The rosary makers create rosaries, for endings and beginnings, for the needy and the lonely, for families, for healing, for peace, for every day.

Rosary makers make rosaries for missions around the world. They create them for St. Joseph’s consolation ministry, nursing homes, military members in combat zones, other New Mexico churches, children receiving their First Holy Communion, and prisoners in prison.

Twice a year they have sales and create income to support various St. Joseph interests. They have donated to the parish building fund as well as supporting a member of the Youth Group to summer camp. The rosary makers meet every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month at Lourdes Hall on the St. Pius campus.

Yolanda Pickup is the president of Our Lady’s Rosary Makers. If you are interested in this unique ministry, you can reach her by calling the parish office at 505.839.7592.

Ministry Support in 2009

A total of 5,216 rosaries were donated in 2009 to several organizations which include NM Detention Facility and St. Joseph's Bereavement. Please see the entire list below.

1/5/09 - 100 to NE NM Detention Facility in Clayton, NM
1/5/09 - 300 for bereavement
2/2/09 -  60 to Rachel Baraias, Traveling Mary
2/2/09 - 40 to Church office
2/2/09 - 300 each to India, Spain, Philippines, Tanzania
2/2/09 - 100 each to 5 other destinations
2/2/09 - 50 to Ladera Nursing Home
3/2/09 - 200 to Gallup
3/30/09 - 86 chained mission rosaries to Bereavement
3/30/09 - 90 to First Holy Communion
4/6/09 - 200 to Spain
4/6/09 - 300 to Gallup
5/4/09 - 73 to St. Joseph's Rio Grande Feast 
5/18/09 - 200 to Uganda
6/15/09 - 100 to Sacred Heart Church in ABQ
7/6/09 - 100 to Catholic Center Jail
8/6/09 - 300 to Our Lady of Guadalupe
8/31/09 - 1000 to Rosary Rally
10/1/09 - 300 to Uganda
10/15/09 - 17 for Bereavement

TOTAL in 2009 = 5,216