News - Faith Formation for Youth

The St. Charles Junior Catholic Daughters of the Americas (JCDA) is a small group of girls who meet on the third Friday of the month from 6:00 – 7:30 PM. We invite all young ladies ages 6 and above to come join us. Our group focuses on growing in our faith together and having FUN!!!

We'll be putting up the Christmas trees, garland, ribbons, and wreaths in the church on Saturday, December 21, starting at 9:00 AM. If you can lend a hand, or two, and help get our beautiful church ready for Christmas, please join us!

Each year, the members of St. Charles band together to reach out to the less fortunate in our community at Christmas time through our Giving Tree outreach. Click to learn about supporting many local ministries. Gifts must be received by December 8.

What can YOU do to keep our great parish great? Get involved! We need YOU! Find out which ministry is a good fit for you, your interests and your talents by connecting with the ministry representatives at the Anniversary Celebration Ministry Fair after Masses on the weekend of October 5-6.

Registration is now CLOSED for our Pastorate Religious Education Program for Kindergarten through Grade 8, with Confirmation preparation available for high school students. The program has begun, and the sign-up deadline was September 30.

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.

Pray the Stations of the Cross with us every Friday in Lent at 7:00 PM in the Church.

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.

Kits will be blessed at all Masses on January 6/7 for the Solemnity of 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.

We'll be putting up the Christmas trees and other decorations in the church on Saturday, December 16, starting at 9:00 AM. If you can lend a hand, or two, and help get our beautiful church ready for Christmas, please join us!

Each year, the members of St. Charles band together to reach out to the less fortunate in our community at Christmas time through our Giving Tree outreach. Click to learn about supporting many local ministries. Gifts must be received by December 3rd.

The long-anticipated repairs and restoration of our Historic Church have commenced just in time for the beginning of the year-long celebration of our 175th anniversary of St. Charles Borromeo Parish. Click for updates and ways that you can help!

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!

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.

Join us in worship at our Masses on Easter Weekend as we gather to celebrate the victorious Resurrection of Our Lord, Jesus Christ!

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.