About Holy Family · Glendale, Oregon
Holy Family Mission is a small Roman Catholic mission church in Glendale, Oregon, a rural community in the Cow Creek Canyon of the Oregon Coast Range (Douglas County). Since September 3, 1963, it has served as a mission of All Souls Catholic Church in nearby Myrtle Creek, with which it shares pastoral care under the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon. The mission gathers Catholics for Sunday Mass at 243 Marshall Avenue, serving the small Catholic population of Glendale and surrounding rural communities. It is currently administered by Fr. Karl Schray, who also shepherds the All Souls parish cluster.
- Established
- 1963
- Patron
- Holy Family (Jesus, Mary, and Joseph)
- Rector
- Fr. Karl Schray (Administrator, shared with All Souls Catholic Church, Myrtle Creek)
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon
Why belong here
Holy Family Mission offers Catholics in the small town of Glendale and the surrounding Cow Creek Canyon a familiar place to worship close to home rather than driving to Myrtle Creek or Roseburg. As part of the All Souls Catholic Church cluster, it shares the pastoral care of Fr. Karl Schray and the wider parish community, giving the faithful in this rural stretch of southern Oregon a weekly Sunday Mass, connection to the Archdiocese of Portland, and a tangible Catholic presence in their town.
Mass times at Holy Family
Weekly Mass schedule
Holy Family Mission — A Catholic Presence in Glendale, Oregon
Holy Family Mission is the Roman Catholic mission church serving the small community of Glendale in the Cow Creek Canyon of Douglas County, Oregon. Located at 243 Marshall Avenue, the mission has been a worship site of All Souls Catholic Church in nearby Myrtle Creek since September 3, 1963. It belongs to the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon and is part of the Southern Oregon vicariate overseen by Vicar Forane Fr. Ken Sampson. Sunday Mass is celebrated at 8:30 AM.
- Type: Mission church
- Established: September 3, 1963
- Diocese: Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon
- Vicariate: Southern Oregon (Fr. Ken Sampson, Vicar Forane)
- Parent parish: All Souls Catholic Church, Myrtle Creek
History of Holy Family Mission
Holy Family Mission, Glendale, became a mission of All Souls parish, Myrtle Creek, on September 3, 1963, according to historical records of the Archdiocese of Portland. This made it part of the network of small rural missions All Souls developed across southern Douglas County in the 1960s. Among those who have served the mission as part of All Souls' pastoral team is Fr. William Ryan, OSA, an Augustinian friar of the Province of St. Augustine. Assigned to southern Oregon in 1969, Fr. Bill served as pastor of All Souls Parish in Myrtle Creek and ministered to Holy Family Mission in Glendale. He was known for founding warming centers for itinerants and for his dedicated service to the homeless — feeding, boarding, and clothing them as a lived expression of the Gospel. Fr. Ryan died in 2018.
- September 3, 1963 — Holy Family Mission established as a mission of All Souls parish, Myrtle Creek
- Fr. William Ryan, OSA — past pastor of All Souls who also ministered to the Glendale mission; noted for service to the poor and homeless (d. 2018)
Clergy & Pastoral Leadership
Holy Family Mission is administered by Fr. Karl Schray, who also serves as Administrator of All Souls Catholic Church in Myrtle Creek. Fr. Schray was ordained in 1965 and brings decades of priestly ministry across the Archdiocese of Portland, including service at Holy Redeemer Parish in North Bend, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist in Milwaukie, Blessed Sacrament, Christ the King in Milwaukie, Assumption, St. Joseph in Salem, Holy Name in Coquille, and St. Anne in Grants Pass. He also taught at North Catholic High School and La Salle Catholic Preparatory and was a supporter of the Young Ladies Institute. He is known for his many hours ministering to the sick and for celebrating Mass every other week for prisoners at Shutter Creek Correctional Institution.
- Fr. Karl Schray — Administrator of All Souls / Holy Family Mission
Location & Contact
Holy Family Mission is located at 243 Marshall Avenue in Glendale, Oregon 97442. As a mission of All Souls Catholic Church, it shares the parish office phone number (541) 863-3271 and mailing address (PO Box 810, Myrtle Creek, OR 97457). The shared parish website serves as the primary online communication channel.
- Address: 243 Marshall Ave., Glendale, OR 97442
- Parish Office Phone: (541) 863-3271
- Mailing: PO Box 810, Myrtle Creek, OR 97457
- Website: http://sites.google.com/site/allsoulsoregon/
- Facebook: facebook.com/p/All-Souls-Catholic-Church-61561622176829/
Parent Parish: All Souls Catholic Church, Myrtle Creek
All Souls Catholic Church in Myrtle Creek is the parish family to which Holy Family Mission belongs. Located at 1242 NE Spruce Avenue, Myrtle Creek, OR 97457, All Souls is the coordinating hub for the cluster, providing shared clergy, communications, and Sacramental services to the rural missions in its care.
- All Souls Catholic Church, 1242 NE Spruce Ave., Myrtle Creek, OR 97457
- Phone: (541) 863-3271
- Saturday Vigil: 4:00 PM
- Sunday: 10:30 AM
- Weekday Masses: Thursday & Friday, 10:00 AM
Pastors & rectors through the years
- Fr. William Ryan, OSA
Past Augustinian pastor of All Souls Parish, Myrtle Creek, who also ministered to Holy Family Mission in Glendale. Known for service to the homeless and itinerants. Died 2018.