The Office of Stewardship
Helping you build a Stewardship Parish
and cultivate a Catholic Way of Life
The Office of Stewardship
for the Diocese of Rapid City
We are here to help rouse the heart of parishioners to become faithful Christian stewards to God’s varied grace through the cultivation of a Catholic Way of Life.
We support pastors and parish leaders with educational resources, personalized assistance, and step-by step support as they embark on the journey towards becoming Stewardship Parishes.
Are you leading a Stewardship Parish?
“Take a Pulse” of the health of your parish in 4 key areas: hospitality, faith, discipleship, and foundations via the “Characteristics of a Stewardship Parish” manual and receive tailored advice and next steps for developing and growing your parish.
Helping you live this Catholic Way of Life
“See I Make All Things New”
The Office of Stewardship"See I Make All Things New" In this week's Gospel, Jesus gives us a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so also you should love one another. (cf John 13:34) The commandment to love others is not really new. In the Old...
read moreIntroducing . . . .
The Office of StewardshipIntroducing...Our beautiful new Catholic Way of Life blog! Back in January I wrote this to our email subscribers: "One of the projects we have been working on in the Office of Stewardship is exploring ways to make the information in past...
read moreWhat Is Stewardship? (Hint: It is much more than a $ sign)
The Office of StewardshipIntroducing... Sometimes it is easiest to describe what something is by stating what it is NOT. Stewardship is not merely about how we spend our money. It is certainly is not simply a fancy word used by churches to get people to donate to the...
read moreA Christian Steward Trusts
The Office of StewardshipA Christian Steward Trusts Last Sunday was Divine Mercy Sunday and I have my Divine Mercy image in a prominent place with it's gentle reminder, "Jesus, I trust in You" both challenging and comforting me this week. The day before yesterday the...
read moreMemento Mori! *
The question I am challenged to ask is, “If I die tomorrow, will I regret the choices I made today?”
read moreExperiencing the Story
“Not having any righteousness of my own... but that which comes through faith in Christ... depending on faith to know him and the power of His resurrection." Phil 3: 9-10 I have been thinking this week about the biblical understanding of "knowing". The quote above...
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