Join us at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Sturgis for the Black Hills Catholic Home Educators Conference on Saturday, June 17. Come to hear special presenters Kenneth and Alecia Rolling and T. Matthew Meyer speak on topics including: finding a home in the modern world, Christian communities in the modern world, and the nuts and bolts of building saints. There will also be breakout sessions, round table discussions, Mass, prayer and more! Learn more online at: blackhillsche.com.

The Feast of Corpus Christi celebrates the Real Presence of the Body and Blood of Christ in the Eucharist. After each Sunday Mass on June 18, there will be a procession at the parishes of St. Joseph in Williston, St. Boniface in Grenora, and St. John the Baptist in Trenton. If you go to Mass on Saturday evenings, please come on Sunday just for the procession.

Get ready, because it’s time to party! June 19-23, Country Kitchen of Dickinson is celebrating 45 years of serving this great community, a place we call home. Featuring raffles, prizes, free food, activities for the kids, and much more! Monday, start your day with $0.45 pancakes. Then enjoy a Free Milano Specialty coffee with the purchase of another. Tuesday is $0.45 coffee followed by Burger and Fry Baskets for only $4.49. Wednesday, get free cake with an entrée purchase and get 25% off your bill with your print coupon. Thursday features $0.45 pancakes until 11, then kids Eat Free with each adult entrée. There will also be face painting. Friday starts with $0.45 coffee and a chance to win a beautiful patio grill. It's perfect for summer! It's been 45 years, and we're still going strong! Come celebrate with Country Kitchen of Dickinson! For further details and updates regarding specific times, please join our Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/385932228469077/?acontext=%7B%22action_history%22%3A%22[%7B%5C%22surface%5C%22%3A%5C%22page%5C%22%2C%5C%22mechanism%5C%22%3A%5C%22page_upcoming_events_card%5C%22%2C%5C%22extra_data%5C%22%3A[]%7D]%22%2C%22has_source%22%3Atrue%7D

The Fortnight for Freedom will again take place from June 21 to July 4. This two‐week period is a time when our liturgical calendar celebrates a series of great martyrs who remained faithful in the face of persecution by political power, including St. Thomas More and St. John Fisher, St. John the Baptist, SS. Peter and Paul, and the First Martyrs of the Church of Rome. The theme of this year’s Fortnight is Freedom for Mission. The theme seeks to complement the USCCB-hosted Convocation of Catholic Leaders, which includes a focus on missionary discipleship. We encourage Christians to use these two weeks to reflect on the importance of religious freedom so that the Church might have space to carry out her mission of service and mercy. We also invite Christians to pray for our brothers and sisters who face intense persecution in other parts of the world. Find more information by visiting: http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/religious-liberty/fortnight-for-freedom/index.cfm