Unfortunately, the Oratory email system and website have been down since Tuesday evening. We are quickly working to get it functional again. For any immediate needs, please call the parish office at 718-875-2096.

Despite the rain, the first Family Mass of the new pastoral year was a great success! May the mustard seeds planted this past weekend come to grow to large plants that bear much fruit.

Special Collection for Hurricane Relief

We will be taking up a special collection at Masses this coming weekend in support of those who have been affected by recent hurricanes in Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Florida, and the Southeastern United States. Donations can also be made via PushPay by selecting the “Hurricane Relief” fund. Funds will be given to relief agencies currently providing direct relief in the areas affected including Catholic Relief Services. Your generosity is deeply appreciated.

Parish Office Closed, Monday, October 10

In observance of Italian Heritage/Indigenous Peoples' Day on Monday, October 10, the parish office will be closed. In addition, there will be no 12:10pm Mass at St Boniface.

Altar Servers Needed

Assumption and St. Boniface would like to expand their rosters of altar servers. Any child in fourth grade or above who has made his/her First Communion can participate. We know your children have busy schedules so the commitment will be minimal! Participants will be asked to attend one training session in mid-October and then can

choose the Masses at which they wish to serve by signing up on the altar server sign-up that will be shared with all participants.

If your child is interested in becoming an altar server or you have questions about the program, please contact Marcela Hahn, marcelah@aol.com, who will coordinate for St. Boniface, or Coleen McGrath, coleen.mcgrath@gmail.com, who will coordinate for

ABVM. We look forward to hearing from you!

LGBTQ+ Reception: Thursday, October 13th at 6:30pm 

We've set a date and look forward to our first in-person event! The aim is to gather, build community, and figure ways we and our parish communities can better support one another in our Catholic faith in the coming year. For details, contact Ben Kulos, ben.kulos@gmail.com. 

Baptism Preparation for Parents 

If you are expecting a child or are new to our communities and would like to have your child baptized in our parishes, please register for the next Baptism Preparation Session which is offered through Zoom.

Send your inquiry to: info@oratorychurch.org and we will follow up to register you and send you the print materials. 

Click here for upcoming dates: https://oratorychurch.org/baptisms

Interested in exploring Catholicism? The 2022-2023 RCIA Program Begins in October

RCIA stands for the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults and is the program for all those wishing to explore full communion in the Catholic Church. This can include all types of people: maybe you’ve just started coming to St. Boniface or Assumption and want to know more about Catholicism; or you have questions about God or Jesus but don’t know where to ask them; maybe you were raised in a different faith tradition, or none at all, and want a deeper connection with what you find at the Oratory churches; maybe you’re engaged to or married to a Catholic and want to consider becoming Catholic

yourself; or maybe you are a baptized Catholic who wishes to complete your sacraments of initiation with First Communion and/or Confirmation. If any of these fits where you are, you are warmly invited to join the RCIA program for 2022-2023, which will culminate in the Sacraments of Initiation at the Easter Vigil on April 8, 2023.

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, faith@oratorychurch.org. We hope you’ll join us!

Bioethics Lecture on Thursday, Oct. 20th @ 7pm - St. Joseph’s Seminary, Yonkers 

St. Joseph’s Seminary and College in Yonkers will be hosting an evening lecture entitled Bioethics: A Christian Moral Vision, with Dr. Charles Camosy, a nationally recognized Catholic moral theologian and the Seminary’s Msgr. Michael J Curran, Fellow in Moral Theology. 

Date and Time: Thursday, October 20th at 7:00 pm.

Location: St. Joseph’s Seminary Prayer Hall and online via Zoom.

Tickets: $25

More Information and registration: BioethicsLectureDrCamosy.eventbrite.com 

Questions: sjsacademics@dunwoodie.edu or 914-968-6200 Ext. 8145 

Mass Intentions

If you would like to request a Mass for someone living or deceased, ass intentions are available for the weeks or months ahead. Email info@oratorychurch.org. The offering is $20. Please pay by using Pushpay or by mailing a check to: 64 Middagh St. Brooklyn, NY 11201.

Upcoming Calendar

October

10/7... First Friday Mass, ABVM

10/13..LGBTQ+ Reception 6:30pm

10/19..RCIA begins via Zoom

November

11/1... All Saints Day

11/2... All Souls Day

11/4... First Friday Mass, ABVM

11/5... First Saturday 9am Mass with Exposition of the Blessed

............Sacrament and Benediction, ABVM

11/20..Bishop Brennan Visit, ABVM

11/20..Baptisms at 9:30am Mass, ABVM

11/27..1st Sunday of Advent

Please keep the sick of the community in your prayers:

Greg Lynch, Bobbi Eisenberg, Rev. Kenneth Calder, Catherine Rohde, Philippa McMahon, Michael Spieldenner, Maria Figueroa, Kim Manzi, Patrick Turner, John Pinto.

Rest In Peace: JoEllen Lynch, Anthony Gonzalez, Fr. Leroy Smith, Claire Nolan, Louis Russo, Robert Migliacio. 

Weekly Mass Intention Schedule

Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Assumption

10-8....5:00pm......For the people of the parish

10-9....9:30am......James Miller

10-10..(No Mass)

10-11...8:00am......Cho and Gao Families

10-12...8:00am......Eric Hults (1st Anniversary)

10-13...8:00am......Celia Clevenger

10-14...8:00am......Priest’s Intention

St. Boniface

10-9.....11:15am......Merina Colageo

10-9.....6:00pm......For the people of the parish

10-10...(No Mass)

10-11....12:10pm.....Felicita Menendez

10-12....12:10pm.....Jordan (aka Tom) Rogers

10-13....12:10pm.....William and Margaret Fissinger

10-14....(No Mass)

Assumption Altar Dedication

St. Joseph candle offered by Connie Leone.

St. Jude candle offered by Kathy Reynolds.

Sanctuary candle offered by Jimmy and Annie Cho.

St. Boniface Altar Dedication

Sanctuary candle offered by Fr Dennis Corrado.

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

St. Boniface

Assumption

Or mail checks or envelopes to:

64 Middagh St

Brooklyn NY 11201

Attn: Assumption or St. Boniface

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