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{{Infobox church
| name = St. Stanislaus Kostka Church
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| image = St. Stanislaus Parish, Adams MA.jpg
| imagesize = 200px
| landscape = 
| caption = St. Stanislaus Kostka Church
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| location = [[Adams, Massachusetts|25 Hoosac Street<br>Adams, Massachusetts]]
| country = [[United States]]
| coordinates = {{coord|42|37|29.8|N|73|06|53|W|type:landmark|display=t}}
| denomination = [[Latin Church|Roman Catholic]]
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| website = http://www.adamscatholicchurches.org/
| former name = 
| founded date = {{Start date|1902}}<br />{{Start date|2012|04|01}}
| founder = [[Polish American|Polish immigrants]]
| dedication = [[Stanislaus Kostka|St. Stanislaus]]
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| consecrated date = 1902
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| status = [[Church (building)|Church]]
| functional status = Active (as of April 1, 2012)
| closed date = {{End date|2009|01|01}}
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| parish = Pope St. John Paul II Parish
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| diocese = [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts|Springfield in Massachusetts]]
| province = [[List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States#Ecclesiastical province of Boston|Boston]]
| division = Region 1
| archbishop = 
| bishop = [[William Draper Byrne]]
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| priest = 
| deacon = Rev. Mr. Gregory LaFreniere
| pastor = Rev. Steven G. Montesanti
| organist = 
}}

'''St. Stanislaus Kostka Church''' is a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] mission church designated for [[Polish American|Polish immigrants]] in [[Adams, Massachusetts]].<ref>{{cite news|title=St. Stanislaus Church to Re-open|url=http://www.iberkshires.com/blog/1517/St.StanislausChurchToReopen.html?source=top_stories|accessdate=2012-02-19|date=2012-02-18}}</ref>

Founded in December 1902, it is one of the [[Polish-American Catholic parishes in New England]] in the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts|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 [[Palm Sunday]] (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.<ref>[http://www.adamscatholicchurches.org Blessed John Paul Parish]</ref>

== School ==

* St. Stanislaus Kostka School, Adams, MA (Grades: PK - 8)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.diospringfield.org/SUBDOMAIN/ststansadams/ |title=St. Stanislaus Kostka School |access-date=2009-10-05 |archive-date=2018-01-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116140105/http://www.diospringfield.org/SUBDOMAIN/ststansadams/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== References ==
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== Bibliography ==

* {{cite book

| last =
| first =
| title = The 150th Anniversary of Polish-American Pastoral Ministry
| publisher = St. Joseph Basilica
| location= Webster, Massachusetts
| date = September 11, 2005
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| language=
}}

* {{cite book

| last =
| first =
| title = Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish - Centennial 1893-1993
| publisher = Our Lady of Czestochowa, Boston
| location=
| year = 1993
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| url     =
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* The Official Catholic Directory in USA
* {{CathEncy|wstitle=Springfield}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.diospringfield.org/ Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts]

== See also ==
* [http://iberkshires.com/story/29421/Keeping-Faith-St.-Stanislaus-Kostka-Fights-Closing.html Keeping Faith St. Stanislaus Kostka Fights Closing]
* [http://www.bishop-accountability.org/news2008/07_08/2008_08_12_Foley_DioceseDrops.htm Diocese Drops the Hammer in Adams, N. Adams]

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[[Category:Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in Massachusetts]]
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[[Category:Churches in Berkshire County, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:1902 establishments in Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic churches completed in 1902]]
[[Category:20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United States]]

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