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History of the Parish Good Shepherd Parish was established in 1946. The first Mass was celebrated on Easter Sunday 1946, in the Boulevard Café, by its founding pastor, Father T.J. McNamara. Parish membership at that time consisted of fewer than 100 families.
Within a short time, land was purchased and two used Army barracks were put up to serve as a temporary church. In 1952, Father Francis Hayes became pastor of Good Shepherd. The current church and an eight-room school facility were completed in 1956 under his direction. A second building program, undertaken in 1961, added eight more schoolrooms and a convent for the sisters assigned to teach in the school. On October 1, 1983, Father Theodore Campbell was appointed pastor. Continued growth in parish membership led to a recent expansion of the existing facility, giving the church a gathering space, social hall and serving kitchen. In 1992, Good Shepherd School officially became Parkvalley Catholic School, serving Golden Valley, Plymouth and the western suburbs. It currently has over 300 students enrolled in its kindergarten through sixth-grade program. In January, 2006, Parkvalley Catholic School reverted back to its original name – Good Shepherd Catholic School.
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