Category: Catholic Community Foundation – News

What is something you enjoy doing in your free time?  I enjoy exploring all that Sioux Falls and the surrounding area has to offer with my family and friends from restaurants and shops to concerts, shows, and games at the local venues. You will also find me on the volleyball court year round from sand…

Traci Kulesa, Director of Catholic Campus Ministry at Augustana and USF, was blessed to receive a check for $70,586, the net amount raised from the Bishop's Charity Hunt for the Diocese of Sioux Falls' Campus Ministries. Traci shared what a gift it was to interact with the CCFESD Board Members and was "humbled" to learn that…

If there was a poster or magazine that was titled, "The Joy of Giving,” Madonna Opbroek and Modesta Opbroek would likely be on the front cover. Madonna and Modesta were born to farming parents in rural Fairfax, SD, just west of the Missouri River near the Nebraska border, population 96. They were the only children of…

In serving directed giving by donors to specific Catholic parishes, schools, cemeteries, and other ministries, the CCFESD maintains a strong commitment to Catholic stewardship. This involves both good financial accounting as well as Catholic Responsible Investing, with an annual independent audit. As of October 31, 2022, results are as following: A peer ranking of similar-sized…

November's semi-annual CCFESD Board Meeting and Legacy of Faith celebration was a great chance to celebrate 35 years of the ministry of the CCFESD with everyone who has grown this into an impactful ministry of our Church in eastern SD: The Legacy Mass & Reception can be found on CCFESD website landing page. Board Meeting highlights:…

Joe Lichty, pictured to the left with his wife Shelly and son James, joined our staff in April of 2020 as a Gift Planning Officer in Sioux Falls and the surrounding areas. His family includes his wife Shelly, 6 sons and 1 daughter who has an extra chromosome of love (Down's Syndrome). Joe serves with…