BASILICA OF ST. STANISLAUS, B.M.

BASILICA OF ST. STANISLAUS, B.M.

566 Front Street, Chicopee, MA

(413) 594-6669



¡°Let the Church always be a place of MERCY and HOPE,

where EVERYONE IS WELCOMED, LOVED and FORGIVEN.¡± (Pope Francis)

Served by the Conventual Franciscan Friars, the Franciscan Sisters of St. Joseph

and the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Assisi

Weekend Masses

Saturday Evening: 4:00 & 6:00 p.m.

Sunday Morning: 6:30, 8:00 (Polish), 10:00 a.m. & Noon

Weekday Masses

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 6:30, 7:30 a.m.

& Noon

Thursday: 6:30, 8:45 a.m., Noon

Saturday: 7:00 a.m.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Monday - Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 12 noon

Every 1st Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Every 1st Saturday: 7:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Every 3rd Thursday: 9:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Morning Prayer

Monday - Friday: 8:00 a.m.

Recitation of the Rosary

Monday - Friday: 8:10 a.m. & 11:30 a.m.

Sunday: After the 8:00 a.m. Mass (Polish)

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Monday - Friday: After the 6:30 a.m. Mass

10:45 - 11:45 a.m.

Saturday:

After the 7:00 a.m. Mass

9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

3:30 - 4:00 p.m.

5:30 - 6:00 p.m.

Other times for Confession by Appointment

Monthly Devotions

Divine Mercy: 1st Sunday of the Month

2:00 to 3:00 p.m.

Our Lady of Czestochowa: 2nd Sunday of the Month

3:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Our Lady of Guadalupe: Last Sunday of the Month

2:00 to 3:00 p.m.

Padre Pio - 1st Saturday of the Month

9:00 to 11:00 a.m.

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Jesus is Born! - On Monday we will celebrate one of the most important days in the history of the world. That day when God pierced the clouds and broke ever more intimately

into our human existence by sending us His Son. Beginning with our Christmas Eve liturgies the liturgical season of Christmas begins. During this season, we celebrate the birth

of Christ into our world and into our hearts.

I invite you stop at the manger scene in front of the

church (inside or outside) or at the one you may

have put up in your own house. As you peer upon the scene pause to consider

how much God loves you. God becomes one like us to show us how to live in this

world, and then shows the full depth of His love by His death on the cross. God

made himself little, a little baby, born in a stable to a mom and foster father far, far

from home. He was born amidst animals and first visited by the poor shepherds of

the region.

In his 2009 Christmas homily Pope Benedict XVI said this: ¡°God's sign is His

humility. God's sign is that He makes himself small; He becomes a child; He lets

us touch Him and He asks for our love. How we would prefer a different sign, an

imposing, irresistible sign of God's power and greatness! But His sign summons

us to faith and love, and thus it gives us hope: this is what God is like. He has

power, He is Goodness itself. He invites us to become like Him. Yes indeed, we

become like God if we allow ourselves to be shaped by this sign; if we ourselves learn humility and hence true greatness; if we renounce violence and use only the weapons of truth and love.¡±

Still more wondrously, Jesus continues to humble himself by coming to us each time we gather for Mass. He humbles

himself over and over again as we recall His sacrifice on the cross. Every Eucharist is like Christmas where the bread

and wine are transformed into His flesh, His Body and Blood, and, in a sense, He is born anew on the altar.

As He humbles Himself to come to us, may we readily humble ourselves as we come to Him each week recognizing

how very much we need Him in our lives; how much we need to be nourished and strengthened by His Body and Blood

for this journey of life. It is my prayer that on Christmas you go home with joy because the love of Jesus is brought to

life in your own life and family. May your memory of Christmas always include how much God loves you and wants to

live in and through you. As you leave church on Christmas we will have an ornament for you. Along with the crest of

the parish is a quote from Pope Francis that reads: ¡°Let the Church always be a place of MERCY and HOPE, where

EVERYONE IS WELCOMED, LOVED and FORGIVEN.¡± We pray that as a parish we live up that message and invite

you to be part of that message to our community as well. In the name of all of the Friars, Deacon Joe, the Sisters, and

the entire staff of the Basilica we wish everyone a very Blessed Christmas. If you are traveling we pray that your trip is

safe and we look forward to seeing you when you return. Weso?ych ?wi?t Bo?ego Narodzenia!!

Christmas Masses - Please see page 8 for the complete Christmas Mass schedule. The Christmas Masses begin at

4:00 p.m. on Sunday.

Next Weekend and January 1 - Once again see page 8 for next weekend¡¯s Mass schedule. It is the regular weekend

Mass schedule. Normally January 1st (New Year¡¯s Day) is a Holy Day of Obligation celebrating Mary, Mother of God.

However, when it falls on a Monday or Saturday the obligation to attend Mass is waived. Therefore, there are NO vigil

Masses next Sunday for New Year¡¯s Day. Masses on January 1 are at 9:00 a.m., 12:00 Noon and 7:00 p.m. in Polish.

Christmas Concert on January 7 - To close out our celebration of the Christmas season our parish choirs will host a

Christmas Concert on Sunday, January 7th from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. in the Upper Basilica. January 7 will be the Feast of

Epiphany (Three Kings) and the last day of the Christmas season. All three parish choirs are preparing a very nice program for our enjoyment. There will also be some light refreshments available afterwards in the vestibule. There is no

cost to attend. Join us as we wrap up the Christmas season.

2018 Parish Calendar - It is expected that you will be receiving the 2018 Parish Calendar as you

leave church today. For today, please take one per family. Once everyone has the opportunity to

get one there will likely be more available for you to take next week. Special thanks to Maryanne

Cierpial and Cierpial Funeral Home as well as Joe Kozikowski and Kozikowski Funeral Home for

underwriting the cost of the parish calendars. A special word of thanks to Jan Peters for all of the

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work she did on the planning and layout of the calendar once again this year. Our 2018 Parish Calendar highlights some

of the central elements of Franciscan Spirituality. I hope that as you use the calendar throughout the year that the prayers and themes contained there can be a way of becoming more attuned with a Franciscan spirituality in your lives.

Parish Office Holiday Schedule - The Parish offices will be closed on Monday and Tuesday December 25th and 26th

and Friday, December 29th as well as Monday, January 1st.

Christmas Flower and Meal Memorials - Included as an insert in the bulletin are all who

made Christmas Memorial donations for Flowers and/or Meals. Those included met the

first printing deadline. Those received later will be included in the January 7th bulletin. As

you can see your gifts have allowed us to decorate the Basilica so beautifully in praise and

honor of God. Your gifts also give praise to God by helping the poor through your Meal

Memorials. Once everything is in and accounted for I will give a final accounting. Thanks

to everyone for being so generous.

Angel Tree - Thanks to everyone who took an angel and brought in a gift for those who are less fortunate.

point we know that over 218 gifts were donated. Thank you, again!!

At this

Divine Mercy Prayer Cenacle - Just a reminder that since we are having a Christmas Concert on Sunday January 7th

the Divine Mercy Prayer Cenacle will not be held that day. It will resume on Sunday, February 4th.

Final Thoughts - The Patriots pulled victory out of the grasp of defeat thanks to the NFL¡¯s definition of a catch! The

Ravens and Bills both won games against lesser competition with the Bills heading to Foxborough this week. Amazingly both could join the Pats in the playoffs. Ravens control their own destiny, but the Bills need others to lose. Have a

Blessed Christmas and may the 12 days of Christmas be a time of great joy and rejoicing in just how much God loves

you. - Fr. Joe

BLESSING THAT CAN BE USED FOR YOUR HOME MANGERS

God of every nation and people, from the very beginning of creation you have made

known your love: when our need for a Savior was great you sent your Son to be born

of the Virgin Mary. To our lives he brings joy and peace, justice, mercy, and love.

Lord, bless all who look upon this manger; may it remind us of the humble birth of

Jesus, and raise up our thoughts to him, who is God-with-us and Savior of all. We

pray that Jesus, Mary, and Joseph will guide, love, and protect our family. We make

this prayer in Jesus' name. Amen.

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THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24 (Christmas Eve)

...Sunday Sandwich Ministry - 10:45 A.M. - School

MONDAY, DECEMBER 25 (Christmas Day)

...WISHING EVERYONE A BLESSED & JOYOUS

CHRISTMAS!!!

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26

...Parish Offices - CLOSED...

...NO School...

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27

...NO School...

...Polish Prayer Group Mass - 7:00 P.M. - Lower Basilica

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28

...NO School...

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29

...Parish Offices - CLOSED...

...NO School...

...Bingo - held at 6:20 P.M. - School

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31 (New Year's Eve)

...Sunday Sandwich Ministry - 10:45 A.M. - School

...NO Marian Afternoon of Reflection...

...San Damiano Youth Group - Gym Night - 7:00 - 11:00 P.M. - School

...HOLY HOUR for Peace - 11:15 P.M. - 12:15 A.M. - Lower Basilica

MONDAY, JANUARY 1 (New Year's Day)

...See Bulletin for Special Mass Schedule...

...WISHING EVERYONE A HAPPY & HEALTHY NEW YEAR!!!

FEBRUARY SWEEPSTAKES CALENDAR - Just think, a SWEEP-

STAKES where the odds of winning are NOT 1 in a million! St. Stanislaus

School is selling a FEBRUARY SWEEPSTAKES CALENDAR for $20,

and will be awarding a $100 cash prize given each and every day in

February. As a bonus, on February 14th and 28th the prize will be

$500. Please help our school achieve their goal in selling all our calendars and be the first to win! The winner will be drawn daily at the

school office. Stop after mass and pick one up. You can also purchase

them at the School and Parish office.

ELMS COLLEGE COLLECTION - The annual Diocesan Appeal for

the College of Our Lady of the Elms ¡ª the Catholic college of Western

Massachusetts ¡ª will be made throughout the Diocese at all Masses on

January 7 and 8. Elms College educates young women and men to be reflective, principled, and creative learners in the tradition of the Sisters of

St. Joseph, and offers scholarships for students to make this faith-based

education more affordable. The need for your support is great. We urge

you to take part in this effort, and there is an envelope in your packet for

this purpose. We also encourage you to check with your employer to see if

they offer a matching gift opportunity. For more information about how

you can support Elms College, log onto their website, elms.edu, or

call (413) 265-2214.

BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION - A penny saved is a penny earned.

But, how much more valuable is a box top! Each box top you clip and

save is 10? earned for our school when you deposit it in the collection basket. Please bring in your box tops and put them in the collection basket

which can be redeemed by our school for supplies. Thank you for your

support of Catholic education.

Weekly Stewardship

Report

In the first reading, God promises King

David that his house and his kingdom

will endure forever. It is through Mary¡¯s

¡°Yes¡± ¡ª ¡°I am the handmaid of the Lord.

Let it be done to me as you say.¡± ¡ª that

the promise finds fulfillment.

December 16/17

FIRST COLLECTION

4:00 p.m.

$2,050

6:00 p.m.

$1,272

6:30 a.m.

$ 573

8:00 a.m.

$ 946

10:00 a.m.

$1,648

12:00 Noon $1,646

TOTAL

$8,135

SECOND COLLECTION

Our School

4:00 p.m.

$ 418

6:00 p.m.

$ 418

6:30 a.m.

$ 216

8:00 a.m.

$ 269

10:00 a.m.

$ 495

12:00 Noon $ 208

TOTAL

$2,024

SECOND COLLECTION

This Week - Fuel & Heat

Next Week - Youth Ministry

Please Continue to be Generous¡­

Did You

Know¡­.

Br. Stephen Murphy¡¯s

Feast Day is December

26th, Fr. Tomasz¡¯s Feast

Day is December 29th, Fr. David¡¯s

Feast Day is December 29th & Fr.

Tomasz¡¯s Birthday is December 31st!

Sto Lat!

SAVE THE DATE

Christmas Concert

Sunday, January 7

3:00 p.m.

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MINISTERS OF NEXT WEEK'S LITURGIES

December 30/31

Altar Servers

4:00 p.m.

Kaitlyn Broer, Kaylee Raineault, Nicole Miodowski, Izabela Tabor

6:00 p.m.

Michael Kelly, Zach Pray, Joshua Pray

6:30 a.m.

Samuel Gelinas, Silas Gelinas

8:00 a.m.

Dawid Jasinski, Michal Jasinski

10:00 a.m.

Aidan O¡¯Neil, Hannah O¡¯Neil, Julia Fettes, Adam Walters

Readers

12:00 p.m.

Angela Magyar, Adam Welch, Gabriel Cruz

4:00 p.m.

6:00 p.m.

Extra-Ordinary Ministers of Holy Communion

6:30 a.m.

4:00 p.m.

Cup: Karen Shea, Richard Sawyer, Debroah Sawyer,

8:00 a.m.

Sr. Cecelia; Host: Maria Ethel Roqueza

10:00 a.m.

6:00 p.m.

Cup: Brian Kelly, Rhonda Kelly

12:00 p.m.

Host: Mary Blanchette, Irene DiCiocco

6:30 a.m.

Sally Tenero, Bob Buckley

8:00 a.m.

Cup: Al Kendall, Gladys Les; CHOIR: Maria Buniowska

10:00 a.m.

Cup: Sr. Norberta, Sonja Grinuk, George Balakier, Kathleen Balakier

Host: Roma Wilk; CHOIR: Sr. Agnesa

12:00 p.m.

Cup: Virginia Bauch, Andrea Miodonka; Host: Paula Piela

Irene Collins

Sandra Peret

Jan Peters

Andrzej Myszkowski

Michael Serafin

Aimee Ludwin

With gratitude we acknowledge the following donation¡­

BASILICA FUND

??In memory of +Kazimierz Skotnicki $200 from Helen Skotnicki

??In memory of +Jan Arabasz $100 from Casimir & Anna Kruzel

??memory of +Jan Arabasz $100 from Casimir & Anna Kruzel

BASILICA - WINDOW FUND

??$300 from Anonymous Donor

BASILICA - ELEVATOR FUND

??In memory of +Sheila M. Gulan $20 from Helene, Roma & Cynthia Wilk

MINISTRY OF CARE

??In memory of +Mieczyslaw Wrzosek $20 from Leslie G. & Eileen M. Gladu, $500 from Mieczyslaw

Wrzosek

??For Health & Blessings for Stanley & Helen Marczak $20 from Helene & Cynthia Wilk

??In memory of +John J. Stevens $15 from Frances B. Marszalek

WHO IS A PARISHIONER OF ST. STANISLAUS? While the answer may seem obvious to some, others frequently

ask for clarification on requirements for being considered a parishioner. We hope the following helps those who may be

unsure. First, a parishioner is formally registered with St. Stanislaus Parish. A faithful parishioner attends Mass regularly, participates in church activities, and contributes to the support of the parish as best they can. Parishioners have their

children baptized here and enroll them in our school or CCD program. Assuming they meet other requirements, they are

eligible to receive parish certificates enabling them to serve as Godparents or Confirmation sponsors. They may be married here, and they may have funerals here. Sometimes people assume they are parishioners because they have been

coming here for years, although they may have never formally registered. If you are not sure if you are registered,

please call the parish office at (413) 594-6669.

THE SAN DAMIANO YOUTH MUSIC MINISTRY here at the Basilica of St. Stanislaus

is seeking new musicians to join our talented group. All talents are welcome including singers, pianists, guitarists, drummers, violinists, cellists and flutists. Our group is currently comprised of various members ranging from ages 8 to 20. We provide music for the 6:00 p.m.

Mass each Saturday and practice 30 minutes prior to each Mass. If you are interested in joining, please contact Chris Marini at (413) 262-1325.

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