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Year-Long Application for 2026-2027 Deadline: February 15th, 2026

SOLT Missionary Volunteers: North Dakota

I love our mission here in North Dakota, and every year I look forward to St. Ann’s Summer Camp. There is something unique and beautiful about the loving spirit of the kids of the Turtle Mountain Reservation. Many come from challenging circumstances but nevertheless show a profound responsiveness to the love of God. St. Paul tells us; “Where sin abounds, grace abounds all the more” (Romans 5:2), and that has been my experience serving here in North Dakota. The cross of Jesus deeply marks the lives of the people here: tragedies, illnesses, and various forms of addiction, yet it is also a place where the love of God is present.

Sr. MaryAnn Richwald, SOLT

Year Long Ministries and Apostolates

St. Ann's School:

St. Ann's School is a free, K-6 Catholic elementary school for children in and around Belcourt. Our teachers are year-long missionaries who work alongside some of our SOLT religious sisters. There are a variety of subjects, specials, and grades taught by our volunteers. Not all missionary volunteers who teach come from a teaching background, either educationally or experientially, but they are passionate and dedicated educators who work to develop the whole person of their students.

The school operates Monday-Friday from 8am-3pm. There are school masses every Tuesday and Thursday, adoration once a month, as well as daily/weekly rosaries, chaplets, and other prayer opportunities with the students.

Youth Ministry:

Youth ministry consists of after-school programs and weekly youth group meetings. Our volunteers work to develop curriculums and activities for adolescents in grades 6-12. Our youth center is often available for after-school open hours where teens come for homework help, fellowship, and free time. The youth group meets weekly and is a space where our volunteers lead and present teachings about faith and life, and is a way for us to form and build the teens of the Turtle Mountain community.

The youth ministry team also puts on regular events such as monthly family movie nights, service opportunities for high schoolers, and more.

Homeless and Food Pantry Ministries:

Our homeless and food ministries are an integral part of St. Ann's Mission. Hot lunch is served daily and is an opportunity to feed those in need, as well as provide relational ministry, and grow in fellowship with members of the greater Turtle Mountain community. Homeless ministry also consists of visits to the local homeless shelter. These visits provide additional opportunities for relationship building and community outreach.

Our food pantry is also an opportunity for volunteers to work hands-on in the community. It provides groceries to individuals and families facing food insecurity.

Additional Ministries

While the ministries listed above are our biggest apostolates, we have many other service opportunities for volunteers to take part in! This includes, but isn't limited to:

CCD/Religious Education
Communion Calls
Development and Fundraising
Hospital Visits
Maintinence and Yardwork
Retirement Home Visits
Thrift Store Assistance

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St. Ann's Catholic School

At St. Ann’s Catholic School our hearts are with our children, they are the treasures God has given to us. With God ‘s help, we strive at St. Ann’s Catholic School to form the hearts and minds of our students to grow into being holy, confident, and sucessful leaders in the Turtle Mountains. It is a great responsibility but also a privilege to work with these young people in such an important time in their lives. We appreciate your help in this work, we really cannot do it without you.

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SOLT St. Ann's Summer Camp

St. Ann’s Summer Camp is dedicated to the spiritual, intellectual, emotional, and physical formation of the peoples of the Turtle Mountain Reservation.

At St. Ann’s Summer Camp, you will have the opportunity to share the joy of the Gospel with the youth of the Turtle Mountains. You will pray, serve, and have community life with the local SOLT Ecclesial Family Team of priests, sisters, and aspirants. You will see first-hand how the Holy Spirit forms the people and that is a testament of the deep Catholic roots of their combined heritage.

SOLT St. Ann's Summer Camp Page

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