RCIA - The Right of Christian Initiation of Adults is a gradual process that takes place within the community of the faithful and is the way of welcoming adults into the Catholic Church. Our spiritual journey will begin this year on October 11th at 6:30 PM in the North Chapel. If you are interested in joining or know of someone who might be, please call St. Joseph's Rectory at 413-445-5789 or speak to either Monsignor Mike or Fr. Michael after mass.

A pilgrimage to many holy sites in the Holy Land is planned for May 7-18, 2023. We will fly roundtrip from Boston. An optional bus to and from Logan Airport will be arranged. Msgr. Ronald Yargeau and Deacon George Nolan will be our Spiritual Directors. The cost is $4,449 which includes airfare, comfortable hotels, many meals, buses in Israel between the holy sites, and local tour guides. For more information, contact Trip Coordinator Helen Shea Murphy at 413-824-8733 or [email protected]. See the website at www.pilgrimages.com/helensheamurphy

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, semimonthly, 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.

We are most grateful to an anonymous donor who matched the proceeds from our Polish Plate take out. We were grateful for the $7,600 that came in but now that $7,600 has turned into $15,200. This comes at a time when collections are down during the summer. This is a great blessing for us. Once again, thanks to all who made the event so successful. Msgr. Mike

For the year is the Eucharist: Time spent before the Blessed Sacrament is the perfect time to cultivate a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Holy Hour in the South Chapel Mon-Fri 11am-Noon.

A BIG welcome to Rev. Charles Gervas Rufyiriza Fr. Charles will be visiting St. Joseph's Parish for the MCP-2022 on the weekend of August 13th and 14th. Fr. Charles is the bona-fide priest of the Catholic Diocese of Kigoma in Tanzania. Currently, he is the professor at the Tanzanian Catholic University in Arusha Tanzania. This summer Fr. Charles has duo ministries: Helping his home diocese in her mission appeals as well as learning American culture and structure of higher education. Fr. Charles is looking forward to visiting the parish and sharing stories of faith from our brothers and sisters in the Diocese of Kigoma, Tanzania. A second collection will be taken up at mass on the weekend of August 13 and 14.