Welcome to Holy Trinity Church and Saint Augustine Oratory
We are a conservative, traditional Roman Catholic Parish which serves the sacramental and spiritual needs of the faithful.
Our two campuses are one mile apart and include a fully functioning pre-K through 8th grade Catholic Grade School on the Holy Trinity Church campus. Our other campus is home to Saint Augustine Oratory which provides
Tridentine Masses and Sacraments.
Our parish is composed of those who attend the English Masses of Pope Paul VI and those who attend the traditional Tridentine Masses of 1962. Currently we provide seven Masses every weekend for the Sunday obligation between our two campuses as well as Masses on weekdays and Holy Days of Obligation.
All Masses, whether in Latin or English, are done ad orientem at a high altar
and communion rails are used at all Masses.
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Pastor John Paul Echert

I am a priest of the Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis. I was ordained in 1987, and first served as a pastor at St. Rose of Lima parish in Roseville, after which I was assigned to the faculty of The St. Paul Seminary. I accomplished my graduate studies in Sacred Scripture at the Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome and the Ecole Biblique, Jerusalem.
I was assigned as pastor of the Churches of Holy Trinity and St. Augustine, South Saint Paul, in April of 2005. I also am a retired Military Chaplain for the Minnesota Air National Guard.
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