Saint Matthew's Church
A Roman Catholic Community
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 Weekend Masses:   Saturday 5:00 pm
                                  Sunday 9:00 am
 SEE BELOW FOR SCHEDULE CHANGE
 EFFECTIVE JULY 31, 2022                   
​  Weekday Masses:   Tuesday  8:30 am
                                  Wednesday 8:30am
                                  Friday  8:30 am 
IMPORTANT NOTICE - CHANGE IN MASS TIME
Effective Sunday,  JULY 31, 2022, the Sunday Mass time will be changing from 9:30 AM to 9:00 AM.


PASTOR'S CORNER

Fr. Rick's Journey  .... "We invite you to view several videos our pastor, Fr. Rick Lesser, has created about the
St. Matthew's experience! 

Please click HERE as Fr. Rick discusses the journey of his vocation.
Please click HERE as Fr. Rick discusses our Ministries.

​Please click HERE as our Faith Formation Staff discuss our Faith Formation Program.

Please click HERE as we look forward to getting back 
"TOGETHER AGAIN"!
Please be aware! ~ If you receive an email or text  from  Reverend Rick Lesser asking for donations, please be assured it is a fraud.  Fr. Rick will never solicit funds by email or text. Please don’t open and delete this email or text if you receive one.

Full Schedule of Services
Weekly Bulletins
Ministry Schedule

 CELEBRATION OF THE EUCHARIST

Click HERE to be directed to the St. Matthew's website ​Services page that contains links to St. Matthew's Celebration of the Eucharist.

OFFERTORY COLLECTIONS

In this time of social distancing and isolation, please remember that the needs of your parish continue.  You can continue to support your parish through traditional methods (envelopes) or it may be more convenient for you to make your offertory contribution electronically through St. Matthew’s E-giving program.   Please see St. Matthew’s E-Giving page for more information.  We are truly grateful for all who have remained faithful with their financial assistance during this time of uncertainty.
Visit our new Facebook Page.  You can view it by clicking on the facebook symbol below even if you are not currently on Facebook.

Seasonal Messages

FAMILY SPLISH-SPLASH EVENT

St. Matthew’s  Family Splash Event postponed to Thursday, August 18, 2022.  Click HERE for more information about this fun, Family Event.

PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND

Fr. Rick is pleased to be leading a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in January 2023.  Please click HERE for more information about this exciting trip.
DIOCESAN NEWS
Bishop Scharfenberger has written a letter detailing an alternative plan for settlement of cases filed under the New York State Child Victims Act.  Bishop Scharfenberger’s
letter is available below.   ​​Also available are the draft documents regarding the proposed plan. 
2022-06-29_path_forward_bishops_letter.pdf
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diocese_trust_agreement_for_plan.pdf
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victims-survivors_compensation_plan.pdf
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CALL TO DIACONATE 
Please see below a video that has been developed by the Office of Vocations and particularly the Office of Diaconate Formation. Please click HERE
IMPORTANT NOTICE
SYNOD LISTENING SESSIONS
 IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO PARTICIPATE!
 
  • ​Individual Replies can be sent online to the Vatican – Go to the questionnaire at airtable.com/shrXpU4ToJ82JJvXa
  • Individual  Replies can be sent online to the Diocese – Go to rcda.org/synod (Scroll down to online form) 
  • Hopes & Dreams Questionnaires available in the St. Matthews lobby 
                                                                   
         Please click HERE to complete the survey.                                 ​

SENIOR SOUP MEALS

St. Matthew’s Parish joyfully announces a new ministry, offering complimentary soups to seniors in our community, every 1st Friday of the month.   We invite you to enjoy favorable pot luck soups prepared by our very own Hospitality Committee!  Pick up times will be between 9:00AM – 9:30AM. Reservation Forms are located at both entrances of the church.  Deadline for reservations will be the Wednesday prior to each 1st Friday.  You may also contact Julie-Anne Fortran at julieannfortran@gmail.com or 518-765-2837 for a reservation.