MOHEGAN SUN - Monday, November 4. We have a bus trip to Mohegan Sun for $35. (Tip Incl.) Bus leaves our parking lot at 8AM and we leave to head home about 4:15. All are welcome! Please call the Rectory for reservations 445-5789.

THANKSGIVING ANGELS PROGRAM We are collecting packets of Knorr or McCormick TURKEY Gravy for the Thanksgiving Angels. These are the preferred gravies. Please leave in the baskets by the church doors for the Food Pantry. We have 95 envelopes and we need 1200! Please be a part of this endeavor and God bless you for your generosity. Thank you to all who have donated.

CATHOLIC FAMILY BENEFITS NIGHT - All Ages Welcome! North Chapel at St. Joseph Church, 414 North Street - Pittsfield, MA Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019 5:30pm - Reception/Check-in. Start at 6 pm. Learn about Exclusive Benefits Available to You and Your Family. For More Info Call: Chris Miller (413) 612-0253 x102 www.ProtectedCatholic.org

Love & Mercy playing at the Beacon Theater on North Street, Pittsfield, for one night only. October 28th at 7 p.m. Buy tickets at the box office or at www.fathomevents.com/events/faustina-love-and-mercy/theaters.

Traditional 5 inch "Tourtiere" consisting of beef, pork, potato, onion, celery and spices at $5.00 each, frozen, uncooked pies, 60 pies will be made and sold to order. The Meat Pies will be available to be picked up at St. Joseph Holiday Bazaar at St. Joseph Parish Center on Sat., November 23rd from 9 AM until 12 noon. Kindly contact Rita Laviolette at 499-3623 to place your order by November 17th. All proceeds go to St. Joseph Church.

Mass will be celebrated by Msgr. Shershanovich in the Mausoleum at St. Joseph Cemetery on Sat, Nov. 2nd at 10:00 AM. Please bring a chair.

Save the date - November 23 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Parish Center.

RCIA will begin on October 23!

ST ANNE SOCIETY - Meeting will take place on Wednesday October 16, 2019 at 6:30 pm in the Parish Center. Our guest speaker will be Bobbie Orsi, RN and Director of Home Instead Senior Care. She will be addressing the health issues for women as they age. All are welcome to join us for an evening of informative discussion and fellowship.

COLUMBUS DAY - Monday, Oct. 14th Mass is at 9:00 am

St. Joseph Parish Council meeting will be held on Sunday, October 20th after 9 a.m. Mass in the North Chapel. All are welcome.

A Mass for All Souls Day, celebrated by Msgr. Michael Shershanovich, will be celebrated in the Mausoleum at St. Joseph Cemetery on Saturday, Nov. 2nd at 10:00 AM. All are invited. Please bring a chair.

St. Joseph Cemetery-Winter decorations may be placed on lots starting November 1st. One wreath or flower box is allowed per lot. Cemetery gates will close at 4:00 PM beginning Sunday, Nov. 3rd.

CHRISTMAS BUS TRIP TO NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND Tuesday, December 10, 2019. Visit the Mansions (The Breakers and The Elms). They will be beautifully decorated for Christmas. We’ll have lunch at Johnny’s in the Wyndham Newport Hotel (Meal is Chicken Piccata or Baked Stuffed Scrod with Newburg Sauce). Then we head back to Pittsfield. The bus will leave the parking lot at 8AM. The cost of the trip is $95 and includes lunch and all gratuities. If interested, please call the rectory for a reservation. All are welcome!

Don’t forget to get your tickets for the annual St. Joseph Parish Family Italian dinner October 19 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The dinner is sponsored by the St. Anne Society, and the number of tickets available are limited. Only unsold tickets will be available at the door so pick up your ticket today from Nina Mastrangelo at 442-4203 or from Michele at the Rectory. Tickets are $15.00 for adults and $5.00 for children aged 6 – 12. Take-out meals will be available for pick-up at 4:45 p.m. Come and enjoy!

MOHEGAN SUN Bus Trip on Monday, November 4. We have a bus trip to Mohegan Sun for $35. (Tip Included) Bus leaves St. Joseph parking lot at 8:00 a.m. and we leave to head home about 4:15 p.m. All are welcome! Please call St. Joseph Rectory for reservations 445-5789.

DAY OF RETREAT - (All Are Welcome) October 29, 2019 from 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Check in time 8:00 a.m.- 8:45 a.m. at St. Joseph Parish Center, Pittsfield, MA - THEME: Receptivity and Resilience on the Journey of Spirituality “Each morning we must hold out the chalice of our being to receive, to carry and to give back. It must be held out empty—-for the past must only be reflected in its polish, its shape, its capacity.” Dag Hammarskjold, MARKINGS, p127 Sr. Colette Hanlon, S.C. Presenter Colette Hanlon is a Sister of Charity of Seton Hill whose past ministries include being a teacher of the deaf and the blind, formation ministry, General Councilor, and hospital Chaplain. She is presently a member of the Provincial Council for the Sisters of Charity in Greensburg, PA. Reservation Donation $15.00 (Continental breakfast & lunch included) RSVP to Josie Buzzanco 413-443-0876 on or before October 22, 2019 - Sponsored by Pittsfield Seton Family Group

The ST ANNE SOCIETY monthly meeting will take place on Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at 6:30 pm in the Parish Center. Our guest speaker will be Bobbie Orsi, RN and Director of Home Instead Senior Care. She will be addressing the health issues for women as they age. All are welcome to join us for an evening of informative discussion and fellowship. Refreshments will be served.

ST. ANNE MEMBERS are reminded that their presence is requested at the 11 am Holy Hour and Rosary on Wednesday October 9, 2019. Please make every effort to attend and pray for an increase in vocations to the priesthood, religious life, and lay ministry.

This year's annual Holiday Bazaar will be held on November 23, from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. in the Parish Center. Please consider donating apple, cherry, blueberry and/or raspberry pie filling. Every year we are able to bake many,many pies due to your generous donations. Thank you. Donations can be left in the Vestibule label "Holiday Bazaar". Thank you!