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!Welcome to St. Charles Parish. !
!“Let the Church always be a place of!Mercy and Hope, where Everyone is !
Welcomed, Loved and Forgiven.”!Pope Francis!
Our parish website:!www.StCharlesPittsfield.org !
Rectory Phone #442-7470 Faith Formation Office #442-0591
Parish Prayer Line #448-8836 ext 5
Follow us on !Twitter: @stchasborromeo!
Parish Office Hours: 9:30 AM-3:30 PM, Mon.-Fri. Closed holidays.
Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday:2:30pm-3:30 pm or by appointment
Sacrament of Baptism
Parents are expected to complete a preparation session.
Please contact the parish office for times.
Sacrament of Matrimony Couples should contact the parish priest
New Parishioners
Welcome! Please contact the parish office so we can assist you in joining our parish family
Ministry to the homebound
Please contact the parish office if you or a family member are confined to home or other facility
and would like a regular visit
Fr. Michael J. Wood, Administrator [email protected] Fr. Peter A. Gregory, Pastor Emeritus Spencer L. Trova Deacon [email protected] Mrs. Roberta Brassard, Business Manager [email protected]
Mrs. Gwendolyn Shaughnessy, Director of Faith Formation [email protected] L. Joseph Rose, Music Director Ms. Pamela Preston, Child Advocate [email protected] Tim Bissaillon, Facilities Manager
Our parish staff is here to serve you:!
Mass Schedule
Weekend: Saturday: 4:00pm
Sunday: 7:15am • 9:15am • 11:15am Daily:
Monday through Friday • 9:00am
https://www.facebook.com/stcharlespittsfield/!
Log in to myuparish app on your smartphone or tablet!
ST CHARLES CHURCH! ! PITTSFIELD!
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“I am the good shepherd, and I know mine and mine know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I will lay down my life for the sheep.” John 10: 11-18
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Saturday! April 21!! ! Saturday Vigil!4:00 PM! Armetta S. Gregory, 29th anniversary re-membrance, req. by her family!Sunday! April 22!! Fourth Sunday of Easter!7:15 AM! Pamela McMullen, birthday remembrance, req. by her family!9:15 AM! Norma M. Levante, 2nd anniversary re-membrance, req. by her family!11:15 AM! Lawrence “Larry” Buffi, 3rd anniversary remembrance, req. by his wife, Chris!Monday! April 23!9:00 AM! Anne Campbell, 3rd anniversary remem-brance, req. by Carol Shea!Tuesday! April 24!9:00 AM! Loretta Boyle, 11th anniversary remem-brance, req. by her children!Wednesday! April 25!9:00 AM! Patricia Ruel, 1st anniversary remem-brance, req. by Tina!Thursday! April 26! !
9:00 AM! Muriel Ouellette, remembrance!Friday! ! April 27!9:00 AM! Shaun M. Thornton, 25th anniversary re-membrance, req. by his family!Saturday! April 28!! Saturday Vigil!4:00 PM! Edward Skowron, 30th anniversary re-membrance, req. by his children!Sunday! April 29! ! Fifth Sunday of Easter!7:15 AM! Billy Prew, birthday remembrance!9:15 AM! Margaret Hoagland, birthday remem-brance, req. by family!11:15 AM ! Paul Cassavant, 39th anniversary remem-brance!
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Weekly offering (April 15) ! ! ! $5,726.!!Thank you!!
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Any envelopes for an additional collection should be put in the basket along with your weekly offering � there will not be an actual second collection during the Mass. !!!To ensure that your 2nd collection donation is put to-ward the cause you want it to go to please use your collection envelope, or use an envelope located at the back of the church and indicate what the donation is for as well as your name & address (& envelope # if you have it available).!
Our Sanctuary Light burns this week in memory of Patricia Ruel, 1st anniversary remembrance, req. by family.!Our Memorial Light burns this week in memory of Josh Gomula, birthday remembrance, req. by his sister, Dorothy Quetti!
CCD NEWS:!!
THERE WILL BE ONE MORE CCD CLASS!FOR GRADE 2!
HELD ON SUNDAY, APRIL 29th at 10 AM!
All other CCD Classes are over for the year.!!� + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + !!FIRST EUCHARIST has been scheduled for 5/6 at 9:15 Mass for students in Grade 2. Rehearsals will be held on Friday, 5/4 at . 6:00 PM and Saturday, 5/5 at 1:00 PM. First Eucharist candidates please report to the Fr. Gregory Church Hall no later than 8:40 AM.!!!
It you would like to order either the Sanctuary Light (red, hangs over the altar) or the Memorial Light (green, to the left of the altar in front of the statue of the Pieta) please contact Robbie. Cost is $10 and the light burns beginning on Sunday for an entire week in memory of your loved one!
!From today’s 1st Reading, Acts of the Apostles, 4:8�”If we are being examined today about a good deed done to a cripple …” Pregnancy centers are sometimes being accused of promoting promiscuous behavior but it is in the offering of hope, healing and future that they serve..!
FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER! ! APRIL 22, 2018!
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Tuesday, April 24th! Quilting Group meets this week in the Fr. Peter
Gregory Church Hall at 6:00 PM. !All are welcome. !
Monday, April 23rd!All who attend the daily morning Mass are invited to pray the Rosary after Mass with Deacon Spencer. The excep-tion to the rule will be if there is a fu-
neral scheduled for 10 AM. All are welcome! .!
Monday, April 23rd!!
St. Mark’s and St. Charles Bible Study with Deacon Spencer Trova All are welcome. Bring your bible. We meet at St. Charles in the St. Joseph room!.!
!DIOCESAN TV PROGRAMS PM THE AIR!
IN BERKSHIRE COUNTY!Tune in Sunday mornings for “Real to Reel” and the “Chalice of Salvation” on Albany TV station WXXXA, Fox 23. “Real to Reel: airs Sunday morn-ings at 5:30 AM followed immediately at 6:00 AM by the weekly televised Mass the “Chalice of Salvation”. In addition you can view full episodes on “Real to Reel: and homilies from the “Chalice of Salvation: on the diocesan Catholic new website, www.iobserve.org. Both programs are produced by the Catholic Communications Ministry, funded in large part by the Annual Catholic Appeal.!
This is World Day of Prayer for Vocations. The world needs leaders with courage and integrity. The Church needs good leaders as well, leaders that will unselfish-ly care for the needs of God’s people and minister to them. If you feel God is calling you to priesthood or religious life, email Fr. Matt or Fr. Michael: [email protected] and/or visit our website: www.my vocation.com!
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Wednesday, April 25th!Prayer Shawl Ministry meets this Wednesday (4/25) in St. Joseph the Worker Room at 7:00 PM. If someone you know would appreciate receiving a prayer shawl, please contact Robbie, 442�7470. !
We are in the process of updating the church data base. Over the next few weeks if you could please take a few moments and submit any changes you have!including your tele-phone #, cell phone #, email address, and mailing address, submit it to Robbie: [email protected] or call the rectory office between 10:00 and 2:00 week-days at 442�7470. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated. Thank you!�
ST CHARLES CHURCH! ! PITTSFIELD!
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Attention Eucharistic Ministers and Lectors:! The June� Sep-tember schedule will be mailed to you in late May.! Please con-tact Sue Cetti ( 413 281�8862,[email protected]) by!MAY 6!!with any dates in June through September that you are NOT available to serve.! !Thank you for your service to these ministries. .!
St. Anthony Devotions!Tuesdays @ 6PM!at St. Joseph’s and will culminate on the Feast of St. Anthony in June.! All are wel-come.!!!SAVE THE DATE!� A Day of Retreat at Enders Island will be!Tuesday, October 2, 2018.! Details to follow.! All are wel-come!!
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Knights of Columbus!Monsignor Marshall Council #103!
Meet 2nd & 4th Tuesdays 7:00 PM!
St. Joseph’s Church North Chapel!!
Please consider donating the Box Tops for Edu-cation found on many of the products that you already purchase. There will be a box located at the entrance to the church for you to drop them. Thank you!!
Saint Agnes in Dalton is sponsoring a trip to the Sight and Sound Theatre in Pennsylvania to see the new musical stage show, “Jesus”. We depart on Wednesday, the 25th of April and return Thursday, the 26th. Cost includes bus, show, dinner, overnight accommodations and full breakfast. We will have time for shopping in the Amish Kitchen Kettle Vil-lage before we leave for home. !!
Ticket prices are per person. Single: $357; twin (two per room) $290; triple $271; quad $261. Reg-istration is on the parish website at 222.stagnescc.com..!!
For more information call Lisa Stankiewicz at 684�1803 or email [email protected]. We are more than half full so don’t delay. Look forward to traveling with you!!
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Worldwide Marriage Encounter!
Jesus is the good shepherd and laid down his life for us that we may have new life. Give your marriage new life
by attending a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. The next Weekends are!May 19�20, 2018!in Warner, NH
and!Jun 9�10, 2018!in Medway, MA. For more infor-mation, call Stephen & Michelle O'Leary at 800�710�
9963 or visit them at!https://wwmema.org/.!
Spring Luncheon Time!!First United Methodist Church!
55 Fenn St., Pittsfield!April 27, and May 4!
11:30 AM to 1:15 PM!
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Choice of Sandwich:!Ham Salad, Egg Salad, Tuna Salad or weekly special!
Choice of Soup!Clam Chowder, Vegetable Beef, Tomato Basil, Split Pea with
ham!
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Weekly Sandwich Specials:!April 27: Chicken Salad May 4: Mini sub!
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Full meal only $8 A la carte items $3!!
Dessert: A slice of our famous Homemade Pies!!
Take out available. Call 499�0866!!
All proceeds from our luncheons benefit LOCAL charities!
Pro�Life of Pioneer Valley's annual !breakfast will be held!Saturday, April 28th at 10AM!at!the Pioneer Valley Chapter 8 Camping Club,!104 West State St., Route 202, Granby, MA. Their speaker is!Abigal Young, regional coordi-nator for New England Students For Life.!!
SFLA has over 1,200 chapters nationwide with members rang-ing from junior high to graduate school.!Winners of Pro�Life of Pioneer Valley's essay contest will be announced.!Tickets for the breakfast are $25.00. If you cannot attend please consider a donation to sponsor a student.!For more information and/or to get tickets call Monica at 746�0655, or [email protected].!
FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER! ! APRIL 22, 2018!
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!2018 World Day of Prayer for Vocations!
!Today the Church throughout the world prays for vocations. Will you make a special effort to ask the Lord for more vocations to the priest-
hood and religious life?!!
Pray for the priests who have ministered to you throughout your life, both living and dead!
!Keep our parish priests in your prayers throughout the week!
!Encourage your children, grandchildren, or other young people to con-
sider a vocation as a priest or religious brother or sister.!!
Pray a rosary for more young men and women in our diocese to respond to God’s call.!
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