Saint Matthew's Church
A Roman Catholic Community
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Weekend Mass Schedule
Saturday Vigil at 5:00 PM
Sunday at 8:30 and 10:30 AM
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Pastor's Message 


This weekend we celebrate the first holy communion for 29 of our young people. It is the perfect weekend to listen to Jesus say to his disciples and to us: I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should love one another. This is how all will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.
 
Do you remember your first holy communion, the first time you were fed by the Body and Blood of Christ? Each year I watch our young people wonder about the taste of the host or whether they will take a full sip of the wine. I see them worry about making some mistake as they process into church or where their parents are sitting, if their tie is straight or their dress is wrinkled or when their party will get started. These and so many other concerns make this day a special memory. But we who have made regular reception of the Body and Blood of Christ a part of our lives know that this special day is just the beginning of a lifelong journey of being nourished by God.
 
In John's Gospel, Jesus calls himself the "Bread of Life". By this he means that the true nourishment for our lives, the place where we will find our way, (our) truth and (our) life will be in Christ Jesus. Our first communicants will respond to the taste and texture of the host and the wine. That first response the Bread of Life is essential and necessary. After all this is first food and drink for the body. But soon, if these young people are to continue to receive the grace of this sacrament, they will sense that more importantly this food is food for the heart and the soul. This food nourishes us to understand and celebrate the joys that life gives us and the purpose, meaning and patient perseverance for our struggles and our suffering. This food invites us to see in Jesus Christ not only meaning and purpose for his life but for ours, his disciples and followers, as well.
 
And as we continue to be nourished by this holy food we go even deeper into the mystery of life and realize that this food is food for eternal life. Jesus has opened the way for us and feeds us for the ultimate journey to God our Father who loves us more than we can ever know and then invites us to love one another as we have been loved.
 
So as we celebrate with our young people this weekend, have parties in their honor and marvel at their dresses and suits, let us also pray that what we have found as food for the journey of life will also be what they find. This is how all will know that (we) are (his) disciples, if (we) have love for one another. Receive the Body and Blood of Christ.
 
Fr. Chris 
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Seasonal Messages

CLASSICAL TO BROADWAY

St. Matthew's Church will host a vocal concert featuring lynne Woods and John Favreau on Sunday, June 2, 2019 at 1:30 PM.  Please see our Parish Events page for more information.

AN EVENING WITH MATT MAHER

St. Matthew's Church will host an acoustic performance by Matt Maher on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at 7:00 PM.  Please see our Parish Events page for more information.

SOUND OF HOPE - A SINGER/SONGWRITER CONTEST FOR TEENS

St. Matthew's Church is sponsoring a Singer/Songwriter Contest for teens in conjunction with a Dave Pettigrew concert to be held at St. Matthew's Church in November 2019.   Applications to enter the contest must be received by September 15, 2019.  Please see our Parish Events page for more information and for the contest application.