COVID-19 Updated diocesan directive Based on the current situation as well as the statements made today by Gov. Baker and the President, Bishop Mitchell Rozanski has issued these updated directives. 1/ All Masses and other activities are suspended in all parishes until further notice. I would strongly urge parishioners to view our televised Mass, the Chalice of Salvation, which airs in Berkshire County at 6 am Sunday on WXXA Fox23 Albany and elsewhere on WWLP 22News Sunday morning at 10 am. And there will be two live-streamed Masses, Saturday at 4 pm and Sunday at 10 am, via a link at WWW.stagnescc.com. 2/ The only exception for parish-based activities would be Take & Eat programs, which may continue at the discretion of the pastor. 3/All pastoral in-home and nursing home visits are to be discontinued unless the individual is in critical condition. 4/ Catholic schools will close for two weeks. 5/ In light of these circumstances, the planned ACA In-Pew Commitment Weekend will be rescheduled to weekend of April 18/19 2020. 6/ Working with risk management and environmental consultants, we are developing a comprehensive response plan to help guide us in the coming days, weeks, and months
In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19), CCD has been cancelled until further notice. Additionally, the Ham and Bean dinner has been cancelled along with the Lasagna dinner during Holy Week. The Easter dinner has also been cancelled. We will continue to provide updates. God bless.
CATHOLIC APPEAL - "Our Faith, Our Future", the 2020 Annual Catholic Appeal continues to accept your donations and pledges. Your support funds ministries and service agencies to your neighbors in need. Thank you to those who have made a gift or a pledge. If you have not made a donation, please use the envelopes at Mass this weekend or go on line to http://diospringfield.org/aca/ and click on the secure link. Thank you.
150TH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR DIOCESE - Historical Facts: St. Michael’s Church opens in 1860. Fr. Michael Gallagher purchases a lot on the grounds of the Springfield Armory for $7,250 to construct St. Michael’s Church which he names after himself. Built at a cost of $75,000, it opens on Christmas Day 1861, amid the darkest days of the Civil War in the presence of the largest congregation of Catholics ever assembled in Springfield.