Our Saint John Parish Rosary Altar Society meets once a month in the church Social Hall. We first pray the Rosary in honor of Our Blessed Virgin Mother, Mary. Afterwards, we plan the year’s events, discuss the monthly agenda, send get well cards to ailing members, and discern with our pastor the needs of the altar for the celebration of the sacraments.
Meeting Dates:
The second Tuesday of every month at 7:00 pm in the social hall of Saint John’s Church, 538 Main Street, Summerhill, Pennsylvania.
What is the Rosary Altar Society?
The Rosary Altar Society is a parish confraternity whose members seek to enhance the spiritual, social and cultural life of our parish through liturgical service, prayer, and devotion to the gospel teachings, while honoring the desire of our Lord to better know, love, and venerate His Mother.
Members of the Rosary Confraternity pledge to honor the Blessed Virgin Mary and to secure her patronage by recitation of the Rosary for the mutual spiritual benefit of all members throughout the world.
Why pray the Rosary?
When we pray the Rosary in its ideal setting, doing a whole set of mysteries, the prayer can slow us down, calm our hearts, and enable us to rest in God’s presence. It draws out the deepest desires in our souls, desires for God and God alone. The rhythm of the repetitious prayers can have a profound spiritual effect.
“All people of good will can, and must say the Rosary every day. Why? In order to put ourselves in contact with God, to thank Him for His benefits and ask for the graces we need. It is the prayer which places us in familiar contact with God, like the son who goes to his father to thank him for the gifts he has received, to talk to him about special concerns, to receive his guidance, his help, his support and his blessing.” ― Sister Lucia
Why the Rosary? | Fr. Brice Higginbotham (5:01)
