This Week

My dear St . Matthew Family,

On September 25th, we celebrate our patron feast, St Matthew the Evangelist.

Last year on the same day, we opened our Jubilee year celebrating our 60th year since the establishment of the parish. This year has been filled with many graces, and as the slogan for the 60th anniversary stated: we 'honor the past as we build our future.' In keeping with that moto, we had our gala at the Spanish Monastery in North Miami Beach. It was a huge success and it was a beautiful evening filled with friends, family, ideas and past pastors. At that evening, we unveiled the architectural rendition of our plans to extend the front of the church to better accommodate driving under a covered roof for ease of drop off and pick up during rainy days.

As we come to our feast day, I would like to close this jubilee year with a great celebration. I have invited Archbishop Wenski to celebrate the mass and also, I have asked him to consecrate the altar as the mensa was added some months ago to bring the altar to the appropriate height. This is a great opportunity to celebrate the past that we have inherited and build on the future that is still before us.

I want to take this opportunity to invite you to the feast day mass which will be celebrated on Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at 7:00pm.

Everyone is welcome! In preparing with that celebration, I have also placed, in the back of the church the backdrop of our 60th anniversary. Please take advantage and use the backdrop to take selfies and/or photographs with family and friends. It will be a great way to remember this great moment in our parish history as we celebrate 60 years of blessings, stories, and history.

After the celebration on September 25th, you are all invited to a reception outside in the courtyard to share and to celebrate as a parish family.

I am greatly honored to be a part of this parish's history and to be able to share it along all of you.

God Bless you all,
Fr. Robert

Dear St. Matthew Parishioners,
By now you have heard Fr. Robert speak about the project he has in the works of getting cushions put on the pews of our Church. The cost of this improvement will be $60,000.00.

If you are able to donate to the 'cause' please contact the Parish Office (954) 458-1590.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Monday, August 26^th at 7:30 PM (Networking) & 8:00 PM (Speaker).

This Month's Speaker:

Judge David A. Haimes
Circuit Court Judege, 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida

Knight of Columbus Hall, 3999 N. Dixie Highway, Ft. Lauderdale 33334 (Across the street from Funky Buddha)

Come ready for great speaker, fellowship, food and drinks. CYP will be every last Monday of the month. CYP is a collaboration with the Archdiocese of Miami Office of Young Adult Ministry & Agrupacion Catolica Universitaria.

There is no need to journey the road of grieving alone.

Whether you have lost a loved one through death, separation, or divorce, we here at St. Matthew, hear your pain.

Meetings are held on Wednesday mornings at 9:30am in Room 1 of Parish Hall.

Coffee, tea and water will be available. All are welcome.

The facilitator will be Dorothy Brandreth. She comes with a wealth of experience. She worked as a registered nurse for over 50 years. She is a certified spiritual director as a trained psychotherapist. She has her BS from New York Institute of Technology in New York in psychology and her MA in health Administration and counselling from Hofstra University, in New York. She is a graduate of the Haden Institute, Niagra, Canada in spiritual direction. Prior to retiring to Florida, she was part of the retreat team at Bishop Molloy Retreat House, A Passionist retreat center in New York.

Every Thursday Exposition at 9:00am and Benediction at 7:00pm.

For more information, email adoration@saintmatthewcc.com or leave a message in the Parish Office for Monica Felices or Maria Trujillo.

Served every Sunday in Parish Hall after the morning Masses and the 1:00pm Mass.

Join other parishioners for some refreshment and fellowship.

Memo from St. Matthew Outreach

We are very grateful for your generosity which is the only reason we can feed so many.

For the next distribution what we need most are the following:
Rice, jelly, canned meats, tuna fish, pasta sauce, cookies and crackers.

May Our Lord reward you.

Come be part of the Saint Matthew 20 - 30's Young Adult Community.

• We will begin studying John Paul II's Theology of the Body.
• Using the study guide by Mary Healy "Men and Women are from Eden".

Wednesday, September 4^th & September 18^th on 7:00pm at Parish Hall in Rooms 4.

Food & drink will be provided. This event is in English.

Barbara Woroniecki, Director of Religious Education

If you have yet to register your child for Religious Education, please contact Barbara Woroniecki the Director to do so Bworon12@gmail.com

To register you will need the following:

Students ages 7-16

• A copy of the student’s Baptismal certificate is required
• If the child is not baptized, a copy of the birth certificate is required
• Classes are on Saturday from 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
• Classes start Saturday, September 7, 2019 at 10:00 AM SHARP
• Registration forms are online here.
• Complete the form, print and bring the form to registration

Adults 17 and older

• Adults that have been baptized need a copy of their Baptism certificate
• Adults do not have to have birth certificates
• Registration forms are online here.
• Complete the form, print and bring the form to registration

Sunday evening, September 8th at 8:00pm (doors open at 5:00pm) at the University of Miami's Watsco Center, 1245 Dauer Drive, Coral Gables, Florida.

All are invited to honor Mary, Our Lady of Charity, Patroness of Cuba, on her birthday at this special Mass presided by Archbishop Wenski.

...Faith Hope and Love...

We welcome our St. Matthew's Family Thursday, September 12th from 6:30pm - 8:00pm.

Refreshments are served.

Recovering From Grief Takes Time...
Be Patient with Yourself

Address: Valerie Panciera's Landmark Funeral Home, 4200 Hollywood Boulevard

Contact: (954) 989-8220

Those who have a devotion to El Señor de los Milagros (Lord of Miracles), are welcome to actively participate in the Mass and Procession October 6, 2019 at 1pm.

We are asking for volunteers to carry the platform with the image, incense bearers, singers, and other volunteers to assist with the luncheon. Please see one of the coordinators on July 21 after all the masses to sign up.

We also need donations to adopt one of the four angels that are placed on the platform as well as the ornate silver decorations.

For more information, please call the Parish office 954-458-1590.

The Archdiocese of Miami will be coming to St. Matthew on October 17^th from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM to do fingerprinting of all volunteers and employees.

A number of us need to renew our fingerprints (every 5 years). If the last time you had your fingerprints taken was when Fr. Quinn was here, this means you. You will be required to register online and make an appointment.

No appointments can be made prior to September 20th.

More information will follow as time gets closer. Because of changes to VIRTUS, if you took the VIRTUS class before 2014, you must take it again in October.

Thank you for your cooperation! As already stated, there will be more information to follow in the coming weeks.

Wedding Anniversary Mass 2020 for couples married in the Catholic Church celebrating their first, twenty-fifth, fiftieth and plus wedding anniversary this year!

January 25, 2020

• 4:00pm Photos with Archbishop Wenski
• 5:30pm Mass

St. Mary Cathedral 7525 NW 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33150

To register please use the following link: conta.cc/2HAU4t0 or contact the Parish Office