May 20, 2018

The Roman Catholic Parishes of

St. Ann, Lenox, MA and

St. Patrick, West Stockbridge, MA

ST. ANN CHURCH, LENOX

Saturday May 19 4:00 p.m. Barbara Gaherty, req. by Tom

Sunday May 20 9:45 a.m. Michael Sarkis, req. by his family

11:15 a.m. Mary & Joseph Maciora, Mary Maciora-Jacobs, req. by Linda B. MacIver

Monday May 21 7:00 a.m. World Peace

Tuesday May 22 7:00 a.m. Theresa Curley

Wednesday May 23 7:00 a.m. Marie Judd

Thursday May 24 7:00 a.m. Brian King

Friday May 25 7:00 a.m. Communion Service

Saturday May 26 4:00 p.m. Jim Prince, req. by Bina Armstrong & Family

5:30 p.m. St. Vincent de Paul Church – Shirley Vincent

Sunday May 27 8:30 a.m. St. Patrick Church — Deceased Veterans of St. Patrick Parish

9:45 a.m. Marion Frommer, req. by her family

11:15 a.m. Mass for the People of St. Ann, St. Patrick & St. Vincent de Paul parishes

ST. ANN STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE

“Weekly Collection” Summary

COLLECTION ON MAY 13, 2018

“WEEKLY COLLECTION:” $ 3,965

AMOUNT NEEDED EACH WEEKEND: $ 4,827

AMOUNT NEEDED JULY-APRIL $ 220,000

AMOUNT RECEIVED: $ 233,545

TOTAL OVER BUDGET $ 13,545

Please consider using WeShare for your contributions

https://stannlenox.churchgiving.com

THANK YOU! WE DEPEND ON YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT

Weekly Envelopes:

This Weekend: Regular Weekly/Parish Charitable

Fund

Next Weekend: Regular Weekly

Please pray for the sick.

St. Ann’s Music Corner

Song of the Week:

Come, Holy Spirit, Wind and Fire pg #218 Seasonal

Missalette

OUR SANCTUARY CANDLE

BURNS FOR

SHAWN MAHONEY

ST ANN SUMMER FESTIVAL

Preparations for our not so small summer festival are in

full swing, please mark your calendars for the weekend of

July 14-15. Now that spring has sprung we would like to

begin collecting gift baskets for our raffle. Please consider

donating a unique gift basket (one per family please). Bas-

kets can either be dropped off in the rectory during business

hours or on the back porch.

We are looking to add some entertainment throughout

Saturday afternoon into the evening and would love to fea-

ture our talented parishioners and favorite local artists.

Please reach out to Valerie Lanfair at 413-822-4149 or

vlanfair@nycap.rr.com if interested or have any talent con-

tacts we should connect with.

All are welcome and encouraged to attend our planning

meetings. Many hands make light work!

Send Us Forth, Lord

Send us forth, Lord, as your living light;

Send us forth, Lord, Your creation new.

Make us servants of Your will, O God,

Send us forth, Lord, we belong to you.

PENTECOST SUNDAY

LECTORS EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS ALTAR SERVERS

WEEKEND OF MAY 19 & 20

Saturday 4 p.m. N. Roche L. & C. Decorie B. Ames

Sunday 9:45 a.m. M. Nejaime G. McCormick, M. Somes E. Saupé

11:15 a.m. J. Healy M. Wilser, K. DeVylder Volunteer needed

WEEKEND OF MAY 26 & 27

Saturday 4 p.m. J. Tremblay M. Tremblay, C. Kirby A. & I. Conlon

Sunday 9:45 a.m. M. Nejaime P. Archey, N. Armstrong J. & I. Cooney

11:15 a.m. E. Bride L. Franzoni, J. Healy Volunteer needed

COFFEE HOUR TEAMS FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS

May 27th -Team #4 Captain: Andrew & Melissa

Minkler

Bakers: Penny Saupé, Jeanne Schnackenberg, Jen

Jaehnig, Mark & Molly Elliot.

June 3rd -Team #1 Captain: Carol Kirby & Millie

Kirby

Bakers: Tracy Reis, Sarah Williams, & Gina Kirchner.

Congratulations to Deacon Dan Romanello who will

celebrate his 5th anniversary as a deacon on May 25th,

and to Deacon John Zick who celebrates his 7th

anniversary this year on May 21st. We also congratulate

Fr. Dan Brunton who will celebrate his 58th anniversary

as a priest on May 28th, and to Msgr. John who will

celebrate his 38th anniversary in the priesthood later in

May. And a special congratulations to Deacon George

Keator who will celebrate his 25th year as a deacon on

May 29th.

We have been blessed with the guidance and friendship of

each of these men and we thank them for their dedication

to their ministry and to all of us at each of our three

parishes.

Lenox Housing Authority

The Lenox Housing Authority is seeking applicants for its

two and three bedroom family apartments located on

Church Street in the heart of downtown Lenox. Net

income limits by household size for State Public Housing

are as follows:

2 person—$52,500

3 person—$59,150

4 person—$65,700

5 person—$71,000

6 person—$78,250

Rent is based on 27% of income. Lenox residents received

preference. Applications are available in the Housing

Authority office at 6 Main Street. Stop by to pick up an

application or call 637-5585 for one to be mailed.

-Barbara Heaphy, Executive Director.

You are invited to take part in a

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.

When: Thursdays, 5/17-6/28 2:30pm-3:30pm

Where: 55 Church St, Pittsfield

Who: Chaplain Dennis Castella

Please call the office to register 413-442-0045

ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL UPDATE

Thank you to everyone who was able to make a donation or

pledge to our Annual Catholic Appeal drive this year. Your

donations help support so many of our diocesan programs.

St. Ann parish had 132 donors and raised $29,396. We

appreciate your continued support!

For All Graduating Senior’s

Our traditional Baccalaureate Mass will be held here at

St. Ann Parish on June 10, at our 9:45 a.m. Mass. All area

graduates are welcome.

If you are graduating from another high school other

than Lenox High School, please contact Francie Sorrentino

at 413-464-1877 to let her know you are interested in

attending the Mass.

Congratulations to our Confirmation Class of

2018. Today at the 9:45 a.m. Mass, they will

celebrate the sacrament of Confirmation.

MAY 20 2018

Saint Patrick Church

West Stockbridge, MA

Mass Intention for May 20, 2018

Cornelius Antonazzi

LECTOR EUCHARISTIC MINISTER ALTAR SERVER

WEEKEND OF MAY 20

8:30 a.m. J. Kujawski L. Field, V. D’Aniello L. O’Gara

WEEKEND OF MAY 27

8:30 a.m. M. McMahon K. Davis, V. D’Aniello L. O’Gara

UPCOMING EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR

ST. PATRICK’S PARISH CENTER

SUN. MAY 20: Coffee Hour following Mass

SUN. MAY 27: Coffee Hour following Mass

SUN. JUNE 3: Coffee Hour following Mass

Prayer Line: St. Patrick’s parish has a prayer

line network for anyone needing prayers. To re-

quest a prayer be said or if you would like to be

a volunteer on the prayer network please call

Karen Zick at 413-232-0137.

Cemetery Regulations Update

In order keep good maintenance of St Patrick’s cemetery

please abide by the following rules. No bushes are allowed

as they make mowing and trimming difficult. Flowers may

only be planted or placed in front of the marker. Please do

not put dead flowers or dirt into the trash bins. Thank you

for your attention to these matters and for helping us to

keep St. Patrick Cemetery beautiful.

Gluten Free hosts are available to those who

cannot receive hosts with gluten. Please take

communion in the line with Msgr. John and tell

him you need the gluten-free host as you

approach him for communion.

WEEKLY ENVELOPES:

THIS WEEKEND: Regular Weekly/Bldg. Maint./

Catholic Communications

NEXT WEEKEND: Regular Weekly

Pregnancy Support Services of Berkshire County, Inc.,

has need of the following: baby gates, car seats with

base, booster seats, strollers, double strollers, potties,

non-drop side cribs, and diaper disposal buckets. Also

requested is a professional licensed councilor. Please

call the office at 443 7351 for information. The agency

is so grateful to all who donate items to aid in the

support of all human life. Volunteers to greet and assist

clients or to help in other ways are always needed.

ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL UPDATE

Thank you to everyone who was able to make a donation

or pledge to our Annual Catholic Appeal drive this year.

Your donations help so many of our diocesan programs.

St. Patrick parish had 28 donors raise $9,195. We thank

you all so very much for your support!

ST. PATRICK STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE

Collection on May 13, 2018

These numbers were not available by press

time. We will run them in

next weekends bulletin.

MAY MEETINGS & EVENTS

(All events held in St. Ann’s Family Center unless otherwise noted)

• ADULT ENRICHMENT SERIES: Thu. May 24, 6:30 p.m. Explore the richness of spirituality and prayer

• ST. ANN BLOOD DRIVE: 9-2 on Wed. May 30th St. Ann’s Parking Lot.

• ST. ANN’S WALKING GROUP: Tuesdays at 8:30 a.m.

• ROSARY: Tuesdays at 1 p.m.

• EXERCISE CLASS: Fridays from 9 to 10 a.m. (except the first Friday of the month)

• BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS: 1st Sunday of the month between the 9:45 & 11:15 Masses.

ST. ANN CHURCH, LENOX — ST. PATRICK CHURCH, WEST STOCKBRIDGE

PRAYER LINE ~ Did you know that the parishes of

St. Ann and St. Vincent de Paul have a prayer line?

Please call Maureen at 637-0704 or Virginia at 499-

0323 to ask for prayers for yourself or someone you

know. All requests are confidential.

We are now on Facebook. Please like us at:

St. Ann Parish Lenox,MA

Lost and Found — There are many items at St. Ann

Church on the Lost and Found shelf. If you have

misplaced anything that could have been left behind at

church, please take a minute to stop at the lost and found

shelf at the back of the church, and reclaim your items.

Lenox Veterans of Foreign Wars

The Lenox VFW is seeking new members. Any

veteran who is interested in joining, meetings are

held on the 1st Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. in

the Lenox Academy Building, 65 Main St.

For information, call Sean Ward at 822-4343.

Changes to our Online Giving Program

Liturgical Publications Inc., has recently purchased

ParishPay, our on-line giving program. The new name

is WeShare and the new link to sign up or make

changes to an existing account is:

https://stannlenox.churchgiving.com

Medical Equipment Loan Program

This is a reminder that St. Ann Parish has a

medical equipment loan program for all

parishioners to take advantage of. If you think

you will need a piece of medical equipment at

home, for a short period, check with us before

you go out and buy it. There are also canes

that can be yours for the taking. Call Dianne,

at 637-2684.

LOOKING AHEAD . . . .

• St. Ann will hold their Annual Blood

Drive on May 30th between 9-2 p.m.

Mark your calendar today and plan to

spend an hour with us and help save a

life.

Do You Hear God’s Call?

Berkshire Medical Center is always looking for dedicated

Eucharistic Ministers to provide communion to the

hospitalized members of our community. If you feel

called by God to minister in this way, please call the

Volunteer Department at (413)447-2114, extension 3624.

All training for hospital ministry will be done at BMC.

Let Your Light Shine,

A Senior Retreat with Fr. Ryan Rooney

Please join us on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at Jericho, 537

Northampton St., Holyoke, MA for a senior retreat with Fr.

Ryan Rooney. The retreat begins with registration at 8 a.m.

with coffee and pastries. The program begins promptly at 9,

which includes a presentation by Fr. Rooney, lunch at

Hamel’s, an opportunity for confession, and ends with

Mass. The cost is $20, which includes lunch. For more

information call Jean at 413-452-0511 or email mary-

shouse@diospringfield.org. To register send a check made

out to Mary’s House of Prayer and mail to Mary’s House of

Prayer, 202 East Main St., Chicopee, MA 01020 Attn:

Jean.

ST. ANN CHURCH, LENOX — ST. PATRICK CHURCH, WEST STOCKBRIDGE

Kid’s Corner

Pastoral Directory

Msgr. John J. Bonzagni, Pastor

Deacon Dan Romanello

Deacon John Zick

Mrs. Deborah Kuni, Administrative Assistant (St. Ann)

Mrs. Margot Towl, Administrative Assistant (St. Patrick)

Mr. Ron Ramsay, Director of Music Programs (St. Ann)

Mr. Art DeVylder, Director of Music (St. Patrick)

Deacon John Zick - DRE (St Patrick) (413) 232-0137

Mrs. Joan Hymanson - DRE (St. Ann) (413) 637-4027

Dianne Romeo, R.N., Parish Nurse — 637-2684

Rectory / Cemetery Office (St. Ann’s)

134 Main Street, Lenox, MA 01240-2395

Tel. (413) 637-0157 • Fax (413) 637-2945

Rectory / Cemetery Office (St. Patrick’s)

30 Albany Road, West Stockbridge, MA 01266-9200

Tel / Fax (413) 232-4427

E-Mail: stpatricksws@verizon.net

Daily Mass:

Monday - Friday 7 a.m. in St. Ann Family Center

Weekend Mass Schedule:

Saturday 4:00 p.m. St. Ann’s, Lenox

Saturday 5:30 p.m. St. Vincent de Paul, Lenox Dale

Sunday 8:30 a.m. St. Patrick’s, West Stockbridge

Sunday 9:45 a.m. St. Ann’s, Lenox

Sunday 11:15 a.m. St. Ann’s, Lenox

Holy Day:

Holy Day: Vigil, 7 p.m. St. Patrick’s

Holy Day, 7 a.m. St Ann’s, 5:30 p.m. St. Vincent de Paul

Sacrament of Reconciliation: 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Saturday

3:00 to 3:30 p.m. at St. Ann’s / 4th Saturday 2:15 to 3:15

p.m. at St. Patrick’s

Sacrament of Baptism: Call the rectory of your choice to

register.

Sacrament of Marriage: We welcome the opportunity to

prepare and celebrate with couples the Sacrament of Mar-

riage. Please call either rectory office at least 8 months be-

fore the wedding date.

Web site: Stannlenox.org

E-mail: stannlenox@verizon.net

E-mail: stpatricksws@verizon.net