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Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Canku Wakan--Holy Road Retreat
Canku Wakan is a 4 day, inculturated retreat base on the Cursillo model. Lay leaders give talks on
12 Step Recovery Retreats
The Sioux Spiritual Center hosts a 12 Step Recovery retreat several times a year. Led and attended mainly by Native Americans in recovery, the retreat is a wonderful experience of sharing and support by all who attend.
Call to Holiness Retreat
This inner healing prayer retreat begins from the premise that all are made in the image and likeness of God. However, life on earth after the fall persuades us that we should be something else--various traumas and wounds can cause us to have a distorted and unhealthy view on life. This retreat makes use of both charismatic gifts and best practices in psychology to bring healing and wholeness.
8-day Silent Ignatian Retreat
The Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius are a wonderful way to go deeper in one's relationship with Jesus, as both a school of prayer and a school of discernment.
Native Catholic Leadership Days (Black Elk Summit)
Several times a year, pastoral leaders from the five reservations around the diocese are invited for a day of fellowship, pray, and discernment about moving the Catholic mission forward on the reservation.
Basic Directions Institute
Basic Directions is a seven-day institute for personnel who are beginning or wanting to learn about Native ministry. The institute
features Native and non-Native presenters, who have extensive ministerial experience with and among Native Americans.
There will be 30 hours of class work associated with the workshop. Speakers will cover topics that include Native culture, missiology, anthropology, liturgy, catechetics, deacon ministry, health issues, and principles of recovery using AA. Although the institute will take place in a Lakota setting, it will develop basic principles of inculturation that can be used in approaching any culture.
Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius
The Spiritual Exercises are one of the great treasures of the Church. In recent years, we have been offering the 8-day retreat, the 30-day retreat, and group retreats based on the Spiritual Exercises
Covenant School of Spiritual Direction
Starting in the Fall of 2021, the Covenant School of Spiritual Direction will be launched at the Sioux Spiritual Center. This course is eligible for certification through the University of Mary. Students will complete three unique two-week
sessions on Prayer, Healing, and Virtue. Each session will also cover the foundational elements of spiritual direction. The candidate will be equipped to journey with and guide others towards intimacy with God. Each two-week session will follow an intense daily schedule including personal and corporate prayer,individual spiritual direction and practice in the
skills of spiritual direction.
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Sioux Spiritual Center
Board of directorsas of 4/5/2022
Bishop Peter Muhich
Diocese of Rapid City
Term: 2020 -
Robert Aberle
Catholic Social Services
Joyce Tibbetts
Red Cloud Indian School
Norma Tibbetts
Retired
Don Yellow
Retired
Ron Brownotter
Brownotter Ranch
Dcn Greg Sass
Diocese of Rapid City
Dcn Larry Brown
Diamond T Ranch
Sr Christine Hernandez
Diocese of Rapid City
Germaine Black Bear
Diocese of Rapid City
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
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CEO oversight
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Ethics and transparency
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Board composition
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Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
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