Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Easthampton

Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish
Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish
42°16′4.4″N72°39′36.3″W / 42.267889°N 72.660083°W / 42.267889; -72.660083
Location	34 Franklin Street Easthampton, Massachusetts
Country	United States
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Founded	1909 (1909)
Founder(s)	Polish immigrants
Dedication	Sacred Heart of Jesus
Administration
Division	Region 5
Province	Boston
Diocese	Springfield in Massachusetts
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Most Rev. Timothy A. McDonnell
Pastor(s)	Rev. James A. Sipitkowski

Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish - designated for Polish immigrants in Easthampton, Massachusetts, United States. It was founded in 1909. It is one of the Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts. It closed in June 2010.

History

"The Johnny Appleseed" of Polish parishes in western Massachusetts, said Rev. Wladyslaw Kielbasinski, on November 10, 1907, while celebrating Mass in the Easthampton Town Hall, referring to the first parish collection of $9.97, as the beginning of parish fund for the construction of a new church.

November 18, 1909, Rev. John Mard becomes the first Resident Pastor. August 31, 1919, the new, Sacred Heart School open to 400 students and 8 Felician Sisters from Enfield, Connecticut.

School

• Sacred Heart School, Easthampton

Bibliography

• The 150th Anniversary of Polish-American Pastoral Ministry. Webster, Massachusetts: St. Joseph Basilica. September 11, 2005.
• The Official Catholic Directory in USA
• Cain, Chad (August 29, 2009). Plan means end, merger for many county parishes. St. Stanislaus B&M Parish - Chicopee MA: Gazettenet.com.

External links

• Sacred Heart of Jesus - Diocesan information
• Sacred Heart of Jesus - ParishesOnline.com
• Sacred Heart of Jesus - TheCatholicDirectory.com Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
• Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts
• Pastoral planning in Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts