Join us for our livestreamed Palm Sunday Mass at 11:15 AM EDT on Sunday 4/5:
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Author: St. Charles Borromeo
Holy Week and Easter Schedule
Below is our Holy Week and Easter parish schedule:
April 5 – Palm Sunday
9 AM – Faith sharing group
11:15 AM – Mass
April 8 – “Spy” Wed
Noon – Rosary
April 9 – Holy Thursday
9 AM – Morning prayer
7:30 PM – Vespers
April 10 – Good Friday
9 AM – Morning prayer
3 PM – Stations of the Cross
7:30 PM – Stations of the Cross
St. Charles at Home (episode posted during the day)
April 11 – Holy Saturday
9 AM – Morning prayer
7:30 PM – Vespers
April 12 – Easter Sunday
9 AM – Faith sharing group
11:15 AM – Easter Mass
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5th Sunday of Lent – Fr. Smith Homily
When I was growing up in Jackson Heights, many of my friends and neighbors were from India. They were slightly older and certainly more mature than I was, and I tried to keep up with them. Yet sometimes I did not understand what they were saying. They constantly used words like bowler – which I thought was a hat – wicket – which I thought was a kind of small bush, and popping crease which totally mystified me. I finally realized that they lived and breathe that most inscrutable sport, Cricket, and these were all technical terms. After I read an article from Encyclopedia Britannica – for younger people, this is what we had before Wikipedia – I could at least navigate the conversation.
This is the case with today’s Gospel passage. Unless we realize that everyone speaking about the resurrection is a Pharisee we will be, at very least, very confused and possibly miss what Jesus is proclaiming. Continue reading “5th Sunday of Lent – Fr. Smith Homily”
5th Sunday of Lent Mass – Live Stream
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Fifth Sunday of Lent 3/29/2020 Online Mass Login
Join us for our livestreamed Mass at 11:15 AM EDT on Sunday 3/29
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Message from Jane Olson, PPC
Hi all, for those I don’t know yet, I’m Jane Olson and I’ve been a member of St. Charles for a little over ten years.
In the below post, you’ll find Fr. Bill’s weekly commentary on the first reading from the Old Testament. I also wanted to draw inspiration from Ezekiel for this note. But, honestly, the Old Testament has never spoken to me the way the New Testament does (too much fire and brimstone, of which we have plenty these days). So, I moved on to the second reading from St. Paul’s Letter to the Romans. Bingo. “But if Christ is in you… the Spirit is alive because of righteousness.” (Rom. 8:10)
At this awful time with almost constant news of life and death, I am so grateful the spirit is alive — living and moving in our community, our parish, our families, and our friends. Those connections, the life of the Spirit, is how we know we’re not alone. Continue reading “Message from Jane Olson, PPC”
St. Charles at Home – Light and Dark
To provide us with more connection to the parish during the week, we have recorded a one-on-one conversation between the prior Sunday’s homilist and a parishioner. The inaugural episode features a discussion between Eduardo Crespo and Fr. John Gribowich. It also includes a preview of next Sunday’s music from Sergio Sandi, our music director.
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