Prayer is one of the three pillars of Lenten practice. Through prayer, we raise our hearts and minds to God in thanksgiving and praise. Prayer is our “vital and personal relationship with the true and living God.” During Lent, we place special emphasis on prayer and contemplation on the Passion and Death of our Lord through expressions of popular piety such as the Via Crucis (Stations of the Cross) and veneration of the Crucified Christ. Find a variety of resources here for Lenten prayer and contemplation. Read More
And hope does not disappoint,
because the love of God has been poured out into our hearts
through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
For Christ, while we were still helpless,
died at the appointed time for the ungodly.
Indeed, only with difficulty does one die for a just person,
though perhaps for a good person one might even find courage to die.
But God proves his love for us in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us.
Catholic Relief Services is accepting donations to assist those affected by the earthquake in Chile. For more information, visit: www.crs.org/chile/maule-quake.cfm
St Matthew’s Solo Ministry is a faith based singles group. The ministry is open to adult singles, unmarried, separated, divorced or widowed. Meetings are held on the fourth Tuesday of the month starting at 7:30 PM. Our next meeting is scheduled for February 23rd. Be assured that this ministry is not a dating or counseling service. Continue reading New Singles Ministry – Solo
To donate to Catholic Relief Services go to www.crs.org, or by phone 1-800-736-3467 or by mail: CRS Haiti, PO Box 17090, Baltimore, MD 21203-7090.
St. Matthew’s has added a 5 PM mass on Sunday evenings to our weekend schedule. We invite you to celebrate Eucharist with us on Sunday evening from now until Memorial Day, at which time we will suspend this Mass and resume it after Labor Day in September. It is our hope that offering this additional Mass will avail more of our parish families to celebrate Mass as a family. Also, it is our intent to offer this Mass as a weekend option for our teenage parishioners who come to church for faith formation classes on Sunday nights.
People line up to receive food bags filled with lentils, soy, fortified bulgur and vegetable oil provided by USAID’s Food For Peace program at the Petionville Golf Club in Haiti. Photo by Sara A. Fajardo/CRS
It’s a Friday afternoon, sardines and rice have just been served from the office kitchen, hot water finally made an appearance (some of us have been pouring Starbucks instant packets into cold water), and so it seemed the perfect time to drop a line to say hello! Continue reading Letter from Haiti
Last year, we donated over 300 Easter baskets to the children of Holy Trinity Church in Passaic. Our goal this year is to provide at least that many again. At this point we will begin collecting items for the baskets: Candy-filled plastic eggs, Easter baskets, chocolate bunnies, cellophane and other new things that go in Easter baskets. Please encourage your kids to help out in this very important way. Bins will be available for drop-off during all Religious-Ed classes between now and March 20th. Also, you can drop off your donations when coming to Mass on the weekends. If you don’t have kids in our Religious Education Program but would like to help, please feel free to leave Easter items in the basket in the gathering space. This is one of our largest service projects of the year. Thanks in advance for your generosity
How We Pray
