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Volunteer Opportunity: Family Faith
Are you or someone you know interested in helping out with Family Faith Formation? Helping out with F3 is a great way to get involved with the community, meet new people, and enrich the lives of children and parents alike. If you are interested, please reach out to Mr. Joe O’Brien at jobrien@oratorychurch.org
Registration for Confirmation Is Open!
Registration for first and second year Confirmation is open. Our Confirmation course isn’t just about preparing for a sacrament, it’s about becoming the person God created you to be. Through engaging sessions, service opportunities, and community, you’ll discover how the Holy Spirit shapes your life with courage, wisdom, and virtue. You can register by clicking the link here and selecting Confirmation. Take the next step in your journey of faith!
Tuesdays, October 7, 21, November 11, 7:30–9:00pm, Zoom
Adult Faith Formation (AFF): Writing Spirituality, Finding God in the Stories of Our Lives
This three-part online series offered by the Jesuit Media Lab, Eric Clayton will lead participants through exercises and discussions to help discover and articulate the working of God’s Spirit in the story of our lives. Themes include: embracing our belovedness, finding God in the details, and writing our vocation.
Fr. Anthony and Virginia Navarro will be coordinating this activity. Cost is $50 per participant and the group is limited to 15 people. To register, email vnavarro@oratorychurch.org
Eric A. Clayton is an award-winning author of three books on Ignatian spirituality and everyday life, including his most recent Finding Peace Here and Now: How Ignatian Spirituality Leads Us to Healing and Wholeness (Brazos Press). He is the deputy director for communications at the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States. Learn more at ericclaytonwrites.com
Thursday, October 9, 7:00pm, Assumption Hall
Annual Baronius Lecture: "John Henry Newman: Why a Doctor of the Church?" by Sr. Kathleen Dietz, FSO
Sr. Kathleen will explore what she sees as Newman’s specific contributions to theology and the life of faith which prompt the Church to declare him a Doctor of the Church. Sr. Kathleen has been a member of the Spiritual Family "The Work" since 1993. Her interest in John Henry Newman stems from her student days at Cardinal Newman College in St. Louis, Missouri. After joining The Work, she obtained her doctorate in theology with the dissertation John Henry Newman and the Fathers of the Church: The Birth of an Ecclesiology. She has given numerous talks, published several articles and co-edited a book on Cardinal Newman entitled Blessed John Henry Newman: A Richly Illustrated Portrait. She currently resides with her community in Erie, Pennsylvania and serves as Adult Faith Formation Coordinator at Our Lady of Peace Parish.
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 Room from November 2025 to 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 here to register or email Fr. Anthony Balakishore Nagothu at knagothu@oratorychurch.org
Donations Needed for St. Mary Star of the Sea Pop-Up Shop
The Pop-Up Shop at St. Mary Star of the Sea is open and ready to accept your donation. Please consider donations of coats, hats, scarves, gloves (all ages, genders) as guests are anticipating the colder months already.
Ongoing requests:
- As usual, groups with greatest need are Men's Small and Medium sizes (especially jeans and sweats), as well as clothing for school-aged girls and boys. Winter and Fall clothing only at this time please.
- Shoes, especially sneakers & other comfortable walking type shoes are needed for all ages and genders.
- Toiletries are always a highly requested item.
- The pop-up shop is looking for a rug or mat for the children to play on while their parents' shop. If you have something like this it would be greatly appreciated!
Donations can be dropped off Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon, Tues from 8:30am to 12:00pm at 467 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11231. If you'd like to arrange an alternate drop-off, or have a question, please contact Mary Carriero at mcarriero19@gmail.com
Due to limited space at the pop-up shop, please only donate the noted needed items at this time. Thank you!
Volunteers Needed for Catholic Charities Program
Catholic Charities is looking for volunteers for their WIPA program (welcome, integrate, promote, accompany). WIPA is developing a comprehensive integration program to support vulnerable migrant communities, helping them achieve social, economic, and legal stability. Please reach out to Oratory parishioner Fran Buchinsky at fbuchinsky@aol.com if you can help with their local food pantry, legal assistance and accompaniment, childcare during ESL classes on Saturdays, or general administrative assistance and client scheduling. Spanish is helpful but not required for most needs, and Virtus training is required for the childcare role. Thank you for considering!
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