We’re Open for Sunday Worship!

We will have Mass in the church starting this Sunday, September 13th!

Mass Times:

9:30 am PDT – English (in person and Facebook Live)

12:30 pm PDT – Spanish (in person and Facebook Live)

3:00 pm PDT – Telugu (in person and videos posted to YouTube: Holyspirit ECC)

Please keep in mind the following in-person church attendance guidelines:

• PLEASE DO NOT COME IF YOU ARE SICK!
• Temperature taken upon entry. Face masks required.
• Only the first 25 people who attend will sit in the Church Sanctuary where we hold Mass. However, we will also have an overflow in place for attendees beyond the first 25 people. This will allow us to adhere to the county’s guidelines for building capacity. It also ensures that all who wish to attend church in person may do so.
• Maintain a six-foot distance from others not in your household.
• Stay seated when receiving Holy Communion (a deacon will bring it to you).
• Use a touch-free gesture (bow, wave, Namaste, Namaskar, etc.) during the Sign of Peace.
• When washing your hands, use soap and water for at least twenty seconds, or use hand sanitizer.

Please also keep in mind:

• Facebook Live will continue at each respective Mass time (English and Spanish only), as well as Drive-up Communion from 10:30 am – 11:30 am.
• At this time we are in need of lectors and altar servers (in the future we will also need Eucharistic Ministers).
• We will have refreshments outside the Gathering Hall.

Thank you for your cooperation and understanding. We are happy to welcome everyone back!

Watch on Facebook Live
English and Spanish

Click on the link below at 9:30am PDT (English) or 12:30pm PDT (Spanish) or 3:00pm PDT (Telugu). Please note that you may need to refresh the page to see the live video.

Click here to join live Sunday Mass on Facebook Live (English and Spanish)

Click here to access all Liturgical Aids for Online Mass (Scroll down to Liturgical Aids for Online Mass)

Mass Recordings

During in-person church closure due to COVID-19, the clergy is offering Holy Communion (Host only) Sundays 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. for anyone who would like to drive to the Church and receive.

We will be doing it in the parking lot in front of the Gathering Room doors facing Town and Country after the English mass ends. Everyone that chooses to participate must be wearing a mask and stay in their vehicles.

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

Visit https://zoom.us/join (or open the Zoom app) and enter:

Meeting ID: 831 5496 6817
Password: 395711

Visit https://zoom.us/join (or open the Zoom app) and enter:

Meeting ID: 836080145
Password: 398430

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

We invite you to attend the First Friday Mass / Sacred Heart of Jesus Novena in person or via Facebook Live.

Please keep in mind the following in-person church attendance guidelines:

• PLEASE DO NOT COME IF YOU ARE SICK!
• Temperature taken upon entry. Face masks required.
• At this time we can only accommodate 25 people in the Church Sanctuary where we hold Mass. However, we will also have an overflow in place for attendees beyond the first 25 people. This will allow us to adhere to the county’s guidelines for building capacity while ensuring that all who wish to attend church in person may do so.
• Maintain a six-foot distance from others not in your household.
• Stay seated when receiving Holy Communion (a deacon will bring it to you).
• Use a touch-free gesture (bow, wave, Namaste, Namaskar, etc.) during the Sign of Peace.
• When washing your hands, use soap and water for at least twenty seconds, or use hand sanitizer.

Sunday, October 4th, we will be celebrating the Feast of St. Francis with our annual Blessing of the Animals.

Bring your dogs, cats, birds, hamsters, lizards, and any other pets or beasts of burden and we will bless them all!

Please make sure that each animal is appropriately leashed or caged. Caged critters will be placed around the altar. Dogs and cats may be seated with you. Horses, mules, and any larger animals must remain outside.

Thank you, and see you there!

Saint Matthew Ecumenical Church is collecting food items that will be donated to WSWA to help with real problems of the working poor including poverty, low wages and lack of job benefits.

During the Covid-19 crisis, donations can be dropped on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of every month from 11am – 1pm at the church.

Greatest needs include peanut butter, jelly, rice, beans, tuna, mayonnaise, pasta and sauce, soups, canned fruits and vegetables, beverages, and hot and cold cereal.

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.

Update – 9/16/20

View the latest Holy Synod Schedule here: Virtual ECC 2020 Synod Schedule (PDF)

Key Details:

• Due to COVID-19, the customary in-person gathering in St. Louis will be replaced with a remote gathering via Zoom.
• This remote gathering will happen within the same time frame as previously planned (October 12-14 2020)
• It will be a combination of conducting the needed business of Synod and experiencing content, fellowship, and prayer.

For more information:

• Please read Fr. Arturo’s reflections about the Synod’s history and significance based on his own experience with attending past Synod events: A Message from Fr. Arturo About the Upcoming Holy Synod
• Visit the ECC website to view information about the Synod from Bishop Francis: Synod Update from Bishop Francis

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

Join live on Zoom

Visit https://zoom.us/j/874010272?pwd=T0x2SlhocUNqOGxDRjdobWR4WEt0UT09
Meeting ID: 874010272
Password: 169604

Join the Saint Matthew Bible Study group on Facebook (and view livestream through Facebook Live)

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.

Description

Out of Chaos: Let Our Ordered Lives Confess the Beauty of Peace

An Introduction to the Wisdom Books

This seven-week study will be presented through Facebook Live and Zoom, hosted by Rev. Mo. Martha Rogers. For Facebook Live, go to “Saint Matthew Bible Study,” an open and public Facebook group. For Zoom, the meeting information can be found on our website. We ask that you join the Facebook group, if you have not done so during our previous studies. The study will include both Jewish and Christian perspectives, and we welcome all to this study, including those who consider themselves “nones”!

Each week on Monday from 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM (Pacific Time), we will stream the study, which will also be recorded for those living in a different time zone or who simply want to watch at a different time. There will be weekly handouts provided in advance of the sessions on Facebook. Handouts and video recordings can also be found on our website. The sessions will begin on Monday, October 12^th, and continuing on the 19^th, and 26^th; and November 2, 9, 16, and 23^rd.

View the flyer (PDF)

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 moc.liamg@m0202ccpmsbob to be given access to the meeting.

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89096114385?pwd=MWFkd2dmT0tBOTQxRTBiMkdSY2Z2Zz09
Meeting ID: 890 9611 4385
Password: 943986