News - 175TH

We are excited to offer two 175th anniversary commemorative rosaries! They will be made in Italy and are custom-designed by Ghirelli based on our historic church, crucifix above the altar, and the statue of St. Charles. Click to learn more and to order.

Join us on Sunday, September 22 from 3-5PM for a selection of beautiful liturgical music sung at St. Charles during our 175-year history. See how many musical pieces you can remember! Fr. Miguel Trinidad will also debut his newly composed "St. Charles Borromeo Mass".

We want to collect 175 items each weekend in August to stock our parish food pantry shelves for the fall. Everyone who drops off an item on their way into church will get a coupon for a free sno-cone after the 11AM Mass on August 25! Click for full details.

Join your fellow classmates and parishioners at our Homecoming Reunion on Sunday, July 14! All students (and family) of the St. Charles Borromeo School and former Parishioners (and family) are welcome to attend. Click for full details and to register. Please share this info with your fellow classmates and parishioners!

Celebrate the music of our many cultures! Join us on Sunday, June 2 from 3–5 PM for "songs from around the world", with music from the countries represented by our parishioners! Sing along or simply listen to the beautiful music in our historic church.

Celebrate our 175th Anniversary in style! Our online store for anniversary "Spirit Wear" is open once again until the deadline of April 30, 2024. Can't order online? Contact the parish office.

Join us for a free presentation about the people found in our early sacramentary from 1848-1870: births, deaths, and marriages. Using genealogical methods, we will identify our earliest parishioners, what they did, and where they lived during the time of slavery, the civil war, and early reconstruction.

Join us on Sunday, December 3 at 3:00 PM in the church for readings and songs that tell the story of Jesus, from conception through the visit of the three Kings. Audience participation will be included to get you into the spirit of the season!

If you did not receive your 175th anniversary "Spirit Wear" order at Mass, your items are available for pick-up at the Parish Office any time.

We will welcome Archbishop William Lori at the 11:00 AM Mass on Sunday, November 19 as he re-dedicates our altar and blesses our new Tabernacle at the start of our 175th anniversary year. Join us!

Join us on Tuesday, February 21 at 7PM in the church for Evening Prayers from the Liturgy of the Hours followed by the burning of palms from last year's Palm Sunday as we prepare for Lent.

Join us in worship at our Masses and other services from Palm Sunday through the Easter Sunday as we gather to remember and participate in the Passion and Death of Our Lord, Jesus Christ and celebrate His victorious Resurrection.

The Tenebrae service is a somber, ancient Christian tradition that remembers Jesus' suffering and death. Come join us on Good Friday evening, April 15 at 7:00 PM for Tenebrae, a service of light. Come see why "This Jesus Must Die!"

All are invited to join us for our Solemn Celebration of the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday, April 15 at 12:00 noon in the church. Fr. Canisius will lead The Way of the Cross with text from the Scriptures (traditional).

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.

Pull out the organ stops and tune up the brass! Our 4PM Palm Sunday Vigil Mass on Saturday, April 9 will be extra special as we host the Baltimore Brass! They begin playing at 3:45 PM. All children in grades 1-8 are invited to sing with us!

You are invited to attend a Holy Hour led by Deacon Steve on Saturday, March 19 following the 4:00 PM Mass. We will honor St. Joseph—the foster father of Jesus—on his Feast Day with a Holy Hour devotion.

Women 18 and older are invited to a retreat on Saturday, March 19 from 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM at St. Charles, sponsored by the St. Charles Court of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas. Limited to the first 25 participants; click for details!

Join us on Saturday, March 12 after the 4PM Mass for our synod listening session at St. Charles. Share your thoughts, or ask your questions, on things the Church is doing well and where you think the Church could be serving you better!

The season of Lent begins with Ash Wednesday on March 2. Join us for Mass with blessing and imposition of ashes: 7:30 AM, 12:10 PM, and 7:30 PM. Be reconciled and return to the Lord by means of prayer, fasting and deeds of loving service.