Do you have questions about the new Roman Missal? join us for our next Roman Missal workshop this Sunday, October 23 at Noon in the parish hall. This workshop is open to everyone.
Please remember to take home a St. Vincent de Paul Grocery bag this weekend and fill it up with some of the items on the list. Please return the bags next week to the gathering area.
St. Matthew’s Parish Bazaar – Sunday, October 16th, 2011 from 11:30 am – 5:00 pm. 1773 Blanding Blvd., Jacksonville, FL 32210. Did you miss our August parish calendar? Go to our Calendars Page on our website to find this months calendar
Religious EducationClasses begin on Wednesday, September 24 at 6:30pm. You still have time to register your child for Religious education. Visit the Forms Page on our website to download the necessary forms or you can pick up the registration form in the Church's gathering area.
LuauPlease join us for a special evening of dining, entertainment, and a blind auction on Saturday, September 24 after the 5:30 mass. We will have a Luau style dinner which includes chicken, pork, sides, ice tea and dessert. Cost is $10.00 per person for children and adults. Beer and wine will be sold separately. Tickets are on sale in the church office and after mass starting September 10. All proceeds support our Sr. Youth and help them attend the National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis in November. For more information or donations call Onie at 388-1207.
It's that time of year and school has begun for St. Matthew's Catholic School. If you would like to register your child contact the school office for more information, 387-4401
Registration forms are available in the gathering area. Call the Formation office for more information, 388-1207.
Registrations will be available this weekend, July 16 & 17 in the gathering area. Cost for Registration is $42 per student before August 11, after August 11 the registration fee will be $52 per student. Please fill out the registration, the contact information sheet and the photo release and return with payment to the Formation office. Call the Formation office for more information, 388-1207.
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Please join us for our next Mass for the Young Church on Saturday, July 9 at the 5:30pm Mass. Music is led by our Contemporary Praise Band. This mass happens on the second Saturday of each month. For more information call 388-1207.
There is still time to register your child for vacation bible school. Registration forms are available on the website or in the gathering area. Please complete the form and return with payment to the Church office, school office or the formation office. Call us at the formation office if you have any questions, 388-1207
Installation Mass of Bishop Felipe de Jesús Estévez from Saint Joseph Church in Jacksonville, Florida. Bishop Estévez is the new leader of the Diocese of Saint Augustine, Flordia.
Mark your calendar for Vacation Bible School, June 20-24, 2011. Join us for PandaMania where God is wild about you! At PandaMania VBS, kids will discover that God has a purpose and a plan for everyone and that he crafted each of us with his own loving hands. VBS Flyers and Registrations are available in the gathering area. Registration forms are due by Friday, June 10. Call the Formation office for more information 388-1207.
May is popularly devoted to Mary; statues dedicated to her are showered with bouquets and crowns of flowers. The second Sunday of May, Mother's day often takes on Marian nuances. There was an annual Mothering Sunday celebrated in England on the fourth Sunday of Lent from the 17th to the 19th century. Our Mother's day became a regular observance through the efforts of Anna M. Jarvis who held church services in Grafton, West Virginia and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in honor of her own mother. In 1910 the governor of Oklahoma issued the first Mother's Day proclamation and in the following year all the other states did also. Finally in 1913 mother's day was established on the second Sunday in May.
Please join us for our community wide garage sale this Saturday in the Gym. We have all sorts of vendors with an assortment of items on sale. Call the Formation Office for more information, 388-1207
The children of our parish will be celebrating the sacrament of Eucharist for the first time at the 10:30am mass next weekend. Please keep them in your prayers.
Austin Barton
Walter Basore
Dorothy Brown
Gabrielle Dean
William Franken
Kyle Green
Tedrick Guillory
Chase Gunnell
Nathan Harrell
Amanda Howard
Daniel Juskowski
John Paul Kaczetow
Margaret Kalka
Ambyr Mann
Jack McCormack
Matthew Pentaleri
Peyton Piotrowski
Parker Poitevint
Emily Prendergast
Frances Rice
Amber Roberts
Jay Rodriguez
Kathryn Rondeau
Ashley Salak
Isaiah Schaffer
Clare Vonderhaar
Teresa Vonderhaar
Caroline Yazdiya
Holy Thursday begins the Triduum, the official name of this day is Thursday of the Lord's Supper. It commemorates the historical gospel events surrounding the Last Supper and the institution of the Holy Eucharist. Originally Holy Thursday was a practical preparation for the three day celebration of the Paschal Mystery. On this day repentant sinners were absolved and re-incorporated into the parish community so that they could participate in the paschal festivities. The Holy Thursday ritual has included a ceremonial washing of the feet by the presiding celebrant as early as the 5th century. This ritual imitates Jesus' Last Supper action of humility and service.
Holy Thursday Mass - 7:30pm
Good Friday Stations of the Cross - 3:00pm
Good Friday Liturgy of the Lord's Passion - 7:30pm
Holy Saturday: Easter Vigil Mass - 8:30pm
Easter Sunday: Masses - 8:30am & 10:30am
This Saturday, April 9 the Sr. Youth will be hosting a car wash starting at 9am. Come on out and get your car washed by the Sr. High Youth. All proceeds go to support our Sr. Youth
This Saturday, April 9 at 9am. Come get your car washed while you visit the garage sale.
Saturday, April 9 at 8:30am – We will be holding the 1st Communion Retreat on Saturday, April 9 at the Parish Hall. We are in need of volunteers to help for the day from 8:30am till 3:30pm. You can get service hours by volunteering for the First Communion retreat, if you are available to help out with the retreat please contact Onie or Mike at the office.
Friday, April 15 at 5:30pm – Everyone is invited to join us for a Soup Dinner at 5:30pm. The performance starts at 7:30pm.
Join us this Wednesday for our annual Ash Wednesday Fish Fry from 5pm-7pm in the Parish Hall
Join us for the St. Matthew's PTO annual spring fundraiser Dancing through the Decades on Saturday, March 19 from 6:30pm - 10:30pm. Advance tickets are available for $30 before 3/13 after that tickets are $35.
Here are some informational resources for voters: http://www.flacathconf.org/ElectionResources/index.htm
http://www.faithfulcitizenship.org/
More than 20 years ago, Souper Bowl of Caring
began with a simple prayer from a single youth group:
“Lord, as we enjoy the Super Bowl football game,
help us to be mindful of those without
even a bowl of soup to eat.”
Since that day, more than $71 million has been raised for local charities across the country through Souper Bowl of Caring. It has become a powerful movement that is transforming the time around Super Bowl weekend into the nation’s largest celebration of giving and serving.
Through this mission, young people learn what it’s like to make a positive difference in the world – as they collect food, raise money and volunteer to work in charities that provide shelter to the homeless, food to the hungry and compassion to those in need.
Be part of this movement that is sharing God’s love with those in need. Please give generously on Super Bowl weekend. Every dollar donated and every can collected goes to our St. Vincent dePaul Society.
We are planning to redo our entire parish website and we are looking for some suggestions of things you would like. Leave a comment or send us a message of somethings you would like to see on our website.
The annual diocesan youth rallies will be held the weekend of February 12-13 at Bishop John J. Snyder High School. Junior High Students are welcome on Saturday, February 12th and Senior High Students are welcome on Sunday, February 13th. Each day will start with check in at 11:00 am. Each day will close with Mass at 5:00 pm.
The featured presenter will be Fr. Tony Ricard. Fr. Tony is a priest of the Archdiocese of New Orleans and a frequent and spirited speaker at youth conferences across the United States. He currently serves as pastor of Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish in New Orleans. He is an Instructor of Catholic Doctrine for the Institute for Black Catholic Studies at Xavier University in New Orleans.
Fr. Tony is a native of New Orleans and says he is a proud graduate of Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary School and St. Augustine High School. A former public school teacher, Fr. Tony holds a B.S. degree in Elementary Education from Loyola University, an M.A. in Theology from Xavier University’s Black Catholic Studies Program and an M.Div from Notre Dame Seminary. Fr. Tony’s sideline is KnightTime Ministries. You can visit his website at www.fathertony.com to learn and see more of his work. You can download the permission slip from the parish website. Cost is $15 and you can buy a bag lunch for an additional $5. Permission slips are due Sunday, January 23 at Youth Group
