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Monday, December 8 is the Feats of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a Holy Day of Obligation.  The Good Shpeherd pastorate is offering Multiple Mass times.

   Holy Spirit | 8:00AM (School Mass)

                            5:30PM

St. Dominic | 7:30AM

                            6:00PM

Come experience Mass by candllight. An ancient tradition entitiled Rorate Caeli which is a Latin phrase meaning " Drop down, ye heavens" from the biblical text  Isaiah 45:8.  This candlelight Mass begins before dawn to honor the Blessed Virgin Mary and the coming of Jesus.   

Middle & High School Youth Group students will have large group ugly sweater party on December 14 from 3:00-5:00PM.

Meals are provided for all Youth Group activities. 

Contact Libby Kunzmann for more information or to volunteer. 

605-371-2320

All are invited to attend as Fr. Schaefbauer explains the holy sacrifice of the Mass in real time as it is being celebrated. Parents are asked to attend with their child(ren) and sit together as a family. Please invite others to join. Come and learn more about the greatest Catholic prayer. 

All Religious Education classes will begin 6:30PM.

Young adults aged 21-35 are invited to Trivia and ugly sweater night in the Holy Spirit Catholic Church lower level! 

Join others to celebrate the season, test your knowledge,  and enjoy christstmas goodies! 

All are invited to join an Advent devotional service filled with scripture and song.  Come spend time listening to the prophecies in word and song to help prepare our hearts for the birth of Jesus the Savior. 

Christmas Eve, December 24: 

4:00PM, 4:15PM (Gym), 7:00PM, 10:00PM, & Midnight

Christmas Day, December 25:

8:00AM & 10:00AM

Join us for a family-friendly New Year's Eve party from 6:30-9:00PM. Enjoy fun activities and free food and drink.

Click below to register. 

Holy Day of Obligation

Mass Times:

December 31 | 5:30PM

January 1 | 8:00AM & 5:30PM

Finding Freedom

The tension of what we strive for and the secular culture of what we encounter daily presents a struggle that can be overcome with perseverance and faith. What are the tools that can help us? How can we experience freedom?

2026 Retreat Dates:

February 27-March 1, June 6-7 (Researchers only), November 6-9

Good Shepherd Pastorate will be returning to La Cumbre Guatemala for Year 5 of working in the community and parish of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

Click the link below for more information and to apply.