2023 Annual Catholic Appeal (ACA)

We are asking each family to consider making a tax-deductible gift today if you have not done so.

We would like to thank all those generous individuals who have made a pledge to the 2023 Annual Catholic Appeal in our parish. A full description of the organizations and people helped by ACA can be found here:

https://catholicfoundationbq.org/annual-catholic-appeal/

If you are on PushPay, you can participate by selecting the ACA fund.

• For Assumption: https://pushpay.com/g/oratorychurch?src=hpp
• For St. Boniface: https://pushpay.com/g/oratorychurchbrooklyn?src=hpp

Once we exceed our goals, we then receive 100% of all funds above this directly back to the parishes. Thank you as always for your generosity!

New Faces and New Things for a New Pastoral Year

Thursday, Sept. 14 at ABVM hall, in-person

September brings a new beginning after the summer. With the new pastoral year, you will find there are some new faces at the Oratory Parishes. On Thursday, September 14th, at 7:00pm, there will be an opportunity to meet the new pastoral staff at an in-person gathering and learn about our plans for the new year including some new initiatives. Come and introduce yourself to the new ministerial team for the 2023-2024 pastoral year in the air-conditioned parish hall at Assumption. All parishioners from the Oratory Parishes of Assumption and St Boniface are welcome to attend.

~ Fr. Mark Paul, CO

Family Faith Registration

If you have not registered for next year’s programs, please register!

https://forms.gle/SMhbcPM1UbqFz9337 , thank you!

Please look out for emails with a calendar and more information about our offerings for families, parents, and children.

St. Boniface Homecoming Sunday

As is our tradition, on Sunday, September 17, St Boniface will celebrate the start of the fall season with the choir and a coffee hour highlighting all the activities in which parishioners can participate.

Save the Date

Homecoming Sunday will take place at Assumption on October 1.

Oratory Evening Prayer: Monday, October 2

Come and join in the prayer of the Fathers of the Oratory. We will listen to the Sunday scriptures, reflect, share, and encourage one another in the spirit of St. Philip Neri. Oratory Evening Prayer gathers on the first Monday of the month from 6:15pm to 7:15pm in Assumption Hall. You are welcome!

The Season of Creation

The Season of Creation spans five weeks between the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation (September 1) and the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi (October 4). This “time for creation” offers, in the words of Pope Francis, “individual believers and communities a fitting opportunity to reaffirm their personal vocation to be stewards of creation, to thank God for the wonderful handiwork which he has entrusted to our care, and to implore his help for the protection of creation as well as his pardon for the sins committed against the world in which we live." How will you live out these three dimensions of Pope Francis’ call? Need ideas? See this resource:

https://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/environment/upload/WDPCC-Bulletin-Insert.pdf.

RCIA: A New Season Starting This October

The “Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults” (RCIA) is for men and women who are considering the Catholic way of life and want to explore the Catholic faith more deeply. Some come with little or no religious background. Some were raised in other Christian denominations. Others are engaged to or married to Catholics and want to learn more. Some are baptized Catholics who practiced their faith up to a certain point in their lives and now wish to complete the sacraments of initiation (First Communion and/or Confirmation). The 2023/2024 RCIA program will begin in mid-October, meeting both on Zoom and in person following Sunday Mass at one of the Oratory parishes. All inquiries are welcome and will be kept confidential. To find out more, contact RCIA coordinators Rob and Nadine, faith@oratorychurch.org.

Celebrate a New Testament Female Deacon’s Feast Day

On Sept 10 join the Oratory Women’s Community and other local parishes at a celebration at St. Francis Xavier Church, 55 W 15th St., at 1:00pm. Details below and register on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/st-phoebe-day-tickets-690896318487?aff=oddtdtcreator 

Food, Music, Conversation, and Free Merchandise.

Weekly Mass Intention Schedule

Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Weekly Readings:

https://bible.usccb.org/readings

Assumption

9-09 ......5:00pm.......Michael F. Collins

9-10 .......9:30am........For the People of the Parish

9-11........8:00am.........Giuseppe Zuccarello

9-12 .......8:00am........Patsy Marotto

9-13 .......8:00am........Maria Kao

9-14........8:00am.......Blessings-Cho Family

9-15 ......8:00am..... ..Rosalia Pluchinotta

St Boniface

9-10 .......11:15am........For the People of the Parish

9-10 ........6:00pm...... Ingrit Holik

9-11 ........12:10pm......9/11 Memorial Remembrance (22nd Anniversary)

9-12 .......12:10pm......Intentions-Martha Hoffman

9-13 .......12:10pm.......Eileen Shukofsky Randig

9-14 .......12:10pm......Fay Milea

9-15 .......12:10pm......Healing-Nello McDaniel

Baptism at the Oratory Parishes

If you are expecting a child or are new to our communities and would like to have your child baptized in our parishes, please register for the next Baptism Preparation Session which is offered through Zoom. Send your inquiry to: info@oratorychurch.org and we will follow up to register you. Upcoming baptism dates are as follows: Sept 17 (St.B), Oct 15 (ABVM), Nov 19 (St.B), Dec 17 (ABVM).

Upcoming Calendar

September

09/14.......Parish Gathering - 7pm, ABVM

09/17.......Homecoming Sunday, St.B

09/17.......Baptisms, St.B

October

10/01.......Homecoming Sunday, ABVM

10/01.......Blessings of Animals, ABVM

10/01.......Oratory Evening Prayer

Please keep the sick of the community in your prayers:

Louis Acerra, Pina Gallaro, Chris Waterman, Maxwell Jude Jagiela, Mary Muniz, Patricia Averill, Michael Oswald, Mary Cella,

Martin Kafina, Ted Bajo, Norma Padro, Jeremy Kreist, Abe Barnett, Maria Guzman, Kim Manzi.

Rest In Peace: Catherine Bellenger, Jose A. Fred,

Eileen Shukofsky Randig, Marie Smith, Arthur DeMello,

Katharine Graham, Fr Roman Galadza, Beth Lancaster Bengochea, Louis Hoffman, John Pfeifer, Thomas Ryan.

Flower and Candle Dedications

St. Joseph candle offered by Connie Leone.

St. Jude candle offered by Notre Thomas.

Sanctuary Candle offered by the Cho Family.

Sanctuary Candle IMO Peter Weiss (St.B)

Mass Intentions

If you would like to request a Mass for someone living or deceased, Mass intentions are available. Email info@oratorychurch.org. The offering is $20. Please pay by using Pushpay or by mailing a check to 64 Middagh St. Brooklyn, NY 11201.

Prayer List

If you would like to add someone to the prayer list, email the parish office at info@oratorychurch.org or go to the website https://oratorychurch.org/contact-us and complete the information there.

The Brooklyn Oratory Parishes

Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

55 Cranberry St. between Henry and Hicks

Brooklyn Heights

Church of St. Boniface

190 Duffield St.

Downtown Brooklyn

Daily Masses

Monday-Friday, 8:00am at Assumption

Monday-Friday, 12:10pm at St. Boniface

Weekend Masses

Saturdays, 5:00pm at Assumption

Sundays, 9:30am at Assumption

Sundays, 11:15am and 6:00pm at St. Boniface

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The Sacrament of Penance

Saturdays, 4:15-4:45pm at Assumption

Wednesdays, 12:30 pm at St. Boniface

Sundays, 5:15-5:45pm at St. Boniface

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Weekday Church Hours

Monday through Friday, 11:30am-1:00pm at St. Boniface

Monday through Friday, 7:30am-9:00am at Assumption

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Prayers and Devotions

Rosary, Tuesdays and Thursdays after the 12:10pm Mass at St. Boniface; Thursdays after 8:00am Mass at Assumption

St. Anthony Novena, Tuesdays after 8:00am Mass at Assumption

First Fridays, Sacred Heart Novena after 8:00am Mass at Assumption

First Saturdays, 9:00am Mass with Rosary, Meditation and Benediction at Assumption

Stewardship

Your faithful stewardship has helped sustain our communities and maintain vital ministries and services. Thank you for keeping faith with us and supporting our common work of the gospel. You can make your donation online through PushPay by clicking on one of the links.

For St Boniface: https://pushpay.com/g/oratorychurchbrooklyn?src=hpp

For Assumption: https://pushpay.com/g/oratorychurch?src=hpp

Or mail checks or envelopes to:

64 Middagh St

Brooklyn NY 11201

Attn: Assumption or St. Boniface