The Staff Pastor - Msgr. Michael Shershanovich e-mail: msgrmike@berkshire.rr.com

Priest in Residence - Rev. Geoffrey Deeker, CSS

Deacon - Rev. Mr. Pasqual Baldasaro

Most. Rev. Timothy McDonnell in Residence

Coordinator of Youth Religious Education John Arasimowicz//e-mail:stjosephccd@berkshire.rr.com

Secretary - Michele Madden e-mail: Michelemadden@berkshire.rr.com

Pastoral Minister-Mrs. Patricia Momnie

Sacrament of Baptism - New parents are expected to complete a course of instruction. Please consult the parish

office for classes. Sacrament of Reconciliation - Saturdays 3:00-3:45 PM Sacrament of Matrimony- Couples should contact the

parish office at least one year prior to the wedding. New Parishioners - Register at the parish office. We look

forward to welcoming you to the parish family. Ministry to the Sick - Parishioners confined to home

have visitations that are scheduled on a regular basis. Please notify the parish office to make arrangements.

Religious Education Classes - St. Joseph’s High School following the 9:00 AM Mass for all public school students,

grades K-11, and parochial students preparing for Sacraments.

Liturgical Celebrations

Saturday 4:00 PM

Sunday 9:00 & 11:30 AM

Daily Mass 12:10 PM

RCIA Tues 6:30 PM

Holy Hour Mon-Fri 11:00 AM

Rosary Mon-Fri 11:30 AM

Prayer Group 1st & 3rd Wed 6:45 PM

Holidays 9:00 AM

St. Joseph’s Parish Office 414 North Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201

Tel: (413) 445-5789//Fax: (413) 443-5466 Hours: Mon.-Fri.: 9:00 AM-1:00 PM Web site: www.stjoepittsfield.com

PRAYER LINE 413-443-1221

St. Joseph’s Cemetery Superintendent - Jay Meehan

Secretary - Nancy Nolan Tel: (413) 499-1317

Deacon Pat Baldasaro has retired and those who would like to send him a card, his address is 18

Hubbard Avenue, Pittsfield, MA 01201.

ALTAR SERVERS NEEDED Any man or woman of the parish who would like to be trained as an altar server, please call the rectory. We would be looking for help for the weekday Masses at 12:10

ANNUAL SOUP AND BREAD SUPPER On Wednesday, November 16th at 6 p.m. (note the

time change) The St. Anne Society will hold its annual soup & bread supper in the

Parish Center. What began as a sacrificial type meal has now

become a culinary treat of five or six delicious soup choices and bread. However, we don’t serve dessert. All women are welcome to attend.

HELP NEEDED: We are making pies for the bazaar on Friday, Nov 18th @ 9. Also we are looking for pie fillings and apples for the pies.

Meals on wheels is in need of bakers. It's not every month, it rotates. If anyone is able to help out please call Terry Costello

CCD NEWS November 13th –

class for grades K – 10 November 20th –

class for grades K – 10 November 27th –

NO CLASS Thanksgiving Break

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH 9 TO 2 PM

St. Joseph Church Parish Center 414 North Street, Pittsfield, MA

Raffles: Chinese Raffle, Lottery Ticket Tree, Cheer Basket

Bake table with home baked Pies, Holiday Cookies by the pound, Homemade Fudge. Frozen Pierogi by the dozen & Quarts of

Kapusta Christmas Crafts, Used Jewelry and Hand Knitted Items (Hats, mittens, scarfs, and

baby Afghans)

The annual Twelfth Night Festival is being planned for January 7, 2017 at the 4 p.m. mass here at St. Joseph Church. Anyone interested in helping with the planning committee is welcome to attend the next meeting on November 17th at 6:30 in the North Chapel.

20/20 GRAND PRIZE

Ashley Keyes— $1000

Laura Donald—$100

Mary Gromacki—$100

Nick Mancari—$50

Carol Frechette—$50

CONGRATULATIONS!

ST. JOSEPH CHURCH, PITTSFIELD, MA November 13, 2016

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS

Sat., Nov. 12th

4:00 PM Sun., Nov. 13th

9:00 AM Sun., Nov. 13th

11:30 AM Marie Kotowicz Ron Sayers Michael Wood

Ron Pelletier Bernadette Scapin Joe Dahrouge

Mary Sukiennik Lillian Trzepacz Anne Dunham

Joe Tournier Jeff Vincent Mary Huska

Kay Tournier Sharon Vincent Charles Knappe Jim Armstrong Nancy Woitkoski Daniel Kochapski Sr. Jean Bostley John Arasimowicz Jim McNeice

LECTORS

Tom Daly Joe Ryan Anna Stack Mardie Fezzi Anne Kozlowski Robert Bouquet

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS REMEMBRANCE MASS for Paul DiVirgilio, FDD and for all our

deceased members of Msgr. Eugene F. Marshall Knights of Columbus Council #103, will be held at 11:15 AM, Sun. November 27, 2016 at St. Charles

Church, 89 Briggs Ave., Pittsfield. Light refreshments to follow.

Remembering the efforts Paul and other deceased Knights did to

support our Catholic Church and helping all people in our community. Relatives and friends of our deceased

members are welcome to join us.

FOOD PANTRY As of

November 2, we have 915

packets of gravy toward our

goal of 1700 needed by

November 20th. Keep up the

good work. Thanks from the Food Pantry.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS is seeking a Field Agent for a career opportunity representing their insurance program. We offer a complete benefits package with this full-time position. In order to qualify, one must be eligible for membership in the Knights of Columbus. We welcome bi-lingual applicants. For more information please contact Thomas Racine, General Agent, at 508-347-1303 or thomas.racine@kofc.org

GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP -Learn about the grief process, talk about your own experiences,

understand how to cope with your losses, find the way to move forward, discover where help, strength

and resources are available, establish personal goals. Tuesdays, 12-1 PM, 11/1-12/6 at Moments

House, Pittsfield— Chaplain Dennis Castella. Please call Hospice of Western and Central MA at

413-442-0045 to register.

ITALIAN COOKIE WORKSHOP beginning at 9 a.m. on Thurs. November 17th in the Parish Center. The cookies will be sold at our annual

Bazaar. Many hands are needed. Come for an hour or come for the entire workshop. Your help is most welcome.

HOLIDAY POPS – Sun., Dec. 11th. Holiday Pops Performance at Symphony Hall. The cost for the trip is $105. Includes the bus and concert ticket. Bus leaves St. Joe’s at 11:30AM. The performance is at 3PM. Call the rectory for reservations. $50 deposit with your reservation with the balance paid by Nov. 30th.

THE GIVING TREE PROJECT Preparations have begun and will be ongoing during the month of November. The gift tags will appear on the Christmas tree the weekend after Thanksgiving, November 29th and 30th. The Advent season begins then and bulletins will give all parishioners the information they need to participate in any and all of the project phases. Our hope is that many parishioners

will be willing to share their blessings with some of the city's needy children by

selecting a gift tag and returning it the second or third weekend of Advent, December 13th &

14th. If any parishioner knows of a parish family that needs assistance for their children from toddler age through sixth grade, please tell

the parents that application forms are now

available and that they can call the rectory office for more information. The

forms are available but they must be filled out and returned to the

rectory office before Thanksgiving Day.

SACRIFICAL GIVING $ 7,287. Thank you for your generosity

"You will even be handed over by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends, and they will

put some of you to death. You will be hated by all because of my name." This is not a pleasant

prophecy. On the contrary, Jesus' somber words may strike us with a bit of fear and make

us wonder if we will ever actually face such a tragic scenario. We are fortunate to live in a country where religious freedom is tolerated,

and of course we hope that this continues to be the case. But the sad fact is that right now,

there are Christians in other parts of the world who are living out the reality of these prophetic words. For these men, women, and children of

faith, the name of Jesus truly is a cause of persecution and martyrdom. Let us imagine for a moment that the tables were turned.

Suppose we were the ones suffering from the violent advances of anti-Christian forces.

Suppose we were the ones losing our homes, fleeing for our lives, tending to our wounded

loved ones, or worse. Where would we look for help? To other Christians, most likely, to those who would sympathize with our commitments but who still had the resources to assist us. We ARE those other Christians. We are the ones

who share a common faith with these suffering brothers and sisters on the other side of the globe. We are the ones with the resources to

help them, even if it is just in a small way. Our prayers for their protection and peace cannot be underestimated, but neither can we dismiss

the significance of contributing in any way possible to those organizations that are working on the front lines to assist the

suffering Church throughout the world. May we all do what we can to bring relief to those

who need it most.

CYCLE C NOVEMBER 13, 2016 33rd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Readings for the week of November 13, 2016 Sunday: Mal 3:19-20a/Ps 98:5-9/2 Thes 3:7-12/Lk 21:5-19

Monday: Rv 1:1-4; 2:1-5/Ps 1:1-4, 6/Lk 18:35-43 Tuesday: Rv 3:1-6, 14-22/Ps 15:2-5/Lk 19:1-10 Wednesday: Rv 4:1-11/Ps 150:1-6/Lk 19:11-28 Thursday: Rv 5:1-10/Ps 149:1-6, 9/Lk 19:41-44

Friday: Rv 10:8-11/Ps 119:14, 24, 72, 103, 111, 131/Lk 19:45-48

Dedication: Acts 28:11-16, 30-31/Ps 98:1-6/Mt 14:22-33 Saturday: Rv 11:4-12/Ps 144:1-2, 9-10/Lk 20:27-40

Next Sunday: 2 Sm 5:1-3/Ps 122:1-5/Col 1:12-20/Lk 23:35-43

There is an aspect of mercy that goes beyond the confines of the Church. It relates us to Judaism and Islam, both of which

consider mercy to be one of God’s most important attributes...I trust that the Jubilee year celebrating the mercy of God will foster an encounter with these religions and with other noble religious tradition; may it open us to even more fervent dialogue so that we might know and understand one

another better; may it eliminates every form of closed-mindedness and disrespect, and drive out every form of violence and discrimination. Misericordiae Vultus, no.23

Saturday, November 12th Jimmy Ziter Requested by His Sister

4:00 PM

Sunday, November 13th Bob McClintock Requested by Terry & Ray Costello St. Joseph High School Class of 1981 will gather at 9 a.m. mass

Edward Kozlowski Requested by Wife & Family

Sanctuary Candle-Christine, Karen & Frank Mantella Requested by The Bourquard Family

9:00 AM

11:30 AM

Monday, November 14th Rita & Joseph DeAngelis Requested by Loving Daughter Sue, Dave & Family

12:10 PM

Tuesday, November 15th Cecilia Mastalerz Requested by Family

12:10 PM

Wednesday, November 16th Daniel Albano Requested by John & Tom Arasimowicz

12:10 PM

Thursday, November 17th Special Intention

12:10 PM

Friday , November 18th All Souls of the Parish

12:10 PM

Saturday, November 19th Stella M. Murphy—20th Anniversary Requested by Son Frank

4:00 PM

Sunday, November 20th Rita & Joseph DeAngelis Requested by Loving Daughter Sue, Dave & Family

Aulisi Famly Requested by Family

Sanctuary Candle -James Massacani Requested by Sister Terry

9:00 AM

11:30 AM