October 23, 2025

Congratulations to our newly baptized and their families!

📰 News

St. Boniface and Assumption will have a Joint Celebration of Mass on Sunday, October 26 at the 11:15am Mass at St. Boniface Church, 190 Duffield Street

In observance of this, there will be no 9:30am Mass at Assumption on October 26. The two evening Masses (Saturday at 5:00pm at Assumption and Sunday at 6:00pm at St. Boniface) will be celebrated.

Thanksgiving Food Drive

We invite you to join us in spreading warmth and kindness through our Thanksgiving Food Drive. All food collected will be donated to Hour Children. Founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph, Hour Children provides care and support to incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women and their children in Brooklyn and Queens. The food drive will begin on Saturday, October 25 and run through Sunday, November 23. Non-perishables may be left in the rear of either church in the areas marked “Food Drive.”

Items being collected include:

Pasta * Rice * Stuffing Mix * Mashed Potato Mix * Cereal * Tomato/Pasta Sauce * Canned Vegetables * Canned Soups * Canned Juices * Canned Fruit * Instant Noodles (Packs, Bowls, Cups) * Instant Oatmeal Packets * Mac & Cheese (Boxes or Bowls) * Saltines and Crackers * Hot Chocolate Packets

(For canned items, low sugar/low salt if possible)

To make a cash donation, please use PushPay on the parish website and select the dropdown "Thanksgiving Food Drive Support."

Summer Plans for June 2026?

Are you starting to think about plans for next summer? Something new and different? Consider a mission visit to our Sister Parish in the Turkana region of Kenya during the last half of June 2026. Experience our Catholic faith as practiced in a very different culture and environment. Work together. Learn together. Pray together. Find common ground. Strengthen the bond of friendship between our parishes. For more information contact Torkil at torkilheggstad@gmail.com or Joan at jerryjoan@nyc.rr.com

Youth Altar Server Training for Both Parishes

Fr. Mark Paul will hold a training for young people interested in serving as Youth Altar Servers. Current altar servers who would like a refresher should also attend the training on Sunday, October 26 after the 11:15am Mass at St. Boniface. Youth Altar Servers contribute to the beauty of our worship and engage their faith in action. Altar servers volunteer as often as they like and their schedules allow. They must have completed their First Communion and be in 4th grade or older. If your child is interested but cannot make this training, please email Coleen at coleen.mcgrath@gmail.com for Assumption, or Marcela at marcelah@aol.com for St. Boniface.

Join the Oratory Young Adults!

The Oratory Young Adults (OYA) is a new group of parishioners in their 20s and 30s. The aim is to bring together a community of young adults through shared spiritual practices, social gatherings, and service opportunities. Please see our upcoming events! For more information email Joe at jobrien@oratorychurch.org

The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed

During the month of November, it is a long and venerable Catholic tradition to remember and pray for our beloved dead at Mass and in other prayers and rituals. You may write the names of the deceased members of your family and friends in the “Book of the Dead” that will be placed in each church or by emailing the names to info@oratorychurch.org. If you send in names for the All Souls Novena of Masses, these will be automatically placed in these books. You are also invited to bring a photo of a loved one to place on St. Joseph’s altar at Assumption or the bulletin board in the narthex at St. Boniface.

🗓️ Upcoming Events

Friday, October 24, 7:00pm, Catholic Worker Maryhouse

🌃 OYA Catholic Worker Visit

Join the Oratory Young Adults as we head into Manhattan for the Catholic Worker’s Roundtable Discussion, an evening diving into how faith, justice, and action come together in the real world. This month’s talk is by Amy Shaw, titled “Archaeology, Resistance & Repatriation.” It’s going to be a fascinating look at how history, justice, and faith intersect. Click here to RSVP.

Sunday, October 26, 11:15am, St. Boniface

🙏 Joy-Us Together Mass: Let's Celebrate Mass Together

More information in the News section above.

Sunday, October 26, after 11:15am Mass, St. Boniface

⛪ Youth Altar Server Training for Both Parishes

More information in the News section above or on the Oratory website event page.

Sunday, October 26, after 11:15am Mass. St. Boniface

☕ All Souls’ Day Themed Coffee Hour

Join us for coffee hour following our Joy-Us Together Mass on October 26 to honor and remember our beloved parishioners who have passed away. Enjoy delicious Day of the Dead-themed pastries, coffee, and Mexican hot chocolate. Hosted by Ellen Rios and Brigida (Bri) Muñoz. We invite members of both parishes to place photos and names of loved ones on a remembrance poster at the back of St Boniface during coffee hour.

Saturday, November 1, 9:00am Mass, All Saints’ Day

⛪ First Saturday Mass

Sunday, November 2, both parishes

✝️ All Souls’ Day

Regular Sunday Mass schedule.

Monday, November 3, 6:15pm, Assumption Hall

🙏 Oratory Evening Prayer

Join the priests and brothers for a service of readings, song, and shared reflection.

Thursday, November 6, 6:00pm, Assumption Hall

📽️ SJAC Film Screening of Souleymane’s Story (2024)

Please join the Social Justice Action Committee (SJAC) for a screening of Souleymane's Story (2024), in which a Paris food delivery cyclist and asylum-seeker from West Africa has two days to prepare his story for a make-or-break interview to secure legal residency. Potluck dinner followed by facilitated conversation with Oratory parishioners Julius Lang and Lou Kuhlmann. Please bring a dish or beverage to share.

Friday, November 7, 7:30pm, Randolph Beer

🪶 Oratory Young Adult Social: Feather Bowl Social

Randolph Beer is known for having New York City's first and only Feather Bowling courts, so come out and try your hand at this unique Belgian game that's a mix of shuffleboard and bocce. What to expect: feather bowling, great company, good drinks, and a social night out. Click here to RSVP.

Sunday, November 9, 8:15am, Assumption

✝️ First Communion Class

Sunday, November 16, after 9:30am Mass, Assumption

☕ Coffee Hour

Sponsored by our St. Mark’s Sister Parish Turkana Committee.

Sunday, November 16, 5:00pm, Ignacio House

🙏 Oratory Young Adult Social: Visit to Ignacio House

Join OYA on a visit to Ignacio House in Manhattan, run by Thrive for Life, an amazing community that supports formerly incarcerated individuals through housing, scholarships, and education. We’ll celebrate Mass, have dinner, and a few of us will also be sharing about our careers and callings. Click here to RSVP.

November 19, 7:00pm, Assumption Community Room

📖 Adult Faith Formation: Scripture Study

We invite you to join us for a monthly Lectio Divina and Scripture Study series led by Fr. Kishore Nagothu, focusing on the Gospel of Matthew, which will be the main Gospel for the upcoming liturgical year (Year A). All sessions meet on the third Wednesday of each month from 7:00–8:00pm in the Assumption Community Community Room, from November 2025 through May 2026. You are welcome to attend as many sessions as you are able. Please save the dates: November 19, December 17, January 21, February 18, March 18, April 8, and May 20. Please click this link to register or email Fr. Anthony Balakishore Nagothu at knagothu@oratorychurch.org

Sunday, November 23, 9:30am, Assumption

👪 Family Faith Sunday

Saturday, January 24, 2025, 9:00am, Assumption Hall

🗓️ Ministry Morning: Save the Date

⛪️ Weekly Mass Intention Schedule

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Weekly Readings:

https://bible.usccb.org/readings

ASSUMPTION

10/25	5:00pm	Isagani N. Genabe
10/26	9:30am	People of the Parish
10/27	8:00am	Anne and Edward Luna
10/28	8:00am	Brandon Warden
10/29	8:00am	Felicita Menendez
10/30	8:00am	Alan Ohman
10/31	8:00am	William Campbell
11/1	9:00am	Anna Gold

ST. BONIFACE

10/26	11:15am	People of the Parish
10/26	6:00pm	Healing: Zhiguang Gao
10/27	12:10pm	Healing: Zhiguang Gao
10/28	12:10pm	Healing: Zhiguang Gao
10/29	12:10pm	Patricia Mary Lane
10/30	12:10pm	Patricia Mary Lane
10/31	12:10pm	Arlene Vinicombe

Mass Intentions

It has been a long tradition in the Church to offer Masses for people to pray, especially for the dead, seeking God’s grace, mercy, and spiritual benefits through Christ’s sacrifice. Usually a modest donation is given for this. In the coming weeks we have several Masses with no particular intentions. If you would like to have a Mass offered for someone (living or deceased), email the parish office at info@oratorychurch.org or click here.

🙏 Prayer List

Please keep the sick of the community in your prayers

Geri Kirsling, Carl Weisser, Stanley Adolphus, Zhiguang Gao, Elizabeth Hooper, Eileen Acheson Bohn, Mary Cella, Janice Clarke, Alice Mulholland, Mary Simon Charles, Kim Manzi, John Michael

Rest in Peace

Nicola Tanzi, Josephine Brattoli, Marjorie Srour, Danielle Santos, W. Richard Rohde, Frank Pizzo, Marie McNamara, Brandon Warden, Marie Turley, Arlene Vinicombe, Antonio Lisboa

If you would like to add someone to the prayer list, email the parish office at info@oratorychurch.org or click here.