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Pasta Dinner for Hopebuilders

admin — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 04:45:37 +0000

Having trouble deciding what to make for dinner on another Friday in Lent?? Please join us for a meatless pasta dinner on Friday, March 23rd from 5:30 – 7:00pm in Heritage Hall. The torch has been passed from our (recently confirmed!) high schoolers to our current 7E middle schoolers! They will be in charge of selling tickets, setting/cleaning up and serving you a delicious meal which will include pasta, salad, dessert and drink – all as a service to our St. Matthew’s community. Any monies made from the evening will be donated to St. Matthew’s Hope Builders and our teens that travel to Kentucky where they help complete home repairs for local residents. Additional information including ticket price and ticket sales dates will appear in future bulletins. Any questions, please contact 7D religious education teacher Terri La Penna at terlap4@verizon.net. Thank you for your support!!

Upcoming Hope Builder Events

admin — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 04:43:16 +0000

Hope Builders, in conjunction with Good Neighbors, a grassroots 501c3 charity that provides home and automobile repair exclusively for employed American families, helps to build and repair homes for the working poor in Appalachia. Last year’s trip cost a little over $28,000 for 51 Hope Builders to participate. This year our expenses will be more as we hope to bring along 20 more participants, so we can affect the lives of 3 more families, totaling 10 families we hope to help.

Upcoming Events – Thank you for your continued Support
January 21 & 22 Bake and Panera Bread Sale (after all masses)
February 9 &16 ZUMBA® Classes 7 PM Heritage Hall – $10/class
February 11 & 12 Chocolate Bar Sale & Panera Bread Sale (after masses)
February 24 Lenten Soup Dinner 5:30-7:30 with Crown of Thorns craft
February 25 & 26 Easter Plant Sale (after masses)
February 28 1^st installment payment due $150

Read, Talk, St. Matthews Book Group

admin — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 12:34:52 +0000

New time, new date, new book! The St. Matthew’s Parish Book Group will be meeting at a new time, 1:30 p.m., a new date, Sunday, Sept. 25, and even suggests a new book, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, a novel by Jamie Ford. The new time is so that, once again, we meet following the final morning Mass. The new date is so that we are not in conflict with the parish picnic. And the new book is suggested in addition to the current summer and September book Parrot and Oliver in America by Peter Carey. It is a great counterbalance to our previous book, Unbroken, and billed as “A wartime-era Chinese-Japanese variation on Romeo and Juliet…” Even if we don’t get time to discuss it, this book is heartwarming—much needed in all of our challenges. The Book Group will be meeting as usual in the library, serving up warm pizza in addition to warm discussions, and is open to all. And, as usual and possibly unique to our group, you do not have to have read either book to participate in the discussions. For further information, Jack and Julia Dugger, jdugger@optonline.net, 973-895-5191.

Regular Mass Schedule

admin — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 16:17:14 +0000

BACK TO REGULAR SUNDAY

MASS SCHEDULE

September 11, 2011— The Sunday morning Mass schedule will be, 8AM, 10AM & 12PM. The Sunday 5PM Mass will also begin again on September 11^th.

St. Matthew’s “Hope Builders” complete Kentucky mission!

jimh — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 20:23:13 +0000

St. Matthew's Hope Builders arrive in Kentucky!

A group of more than 40 teens and adults from St. Matthew’s recently completed a mission trip to rural Kentucky where they spent 5 days with the local “Good Neighbors” ministry completing various home repairs for local residents. The mission was funded through the fund raising efforts of the teens who also paid their own expense for the trip.

Click here for more photos of their wonderful journey.

Parish Picnic! Sept 18, 2011

admin — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 02:42:33 +0000

Our parish picnic has been brought back to St. Matthew’s! As hard as it is to believe, our last picnic was 2005! The picnic will be held on Sunday, September 18th immediately following the 12:00 mass and conclude at 4:00. For the first time, we will hold our picnic right here on St. Matthew’s property. Tickets will be as follows:

$10.00 each for adults (17 and older)

$ 7.00 each for seniors and kids (16 and under)

Children 2 and under are free.

Ticket price will include a barbecue of hot dogs, hamburgers, sausage and chicken along with ice cream and drink.

As in the past, we will ask parishioners to bring a favorite side or dessert to share with fellow parishioners. To make sure we have enough of both, at sign-ups we will ask even numbers to bring a dessert and odd numbers to bring a side. In order to make clean-up quick and easy, please bring your items in disposable containers only. There will be music and lots of fun activities for adults and kids alike!

Tickets will go on sale after all masses starting the weekend of 8/27 and continue the weekend of 9/3. Please note; tickets can be purchased up through and not later than 9/10. Tickets will not be sold the day of the picnic so please purchase your tickets by 9/10.

We can always use extra hands in set-up, serving and clean-up so anyone who would like to volunteer (great community service hours for our teens!) - or if there are any questions – please contact Terri La Penna at terlap4@verizon.net. Looking forward to a fun-filled afternoon in September!!

June Book Group

admin — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 13:08:44 +0000

Unbroken, June Book Group Pick

The riveting, thrilling non-fiction Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand will be our book selection for Sunday, June 26, at 12:30 p.m. in the library. (If you saw the PBS series on forgiveness, you’ll be especially interested in this one.) Join us for discussion and pizza, whether or not you have read the book! Coming up: Our summer/Sept. novel will be Parrot and Oliver in America by Peter Carey, our October book Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese and our November book Room by Emma Donoghue. Any of these is suggested for summer reading as is non-fiction Life without Limits: Inspiration for a Ridiculously Good Life by astonishing Aussie Nick Vujicic, who was born without arms or legs. For further information: Jack and Julia Dugger, jdugger@optonline.net, 973-895-5191.

April Book Group

admin — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 13:38:40 +0000

Tinkers
Purchsae Here to Benefit St. Matthew’s.

The Pulitzer Prize winner and “truly remarkable” Tinkers by Paul Harding will be featured at our April 10 meeting. The book is brief (under 200 pages) but has “great power and originality.” The Book Group will begin shortly after the April 10 noon Mass, with our discussion starting at 1:30 p.m. and ending at 2:30 p.m. in the library of the church. Pizza and drinks will be served. All are welcome to attend. And, as always with our group, you do not have to have read the book to enjoy talking the themes over. Upcoming: May 15 will highlight Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson and June 12 the riveting non-fiction Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. Our summer/Sept. book will be Parrot and Oliver in America by Peter Carey. For further information: Jack and Julia Dugger, jdugger@optonline.net, 973-895-5191

March Book Club

admin — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 23:29:22 +0000

In celebration of all things Irish, our March 20 book will be The Glass Lake (fictional coming-of-age in Ireland) by the ever-popular Maeve Binchy. The Book Group will begin directly following the March 20 noon Mass, with our discussion starting at 1:30 p.m. and ending at 2:30 p.m. in the library of the church. All are welcome to attend. And, as always with our group, you do not have to have read the book to enjoy talking the themes over. Our April 10 meeting will feature Pulitzer winner Tinkers by Paul Harding, May 15 Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson and June 12 the riveting non-fiction Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. For further information: Jack and Julia Dugger, jdugger@optonline.net, 973-895-5191.

Eucharistic Adoration

admin — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 20:40:31 +0000

Adoration: What is it?
Simply put, Adoration is prayer. Adoration celebrates Jesus, who is fully present in the Consecrated Host at Mass and reserved in tabernacles in Catholic churches and chapels. At Adoration, the Consecrated Host is reverently displayed on the altar in a receptacle called a monstrance. Adoration is a time for us to pray, to listen, and to be in His presence.

Where did it come from?
The Bible. After Christ instituted the Eucharist and celebrated the first Mass at the Last Supper, He took His disciples to the Mount of Olives and invited them to stay awake with Him, praying there in vigil for what was to come. Christ gave to the disciples, and to all Christians, this pattern of prayer. Jesus’ question to His disciples, “Could you not keep watch for one hour?” is the same question he asks us today…Could you not keep watch for one hour? (Mark 14:37)

How does Eucharistic Adoration relate to my life?
Whether it is homework, service work, faith, athletics, a relationship, friendships, or fun, everything you do can be rooted in Christ through Eucharistic Adoration. Pope John Paul II reiterated Vatican II’s proclamation, that the Eucharist is “the Source and Summit of the Christian life.” Eucharistic Adoration nourishes us, inspires us, and gives us the strength and grace to make Christ relevant, whether in our school work, our leisure time, our relationships, or our service to those who are in need. By spending time with Jesus in Adoration, we are made more mindful of Him and His presence with us throughout our day.

How is it different than Mass or private prayer?
Prayer can be done at anytime, anywhere, by anyone. You can always find and make time for prayer. Mass is the perfect prayer. When we gather as a community at Mass, we celebrate God’s gift to the Church in giving us His Son. By the words of the priest and through the power of the Holy Spirit, the bread and wine offered at the altar become Jesus’ Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity. Jesus’ Real Presence remains in the Consecrated Host, which is reserved in the tabernacle following Mass. Outside of Mass, people are always welcome to pray in our churches and chapels in the presence of Christ at any time. Eucharistic Adoration is that time set aside when the Blessed Sacrament is exposed (placed in a monstrance on the altar) so that the faithful may see, pray, and adore our Risen Lord. Jesus is just as present in the tabernacle as in the monstrance, but many believers find comfort and ease when they are able to adore while looking upon Jesus exposed in the monstrance.

What do I do there?
Pray. When you walk into the Blessed Sacrament chapel, you will find many resources to help you pray. Sometimes you might read Scripture. You might pray the Rosary or another favorite devotional prayer. You might read one of the guided meditations or another spiritual book. You also might simply have a conversation with Jesus, telling him about your day, about your needs, and giving Him time to speak to your heart.

Why should I get involved?
Jesus said. “Come to me all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will refresh you and give you peace of soul “MT.11:28-29”. When we come to Eucharistic Adoration prayer we must prepare by LEAVING THE OUTSIDE WORLD OUTSIDE. We must recognize this chapel is a home of our Lord and God. He awaits us. We will be in his very real presence. I have come to with you my Lord and King to be with you, to know you better, to speak directly with you in your presence. I have come to adore you, Jesus!

How do I get involved?
Stop in the chapel during Adoration “hours”. You are always welcome.
Volunteer for a particular time slot! During Eucharistic Adoration, someone must always be keeping vigil before Christ in the monstrance. We should schedule at least two people for each time slot during our regular Adoration hours. You may sign up for 30 minute increments at any time. Just email adore@nd.edu to sign up or to request information. Sign-ups for individual couples and families will be held in September.

*Where do I go?
St. Matthew the Apostle Church Blessed Sacrament Chapel
4th Tuesday of the month beginning in October 2010 thru June 2011 4PM-9PM