Trinity Pregnancy and Adoption

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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01/28/2025

Am I too late to benefit from nutrition changes during pregnancy?

https://lilynicholsrdn.com/too-late-nutrition-changes-pregnancy/

01/19/2025

12/13/2024

Happy Feast of St Lucy!

Like so many of the early martyrs, Lucy had consecrated her virginity to God, and she hoped to devote all her worldly goods to the service of the poor.

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-lucy-83

12/06/2024

Happy Feast of St Nicholas! Did you know that St Nicolas is the Patron Saint of Women in Need?

A Prayer to St. Nicholas for a Child (at Christmastime)

Generous St. Nicholas, you are the joy of little children, and the bearer of sweet gifts.
Please grant me the grace in my heart to be childlike once more.
Grant me the happiness, wonder, and awe, to enjoy the beautiful world that God has gifted us with.
Fill my heart with faith this Advent season, and help me to trust in the journey.
As your feast day prepares us for the Christmas season, so prepare my heart and faith to be strong in my time of waiting.

I ask you, St. Nicholas, for the greatest gift. The gift of a child.
Please place my request before the throne of Jesus, so that he may hear and answer my deepest request.
Continue to intercede on by behalf until my healthy and happy child is in my arms.
Obtain for me the grace to be peaceful and joyful during my waiting.
And, this advent season, bring me in reverence to the Holy Child of Bethlehem.
Amen.

https://www.stnicholascenter.org/who-is-st-nicholas/patron-saint/people/women

12/05/2024

Resources for Miscarriage and Loss

Recognizing the dignity of every human being from the moment of conception means that we also recognize that the death of a person at any age or stage is something to be grieved - whether that person be days, weeks, months, or many years old. No matter the size, age, or whether they ever got to take...