Denomination: Roman Catholic
If you are a visitor to St. Rose of Lima, or new to Sooke, 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 after Mass for coffee and conversation … Sunday Mass is always followed by a “tea, coffee and cookies social”.
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. Seventy years later, after much planning and fundraising, the first service was held on April 28th, 2012 at the current location on Townsend Rd in the heart of Sooke.
What We Believe
Down the ages, through the successors to the Apostles, the Church has cherished her Heritage of Sacred Tradition and Sacred Scripture and shares this Good News for the well being and spiritual benefit of the world. The Catechism of the Catholic Church is a statement of the Church’s faith and of Catholic doctrine, attested to or illuminated by Sacred Scripture, the Apostolic Tradition and the Church’s Magisterium. The Catechism is meant to support ecumenical efforts and is offered to every individual who asks us to give an account of the hope that is in us, or who wants to know what the Catholic Church believes.
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. Seventy years later, after much planning and fundraising, the first service was held on April 28th, 2012 at the current location on Townsend Rd in the heart of Sooke.
What We Believe
Down the ages, through the successors to the Apostles, the Church has cherished her Heritage of Sacred Tradition and Sacred Scripture and shares this Good News for the well being and spiritual benefit of the world. The Catechism of the Catholic Church is a statement of the Church’s faith and of Catholic doctrine, attested to or illuminated by Sacred Scripture, the Apostolic Tradition and the Church’s Magisterium. The Catechism is meant to support ecumenical efforts and is offered to every individual who asks us to give an account of the hope that is in us, or who wants to know what the Catholic Church believes.
