Events, Videos

Pastor Installation Mass – 2nd Sunday of Advent

| St. Charles Borromeo

Fr. Joseph Gibino will be formally installed as our pastor at the 11:15 AM mass by Auxiliary Bishop Witold Mroziewski.

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Today’s readings will be from Cycle B.

Readings/Psalms: 995

Entrance: Rain Down – 582

Offertory: Like a Shepherd – 402

Communion: Christ, Be Our Light! – 590

Post-Communion Meditation: Immanuel, by Michael Card

Closing: O Come, Divine Messiah! – 401

The Gather 3rd Edition Hymnal/Missals are available for use in the church – they are at the ends of the pews. Please return the missals to the end of the pew after Mass. Instructions on how to use the hymnal missal are available here: https://www.stcharlesbklyn.org/hymnal-missal/ .

Today’s readings are also available to read online at the USCCB website https://bible.usccb.org .

Homilies

Homily – 1st Sunday of Advent

| Fr. Joe Gibino

Yesterday afternoon I had one of those Brooklyn Heights experiences. So you all know where the corner of Clinton and Atlantic is. Yeah. Key food is right there. The barbershop. And so you’ve all been there, right? So a gentleman in a black looked like a black station wagon. Small SUV was trying to pull into a parking place. Now, coming up right behind him was someone in a larger white SUV who wasn’t paying attention, who wasn’t watching what was going on, and came right up to the bumper.

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Events, Videos

Community Mass – 1st Sunday of Advent

| St. Charles Borromeo

Join us to worship together in person or online as we enter Advent. Mass times are 9 am, 11:15 am, and 7 PM EST on Sunday.

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Today’s readings will be from Cycle B.

Readings/Psalms: 992

Entrance: The King Shall Come When Morning Dawns – 414

Offertory: Creator of the Stars of Night – 420

Communion: Maranatha, Lord Messiah – 397

Closing: Sing Out, Earth and Skies! – 577

The Gather 3rd Edition Hymnal/Missals are available for use in the church – they are at the ends of the pews. Please return the missals to the end of the pew after Mass. Instructions on how to use the hymnal missal are available here: https://www.stcharlesbklyn.org/hymnal-missal/ .

Today’s readings are also available to read online at the USCCB website https://bible.usccb.org .

Events

Fr. Gibino’s Pastor Installation

| St. Charles Borromeo


Fr. Joe will be installed as our pastor next Sunday, December 10 at the 11:15 AM Mass. We look forward to gathering together afterwards for a hot lunch at Mary McDowell Friends School (23 Sidney Place) to celebrate Father Joe. We hope you can join us.

Volunteers Needed. We are looking for a few individuals who can help prepare the school hall. If you have time on the morning of December 10 to assist, please contact Carol DeSantis, [email protected].

Events

December 2 Events

| St. Charles Borromeo

Prayers for World Peace Sunday
Join us after the 9 AM Family Mass this Sunday for Prayers for World Peace Sunday. All attendees, including young people and their caregivers, are invited to remain in the Church and join in group prayer of one decade of the Rosary, followed by two prayers for peace. Our world has become so violent in recent months and years, and prayers and the intercession of Our Lady, Queen of Peace, are desperately needed. 

We, at St. Charles Borromeo, dedicate the first Sunday of each month as “Prayers for World Peace Sunday.”

Wreath Sale on December 3
Our annual wreath sale will take place this Sunday, December 3. Christmas wreathes will be available for purchase before and after the 9 and 11:15 AM Masses.

Christmas Gifts for Children
Our parish has several opportunities to give gifts to children this upcoming Christmas season:

Toy Drive: In what has been a strong twelve-year tradition, we are partnering with the Custom House, to support the Catholic Charities toy drive. The toys and baby items collected will be brought together in a “toy store” for parents to choose which toys they think best for their children. Please place your toys in the rear of the Church by Friday, December 15. Donations will be on display at Custom House on Saturday, December 16 during the afternoon before being picked up by Catholic Charities for distribution during the week.

Gift Cards: For the sixth year, we are working with HeartShare St. Vincent’s Services to provide gift cards for young people leaving foster care. This is especially important for those who have children themselves. You can give online, stcharlesbklyn.org/christmaschildren, or drop off a check in the collection box or with the rectory.

Since 1997, HeartShare St. Vincent’s Services has been providing educational and financial support to college students placed in foster care through our American Dream Program. Over the years, ADP has evolved into a comprehensive coaching program that now serves over 204 youth between the ages of 5 and 26. It offers one-on-one trauma-informed coaching, tutoring, college success support, career exploration and development, and assistance with securing housing.   

The gift cards provided by St. Charles Borromeo for the past few years have been given to the older youth who are in college, or a post-secondary program, as a holiday gift.