Due to the inclement weather, our Bereavement Group and OCIA will not meet on this Tuesday evening, February 24. The church will also not be open for Stations of the Cross this Tuesday.
The Bereavement Group will next meet on Tuesday, March 3 at 5 PM.
The first Lenten Stations of the Cross will be on Tuesday, March 3 at 6 PM.
Stay warm and safe.
Because of the declared Blizzard Warning and Snow Emergency in New York City, we will not hold the 7 PM Mass tonight. Please do not attempt to come to the church in hazardous conditions. We pray for the safety of you and your loved ones.
Ash Wednesday is this Wednesday, February 18. It marks the beginning of Lent, a 40-day season (excluding Sundays) of prayer, fasting, and repentance leading up to Easter Sunday, which will be celebrated on April 5.
Below is the Mass and service schedule for St. Charles Borromeo and the Cathedral of St. James.
Below is a link to a letter that Bishop Brennan issued yesterday to update the Diocese on what it has done to address its part in Church’s past sexual abuse of children and to announce that the Diocese intends to pursue a global resolution of the remaining cases.
St. Charles Borromeo will celebrate its customary 9 AM and 7 PM Masses this Sunday, January 25. The current forecast calls for a major snowstorm. Please use caution when deciding when you can safely make it to Mass.
If not, you can view the St. Charles Masses either live-streamed or after-the-fact on YouTube, www.stcharlesbklyn.org/youtube/. The Brooklyn diocese’s TV station, NET TV, has televised Masses. In New York City, NET TV is available on Verizon Fios 548, Spectrum channel 97, Optimum channel 30.
Due to the inclement weather, the Faith Formation religious education program will not meet this Sunday.
Below is our Christmas Mass schedule for St. Charles Borromeo and St. James Cathedral:
January 1 is the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, a holy day of obligation. Below is the Mass schedule:
There is no 7 PM Masses at St. Charles for either Christmas or New Year’s
The parish annual financial report is available on the parish website.
While our parish has been able to fund the repairs and renovations of the church and rectory, our current collections do not cover our weekly operating expenses. The gap has widened over the past year as expenses, including heat and insurance have increased substantially due to inflation.
This means we must use rental monies to cover our costs, which is not a sign of a vibrant parish community. The rental monies the parish earns from leasing the school and rectory are earmarked to maintain and renovate the church building and the parish house which we would not otherwise have the funds to do. The renovation work is still very much in progress. That is why we need to bring in sufficient parishioner contributions to cover the costs of running the church, the parish house, and our spiritual and other programs.
Consider increasing your financial support of the parish. You can contribute online through our parish online giving portal, stcharlesbklyn.weshareonline.org.
