Saint Matthew

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Join the Saint Matthew Rosary Group on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/670051853800743/

Deacon Tony and Deacon Tammy (DT1 and DT2) are starting a NEW ministry, Breakfast with Believers (BwB)!

Every third Saturday of the month, they will have breakfast at a local restaurant with a topic of discussion. Their first BwB will be on Saturday, January 22nd at The Broken Yolk Cafe in Orange (2810 E. Chapman Ave, Orange) at 8:00 am. This month’s subject, Does Religion Make You Happier? Come to talk or come to eat. Either way just come! Contact either deacon for more details.

Attend Mass in Person (inside the church)
English and Spanish

Beginning Sunday February 14th, all are welcome to attend Mass indoors again. Please note that Mass will no longer be held outdoors, only indoors and online. Join us at 9:30 a.m. (English) and 12:30 p.m. (Spanish). We will be keeping with the recommended practices listed below for everyone’s safety and as per California COVID guidelines. We look forward to seeing you all again inside our beautiful church sanctuary!

Please remember:

• Please stay home if you are sick, and join us at church when you are well again.
• Please wear a mask that covers both your nose and mouth. We will also be checking temperatures.
• Please continue to keep a distance of 6 feet from those not in your household.
• We will continue to have our food drive every Sunday.

Watch on Facebook Live
English and Spanish

Click on the link below at 9:30am PST (English) or 12:30pm PST (Spanish). Please note that you may need to refresh the page to see the live video.

Click here to join the service on Facebook Live

Click here to access the Liturgical Aids (scroll down to “Liturgical Aids for Online Mass”)

Mass Recordings

St. Matthew’s Social Justice and Outreach ministry will begin collecting food and toiletry donations weekly at the 9:30 am and 12:30 pm masses. Donations can be left at the church door closest to the outdoor-mass tent. Donations needed include healthy canned and dried food, toiletries, sanitizing and cleaning supplies, diapers (adult and children) and baby wipes. This collection supports working-poor families of our community and is distributed by Western Service Workers Association of Santa Ana.

• Fr. Art will take pictures of all donations and pass them on to appropriate members of the PC.
• Fr. Art will work with volunteers from the 12:30 mass to assure donations are dropped off at WSWA in a timely manner.
• In the event there’s a Sunday without volunteers for drop off, Fr. Art will place donations in the confessional until we can find time/volunteers for drop off.

A Little Information About WSWA

Western Service Workers Association (WSWA) is a free and voluntary, private, unincorporated membership association which operates on an all-volunteer basis and does not accept government funds. WSWA serves Orange County’s lowest paid workers; domestic workers, temporary and part-time workers, “workfare” workers, independent contractors, landscapers, and other low-paid service workers.

WSWA members join together to provide a means of survival through a benefit program including emergency food and clothing, non-emergency dental care, preventative medical care, job information and more. To help please call 714-835-9961.

Special Request from WSWA: Western Service Workers Association needs volunteers with cars to help pick up and distribute food donations to hungry people in need who don’t drive. Days/times they need help with include Fridays at around 10:30 am and Sunday mornings to pick up perishable food (no later than 10:30 or 11:00 am) and other volunteers to deliver food to hungry folks in the community Sundays 12-3 pm. Even if people can volunteer once in a while, not necessarily every Sunday, that is helpful. Distribution is done in a no-contact manner. If you can help, please contact WSWA at 714-835-9961.

Our plan is to open up the class in the children’s classroom at 11 AM on Sundays beginning September 19th. We will still be doing Facebook livestreaming during the class. Go to the Facebook ‘Saint Matthew  Ecumenical Catholic Church Facebook page ‘  But we are encouraging kids from 4-12 to come. We ask that parents permit their children to be in the livestreaming, as we will be integrating them into the lesson. The livestreaming portion lasts half an hour, and in the rest of the class time, we will have activities, prayers, treats. We encourage the Spanish community to come early, bring their kids to Son Shine Club, and then attend the adult education events that are going on simultaneously.

Update 9/20/20: Please note that the meeting ID and password have been updated. Thank you!

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Meeting ID: 831 5496 6817
Password: 395711

Watch past videos and download handouts at our Bible Study Media page.

WINTER/SPRING BIBLE STUDY | Inside the Johannine Communities: Rifts, Discernment, and Sharing in Love of Truth – A Study of the Letters of John [1, 2, 3]

Join us in person in the children’s classroom at Saint Matt’s!

Join the Saint Matthew Bible Study group on Facebook (and view the Bible Study recording at a later time)

Search for “Saint Matthew Bible Study” or visit facebook.com/groups/2790944940960983/. The group is open to Saint Matthew members and anyone else from all over the world who would like to participate.

If you are unable to meet with us in person, you are welcome to join live on Zoom (details will be available on the Facebook group page)

Description

These three short books are rarely included in the Lectionary, so as a result, many people are not aware of them. The 4th Gospel, the Gospel of John, is familiar to us, and is also connected with them. They were written near the end of the 1st century or beginning of the 2nd CE. The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd letters are packed with a powerful story that can inspire us to better understand the workings of early Johannine house churches. Torn by conflict and marred by schism, the congregation to which the Elder was writing was sorely in need of his strong exhortations to love and unify within the bounds of truth. So how did they define themselves? Differences surfaced among them which were influenced by emerging alternative theologies such as Docetism and Gnosticism, which came to be recognized as heresies. We have a record of some of their conflicts and struggles in leadership, and how the Elder overseeing them sought to address spiritual and practical boundaries that could be tested in daily living. As we dig deeply, there are lessons here which remain applicable today in developing and maintaining cohesive and intimate spiritual communities as well as relationships among ourselves. Come join our learning community on Wednesdays – at the church — or on zoom for those who cannot travel, who live both near or far.

Learn more about the Parish Council here.

All are welcome to attend the open session (first part) of any Parish Council meeting.

During the Covid-19 crisis, Parish Council meetings are being conducted via Zoom at with the details below. Please email Parish Council Moderator Bob Moranno at obofzcpp2020z@tznvy.pbz to be given access to the meeting.

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