What I am about to tell you is going to absolute shock you. I know, I know. Well, it’s really not all that shocking, but I thought I’d just start that way. I have been told on more than one occasion that I have attitude. Can you believe that? Me? I am sweetness and light. However, I have been told that I have had attitude and I’m not going to say that it was Phil Murray who has told me this.
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Now that I have reached a certain age, I have come to the realization that everything I really ever needed to learn. I learned at the dinner table, surrounded by my family.
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Join us to worship together in person or online for the Feast of the Holy Family. Mass times are 9 am, 11:15 am. Vigil for Mary, Mother of God will be at 4 pm; Masses on Monday will be at 9 am and 11:15 am. There will be no 7 pm mass on December 31 or January 1.
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Today’s readings will be from Cycle B.
9am and 11:15am (12/31):
Entrance: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing – 424
Offertory: Away In a Manger – 448
Communion: Angels We Have Heard on High – 430
Closing: Joy to the World – 437
4pm (12/31) and 9am/11:15am (1/1):
Entrance: Sing of Mary, Pure and Lowly – 457
Offertory: Hail Mary: Gentle Woman – 889
Communion: Angels We Have Heard on High – 430
Closing: Go Tell It on the Mountain – 428
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 .
- Support our Parish – Please contribute to our General Collection online here.
- Join the Brooklyn Diocese Annual Catholic Appeal
 Christmas Gifts for Children There is still time to contribute to the gift card drive. 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 by Monday, December 18. Thank you to everyone who contributed to date. Through your generosity, we have exceeded the amount raised last year. 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. |
 Christmas Flower Memorials This Christmas season, we will decorate the church with due joyousness and memorialize loved ones with flowers. The flowers are a sign of our joy in the birth of Christ our Savior. To memorialize a loved one with flowers for the Church: go to stcharlesbklyn.org/christmasflowers or use the envelopes available in the back of the church. |
 Christmas Gift to the Parish We will ask for your support of our annual Christmas donation that goes to support the activities of St. Charles, and St. Charles only. You can donate online at https://stcharlesbklyn.weshareonline.org/ParishChristmasGift, via the envelopes in the back of the church, or in your own envelope marked “Christmas Gift to the Parish”. Your financial support makes a difference. Your generous sacrifice will help us to continue bringing the light of Christ to Brooklyn Heights and beyond. Wishing everyone a most blessed Christmastide. We are grateful to celebrate Christmas together as a parish family. |
Friday Evening Prayer at 5 PM
Please download the worship aid to participate in Friday’s evening prayer, which will begin at 5 PM.
Evening Prayer for December 29
Instructions on how to join are available here.
Homily – Christmas
Did Santa come? Were you on the naughty or the nice list? Nice? Who was on the nice list? Who was on the naughty list? Who was on the old Santa? I tried List that job and give it your best shot. Now presents. How many of us in the congregation this morning got a lot of presents at Christmas.
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Homily – 4th Sunday of Advent
When I was teaching at St John’s University, I was always struck by the generosity of many of the students who would volunteer countless hours doing one of two things either working for Habitat for Humanity.
So literally building houses for people or volunteering to do what’s called the midnight run, namely from about 10 to 2 in the morning. They’re literally on the streets in areas where the homeless are giving out blankets, pillows, food, coffee, counseling was available and it was all volunteer and they would spend countless hours volunteering their time. And so into days, first reading, the Prophet is asked to ask a David, will you build a house for me?
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