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
February 18, 2022
Office Closed Next Week & Mass Cancellation
The office will be closed next week and staff will be working remotely due to the finishing of the floors in the hall adjacent to the office. This is to protect the staff from fumes. Tuesday morning mass will also be cancelled to ensure the church is properly vented before use. 

We will update you on the status in Tuesday's link.
With the end of the NY State mask mandate we will observe the following in our Oratory Parishes.

  • Masks are no longer required for those vaccinated.
  • Everyone who wishes to wear a mask is free to do so.
  • The priest and Ministers of the Eucharist will sanitize and wear masks during the distribution of Holy Communion.
  • We ask that reception of the Eucharist continue to be in the hand.
Brooklyn Oratory Small Groups presents
Spirituality of the Oratory: Knowing Our Charism
Season 6 “Deepening Joy by Word and the Spirit”

This original program about Oratorian spirituality is written and edited by Fr. Anthony Andreassi and Fr. Michael Callaghan.

Further details and the sign up form: https://forms.gle/5Nn7U1ftxnUztD4V6
Contact: affc@oratorychurch.org with questions or if you are unable to attend a group, but would like a copy of the booklet.

Dates: The week of February 28 through the week of April 4, 2022. 
Please keep the sick of the community in your prayers:
Marilyn Shaw, Larry Mulholland, Edward Daly, Carol Beattie.

Rest In Peace: Steve Malloy, Norma Estavia, Joan Koenig, John Corporon, Suzanne Sullivan-Crossley, Joseph DeFalco, Mary Ellen Paul, Dennis Ferrara, Barbara Coleman, William Goodwin, Claire Dolan, Jose Angel Hernandez.
NO 12:10 Mass on Monday, February 21, in observance of Presidents’ Day. The parish office will be closed.
Attention Black/African-American families and parishioners!
In honor of the 150th anniversary of St. Boniface Church, we are creating a history that includes as many communities as possible. If you identify as Black or African American, we'd love to hear about your experiences in the parish, especially if you and your family have been longtime members of the parish. Please send your memories/recollections to tracygarrisonfeinberg@gmail.com with the subject line "Black families at Boniface." Feel free to reach out to Tracy if you have any questions.
St Boniface Music Selections
Sun, Feb 20, 2022 11:15am Mass
Sviridov Sacred Love
Sofia Campoamor, Soprano
Christiansen The King Of Love
Stewardship
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St. Boniface
Assumption
Or mail checks or envelopes to:
64 Middagh St
 Brooklyn NY 11201
Attn: Assumption or St. Boniface
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 5:00pm Saturday and 10:00am Sunday
The church is closed on Mondays.

Confessions Saturday: 4:15pm - 4:45pm at the St. Joseph’s Altar. 

First Saturday of the month Mass on February 5, 9am with Benediction to follow. 
Mass Times and Church Hours 
St. Boniface

Weekday hours 11:30am - 1:00pm
Weekday Mass at 12:10pm Monday - Thursday

Sunday Masses: 9:00am, 11:15am and 6:00pm Mass
Sunday hours 9:30am - 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 Brooklyn Oratory Parishes 
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Boniface
Roman Catholic Communities in
Downtown Brooklyn and Brooklyn Heights
Both parishes operate from one office:

64 Middagh Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
718.875.2096
718.625.1161