The Passion Narratives and the Jewish People

"The passion narratives are proclaimed in full so that all see vividly the love of Christ for each person. In light of this, the crimes during the Passion of Christ cannot be attributed, in either preaching or catechesis, indiscriminately to all Jews of that time, nor to Jews today. The Jewish people should not be referred to as though rejected or cursed, as if this view followed from Scripture. The Church ever keeps in mind that Jesus, his mother Mary, and the apostles all were Jewish. As the Church has always held, Christ freely suffered his passion and death because of the sins of all, that all might be saved."—United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Committee on Divine Worship

Sacrament of Reconciliation

To help prepare for Easter, we will observe “Reconciliation Monday” on Monday, March 25, 2024, along with churches throughout the Diocese of Brooklyn, Rockville Center, and the Archdiocese of NY. On that day, parishes will offer extended periods for the celebration of the Sacrament of Reconciliation (aka Sacrament of “Confession” or “Penance”).

We will celebrate a communal penance service (with confessions) at Assumption Church at 7 pm. Confession will be available during these times in our parishes on Monday, March 25, 2024.

7:30am-8 am (ABVM)

8:30am-9 am (ABVM)

11 am-12 pm (STB)

12:30pm-1:30pm (STB)

4:30pm-6 pm (ABVM)

7 pm: Penance Service w/Confessions (ABVM)

Click the link for the HOLY WEEK Schedule:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IBbQot-1_JJvVg6TRfTKY0XNHktJpoCA/view

Diocesan Chrism Mass

Bishop Brennan is pleased to invite two lay people from each parish to participate in this year's Chrism Mass on Tuesday, March 26 at 4:30pm, at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph. If you are interested in attending, please email Fr. Mark Paul, as soon as possible mamatrucola@oratorychurch.org.

Lenten Second Collection

Lenten Second Collection

March 24 (Palm Sunday): Music Programs at Oratory Parishes

These programs help to lift up many voices and hearts in praise of God. Your support of this vital part of parish life is most appreciated.

If you will not be at Mass this weekend, you can donate using PushPay using the appropriate dropdown link:

For St. Boniface: https://pushpay.com/g/oratorychurchbrooklyn?src=hpp

For Assumption: https://pushpay.com/g/oratorychurch?src=hpp

Parish Pastoral Council Openings

Both St. Boniface and Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish Pastoral Councils are seeking a diversity of candidates to run for members at large. The two year term begins September 2024. The Parish Pastoral Council is a consultative body that advises parish priests on parish issues and events. Members-at-large are expected to attend monthly meetings (primarily by Zoom) between September and June. The only experience necessary is a love for our parishes.

Self-nominations are quite normal, so don't be shy. To nominate yourself or a fellow parishioner, please send a one paragraph bio about yourself with a headshot photo that will be posted during the election as your candidate profile to Connie Tempel, connie.tempel@gmail.com, no later than April 14th.

Elections will commence late April/early May.

Lenten messages from Turkana

In response to our Lenten message of prayers and wishes for our Sister Parish in Turkana, Father Edwin wrote:

Dear Sister Parish, we receive your warm greetings and send ours too. We are forever appreciative for your constant support in prayers and monetary aid. Lent is going on well and God is still in control and we too wish you good meditative time as we reflect upon the love of God towards His people.

He also described a recent project: We have built a chain link fence around the main parish church/prayer house. In the near future, we intend to plant trees and build the way of the cross along that fence but within the compound for the Parish. We will also hold a catechists' workshop up to March 7th. We assure you of our constant prayer support and wish you happy meditative moments of Lenten season. God bless you!

Yours in Christ,Fr. Edwin Tumuhaise FMH and the entire community of St Mark.

And just this week, Father Edwin added: "Greetings from St Mark’s, Lokitaung and wishing you a blessed coming Holy Week."

Easter Flower Offering in Memoriam and Best Wishes

If you would like to dedicate altar flowers in memory of a loved one or in honor of someone, please send in the name(s) to info@oratorychurch.org or include the names on your parish giving envelopes. We will print the names and remember them at mass on Easter Sunday. The suggested donation for altar flowers is $20.00. You can make your payment on Pushpay by selecting the appropriate dropdown menu.

Family Faith Formation

Dates for Confirmation Classes and Parent Nights

Parent discussion with Dennis Corcoran: 7 pm (via zoom) April 11, May 2

Confirmation Class

5pm - 7:30pm at ABVM, April 13, May 11



Family Faith Formation and Sacrament Preparation Update

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q2JJJatHHL8eNFZsa_bcod8NAlD3-1dgB3ECCKIRJY8/edit

Oratory Women's Community presents Open Mic Night

Friday, April 12, 6-9pm, at Assumption parish hall

Calling all Oratory performers, young and old, women and men, teens, tweens and everyone in between. Musicians, performers, singers, poets all welcome. We have a mic for you! Email OWC: oratorywomensc@gmail.com

Diocesan Day of Eucharistic Revival:

Save the Date: April 20, 2024, 9am, Louis Armstrong Stadium, Billie Jean King Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows, Queens



An open invitation to all our parishioners to join Bishop Brennan and parishioners from across the diocese for a day of faith-filled activities centered on Eucharistic Revival. Please email Fr. Kishore knagothu@oratorychurch.org to reserve your ticket.

Community Service Day at Assumption

Save the Date: Saturday, April 27



Join Fr. Kishore and a group of parishioners help clean up the church and garden. You can come for all or part of the time. This is a great service opportunity for kids. Signup form and details to be announced.

Women in the Church Lecture

May 5, 2024 @ 1:00pm at St. Boniface Church

The Adult Faith Formation Committee of the Brooklyn Oratory Parishes invites parishioners and friends to this year's Joan Sexton Memorial Women in the Church Lecture on May 5, 2024 @ 1:00pm at St. Boniface.

This year, Ashley McKinless, Executive Editor of America magazine, will moderate a conversation among five Oratory women, asking: How are women being called to participate in the Church today? The panel will include Alice Beal, Suleika Cabrera Drinane, Jane Kopatish, Heather Leykam, and Anne-Elizabeth Straub, all women of our Oratory parishes.

The lecture is held annually to honor Joan Sexton, a woman who is remembered as fully participating in her faith, in our Church community and in her vocation as a woman in the Church and as a wife and mother.

Light refreshments will be served immediately following the panel in the narthex of the church. Click here.

Come Hear The Cecilia Chorus in Two Passion Stories by Beethoven and Cyrus Chestnut in Carnegie Hall

Come hear our Cecilia Chorus in Carnegie Hall. We will sing two gripping Passion stories. Beethoven’s edge-of-your-seat Christ on the Mount of Olives features high-wire solos, dramatic choruses, and full orchestra. A handful of Oratory parishioners (including members of both the St. Boniface and the Assumption Choirs) are singing in the 150+ strong Cecilia Chorus with orchestra and soloists in Carnegie Hall, on Friday, April 19 at 8pm. Text, 718 490-1694 or email me, torkilheggstad@gmail.com soon for more information and the best possible internal choral discount on tickets. We would love to see you there.

Weekly Mass Intention Schedule

Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord

Weekly Readings:

https://bible.usccb.org/readings

Assumption

3-23....5:00pm....Antonio and Bettina Acerra

3-24....9:30am....For the People of the Parish

3-25....8:00am...Donald and Joan Duffy

3-26....8:00am....Estelle Miller

3-27....8:00am....Isagani N. Genabe

3-28...No 8:00am

3-29....3:00pm....Liturgy of the Lord's Passion

St. Boniface

3-24....11:15am....For the People of the Parish

3-24....6:00pm....Dr. Jerry Shey

3-25....12:10pm...Norma Amedee

3-26....12:10pm...John Fallon

3-27....12:10pm...Mrs. Carol Elmore

3-28....6:30pm....Mass of the Lord’s Supper

3-29....12:00pm..Stations of the Cross

Upcoming Calendar



March

3/24....Palm Sunday

3/24....Holy Week, click here for schedule

3/25....Reconciliation Monday

3/28....Holy Thursday

3/29....Good Friday

3/30....Easter Vigil

3/31.....Easter Sunday

April

4/5......First Friday/Sacred Heart Devotion, ABVM, 8am

4/6......First Saturday Mass, ABVM, 9am

4/7......Holy Hour, STB, 5pm

4/7......Coffee Hour, STB & ABVM

4/8......Oratory Evening Prayer, ABVM, 6:15pm

4/12.....OWC-Open Mic Night, ABVM hall, 6pm

4/14.....Baptism Sunday, STB, 11:15am

4/20....Diocesan Eucharistic Revival

4/21.....Baptism Sunday, ABVM, 9:30am

4/27.....ABVM Community Service Day

May

5/5......Women in the Church Lecture, STB, 1pm

5/9......Ascension of the Lord, Holy Day

5/19.....Quarterly Mass, ABVM, 9:30am

5/19.....St. Philip Neri Picnic, ABVM

Opportunities for Reconciliation

Assumption, Saturdays, 4:15pm-4:45pm

St. Boniface, Wednesdays, 12:30pm

Sundays, 5:15pm-5:45pm

Reconciliation Monday, March 25

Opportunities for Prayer & Reflection

Stations of the Cross:

Assumption, Lenten Fridays, immediately following the 8:00am Mass St. Boniface, Lenten Mondays, immediately following the 12:10pm Mass

Please keep the sick of the community in your prayers:

Janie Black, Kjell Olav Heggstad, Jimmy Murray, Denise Tuite, Alice Mulholland, Thomas Doxsey, Larry Murphy, John Baer, Jose Hernandez, George Slater, Chris Waterman, Mary Meo, Mary Cella, Kim Manzi.

Rest In Peace: Estelle Miller, Lynda Kobel Randell , Charlie Torres, Betsey Bittlingmaier

The Brooklyn Oratory Parishes

Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 

55 Cranberry St. between Henry and Hicks

Brooklyn Heights

Church of St. Boniface

190 Duffield St.

Downtown Brooklyn

Daily Masses

Monday - Friday, 8:00am at Assumption

Monday - Friday, 12:10pm at St. Boniface

Weekend Masses

Saturdays, 5:00pm at Assumption

Sundays, 9:30am at Assumption

Sundays, 11:15am and 6:00pm at St. Boniface

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The Sacrament of Penance

Saturdays, 4:15 - 4:45pm at Assumption

Wednesdays, 12:30pm at St. Boniface

Sundays, 5:15 - 5:45pm at St. Boniface

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Weekday Church Hours

Monday through Friday, 11:30am - 1:00pm at St. Boniface

Monday through Friday, 7:30am - 9:00am at Assumption

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Prayers and Devotions

Rosary, Tuesdays & Thursdays after the 12:10pm Mass at St. Boniface,

Thursdays after 8:00am Mass at Assumption

St. Anthony Novena, Tuesdays after 8:00am Mass at Assumption

First Fridays, Sacred Heart Novena after 8:00am Mass at Assumption

First Saturdays, 9:00am Mass with Rosary, Meditation and Benediction at Assumption

First Sunday Holy Hour, 5:00pm at St. Boniface

Stewardship

Your faithful stewardship has helped sustain our communities and maintain vital ministries and services. Thank you for keeping faith with us and supporting our common work of the gospel. You can make your donation online through Pushpay by clicking on one of the links.

For St. Boniface: https://pushpay.com/g/oratorychurchbrooklyn?src=hpp

For Assumption: https://pushpay.com/g/oratorychurch?src=hpp

Or mail checks or envelopes to:

64 Middagh St

Brooklyn NY 11201

Attn: Assumption or St. Boniface