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Connect �Office Hours �@St. Mary’s Rectory
159 Church Street
Cheshire, MA 01225
413.743.2110
M/Tu/W - 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
saintmaryscatholic.org
@saintmaryscatholic
@stmaryscheshire
@stmaryscheshire
@stmaryo%he0039
Masses & Confession �St. Mary of the Assumption
Confession: Saturday 3:15 p.m.
MASS: Saturday 4:00 p.m.
MASS: Sunday 9:00 a.m.
MASS: Monday - Thursday 8:00 a.m.
Holy Days Vigil: 5:30 p.m.
Holy Days: 8:00 a.m.
Father Christopher Malatesta
administrator ( pro -tem )
Deacon Bob Hitter
Michelle Francesconi
Bus iness Manager
Ann Cain
music Director
Tom Romaniak
maintenance
JULY 28, 2019
Our Giving
News and Updates Mass Intentions�
SATURDAY, JULY 27, 2019
4:00 p.m. Marge St. John
Req. by Pam & Ed St. John
SUNDAY, JULY 28, 2019
9:00 a.m. Bruno Thomas Kulas
Req. by Pauline Kulas
MONDAY, JULY 29, 2019
8:00 a.m. Fr. Joe Romano
Req. by Our Parish Family
TUESDAY, JULY 30, 2019
8:00 a.m. Fr. Joe Romano
Req. by Our Parish Family
WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 2019
8:00 a.m. The Parishioners and People of
Assumption Parish
THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 2019
8:00 a.m. Assumption Parish
Req. by Our Parish Family
FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2019
8:00 a.m. No Daily Mass
SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 2019
4:00 p.m. Deceased Members of the Johnson &
Thomas Families
Req. by Frances & Family
SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 2019
9:00 a.m. Walter F. McGovern, Jr.
Req. by Nicolette & Walter McGovern
Parish Gifts
All gifts given in memory of
Marge St. John By Pam & Ed St. John
Thank you for your continued support of our parish! Your
contributions enable us to remain sustainable. God bless!!!
Rel igious Education
Special Collections
Regular Collection $1,504.50
Weekend of July 20th & 21st
Mission Co-Op Collection - $687.00 donated to date
Please make checks payable to St. Mary’s. Thank you!
Parish Picnic TICKETS ARE BEING SOLD THROUGH AUGUST
4TH AFTER MASSES IN THE PARISH HALL.
Our annual parish picnic will be held on Sunday, August
11th at noon!!! Tickets are $8.00 in advance and are on
sale each weekend after Masses in the parish hall.
Children 12 and under are free.
Be sure to buy your tickets in advance because the price
will go up to $10.00 at the door.
New for 2019, a $300 Target Gift Card is being donated
and will be raffled on the day of the event! Be sure to join
us at the picnic to take a chance on winning this great prize!!!
Volunteers are needed! If you are interested in helping
and/or would like to make a contribution toward the event,
please contact the parish office. Volunteers are needed for the
following areas: food servers, beverage servers, ice cream
scoopers, raffle ticket sales, and 50/50 table. We will be
shucking corn immediately following the 9:00 a.m. Mass
on the day of the picnic. If you can stay and help, we will
be very thankful! You may also help by spreading the word
about our children’s clothing drive to benefit the SJP II
Charity Center. We are excited to help the charity center ob-
tain children’s clothing in time for the local youth to go back
to school!
Additionally, we are looking for people to donate themed
baskets for the event. Several people have already pledged to
make baskets but we are still looking for many more. Please
call or email the parish office if you are
interested in creating a basket for this year's picnic. We can
help supply you with ideas, if needed. For those donating to
the raffle, please return completed baskets to the parish
office no later than Sunday, August 4th.
We are looking forward to seeing everyone and enjoying an
afternoon of fellowship and fun!!!
Fuel $25.00
Great things are happening behind the scenes!!! Our
teachers are all set for the fall, the schedule is nearly
finished, and online registration will begin soon! We are
excited to be working on some fresh ideas and maintaining
some of the traditions that are well loved.
Here are some preliminary dates to note:
Sunday, September 8th - Teachers’ Meeting 10:00 a.m.
Sunday, September 15th - Open House & Registration
Sunday, September 22nd - Family Mass
Students & Parents Meeting
Children’s Clothing Drive In conjunction with our parish picnic, we are
hosting a children’s clothing drive on behalf of the
St. John Paul Parish Charity Center. Donations of
gently used or new children’s clothing will be accepted
now through the picnic and may be left in the hall.
PARISH EVENTS & DATES all events are at St. Mary’s unless otherwise noted
Sunday, August 4th August 13th & August 17th - 25th Deadline for Parish Picnic Raffle Baskets Parish Office Closed
Sunday, August 11th Sunday, September 8th Parish Picnic - Picnic @ 12:00 noon Teachers’ Meeting - 10:00 a.m. (after 9:00 a.m. Mass)
Wednesday, August 14th Sunday, September 15th Assumption - Vigil Mass - 5:30 p.m. - St. Mary’s Open House & Religious Education Registration
Thursday, August 15th Sunday, September 22nd Assumption - Holy Day Mass - 8:00 a.m. - St. Mary’s Religious Education Begins - Family Mass - 9:00 a.m.
News and Updates Polka Picnic
The Cheshire Pantry The next pantry offering will be held on Saturday,
August 3rd from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon at the
Cheshire Community/Senior Center. The pantry is open
to Cheshire residents and is offered on the first Saturday of
each month. The initiative is offered by volunteers in
working in collaboration with the Cheshire Fire Department.
The pantry is in need of donations of canned fruit and
vegetables, cereals, toiletries, paper products, and fresh garden
produce (given close to the distribution date). Donations are
accepted Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays from
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at the Cheshire Community/Senior
Center. For details, contact Carole at 413-329-2212.
St. John Paul II Parish will be
holding their annual Polka Picnic
this Sunday, July 28th from 12:00
noon - 5:00 p.m. at the Polanka
Pavilion on Mill St. in Adams.
The afternoon will feature the
Rymanowski Bros. Polka Band.
Admission is $5.00 with children
12 & under free. Polish food, picnic fare, beer, wine, soft
drinks, and more! There will also be free activities for
children in addition to games, balloons, & prizes!
Tag Sale
Fr. Joseph - Mission Co-Op
Cheshire Garden Club The Cheshire Garden Club is welcoming new
members! If you enjoy gardening, swapping plants, and
making new friends, come join the Garden Club! Offerings
include: monthly meetings, guest speakers, planting and
caring for the flowers at the Community Center and
Town Hall, floral crafting, garden tours, day trips, and
plant swaps. If you are interested, please call Lois at
413-776-7194 or Autumn at 413-743-9263.
Altar Server & Lector Training Under the leadership of Steve Berti and Jack Driscoll, four
children and one adult have just been trained as Altar
Servers! These servers will be shadowing over the summer
and will be officially installed at the Family Mass to be held
on Sunday, September 22nd! Any additional students who
are interested in being trained may contact the parish office.
On Sunday, July 14th, Bob Balawender ran a training session
and refresher course for new and current Lectors. The
session was well attended and we are happy to have the
Lectors begin helping with Mass preparation in addition to
their reading. If you are interested in becoming a Lector, or
still need the refresher, please contact the parish office.
Precious Blood As many have noticed, we have not been distributing the
Precious Blood at Masses. The change was made effective
July 1st to coincide with the new scheduling for priest
coverage. There are now two Extraordinary Ministers
scheduled for each Mass, one to distribute hosts to the
chapel and choir and the other to distribute alongside the
priest. The gluten free chalice is still available to those who
cannot receive the host.
St. John Paull II Parish in Adams will hold their
“Cadillac” of Tag Sales for two days, Friday, August
9th from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. and Saturday, August 10th
from 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. in the lower hall of the Notre
Dame School. Their annual book sale will be held on the
1st floor in conjunction with the event.
This past weekend, we enjoyed having Fr. Joseph Ibiwoye
celebrate Mass with us. His passion for our faith was
contagious and the stories of his work in Kenya were
inspirational. Fr. Joseph thoroughly enjoyed his short stay at
our parish, the hospitality of our people, and the
spaciousness of his guest room. Together, we raised $687.00
for the Missionary Society of St. Paul which Fr. Joseph was
here on behalf of. There is still time to contribute to the
Mission Co-Op program, so please consider making a
donation. Checks may be made payable to St. Mary’s
with Mission Co-Op in the memo line. Thank you!!!
Cruz Nite & Fireworks The Cheshire Fire Department will host their annual
Cruz Nite & Fireworks on Saturday, August 10th. The
event will be held behind Cheshire Elementary School
starting at 4:00 p.m. Fireworks will begin at nightfall. Enjoy
an evening of music, cars, food, raffles, and more! All
proceeds support the fireworks display and the department.
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