The Office of Stewardship
The Office of Stewardship for the Diocese of Rapid City
Helping you build a Stewardship Parish
and cultivate a Catholic Way of Life
In the Diocese of Rapid City, Stewardship is a broad vision for the parish and the individual that encompasses everything necessary for people to feel welcomed, fed, and nourished in their relationship with God and with neighbor.
This vision is built on a strong Foundation and supported by 3 Pillars-
Generous Hospitality: Welcome, Invitation, Fellowship
Lively Faith: Prayer, Formation, Study
Dedicated Discipleship: Intentional Love of God and Neighbor
The Office of Stewardship offers resources and support to use these pillars to build a stewardship parish and cultivate a Catholic way of life.
Weekly Blogs
The Director of the Office of Stewardship offers weekly reflections on the “Living this Catholic Way of Life” blog.
You’ll find thoughtful refelctions on Scripture, suggestions for tools to use at your parish, and stories of those emboldened and enlivened in their faith.
Done-for-You Resources
The Office of Stewardship offers inspiring blogs, videos, testimonials, and print materials to help encourage parishioners to delve deeper into the heart of God and come alive in their faith.
Take a look at our resources page for modules to share with parish leaders, committee members, or to study on your own.
Live Events
We’re committed to helping you grow in your faith and giving you the opportunity to help you deepen your love of God and of neighbor.
We host several events throughout the year to encourage you in each pillar of Stewardship.
One-on-One Support
We’ve developed several assessments and tools to help you take a pulse of your parish, determine your areas of greatest need, and learn where to focus your resources most effectively.
Schedule a time to meet with our office one-on-one to create a customized plan to awaken your parish.
THE SUMMIT | SEPTEMBER 28, 2019 | Terra Sancta
Summit: Our Story – Created. Captured. Rescued. The Diocese of Rapid City’s Annual Summit, sponsored by the Office of Stewardship will be held, Saturday, September 28, 2019 at Terra Sancta Retreat Center. Like last year, our desire for the Summit is to provide inspiration and renewal to all Christians living in Western South Dakota. Our speaker is Fr. John Riccardo of the Archdiocese of Detroit. His witness and his words are truly inspirational and his message simple, relevant and profound. We promise to offer you time to relax, to enjoy fellowship, to pray and to experience the outstanding hospitality of Terra Sancta’s staff. We look forward to sharing the day with you!
Cost is $25 per individual or $50 per family | Includes lunch
“Pray Always”
The Office of Stewardship"Pray without ceasing." 1 Thess. 5:18 I have always felt, as a parent and as a catechist, that teaching prayers is much easier than teaching someone to pray. On one hand, the development of a relationship between two people is not...
Don’t Let Good Things Get in the Way of the BEST Things!
The Office of StewardshipDon’t Let Good Things Get in the Way of the BEST Things! "For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven" Ecclesiastes 3:1 I spent the Labor Day weekend exploring the North Dakota Badlands and enjoying the pleasant...
We can promise lightly enough to give up our will to somebody else…
The Office of Stewardship "We can promise lightly enough to give up our will to somebody else, but when it comes to the test we shall find it the most difficult thing in the world to do thoroughly." St. Teresa of Avila On Sunday, I read the daily meditation in the...
“And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands for the sake of my name will receive a hundred times more, and will inherit eternal life.” Matthew 19:29
The Office of Stewardship"And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands for the sake of my name will receive a hundred times more, and will inherit eternal life." Matthew 19:29 Many years ago I read a book by Dr....
“Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled. ” Luke 1:45
The Office of Stewardship“Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled. ” On this feast of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, what does the Lord desire to teach us? As I thought about this with the Gospel opened in front...
Finding Your Sand Dollars
The Office of StewardshipFinding Your Sand Dollar “The river over which every soul must pass to reach the kingdom of heaven is suffering, the boat which carries souls across the river is loveand humility is the virtue that gets us on the boat. ” Fr. Scott Woods,...
So, you are ready to launch an evangelization effort?
The Office of StewardshipReady to Explore How Evangelization Can Work at Your Parish? One of the key characteristics of an inviting parish is: "Our parish leaders and members regularly and consistently invite new members to be part of the community and offers planned,...
7 Tips for Making Multiplying Discipleship Actually Work at your parish
The Office of Stewardship7 Tips for Making Multiplying Discipleship Actually Work at your parish1) Get the right leaders At St. John Nepomuk, a male and female leader who were already deeply personally committed to Jesus Christ went through the process themselves, and...
ChristLife at OLBH
The Office of StewardshipChristLife at OLBH by Joni Osnes, Adult Faith Formation Coordinator, Our Lady of the Black Hills In 2016 Bishop Gruss addressed the people of the Diocese of Rapid City with his pastoral letter entitled Through Him, With Him, and in Him. The...
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