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AVPTRIPARISH COMMUNITY

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MERRY CHRISTMAS

CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE

CHRISTMAS EVE Friday DEC. 24

CHRISTMAS DAY Saturday DEC. 25

No Saturday evening Masses

5:30pm at St Vincent (Only Mass for New Year)

SATURDAY

WEEKDAY MASSES

7:00am at St Ann

7:00am at St Ann 

Rest In Peace

Fr Daniel Brunton, retired pastor of St Ann Parish in Lenox and St Vincent dePaul Parish in Lenox Dale, was called home by the Lord he served so well for 61 years on 24 November 2021. His funeral Mass was celebrated at Sacred Heart Parish in Springfield on 30 November 2021. Please pray for the repose of his soul.

A Prayer...

Moonless darkness stands between.Past, O Past, no more be seen!But the Bethlehem star may lead meTo the sight of him who freed meFrom the self that I have been.Make me pure, Lord: thou art holy;Make me meek, Lord: the wert lowly;Now beginning, and alway:Now begin, on Christmas Day.

Gerard Manley Hopkins, SJ(1844-89)

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NEWS AND UPDATES

No, you have not missed anything. This the first Update I have done in awhile.

WARNING!

St Ann parish office email has been hacked. Some people have been receiving emails purportedly from St Ann, or Msgr John, or Deb requesting a "quick favor."

St Ann, Msgr John or Deb would NEVER send out such an email. Disregard it and any email purportedly from us asking for "favors" or money in the future.

If in doubt call the St Ann Office (413-637-0157).

NEW WEBSITE DESIGN

We will soon be unveiling a new website design. No need to do anything, it is still the same address

advtriparish.org

.

$1.5 MILLION CAMPAIGN FOR ST ANN CHURCH LAUNCHED

We have begun our campaign, and things will ramp up in January. I am grateful to say that we have received or have pledges for $500,000.00 toward our goal of $1.5 Million!! More information will appear on our website

avptriparish.org

 in early January.

ANNOUNCING GENERATIONS OF FAITH PROGRAM

Planning is underway to transition to a new Faith Formation format known as Generations of Faith. It is an approach to faith formation involving the whole family, children, parents and grandparents (if they wish), once a month, except the summer months. This means abandoning the classroom model we had pre-pandemic, except for first communion preparation and confirmation preparation. The possibilities are very exciting. 

SOLSTICE / CHRISTMAS GALA SUCCESS

The Christmas concert at St Ann put on by members of our music team including local talent and some returning choir members was a wonderful event. Thanks to everyone involved including tech support. It is available for viewing from the same site our recorded Masses are stored. Go to our website and click the Click for Recorded Masses button. Enjoy!

NEW SERVICE AVAILABLE TO ALL PARISHIONERS FOR FREE

We have subscribed to the service

FORMED

from the Augustine Institute. It is freely available to all parishioners of our parishes.

"Discover thousands of books, audio talks, movies, documentaries, and studies... there is something for every member of the family to help them grow closer to Christ and His Church." 

 From the publisher.

It is especially rich in material for children and young adults. We  hope to make use of their resources in our Faith Formation program and for first communion, confirmation and marriage preparation.