June 30, 2010

Old photos are lost treasure for church
Holy Rosary Church makes DVD of parish's history

Have you ever dreamed of finding a lost “treasure”? That’s what happened to Father Noé Carreón, pastor of Holy Rosary Parish, 4695 Pearl St. in Denver. While assessing the parish buildings shortly after becoming pastor in November 2009, Father Carreón discovered historic photos, many of them from Holy Rosary School, which was in operation from 1929 to 1969. Using the newly-discovered photos and others, the parish is creating a photographic history of the former school that will be available on DVD.

The DVD history is one part of an effort to raise funds for major repairs to the church, convent and the school, parish administrators said. The parish hopes to have the school building repaired as soon as possible so that it may be used for catechism classes, meetings, receptions and the traditional pancake breakfast.

Former students and parishioners are invited to contact the parish at 303-297-1962 between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. or by e-mail at holy.rosary@live.com for more information about the DVD or restoration efforts. The parish Mass schedule is: 9 a.m. weekdays; 5:30 p.m. Saturdays; 8 a.m., 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. (Spanish) Sundays.