Holy Spirit Pastorate is composed of three Catholic parishes in Dubuque - Holy Ghost, Holy Trinity and Sacred Heart. Staff and services have been combined and as of July 1, 2011, will become Holy Spirit Parish. Holy Spirit serves the spiritual and corporal needs of the people of the Church, in the north end and point neighborhoods in Dubuque. The purpose of Holy Spirit Pastorate, soon to be Holy Spirit Parish, is to provide ministry and services for the spiritual and material welfare, especially the poor, shut-ins, ill elderly, children and families.