the Gathering Space
and purchase the items listed. Return the items to the Gathering
Space with the tag attached.
Adoration at St. Joseph Cathedral with food and other needed
items. Please pick up a tag from the basket in the Gathering Space
and purchase the items listed. Return the items to the Gathering
Space with the tag attached.