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E-Newsletter for
September 22, 2023
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Message from Fr. John Chrysostom Tibakunirwa, Parish Administrator
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The Book of consolation contains many songs, oracles, proclamations and encouragements. What we hear is a short summary and invitation to trust God who has comforted the people of Israel with images of hope and release. The feeling of belonging is critical these days .We are accustomed to qualifications and credentials. Seniority does count for something and quality of performance has great value. There are those of us who have carried the cross of faith for many years and there are those who went off into side roads of doubt and separation. The question gets to become: When some of these return do they have to go to the back of the line and win their place in some human manner of making up for lost time.
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The "last" and the “first" are not better than each other but better for each other and for tending of the Vineyard. It is important to listen to God as a people of the covenant and meant to be sent to do who we are and allow God's grace to assist us all the way.
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News & Events
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Please watch here for news and events, and join our events for good Catholic community!
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Eucharistic Rosary Congress
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Join the effort to save our state, our country, and our world by participating in adoration for the Eucharistic Rosary Congress of the Diocese of Springfield at the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy, Oct. 7, the Feast of the Rosary, to Oct. 13, the 106th anniversary of the Miracle of Fatima. You are invited to attend and assist us at this year’s Springfield Diocesan Eucharistic Rosary Congress, which will be held once again in the Oratory Chapel at the northern end of the campus of the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy, at the top of Pine Street, in Stockbridge, MA. The Congress is a WEEK of in-person around-the-clock adoration of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament with the Rosary prayed aloud at the top of each hour. The Rosary Congress begins with the 9:00 AM Mass in the Shrine Church, after which there will be a Eucharistic Procession to the Oratory Chapel, where the Congress will be held for the next seven days (Note: The Blessed Sacrament will be reposed each weekday for an hour for the 11:00 AM Mass.). The Congress will close on Oct. 13 with a Eucharistic Procession from the Oratory Chapel to the Shrine, led by Bishop Byrne at 12:30 PM, with a holy hour and confessions from 1 PM until the 2 PM Mass, celebrated by Bishop William Byrne of the Diocese of Springfield. To register, take a postcard or hover your phone over the QR code on the poster. Additional information is available on the website, or call Jean at 413-298-3691.
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Junior Legion of Mary
The Junior Legion of Mary is coming to Holy Name in October! The only requirements are being under 18 and wanting to grow with God.
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St. Thomas More Society Award Honors Holy Name Parishioner, Attorney Thomas D. Downey!
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Congratulations to Atty. Downey for being selected for this prestigious award! He is one of five outstanding members of the Western MA legal community to receive this annual award. The honorees will receive the award during the 22nd Annual Red Mass to be celebrated by Bishop William D. Byrne next Sunday, October 1st, at 10:00a.m. at Saint Michael’s Cathedral. Tom has been a longtime member of the legal community in this area, as well as an outstanding contributor to the community. Please join us in congratulating him on this very special honor.
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Junior Lectors Ministry Seeking New Members
Calling all Stupendous Sixth Graders, Sensational Seniors and everyone in between! Please consider being a Junior Lector. As a new JL you will be trained and paired with a seasoned JL until you are comfortable on your own. You will be amazed at how much you love this very important ministry! So, why not give it a try?!
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The program will begin again in October. Contact Jeanne Haley @ 413-204-4087, or email haleyej@comcast.net, or Ann Fabrycki @ 413-733-5823, ext. 133.
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Eucharistic Adoration
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is on Tuesdays, 1-5p.m. Chaplet prayed at 3p.m., Rosary at 4:30p.m. followed by Benediction.
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Mass Time Change
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As of Saturday, September 2nd, the Saturday 9a.m. Mass has been moved back to 8:15a.m.
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