Holy Rosary Catholic Church

Holy Rosary Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church at 900 North 4th Avenue in Altoona, PA 16601. It is one of 89 churches in Altoona, and one of 12 Roman Catholic congregations in the city.

Our intention is to do what Jesus asks of his disciples in the Gospel of Saint Mark,“… ‘Go into the whole world and proclaim thegospel to every creature’.” Mark 16:15

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900 North 4th Avenue, Altoona, PA, 16601

Service times

Sunday 11am (Aug HR -); Thursday 6pm (August 27th 2026) (as listed)

Phone: (814) 944-6676 · Website: https://www.churchofsaintmarks.org/

Holy Rosary Catholic Church is part of the Catholic family of churches in The American Church Story. 1,107 congregations of the Catholic family gather across Pennsylvania — 18,927 across the United States on The Church Map.

From the Catholic Church the whole body received the canon of Scripture, the creeds still recited every Sunday in traditions that never look to Rome, and monasteries that kept learning and Scripture alive through a thousand unlit years. Its parishes remain the largest network of schools, hospitals, and shelters in America, most of them serving people who will never attend a Mass.

Ministries at Holy Rosary Catholic Church

  • Eucharistic Ministers
  • Lectors
  • Servers

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The community around Holy Rosary Catholic Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 adults live with obesity. Nearly a quarter of adults here carry depression, and nearly a quarter of the children here are growing up below the poverty line. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

  • Obesity: 37.6%
  • Depression: 26.7%
  • Child Poverty: 26.2% (12.0–40.4%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 22.6%
  • Poverty Rate: 19.2% (12.9–25.5%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2022, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Altoona city is served by 24 churches — about one congregation for every 1,833 residents.

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