{"id":27634,"date":"2025-08-14T19:25:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T23:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.holyrosarystmichael.com\/?page_id=27634"},"modified":"2026-01-30T15:45:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T20:45:50","slug":"about-us-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.holyrosarystmichael.com\/?page_id=27634","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"27634\" class=\"elementor elementor-27634\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da438a1 animated-fast image-fade-corners e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"da438a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"71bc9dd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69cb209 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69cb209\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Founded over 170 years ago by a community of German immigrants to become the second Roman Catholic parish in Elizabeth, St. Michael's Church has served as a place of worship for many years. The original parish merged 130 years later with Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Church to better share in the vibrant, diverse, and historic Union Square neighborhood. Thus, Holy Rosary &amp; St. Michael's Church thrives in a multilingual and multi-ethnic community, offering Masses in English, Spanish, and French Creole.\n<br><br>\nBeautiful, multipurpose meeting spaces endow our buildings with a fluid spiritual life, designed for diverse worship occasions. We are grateful to those brothers and sisters who have gone before us, and we continually thank and praise God for all our blessings.\n<br> <br>\nWe invite you to join our parish and community in Elizabeth. Whether you've been a churchgoer for a long time or have yet to be initiated into the faith, God has a place for you at Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary and St. Michael's Church.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0209c1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0209c1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Welcome!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c763de e-grid elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-hidden-desktop e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8c763de\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afe8323 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"afe8323\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d43b0b e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0d43b0b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dbc240 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3dbc240\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Founded over 170 years ago by a community of German immigrants to become the second Roman Catholic parish in Elizabeth, St. Michael's Church has served as a place of worship for many years. The original parish merged 130 years later with Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Church to better share in the vibrant, diverse, and historic Union Square neighborhood. Thus, Holy Rosary &amp; St. Michael's Church thrives in a multilingual and multi-ethnic community, offering Masses<br> in English, Spanish, and French Creole.\n<br><br>\nBeautiful, multipurpose meeting spaces endow our buildings with a fluid spiritual life, designed for diverse worship occasions. We are grateful to those brothers and sisters who have gone before us, and we continually thank and praise God for <br>all our blessings.\n<br> <br>\nWe invite you to join our parish and community in Elizabeth. Whether you've been a churchgoer for a long time or have yet to be initiated into the faith, God has a place for you at Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary and St. Michael's Church.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2b7413 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d2b7413\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Welcome!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74f36a4 e-grid elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-desktop e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"74f36a4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d484b4 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6d484b4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2059e35 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2059e35\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50c2bac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"50c2bac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Founded over 170 years ago by a community of German immigrants to become the second Roman Catholic parish in Elizabeth, St. Michael's Church has served as a place of worship for many years. 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