Founded in 1904 and constructed between 1907-1910, the Church of the Holy Rosary located at 365 Undercliff Avenue in Edgewater, New Jersey is the last remaining house of public worship in the borough. With a rich history of contribution to Edgewater, the Church of the Holy Rosary has stood the test of time over the incredible transformation of Edgewater from a sleepy, pastoral town to a booming industrial center to a vital center on the Hudson River.
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Our Staff
PASTOR: JOSE AMANTE ABALON
Trustees: John Pilot and Peter Plachta
Retired Permanent Deacon: Robert E. Thomson
Staff: Barbara L. Brady — Parish Secretary, DRE & LSEC
Bill Jones — Music Ministry
Jimmy D’Anna — Maintenance
Our Mass Schedule
Daily Masses are celebrated in English in the Church at 8:00AM Monday thru Friday.
Weekend Masses are celebrated in the Church at 5:30PM on Saturday evenings, and on Sundays at 8:00AM, 11:00AM, and 12:30PM. (The 12:30PM Mass is in Spanish.)
Other Activities
Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession): The Sacrament of Reconciliation is held in the Church from 3:00PM to 5:00PM on Saturday afternoon.
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is held every Monday, Wednesday and Friday in the Church (except during the month of August when it is suspended). The Exposition begins at 12:00PM and ends at 3:00PM, followed by the Divine Mercy. All are welcome to attend.
The Choir: The Choir rehearses on Wednesdays in the Church at 7:00PM.
Faith Formation / Religious Education (CCD): For information regarding enrollment of your child in religious education at our parish, please click HERE.
Become a Parishioner
When we register with a parish, we are saying that it is our wish to travel down the road of life by actively nurturing our faith within the Catholic community. We are a “pilgrim people” on a journey of faith: a journey that we hope will one day lead to eternity in God’s Kingdom. The parish plays an integral role in helping to guide and support us on our journey. Our active parish membership empowers and nourishes us to grow in wisdom, healing and grace before God and our world.
The Church, for it’s part, requires pastors to have a founded hope and trust that those seeking the sacraments are practicing Catholics in good standing and open to growth. The same is true when parents present their children for the sacraments. Pastors are to have a founded hope that the children will be raised in the Catholic faith. We, therefore, invite you to become an active member of the church.
To Be An Active Parishioner at the Church of the Holy Rosary
In the Roman Catholic Church of the United States of America, to be considered an “active” parishioner is to be registered in the Parish for a sufficient period of time, fulfill the Sabbath Commandment by attending Mass faithfully on Sundays and Holy Days, and to continuously support the Mission of Christ by using the envelope or online system. You must be an active and contributing member of the Church of the Holy Rosary for three (3) months before being married in the church or before receiving a certificate to be a sponsor for Baptism or Confirmation.
The obligation to attend Mass on Sunday and Holy Days of Obligation is a serious one. This is not merely a matter of Parish policy. Divine law sets forth this expectation in the Third of the Ten Commandments, “Remember, thou, keep holy the Sabbath.”
Exercising the “Power of the Keys” given to the Catholic Church in Peter by Christ, Himself, Canon Law states:
“On Sundays and other Holy Days of Obligation, the faithful are bound to participate in the Mass; they are also to abstain from those labors and business concerns which impede the worship to be rendered to God, the joy which is proper to the Lord’s Day, or the proper relaxation of mind and body.” (Canon 1247)
This is an ordinary expectation for serious followers of Christ. Obviously, extraordinary circumstances such as sickness, travel, unavoidable responsibilities or bad weather excuse the faithful from this obligation. The elderly or disabled are not bound to Sunday Mass attendance though highly recommended when possible. Individual disregard of this precept projects a distancing relationship from the source of all goodness and can become a grave matter — a serious sin– for it shows a habitual disregard for God and the Church’s Life and Law.
It simply follows that if Sunday Mass attendance is an important Catholic value, then parents who want a Catholic formation not only for themselves but more especially for their children will attend Mass faithfully. To do otherwise, sends an inappropriate message to the children about the family’s commitment to faith, which — obviously — is not good nor beneficial for the family. All our children and youth, especially those attending Religious Education, are expected to attend Mass faithfully. For in the Mass our souls and spirits are nourished and our minds enlightened by divine wisdom.
Each registered member of our Parish should commit to sharing their time, talent and treasure with a grateful heart. The use of envelopes provides a record of Mass attendance, which is important for our spiritual health and a nourishment of our common Christian identity as the family of God. This way we also get to know those in our community, in terms of being beneficiaries and sharers of God’s graces and blessings. Accordingly, the use of envelopes is not primarily about money, but spiritual growth, healing and nourishment within the context of our local spiritual family of faith.
To register as a Parishioner, please email us at holyrosary@aol.com.
The Church of the Holy Rosary Parish is a proud Co-Sponsor of Christ the Teacher Interparochial School located at 359 Whiteman St., Fort Lee, NJ 07024. Their phone number is 201.944.0421. You can also locate them on the web at: http://www.christtheteacherschool.org/
Church of the Holy Rosary, Edgewater, NJ 