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St. Joseph’s
414 North Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201 Tel: (413) 445-5789//Fax: (413) 443-5466 Hours: Mon.-Fri.: 9:00 AM-1:00 PM Web site: www.stjoepittsfield.com
Pastor - Msgr. Michael Shershanovich e-mail: [email protected]
Priest in Residence - Rev. Geoffrey Deeker, CSS
Most. Rev. Timothy McDonnell in Residence
Coordinator of Youth Religious Education John Arasimowicz
e-mail:[email protected]
Secretary - Michele Madden e-mail: [email protected]
Pastoral Minister-Mrs. Patricia Momnie
Superintendent - Jay Meehan Secretary - Nancy Nolan—Tel: (413) 499-1317
Mother Church of the Berkshires Established 1849
ST. JOSEPH’S PARISH
THE STAFF
ST. JOSEPH’S CEMETERY
MASS SCHEDULE Saturday-4:00 PM—Sunday-9:00 & 11:30 AM
Daily Mass-12:10 PM—Holiday Mass-9:00
AM
RCIA-Wed. 6:30 PM
Holy Hour —Monday - Friday 11:00 AM Prayer Group —1st & 3rd Wed. 6:45 PM
Rosary —Monday - Friday 11:30 AM
PRAYER LINE 413-443-1221
SARATOGA RACE TRACK OR CASINO Monday, August 20th. Bus leaves St. Joe’s at
9:30AM and leaves Saratoga after the last race. The cost of the trip is $35. The Rectory is
taking reservations.
ENDERS ISLAND Tuesday, October 2nd Day of
Retreat Enders Island, Mystic, CT - The bus leaves our parking lot at 7:30AM.
Coffee reception upon arrival. A wonderful hot lunch, Mass and talk, free time to roam the Island. We leave to return home
between 4 & 4:30PM. The cost for the day is $92. Please call for reservations.
MOTHER’S DAY PLANT SALE Saturday, May 12th from 10AM
until after the 4PM Mass and Sunday
after the 9AM Mass. Start
thinking about your gifts.
POLISH PICNIC COOKING We will be making pierogi on Wed.16th and 23rd at 3:30 p.m. in order to have enough for the picnic.
We are also taking donations of soda ( Coke & Pepsi) and bottled
water for the picnic.
GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP Learn about the grief process, talk about your own
experiences, understand how to cope with your losses, find the way to move forward. Discover
where help, strength and resources are available, establish personal goals. Thursdays, 5/17 to 6/28 2:30pm-3:30pm at 55 Church St, Pittsfield with
Chaplain Dennis Castella Please call the office to register 413-442-0045
CHRISTIAN MEDITATION GROUP The Christian Meditation Group that was started
by Fr. Wm. Eckert continues to meet at St. Joseph's Church in the South Chapel. The 1:30 Wednesday group follows the teachings of John Main, OSB. Christian meditation is an ancient
form of Christian prayer which is not just reserved for monks or religious, but is available to all. Through silence, stillness and the simple
repetition of a prayer word people are discovering a deeper sense of the presence of Christ. All are welcome. For more information, please call Anne
Kozlowski at 413-684-6187
WEEKLY GIVING PROGRAM Our increased weekly giving program is very important to our financial stability. It is also
important to show our gratitude to God for our many gifts by responding to the needs of our parish.
If you have not returned your response envelope, please do so at the first opportunity.
ST. ANNE SOCIETY May 16th meeting will be held in the North Chapel
and begin at 6 p.m. The reason for the location change is that we will be conducting a double
program consisting of our annual baby shower and also a video of the “Sacred Relics of the Saints” by
Fr. Carlos Martins, CC. The video presentation summarizes the Church’s use of relics and is
scriptural, catechetical, and devotional in nature. It will be shown at 6:30.
Members are reminded that the most useful baby gifts are larger size diapers, baby formula, and baby food. Cash is also always acceptable and needed. All will be donated to the Pregnancy
Support Group here in Pittsfield. Refreshments will be served. Remember to wear your medals!! The business meeting will begin promptly at 6
with the video at 6:30. All members of the parish are welcome to come and watch the video.
Sacrificial Giving $7,223—Thank you!
Memorial Day Mass will be celebrated at St. Joseph's Cemetery on Monday, May 28th at 11:00 AM, in the mausoleum area, rain or shine. Please
bring a chair.
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Sat., May 12th
4:00 PM Sun., May 13th
9:00 AM Sun., May 13th
11:30 AM Michael Collins Donna Quallen Anne Dunham Barbara Dalo Carolyn Rousseau Daniel Kochapski Paula Dodds Joe Ryan Charles Knappe
LECTORS Jim Armstrong Bob Cancilla Jeff Gerard
Sr. Jean Bostley Jason Street Glenna Gerard
ST. JOSEPH CHURCH, Pittsfield, MA May 13, 2018
“MAMA MIA” At the MacHaydn Theatre on Friday, July
20th. The bus leaves our parking lot at 5 PM, Dinner at Yianni’s and then onto the Theatre. The cost for the evening is $83. Please call the Rectory
for reservations.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Once again St. Joseph’s Parish will host a Food
Booth on the Front Walkway on Third Thursday. We’d like to know who may be
available to help out this year. So if interested or even a returning worker please let us know
at the Rectory.
Prayer, Praise and Healing
“And when Jesus went out He saw a great
multitude; and He was moved
with compassion for them, and healed their
sick.” (Matthew (14:14)
ANOINTING OF THE SICK AT MASS Sunday, June 3, 2018 at 11:30am
St. Joseph Church – Pittsfield, MA
THE SACRAMENT OF THE ANOINTING OF
THE SICK IS FOR:
+Those of the faithful whose health is seriously
impaired by sickness or old age
+ A person facing surgery
+ Elderly people who have become notably
weakened even though no serious illness is
present
+ Sick children or people of any age in need of
healing +Those suffering mental or spiritual illness in
search of healing in a time of crisis or pain
A light luncheon will be served for all participants after Mass in the St. Joseph Parish Center. If you
or a loved one plan on attending, please call Carolyn Rousseau at 413-443-5401 on or before
May 25, 2018.
REMINDER: The final Parish Council meeting of the year will be held on May 20, 2018 in the North
Chapel following the 9 AM Mass.
CCD News - Congratulations to our students who received their First Communion last
weekend! Ella Charbonneau, Matthew Hurley, John Ireland, Jesse
Mercier, Nicholas Pereira-Mejia, Genevieve Quinto, Anthony Rachiele, Daniel
Reagan, Sophie Roark-Somersall, Delaney Street, Nevaeh Weissbrod, Abbey Wong, Brooke Wong,
Caylee Wong, Mario Zerbato. (Some names were inadvertently missed last week
- we apologize for the mistake).
20/20 Club Winners Week #1 June Marketonis Margaret Dunlop Congratulations!
ANNUAL VOLUNTEER PICNIC Friday, June 1st at 5PM in the Parish
Center. Please call the rectory for reservations. This is necessary so that we have
an idea of the number.
Congratulations to Camdyn Avery McKillop who receives his First Communion this Sunday!
Saturday, May 12th John Skumin –4th Anniversary Requested by Family
4:00 PM
Sunday, May 13th All MOTHERS
ALL MOTHERS
9:00 AM
11:30 AM
Monday, May 14th Billy Guinan—3rd Anniversary Requested by Cora & Jack Cooney
12:10 PM
Tuesday, May 15th Virgilio J. Walto Requested by Rosemary Polidoro
12:10 PM
Wednesday, May 16th For The Parish
12:10 PM
Thursday, May 17th George Wilson Requested by Rosemary Polidoro
12:10 PM
Friday, May 18th George Wilson Requested by Rosemary Polidoro
12:10 PM
Saturday, May 19th Joseph & Bronislawa Zoladz Requested by Family
4:00 PM
Sunday, May 20th Cesare Polce-60th Wedding Anniversary Requested by Family
Edward Kozlowski Requested by Wife Lucy & Family
9:00 AM
11:30 AM
Readings for the Week of May 13, 2018 Sunday: Acts 1:1-11/Ps 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9 [6]/Eph 1:17-23 or Eph 4:1-13 or 4:1-7, 11-13/Mk 16:15-20
Monday: Acts 1:15-17, 20-26/Ps 113:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 [8]/Jn 15:9-17 Tuesday: Acts 20:17-27/Ps 68:10-11, 20-21 [33a]/Jn 17:1-11a
Wednesday: Acts 20:28-38/Ps 68: 29-30, 33-35a, 35bc-36ab [33a]/Jn 17:11b-19 Thursday: Acts 22:30; 23:6-11/Ps 16:1-2a and 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11 [1]/Jn 17:20-26
Friday: Acts 25:13b-21/Ps 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20ab [19a]/Jn 21:15-19 Saturday: Morning: Acts 28:16-20, 30-31/Ps 11:4, 5 and 7 [7b]/Jn 21:20-25
Next Sunday: Vigil: Gn 11:1-9 or Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b or Ez 37:1-14 or Jl 3:1-5/Ps 104:1-2, 24, 35, 27-28, 29, 30 [cf. 30]/Rom 8:22-27/Jn 7:37-39
Extended Vigil: Gn 11:1-9/Ps 33:10-11, 12-13, 14-15/Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b/Dn 3:52, 52, 53, 55, 56 or Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11/Ez 37:1-14/Ps 107:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9/Jl 3:1-5/Ps 104:1-2, 24, 35, 27-28, 29, 30 [cf. 30]/Rom 8:22-27/Jn 7:37-39
Day: Acts 2:1-11/Ps 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34 [cf. 30]/1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 or Gal 5:16-25/Jn 20:19-23 or Jn 15:26-27; 16:12-15
May 13, 2018 7th Sunday of Easter This Sunday's Gospel is known as the "priestly prayer" of Jesus. The entire passage is Jesus
entrusting us to the Father. "When I was with them I protected them ? I guarded them," Jesus says. He asks his Father, "Keep them in your name." In this prayer of Jesus, we see the paradoxical tension of our life as Christians in the world. He anticipates struggle for the believer. He describes it in strong
words, words that could even appear frightening to the believer. "I gave them your word, and the world
hated them." Not only that, but with our eyes on eternal life, we "do not belong to the world." And yet in the midst of those realities, Jesus doesn't take us out of the world. On the contrary, "as you sent me
into the world, so I sent them into the world." Christians live in this tension daily. The call of
Jesus often defies nice, neat categories. We uphold justice as virtue yet are invited to love our enemies.
We offer gifts and generous hospitality to others while being reminded of the value of temperance.
We are called to teach the truth of right and wrong without losing sight of the beam in our own eye. It can be difficult to find the balance in our own lives, and a Church that preaches moral perfection can
easily fall under scrutiny when it falls short. In the midst of these complications, Jesus offers a
message of hope. He is well aware of the contradictions into which he sends us, and his
Father will equip us accordingly. "Consecrate them in truth." "Keep them from the evil one." Jesus does
not abandon us to the tensions of our time but remains near at hand by the grace alive in his
Church.
