Holy Rosary Church's Centennial Celebration includes a special Mass at 11:15 a.m., June 7. The church will honor more than two dozen priests and nuns who were formerly assigned to the parish. A luncheon will follow in the parish hall. The celebration will be the first major event of the parish’s Centennial Celebration.

Other events include a block party the afternoon of Aug. 9 and a golf tournament Sept. 27 with Archbishop Alexander J. Brunett.
On Oct. 11, Brunett will preside at the 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Masses.

"There's a great sense of the beauty of the building," said Father John Madigan, Holy Rosary's parish priest. "It is wonderful for the sum voice for singing. Many groups rent the church for this reason. The voice is carried tremendously. By contrast, the spoken voice has a more difficult time in this kind of building. The spoken voice reverberates and there is a delay."

Madigan said those who visit family here from out of town love the church's aesthetic.

"In an era of modern churches this (church) has a sense of tradition about it," he said. "The challenging part is those long aisles with people at a distance. Some find it not as welcoming."

Madigan arrived at the Seattle Archdiocese in 1974 from County Limerick, Ireland, where he was raised on a farm.

"There, churches can be many hundreds of years old," he said.

"I was originally sent here on loan for a few years," Madigan said. "Then I transfered and became a U.S. citizen."

Mass and Luncheon to honor our former pastors, priests and nuns who have served Holy Rosary Parish - June 7. If you are a nun or priest who served at Holy Rosary and would like to attend the mass and luncheon, please call the Parish Office at 206-935-8353.