Trinity Pregnancy and Adoption

01/16/2026

Please join Trinity Family Services and Adoption this Sunday for South Dakota Right to Life's Annual Black Hills Area Sanctity of Human Life Memorial Service held at
First Assembly of God Church (4905 Mt Rushmore Rd, Rapid City)
Sunday, January 18, 2026 from 2-3pm.
1:15 - 2:00 p.m.
Doors open, refreshments served and Pro-Life/Pro-Family Valued Ministry Exhibit Browsing
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Program
3:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Refreshments Served and Pro-Life/Pro-Family Valued Ministry Exhibit Browsing
3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Rapid City Right To Life Chapter Meeting (all are invited)

EMCEE: Dale Bartscher, SDRTL Associate Director of Rapid City


KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Sandra Ogunremi of Rapid City
Vice President, Patient Relations and Belonging at Monument Health

And….

SPECIAL MUSIC: Hannah Katz of Rapid City
Interim Director of Campus Ventures at SDSMT

ALSO FEATURED:
RAPID CITY AREA RIGHT TO LIFE CHAPTER UPDATE by Sarah De Cost
PRO-LIFE ESSAYS by Winning South Dakota Students

12/05/2025

🎄 Vote for CSS! Parade of Trees at the Box! 🎄

https://thebox.live/events-calendar/parade-of-trees/

🎄✨ VOTE FOR CSS - Parade of Trees at The Box! ✨🎄

Catholic Social Services is participating in Parade of Trees at The Box!

🏆 THE PRIZE: The winning tree receives a prize pot that includes a $1,000 base donation PLUS contributions from the WaTiki duck race and participants - currently valued at over $6,000 and growing!

🗳️ VOTE NOW: Visit The Box from December 2-28 (daily 8 AM–8 PM) or vote online HERE:

https://thebox.live/events-calendar/parade-of-trees/

Your vote directly supports Catholic Social Services programs that serve families across Western South Dakota!

🎅 Also join us at the Winter Wonderland event on December 11 – FREE photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus, face painting, holiday crafts, and more!

📍 The Box Elder Events Center
🗳️ One vote per person - make yours count!
💰 Help CSS win $6,000+ for our community!

12/02/2025

St. Anne's Aging Services receives $100k BIG grant!

📣Announcing the 2025 Beyond Idea Grant Recipients!📣
Fourteen South Dakota nonprofits received grants totaling nearly $1.2 million from SDCF's Beyond Idea Grant (BIG) program. Offered with the Bush Foundation, the BIG program supports community-based problem-solving efforts in South Dakota. Recipients for 2025 are:
• Boys & Girls Club of Rosebud – $75,000
Catholic Social Services Rapid City –$100,000
• Children’s Care Hospital & School dba LifeScape– $100,000
•Emily's Hope -$100,000
• Inter-Lakes Community Action Partnership – $100,000
• Marshall County Healthcare Center - $50,000
• Rapid City Club for Boys (The Club for Boys) - $60,000
• Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation, as a fiscal sponsor for Promising Futures Fund - $100,000
• South Dakota Bar Foundation – $63,222.50
• South Dakota News Watch, Inc. ‒ $100,000
• South Dakota State University- $32,991
• The Compass Center – Sioux Falls- $100,000
• Underdog Foundation – $100,000
• Western South Dakota Community Action (WSDCA)– $100,000

SDCF has awarded nearly $4.8 million from the Beyond Idea Grant program since 2022. SDCF will offer the BIG program again in 2026. To learn more about funding opportunities offered by SDCF, please visit our website at https://www.sdcommunityfoundation.org/news-insights/sdcf-news/beyond-idea-grant-2025


The Bush Foundation

12/02/2025

🎉 South Dakota Day of Giving NOW! 🎉
Join us on Tuesday, December 2nd for 24 hours of giving that transforms lives across Western South Dakota!
Last year, Catholic Social Services served over 9,097 individuals in 36 cities and 17 counties. Your gift tomorrow helps us continue providing:
✨ Senior support through St. Anne's Aging Services
✨ Counseling services in Rapid City, Spearfish, Pine Ridge and via telehealth
✨ Uplifting Parents program for single parents pursuing education
✨ And so much more!
Every gift matters. Every gift makes a difference.
👉 Visit our giving page to make your impact:
https://www.cssrapidcity.com/donate/
Help us spread the word! Share this post, tag friends who care about our community, and use
Together, we lift up Western South Dakota! 💙

🎉 South Dakota Day of Giving NOW! 🎉

Join us on Tuesday, December 2nd for 24 hours of giving that transforms lives across Western South Dakota!

Last year, Catholic Social Services served over 9,097 individuals in 36 cities and 17 counties. Your gift tomorrow helps us continue providing:

✨ Senior support through St. Anne's Aging Services

✨ Counseling services in Rapid City, Spearfish, Pine Ridge and via telehealth

✨ Uplifting Parents program for single parents pursuing education

✨ And so much more!

Every gift matters. Every gift makes a difference.

👉 Visit our giving page to make your impact:

https://www.cssrapidcity.com/donate/

Help us spread the word! Share this post, tag friends who care about our community, and use

Together, we lift up Western South Dakota! 💙

09/24/2025

CSS Executive Director shares his thoughts on the Bishop's Book Club!

Join Bishop Bullock as we read through some of his favorite books. Whether you’re a bookworm or just starting your reading adventure, all are welcome! Join a group at your parish or read all by yourself!

09/22/2025

A signed copy of "Our Lady of Guadalupe" by Nellie Edwards will be silently auctioned at this year's Annual Gathering.

Register at www.cssrapidcity.com/gather

Catholic Social Services of Rapid City serves people of all faiths in offering social services in South Dakota.

09/04/2025

Tickets or sponsorship at cssrapidcity.com/gather

Catholic Social Services of Rapid City serves people of all faiths in offering social services in South Dakota.

05/22/2025

We have such a great community here in Rapid City. Thanks to Dakota Point Brewing for hosting this event for a great cause. See you there--- with Catholic Social Services Rapid City!

🍔🌭 FREE FOOD! Equipment Service Professionals' and Commercial Kitchen Products' Customer Appreciation Cookout & Fundraiser!

Join us at Dakota Point Brewing (405 Canal St) on Thursday, June 12th from 11AM-3PM! Come enjoy complimentary burgers and hot dogs while supporting Catholic Social Services. Your generous donations will be matched up to $1000!

Can't come but still want to donate? Go here:
https://www.cssrapidcity.com/bbq-fundraiser

Special thanks to our sponsors: Equipment Service Professionals, Commercial Kitchen Products, and food contributors Piedmont Cutting Edge Meat Market and Colonial House Restaurant & Bar.
Drop by for good food, great company, and a chance to give back to our community!

05/06/2025

A city that prays together can do mighty things in the name of the Lord! Join us in praying for our city, especially for the end of the mental, emotional and spiritual scourge of abortion.
"Lord Jesus, we ask you to help us love and support those in our community who are scared, lonely, confused and uncared for in their pregnancies. Help them to find the strength and courage to choose love over fear, the only sure path to hope! Thank you Father, for your endless mercies, forgiveness and love. We pray in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Amen."

Join us tomorrow night for This City Belongs to Jesus at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help!
(520 Cathedral Dr, Rapid City,SD 57701)

This is going to be an amazing time uniting the Church of Rapid City together and declaring that this city belongs to Jesus!

05/01/2025

Fathers, we need you! Your work is holy and sacred to the health and well being of families. We need your strength, your fortitude and your love to build flourishing families, communities and whole societies!
Today, in honor of the feast of St. Joseph the Worker, we urge you to look to the dedication and sacrifices of the foster father of Jesus to encourage and inspire you in your daily responsibilities and duties.

02/04/2025

“Will that money given to the mother encourage the child’s biological father to actually be involved in the child’s life? Adoption gave my son a better start and deeply motivated me to make serious life changes. Open adoption provided me that village so my child could thrive, all while staying connected to his biological roots and the love I have for him. Adoption will always be needed, so let’s focus on better adoption education, moral/ethical practices, and post-placement care.

I’m not just a birth mother; over the 22 years since I placed my son, I’ve spoken with countless birth mothers and served women facing unexpected pregnancies. First, it’s important to understand that most women who are abortion-determined are not actively considering adoption. Many have never even heard of adoption as an option, and simply sharing adoption stories from experience can help them avoid rushing into a hasty decision. Adoption saves lives—let’s celebrate that, rather than discredit it because of personal agendas toward others’ decisions.

Second, choosing to place a child for adoption is never a decision made lightly. It’s a deeply thoughtful and emotional process that women often wrestle with over time. No one is rushing into adoption, bribed or overly eager, as if it’s a simple or flippant choice. Regardless of what you’ve heard or read from a few voices, most women have the time and space to carefully consider their decision when making an adoption plan (this excludes CPS cases and the rare nuances of “coercion” - but that’s a completely different discussion we need to set aside for later)… Continued in comments 👇🏼🤍

01/28/2025

One Yes At A Time: How Open Adoption Transformed Our Family

Behind every no is a what if.

What if you said yes instead of no ? What if you took the leap instead of playing it safe? What if you went for the life you wanted instead of accepting the one you have?

One Yes at a Time is one family’s origin story of taking risks together. By saying yes to two open adoptions, Susan Strong and her husband stepped into the unknown of adoptive parenting with eagerness, but also absolutely blind to what came next. Over time, they learned to let go of control and trust the process, eventually building a beautiful life for themselves and their children.

This book is not just a memoir of one family’s unusual beginning. It is the story of family itself and a reminder that love is something we have to practice each and every day. It is an invitation to see the world a little more unconventionally, to step out into that new and daring adventure that requires trust. Saying yes gets easier with time, even when it means doing the hard thing. When we choose to see possibility in difficulty, opportunity emerges in new and surprising ways. Every challenge met on the path of life is another opportunity to believe the best is yet to come. And the only way we get there is with one yes at a time.

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