Welcome

to St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church

Mass Schedule

Sunday

9:00am

WEEKDAY Mass

7:30am

state veteran's home

First Thursday of the Month | 10:00am

Seven Sisters living center

Third Thursday of the Month | 10:00am

pine hills

Second Thursday of the Month   10:00am

at St. Anthony of Padua
Our Mission

We, the Diocese of Rapid City, through the power of the Holy Spirit, are called to attract and form intentional disciples who joyfully, boldly, and lovingly proclaim and live the mission of Jesus Christ, leading to eternal life.

Reconcile. Make Disciples.

Live the Mission.

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Veritatis Splendor Institute

The Veritatis Splendor Institute (VSI) was founded in the Diocese of Rapid City in 2013 under the patronage of St. John Paul II. It is within his legacy and luminous Magisterium that we seek to ground the holistic formation which the Institute imparts: formation that is human, spiritual, intellectual, and pastoral.

The goal of the Institute is the mission of the Church: “to proclaim the Gospel to all men” (Ad Gentes 1). As all are called to this mission, VSI strives to form disciples, lay ministers, volunteers, and catechists who are engaged in the Church’s ministry: DREs, youth ministers, catechists, Catholic school teachers, volunteers, liturgists, musicians, pastoral ministers, and others who want to grow as evangelists and teachers of the Faith.

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Refuel Conference

We are each here, on purpose, called to holiness and to mission. Yet the noise and distraction of modern life wage a constant war on our attention, lulling our hearts into a spiritual drowsiness that keeps us from fully answering that call. This Refuel conference invites ministry leaders and volunteers to examine what truly holds their attention, what fears hold them back, and what it would look like, in their ministry and everyday life, to fully embrace their unique role, in building God’s kingdom, as missionary disciples.

Cinema with the Shepherd

Join us for our second year of “Cinema with the Shepherd”: Bishop Bullock’s annual film festival! This year’s slate of films will feature films from the “Vatican 45 Notable Films.” The Pontifical Council for Social Communications released a list of 45 films in 1995 to mark the centennial of Auguste and Louis Lumière’s display of their films. The films were chosen by an expert group, and Pope St. John Paul II recommended that these films be watched. Visit the Diocese website for more information.

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Veritatis Splendor Institute

The Veritatis Splendor Institute (VSI) was founded in the Diocese of Rapid City in 2013 under the patronage of St. John Paul II. It is within his legacy and luminous Magisterium that we seek to ground the holistic formation which the Institute imparts: formation that is human, spiritual, intellectual, and pastoral.

The goal of the Institute is the mission of the Church: “to proclaim the Gospel to all men” (Ad Gentes 1). As all are called to this mission, VSI strives to form disciples, lay ministers, volunteers, and catechists who are engaged in the Church’s ministry: DREs, youth ministers, catechists, Catholic school teachers, volunteers, liturgists, musicians, pastoral ministers, and others who want to grow as evangelists and teachers of the Faith.

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Refuel Conference

We are each here, on purpose, called to holiness and to mission. Yet the noise and distraction of modern life wage a constant war on our attention, lulling our hearts into a spiritual drowsiness that keeps us from fully answering that call. This Refuel conference invites ministry leaders and volunteers to examine what truly holds their attention, what fears hold them back, and what it would look like, in their ministry and everyday life, to fully embrace their unique role, in building God’s kingdom, as missionary disciples.

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The Catholic Church has a long history in the Southern Hills of South Dakota.


  • 1887 First Mass Celebrated by Missionary Priest


  • May 1890, Father John Cassidy became pastor of the area.  A two-story building across from the Fall River County Courthouse served as chapel/residence.


  • August 1898, the old school building was purchased for $531.  Father J. E. Cartier, pastor, divided the building into a chapel, a vestibule and small living quarters.  This church was named in honor of St. Anthony of Padua. 


"The Lord breathes the breath of life, contrition of heart, into the face of the soul when he impresses upon it his own image and likeness, which has been soiled by sin, and renews it."

- ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA