St. Rose de Lima Catholic Church
6221 Sooke Rd,
P.O. Box 566
Sooke, B.C. V9Z 1H5
Phone/Fax: (250) 642-3945
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Coming Events: (nut and perfume free)
- Retirement Party (pot-luck luncheon) for Fr. Gary Hartmann on Sunday, July 27th after Mass
- Welcome Party (BBQ) for Fr. Mike Favero on Sunday, August 3rd after Mass
- Good bye Party (cake and cookies) for our friends Trudy and Rye Stoelting on Sunday, August 19th after Mass.
| Parish Council | ||
| St Rose (upstairs) 7:30 pm 3rd Tuesday every month | ||
| Peter Boechler | Chair | 642-1509 |
| Mike McCormick | Past-Chair | 642-5572 |
| Gillian Grigor | Secretary | 642-5864 |
| Larry Rumsby | Interfaith | 642-5642 |
| Rita Rieper | Liturgy | 642-1863 |
| Andrew Legun | Maintenance | 642-4283 |
| Paula McCormick | Administration | 642-5572 |
| Joan Draibye | Corporal Wks | 642-4072 |
| Suzie Riel | Hospitality | 664-7551 |
| Finance Committee | ||
| Mary Warner | Chairperson | 474-0454 |
| Mike Attard | Budget/Act | 642-4985 |
| Carol Dawes | 642-2031 | |
| Noel Stone | 642-1911 | |
| Religious Education: (see the Calendar) | ||
| Maureen Wilson | Catechist | 642-6705 |
| Patricia Hoggan | Catechist | 642-6079 |
If you are a visitor to St. Rose of Lima, we want you to know how welcome you are, whether you have come from another part of the country, or from across the world, or simply from another parish in the Diocese. Please join us in the church basement after Mass for coffee, goodies and conversation.
Masses in the early twenties were said at various homes in Sooke, principally at the home of Chief Andrew Lazar on the Native Reserve. A church was eventually erected on reserve land and was named after America's first canonized saint - Rose of Lima. It was blessed February 7, 1926 and was one of the most beautiful chapels in western Canada at that time. It was serviced semi-monthly from the Cathedral in Victoria. In 1942 St Rose was completely destroyed by fire but then rebuilt with the help of many local volunteers. Currently, there is ongoing planning and fundraising by the Townsend Road Committee to move St Rose to property on Townsend Rd in the heart of Sooke.