Congratulations to our Newly Baptized and Their Families!

Fraud Alert: Please Use Caution When Reading Your Emails

Once again, we have received notification of a potential email scam, purporting to be from one of the priests, asking the recipient to buy gift cards and to respond upon receipt of the email.

No priest or staff member of the Oratory will ever ask you for money for their personal use or reach out to you in an emergency. All priests have emergency contacts if they were to need assistance. DELETE the email and DO NOT RESPOND IN ANY WAY as it is not from us and it is a scam. We also received word that a few parishioners have been hacked, so please use caution!

Visit our Sister Parish in Turkana, Kenya this coming summer.

Help strengthen our Sister Parish relationship with St Mark’s Parish in Lokitaung,

Turkana, Kenya by participating in an in-person visit, along with other Oratory

community members, in the summer, 2025. Several years have passed since our last

visit, so it is time to reinvigorate our friendship in person. Learn about the scope of

parish activities, its outreach in the region, and its growth, challenges, and successes. Visit new groups created in the parish to enrich faith and reinforce community. Develop an understanding of how we can support our Sister Parish more effectively and build a stronger, more vibrant relationship for BOTH of us. Experience a joy-filled Sunday Mass, visit outstations at some distance from the central parish, take part in activities with local parishioners, and learn how the large nomadic population is served by St Mark’s small pastoral staff. Then return to share what you have learned and experienced with the Oratory communities upon your return. Then join the Sister Parish Committee to continue to foster this relationship.

For more information please contact Joan Schieber, jerryjoan@nyc.rr.com or

Torkil Heggstad, torkilheggstad@gmail.com

Oratory Parishes Family Faith Formation (F3) Information

https://tinyurl.com/F3-Page

January 26 is the next meeting of Family Faith.

Parish Office Closed on Monday, January 20 and No Daily Masses

The parish office will be closed on January 20 in observance of Dr. Martin Luther

King. In addition, there will be no 8:00am and 12:10pm weekday Mass on January 20.

Save the Date ~AFF Scripture Study

As part of our Adult Faith Formation, we invite you to join us for a monthly scripture study series focusing on the Gospel of Luke, which will be the main Gospel for the liturgical year (Year C). For any questions, please reach out to Fr. Anthony Balakishore Nagothu at knagothu@oratorychurch.org.

Wednesday, February 19, 7-8pm, Assumption Parish Hall

Renaming the E-Newsletter, The Link

We announced in October that we wanted to give our e-newsletter a fresh new name.

If you recall, with all due respect to St. John Henry Newman, a "link" has a specific

significance in the online world, making it an awkward choice for an online newsletter. We thank you for submitting your creative suggestions. After careful consideration, we've narrowed it down to three options. Now it's time for you to weigh in! Check out the options and choose the name that you think is best. Vote now! https://forms.gle/twKWZgP7f75sEkLi7

Baptisms at the Oratory Parishes

Are you welcoming a new addition to your family or are interested in having your child baptized at Assumption or St. Boniface? You can find details on our website about how to proceed: https://oratorychurch.org/baptisms. We welcome families with children and look forward to celebrating your child’s baptism!

Upcoming Coffee Hour Dates

January 19 at Assumption, after the 9:30am Mass, sponsored by Coleen, Kathy, Elizabeth, Camille, Meghan, Francisca, Serena and Jane.

February 23 at Assumption

Popcorn with Pope: Rescheduled

Stay tuned for a new date.

Mass Intentions

If you would like to request a Mass for someone living or deceased, Mass Intentions are available. Email info@oratorychurch.org. The offering is $20. Please pay by using Pushpay or by mailing a check to 64 Middagh St. Brooklyn, NY 11201.

Embrace Community with Sisters of St. Joseph

Join us to explore the enriching lives of our Associates. Associates are men and women dedicated to living the charism of "love of God and love of neighbor without distinction" in their daily lives. They gather monthly in a local community to reflect and pray in the spirit of the Sisters of St. Joseph, and to support each other in their spiritual journeys. Curious to learn more? Reach out to csjassociates@csjbrentwood.org and start your journey of connection.

Book Talk: Seeing with the Heart

A Guide to Navigating Life's Adventures

St. Francis Xavier Parish in Manhattan invites you to this talk by Fr. Kevin O'Brien, SJ about his new book.

For more details and to register: https://forms.gle/FRjtEiZv2aTQ7aYB7

Click here to see our event flyer, Kevin O'Brien Event Flyer.pdf

Saturday, February 12. 10am-noon at 46 West 16th Street

Weekly Mass Intention Schedule

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Weekly Readings:

.https://bible.usccb.org/readings

Assumption

1-18 ..5:00pm ...For the People of the Parish 

1-19 ..9:30am ...Vivian Ferriola

1-20 ..No Mass

1-21 ..8:00am ...Prayer Service

1-22 ..8:00am ..Joan Sclafani

1-23 ..8:00am ...Intentions-Fr. Anthony

1-24 ..8:00am ...Intentions-Mary Macchiarola

St. Boniface

1-19 ..11:15am ...For the People of the Parish 

1-19 ..6:00pm ...Priest's Intention

1-20 ..No Mass

1-21 ..12:10pm ...Priest's Intention

1-22 ..12:10pm .. Healing-Christine Vespe

1-23 ..12:10pm ...Oratory Community Prayer

1-24 . 12:10pm ...Priest's Intention

Please keep the sick of the community in your prayers:

Bela Zalan, Stephen Janove, Nadine Hundertmark, Riley Forelli, Pina Gallaro, Madeline Kiner, Patricia Jung, Laurie Rising, Janice Clarke, William Gould, Maria Fusco, Maria Lopez, Alice Mulholland, Mary Simon Charles, Mary Cella, Kim Manzi.

Rest In Peace: Cathy Lemon, Br. Gabriel O’Brien, OSF, Wanda Liberatore, President Jimmy Carter, Fr. Daniel Murphy, James McGrath, Kathy Slater.

Prayer List

If you would like to add someone to the prayer list, email the parish office at info@oratorychurch.org or go to the website: https://oratorychurch.org/contact-us and complete the information there.

Upcoming Calendar

January

1/19....Coffee Hour, ABVM Parish Hall

1/26....F3 Session

1/26....Coffee Hour, ABVM Parish Hall

Candle Dedications at Assumption

Sanctuary candle offered by Connie Leone

St Joseph candle offered by Connie Leone

Blessed Mother candle offered by Kathy Reynolds

St. Jude candle offered by Notre Thomas

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

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

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

Or mail checks or envelopes payable to “Assumption RC Church” or “St. Boniface RC Church” to:

64 Middagh St

Brooklyn NY 11201

Attn: Assumption or St. Boniface