Please download the worship aid to participate in Friday’s evening prayer, which will begin at 5 PM.
Instructions on how to join are available here.
Food Pantry Closes in on 100,000 Meals Provided
Our food pantry ministry is in its second year and we are reaching a significant milestone. By September, we will have given away over 11,500 bags of food, which equates to roughly 100,000 meals. Parishioners volunteer to pack and distribute the bags.
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Community Mass – 20th Sunday Ordinary Time
On Sunday, August 14, 2022, join us in person or online for the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Bishop Sualsingh of Sambalpur, India will be joining us at all of our masses for Mission Sunday.
Our current Sunday Mass times are:
- 9 AM EDT – Morning Mass
- 11:15 AM EDT – Community Mass
- 7 PM EDT – Evening Mass
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The readings will be from Cycle C.
Entrance: All People That on Earth Do Dwell – 853
Readings/Psalm – 1151
Offertory: Seek Ye First – 658
Communion: Like a Shepherd – 402
Closing: All the Ends of the Earth – 604
The Gather 3rd Edition Hymnal/Missals are available for use in the church – pick one up as you enter and return it after Mass. Instructions on how to use the hymnal missal are available here: https://www.stcharlesbklyn.org/hymnal-missal/ .
Today’s readings are also available to read online at the USCCB website https://bible.usccb.org .
- Please follow the instructions of the ushers, and observe all of the posted health precautions so that we can continue to worship together safely.
- Support our Parish – Please contribute to our General Collection online here.
- Give to our Missions for our Second Collection
- Help us support Catholic Charities Food Pantries in Brooklyn and Queens online
Old Testament Bible Study Starts Soon
Our Bible study group resumes in the fall on September 25. The focus will be an introduction to the Old Testament using the Panorama of the Old Testament study guide by Little Rock Scriptures Books. We’ll explore interwoven themes across the Old Testament, God’s plan for salvation, and encounter many familiar characters. The course provides a broad, introductory overview so it’s a great time to join in, especially if you haven’t had any prior exposure to Bible study.
We’ll meet on Sundays at 5 PM on Zoom over the course of eight weeks from September 25 through November 13. We’d ask you to read the week’s lesson and look over the questions in the text beforehand. We’ll use the questions as a guide to our weekly discussions.
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time – The Joy of Feeling His Pleasure
Assumption of the Virgin, (detail) Antonio da Correggio,
1526-1530, Parma Cathedral cupola fresco,
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Fr. Smith’s Commentary on the Second Reading
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Letter To the Hebrews 12:1–4
August 14, 2022
For the next 3 weeks we will examine chapter 12 of the “Letter to the Hebrews.” This is greater depth than usual. It is an important section not only for understanding the letter as a whole at any time but what being a Christian means today. The chapter presents three images of how and why we should follow Jesus even if it is difficult. Next week we will look at how the Christian way leads to maturity (12:5–13) and the following week the author will reveal it as a living liturgy (12:18–24). This week we will look at the Christian way as a great race (12:1–4).
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Friday Evening Prayer at 5 PM
Please download the worship aid to participate in Friday’s evening prayer, which will begin at 5 PM.
Instructions on how to join are available here.
Mission Sunday Appeal
This Sunday is Mission Sunday. Bishop Sualsingh of Sambalpur, India will speak at our Masses. Sambalpur is in one of the poorest states in India. The 64,000 Catholics there face much persecution as well as pandemic-induced hardships.
We appreciate your prayerful and financial support of the Mission to educate children in the Catholic faith and keep the flame of our faith burning. Donations can be made through our online giving site (once there, click on the Second Collections button in the Home tab) or in next Sunday’s second collection.