About St. Ann · Mooers Forks, New York
St. Ann's Church is a small Roman Catholic parish in the rural hamlet of Mooers Forks, Clinton County, New York, in the Roman Diocese of Ogdensburg. It is pastorally linked with the neighboring Church of the Holy Angels in Altona, and the two parishes share a pastor and a Facebook presence under the name 'St. Ann, Mooers Forks and Holy Angels, Altona Catholic Parishes.' According to GCatholic, the parish is served by Conventual Franciscans. The parish offers a Saturday Vigil Mass, a Sunday morning Mass, and weekday Masses, with Confessions heard before the Vigil.
- Established
- circa 1860
- Patron
- St. Ann (Saint Anne), traditionally venerated as the mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary and grandmother of Jesus
- Rector
- Reverend Pedro Edgardo (Jay) N. de la Rosa
- Diocese
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogdensburg
Why belong here
St. Ann's is a faithful Catholic community in the rural North Country of New York, rooted in prayer, the Sacraments, and a long French-Canadian Catholic heritage that reaches back to the 1860s. Sharing its ministry and Mass schedule with Holy Angels in nearby Altona, the parish offers a Saturday Vigil Mass, Sunday Mass, weekday Masses, and a regular Saturday confession time, all supported by Deacon Dennis Monty. It's the kind of close-knit country parish where neighbors pray together, serve together, and keep the Catholic faith alive along the Canadian borderlands of Clinton County.
Mass times at St. Ann
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Saturday 3:15 PM – 3:45 PM
About St. Ann's Parish
St. Ann's Church serves Mooers Forks and the surrounding rural areas of Clinton County, New York. It is a parish of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogdensburg, canonically and pastorally linked with the Church of the Holy Angels in Altona, and is listed by GCatholic among the churches served by the Conventual Franciscans (Order of Friars Minor Conventual, O.F.M. Conv.). The Catholic faithful of the area have gathered here under the patronage of St. Anne since the early 1860s.
History
The parish dates its sacramental registers to 1860–1861, when it was established to serve the Catholic families of the Mooers Forks area — a heavily French-Canadian immigrant community. It was long referenced in diocesan and genealogical sources as 'Parish Ste. Anne de Centreville, Mooers Forks,' and the Northern New York American-Canadian Genealogical Society has published transcribed registers of baptisms, marriages, and burials covering the years 1860–1925. The parish remains an active worship site today, sharing ministry with Holy Angels in Altona.
- Sacramental records begin 1860–1861
- Original name: Parish Ste. Anne de Centreville, Mooers Forks
- Registers of baptisms, marriages, and burials, 1860–1925, on file with the Northern New York American-Canadian Genealogical Society
Pastoral Staff
The parish is staffed in conjunction with Holy Angels, Altona. As of June 2024, after Bishop LaValley's announcement of priest assignments, Father Severinus Torwoe serves as temporary administrator of both parishes while Father Pedro Edgardo (Jay) N. de la Rosa returns temporarily to the Philippines to comply with U.S. immigration law. Deacon Dennis Monty assists both parishes.
- Pastor: Rev. Pedro Edgardo (Jay) N. de la Rosa (Archdiocese of Caceres, Philippines; appointed 2022)
- Temporary Administrator (from June 12, 2024): Rev. Severinus Torwoe
- Deacon: Dennis Monty
Father Pedro Edgardo 'Jay' N. de la Rosa
Father de la Rosa is a priest of the Archdiocese of Caceres in the Philippines. He began seminary studies in 1994 at Holy Rosary Seminary, later attended major seminary and majored in Theology, graduating magna cum laude in 2003. He was ordained a deacon and then a priest on June 10, 2004. After serving as parochial vicar at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in the Archdiocese of Caceres and as a professor and formator at Holy Rosary preparatory seminary, he became the 'pioneer priest' of St. Francis Parish in the Archdiocese of Caceres, overseeing the construction of the church, parish hall, and rectory. He came to the Diocese of Ogdensburg and was appointed in spring 2022 pastor of Holy Angels in Altona and St. Ann's in Mooers Forks.
Linked Parish: Holy Angels, Altona
St. Ann's shares its pastor and pastoral team with the Church of the Holy Angels at 522 Devils Den Road, Altona, NY 12910. Together the two communities are known online as 'St. Ann, Mooers Forks and Holy Angels, Altona Catholic Parishes' and use a single website and Facebook page. Holy Angels offers Sunday Mass at 10:00 AM and weekday Masses on Tuesday and Friday at 8:00 AM, with confessions on Sunday from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (after Mass).
- Holy Angels address: 522 Devils Den Road, Altona, NY 12910
- Shared mailing address: 24 Town Hall Road, Mooers Forks, NY 12959
- Shared phone: (518) 236-5632
Diocese and Religious Order
St. Ann's is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogdensburg, which covers the North Country of New York and is led by Bishop Terry R. LaValley. GCatholic further indicates that the parish is among those served by the Conventual Franciscans (Order of Friars Minor Conventual, O.F.M. Conv.), the Franciscan branch historically tied to pastoral and missionary work in this region.
- Diocese of Ogdensburg — Bishop Terry R. LaValley
- Served by: Order of Friars Minor Conventual (O.F.M. Conv.)
Visit, Contact, and Connect
Parishioners and visitors can reach the parish office at the address below during business hours. The community also maintains a combined Facebook presence with Holy Angels, Altona.
- Parish address: 3062 Route 11, Mooers Forks, NY 12959
- Mailing address: 24 Town Hall Road, Mooers Forks, NY 12959
- Phone: (518) 236-5632
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: http://annandangels.org/
- Facebook: St. Ann, Mooers Forks and Holy Angels, Altona Catholic Parishes