WOODLAND — With joy and gratitude, the parish community of Holy Rosary gathered on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, for the solemn dedication of their new church. Most Rev. Jaime Soto, Bishop of Sacramento, presided at the Mass of Dedication, marking a historic moment for the parish founded in 1870.

The new church is the fifth in the parish’s history and the culmination of decades of prayer, planning, and preparation by the community. Discussions about the need for constructing a new church began in the 1990s under the leadership of then-pastor Fr. John Boll. 

Designed in a cruciform layout in the Spanish mission style, the church seats over 1,000 people and preserves many treasured elements from the previous church building, including stained-glass windows, rose windows, statuary, and the Stations of the Cross.

 “God has created me to do Him some definite service. He has committed some work to me which He has not committed to another. I have my mission.”

The March/April issue of Catholic Herald focuses on youth and young adult ministries throughout the diocese. The digital version can be found here: SAC0326 | Catholic Magazines.

“The future of the Church isn’t just tomorrow — it’s today,” Deacon Stephen Tran says as he shares the mission and vision of Newman Centers in the diocese. In the cover story, the three new Newman directors and Deacon Stephen share how God called them into campus ministry, and the way they see college students responding to Christ and the Church.