Saint Charles Home Link

31A Cherry Hill Street ~ Bellows Falls, VT 05101
Telephone: (802) 463-3128 / FAX: (802) 463-8179

Thank you for visiting our website. This is the main page, with basic information about Saint Charles Parish.
Please scroll to the bottom of this page for a list of the additional pages of our website.
You may click the box with "A to Z" in it for a complete list of the site's pages.
There are also many links to other Catholic sites.

Saint Charles parish welcomes
Father Maria Lazar
Read more about him on the
"Meet Fr. Maria" page!

Saint Charles Roman Catholic Church, Bellows Falls, VT. Our church was completed and dedicated on November 4, 1885 and named
for Saint Charles Borromeo.
See the "Church History" page for details and information about Saint Charles Church!

This is a stained glass window
of Saint Charles Borromeo. This window was removed decades ago during some structural
changes to the church.
It was revitalized, framed and
displayed in 2005.

UPCOMING EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Our Religious Education Program is underway for the 2011-2012 year. If you have a child in grades 1 through 10 that is not registered, please contact the rectory at 463-3128 or stop at the religious education and social center Sunday mornings between 8:30 and 9:45 for grades 1-6, or Sunday evenings between 6:00 and 7:30 for grades 7 through 10 to register and pick up information and a schedule.

Our high school students have been given forms for a retreat at Saint Michael's in Brattleboro on November 12th. Please return the registration information as soon as possible.

CLICK THE "CURRENT BULLETIN" LINK AT THE BOTTOM FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT UPCOMING ACTIVITIES.

MASS SCHEDULE

Celebration of the Lord's Day:
---- Sunday Mass is at 10:00 am. (Labor Day through Memorial Day)
---- Saturday Mass is at 4:00 pm year round.

Daily Mass Schedule:
---- Monday, Tuesday & Thursday: Mass is at 7:00 am.
---- Wednesday: Mass is at 7:00 pm.
---- No daily Mass on Friday, except "First Fridays"

First Friday Schedule:
---- Mass is at 7:00 am

First Saturday Schedule:
---- Mass is at 7:00 am (In reparation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary)

CONFESSION SCHEDULE

---- Saturday afternoons at 3:00 pm
---- Wednesday evenings at 6:00 pm
PERPETUAL ADORATION CHAPEL:

The Greater Falls Adoration Chapel is located in Saint Charles Church. The entrance is the door closest to the main parking lot. All are welcome to come in a pray before the Blessed Sacrament at any time of the day or night. The chapel is open 24/7.

Please visit our "PRAYERS for SOLDIERS" page.
Nearly 300 names of military personnel have
been sent in to be included for special prayers.
The list is also posted in our perpetual adoration chapel.
Please send names of family, friends, neighbors and others serving in any branch of the military to stchas@sover.net to have them added to the list! No limit to number of names!
Please put 'soldier' in subject line.
Names are now listed ALPHABETICALLY!

Please pray for our church leaders:

Bishop
Salvatore Matano Bishop Emeritus
Kenneth Angell Pope
Benedict XVI

In loving memory
of Pope John Paul II

Pictured at the left is Fr. Peter Blake,
a 1975 graduate of BFUHS.
Fr. Blake is pastor of "Our Lady of Sorrows"
in Saint Louis, Missouri.
Father Blake always receives a warm welcome
from his "home parish" where he
celebrated his "First Mass" in December 1984.
Please keep Father Blake in your prayers.