Welcoming our New Members! Today we welcome the following new members to St. Matthew's: Katharine Holden; Janet Murphy; Sarah, Chris and Veronica Stannes; Mahinder Kaur and Bob Guibord. Please join the community in welcoming them to our church at a reception in the Parish Hall following the 10:30 service.
Welcome to St. Matthew's! Visitors are invited to a 7-minute welcome immediately following the 10:30am Eucharist by the baptismal font, and to join the community for refreshments downstairs in the parish hall.
Education Hour: St. Matthew's offers Christian Education for all ages on Sundays at 9:15am
(September-May 18). Children ages 3 through 3rd Grade are invited to Godly Play. Grades 4-6 may attend Faithweavers. For more info about Godly Play or Faithweavers, contact Lis Christenson at (651) 646-2969 or lisdc@comcast.net. Youth Group for grades 7 through 12 meets in the Youth Room adjacent to the Parish Library. For more info, contact the rector, Blair Pogue at (651) 645-3058 or rector@stmatthewsmn.org. Adult Forum meets in the Parish Library; a complete Forum curriculum can be found online at www.stmatthewsmn.org. An Adult Reading Group meets in the computer room. For more info about the Reading Group, contact Vickie Woodcock at woodcock@chem.umn.edu.
Earth Day Celebration: All is welcome to participate in our Earth Day Celebration TODAY, April 27 at 9:15am in College Park (across the street).
Men's Bible Study: The next meeting for our bi-weekly Men's Bible Study is THIS Tuesday, April 29 at 7:30am
in the parish library. For more info, contact Dwight at dzscheile001@luthersem.edu.
Taizé Candlelight Prayer: The next worship is THIS Thursday, May 1 at 7:30pm in the sanctuary. Taizé worship is ecumenical, contemplative and draws upon ancient Christian symbols and practices. Invite a friend!
St. Matthew's Used Book Sale: The book sale will start NEXT Saturday May 3 in the Undercroft. Please bring any books, videos, CD's and games you wish to donate before Thursday. If you are interested in helping with the sale, contact Megan Gangl at (651) 483-1673.
Confirmation: On Saturday, May 10 (11am) Aria Christenson, Paul Nerland, Liz Roepke, Tom Grab and Chris Blomquist will be confirmed at St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral. Please consider attending the service as a way to show your support for them! We will also recognize them at St. Matthew's on May 11 at the 10:30 service. Please keep them in your prayers.
Do you feel called to teach? This is a chance to learn and grow along with our youngest parishioners. We need both teachers and assistants in the K-1 class and the 4-5-6
Faithweaver class. For more information, please contact Lis Christenson at (651) 646-2969 or lisdc@comcast.net.
Building Use: The official calendar of the parish may be viewed online (www.stmatthewsmn.org and click on "calendar"). Please call Michael at (651) 645-3058 during office hours (Tuesday-Friday, 9:30am-2:30pm) to reserve space and have your event entered on the electronic calendar.
St. Philip's Food Shelf: Please remember St. Philip's Food Shelf by placing your check (made out to St. Philip's Food Shelf) in the Sunday offering plate.
Canoe Trip: Larry and Marcia Roepke have offered to take up to six young adults canoeing in the Boundary Waters from July 16-23. If you are interested, please contact Larry at larryroepke@gmail.com or (651) 775-0778 as soon as possible, so that final plans can be made.
St Paul Area Council of Churches Annual Assembly: Join the St Matthew's Episcopal Church table for lunch at the SPACC Annual Assembly on Friday, May 2, (12-1:30pm) at the Clarence W. Wingington Pavilion on Harriet Island, across the Mississippi River from downtown St. Paul
. Tickets are $25. For more info, contact Elaine at etarone@umn.edu or (651) 644-0052.
St. Matthew's Youth Choir/Ensemble: All youth, ages 9 and up, who love to sing, play any instrument or would like to learn, please join us! Our next rehearsal will be Sunday, May 4 at 5pm. We meet on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month in the Choir Room. For more information, contact Katie Lowry at (651) 483-1472 or katio.lowry@gmail.com.
Multilingual Reading: Do you speak a language other than English? A favorite St. Matthew's tradition is the reading of a passage from Acts on Pentecost Sunday (May 11) simultaneously in many languages. If you would like to participate, please contact Jan Puffer at thompuff@comcast.net.
Social Justice opportunity! St. Matthew's is once again participating in Loaves & Fishes on SUNDAY, May 25. Loaves & Fishes gives us the opportunity six times a year to feed 250 to 330 hungry people at the Dorothy Day Center in downtown St. Paul. Six to eight
cooks and 14 servers are needed for this effort to work well (cooks should be at the Dorothy Day Center at 2pm, and servers at 4pm
). Please sign up in the undercroft, if you can help. We also need 55 dozen cookies and bars. For more information, contact Ray Dietman at (612) 669-3040, or rdietman@visi.com.
Centering Prayer: Bea Melby and Marilyn Grantham offer Centering Prayer on Saturdays (8am
) in the church library. If you are interested in joining, contact Marilyn at m.grantham@comcast.net or (651) 644-5422.
St. Matthew's 2008 Mission Trip: St. Matthew's is sponsoring a mission trip to Wind River Reservation in Ethete, Wyoming
from June 14-22 where we will help elderly, disabled or disadvantaged residents with basic home repairs. Anyone who will be 12 years or older by the start of the workcamp or is entering the 7th grade in the fall is eligible to attend. For more information, contact Ray Dietman at (651) 642-9944 or rdietman@visi.com.
Emergency Meals: Please contact Joan Hershbell at (651) 645-6173 when bringing food, and ensure all meals are well wrapped, labeled and dated.
Calling all Runners: Parishioner Robyn Peterson wants to get a running group started at St. Matthew's. If you are interested, please email Robyn Peterson at rpeterson@wck.com. Beginners to veterans welcome!
Altar Flowers 2008: Help us complete the flower roster for the year! Please complete a form that is now available in the undercroft.
Announcements: Please send submissions for the Announcement Page to Marí Swart at mswart@stmatthewsmn.org. The deadline for bulletin announcements is Thursday morning at 9am
. Announcements require the rector's approval and are subject to editing. Please keep announcements to two or three sentences, as space is limited.
