ALL INDIVIDUALS MUST WEAR A MASK WHILE INSIDE THE CHURCH. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

My Dear Friends of St. Rose Church,

I am sure that you have heard by now that we are allowed to have public Masses starting in our church May 25th. There is good news and bed news in this announcement.

The good news is that we are going back to our regular schedule at St. Rose Church. Daily Masses at 12:10 PM Monday through Saturday, 7 PM Saturday night, and 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM, and 12:00 PM on Sunday. We are hoping to begin "live streaming" our Masses from our website as quickly as we can implement it. The church pews, kneelers, door handles, and many surfaces that are touched by hands will be sanitized after each Mass.

The bad news is that we are still restricted by the government and the Archdiocese in how we will hold public Masses in the church. The hardest thing for us, in a small church, is the social distancing component. This will limit our numbers on the weekend to approximately 140 people per Mass.

To achieve this and the social distancing required, we are asking all parishioners to pre-register by clicking here.

I realize there will be a lot of people who are afraid to come to church, and therefore, the Archbishop has done away with the obligation to attend Sunday Mass until further notice. The Archbishop has suggested that if you cannot attend Sunday Mass you may try one of the daily Masses. We are going to require everyone to wear a mask when they come to church. There will be hand sanitizer on the tables where the bulletins normally are so that you can sanitize your hands before going to the pew. There will be no missalettes in the pews, and therefore, all the singing will be done by our Music Director, Trevor Kroeger. We will continue to forgo the Sign of Peace and require Communion to be received in the hand. Eucharistic Ministers will wear masks and sanitize their hands before distributing.

Please, if you are SICK WITH ANYTHING, DO NOT come to church. We are all trying to stay safe for one another and care for each other as the community of St. Rose.

It would be good to email us your email address as we have been sending out the bulletin to those members whose addresses we have. You can also view the bulletin online by clicking here. 

Know that I am praying for you and your family as we all work to get through this difficult time.

In Jesus Christ,
Fr. Barry Windholtz

Archbishiop Schnurr's letter to the faithful can be found here.

Public Masses will resume at St. Rose on Monday, May 25th according to the following schedule.

In accordance with State and Archdiocesan pandemic restrictions, all those who wish to attend Mass in person at St. Rose must pre-register by clicking here.

Archbishop Dennis Schurr has dispensed all Catholics from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass, and this dispensation will remain in place for the forseeable future. Thus, those who wish to participate in Mass and receive Holy Communion can do so by attending any Mass that is celebrated any day of the week.