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

Sunday, September 29th after Every Mass.

This is an opportunity to learn about and join the different ministries within our parish... To be true stewards of Christ: TIME, TALENT & TREASURE.

Barbeque and refreshments will be available for purchase with the proceeds benefiting the Emmaus group.

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!

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.

September 25th and October 2nd the Bereavement Group will not meet. Meetings will resume on Wednesday, October 9th.

See you then!

Barbara Woroniecki, D.R.E. Bworon12@gmail.com

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.

October 12, 2019 from 6:30pm to 11:30pm in Parish Hall.

• $30.00 per person includes dinner & dancing, raffles and more!
• Beer & wine $3, Soda & water $1 (not included in ticket price)

Tickets sold after Masses or in Parish Office.

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.

Virtus will be here at St. Matthew on Wednesday, October 23rd at noon in English and on Saturday, October 26th at 11:30am in Spanish.

You must register for the Virtus session.

Go to Virtus.org to register. If you are already registered with Virtus, click on live training session and register. Any questions, please contact Barbara Woroniecki at (954) 458-1590 or email bworon12@gmail.com .

Thank you for your cooperation!

Instructions for Registering for Virtus Training

• Go to www.virtusonline.org
• Click on REGISTRATION
• Click on View a LIST OF SESSIONS
• You will be asked to Select your Organization. In the drop down list choose MIAMI FLORIDA (Archdiocese)
• Review the list. Choose St. Matthew on Wednesday, October 23rd (English) at noon OR Saturday, October 26th at 11:30am (Spanish). Then click on START REGISTRATION
• You will asked to choose a user name and password. Once that has been completed just follow the prompts to register for your selected class.

Instructions for Making an Appointment with Fingerprinting

• Go to www.fieldprintflorida.com
• Click on “schedule an appointment”
• Enter your email address in the box and click next
• This is the registration page - you will choose a password and security question then click “sign up and continue”
• Under “Reason why you need to be fingerprinted” click on “I know my Fieldprint Code”
• Type your “fieldprint code” into the box. It is FPAOMParishVolMobile (this is case sensitive). Then click CONTINUE
• On the next several pages you will be inputting your personal information. Once finished with that you will be asked to choose a location and make an appointment.

The Archdiocese will be here Thursday, October 17th from 12:00pm to 6:00pm.

Barbara Woroniecki, DRE will be in Parish Hall on Sunday, September 29th from 9:00am to 2:00pm for any help needed in scheduling an appointment.

Save the Date! October 26th from 5:00 - 10:00pm

Food | Games | Contests | Prizes

More info to follow..

In English | November 1 - 3, 2019

This Parish retreat offers a unique opportunity for personal, spiritual growth simply by discovering a new relationship with God and other. It also allows you a chance to forge connections with other St. Matthew parishioners, leading to deeper commitment to serve your parish.

Click here for more information and digital application form

Paper applications can be found at the back of our church, at the parish office, or by calling the coordinators:
Oldy Ochoa: (954) 536-1911
Adan Carballo: (954) 559-9299