Author: St. Charles Borromeo

Homilies, Videos

Holy Family – Homily (Msgr. LoPinto)

| St. Charles Borromeo

In this time of Christmas, the Holy Spirit guides the Church in the celebration of the Feast of the Holy Family.  It is a special remembrance, for it reminds us that Jesus was born into the most basic of communities: the community of the family. And it was there that he learned much of what became the source of the convictions of his life.

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Events, Videos

Community Mass – Holy Family

| St. Charles Borromeo

Please join us to celebrate the Holy Family on Sunday, December 27:

  • 9 AM EST – Morning Mass – In Person at the Church, not live streamed.
  • 11:15 AM EST Community Christmas Mass In Person at the Church and also streamed online and available for playback.

    Instructions to view the Mass are available here. You can also watch the video via YouTube Live in the window above.

Today’s readings and hymns are available to download here:

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Homilies, Videos

Christmas – Homily (Fr. Smith)

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Transcript:

I would first like to extend my prayers that you will have a happy and a blessed Christmas. I speak not only for myself, but for Monsignor LoPinto and Father Gribowich. This is a still a blessed and wonderful time of year, however difficult it may be this particular year. I remember my parents telling me about what Christmas was like during the Second World War. My father was off in Europe fighting, and my mom was at home, and I now understand if the Christmas song “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” was sung, my parents would kind of hold hands and almost tear up. So for those of you us who are not being able to see our families this season, let us remember that the Church is a family because of what we celebrate here today. Jesus has truly made us brothers and sisters, and it is also good to see so many and hear so many familiar things at Christmastime. We have the hymns so beautifully sung and played by our our music ministry. We have the altar wonderfully decorated. We see the creche and all the symbols within and it does give us a sense that this too shall pass. There’s something more permanent.

But and among the people, or the groups that we see at this time, are the shepherds. Shepherds are a very important part of the stories of Jesus’ birth. They receive a special invitation by angels to meet Jesus, yet but they disappear from history immediately afterwards. They do not appear in the Gospels again. Luke does not have even one of them encounter Jesus or the Apostles at any time or place even in the Acts of the Apostles. There are no – as far as I can tell – legends about them. Despite their powerful introduction to Jesus, why did they simply vanish? Luke’s answer is simple: they did not ponder. 

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Bulletin, Messages from the Pastor

Selected Homilies 2020

| St. Charles Borromeo

As our Christmas gift to you, we have selected homilies taken from transcripts of our Masses this liturgical year. They document the life of the parish and our faith journey during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. The compilation is available in PDF and also formatted for your Kindle or E-reader.

SCB-Selected-Homilies-2020-Final-1211-8×11-6-1(Adobe PDF)
St. Charles Borromeo Selected H – William Smith(Kindle/E-Reader)

Events, Videos

Community Mass – Christmas

| St. Charles Borromeo

Please join us to celebrate the joy of Christmas, wherever you are:

  • 12/24 5 PM EST – Christmas Eve Mass During the Night – In Person at the Church and Live Streamed and available for playback.
  • 12/24 9 AM EST – Christmas Morning Mass – In Person at the Church, not live streamed.
  • 12/25 11:15 AM EST Community Christmas Mass In Person at the Church and also streamed online and available for playback.

    Instructions to view the Mass are available here. You can also watch the video via YouTube Live in the window above.

Today’s readings and hymns are available to download here:

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Christmas Week Schedule

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Monday 12/22

4-8 PM Reconciliation at the Church
Confessions will be heard in the sanctuary or the sacristy.

Wednesday 12/23

12:10 PM – Weekday Mass at the Church
12:30 – 2 PM – Church open for Private Prayer

Thursday 12/24

9 AM – 3 PM – Catholic Charities Food Pantry at the Church

5 PM – Christmas Eve Mass – at the Church & Live Streamed
There will be no Mass at Midnight.

Friday 12/25

9 AM – Christmas Morning Mass at the Church

11:15 AM – Christmas Community Mass at the Church & Live Streamed

Tickets/reservations are not required for Mass.
Social distancing and face masks are required: follow usher instructions.

Events, Videos

Community Mass – 4th Sunday of Advent

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Please join us for Mass for the 4th Sunday of Advent – Sunday, December 20.

  • 9:00 AM EST Sunday Morning Mass celebrated at the Church – not streamed.
  • 11:15 AM EST Community Mass celebrated at the Church and also streamed online and available for playback. Instructions to view the Mass are available here. You can also watch the video via YouTube Live in the window above.

Today’s readings and hymns are available to download here:

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