Everyone is invited to a monthly community potluck brunch after the 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM Mass on Sunday, October 12 in Siena Hall, during normal coffee and donuts time. Families are asked to bring a main dish, fruit, side dish, or dessert. Our hope is to grow in community through food and fellowship. (The 11:00 AM Mass potluck is organized by the Holy Family Chapter of Dominican Laity.) Join the Flocknote group here for updates!

On Friday, October 10 at 7:00 PM there will be a special Mass and celebration for one of our new saints, St. Pier Giorgio Frassati. He is both a patron for our Chesterton Academy and during his lifetime was a Third Order Dominican, so both the Chesterton Academy and Dominican Third Order Chapters are sponsoring the event. All the parish is invited to attend. After Mass a reception will follow in Siena Hall. 

Want to read the Great Books with fellow Catholics? Join us at Aquinas Hall's Fireside Room as we study the life and work of J.R.R. Tolkien, the creator of Middle Earth and father of fantasy. The next meeting is on Thursday, October 9 at 7:00 PM in the Fireside Room. Drinks, snacks, and tea provided. Contact Roy Friend via the office for more information.

The Feast of St. John Henry Newman will be celebrated according to the Ordinariate Use of the Roman Rite on Thursday, October 9 at 6:30 PM. Liturgical music will be provided by Cantores in Ecclesia and a reception will follow in Siena Hall.

All confirmed Catholics who want to learn more about their faith are invited to join Fr. Joseph for a series of Adult Catholic Education classes, this year’s theme being Christology (The Study of Christ). The next class is on Wednesday, October 8 at 7:00 PM in the Aquinas Hall Fireplace Room. Join the Flocknote group for updates!

On Tuesday, October 7 from 5:00-7:00 PM, join fellow parishioners for a 5.5-mile walk around Holy Rosary's parish boundaries, chanting the entire Rosary (20 decades) in Latin, praying for our parish community and all those within our parish boundaries. The pilgrimage will conclude with refreshments in Siena Hall and a reading of G.K. Chesterton’s poem “Lepanto”.

We will celebrate our patronal feast of Our Lady of the Rosary on Sunday, October 5. Blessed roses will be passed out at the 11:00 AM Mass, which will be followed by a rosary procession in the parking lot of the church. Due to this procession, there will be no 1:00 PM Mass that day.

From the Knights of Columbus:

The Knights of Columbus would love our fellow parishioners to join us in a pancake breakfast on October 5th to celebrate the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. The suggested donation is only three dollars per person or $15 per family. We would also like to apologize for the meager portions at our last pancake breakfast in August. We will be very generous this time with plenty of food for everyone. God bless you and we hope to see all of you there. Thank you, Knights of Columbus of Holy Rosary Parish.

On Saturday October 4th the parish is hosting an usher breakfast after the 8:00 AM Mass in Siena Hall. If you are an usher or interested in ushering, please RSVP here by October 1st. Training will be provided for all new ushers after the meeting.

Join us for confession and the rosary at 7:30 AM, Mass at 8:00 AM, followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until 9:00 AM.

The Feast of St. Michael the Archangel will be celebrated according to the Dominican Rite on Monday, September 29 at 7:00 PM. Liturgical music will be provided by Cantores in Ecclesia and a reception will follow in Siena Hall.

All who would like to be blessed with a relic of St. Vincent de Paul, are welcome to attend the 8:00 AM Mass on his feast day, Saturday, September 27. The blessing will follow immediately after Mass.

All are invited to a Fall clothing swap on Saturday, Sept. 27th in Siena Hall. Please bring any clean and gently used children’s, men’s, or women’s clothing or shoes that your family no longer needs and take home whatever you can use. No toys, baby equipment, or other items, please.  Please pre-sort children’s clothing by size and gender. If you have clothing to share, please arrive at 10am to set clothing out. “Shopping” begins at 10:30am. Come and take home whatever your family can use. Any clothes left at the end will be donated. Questions: homeschool@holyrosarypdx.org

The funeral of Bruna Dalla Gasperina will be held at Holy Rosary Church on Friday, September 26 at 10:00 AM. The rosary will begin at 9:30 AM.

All confirmed Catholics who want to learn more about their faith are invited to join Fr. Joseph for a series of Adult Catholic Education classes, this year’s theme being Christology (The Study of Christ). The first class is on Wednesday, September 24 at 7:00 PM in the Aquinas Hall Fireplace Room. Join the Flocknote group for updates!

Are you a man dedicated to forming yourself in the Faith and growing in virtue? Are you seeking to make a life of virtue the very heart of who you are? Do you look to the Sacred Heart of Jesus as an example of what your heart strives for? The Knights of Columbus has launched its Order-wide Cor Initiative to aid men in accomplishing this goal.

Cor, which is the Latin root word for heart, is the name chosen for this initiative to form men. It has been chosen because the goal of Cor is that men will take the formation offered and make it the very heart of who they are. Cor involves a monthly gathering of approximately an hour that is open to all men and focuses on prayer, formation, and fraternity. Prayer can consist of a Rosary, Divine Mercy Chaplet, Lectio Divina, or many other options. Formation can consist of any material that focuses on helping men become better Catholic men, such as “Into the Breach” or books on St. Joseph. Fraternity can focus on spending time building relationships with the other men participating and getting to know them better through conversation, games, or other fun activities. The world is in need of well-formed men and Cor is here to provide such formation.

At Holy Rosary, the Knights of Columbus are coordinating this initiative and meet on the 4th Monday of each month at 7:00 PM in the Fireplace Room of Aquinas Hall. All men are invited. Join the Flocknote group for updates!

All who would like to be blessed with a relic of St. Juan Macias, a lay Dominican brother, are welcome to attend the 12:00 PM Mass on his feast day, Thursday, September 18. The blessing will follow immediately after Mass.

OCIA (formerly RCIA) is the process by which interested adults can inquire about the Church and prayerfully consider being received into the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil. Holy Rosary's OCIA process will begin on October 1st. Prior to the start of classes, we will be holding an informational session for anyone who is interested in OCIA on Wednesday, September 17th at 7:00 PM in Aquinas Hall. This informational session is meant for people who are interested in starting OCIA in October and will offer an opportunity to ask questions and learn more about the process. If you have questions, please contact the office at office@holyrosarypdx.org.

On Wednesday, September 17, join Knights of Columbus Council 15605 for a holy hour at 6:45 PM with confessions and ending with benediction at Holy Rosary Church. All men are welcome, especially those who might like to become Knights. Families welcome too. To contact the Knights, email holyrosarykoc@gmail.com.

THE FEAST OF OUR LADY OF SORROWS will be celebrated according to the Dominican Rite on Monday, September 15 at 7:00 PM. Liturgical music will be provided by Cantores in Ecclesia and a reception will follow in Siena Hall.

Everyone is invited to a monthly community potluck brunch after the 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM Mass on Sunday, September 14 in Siena Hall, during normal coffee and donuts time. Families are asked to bring a main dish, fruit, side dish, or dessert. Our hope is to grow in community through food and fellowship. (The 11:00 AM Mass potluck is organized by the Holy Family Chapter of Dominican Laity.) Join the Flocknote group here for updates!

All who would like to be present for our official office re-opening and blessing are welcome to attend the 12:00 PM Mass on Monday, September 8, the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The blessing will follow immediately after Mass in the parish office behind the church.

On Saturday, September 6 at 10:00 AM, join fellow parishioners for a 5.5-mile walk around Holy Rosary's parish boundaries, in association with the Rosary Confraternity.

Prayer Focus: Chanting the entire Rosary (20 decades) in Latin, praying for our parish community and all those within our parish boundaries.

Join us for confession and the rosary at 7:30 AM, Mass at 8:00 AM, followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until 9:00 AM.

All who would like to be blessed with a relic of St. Gregory the Great are welcome to attend the 12:00 PM Mass on his feast day, Wednesday, September 3. The blessing will follow immediately after Mass.

Come check out all the parish ministries and groups at our annual ministry fair in Siena Hall during Coffee and Doughnuts on Sunday, August 31.

Are you a man dedicated to forming yourself in the Faith and growing in virtue? Are you seeking to make a life of virtue the very heart of who you are? Do you look to the Sacred Heart of Jesus as an example of what your heart strives for? The Knights of Columbus has launched its Order-wide Cor Initiative to aid men in accomplishing this goal.

Cor, which is the Latin root word for heart, is the name chosen for this initiative to form men. It has been chosen because the goal of Cor is that men will take the formation offered and make it the very heart of who they are. Cor involves a monthly gathering of approximately an hour that is open to all men and focuses on prayer, formation, and fraternity. Prayer can consist of a Rosary, Divine Mercy Chaplet, Lectio Divina, or many other options. Formation can consist of any material that focuses on helping men become better Catholic men, such as “Into the Breach” or books on St. Joseph. Fraternity can focus on spending time building relationships with the other men participating and getting to know them better through conversation, games, or other fun activities. The world is in need of well-formed men and Cor is here to provide such formation.

At Holy Rosary, the Knights of Columbus are coordinating this initiative and meet on the 4th Monday of each month at 7:00 PM in the Fireplace Room of Aquinas Hall. All men are invited. Join the Flocknote group for updates!