Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish was built in 1955 with the first Mass celebrated Christmas Eve of 1955.
The first Pastor was The Most Rev. O. L. Kaufman, who, with the Bishop’s approval, selected the name of our parish.
At this time, we have over 400 families registered at
Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish.
Our Mass times are 5 pm Saturday and 8 and 10 am Sunday.
Fundraising with Droppett
The Ministerial Association is partnering with Droppett as a simple way to boost their fundraising. CONTAINERS FOR A CAUSE, allows fundraisers to run a Used Beverage Container (UBC) Drive, virtually year-round, without much effort.
HOW IT WORKS
Bag tags are in the office or on the bulletin board by the bulletins. You place your tag on the bag, return to the center at 306 S Vine St and our account is credited!
Why do we celebrate the Blessed Trinity?
Doesn’t the Mass always honor the Trinity?
In the Church’s early days, she did not have a specific feast for the Blessed Trinity. The Trinity was honored through certain prayers in the Mass—the Gloria especially focuses on this fundamental Mystery, praising and adoring our Triune God—but there was not yet a dedicated feast day.
For years, the Church remained content with this quiet daily way of honoring the Blessed Trinity. However, when the heresy of Arianism came on the scene, she knew that it was necessary to loudly and decisively proclaim belief in the Blessed Trinity.
Arianism rejected the Church’s central dogma of the Blessed Trinity, claiming that Jesus Christ was not truly divine. Jesus, the heresy said, was created by God as a sort of secondary god, clothed with divinity but not eternal and uncreated. This secondary god’s role was to create and redeem the world.
To stem the Arian heresy, the Church Fathers wrote a special Office for the Blessed Trinity to be prayed on Sundays. In this way, the Church honored the Trinity for several centuries. Then, in the 14th century, Pope John XXII declared a universal, annual Feast of the Blessed Trinity and set it on the Sunday after Pentecost.
The Church chose this Sunday in order to reflect the honor we pay to the Blessed Trinity throughout the liturgical year.
At Easter we celebrate Jesus Christ, Who shows us the Father. At Pentecost, the Holy Spirit receives particular honor as He comes to the Apostles and enables them to preach the Gospel. The Holy Spirit’s coming marks the beginning of the Apostles’ mission to the world. They now fulfill Christ’s last command to them: to baptize every nation in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit—the Blessed Trinity.
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SPRING PROGRAM NEEDS
If you or your organization is looking for a way to help others in the community this spring, Catholic Charities has you covered! We have created a list with some of our programs’ most needed items. Looking to give your time? We have a variety of volunteer opportunities available as well.
Contact:
Carrie Potter at cpotter@catholiccharitiesdm.org or Nelcy Vargas at nvargas@catholiccharitiesdm.org.
Donations Needed:
Bath towels Pillows Toilet paper
Paper Towels Laundry soap Dish soap
Conditioner Body Wash Deodorant
Baby Wipes Trash bags- 13 gallon
All Iowa residents are eligible for an ESA in the 2025-2026 school year
Application window opens April 16 and closes June 30, 2025. For the 2025-26 school year, the amount will be $7,826 or more. Applications are required to be completed annually to verify student eligibility through confirmation of Iowa residency. Funds must be used for tuition, fees, and other eligible qualified education expenses at an accredited, nonpublic school in Iowa. Unused funds remain in the family’s account and may be used for future expenses.