Saturday, December 6th Location: Parish Hall Menu: Prime Rib Cost: $25.00 5:30 pm - Social 6:00 pm - Dinner For tickets call Fred O. at (413) 283-5620. The Sts. Peter and Paul Men's Guild, founded by the late Fr. Robert Ceckowski, is a fraternal organization open to all men of the parish. The Men's Guild supports our parish in various ways, including the well-known dinners, scholarships, and other financial assistance. We welcome and encourage new members to support t

Advent 2025 11/30: First Sunday of Advent 12/7: Second Sunday of Advent 12/8: Immaculate Conception of the B.V.M. 12/14: Gaudete Sunday (Third Sunday of Advent) 12/21: Fourth Sunday of Advent Advent begins on the Sunday closest to - before or after - St. Andrew's Day (November 30). The focus of the season is preparation for the coming of the Lord - both in commemoration of His Nativity and His coming again at the end of time. Though most Protestants - and far too many Catho

2025 Advent Ember Days Wednesday, December 17 Friday, December 19 Saturday, December 20 The Church celebrates Ember Days four times each year. They are tied to the changing of the seasons, but also to the liturgical cycles of the Church. ​ The dates for the Ember Days are the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday following: The Feast of St. Lucy Ash Wednesday Pentecost Sunday Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ​ Ember Days are observed with fasting (1 regular meal + 2 sm

November is dedicated to the Faithful Departed, those faithful souls who have gone before us, awaiting the glory of the Resurrection. ​ All Saints Day: Whether or not their names are commemorated in the Liturgy, the Church honors all Saints on this day, those holy souls who during life loved Jesus and strove to imitate Him and to practice His virtues. This is one of the oldest feasts, dating back to the earliest days of the Church. ​ All Souls Day: Instituted in the year 9

Credit: EWTN News Every November, the Church gives the faithful the opportunity to offer a plenary indulgence for the souls in purgatory. This means we can release souls from their temporal punishment in purgatory so they can immediately go to heaven! You can offer one year-round, but the Church recognizes this specific plenary indulgence from Nov. 1-8. This method is a partial indulgence any other time during the year. It is possible for the person offering the indulgence

The month of October is dedicated to the Holy Rosary. By tradition, the Catholic Church dedicates each month of the year to certain...

JUBILEE YEAR POLISH DAY On Saturday, October 25th , join the Cathedral of St. Michael for their Jubilee Year Polish Day. A bilingual...

Saturday, October 18 Location: Parish Hall Menu: Meatloaf Cost: $15.00 6:00 pm - Social 6:30 pm - Dinner Meatloaf is a dish of ground...

STS. PETER AND PAUL MEN'S GUILD We meet monthly in the Parish Hall. All members are encouraged to attend. New members (boys and men)...

"I am the Lady of the Rosary. Continue to pray the rosary every day." Please join us in front of our church on Saturday, October 11th at...

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Mass times for the Feast of the Assumption

Come join us for our annual Parish Chicken Barbecue from 12:00 to 3:00 pm on Sunday, July 27th. See the flyer above for more details.

Please Pray for Vocations Please pray and ask the Lord for an increase of holy vocations to the priesthood and religious life in the Diocese of Springfield. In your generosity, please bring this intention to our Lord at Adoration and Holy Mass at Sts. Peter and Paul Church. Matthew 9:37-38 "The harvest indeed is great, but the labourers are few. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth labourers into his harvest. ​" Are you called out of the flock to m

TIME AFTER PENTECOST During the season of "Time After Pentecost", Mother Church urges her children to be more docile to the promptings of...

Pentecost is a feast of the universal Church which commemorates the Descent of the Holy Ghost upon the Apostles , fifty days after the...

NOVENA TO THE HOLY GHOST – 9-DAY NOVENA This nine-day Novena is an excellent way to prepare for the Feast of Pentecost, one of the...

"I am the Lady of the Rosary. Continue to pray the rosary every day." Please join us on the parish lawn on Sunday, May 28th at 2:00 pm ...

Pope Leo XIV imparts his first Apostolic Blessing to the city and the world on May 8th ( Urbi et Orbi ). On Thursday, May 8, 2025, His...

NOVENA PRAYER FOR THE SACRED COLLEGE OF CARDINALS GATHERED FOR THE CONCLAVE TO ELECT THE ROMAN PONTIFF Novena prayer to be prayed each...