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Local Resources in ...
South Dakota
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| Volunteer programs
headquartered in South Dakota |
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• One way to get connected
with current and/or former volunteers in the area is to plan intercommunity
volunteer gatherings such as prayer groups, game nights,
meals/picnics, etc.
The following programs are headquartered in South Dakota:
Red Cloud Volunteers (Pine
Ridge), and St. Joseph's Indian School (Chamberlain).
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| Parishes that current and
former volunteers have recommended |
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St.
Therese the Little Flower, 532 Adams, Rapid
City, SD 57701-0899.
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Immaculate
Conception Chapel, 522 Columbus Street, Rapid
City, SD 57701.
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| Retreat opportunities/spirituality centers |
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• Blue Cloud Abbey,
Marvin, 605-432-5528 •
Mother of God Monastery is located in Watertown and is run by
the Benedictines. Contact Sr. Emily Meisel at sisteremily@hotmail.com.
Monthly opportunities for group retreats and workshops on various
topics. Individual directed retreats at any time.
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Yankton, the Benedictines run the Sacred Heart Monastery.
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Saint Benedict's is located in Pierre, SD. For more
information call 605-244-0969.
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| Social Justice
organizations and events |
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• South Dakota Right to Life, http://www.sdrighttolife.org/
• Catholic Social Services, 918
Fifth St., Rapid City, SD 57701, 605-348-6086
Fax #: 605-348-1050.
• SD Peace and
Justice Center, PO Box 405, Watertown, 605-882-2822
Raises ethical and moral questions critical to religious faith; affect
the well-being and empowerment of the poor and oppressed; work toward
changing unjust institutional policies and practices; lend themselves to
linkages with other SD, national, and international issues; do not
duplicate the work of other groups in SD. Contact Jeanne Koster at sdpjc@dailypost.com
for more information.
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| Volunteer opportunities |
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• St. Joseph's Indian School
in Chamberlain, SD
Contact Melissa
Hall at 605-734-3311 or visit St. Joseph's website at www.stjo.org.
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Catholic Charities, 523 North Duluth Avenue, Sioux Falls,
SD 57104-2714, Phone #: (605) 334-9861, Fax #: (605) 334-2092.
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| Music, film, and other cultural events |
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• Rapid
City and the Black Hills offer a variety of exciting events
year-round. From buffalo roundups, powwows, and rodeos to cultural
festivals, sporting events, and fairs, there is always a variety of
things to see and do in the Black Hills.
• Mount
Rushmore National Memorial is known all over the world for it's
dedication to the hopes, dreams, will and determination of a nation.
Carved from a mountainside of solid granite, the gigantic busts of four
great American presidents - Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt and
Lincoln, stand above the land they loved. 25 miles southwest of Rapid
City Web Site: http://www.nps.gov/moru
• Wind Cave National Park is
one of the worlds oldest caves, follow 44 miles of underground tunnels
and caverns. Situated in 28,060 acres of rolling grasslands and
wildlife, Wind Cave is two parks in one. 65 miles southwest of Rapid
City, Web Site: http://www.nps.gov/wica
• Badlands National Park,
among
jagged cliffs, deep canyons and flat topped buttes lies one of the most
stunning geologic displays visible on earth. This park is located 90
miles east of Rapid City.
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| Diocesan resources |
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Diocese
of Rapid City
Diocese of Sioux
Falls
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| Other valuable resources |
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• Family
Life Ministries, P.O. Box 678, Rapid City, SD 57709-0678, Phone:
605- 343-3541 Fax: 605-348-7985.
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