October 16, 2025

Special Message from Pope Leo XIV for World Mission Sunday

Collections will be taken up at all Masses in support of missionaries throughout the world. Contributions can also be made using Pushpay. Use the “World Mission Sunday” dropdown. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.  

📰 News

2025 Baronius Lecture

Thank you to Sr. Kathleen Dietz, FSO and all those who attended last Thursday's lecture.

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.  

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.

Donations Needed for St. Mary Star of the Sea Pop-Up Shop 

Please consider donations of coats, hats, scarves, gloves (all ages, genders) as guests are anticipating the colder months already. Click here for the wish list.

🗓️ Upcoming Events

Sunday, October 19, 9:30am, Assumption

👪 Family Faith Sunday

Sunday, October 19, 9:30–10:45am, DeKalb Market

☕ LGBTQ Faith Sharing Coffee Klatch at Cafe D'Avignon

Contact John Linder at jhelpato@gmail.com for more information or to RSVP.

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

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

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.

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 11:15 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.

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

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

🗓️ Ministry Morning: Save the Date

⛪️ Weekly Mass Intention Schedule

Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Weekly Readings:

https://bible.usccb.org/readings

ASSUMPTION

ST. BONIFACE

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

Lucille Gould, Maria Gracia Curti, Ella Gryski,, Alyson Hui, John Baer, Lucy Vincent, Zhiguang Gao, Jeannie Tindor, Elizabeth Hooper, Eileen Acheson Bohn, Mary Cella, Janice Clarke, Alice Mulholland, Mary Simon Charles, Kim Manzi

Rest in Peace

Nicola Tanzi, Josephine Brattoli, Marjorie Srour, Danielle Santos, W. Richard Rohde, Frank Pizzo, Marie McNamara, Brandon Warden, Richard Legnini, 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.



🙏 Pope's Monthly Intentions for October

For collaboration between different religious traditions:

Let us pray that believers in different religious traditions might work together to defend and promote peace, justice, and human fraternity.

🕯️ Assumption Candle Dedications

• Sanctuary candle offered by Connie Leone
• Blessed Mother candle offered by Kathy Reynolds
• St. Joseph candle offered by Connie Leone
• St. Jude candle offered by Kathy Reynolds

👋 Get Involved

Become a member of the Oratory community by joining some of our many volunteer groups and ministries. Learn about opportunities to connect here.



🏙️ Beyond the Oratory

Thursday, November 6, 6:30pm, St. Saviour Catholic Academy

St. Saviour Middle School Open House

Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 

55 Cranberry St.

Brooklyn Heights

Church of St. Boniface

190 Duffield St.

Downtown Brooklyn

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Mass Times, Adoration, and Novenas

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