Saint Matthew's Church
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Saturday Vigil at 5:00 PM
Sunday at 8:30 and 10:30 AM
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Pastor's Message 



Today we celebrate the Feast of the Most Holy Trinity. Often this Sunday invites intellectual, theological reflections that try to explain the Trinity. This mystery of God as One yet Three will always invite deeper and deeper reflection and understanding and will never be captured in any one doctrine. Perhaps that is why our first reading from the book of Proverbs uses poetry to describe Holy Wisdom ("Sophia" in Greek) as a woman who was with God when there were no depths...when there were no fountains or springs of water; before the mountains were settled into place, before the hills, I was brought forth...then I was beside him as his craftsman, and I was his delight day by day, playing before him all the while, playing on the surface of his earth; and I found delight in the human race. St. Paul among others as they read this passage in Proverbs would come to see Holy Wisdom as a symbol for Christ Jesus who was with God from the beginning. The One God is now somehow Two?
 
So, Father and Son (Wisdom) from the beginning of time playing together before the earth was formed or humanity was created are bound together in love, the Spirit that holds all things together. The Holy Spirit is the gift that Jesus invites us to see and accept as our own as he ascends to God, the Father. The Holy Spirit that Jesus promises us will be with us always until the end of time. The Holy Spirit that teaches, reminds us and is the presence of Christ Jesus still among us in the Church, the Body of Christ even 2,000 years after Jesus walked this earth. God's love among us still delight(ing) in the human race. The One God (Father and Son) now Three?
 
Recently someone told me of a simile they had heard from a Jesuit that best portrayed the Holy Trinity. This Jesuit said that the Holy Trinity is like a major cord in music, three notes make one richer sound but it is still only one sound yet made up of three distinct notes. Whether in poetry, in simile, in metaphor, in analogy or in doctrine the mystery of the One God in Three persons invites us into a mystery that will be ever just beyond our grasp, inviting us into the place of meditation and silence; inviting us into the presence of God. Happy feast.
 
Fr. Chris
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Seasonal Messages

SUPER WEDNESDAYS 
FREE FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY

Join us at St. Matthew's once a month for the Summer Fun Series of events for the whole family.  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.