Message from Bishop DeGrood on the Feast of St. Joseph
Happy Feast of St. Joseph, the patron Saint of our Diocese! Here is a message from our Bishop, His Excellency, Bishop Donald E. DeGrood on this day.
Episcopal Consecration Live Stream
At 2:00 pm on February 13, Fr. Donald DeGrood will be consecrated the ninth Bishop of Sioux Falls. Fr. Lawrence, Pastor of St. Mary’s, Salem, will be the Master of …
Septuagesima
On Sunday, February 9, we celebrated Septuagesima Sunday, which is the beginning of a pre-Lenten observance in which we prepare ourselves for the coming discipline of Lent. In a spirit …
Candlemas
On Sunday, February 2, we celebrated the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, on which day we remember how Joseph and Mary took the child Jesus to …
New Altar at Carmelite Monastery
One blessing we enjoy at St. Mary’s is having a Carmelite monastery just down the road in Alexandria, SD. Recently, the Carmelites received a beautiful, new altar for their chapel! …