Name of Church Church of the Assumption
Address 546 Berding Street, Ferndale, CA
Phone number (707) 786-9551
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/people/Church-of-the-Assumption/100064836364113/
Mass times Sundays, 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. in the chapel, which is part of the rectory.
Confessions Before Sunday Masses and by appointment.
Names of priests Fr. Mario Laguros, pastor. Father is a mission priest, and originally from the Philippines.
School No.
Special parish groups and activities Annual bazaar, CCD classes. The Latin mass community has adult and youth faith formation, a schola cantorum, women’s altar sodality and a variety of special events, such as a Corpus Christi procession, epiphany party and Mother’s Day Tea.
Parking There is both street parking and a lot behind the church.
Additional observations The Church of the Assumption in Ferndale is part of the Diocese of Santa Rosa in Humboldt County in Northern California. Ferndale is a small, quaint Victorian village (population 1400), with one main street through the town on which the church is located. (It is a tourist town, with quaint bed & breakfasts, shops and museums. It is a favorite site for movies; Dustin Hoffman’s 1995 movie Outbreak, for example, was filmed in the town.) Dairy has been a big industry, and as many of the farmers were Catholic, the parish was established to serve them in 1879, and the church built in 1896. It is a beautiful, traditional church. It has a traditional altar and art, including colorful stained glass windows and statues. It has old-time confessionals, and a traditional ambo/pulpit and wooden pews. The historic church is undergoing renovations.
The Church of the Assumption is home to the Latin Mass Society of the North Coast. Visiting diocesan priests celebrate the old Latin Mass at irregular intervals, depending of the availability of priests. Check the Society’s website for upcoming dates: https://tlmnorthcoast.com/. Anywhere from 50 to over 100 attend the Latin masses; the pastor is very welcoming to the community. The parish is at the far, northern end of the diocese; Santa Rosa, where the bishop is located, is a four-hour drive away.
It truly looks like a church that was built to give glory to God.
I see two prie-dieu but no altar rail. With all the timber in Humboldt County and many skilled craftsmen in wood could an altar rail be installed? Otherwise, it’s a beautiful building inside and out.
Too bad there aren’t more beautiful churches like this!!
I agree Larry. I wish every church had an altar rail, so the faithful could receive the body, blood, soul, and divinity of our precious Lord on their knees.
You don’t need an altar rail to receive on your knees.
For a 90-year old, yes you do.
They have some good old-fashioned bakers, too. The desserts sold for their events look delicious, especially the berry pie with all the lattice work. It takes a lot of time to make things from scratch.
As a 63 yo with arthritis in knees and hips it sure helps, bro. I attended a tlm without kneeleers Its tuff bro.
Kneelers are placed when we have the TLM.
Does the parish have an active young adult group?
And they have one of the best bishops in the country: Bishop Vasa!
Thank you for sharing with us
this
and other beautiful churches with reverent liturgies!