Holy Rosary
Catholic Church
Served by the Scalabrinian
missionaries since 1890
911 E. Missouri Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri
Upcoming Events
St. Joseph's Table
St. Joseph's Table, Thursday, March 18 and Friday, March 19
Our Lady of the Audience
Sunday, May 23
Feast of the Holy Rosary
Sunday, October 3
St Joseph’s Table
Thursday, March 18 & Friday, March 19
The baking team has completed cannoli shells and pignolati, and begins baking full-time starting Monday, February 22. You are welcome to join us from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Please call Fr. Joe at 816.842.5440 if you would like more information. At right, Mary Ann Haynes and Carol Giangalanti sell cookies on St. Joseph's Day in 2007.
Last years’ donors were reminded with a letter from the
parish before being contacted. Cash donations from
parishioners, friends of Holy Rosary, and visitors are the
major source of income for our charity. New donors are
cordially welcomed to join the regular donors.
The great success of St. Joseph’s Table in the last few
years is due to the devotion, the hard work, and generosity
of many people. We are very grateful to every one of
them. We want to continue the tradition and we appeal for
your continued support.
St. Joseph Table will be Thursday and Friday, March 18th and 19th. Viewing of Table along with cookie and cannoli sales is Thursday, March 18th from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. On Friday, March 19th , the Feast of St. Joseph, a special mass will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. followed by the Table viewing and serving of the traditional pasta Milanese. Cookies and cannoli sales will be held until 6:00 p.m.
Your participation and contributions will assure you St.
Joseph’s blessings as well as the prayer and gratitude of
Rosary parishioners and the beneficiaries of our charity
fund. Please pray for good weather to make it safer and
easier for our many senior helpers and for all.
Shrimp Dinner 2010
Above, from left: Richard Circo, Marty, Josephine Pace, Margaret Mancuso, Carl Privitera, Joe Privitera
A great success! We enjoyed a constant flow of people from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and a full house from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. We served 386 pounds of shrimp to over 300 satisfied people, including 78 carry outs. Shrimp was cooked and spiced to perfection by our expert cooks, and a full staff of volunteer helpers offered excellent service in the kitchen and in the hall. The cleaning crew did a great job.
It was a great experience of community, of friends meeting friends, enjoying the food and the company. We are very grateful to all who were part of the celebration, especially those who sold and bought tickets, and those who helped in any way to make it the best organized and successful shrimp dinner we've hosted.
Above, full house at the shrimp dinner
All proceeds of the shrimp dinner will go to the Scalabrini Mission and seminary in Haiti to help the Haitian people. Combined with the other donations received, we plan to send $5,000. Donations are still accepted and appreciated. God bless all the generous supporters of Holy Rosary Parish and our work of charity for the needy.
Upcoming events and recent happenings
The rectory at Holy Rosary has been plagued with moisture and mold for a few years. Remember the mushrooms growing in the dining room between the baseboard and the wall? The new roof and windows eliminated some of the moisture, but did not completely eliminate the problem. As moisture continued to accumulate, the walls continued to deteriorate.
The real culprit was discovered recently by the D & D Masonry experts. What began as a minor face lift, turned out to be a major surgery. The rectory needed a complete tuck pointing job. The $30,000 project cost Holy Rosary only $15,800. We are grateful for families who contributed financially for the project. Donations are welcome.
Welcome to Holy Rosary Parish
where you will enjoy an exquisite taste of Italian spirituality. Colorful stained glass windows, 26 statues of Mary and the saints, and the richness of marble altars and memorial plaques place you in an Italian spiritual environment.
When the parish was founded in 1890, the Holy Rosary neighborhood was solidly Italian. The second and third generations of those Italian immigrants grew up, married and moved out of the area, often with their parents. Their move made room for new migrants, first Cubans and then Vietnamese.
Between 1950 and 1960, most of the Italian parishes staffed by the Scalabrini Missionaries across the United States became multi–cultural and multi–national.
The Missionary goal of the Scalabrini Community originally was for the Italian migrants and their descendants. The mission was extended to include migrants of all nationalities. It was a turning point and a re-birth for the Missionaries.
At Holy Rosary parish, a Vietnamese priest lived at the parish rectory from 1981 to 1991. He provided all religious and pastoral services to the Vietnamese community. In June 1991, the diocese established a Vietnamese parish and the Vietnamese priest became the pastor of that new parish.
The religious services in Vietnamese were discontinued at Holy Rosary. But the Vietnamese people living in the neighborhood and surrounding areas who have been attending Holy Rosary still participate in our church services. They are a vital part of our family community and they are welcome. The parish weekly bulletin has a section in Vietnamese. Since the 2004 Advent season, the gospel in Vietnamese is read on Sundays and on weekday masses.
We invite you to join us. Please feel free to take a
look at our weekly bulletin and join us for mass. We've included
our mass schedule for your convenience. Please join us!
Fr. Joseph Vicentini, cs
Everyone is welcome to join us at Holy Rosary for religious and social events.
Weekday Mass Schedule
Weekday Masses, 8:00 a.m.
Mass Schedule
Saturday, 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
Weekdays, 8:00 a.m.
Holy Days and Feast Days, please consult the bulletin for dates and times.
Confessions
Saturday, 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Anytime by appointment.
Annual Parish Celebrations
Our Lady of the Audience
Sunday, May 23
Feast of the Holy Rosary
Sunday, October 3