Special Collection - Catholic Home Missions Appeal.

Support the Catholic Home Missions Appeal today! Nearly 40% of dioceses in the United States and its territories are considered mission territories because they are unable to fund essential pastoral activities needed in their communities. Your support funds religious education, seminary formation, lay ministry training, and other programs that build vibrant faith communities right here in the United States.

Please be generous.

More information can be found at www.usccb.org/home-missions.

¡Apoyen al Llamado para las Misiones Católicas!

Cerca del 40% de las diócesis en Estados Unidos y en sus territorios es considerado territorio misionero ya que esas diócesis no pueden financiar las labores pastorales básicas que se necesitan en sus comunidades. El apoyo de ustedes financia la educación religiosa, la formación de seminaristas, la capacitación de ministros laicos y otros programas que forman entusiastas comunidades de fe, aquí mismo, en los Estados Unidos.

Por favor, sean generosos.

Pueden encontrar más información en www.usccb.org/home-missions.

Saturday, April 27, 2024

• 4:00pm - Fr. Govin

Sunday, April 28, 2024

• 8:30am - Msgr. Dariusz Zielonka
• 10:00am - Msgr. Franklyn Casale
• 11:30am - Fr. Govin
• 1:00pm - TBA

Saturday, May 4, 2024

• 4:00 pm - Fr. Govin

Sunday, May 5, 2024

• 8:30 am - Msgr. Franklyn Casale
• 10:00 am - Msgr. Dariusz Zielonka
• 11:30 am - Fr. Govin
• 1:00 pm - TBA

This celebrant schedule may change due to unforeseen circumstances.

Ever-living God, you give life and desire a future for all your children. Take hold of our nation, state, and community and awaken in every heart awe for the gift of life. Send your Spirit to strengthen us with wisdom and fortitude as we defend mothers and children in Florida from laws that disregard their health and safety.

Mary and Joseph trusted in you and Welcomed Jesus into our broken world. God Almighty, we ask their intercession protect the preborn and their mothers, and to guide all parents in raising their children. May they help us build a civilization of love by upholding the sacredness of life and accompanying pregnant women in need.

We ask this through Christ, our Lord. Amen.

Our Lady, Mother of the Family, pray for us!

St. Joseph, Protector of the Unborn, pray for us!

Oremos Para Derrotar la Enmienda del Aborto en Florida

Dios eterno: Tú das la vida y deseas un futuro para todos tus hijos. Apodérate de nuestra nación, estado y comunidad, y despierta en cada corazón la admiración por el regalo de la vida. Envía tu Espíritu para reforzarnos con sabiduría y fortaleza mientras defendemos a las madres y a los niños de Florida de las leyes que desprecian su salud y su seguridad.

María y José confiaron en ti y recibieron a Jesus en nuestro mundo quebrantado. Dios todopoderoso, pedimos que ellos intercedan para proteger a los niños por nacer y a sus madres, y dirigir a todos los padres y madres en la crianza de sus hijos. Que nos ayuden a construir la civilización del amor al defender el carácter sagrado de la vida y acompañar a las mujeres embarazadas que asi lo necesiten. Te lo pedimos por Cristo, nuestro Señor. Amén.

Nuestra Señora, Madre de la Familia, ¡ruega por nosotros!

San José, Protector de los No Nacidos, ¡ruega por nosotros!

Feast Day April 25th.

May God give us, like Mark, the wisdom and grace to preach the Gospel of Christ:

O God, who raised up Saint Mark, your Evangelist, and endowed him with the grace to preach the Gospel, grant we pray, that we may so profit from his teaching, as to follow faithfully in the footsteps of Christ. Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

St. Mark is the patron saint of lions, lawyers, Venice, interpreters, and prisoners.

St. Athanasius, Bishop & Doctor of the Church

Feast Day: May 2nd

Athanasius is one of the most influential early Christian theologians. Much of the doctrine considered orthodox today concerning the divinity of Jesus can be seen in his efforts to embrace both the divinity and humanity of Jesus.

For Athanasius, he knew that if Christianity was to take away the divinity of Jesus, not only would they be rejecting the Savior, they would also be losing the most important part of salvation, the fact that the Word-Become-Man had come and sacrificed his life for all who would profess their belief in Jesus.

A request from St. Matthew Outreach

St. Matthew Pantry is in need of the following items: peanut butter, jelly, canned fruit, canned chicken breast and canned tuna.

Thank you for helping St. Matthew help those in need. God bless you!

smatt.org/Donate

• ABCD Goal 2024 is set at $97,062.00
• Total pledges received as of 4/16/24 is $76,692.00.

If you have not already done so, please make your pledge to ABCD today. Pledge envelopes are in the pews of the Church or can be obtained in the Parish Office.

ABCD - Stewardship

The more deeply one grows in love for God, the more one grows in heart to see stewardship as a way of life. Stewards see everything good as gifts received from God and they respond in gratitude with the gift of self.

“I am the good shepherd. A good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. A hired man, who is not a shepherd and whose sheep are not his own, sees a wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away, and the wolf catches and scatters them.”
- John 10:11-12

To be good stewards, we must be good shepherds, willing to lay down our lives for those committed to our care, not mere hired hands who run off, “leaving the sheep to be snatched and scattered by the wolf.”

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As of today, we would like to provide an update on our parish’s performance for the 2024 ABCD.

Please find below a summary of our parish’s progress:

• Parish Goal: $97,062.00
• Total Gifts: $76,692.00
• Gift Over/Under: $20,370.00

ABCD - Mayordomía

Cuanto más profundamente crece uno en el amor de Dios, más crece su corazón para ver la corresponsabilidad como una forma de vida. Los mayordomos ven todo lo bueno como dones recibidos de Dios y responden en gratitud con el don de sí mismos.

“Yo soy el buen pastor. El buen pastor pone su vida por las ovejas. En cambio, el asalariado, el que no es el pastor nie el dueño de las ovejas, cuando ve venir al lobo, abandona las ovejas y huye; el lobo se arroja sobre ellas y las dispersa, porque el asalariado no le important las ovejas.”
- Juan 10:11

Para ser buenos corresponsables debemos ser buenos pastoresm dispuestos a dar la vida por aquellos entregados a nuestro cuidado, no meras manos contratadas que huyen, “dejando a las ovejas para ser arrebatados y esparcidos por el lobo.”

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ABCD 2024 (English)

ABCD 2024 (Spanish)

To be considered an active/participating member of the parish and eligible to receive a sponsor eligibility certificate or a parish verification letter for your child, St. Matthew asks that you be registered in the parish for at least three months, attend Mass regularly and show a commitment to stewardship of time, talent and treasure. Attendance at Mass is the most meaningful way we model and live our Catholic faith. The use of weekly offertory envelopes or online giving are the primary means of determining if parishioners are attending Mass. Kindly place your envelopes in the collection basket each Sunday even if you cannot make a monetary contribution.

Registration forms are available online or by calling the parish office (954) 458-1590.

Registration is required before the parish can issue a sponsorship certificate for those asked to be a sacrament sponsor. You must be a registered, contributing member for at least three months before a certificate is provided.

Para ser considerado un miembro activo/participante de la Parroquia y ser elegible para recibir un certificado de patrocinar o apadrinar o recibir una carta de verificación de la Parroquia para su hijo/a, St. Matthew le pide que Ud. esté inscrito/a en la parroquia por al menos tres meses, asistir a la Misa regularmente y demuestre un compromiso de participación con su tiempo, talento y tesoro. Asistir a la Misa es la manera más significativa por la cual modelamos y vivimos nuestra fe Católica. El uso de los sobres semanales del ofertorio o contribuir mediante la red de internet son la manera principal de determiner si un feligrés está asistiendo a la misa. Por favor deposite su sobre en la canasta de la colecta cada domingo aunque no pueda hacer una contribución monetaria.

Los formularios para inscribirse están disponibles en el internet o llamando a la oficina de la parroquia (954) 458-1590.

La inscripción es requerida antes de que la Parroquia pueda emitir un certificado de patrocinio para aquellos que piden ser un patrocinador o padrino/a de un sacramento. Ud debe ser un miembro inscrito o registrado, un miembro contribuyente por al menos tres meses antes de que se le provea un certificado.