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Author: St. Charles Borromeo
4th Sunday Lent Streaming Mass – Join Us Online
Join us for our live stream Mass at 11:15 AM. Follow the instructions below to connect by computer or by telephone. The hymns and readings are at this link: March 22 2020 B
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Message from Donna Whiteford, PPC
Dear St. Charles Parish Family and Friends,
“These are the times that try men’s souls.” Thomas Paine wrote that in 1776 but is apropos of the health crisis we are living through today. These are trying times, and if we are willing to be honest, many of us may be a bit afraid because there are so many unknowns with the coronavirus.
But rather than panic, let us pray on our own and together virtually. The Parish Pastoral Council (PPC), together with Fr. Bill, Msgr. Al, and Fr. John, wants our parish family to know that St. Charles is here for you and remains committed to providing you with spiritual support. While the church is no longer permitted to be open for Eucharistic Adoration and private prayer, Mass will be live-streamed again this Sunday at 11:15 AM and will also be available on our website for later viewing [Zoom meeting details removed from website for security reasons]. Masses from St. James and the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph are available on Net TV. The parish office is closed, but Fr. Bill is available when needed by phone. Continue reading “Message from Donna Whiteford, PPC”
Parish Coronavirus Response 3/21 – Closure of Church Building and Rectory Office
On Thursday, March 19, Bishop DiMarzio mandated the closing of all church buildings and rectory offices in our diocese in response to the spread of the coronavirus. A copy of the announcement at available at dioceseofbrooklyn.org/coronavirus-updates. Based upon that guidance, we have responded as follows:
- Our church will no longer be open for Eucharistic Adoration prayer and private prayer until further notice.
- The rectory office is now physically closed; however, we will remain available by phone or email. Please call us at (718) 625-1177 or email us at [email protected].
- We will stream a private Mass this Sunday at 11:15 AM from the rectory chapel, which we expect will include hymns and music recorded by the St. Charles musicians for the occasion. You can watch it live, and it will also be available on our website for later viewing.
- Starting next Sunday, March 29, we will adjust the format of our Sunday program. Instead of streaming the Mass live, we will pre-record the program. This will allow you to see and hear it more clearly. It will also allow us to prepare it while abiding by the new mandates issued by the state and the diocese. We expect that, starting next weekend, the recorded Sunday program will include a homily from one of our priests and hymns sung by our musicians, but will not be a recording of a full Mass.
- Full Masses are available online and on TV. Fr. Bill recommends the Mass from St. James Cathedral, which is broadcast on NET-TV on Sunday at 11 AM and weekdays at noon. NET-TV can be seen in the New York City are on Spectrum (Channel 97), Optimum (Channel 30) and FIOS (Channel 48). Viewers can also tune in online at www.netny.tv.
- Our priests continue to say daily private Masses, which are offered for the special intentions of our parishioners.
4th Sunday of Lent – Addressing the Real Needs of Our Time
Samuel Anoints David, François Victor Eloi Biennourry, 1841, École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts.
Fourth Sunday of Lent
1 Samuel 16:1B, 6–7, 10–13a
March 22, 2020
The relationship between King Saul and the Prophet Samuel is one of the most interesting in the Old Testament. The tensions are always there, but the reasons are hidden under a veneer of piety. Its relevance to our present situation as a church may indeed be obscured for the same reason.
Our opening line this week says:
The LORD said to Samuel: “How long will you grieve for Saul,
whom I have rejected as king of Israel?
Fill your horn with oil, and be on your way.
I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem,
for I have chosen my king from among his sons.”
(1 Samuel 16:1)
It may seem that Samuel was fond of Saul as the LORD asks him how long will he grieve for him. Yet in the next verse (Sa. 2a), Samuel tells the Lord: “How can I go? Saul will hear of it and kill me. With friends like this who needs enemies?” Continue reading “4th Sunday of Lent – Addressing the Real Needs of Our Time”
Urgent Update From the Diocese of Brooklyn 3/19/2020
Tonight, Bishop DiMarzio issued the following guidance given the current impact of the coronavirus.
As of tomorrow, Friday, March 20 at noon:
- All churches in the Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens will be fully closed;
- Parish offices will be physically closed;
- Funerals and wedding will not be permitted in church since limiting funerals and weddings to 10 people is proving not to be feasible. If absolutely necessary, a graveside service could be held, at the discretion of the cemetery administration. A memorial Mass for the deceased should be celebrated later. Weddings should be postponed.
Continue reading “Urgent Update From the Diocese of Brooklyn 3/19/2020”
3rd Sunday Lent – 7 PM (Msgr. LoPinto)
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