In response to Bishop Donald E. DeGrood’s request that we unite as brothers and sisters in the Lord and have great confidence in Him, the Catholic Community Foundation for Eastern South Dakota has established the COVID-19 Relief Fund.
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The night Jesus was born, he and his family were turned away multiple times. They found refuge in a manger, and there, our savoir was born unto us. This year, as a part of the 22nd annual Christmas at the Cathedral, we are once again blessed to put on a private performance for the guests of the Bishop Dudley Hospitality House, the St. Francis House, and those visiting the Sioux Falls Banquet on Wednesday night, December 12th. After the concert, there will be a private reception following the show, allowing our guests the opportunity to enjoy some wonderful home baked goodies and a warm cup of cocoa or cider. We are asking those who are making special holiday treats to consider making an extra dozen for our special guests to enjoy.
If you would like to help, by donating some of your special Christmas goodies, please click HERE and fill out the form, or call 605-988-3788 to sign up. Donations of cider and cocoa are also welcome! You’ll be able to drop your donated treats off at the Catholic Diocese in Sioux Falls at 523 N. Duluth Avenue on Tuesday or Wednesday, December 11 or 12 between the hours of 8:30 and 5:00 p.m
The Eden Catholic community was truly blessed this week with many endowment distribution checks given by generous donors. Donors left a legacy behind to support Sacred Heart Parish of Eden, Eden Park Cemetery, St. Michael Cemetery and St. Joseph Cemetery in Lake City. Marne Hult, Gift Planning Officer in the Watertown Deanery, presented checks to Father Brian Simon and these gifts will go towards parish needs along with care and maintenance of the cemeteries, all in perpetuity.
Julie Becker (left), Executive Director, St. Francis House & Katie Fritz (right), Gift Planning Officer, CCFESD
Marcie Priestly (left), Development, Volunteer and Community Relations Director, Salvation Army Sioux Falls & Katie Fritz (right), Gift Planning Officer, CCFESD
Today I delivered some endowment distribution checks. What an honor and humbling experience. The Salvation Army Sioux Falls and St. Francis House are two organizations in this community that are helping people help themselves by empowering them with dignity and love. Because of incredibly generous donors creating endowments with the Catholic Community Foundation for Eastern South Dakota for the ministries that were important to them, the Salvation Army and St. Francis House will receive distributions to continue their good work forever. Each of us can leave a legacy! What will yours be?
– Katie Fritz, Gift Planning Officer, Catholic Community Foundation for Eastern South Dakota in Sioux Falls
Dear Friends,
Thirty years ago, Bishop Paul Dudley, along with 20 clergy and lay leaders, met in Huron to establish what has become the Catholic Community Foundation for Eastern South Dakota. The July 1987 Bishop’s Bulletin quoted Bishop Paul Dudley, “It is my hope and prayer that the basic needs of our diocese can be guaranteed in perpetuity through such a foundation.” Bishop Dudley went on to explain that the foundation is planned as an “ongoing, perpetual support for the needs which we have now, and the needs which will surface in the future.” The Catholic Community Foundation began with $200,000 and today we are deeply grateful to manage $112 million. What an awesome privilege and responsibility we have to be a part of Bishop Dudley’s vision today!
The Catholic Community Foundation’s investment objectives are committed to Catholic moral and social values. In addition, the Catholic Community Foundation will not make distributions or grants to charities that are not consistent with the teachings of the Catholic Church. We ensure donors’ legacies forever follow their values and wishes, perpetually impacting the ministries they determine. It is with a deep sense of gratitude to God for his many blessings that we present this annual report of activities of the Catholic Community Foundation for Eastern South Dakota. This includes the financial statements from our annual independent audit by Eide Bailly LLP for fiscal year ending June 30, 2017.
As Bishop Paul Swain’s episcopal motto states, we “Give praise to the Lord!”
Gratefully yours in Christ,
Mark Conzemius
