Third Sunday of Easter

The Link

The newsletter for The Brooklyn Oratory Parishes

"I am a link in a chain, a bond of connection between persons."

-St. John Henry Cardinal Newman, C.O.

The Brooklyn Oratory Parishes

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Boniface

April 29, 2022

Online giving: https://oratorychurch.org/onlinegiving

Welcome Josephine Susan who was baptized last weekend at St. Boniface. Congratulations to the family!

ACA Appeal next weekend

The Annual Catholic Appeal (ACA) 2022 in pew weekend will be held in both parishes this weekend.

Gifts made to the ACA provide support to tens of thousands of people through key programs, ministries and services across the Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens. Among the many works the ACA supports are Catholic Charities and migration assistance, chaplaincies to schools, prisons and hospitals, tuition assistance for students and youth ministries, including our own youth minister at the Oratory parishes Patti DeBonnis.

The goals for this year are:

St Boniface $58,829

ABVM $25,587

As of Monday, April 18 we received:

St Boniface: $17,783.75 leaving about $40,000 to reach our goal

ABVM: $8,400 leaving $17,100 to reach our goal.

Once we exceed our goals, we then receive 100% of all funds above this directly back to the parishes. THANK YOU AS ALWAYS FOR YOUR GENEROSITY.

Mother’s Day Novena of Masses

May is one of the months traditionally dedicated to the honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary. During this month we will have our Novena of Masses at both parishes for our mothers, living and deceased, starting on May 8, Mother’s Day. Please send in your names to the office ASAP. Email info@oratorychurch.org.

The crowning of the Blessed Mother statue at Assumption will take place on Sunday, May 1 at the 10am Mass. This statue was donated by Maria Pluchinotta.

On Saturday, May 7, we will be joined by the Most Rev. James Massa, Ph.D., DD, Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn to confer the sacrament of Confirmation on our young people who are completing our Confirmation program.

Upcoming 150th Anniversary Events at St Boniface

As part of the 150th anniversary of the parish church, the Oratory Choir will present a concert. The performance includes Bach’s Jesu, meine Freude and Händel’s Dixit Dominus and will be accompanied by a Baroque orchestra on period instruments. The concert lasts just over an hour and admission is free.

Sunday, May 8 at 3pm at St Boniface

Save the Date

June 5 - Mass of rededication at the 11:15am Mass, feast of St Boniface.

Vespers and lecture by Fr Anthony on the history of the parish and church with a reception to follow at 3pm. Lecture - Germans in America and in Brooklyn: The Early Community of St Boniface (1854-1872)

Weekly Mass Intention Schedule

Third Sunday of Easter

Assumption

4-30...5:00pm...Eugene Holder

5-1.....10:00am..For the People of the Parish

5-2....(No Mass)

5-3.....8:00am...Effie Mason

5-4.....8:00am...Tina Soru

5-5.....8:00am...Tom and Phyllis Acerra

5-6.....8:00am...John & Elaine Vekassy (First Friday)

5-7.....8:00am...Mother’s Day Novena (First Saturday)

St Boniface

5-1.....9:00am...Joseph Zaccaria

5-1.....11:15am...For the People of the Parish

5-1.....6:00pm...Joseph DeFalco

5-2.....12:10pm...Joseph DeFalco

5-3.....12:10pm...Felicita Menendez

5-4.....12:10pm...Mary Louise Brown

5-5.....12:10pm...Communion Service

5-6.....(No Mass)

Please keep the sick of the community in your prayers: Fr. Michael Himes, Pauline Antonio, Patrick Levy, Denise Galante DePew, Olivia Zicchinolfi, Larry Mulholland.

Rest In Peace: Firefighter Timothy Klein, George Della Lotta, Cecelia Syvertsen.

ABVM Candle Dedications

Blessed Mother Altar Candle (May) offered for the intentions of Bobby Farinas by Girlie Genabe.

St. Boniface

Music Selection

May 1

Copland At The River

Eccard O Lamm Gottes unschuldig

Stewardship

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