First Saturday 9:00 AM Mass at Assumption with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction on September 3.

The Parish Office will be closed on Monday, September 5 for the Labor Day holiday.



No 12:10pm Mass at St Boniface on Monday, September 5. 

9/11 Memorial Mass 

On Sunday September 11, 2022, we will commemorate the 21st anniversary of 9/11 and the many lives lost and impacted by the attacks on our city and country. We will recall those who died by the attacks and those lost in response and rescue attempts in the celebration of the 9:30am morning Mass at Assumption Parish. 

Because 9/11 is on a Sunday and there are city wide moments of silence between 8:30 a.m. and 10:40 a.m. FDNY is unable to join our Parish Mass. The Oratory will provide a Mass for the FDNY and their families at 11:00 a.m. at the Firehouse on Middagh Street. 

The Brooklyn Heights Interfaith Clergy Association (BHICA) is also sponsoring an evening memorial on the Promenade. From 5-7 pm, you will have the opportunity to write a commemorative message and attach it to the Promenade railing. The service starts at 7:15 p.m. with gathering at the Montague Street entrance to the promenade. Members of the Oratory will be participating. If you are able to volunteer to hand out cards from 5-6 or 6-7 please contact the office and we will forward your information to the organizers. Please let the office know by Tuesday September at 3 p.m. if you want to volunteer. 

Thank you St. Francis College! 

As we near completion of the hall at Assumption, The Brooklyn Oratory Parishes extend a most sincere THANK YOU to St. Francis College! Over the past few months, we have been investigating a bulk chair purchase to serve the various events which will be held in the hall. As part of that endeavor SFC, currently engaging in a move from Remsen Street to their new campus on Livingston Street, has generously donated 72 like-new folding chairs and a rolling storage rack to our parish. In particular, we would like to thank SFC Staff Members Lance Mincey, Tim Murphy and SFC President Miguel Martinez-Saenz for their specific efforts to facilitate this donation. We appreciate your generously partnering with us to support the Catholic Church in Downtown Brooklyn! 

Homecoming Sunday at the Parishes 

We welcome everyone back from summer break and invite you to sign up for our various ministries and other ways to get involved. 

St Boniface – September 18 

We welcome back the Oratory Choir and invite you to an outdoor Coffee Hour after the 11:15am Mass. There will also be a light reception after the 6pm Mass.

Assumption – September 24-25 

Light receptions and gathering after both weekend Masses (5pm and 9:30am).

Baptism

If you are expecting a child or are new to our communities and would like to have your child baptized in our parishes, please send your inquiry to: info@oratorychurch.org and we will follow up to register you and send you the print materials. Check the website for fall baptism dates and prep sessions. 

Interested in exploring Catholicism? 

A new RCIA program is starting this fall, welcoming adults who want to explore becoming Catholic, or who want to complete their sacraments. Starting on October 19, RCIA will meet on Wednesdays from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm, mainly on Zoom, and hopefully with monthly meetings in person at Assumption in Brooklyn Heights. For information, or to sign up, contact one of our priests, or the RCIA Team, Rob, Nadine, and Patrick at faith@oratorychurch.org. We hope you’ll join us! 

Altar Dedications 

St. Boniface 

Altar Bread & Wine offered in memory of Peter Weiss (9/4). 

Sanctuary Candle offered in memory of the Murphy and Corrado Families by Father Dennis. 

Assumption 

St Joseph Altar Candle offered by Connie Leone. 

Blessed Mother and St. Jude Candles offered by Kathy Reynolds. 

Sanctuary Candle offered by the Cho Family. 

Altar Bread & Wine offered by the Cho Family. 

Upcoming Calendar

September

9/2... First Friday, ABVM

9/3... 9am Mass with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament/Benediction, ABVM

9/11... Memorial Mass, ABVM

9/18...Homecoming Sunday, StB

9/25...Homecoming Sunday, ABVM

9/25...Baptism Sunday, ABVM

October

10/1....First Saturday Mass, ABVM

10/2....Family Mass Kickoff, StB

10/2....Animal Blessing, ABVM

10/7....First Friday Mass, ABVM

10/19...RCIA begins

November

11/1..... All Saints Day

11/2.....All Souls Day

11/20...Bishop Brennan Visiting, ABVM

Please keep the sick of the community in your prayers:

Josephine DeBlesio, Kim Manzi, Pat Meany, Bill Gould, Tony Lau, Rev. Darrell McClean, Leo Callaghan, Sean Lau, Raymond DiGuglielmo, Robert Vaccarino, Patrick Turner.

Rest In Peace: Pedro Javier Andino, Michelle Simon Cox, Duncan A. Fraser, Jr., Jerry Wright, Augusto Zabala, Joan Miritello.

Weekly Mass Intention Schedule

Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Assumption

9-3....5:00pm.. Kym Acerra

9-4....9:30am...For the People of the Parish

9-5...(No Mass)

9-6.. 8:00am    Louise Schiavone 

9-7...8:00am....Rev.Msgr. Edward W. Offenheiser 

9-8...8:00am... Nicolina Zaru 

9-9...8:00am....Michael F. Collins 

St Boniface

9-4....11:15am....Chester Sigda 

9-4....6:00pm....For the People of the Parish 

9-5...(No Mass)....

9-6...12:10pm....Elissa Marie Delgado 

9-7...12:10pm....Jack Cashman 

9-8...12:10pm....Regina Yun (Bday) 

9-9...(No Mass)

Mass Times and Church Hours

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 

Weekday hours: 7:45am - 12:00 noon Tuesday through Friday.

Weekday Mass: 8:00am Tuesday through Friday



Weekend Masses

5pm Saturday and 9:30am Sunday

The church is closed on Mondays.

Confessions Saturday: 4:15pm - 4:45pm

First Saturday Mass returns on September 3, 9am.

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St. Boniface

Weekday hours 11:30am - 1:00pm

Weekday Mass at 12:10pm Monday through Thursday

Sunday Masses: 11:15am and 6:00pm

Sunday hours 11:00am - 12:30 pm & 5:30pm - 7:00pm

Confessions during Eucharistic Adoration, 12:30 - 1:00pm on Wednesdays and before Mass on Sunday 5:15pm - 5:45pm.

The church is closed on Fridays.

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.

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