ADAMS (MA)
iBerkshires
ADAMS, Mass. — The congregation restrained itself until the church began to empty. Then a hoot and a cascade of applause filled the historic St. Stanislaus Kostka Church on Sunday morning in celebration of a reopening that some thought would never come.
The Mass on Palm Sunday marks a new beginning after three years of vigil, appeals to the Vatican and, finally, an agreement brokered in hopes of healing a rift that had threatened to tear the Catholic Community of Adams apart.
“It was a great day in Adams, a great day for the church, a tremendous day,” said a beaming Rev. Daniel J. Boyle afterward. “It’s the unity and peace we need in this community … it’s been a tough three years.”
He likened the attendance of the packed church for the 8 a.m. Mass to that of Christmas Eve.
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