Please contact us with the names of parishioners who are graduating from elementary / middle / high school / college / university this spring. Names will be included in the June 11 (Corpus Christi) bulletin. Congratulations, graduates!
Our church parking lot spaces (on the St. Charles House side) are designed to accommodate 2 cars parked one-behind-the-other. If you are the first to enter the space, please pull all the way in so that another car may park behind you.
Tim Fish, the Chair of our Parish Pastoral Council, gives us an update about our Pastorate with St. Gabriel in Windsor Mill, the renovation of the church, and plans for our 175th anniversary year! Click to read Tim's full update.
The Catholic Daughters of the Americas is one of the oldest and largest organizations of Catholic women in the Americas. We have a very active CDA group and a Junior CDA group right here at St. Charles! Click to learn about us.
Please join us throughout the holy season of Lent at St. Charles — in worship, confession, prayer, outreach, Stations of the Cross, and more as we journey together with Christ towards Easter.
Families interested in preparing their children for Reconciliation, Eucharist, or Confirmation should contact Allison Mooney. Preparation classes are on the 2nd Saturday of each month (October-April) at 12:30 PM.
Friday, February 3 is the memorial of St. Blaise, the traditional day for the blessing of throats. We will do the general blessing of throats at weekend Masses on January 28/29. The individual blessings will take place on February 3 at daily Mass.
A simple funeral for Pope Benedict XVI was celebrated at St. Peter's Basilica with Pope Francis presiding on Thursday, January 5. All St. Charles parishioners are encouraged to pray for him, even with an Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be.
Kits will be blessed at all Masses on January 7/8 for the Epiphany of the Lord. They include the history of the house blessing tradition, prayers, songs, and chalk. Each family may take a kit after Mass or pick one up at the Parish Office.
Fr. Canisius warmly invites you to the parish Rectory for a Christmas Open House on December 17 and 18 following each of our regular Masses. Please join your fellow parishioners for light refreshments and some holiday cheer!
Calling all children in grades K-8 and their parents! Help us celebrate the season at the 4PM Mass on Saturday, December 17 by joining the choir in a special musical selection. It will be a festive day followed by our Christmas Open House.
Our program wraps up on Sunday, December 4. If you have not yet returned your gift to the tree, please bring it to the parish office no later than 3PM on Monday, December 5. Click to learn more and participate in supporting many local ministries.
Tim Fish, the Chair of our Parish Pastoral Council, gives us an update about the sale of our school building and construction plans with the proceeds, progress with the Pastorate with St. Gabriel in Windsor Mill, and more! Click to read Tim's full update.
Online registration continues for our K-8 Religious Education Program, which resumed on Sunday, September 18. We also need a few catechists to teach our children! Click for more details and to register your children for faith formation.
As a new school year approaches, we will offer a blessing for all students, teachers, and school personnel at the end of all Masses on the weekend of August 27/28.
Fr. Canisius is taking part in a Spanish Immersion Program from June 27 - July 29 in Antigua, Guatemala. The program will help him practice the language and better serve the needs of our Spanish-speaking brothers and sisters.
Altar Servers assist during the Mass and parish liturgies. This ministry is open to parish children who have made their First Communion. Our next training sessions are on June 4 and 11 (Saturdays) at 9AM in the church. Click for details.
Please contact us with the names of parishioners who are graduating from elementary / middle / high school / college / university this spring. Names will be included in the June 19 (Corpus Christi) bulletin. Congratulations, graduates!