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

Parish News

Parish News

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

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Massachusetts Bishops Release Statement on Opioid Crisis

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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

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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

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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

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Funeral for LeRoy Palmer Friday 2/12 in Lee

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Our parishioner LeRoy George Palmer, Jr. died on Monday, February 8th. We extend our prayerful condolences to his wife Marge and to all of his family and friends. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, February 12th at 10:00 AM by our pastor, Fr. Jack Sheaffer ... Read More »

St. Joseph Parishioner Luciano Zaffanella Dies at 78

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St. Joseph's, Stockbridge, parishioner Luciano Zaffanella died on Tuesday, February 2, 2016. We extend our sincere condolences to Luciano's wife Anna, to his sons, Carlo and Paolo, and to his grandchildren and all of his family and friends. Luciano's funeral Mass was celebrated on Friday, February 5th at ... Read More »

Funeral for Joanne (Bona) Gutmann Tuesday at 10AM in Lee

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Our parishioner Joanne (Bona) Gutmann died on Wednesday, January 13th. We extend our prayerful condolences to her husband Bob, her sons Bobby and Andrew, her mother, Dora, and to all of her family and friends. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, January 19th at ... Read More »

Funeral for Kathleen (Tyer) Burns Monday at 11 AM in Lee

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Our former parishioner Kathleen Ann (Tyer) Burns died on Friday, January 8th in Albany. We extend our prayerful condolences to all of her family and friends. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, January 18th at 11 AM, by our pastor, Fr. Jack Sheaffer, at St. ... Read More »

St. Jude Mass Thursday (Jan 14) At 7 PM In Lee

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Our monthly Mass in honor of St. Jude will be celebrated at St. Mary's Church in Lee on Thursday, January 14th, 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 »