Parish of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Nicholas in Bielsk Podlaski Announces Summer 2026 Mass Times

The Roman Catholic Parish of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Nicholas in Bielsk Podlaski issued a summer schedule for July and August 2026. Weekday Eucharist will be celebrated only at 18:00, with the usual morning 7:15 Mass omitted. On Sundays and on the Feast of the Assumption (15 August) Masses will be held at 09:00, 11:00 and 16:30; the 12:15 slot is not offered.

Confession will be available 15 minutes before each Mass during the vacation period. The parish office will be open on Wednesdays from 19:00‑20:00 and on Thursdays from 16:30‑17:30. A rosary will be prayed at 16:00 on the day of the notice, and a memorial Mass for the deceased is scheduled for the following day at 18:00. Religious publications, including the latest issues of “Idziemy” and “Gość niedzielny,” will be placed on tables near the entrances.

The parish is also hosting an international catechist-training course, led by Rebecca Rojcewicz of the American Association of Good Shepherd Catechists, supported by the Non Verba Educational Foundation. Appreciation was extended to Bartosz Góralski for tending the parish garden during the heat. Renovation work on the basilica, financed by the Government Heritage Restoration Programme, is nearing completion.