Church 1582 Ferris Rd. | Columbus, OH |43224
(614) 267-3406
Parish Office Staff Rev. Anthony J. Davis, Pastor
[email protected] Mr. Thomas Conigy, Bookkeeper
[email protected] Mrs. Bridget Marcek, Parish Secretary
[email protected] Mrs. Gwendolyn Rehm, Music Director
[email protected] Ms. Winnie Durbin, Office Assistant
School 1566 Ferris Rd. | Columbus, OH | 43224
(614) 268-3030
School Staff Mr. Daniel Kinley, School Principal
[email protected] Mrs. Pam Reither, School Secretary
Creating a Catholic Community that is Inclusive of All Parishioners and Unites them in the Joy of Christ.
Open • Kind • Forgiving • Respectful • Loving
Baptism of the Lord January 10, 2021
St. Matthias Church | 1582 Ferris | Columbus, OH 43224
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PASTORAL POST
Fratelli Tutti Chapter 3, by Fr. Tony Davis
In Chapter 3, ‘Envisaging and Engendering an Open World,’ Pope Fran-
cis calls for greater inclusion in society. Perhaps the most direct way to
bring about greater inclusion is through the revitalization of the often-
forgotten principle in Catholic Social Teaching known as ‘the universal destination of goods.’
In the early Church, St. John Chrysostom said, ‘not to share our wealth
with the poor is to rob them and take away their livelihood. The riches
we possess are not our own, but theirs as well.’ Along these same lines,
the principle of the universal destination of goods means that God de-
sires for all to share the goods of the earth and that they are not meant
for just a select few. While pursuing the private good is permitted, the
pope notes how greed takes over and “it often happens that secondary
rights displace primary and overriding rights, in practice making them
irrelevant.” (120) When this happens, inequality increases and exclusion
occurs. In short, the pope argues that the private good must not super-
sede the common good.
The common good is actually our true good. As the philosopher Gabriel
Marcel wrote, ‘I communicate effectively with myself only insofar as I
communicate with others.’ (87) It is only through other people that we
become fully alive and know who we really are. As isolated individuals,
our lives don’t make sense. In Christian terms, this communication must
extend as broadly as possible, even beyond one’s family or social clubs.
“Closed groups and self-absorbed couples that define themselves in op-
position to others,” the pope writes, “tend to be expressions of selfish-
ness and mere self-preservation.” (89) This is to revert back into the
private good while claiming to be part of a community.
One issue in particular that needs broader communication, friendship,
and love revolves around race. While some may claim that race is no
longer an issue and we’ve made enough progress on it, recent events in
the United States suggest otherwise. In this document, Pope Francis
(perhaps motivated by these events?) writes “racism is a virus that
quickly mutates and, instead of disappearing, goes into hiding, and lurks
in waiting.” (97) Ridding our communities of explicit racism isn’t enough.
We must look at the causes and systems that support it. Overall, to
build friendships centered around the common good, we must foster an
openness that even extends across racial barriers.
Parish Office: 614-267-3406
Email: [email protected]
School: 614-268-3030
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Tuesday, January 12
8:30AM Louis Vesco
Wednesday, January 13
8:30AM Homer Triggs
Thursday, January 14
8:30AM James Collins
Friday, January 15
8:30AM Miriam Ramirez
Saturday, January 16
5:00PM Ron Tippett
Sunday, January 17
9:00AM Bryan Callaghan
11:00AM People of Our Parish
Tues-Fri 8:30 AM
Saturday 5:00 PM
Sunday 9:00 AM
11:00 AM
1:30 PM (Haitian)*
3:00 PM (Nigerian)**
7:15 PM (Brazilian)
* Every Sunday except the first Sunday of the month
** Third Sunday of the month only
Every first Saturday of the month from
3:45—4:45PM in the church confessional.
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GIRL SCOUT COOKIES
To order cookies and support St. Matthi-
as Brownie Troop #6618, please contact
Amy Intres at [email protected] or
text 614-325-1235. Due to covid we will
not set up a booth this year, so we are
taking orders now. Cookies will be deliv-
ered the 3rd week of February. Thank
you for your continued support of the
2nd and 3rd grade girls of St. Matthias!
END OF YEAR STATEMENTS
Offertory contribution statements for
2020 taxes are available by request.
Please submit your requests to the parish
secretary by phone (614) 267-3406 or by
email ([email protected]).
Statements will be mailed starting mid-
January.
2021 CALENDARS
Wall calendars for 2021 are available in
the vestibule. Please spend some time
reflecting on this year’s quote, which
comes from the Aparecida Document of
the Latin American Bishops. On behalf of
the parish offices, we wish hope you have
a blessed 2021.
SUNDAY OBLIGATION
The obligation for Catholics to attend
Sunday mass has been lifted indefinitely as
we continue to excuse people from mass
due to the pandemic. Please stay home if
you are at higher risk.
FLOCKNOTE
If you are receiving unwanted corre-
spondence through Flocknote (lectors,
music ministry, etc.), chances are you are
signed up for various subgroups within
the parish. You may opt yourself out of
these subgroups and still be part of the
’everyone’ group. To join Flocknote, text
MAY14 to 84576 or sign up online
https://stmatthiascolumbus.flocknote.com/
MASS INTENTIONS FOR 2021
Mass intention slots for January through
December 2021 are now available. There
is a donation of $10 per mass. To re-
quest a mass, please contact the parish
office via mail, a note in the collection
basket, or email:
ONLINE REGISTRATIONS
New parishioners can now register
online: https://stmatthiascolumbus.com/
new-to-st-matthias Call the office with
questions: 614-267-3406.
FIRST COMMUNION PARENT-CHILD MEETING
Congratulations to our students preparing for First Communion on their First Recon-
ciliation on Wednesday, December 16. To officially begin preparing for First Commun-
ion, there is a Parent-Child First Communion Meeting on Wednesday, January 22,
2021 at 7 PM in the Church.
DELAY IN OFFERTORY ENVELOPES
Our offertory envelope company has informed us that January offertory envelopes
have been shipped, but there is a delay in delivery. If you have not received your enve-
lopes, please place your offertory contribution in a plain envelope with your name and/
or envelope number on it so we can correctly credit your donation. You may also
choose to switch to Online Giving.
ONLINE GIVING
We are currently up to 37 parish households using online giving though our website. If
online giving is more convenient for you, please consider using this feature. House-
holds that sign up for a recurring gift will be taken off of the envelope packet mailing
list, but will still receive the special collection envelopes by mail. Please note that there
is a month or two delay on changes to our offertory mailing list. Please consider giving
to the offertory on a recurring basis through our new payments option on our web-
site: stmatthiascolumbus.com, then click ‘Online Giving’ on the homepage.
SHORTER MASSES CONTINUE
As the covid numbers remain high and the governor's curfew order is extended, we
will continue to keep masses short with no music through the month of January. Thank
you for your understanding as we wait for a safe time to reintroduce music and even-
tually congregational singing.
NEW STUDENT ENROLLMENT
St. Matthias School has limited openings for Grades K - 3 for the upcoming 2021-22
school year. If you are interested in enrolling your child for next school year, please
contact the school office at 614-268-3030 or e mail [email protected]. For
Kindergarten, children must be at least 5 years old by September 1, 2021.
BE PART OF THE SFD CLASS OF 2025
Apply today to become a member of the Class of 2025 at St. Francis DeSales High
School! Please visit www.sfdstallions.org/admissions-process to submit your applica-
tion; application deadline is January 15, 2021. Contact the school's Enrollment Office at
614-265-3380 with questions.
PRAYER FOR 2021
It is our prayer that throughout this upcoming year, we can reintroduce many of our
parish activities, ministries, and other events that have all been suspended by the pan-
demic. We know that rebuilding the momentum may be difficult, but the Parish Offic-
es, Parish Council, and Finance Council have been using this time wisely to restructure,
regroup, and envision our future. As we gradually return, may this upcoming year be an
opportunity to make our parish more inclusive of all our parishioners.
Notices Church News
December 27, 2020 CURRENT FISCAL YEAR TO DATE
Contributions (+ Christmas) $8,703.00 $167,776.00
Budget $8,200.00 $213,200.00
Difference $503.00 ($45,424.00)
Weekly Collection
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