May is Mental Health Awareness Month and CSS encourages everyone to join local mental health agencies for the Signs of Support street campaign on Friday, April 30, between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. in downtown Rapid City. Bring a homemade sign to wave showing support for neighbors, family members and friends who struggle with mental health issues!
The Benedictine sisters of St. Martin Monastery are celebrating 132 years of ministry in western South Dakota today, April 28.![]()
In many ways, Catholic Social Services can trace its own mission of sharing in Christ's ministry of offering hope, promoting human dignity and strengthening families and communities by providing mental health and behavioral health services to people of all faiths directly to the health and hospital ministries begun by the Benedictines so many years ago. If you look closely, you'll even see CSS founder Msgr. William O'Connell in the background of this photo taken in the current St. Martin Monastery dining room in 2011. ![]()
Happy Birthday, St. Martin Monastery, and thank you for your legacy of love, labor and prayer!
Improve family life with a 6-week Common Sense Parenting class that begins May 4!
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Class starts May 4th and is from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm in person at Catholic Social Services. Easy-to-learn techniques address issues of communication, discipline, decision-making, relationships, se...
And for a little Earth Day music, check out this musical prayer based on "Laudato Si: Care for Our Common Home." It was written by a Boston composer inspired by the encyclical on the environment and climate change by Pope Francis. ![]()
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This little guy got a jump start on a Mother's Day gift for his mom, who is a busy single parent pursuing a college degree with the help of the Uplifting Parents program at CSS. A painting party -- on rocks and canvas -- was held last week as part of UP's 2-Gen approach to promoting healthy families and improving outcomes for both single parent college students and their kids! To learn more about UP, or to apply, visit cssrapidcity.com/services/uplifting-parents/ Uplifting Parents - CSS Rapid City