{"id":105716,"date":"2020-08-14T09:55:36","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T16:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/?p=105716"},"modified":"2020-09-16T09:54:54","modified_gmt":"2020-09-16T16:54:54","slug":"the-end-of-holy-rosary-parish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/the-end-of-holy-rosary-parish\/","title":{"rendered":"The End of Holy Rosary Parish"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"wpsdc-drop-cap\">O<\/span>ur Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish in Tacoma is being suppressed as of August 31, 2020. This parish began through the hard work and vision of German immigrants, who gathered in the Fall of 1890 to persuade the Bishop to grant them a new parish. Over the next year, they pooled their money and resources and purchased the land and built the first wooden church on the site. They arranged for Benedictine monks from Minnesota to provide spiritual leadership, which they did for the next century. The current brick church &#8211; a monument in Tacoma and a beacon of light in the darkness &#8211; was dedicated on Thanksgiving Day, 1921.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That church building, and other buildings on campus, remain in a state of suspended animation for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m heartbroken and grieving, and I don&#8217;t know where Francine and I will land. Our parish family, which had been left bereft of a spiritual father for years, will now all become homeless orphans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"815\" height=\"841\" data-attachment-id=\"105718\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/the-end-of-holy-rosary-parish\/screen-shot-2020-08-14-at-09-42-13\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screen-Shot-2020-08-14-at-09.42.13.png?fit=815%2C841&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"815,841\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen-Shot-2020-08-14-at-09.42.13\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screen-Shot-2020-08-14-at-09.42.13.png?fit=815%2C841&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screen-Shot-2020-08-14-at-09.42.13.png?resize=815%2C841\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-105718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screen-Shot-2020-08-14-at-09.42.13.png?w=815&amp;ssl=1 815w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screen-Shot-2020-08-14-at-09.42.13.png?resize=240%2C248&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screen-Shot-2020-08-14-at-09.42.13.png?resize=145%2C150&amp;ssl=1 145w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screen-Shot-2020-08-14-at-09.42.13.png?resize=768%2C793&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 815px) 100vw, 815px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click below for the full letter and a short Q&amp;A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Letter-from-Archbishop-to-Holy-Rosary-with-QA.pdf\">Letter from Archbishop Etienne to Holy Rosary<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Letter-from-Archbishop-to-Holy-Rosary-with-QA.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish in Tacoma is being suppressed as of August 31, 2020. This parish began through the hard work and vision of German immigrants, who gathered in the Fall of 1890 to persuade the Bishop to grant them a new parish. Over the next year, they pooled their money and resources and purchased the land [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":105718,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[111,91,90],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-105716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2020-the-end-of-holy-rosary","category-archbishop-paul-etienne","category-holy-rosary-parish-tacoma"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screen-Shot-2020-08-14-at-09.42.13.png?fit=815%2C841&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1aGBK-rv6","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":105472,"url":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/cornerstone\/","url_meta":{"origin":105716,"position":0},"title":"Cornerstone","author":"Thom","date":"26 May 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"May 30, 1920, the cornerstone of Holy Rosary Church in Tacoma was laid. It was the feast of Saint Joan of Arc, who had been canonized just ten days before. Here's what our parish history says about the day: May 30, 1920 The cornerstone of the new Church is laid\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;community&quot;","block_context":{"text":"community","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/category\/community\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Cornerstone-1.jpg?fit=609%2C440&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Cornerstone-1.jpg?fit=609%2C440&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Cornerstone-1.jpg?fit=609%2C440&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":105874,"url":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/photos-of-the-feast\/","url_meta":{"origin":105716,"position":1},"title":"Photos of the Feast","author":"Thom","date":"07 October 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"This is the first year since 1891 that no Mass will be celebrated for this feast at what was once the parish of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary in Tacoma. I'm feeling melancholy today, so I thought I'd post some photos from past celebrations of what was our patronal\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Bishop Eusebio Elizondo MSpS&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Bishop Eusebio Elizondo MSpS","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/category\/bishop-eusebio-elizondo-msps\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/window.jpg?fit=900%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/window.jpg?fit=900%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/window.jpg?fit=900%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/window.jpg?fit=900%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":106373,"url":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/a-corpus-christi-invitation-to-holy-rosary-parishioners\/","url_meta":{"origin":105716,"position":2},"title":"A Corpus Christi Invitation to Holy Rosary Parishioners","author":"Thom","date":"21 May 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"brothers and sisters in Christ, It is now more than ten months since our last parish Mass was celebrated in our parking lot by Archbishop Etienne. Several months ago, the Archbishop announced that the four parishes of Holy Rosary, Saint Ann, Saint Rita, and Visitation would be merging into a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;2021 Transitions in Tacoma&quot;","block_context":{"text":"2021 Transitions in Tacoma","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/category\/2021-transitions-in-tacoma\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/cc01-by-Emily-Gossard.png?fit=825%2C551&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/cc01-by-Emily-Gossard.png?fit=825%2C551&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/cc01-by-Emily-Gossard.png?fit=825%2C551&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/cc01-by-Emily-Gossard.png?fit=825%2C551&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":100282,"url":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/pray-for-holy-rosary-and-archbishop-etienne\/","url_meta":{"origin":105716,"position":3},"title":"Pray for Holy Rosary and Archbishop Etienne","author":"Thom","date":"30 October 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"please pray for my parish of Holy Rosary in Tacoma. Our new Archbishop, Paul Etienne, has given our church a \"stay of execution\", suspending the destruction order for the moment, while he prays and consults. Tonight, I'm asking you to pray, as tonight his Excellency will be consulting with our\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;2019 Transitions in Tacoma&quot;","block_context":{"text":"2019 Transitions in Tacoma","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/category\/2019-transitions-in-tacoma\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Holy-Rosary.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Holy-Rosary.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Holy-Rosary.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Holy-Rosary.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Holy-Rosary.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":106452,"url":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/orphans-no-longer\/","url_meta":{"origin":105716,"position":4},"title":"Orphans No Longer","author":"Thom","date":"01 July 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"July 1 2021, is the effective date of my parish of Holy Rosary merging into the parish of Saint Ann. It is a bittersweet moment. On the one hand, I am told that a decree officially suppressing Holy Rosary parish and merging it into Saint Ann will be published today,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;2021 Transitions in Tacoma&quot;","block_context":{"text":"2021 Transitions in Tacoma","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/category\/2021-transitions-in-tacoma\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image0.jpeg?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image0.jpeg?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image0.jpeg?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":105866,"url":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/praying-vespers-for-the-feast\/","url_meta":{"origin":105716,"position":5},"title":"Praying Vespers for the Feast","author":"Thom","date":"04 October 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"October 7 is the Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary. For those of us who were once parishioners of Holy Rosary parish in Tacoma, it was our patronal feast. In years past, we could celebrate this on a Sunday - today, in fact. Altar servers for our patronal feast\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;2020 - the end of Holy Rosary&quot;","block_context":{"text":"2020 - the end of Holy Rosary","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/category\/2020-the-end-of-holy-rosary\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-04-at-13.37.49.png?fit=895%2C668&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-04-at-13.37.49.png?fit=895%2C668&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-04-at-13.37.49.png?fit=895%2C668&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-04-at-13.37.49.png?fit=895%2C668&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105716"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105716\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":105721,"href":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105716\/revisions\/105721"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/105718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}