St. Stanislaus Parish, Adams
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St. Stanislaus Kostka Church is a
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mission church designated for Polish immigrants in
Adams, Massachusetts Adams is a town in northern Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 8,166 at the 2020 census. History Nathan Jones purchased the township of ...
. Founded in December 1902, it is one of the Polish-American Catholic parishes in New England in the Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts. On January 1, 2009, was temporarily closed by Bishop Timothy A. McDonnell. After 1,150 days of parishioners sitting in vigil, it was announced on February 18, 2012, that the church would reopen on
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(April 1) 2012. The church offers Sunday Mass, all Holy Days of Obligation, weddings, funerals, and baptisms. It now serves as a mission church of St. John Paul II Parish in Adams.


School

* St. Stanislaus Kostka School, Adams, MA (Grades: PK - 8)


References


Bibliography

* * * The Official Catholic Directory in USA *


External links


Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts


See also





Roman Catholic parishes of Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in Massachusetts Polish cathedral style architecture Churches in Berkshire County, Massachusetts 1902 establishments in Massachusetts Roman Catholic churches completed in 1902 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United States {{Massachusetts-RC-church-stub