We are happy to share that our 9 AM Sunday Mass will resume on October 18. Thanks to our reopening committee, volunteer ushers, music ministry, lectors, and priests for making it possible to expand our worship times on Sunday.

Starting on October 18, two Sunday Masses will be celebrated at St. Charles Borromeo: 9 AM and 11:15 AM. The 11:15  AM Mass will continue to be live-streamed via Zoom and YouTube and also available for later viewing on YouTube for those who are not able to join us in person. We will look to add a 7 PM Mass at a later date.

Again, the new schedule starts in eight days on Sunday, October 18. There is no 9 AM Mass this upcoming Sunday, October 11; only a 11:15 AM Mass.

We are still seeking more volunteer ushers. Our volunteer ushers allow us to worship together while abiding by the recommended safety precautions. If you are able to serve as an usher either at a 9 AM or 11:15 AM Sunday Mass, please contact Jane Olson, Joe Genova, or speak to them outside the church after Mass.

We will hold a memorial mass in honor of Frances X. Gates, a beloved and devoted parishioner of St. Charles, to commemorate the one-year anniversary of her death on Saturday, Oct. 24, 5 PM in the church. After the Mass, we’ll induct her into the St. Charles Borromeo Hall of Fame in the back of the church and have a small, socially-distant reception in the narthex. All are welcome to attend.

Please download the worship aid to participate in Friday’s evening prayer at 5 PM. Today, we commemorate the feast of St. John Henry Newman.

• Evening Prayer for October 9

Instructions on how to join are available here.

Before we lose the nice weather for the year, Fr. Bill has graciously invited us to hold a socially distant in-person meeting in the rectory garden. In lieu of our regular monthly Zoom meeting, please join us in person on Sunday, October 4, after the 11:15 AM Mass.

This month, we will celebrate St. Francis on his feast day with Bubbles + Blessing of Animals! St. Francis was known for his love for animals and nature, and despite being born to wealth, he chose to live in poverty like Jesus. Our beloved Pope Francis chose to be called after St. Francis of Assisi, “the man of poverty, the man of peace, the man who loves and protects creation,”

So bring your pets (though Fr. Bill requests no tarantulas) and we will get them blessed in the small slice of nature that is Fr. Bill’s beautiful garden over a glass of bubbly or two!!