Serving the Catholic Communites of St. Mary in Lee, St. Mary of the Lakes in Otis, & St. Joseph in Stockbridge

2016 archive of Parish News

2016 archive of Parish News

Funeral for Thomas Arienti Monday 3/14 at 12 Noon in Stockbridge

Posted by Parish Staff

St. Joseph's parishioner Thomas M. Arienti died on Wednesday, March 9th. We extend our prayerful condolences to his wife Margaretha and to all of his family and friends. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, March 14th at 12 Noon AM by our pastor, Fr. Jack Sheaffer, ... Read More »

Monthly St Jude Mass Tonight (Thursday 3/10) in Lee

Posted by Parish Staff

Our monthly Mass in honor of St. Jude will be celebrated at St. Mary's Church in Lee on Thursday, March 10, at 7:00 PM. Traditionally, St. Jude is the patron saint of lost causes and things despaired of. Please join us as we celebrate the Eucharist and present ... Read More »

Funeral for Ethel Noonan Monday at 10 AM in Lee

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Our parishioner Ethel Noonan died on Tuesday, March 8th. We extend our prayerful condolences to all of her family and friends. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, March 14th at 10 AM, by our pastor, Fr. Jack Sheaffer, at St. Mary's Church, located at 140 Main ... Read More »

Funeral for David S. Bravo, Jr. Saturday at 11 AM in Lee

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Our parishioner David S. Bravo, Jr. died on Tuesday, March 1st. We extend our prayerful condolences to his wife Gertrude and to all of his family and friends. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, March 12th at 11:00 AM by Msgr. John J. Bonzagni at St. ... Read More »

Funeral for Timothy Darbe Friday at 10 AM in Lee

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Former St. Mary's parishioner Timothy Darbe died at his home in Barrington, RI on Saturday, March 5th. We extend our prayerful condolences to his wife Alison, his children Leah and Margo, his mother Anne Darbe of Lee, and to all of his family and friends. The Liturgy of Christian ... Read More »

Beer & Wine Tasting April 9th at SMS

Posted by Parish Staff

Massachusetts Bishops Release Statement on Opioid Crisis

Posted by Parish Staff

iObserve.org Staff report

BOSTON – The four Roman Catholic bishops of Massachusetts have released the following Statement regarding the Opioid Crisis in Massachusetts. The document was signed by Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley, Archdiocese of Boston; Bishop Robert J. McManus, Diocese of Worcester; Bishop Mitchell T. Rozanski, Diocese of ... Read More »

Our Lady's Oratory Closed Due to Broken Pipe

Posted by Parish Staff

Our Lady's Oratory will be closed for at least the next several days due to a broken water pipe. Damage seems to be minimal because it was noticed only a few minutes after it burst. However, there will be a good amount of work to be done in ... Read More »

Web Page Interruptions on Ash Wednesday

Posted by Parish Staff

This past Wednesday was Ash Wednesday and, apparently LPI, our web server as well as the server for numerous Catholic churches across the country, was overwhelmed with the amount of traffic on the web sites it serves. LPI has issued the following apology: Ash Wednesday Interruptions

On behalf of ... Read More »