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].
 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. |
Please download the worship aid to participate in Friday’s evening prayer, which will begin at 5 PM.
Instructions on how to join are available here.
So this morning, how many of us, when we hear the word lamb or sheep, think of this wooly, wonderful little creature who is warm and toasty and cuddly and just adorable and and then when you hear the word goat, how many of us think of this smelly creature that eats tin cans and butts people with its head and has these ugly horns?
Continue reading “Homily – Christ the King”Join us to worship together in person or online as we end the liturgical year. 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 A.
Readings/Psalms: 1191
Entrance: The King of Glory – 572
Offertory: Like a Shepherd – 402
Communion: I Am the Bread of Life – 945
Closing: To Jesus Christ, Our Sovereign King – 573
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 .
Please download the worship aid to participate in Friday’s evening prayer, which will begin at 5 PM.
Evening Prayer for November 24
Instructions on how to join are available here.
Join us to worship together in person or online. Mass times are 9 am, 11:15 am, and 7 PM EST on Sunday.
Watch the video live by clicking in the window above. Automated closed captioning is available.
If you like our online masses, please Like our videos so more people can find them. Subscribe to our YouTube channel stcharlesbklyn at this link to watch on your Internet enabled TV or viewing device.
Today’s readings will be from Cycle A.
Readings/Psalms: 1188
Entrance: Lord of All Hopefulness – 663
Offertory: Eye Has Not Seen – 728
Communion: In Every Age – 716
Closing: Soon and Very Soon – 865
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 .