About Our Lady of the Hills Mission · Monterey, Massachusetts
Our Lady of the Hills Mission is a Roman Catholic mission chapel located at 70 Beartown Mountain Road in Monterey, Massachusetts, in the southern Berkshire Hills. It is operated as a mission chapel of Our Lady of the Valley Parish in neighboring Sheffield, under the Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts. The chapel serves the small, seasonal population of Monterey and the surrounding Beartown area, with Masses celebrated primarily during the summer months and on key weekend and weekday slots throughout the year. Together with its sister church in Sheffield, the mission seeks to spread the Gospel, center its worship on the Holy Eucharist, and reach out to those in need in the wider parish community.
- Patron
- Our Lady of the Hills
- Rector
- Rev. Peter Naranjo
- Diocese
- Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts
Why belong here
Our Lady of the Hills Mission offers a quiet, intimate worship experience in the heart of the Berkshire Hills, with Mass celebrated in English for both year-round residents and summer visitors to Monterey. As a mission of Our Lady of the Valley Parish in Sheffield, it shares in the parish's commitment to centering worship on the Holy Eucharist, deepening the faith of young people, fostering adult spiritual growth, and reaching out to those in need. Friday evening Eucharistic Adoration and confession, seasonal weekday Masses, and a welcoming small-community atmosphere make it an inviting spiritual home in the southern Berkshires.
Mass times at Our Lady of the Hills Mission
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Friday 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Adoration times
- Friday 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM (Eucharistic Adoration / Holy Hour)
Identity & Mission
Our Lady of the Hills Mission is the Monterey chapel of Our Lady of the Valley Parish, a combined Catholic community that also includes Our Lady of the Valley Church in Sheffield and Immaculate Conception Church in Mill River. According to the parish's own welcome statement, the community 'seeks to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ to our parishioners, young and old,' centering its worship on the Holy Eucharist and striving to be 'a generous, welcoming Christian community whose identity rests in loving God and one another.' The mission is administered under the Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts.
- Part of Our Lady of the Valley Parish family (Sheffield, MA)
- Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts
- Served by Father Peter Naranjo and Deacon Sean Mulholland
Visiting Monterey & the Berkshires
Our Lady of the Hills sits along Beartown Mountain Road in Monterey, close to Beartown State Forest — a popular destination for hiking, swimming at Benedict Pond, and seasonal getaways. The chapel's historic role has been to welcome both year-round Monterey residents and summer visitors to the southern Berkshires, with summer-evening Masses a long-standing tradition in the chapel's life.
- Located near Beartown State Forest, Monterey
- Part of the Berkshire Deanery of the Diocese of Springfield
- Welcomes seasonal visitors alongside local parishioners
Contact & Location
Our Lady of the Hills Mission shares its pastoral office and mailing address with the parent parish, Our Lady of the Valley. The parish office is open by appointment, and the shared phone line and email are the primary way to reach the mission's clergy and staff.
- Worship site: 70 Beartown Mountain Road, Monterey, MA 01245
- Mailing address: P.O. Box 515, Sheffield, MA 01257
- Phone: 413-229-3028
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: http://www.ourolv.org
- Office Hours: By appointment