***COVID-19 Update: We pray for the health and safety of all.  You and your loved ones are, as always, in our hearts and prayers.  Below you will find:
  • March 16th letter regarding the COVID-19 pandemic from Dr. Joy Galarneau, Pastoral Associate for Faith Formation.
  • Fr. Chris DeGiovine's Pastor's Message for the 4th Sunday of Lent. (Please visit our homepage to visit the most recent Pastor's Message.)​
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A Prayer for Resting in God's Love
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God of Goodness,
I come into your presence so aware of my human frailty and yet overwhelmed by your love for me.
I thank you that there is no human experience that I might walk through where your love cannot reach me.
If I climb the highest mountain you are there and yet if I find myself in the darkest valley of my life, you are there.
Teach me today to love you more.
Help me to rest in that love that asks nothing more than the simple trusting heart of a child.
-Author Unknown

Confirmation
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The sacrament of Confirmation is all about choices. When we choose to be confirmed, we choose to own the baptismal promises that - for most of us - our parents made for us when we were still in diapers. We choose to stand up and be counted. We choose to tell the world that we are ready to fully and actively participate in our faith community. We choose to acknowledge and accept our birthright as children of God. We choose faith!  

Choosing to be confirmed is an important decision. We believe teens in our parish deserve special time and space to discern what path to take as young adults and how faith fits into this path. We welcome into our program all teens enrolled in high school as of Fall 2019 and invite you to join us at a Candidate/Parent information meeting on October 9, 2019 at 7 PM in the Social Hall at St. Matthew’s to learn more about our program. In the meantime, please complete the Confirmation registration form below and, if you have questions, please drop by the church office, call us at 518-765-2805 Ext. 13 or email Chrisi Young at stmattsyoung@gmail.com.​
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St. Matthew’s Church
2019-2020 Confirmation Preparation Schedule

Fall 2019 
Wednesday, October 9, 7PM: Candidate/Parent information meeting
Sunday, October 20, *10:30AM – 1PM: Candidate only session
Sunday, November 17, 10:30AM – 1PM: Candidate only session           
Sunday, December 15, 10:30AM – 1PM: Candidate only session
                       
Spring 2020
Sunday, January 5, 10:30am – 1PM: Candidate only session
Sunday, February 9, 10:30AM – 1PM: Candidate only session    
Wednesday, March 11, 7PM: Parent/Candidate meeting
Sunday, March 15, 10:30AM – 1:PM: Candidate only session
Spring Service Projects (TBD): Candidate only 
April-May Weekday Evenings (TBD): Individual Candidate Discernment meetings
Sunday, May 3, 10:30AM – 1PM: Candidate only session    
Sunday, June 14, 10:30AM – 1PM: Rite of Enrollment & Candidate only session
Wednesday, August 19, 7 – 8:30PM: Candidate only session
 
Fall 2020
Friday – Sunday, September 11 – 13: Candidate retreat
TBD: Confirmation Liturgy (will include a rehearsal)

*All Sunday Candidate prep sessions include participation in the 10:30am Mass.