On the weekend of February 8 and 9th, there will be mailboxes at the doors of the church. Please take a name or two of a shut-in and send them a Valentine card. They'd love to get mail, especially when they know they are remembered by our Parish family.

Classes for grades 6, 7, and 8 and Confirmation class will begin Sunday, February 9 at 5 PM. Class ends at 6 PM. There’ll be no mass.  We ask students to attend mass on their own with their families for the Sunday obligation.

The parish council will be on February 9th following the 9 o'clock mass. All council members are invited to attend.

January 26th– Classes for grades K –5 from 10:00 to 11:00. Classes grades 6 to 8 from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. February 2nd—Classes for grades K –5 from 10:00 to 11:00. Classes grades 6 to 8 from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. February 9th- Classes for grades K –5 from 10:00 to 11:00. Classes grades 6 to 8 from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.

We are baking the desserts for Meals on Wheels and are looking for donations of canned pie filling, any flavor, cake mixes, brownie mixes and canned frosting. Please just mark that the donations are for Meals on Wheels when leaving them at church.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24TH MASS AT 4:00 P.M. AND MIDNIGHT----WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25TH MASS AT 10:00 A.M.

We still need your help with our Beacon of Faith Campaign. Our parish goal is $406,000. Everyone is asked to give, but not everyone is asked to give the same amount. Your gift can be made as a pledge payable over a 1 to 5 year period on a monthly, quarterly, or annual basis, or as a one time donation. We know money can be tight during the Christmas season, but you can still sign up at the beginning of the new year as well. Complete your pledge card (located in the church) and select the timeframe of your payments.  If you choose to make a down payment via check, please make it payable to Diocese of Springfield Beacon of Faith. Pledging online is very easy. Go to: www.givecentral.org/Beacon-of-Faith-23 and pay by credit card or bank account.

Join Fr. Brian McGrath of St. Mary’s Parish in Lee as we tour the shrines of Italy during next year’s Jubilee Year! September 28th - October 7th, 2025. We start in Rome so we can walk through the Holy Door, have a papal audience and visit the many sites of the Eternal City. Then we stop at Monte Casino on our way to Padre Pio’s home city of San Giovanni Rotondo. Dear to the heart of us here at St. Mary’s we will be stopping at the house of Mary in the city of Loreto. A great highlight is that we will be in Assisi on the Feast Day of St. Francis. And there will be so much more! The allinclusive price of $5,399.00 includes airfare, hotels, breakfast and dinner each day. To see all of the details and day-to-day itinerary go to www.206tours.com/frmcgrath/ If you have any questions contact Fr. Brian at the rectory. Due to the high popularity of the Jubilee Year you are highly encouraged to sign up early.

Looking for Crafters for the Holiday Bazaar Sat., Nov 23rd. For more information reach out to Debbie Mathes @ 413-447-9151

Please consider signing up to give your donations to our parish online. It is very easy to do. You can donate either with a credit card or a check and chose how much you would like to give and how often. You can go directly to the website at https://stjoepittsfield.weshareonline.org to sign

All parishes and missions in the Diocese of Springfield are joining together for the Beacon of Faith Campaign. This campaign seeks to raise $28 million over the next 4 years to prepare our faith community for the future. In the coming weeks, we will be hosting several receptions at the parish to make sure that all who call St. Joseph's home, have a chance to come together as a parish family and talk to Msgr. Mike and our campaign team about our projects. This campaign will greatly benefit St. Joseph's Parish. Please RSVP as soon as possible when you receive your invitation and come find out how it will affect all of us.

Sessions will begin on Wednesday, October 23rd at 6:00 p.m. in the North Chapel for any adult wishing to be baptized or needing to complete the sacraments. Please call the rectory at 413-445-5789.