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NET MINISTRIES: BRINGING the MISSIONARY FIRE of GOD’S LOVE to the DIOCESE What Does “Lifelong Catholic Missionary Discipleship Through God’S Love” Look Like? Monthly publication for the Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls September 2020 NET MINISTRIES: BRINGING THE MISSIONARY FIRE OF GOD’S LOVE TO THE DIOCESE What does “Lifelong Catholic Missionary Discipleship Through God’s Love” look like? f your experience has been like diocese starting in September. This is mine, faith has been more a truly an amazing thing. Thanks be to personal matter between God and God, NET leadership, and our Dis- Ime. Through my years as a Catholic cipleship and Evangelization Offi ce layman, priest and now bishop, I have we will have a diocesan-wide outreach a much deeper understanding of the to kids, youth and families through importance to know, love and serve retreats, one-on-one discipling and God through study, prayer and sharing shared life with families in various my faith with others. I have learned to regions of our diocese. receive and share what God intends for Does NET Catholic missionary dis- others. cipleship work? As I look back on my life I am grateful I was so very blessed to have a parish for those wonderful examples in my NET team in one of the parishes where family, friends and teachers who have I was pastor. I was absolutely amazed taught, loved and challenged me in a at the incredible impact the NETers good way to become comfortable talk- had on the kids, youth, young adults, ing about my faith with others. It is so adults and senior citizens. The witness great to no longer fear sharing my faith of young adults who are giving up a with others and the joy of doing it has year of their life to serve as Catholic brought a great sense of inner peace, missionary disciples paid off in great freedom and joy. That’s when I knew I fruits. They helped our middle and high was fi nally striving to live as a Catholic school students learn how to pray, work missionary disciple. through challenges, grow comfortable Shortly after my arrival as your new talking about God and personal dif- bishop, I was given a very clear grace fi culties, and helping others experience (supernatural inspiration and insight) God’s love. from God prompting me to establish I was amazed to learn how our high a very clear vision for our wonderful schoolers then became Catholic mis- diocese—Lifelong Catholic Mission- sionary disciples for our middle school- ary Discipleship Through God’s Love. ers and middle schoolers for grade These past months have been spent school kids. Not only did our middle discerning how God desires that to be school youth numbers rapidly grow, shared and lived out in every Catholic but it was also impressive to see how parish, school and institution in our many of those high schoolers went on diocese. to be Catholic missionary disciples This month’s feature story is about one with NET Ministries for one or more shining example of Lifelong Catho- years. lic Missionary Discipleship Through At least fi ve of those former high God’s Love as witnessed by young schoolers who served for a year or adults through the National Evangeli- more on NET are now in the seminary zation Teams (NET). In prayer one day discerning priesthood. Clearly, God is last month I had a spiritual prompting generous to those who open their hearts (grace of God) to explore whether hav- to divine love through NET. ing NET serve in our diocese would be My hope and prayer is that the example possible. of our diocesan NET team will inspire To my amazement because of the time each of us to ask ourselves a simple of the year and COVID-19, God has question: How is God asking me to be made it possible for us to have a group a Lifelong Catholic Missionary Dis- of NET young adults assigned to our ciple Through God’s Love? 2 The Bishop’s Bulletin • September 2020 sfcatholic.org/bishopsbulletin Officials Reminder: The bishop’s schedule is subject to change due to current cir- cumstances related to the coronavirus Since publication of the previous Bishop’s Bulletin, the pandemic. Changes to his schedule Most Reverend Donald E. DeGrood decreed the following and any Masses will be updated on priest assignment changes eff ective on August 10, 2020: the diocesan website as information is available. Reverend Mark Axtmann, in addition to his current assignment of chap- lain at Avera St. Luke’s Hospital, to sacramental minister at St. Mary Parish, September Aberdeen, and 5 4:00 Stational Mass, Cathedral of Reverend Andrew Thuringer, from parochial vicar at St. Mary Parish, Saint Joseph, broadcast on Aberdeen, to chaplain at O’Gorman High School, sacramental minister at Keloland TV or live stream via sfcatholic.org Cathedral of Saint Joseph Parish, and discernment assistant for the Voca- tions Offi ce. 6 9:00 State Fair Mass, Women’s Building, State Fairgrounds, In addition, the Most Reverend Donald E. DeGrood granted personal leave Huron from assigned ministry to Reverend Joseph Scholten eff ective July 28, 2020. 6-7 Clergy visits within the Mitchell Deanery Finally, in a decree dated August 10, the Most Reverend Donald E. De- Grood lifted the general dispensation from the Sunday Mass obligation that 8-9 Clergy visits within the had been previously granted to all Catholics on March 17, 2020. Eff ective Brookings-Huron Deanery August 17, 2020, the dispensation remains in eff ect only for those who are 12 4:00 Stational Mass, Cathedral of at increased risk for severe illness (from the COVID-19 virus) and for those Saint Joseph, broadcast on responsible for the care of individuals who are at increased risk of severe Keloland TV or live stream illness. via sfcatholic.org 17 Visit to St. Thomas More Newman Center, Vermillion Respectfully submitted, 19 4:00 Stational Mass, Cathedral of Saint Joseph, broadcast on Keloland TV or live stream via sfcatholic.org Matthew K. Althoff Chancellor 20 4:00 Confirmation, St. James, Chamberlain, and St. Margaret, Kimball, in Chamberlain 21-22 Bishop’s Charity Hunt, Kimball 24 11:00 Presbyteral Council, Catholic Pastoral Center 26 4:00 Stational Mass, Cathedral of Saint Joseph, broadcast on September 2020 | Volume 74, Number 9 Keloland TV or live stream Publisher Postmaster Most Rev. Donald E. DeGrood Send address changes to: via sfcatholic.org 523 N. Duluth Avenue October Executive Editor Sioux Falls, SD 57104-2714 Rev. Michael L. Griffi n 3 4:00 Stational Mass, Cathedral of Correspondence should be addressed to: 523 N. Duluth Avenue Saint Joseph, broadcast on Managing Editor Sioux Falls, SD 57104-2714 Mrs. Renae D. Kranz Keloland TV or live stream Phone: 605-334-9861 via sfcatholic.org E-mail: [email protected] Communications Staff: Anniversaries, copy and advertising deadline Mr. William B. Sealey 5-8 Clergy Days, Arrowhead for the October edition is Sept. 14. Cedar Shore, Oacoma Miss Brianna L. Wingen The Bishop’s Bulletin 10 4:00 Stational Mass, Cathedral of Subscriptions (ISSN 0193-5089) is published monthly by the Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls, 523 N. Duluth Ave., Sioux Saint Joseph, broadcast on $24 per year, or as part of each Falls, SD 57104-2714 and entered as Periodical Postage Paid Keloland TV or live stream family’s CFSA contribution. at Aberdeen, SD, and other cities. via sfcatholic.org 3 Learning to live from those in love ne would think that, after being of the sacrament sits in my offi ce and we a priest for 30 years, you would begin to get to know each other. They are have it all fi gured out. I always usually so nervous to meet with me, scared thought I would reach that happy that I will fi nd fault or some reason to send Opoint, and I presumed that things would be them away, but I hope our time together so much easier; what I did not consider is eases up some of their concern. that it would also be much more dangerous. As we meet and I go through the various as- There is always the possibility, as you pects of the required preparation process, we have had the same experience over and get to know each other and, if things work over again, to just kind of go through the as they should, they come away with a better motions. Eventually you have the words understanding of the life they are called to, memorized, and so they can start to lose and I come away better and more human for their meaning. having been with them. It is something to be fought against as the Why? Because they are in love; that is it, years progress, and to somehow allow each that is the experience they share with me sacramental encounter to be a gift. There is a and with the world. None of us knows what sign that used to be in a number of sacristies their future may hold, but at this moment, that said, “Father, celebrate this Mass as if we know they are in love, and how they it was your fi rst Mass, your last Mass, your live that can change me and everyone they only Mass.” It is good advice, but can be dif- encounter. fi cult to follow as the years pile up. Their love has bid them make a thousand For the last few years, the hierarchy has sacrifi ces before they come to the chairs in been assisting in this eff ort by presenting to my offi ce, and they make them joyfully, hap- the Church revised rituals for the celebration pily, because they are in love.
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