The Link

The newsletter for The Brooklyn Oratory Parishes


"I am a link in a chain, a bond of connection between persons."

-St. John Henry Cardinal Newman, C.O.

 The Brooklyn Oratory Parishes

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Boniface

December 7, 2023

Online giving:  https://oratorychurch.org/onlinegiving

Advent Vespers: "Rejoice Always"

Enter more deeply into the Advent season! Participating in Vespers is a perfect way to slow down and celebrate Advent through prayer, scripture, song, and reflection. Parishioner Brenda Becker will reflect on I Thessalonians 5: 16-22.


Come to St. Boniface on Sunday, December 17, 2023, at 4 pm.

Feast of the Immaculate Conception

a holy day of obligation.


Friday, December 8

Mass Schedule:

8 am Mass, Assumption

12:10 pm Mass, St. Boniface

6 pm Mass, Assumption (with music)

Diocesan Collection this weekend

for Retirement Fund for Religious

Please help support elderly Catholic sisters, brothers, and religious order priests. Donations can be made on Pushpay by selecting the Religious Retirement fund. Baskets will be available.


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

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

Turkana Christmas Cards and Crafts for Sale

As has been our tradition for many years, Turkana Christmas Cards will be for sale as well as some crafts made in Turkana, other parts of Kenya, and elsewhere in Africa. Please support St. Mark’s, our Sister Parish in Turkana! Sunday, December 10 and 17, at St. Boniface after the 11:15 Mass.

Sacrament of Reconciliation

To help you prepare for Christmas, we will observe “Reconciliation Monday." Churches throughout the Diocese of Brooklyn and the Archdiocese of NY 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 St. Boniface at 7 pm. Confession will be available during these times in our parishes: “Reconciliation Monday” December 18, 2023.



St. Boniface

11 am-12 pm

12:30pm-1:30pm

7 pm: Penance Service

w/Confessions


Assumption

7:30am-8 am

8:30am-9 am

4:30pm-6 pm

Dates for Confirmation Classes and Parent Nights



Parent discussion with Dennis Corcoran: 7 pm

Dec 21 via Zoom, Jan 25, Feb 15, March 7, April 11, May 2 


Confirmation Class: 5 pm-7:30pm, ABVM

Dec 16, Jan 27, Feb 3, March 9, April 13, May 11

Family Faith Formation and Sacrament Preparation Update

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

Advent Giving Tree

Please continue to bring in toys for the families of “Hour Children.”

We are collecting gifts for boys and girls ages 3 through 14. Bring your unwrapped gift and leave it in the narthex of both churches.

 

Feel free to ship your gift to: ABVM-Parish Office; Hour Children, 64 Middagh St, Brooklyn, NY 11201


NOTE: Only 2 Sundays left!! We will collect gifts through Sunday, December 17.

Christmas Mass Schedule


Christmas Eve, Sunday, December 24

5 pm Family Mass, Assumption

10 pm Mass, prelude at 9:30pm, St. Boniface


Christmas Day Monday, December 25

9:30am Mass, Assumption

11:15am Mass, prelude at 11 am, St. Boniface

(No 6pm Mass at St. Boniface on Sunday, December 24 & 25)


New Year's Day, Solemnity of the Mary, Mother of God,

Monday, January 1

9:30am Mass, Assumption

11:15am Mass, St. Boniface

No vigil Mass on New Years eve

Weekly Mass Intention Schedule

Second Sunday of Advent


Weekly Readings:

https://bible.usccb.org/readings


Assumption

12-9.......5:00pm.......Intentions-Girlie Genabe

12-10......9:30am.......For the People of the Parish

12-11......8:00am.......Millicent McKinley

12-12......8:00am.......Fay Chu

12-13......8:00am.......Bettina & Antonio Acerra

12-14......8:00am.......Rita Collins

12-15......8:00am.......Richard Weisenreider



St. Boniface

12-10......11:15am.......For the People of the Parish

12-10......6:00pm.......For the People on the Oratory prayer list

12-11......12:10pm.......Robert Garber

12-12......12:10pm......For the Newly Baptized

12-13......12:10pm......RCIA Candidates and Catechumens

12-14.....12:10pm.......Regina Sigda

12-14......12:10pm......For the Homeless

Upcoming Calendar


December

12/9........Advent Retreat, 9:15am, ABVM, click here for more info.

12/15.......Christmas Pageant, 7 pm, ABVM

12/17.......Advent Vespers, 4 pm, StB

12/18.......Advent Penance Service, 7 pm, StB

Please keep the sick of the community in your prayers:

George Slover, Tom Janczys, Janie Black, Rob Meadows-Rogers, Maxwell Jude Jagiela, Kimberly Pflug, Mary McGeeney, Louis Acerra, Mary Cella, Kim Manzi.


Rest In Peace: Sarah Gentle, Luigi Preziosi, Regina Jackson, Father Gabriel Ashindu Aywa, Fay Chu, Gretchen Beach, Sr. Mary Maloney, Devinne Gallagher.

Altar Dedications

St. Joseph candle offered by Connie Leone

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



The Sacrament of Penance

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

Wednesdays, 12:30 pm at St. Boniface

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




Weekday Church Hours

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

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



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

The Brooklyn Oratory Parishes 

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Boniface

Roman Catholic Communities in

Downtown Brooklyn and Brooklyn Heights

Both parishes operate from one office:


64 Middagh Street

Brooklyn, NY 11201

718.875.2096


http://www.oratorychurch.org