St Joseph’s Church will be holding a drive by Polish Picnic on Sunday, July 18th from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Featured will be Polish plates $15.00, frozen pierogi $12.00 per dozen, quarts of kapusta $6.00, and ½ dozen of golumpki $16.00. Pre-orders only. To place your order please call the Rectory at 413-445-5789 by July 12th!

As of July 1st the 11:00 Holy Hour and 12:10 Mass will take place in the South Chapel.

Anyone who has been fully vaccinated will no longer be required to wear a mask during Mass.

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION FOR ADULTS (RCIA) Preparing for the Holy Sacraments If you have questions or if you would like to speak with someone about receiving the Sacraments of Baptism, Eucharist and Confirmation please call our parish office at 413-445-5789.

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 choose how much you would like to give and how often: weekly, monthly, semi-monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually. You can go directly to the website at https://stjoepittsfield.weshareonline.org to sign up. We thank you for your generosity during these difficult times.

Saturday 4:00 p.m. and Sunday 9:00 a.m. Masses will be held outdoors, weather permitting. Please remember to bring a chair or blanket to sit on. Mass at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday will be continue to be held inside the church.

CONGRATULATIONS to the Knights of Columbus who completed the 33 day Consecration of St. Joseph.

St Joseph’s Church will be holding a drive by Polish picnic on Sunday, July 18th from 3 to 6. Featured will be Polish plates $15.00, frozen pierogi $12.00 per dozen, quarts of kapusta $6.00, and ½ dozen of golumpki $16.00. Pre-orders only. To place your order please call the rectory @ 413-445-5789 by July 12th.

To our parents and guardians of our CCD program~ With restrictions becoming safer and things opening up in the community, churches and schools we will be in person for religious education classes for all grades, especially for First Communion and Confirmation. We will be in person for the 2021/2022 school year. I know it has been a very tough year for everyone . I thank God at this time for the students and parents, for all the hard work that you’ve done throughout this past year. I look forward to seeing all of you in person in the fall. May you have a safe and enjoyable summer. Registration forms will be mailed out the first week of August. If you have any questions, you may contact me anytime at 413-822-1297 or by email [email protected]

FOOD PANTRY is in need of more volunteers. Anyone who is interested and has some available time please call the Rectory.

Learn to operate construction equipment. The International Union of Operating Engineers offers a four year apprentice program. Learn a trade while you earn a wage. Possible job opportunity and knowledge enhancement. Information will be in back of the church. David Kazimierczak, Local 98 Business Representative.

Week 6 - Wyatt Malnati & Jack Laviolette Congratulations! Week 7 - Zachary Ochs & Jessica Kratka Congratulations!