About Sacred Heart Parish · Eden, South Dakota
Sacred Heart Parish is a small rural Roman Catholic parish serving the farming community of Eden, South Dakota, in the northeastern part of the state. Founded in 1917, it is one of eight parishes that together form the Our Lady of the Snows Pastorate within the Diocese of Sioux Falls. The parish gathers at 114 South Second Street and offers Sunday Mass at 10:30 AM, a Monday morning weekday Mass, Sunday confessions, and weekly Wednesday Eucharistic Adoration — a faithful, traditional rhythm for the families of the surrounding prairie.
- Established
- 1917
- Patron
- Sacred Heart of Jesus
- Rector
- Rev. Ken Lulf
- Diocese
- Diocese of Sioux Falls
Why belong here
Sacred Heart is a tight-knit Catholic community rooted in the farm country of northeastern South Dakota, where the Mass, the Sacraments and Eucharistic Adoration remain a steady weekly rhythm. Worship is offered in English, with a convenient Sunday morning Mass, a Monday morning weekday Mass, regular confession before Sunday Mass, and a dedicated weekly hour of Eucharistic Adoration on Wednesdays. As part of the Our Lady of the Snows Pastorate, the parish shares priestly ministry with seven neighboring parishes — meaning a real, personal parish home in Eden is supported by a wider Catholic family across the region.
Mass times at Sacred Heart Parish
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Sunday: 10:00 AM – 10:20 AM (before Mass)
Adoration times
- Wednesday: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
About Sacred Heart Parish
Sacred Heart Parish is a small rural Roman Catholic parish serving Eden and the surrounding farm country in northeastern South Dakota. Founded in 1917, the parish belongs to the Diocese of Sioux Falls and is today part of the eight-parish Our Lady of the Snows Pastorate. The parish community gathers at 114 South Second Street in Eden, where Sunday Mass is celebrated at 10:30 AM and a Monday morning weekday Mass is also offered. The parish's name honors the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a devotion deeply rooted in Catholic tradition.
- Parish: Sacred Heart
- Location: Eden, South Dakota
- Diocese: Sioux Falls
- Founded: 1917
- Address: 114 S. 2nd St., Eden, SD 57232
History
Sacred Heart Parish was established in 1917, during the era when Catholic immigrant farm families were building communities across the South Dakota prairie. For more than a century the parish has maintained a Catholic presence in Eden. Today it is administered as part of the Our Lady of the Snows Pastorate, a structure adopted by the Diocese of Sioux Falls to help sustain pastoral care in the region's small and far-flung parishes.
- Parish founded: 1917
- Pastoral grouping: Our Lady of the Snows Pastorate (Diocese of Sioux Falls)
Our Lady of the Snows Pastorate
Sacred Heart is one of eight parishes that make up the Our Lady of the Snows Pastorate, a pastoral grouping of Catholic parishes in northeastern South Dakota within the Diocese of Sioux Falls. The pastorate allows the diocese to coordinate priestly ministry across a wide rural region while preserving the identity and home parish of each local community.
- St. John de Britto – Britton
- Sacred Heart – Eden
- St. Joseph – Grenville
- St. John the Baptist – Rosholt
- St. Kateri Tekakwitha – Sisseton
- St. Peter – Sisseton
- Immaculate Conception – Waubay
- Christ the King – Webster
Clergy
Following the Diocese of Sioux Falls' priest assignment changes effective July 5, 2023, the Our Lady of the Snows Pastorate — which includes Sacred Heart, Eden — is served by a pastor and two parochial vicars.
- Rev. Ken Lulf — Pastor
- Rev. Doug Binsfeld — Parochial Vicar
- Rev. Gregg Frankman — Parochial Vicar
Visit & Contact
Parishioners and visitors can find Sacred Heart Parish at 114 South Second Street in Eden, South Dakota. The parish phone line is listed in the Diocese of Sioux Falls directory.
- Address: 114 S. 2nd St., Eden, SD 57232
- Phone: (605) 486-4702
- Diocesan listing: diocese-of-sioux-falls.org