221 John Paul Ave., Statesboro, GA 30458 | www.saintmahewsparish.com | 912-681-6726 Office Hours: 9:30 am—4:30 pm. Phone: 912-681-6726. Worship Schedule Weekend Masses: Saturday: 5 pm (Span.), Sunday: 8 am, 10:30 am, and 6 pm. Daily Mass: M, T, Th, and F at 12:10 pm; W at 5:30 pm. Confessions Wed: 5—5:25 pm, Sat: 4-5 pm, or by appt. Eucharistic Adoration Adoration Chapel available 24/7— Sunday at 7 pm through Saturday at 3:30 pm —in the Cry Room. Infant Baptisms For information on scheduling baptisms and baptism instruction classes, please contact Helen Almeter at 912-681-6726 ext. 203 or via email at [email protected]. Marriage Preparation Newly engaged couples should contact Fr. Johnson at 912-681-6726 to schedule prepara- tion sessions and a date for the wedding. Religious Education Family Catechesis program will be implemented in September. Catholic Eagles GSU students: For information on bible studies, events, and retreats contact our FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students) Team Director David Wentworth at: [email protected]. Parish Registration Welcome to the St. Matthew parish family! To register at St. Matthew parish, please fill out a registration form on the St. Matthew web site: www.saintmatthewsparish.com/about. Forms are also available at the front entrances of the church. Persons interested in being add- ed to the e-newsletter mailing list, please con- tact the parish office at 912-681-6726 or via email: [email protected]. Bulletin Deadline: Monday at noon. St. Matthew Church CELEBRATES the Catholic faith in Jesus Christ by inspiring all to LOVE God and one another and to SHARE the Good News of God's love with others. Sept 27 2020 Celebrate | Love | Share
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221 John Paul Ave., Statesboro, GA 30458 | www.saintmatthewsparish.com | 912-681-6726
Daily Mass: M, T, Th, and F at 12:10 pm; W at 5:30 pm.
Confessions
Wed: 5—5:25 pm, Sat: 4-5 pm, or by appt.
Eucharistic Adoration
Adoration Chapel available 24/7— Sunday at 7 pm through Saturday at 3:30 pm —in the Cry Room.
Infant Baptisms
For information on scheduling baptisms and baptism instruction classes, please contact Helen Almeter at 912-681-6726 ext. 203 or via email at [email protected].
Marriage Preparation
Newly engaged couples should contact Fr. Johnson at 912-681-6726 to schedule prepara-tion sessions and a date for the wedding.
Religious Education
Family Catechesis program will be implemented in September.
Catholic Eagles
GSU students: For information on bible studies, events, and retreats contact our FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students) Team Director David Wentworth at: [email protected].
Parish Registration
Welcome to the St. Matthew parish family! To register at St. Matthew parish, please fill out a registration form on the St. Matthew web site: www.saintmatthewsparish.com/about. Forms are also available at the front entrances of the church. Persons interested in being add-ed to the e-newsletter mailing list, please con-tact the parish office at 912-681-6726 or via email: [email protected].
Bulletin Deadline: Monday at noon.
St. Matthew Church CELEBRATES the Catholic faith in Jesus Christ by inspiring all to LOVE God and one another and to SHARE the Good News of God's love with others.
Pray for our Sick Names will be kept on the list for four weeks unless the office is notified otherwise. Please pray for: Jim Agnew,
Wendell Arnsdorff, Ted Bandoni, Terri Beasly, Bill Bolen,
Drew Brandon, Margaret Brewer, Orlena Bussie, Karl Col-lins, Marguerite DeFoe, Judy Cowning, Margaret
Dannacher, Fred Denson, Dorothy Downs, Karen
Dwyer, Chris Eaton, Les Fatica, Joe & Cassie Gay, Mark Girardeau, Rosemary Girardeau, David Greene, Martha Grindler, Madelyn Grov-enstein, Tom Grovenstein, Kate Hall, Nola Hammond, Bob Haranda, Jordan Hathaway, Kelly Howard, Mary Harrington, Jon Hart, Mattie James, Miranda Johnson, Peggy Kearns, Greyson Kennedy, Emily Kerstiens, John Kindig, Cecilia Krause, Keith Kurchev, Marq Lett, Mae McCain, Selah March, Sarah Mathis, Hugh and Linda McClendon, Audrey Senecal Sidway, Janet O’Brien, Cathy Orr, Brooks Padgett, Sande Perrin, Rick and Kathy Poole, Dave Reichard, Denton and Mar-gie Rouse, April Shuman, Dot Sink, Shirley Smith, Elie Stambuk, Steve Steinman, Katherine Strickland, Carolyn Strozzo, Joe Subarton, Joe Sutter, Sullivan family, Connie Tousley, Sharon Tracy, Katharine Welch, Shirley Wilson, Brian Wolnewitz, Jamie Woods, Morgan Wurst, Wurst Family, and their caregivers.
Communion Ministry to the Sick/Homebound If someone needs to be added to the list for Communion Ministry to the Sick/Homebound, please contact Dr. James Stephens at 489-7025.
For those in the Military Trevor Alderman, Alax Baysinger, Audrey Brenden, Cole Carter, Chris-topher Doty, Ryan Erikson, David Liddell, Sean Limbach, Anthony Mul-len, Lexi Murry, Brandon Luke Revenue, Lance Rewis, Matthew Rob-bins, Cody Stevens, Brian Sullivan, Sarah Sullivan, Sean Sullivan, Kev-in Tyler, and James Ziegler.
Weekly Collection September 20, 2020 $4,564.42 Online Giving $2,917.00 Total $7,481.42
THANK YOU!!!!
This Week at St. Matthew
Please contact your parish representatives with questions, concerns, compliments, or ideas!
Parish Council
Chairperson: Len Fatica: 614-537-3747 Rebecca Creasy: [email protected]
8 am Mass 10:30 am Mass (Livestream) 12 pm LIFETEEN 6 pm Mass
+Margaret Downing
Sept. 28 Mon.
12:10 pm Mass
Sept. 29 Tues.
12:10 pm Mass
Sept. 30 Wed.
5 pm—5:25 pm Confessions 5:30 pm Mass 6:30 pm RCIA
Oct. 1 Thurs.
12:10 pm Mass
Oct. 2 Fri.
12:10 pm Mass
Oct. 3 Sat.
4 pm Confessions 5 pm Mass
Volunteer Parish Nurse Mary Anderson is a retired registered nurse who shares her knowledge of the local medical community and resources with parishioners that seek or need a medical advocate for themselves or their loved ones. She also conducts blood pressure checks on Hospitality Sundays. She can be reached at 912-682-1147.
The St. Matthew Consolation Ministry Our Mission: To provide a listening ear and a compassion-
ate presence to help others cope with loss. Our Mandate: “Bear each other’s burdens and so fulfill the
Law of Christ” (Gal. 6:2). Contact: Melinda Cannady at 912-681-6726 or
Fr. John Johnson, Pastor…………[email protected] or 912-681-6726 Fr. Douglas K. Clark (retired-in-residence)..………….……..912-681-6726 Fr. Tom Nellis (retired)…………………………..……[email protected] Deacon Mark Girardeau……..…[email protected] Deacon John O’Malley……………[email protected] Helen Almeter, Pastoral Asst./DRE…………….…..912-681-6726 ext. 203 Melinda Cannady, Parish Administrator……..……….……...912-681-6726 David Wentworth, FOCUS Team Dir. …...…[email protected]
“St. Matthew Catholic Church and Newman Center”
Find the parish Instagram account at: StMatthewStatesboro
Abuse Hotline Number: To report sexual abuse of a minor by
a Diocese of Savannah employee or volunteer, call the abuse hotline number, 888-357-5330, or the Office for the Protection of Children and Young People, 912-201-4074. To read the diocesan policy on sexual abuse of minors, go to www.diosav.org/childyouthprotection.
Fr. Clark will bless pets on Sunday, October 4 at 1 pm in front of the church. Appropri-ately spaced spots will be designated for in-dividual families.
Dispensation Continued Fr. Firmin, acting Diocesan Administrator, has extended the general dispensation through November 22, 2020. Cath-olics in the Diocese of Savannah are dispensed from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass during this time period. As case numbers continue to rise, it is important to keep the health and safety of parishioners as the top priority in meet-ing the spiritual needs of our flock. Please wear a mask in public and when you attend Mass. The 10:30 am Sunday Mass livestream will continue on Facebook. — Fr. John
Questions About
Catholic Teaching? If you are interest in becoming Catholic or have questions about the Catholic faith, please contact Helen Almeter at [email protected] or by calling the parish office at 912-681-6726. The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) program/classes began on September 9. The group meets in the social hall from 6:30 pm until 8:30 pm on Wednesdays.
Living the Liturgy When making decisions, we often struggle with what voice to follow. We acknowledge the presence of God, the existence of the Trinity, the priority of the Gospel, and the virtues and values they embody. Yet, even with all of that truth, knowledge, and tradition behind us, we think we know better. When confronted with a decision, we easily dismiss what we know we ought and need to do and entertain responses that stem from lesser desires and wants. We eventually may come around and realize that what God asks us to do is what we need to do, even if it wasn’t our orig-inal intention. God accepts our return to Him with joy. What becomes dishonest is deceiving ourselves, God, and others by originally saying yes to what we know we need (and are asked to do) and willfully do-ing something else. That is blatant hypocrisy.
—LPI Publications
English Family of Faith Sessions
Sesión de Familia de Fe para Padres
Saturday, Oct. 10 at 9 am Topics: Faith and Creed, the nature of God the Father.
Sábado, Oct. 10 at 7 pm Temas Principales: La fe y el credo, la naturaleza de Dios, ¿Quien es Dios Padre?
Saturday, Nov. 7 at 10 am Topics: Created in God’s Image, original sin, and sal-vation history.
Sábado, Nov. 7 at 7 pm Temas Principales: Imago Dei, pecado original, la histo-ria de salvación
Saturday, Dec. 5 at 10 am Topics: The Annunciation, Immaculate Conception, and Incarnation.
Sábado, Dec. 4 at 7 pm Temas Principales: La Anun-ciación la Inmaculada Con-cepción y la Encarnación
Fr. John on Vacation Fr. Johnson is on vacation until October 4, 2020. Thank you to Fr. Clark and Fr. Tom for providing Mass and Adoration coverage while he is away!
