holy spirit catholic church
Holy Spirit Catholic Church was established in 1988 and has grown into a vibrant parish with
a national blue-ribbon school
and exceptional religious education for preschoolers to adults. Parish life at Holy Spirit includes an active youth group and community-building gatherings for young families.
Jesus Christ in the Eucharist is the source and summit of our Catholic faith. Everyone is invited to step out of life’s busyness and spend quiet time with our Lord in the Perpetual Adoration Chapel.
Classes are available to learn more about the truth and beauty of the Catholic Faith.
Good shepherd pastorate
In 2022, The Sioux Falls Catholic Diocese embarked on the
Set Ablaze process to aid in planning for the future of the Catholic Church in the Sioux Falls Diocese.
Pastorates,
or groupings of Catholic churches under a single pastor, were formed. Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Sioux Falls and St. Dominic Catholic Church in Canton have been joined in a pastorate under the leadership of Father James Mason. After much planning and discussion,
Good Shepherd Pastorate was chosen as the name for the pastorate.
Holy Spirit and St. Dominic have a joint Pastoral Council and separate Finance Councils, which meet monthly.
father james mason
Father James Mason
A priest of the Diocese of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Fr. James Mason is pastor of the Good Shepherd Pastorate which includes Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Sioux Falls and St. Dominic Catholic Church in Canton.
His priesthood has included many assignments such as executive director of Broom Tree Retreat Center in Irene, South Dakota; president-rector of Kenrick-Glennon Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri; and vocations director, vice-chancellor, and medical moral advisor of the Diocese of Sioux Falls. He has directed the 30-Day Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius for 17 years and has offered many retreats to priests, religious, and laity.
Fr. Mason attended the North American College and received his Baccalaureate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas—the Angelicum in Rome. He also holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Minnesota Law School. Prior to entering the seminary, Fr. Mason worked as a prosecutor in the Minneapolis, director of Catholic Charities, and legal counsel and lobbyist for the Diocese of Sioux Falls.