Parish News

If you're not already giving electronically, consider setting up a gift schedule, so that you can prioritize the gifts you return to the Lord. Beginning this weekend, we will have cards available for you to place in the collection basket, if you give electronically and/or if you want to offer up something on your heart during Mass. CLICK HERE to see our new giving page and make a gift. 

Thank you for your generous support of the mission of 

Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary Parish! 

Together, we are building God's Kingdom!

Dinner is served 5-7PM in the MQHRS Gym.
To volunteer for the Fish Fry, sign up at Sign Up Genius or email jlongworth@cdlex.org.

Due to increased Mass attendance, we will be reducing the number of pews reserved for masked parishioners. There will still be a reserved section at the front of the far right section of the church, but the back of that section will be open seating.
THERE WILL BE NO SOCIALLY DISTANCED SEATING FOR

Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. In addition, Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence.

For members of the Latin Catholic Church, the norms on fasting are obligatory from age 18 until age 59. When fasting, a person is permitted to eat one full meal, as well as two smaller meals that together are not equal to a full meal. 

The norms concerning abstinence from meat are binding upon members of the Latin Catholic Church from age 14 onwards. https://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/liturgical-year-and-calendar/lent/catholic-information-on-lenten-fast-and-abstinence

Remember to bring your filled Rice Bowls back during Holy Week and put them in the large basket in the Gathering Area. If you'd rather give online, CLICK HERE.

Senior Home Ministry - This ministry need’s volunteers to conduct Eucharist Service or assist in Mass set up.  This ministry currently serves three facilities where a Mass is conducted once a month & Eucharist Service is once a week.  Please contact Kathie Tomazic @ 1-567-204-0013 if interested.  

Enjoy a night of food and entertainment from around the world while supporting our Youth & Young Adult Ministries!  Reserve a table to decorate and represent your family heritage with posters, artifacts, flags, or anything else you want to display. Please bring food samples! You may also share a slideshow, popular game or craft, wear traditional clothing, bring music, demonstrate a dance, or teach simple words or phrases. Register here: https://forms.gle/FzR5yrn2nvDtpU5Z9

Creating a sensation with its debut at Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall in New York City in 2018, Thy Will Be Done will hold its first performance in Lexington since the pandemic at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 2 at Calvary Baptist Church.
This large-scale Easter performance was written by Lexington composer Angela Rice, one of the few female composers in the United States. For more information or to purchase tickets, click here.

Luminaria, A Celebration of Catholic Education, will be held this year on Thursday, April 13, at The Campbell House in Lexington. This event benefits the Catholic Education Education Opportunities Foundation in our Diocese. For more information, click here.

Empower Your Catholic Faith: St. Leo is hosting an Easter mission with apologist and teacher, Brian Henderson.  Join us each Wednesday night during the Easter Season from 7:30pm - 8:30pm in the parish hall.  Babysitting and desserts/snacks will be provided.  Come and encounter Jesus in a new way to uncover how you are known and loved.  Discover your purpose and develop a deeper knowledge of Jesus and how to achieve true happiness in your life.  We will also explore and understand what Jesus has done to help you accomplish your mission and purpose. Invite others to join you to know who Jesus is on April 19 and 26 and May 3, 10, and 17.

Your help is needed to build the Dignity Project at the Catholic Action Center for the elderly and disabled who are without a home and care. A sad but often hidden and lonely secret in Lexington is that many of those left on our streets are elderly and disabled….people who may have lived a life with and now find themselves without: without a home, without family or friends to care for them in their aging and not fitting into the systems that provide care for our citizens who are aging. Often it is a temporary situation as they wait for a bed to open in assisted living but with the Baby Boomer generation aging, and services overwhelmed by the need, a temporary displacement to live in a car or on the streets is robbing our brothers and sisters of their dignity, safety and health. Other shelters in Lexington are not available for them because of their mobility and health issues. This gap in our community must be addressed. We at the Catholic Action Center have been taking many folks in but need to retrofit areas and add services in order to care for them with dignity and safety. 

Many of you know the struggles to care for aging parents, siblings, spouses and the systems that have to be overcome to find that care. That takes time, persistence and love. We need your prayers and donations to make this happen. Please consider making a donation to the Dignity Project this holiday season! 

Donations can be made online at catholicactioncenter.net or

mailed to Catholic Action Center P.O. Box 324 Lex. KY 40588

Mark that it is for The Dignity Project and if you wish, make it in honor or memory of a loved one. Email caclex2000@gmail.com with any questions.

Please join us in prayer and gifts of support for those who call upon us
throughout our diocese. Why do we have a Diocesan Annual Appeal?

As a designated Mission Diocese, the Catholic Diocese of Lexington and our parishes raise money each year to provide for those we serve through missions and ministry throughout our 50-county geographic area. We walk alongside our brothers and sisters in mutual support and ask you to join us.
All funds given to the Diocesan Annual Appeal are crucial to provide support for:
• Charitable outreach in the forms of food, clothing, counseling and emergency assistance in Eastern and Central Kentucky
• Formation of a new generation of Priests and permanent deacons
• Sustaining parishes including parishes with missions in remote parts of the diocese
• Educating students in our Catholic schools
• Programs and ministries that are beyond the resources of any one individual parish that are shepherded by the Chancery office