About Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary · Springfield, Vermont
Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a Catholic parish church in Springfield, Vermont, commonly known as St. Mary's and now part of Holy Family Parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington. The parish was founded in 1901, and the current Pleasant Street church was dedicated in 1930. Worship is offered in the Roman-Latin Rite, with Mass on Sundays and several weekdays, weekly Confession, a 24-hour Adoration Chapel, and a strong Marian devotional life that includes a traveling Our Lady of Fatima statue shared across Vermont.
- Established
- 1901
- Patron
- The Blessed Virgin Mary (under the title of her Maternity)
- Rector
- Fr. Rogelio Organiza (Administrator)
- Diocese
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington
Why belong here
Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary offers a quiet, devotional Catholic home in the Springfield, Vermont area, with a Sunday morning Mass, weekday Masses on Tuesday evening and Thursday and Friday mornings, weekly Confession, and a 24-hour Adoration Chapel in the Nolin-Murray building. The parish has a deep Marian tradition, including 40-hour Adoration on the Annunciation, Immaculate Conception, and Assumption, and a traveling Our Lady of Fatima statue that brings parishioners together in the rosary. As part of Holy Family Parish, it is now twinned with St. Joseph the Worker in Chester and welcomes any Catholic or visitor in the region to join in its worship and community life.
Mass times at Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Tuesday: 7:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- Anytime by appointment
Adoration times
- Tuesday: 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
- 24-hour Adoration Chapel in the Nolin-Murray building
- 40-hour Adoration offered on the Annunciation, Immaculate Conception, and Assumption feast days
About Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a Roman Catholic parish church in Springfield, Vermont, popularly called St. Mary's. It belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington and today forms part of Holy Family Parish, sharing its priest with St. Joseph the Worker in Chester. The parish offers Mass in the Roman-Latin Rite, weekly Confession, Adoration, and a strong Marian devotional tradition.
- Founded in 1901
- Current church dedicated in 1930
- Located at 10 Pleasant Street, Springfield, VT 05156
- Part of Holy Family Parish in the Diocese of Burlington
History of the Parish
The parish was established in 1901 to serve Springfield's growing Catholic population, with the present church on Pleasant Street dedicated in 1930. In a later diocesan restructuring it was clustered with St. Joseph the Worker in Chester (founded 1946, church dedicated 1969) to form Holy Family Parish. As part of that merger, the Saturday Vigil Mass, Saturday Confessions, and the Wednesday morning Mass were relocated to St. Joseph the Worker in Chester, leaving Sunday morning Mass as the principal weekend liturgy in Springfield.
- 1901 — parish founded
- 1930 — current Pleasant Street church dedicated
- Clustered with St. Joseph the Worker, Chester, as Holy Family Parish
- Saturday Vigil and Wednesday Mass moved to St. Joseph the Worker
Marian Devotion and the Our Lady of Fatima Pilgrim Statue
The church, rectory, and parish hall are filled with Marian paintings, statues, and rosaries, much of it created by parishioners. St. Mary's also cares for a replica of Our Lady of Fatima that travels throughout Vermont during the months of May and October. The statue is given to a different family for a week at a time, and the family prays the rosary with it before passing it on to the next host family — a beloved Catholic tradition in the diocese.
- Parishioner-made Marian art in church, rectory, and parish hall
- Traveling Our Lady of Fatima statue in May and October
- Weekly family rosary with the visiting statue
Clergy and Staff
Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary is administered as part of Holy Family Parish by one priest, who also serves St. Joseph the Worker in Chester and lives in the Springfield rectory. The parish secretary, Beth Webster, can be reached through the parish office for day-to-day parish business.
- Fr. Rogelio Organiza — Administrator (Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Springfield; St. Joseph the Worker, Chester)
- Beth Webster — Parish Secretary
Contact and Location
The parish offices and church are located on Pleasant Street in downtown Springfield, Vermont, in Windsor County. The mailing address is the same as the physical address. Telephone and email reach the parish office; updates and the current schedule are posted on the Diocese of Burlington's parish page.
- Address: 10 Pleasant Street, Springfield, VT 05156
- Phone: (802) 885-3400
- Email: [email protected]
- Diocese of Burlington parish page: vermontcatholic.org/church/maternity-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary-springfield/
Feast of the Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The parish's titular feast is celebrated on January 1, when the universal Church honors Mary as the Mother of God. The title 'Mother of God' — Theotokos in Greek, meaning 'God-bearer' — was officially confirmed at the Council of Ephesus in 431 and highlights Mary's role in the Incarnation and her 'fiat' at the Annunciation. In the Diocese of Burlington's observance, the day is also marked as a day of prayer for world peace.
- Feast day: January 1
- Title 'Theotokos' confirmed at the Council of Ephesus (431)
- Also observed as a day of prayer for world peace
Part of Holy Family Parish
Today Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Springfield and St. Joseph the Worker in Chester together form Holy Family Parish, sharing one priest who resides at the Springfield rectory. The Saturday Vigil Mass and Saturday Confessions are now celebrated at St. Joseph the Worker, while Springfield retains its Sunday morning Mass and its Tuesday Holy Hour with Adoration and Confession.
- Clustered partner: St. Joseph the Worker, 96 S Main St, Chester, VT
- Shared priest residing at the Springfield rectory
- Weekend Mass on Sunday morning at 9:00 am in Springfield