Welcome to
Our Lady of the
Holy Rosary Church
Pastor: Rev. Janusz Roginski, S.A.C.
About Fr. Janusz Roginski, SAC
Father Janusz Roginski, SAC, was born in Pisz November 19th, 1971, Poland. He entered the Society of Catholic Apostolate (Pallottine Fathers) in 1990. From 1991- 1997 he completed his philosophical and theological studies in the Pallottine Seminary in Otarzw and in 1997 received his Masters of Divinity from the Catholic University of Warsaw. In 2004 he received his Licentiate of Sacred Scripture from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome. Father Janusz was ordained in 1997 and worked as an associate Pastor in Kutno, Poland. Upon coming to Canada, Father served as an associate Pastor at St. Ambrose Church in Cambridge from 2006-2008. In 2008, Father moved to St. Anthony of Padua Church in Hamilton, where he was the pastor until 2018. Then he served as pastor at St. Gabriel’s Church in Burlington (2018-2021). From August 2021 to July 2023 he was the pastor of St. Therese of Lisieux Parish in Port Colborne in the Diocese of St. Catharines. On August 18th 2023 he was appointed pastor of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish in Thorold, Ontario. Father Janusz speaks several languages and is fluent in Italian. He loves nature, especially waterfalls.
In Residence: Rev. Donald Lizzotti
Supporting Staff
Italian Ministry: Catechist Sisters of the Sacred Heart
Pastoral Assistant: Patti McInnis
Secretary/Bookkeeper: Ginette Joiceus
Hall Director: Don Lizzotti
Music Director: Debbie Tessier
Youth Ministry: Patti McInnis
Housekeeper/Cook: Ursula Whyte
Parish Groups
Feast of the Assumption
President: Carole Jamieson
St. Anthony Committee
Contact: Luigi Maddalena 905-227-446
Knights of Colombus
Meeting: 2nd Wednesday of each month in Knights Chambers at Holy Rosary Hall
Grand Knight: Tony Scalzi
Padre Pio Group
Contacts:
(English) Anna Neufeld 905-358-0335
Catholic Women's League
Meeitng: 2ndTuesday of each month at 7:00pm, St. Therese Room at the hall
President: Kim Kuchar
Legion of Mary
Meeting: TBA
Caritas Room (Lower Church)
Italian Catholic Association
Contact: Margaret Cosentini 905-227-9236
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Contact: Holy Rosary Parish 905-227-3178
Sacraments
The sacraments are efficacious signs of grace, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church, by which divine life is dispensed to us. The visible rites by which the sacraments are celebrated signify and make present the graces proper to each sacrament. They bear fruit in those who receive them with the required dispositions.
(Catechism of the Catholic Church #1131)
Grace:
The love and mercy given to us by God because God desires us to have it, not because of anything we have done to earn it.
The Sacrament of Baptism is the first step in a lifelong journey of commitment and discipleship. Whether we are baptized as infants or adults, Baptism is the Church's way of celebrating and enacting the embrace of God.
Please contact the Parish office to make an appointment
The Sacrament of Reconciliation (also known as Penance or Confession) has three elements: conversion, confession and celebration. In it we find God's unconditional forgiveness; as a result we are called to forgive others.
A Priest is available in the Church to hear Confession from 7:30am to 7:50am before morning mass and from 4:00pm to 4:50pm on Saturdays.
The Eucharist, or Communion, is both a sacrifice and a meal. We believe in the real presence of Jesus, who died for our sins. As we receive Christ's Body and Blood, we also are nourished spiritually and brought closer to God.
IMPORTANT DATES
FIRST COMMUNION 2023: The Sacrament Preparation Program has started for children interested in celebrating First Eucharist at Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church in 2023. Please call the Parish Office to register.
Confirmation is a Sacrament of mature Christian commitment and a deepening of baptismal gifts. It is one of the three Sacraments of Initiation for Catholics. It is most often associated with the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
IMPORTANT DATES
CONFIRMATION 2023: The Sacrament Preparation Program has started for youth interested in celebrating the Sacrament of Confirmation at Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church in 2023. Please call the Parish Office to register.
The Sacrament of Marriage, or Holy Matrimony, is a public sign that one gives oneself totally to this other person. It is also a public statement about God: the loving union of husband and wife speaks of family values and also God's values.
Arrangements must be made at least six (6) months in advance.The Diocese of St. Catharines requires that couples planning to marry participate in a Marriage Preparation programs or a Catholic Engaged Encounter weekend. (Visit https://www.ceeeast.org to register for your
The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick, formerly known as Last Rites or Extreme Unction, is a ritual of healing appropriate not only for physical but also for mental and spiritual sickness.
Please contact the Parish office to make an appointment
Patients and their loved ones may find great comfort in knowing that all NHS hospital sites
(St. Catharines, Welland and Niagara Falls) allow designated Priests to anoint gravely ill and dying patients, including COVID-19 patients. All have had specific training for the pandemic protocol. Please contact the hospital's Chaplaincy Office at 905-684-7271 ext#46473.
In the Sacrament of Holy Orders, or Ordination, the priest being ordained vows to lead other Catholics by bringing them the sacraments (especially the Eucharist), by proclaiming the Gospel, and by providing other means to holiness.
Please contact the parish priest if you feel you have a calling for the religious life