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Looking for a church in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area? Centrally located in St. Paul's picturesque St. Anthony Park neighborhood, St. Matthew's is a church that will speak to your mind, your heart, and your senses. more
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Taizé Candlelight Prayer: Tuesday, February 9 at 7:00 pm. A contemplative evening of live music, silence and interactive prayer stations. Afterward, we offer tea and dessert in the parish hall. This service is held the 2nd Tuesday of every month.
St. Matthew's Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner is Tuesday, February 16th at 5:30pm. All proceeds will support the Haiti Relief Fund. Please invite friends and family to this annual event. Tickets are $10.00 per person or $20.00 per family. Please pre-register here so we can know how many to expect. You can also pre-purchase tickets from Cindy Land at ccland@comcast.net.
Ash Wednesday, February 17: Services at 10:00am and 5:30pm, followed by a soup supper in the parish hall.
"Balancing Prayer and Social Justice" 7:00pm, Thursday Evenings in Lent with Dr. Dirk Lange, Professor of Worship and former Taizé brother. February 18, 25 and March 4. A hearty soup supper is offered at 6:00pm. We will reflect on the prayer and contemplative practices that sustain our participation in God's work in the world and how our partnership with God in our neighborhoods and world, in turn, strengthens our prayer life.
Loaves and Fishes: Sunday February 28 is our next opportunity to serve at the Dorothy Day Center in downtown St. Paul. We provide the evening meal for over 250 homeless men, women and children. Please contact Ray Dietman at rdietman@visi.com to sign up as a server (4:00pm) or a cook (2:00pm).
Call for Artists: 12th Annual Community Art Show in St. Mattthew's Undercroft Gallery. We welcome entries from new and previously exhibiting artists from St. Anthony Park and its surrounding communities. Up to 40 local artists will be chosen to exhibit their work by Marjorie Alexander, an internationally known artist. Entries may be in any medium and must be ready to hang or display when delivered. March 4 is the deadline for the application and entry fee of $11.00. The show will open on March 14 and run through April 23. For more information or to request an application form, call (651) 329-1601 or email: llandrr@gmail.com
Family Faith and Sunday Supper: Family Faith Groups at 4:00pm offer reflection and learning about simple faith practices followed by an evening meal on the first Sunday of every month at 5:30pm (our next gathering is March 7) . Stay afterward if you'd like to visit, play music, or join in some board games.
Art and Global Awareness in the Undercroft Gallery features the work of 8 international artists. Their work includes paintings, sculpture and mixed media. Through March 12.
Read Rector Blair Pogue's State of the Church Address given at the church's Annual Meeting, 1/31/10.
Zimbabwe Liturgy: During the season of Epiphany, we will use a liturgy at the 10:30am service featuring prayers and music from the Anglican Church of Zimbabwe. We will be singing our service music in English and Shona through February 14.
St. Matthew's on Facebook. St. Matthew's now has a fan site on Facebook. Check it out here and become a fan! (If you're searching on Facebook, put in "St. Matthew's Episcopal Church" and click on the result that has the world in hands logo.
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