47th Concert Season: Sound of the Season!

Nova Singers Holiday Concert with Brass & Percussion:
Chuck Stanley, Artistic Director | Anthony Ciotti, Accompanist.

Featuring favorites from “Christmas at the Movies” & Kevin Memley’s “Gloria” A New Arrangement of Silent Night. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Ocho Kandelikas and audience favorites including Rudolph, Jingle Bells, African Noel.

• Friday, December 2, 2022 at 8:00pm
  St. Matthew Catholic Church,
  542 Blue Heron Drive, Hallandale Beach, FL 33009
• Sunday, December 4, 2022 at 4:00pm
  St. Paul Lutheran Church,
  701 W Palmetto Park Road, Boca Roton, FL 33186
• Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 7:300pm
  St. Sebastian Catholic Church,
  2000 Marietta Drive, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
• Friday, December 9, 2022 at 8:00pm
  Sunshine Cathedral,
  1480 SW 9th Avenue, Ford Lauderdale, FL 33315

All Performances:

• $20 Advance Tickets
• $25 Ticket on Concert Day
• Children 12 & Under Free
• Students (any age) Free with School I.D.

Tickets: NSU Marketplace page

Christmas Bazaar this Sunday, December 4th

Bazar de Navidad este domingo, 4 de Diciembre

Stop by and see the treasures being offered for Christmas... Whether it will be for your home or gifts for your friends and family. Thank you for your support of your St. Matthew Parish!

December 8th is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

A Holy Day of Obligation.

Mass schedule:

• 8:30 am – English
• 7:00pm – Bilingual

The tradition of Blessing the Bambinelli was first instituted by St. John Paul II. On the Third Sunday of Advent, the children of Rome are encouraged to bring the baby Jesus (Bambinelli) from each of their Nativity sets to St. Peter’s Square for the Pope to bless the figurines. This Advent tradition is a way for children to connect their Nativity scene at home to the celebration of Christmas at their Church.

The Third Sunday of Advent, December 11th at the 11:30am Mass, you are invited to bring the Baby Jesus figurines from your home Nativity set to St. Matthew for this special blessing.

La tradición de bendecir al "Bambinelli" fue primero instituida por St. John Paul II. En el Tercer Domingo de Adviento los niños de Roma traen al Nino Jesus ( Bambinelli) de sus pesebres de Navidad, a la plaza de St. Pedro para que el Papa bendiga las estatuillas. Esta tradición de Adviento es una manera para que los niños unan el pesebre de Navidad de sus hogares a la celebración en sus Iglesias.

El Tercer Domingo de Adviento, 11 de Diciembre, en la Misa de la 1:00pm, están invitados a traer sus estatuillas del pesebre de Navidad a St. Matthew para esta bendición especial.

From the Office of Marriage and Family Life at the Archdiocese of Miami … Wedding Anniversary Mass 2023.

All couples married in the Catholic Church celebrating their Paper (1st), Silver (25th), Gold (50th) or 50 plus wedding anniversary in 2023 are invited to attend a Mass at St. Mary Cathedral on Saturday, February 18, 2023 and receive a blessing from Archbishop Thomas Wenski.

To register, visit conta.cc/3SKvKIY.

Sacrament is every Thursday immediately after the 8:30am Mass until 12:00pm when there will be the Angelus and Benediction.

Please be advised that if our pastor is not available on any given Thursday we cannot have adoration that day.

Questions? Call the Parish Office to leave a message for Monica Felices, Ministry Leader.

A Memo from the Outreach Food Pantry

This ministry is very grateful for all your donations and we count on your continued help, so that we can fulfil this charitable mission for the parishioners in need. Anyone wishing to donate food items please leave them in the bin located on the east wall of the church. We ask that you please bring: pasta, pasta sauce, canned or dry beans (black or red), tuna fish, boxes of cereal, canned vegetables, crackers, canned fruit, and cookies or snacks for the kids.

Mensaje a la Parroquia desde la Outreach Food Pantry

Este ministerio está muy agradecido por todas las donaciones recibidas y contamos con su ayuda continua, para que podamos cumplir esta misión de caridad para los feligreses necesitados. El que desee donar paquetes de alimentos por favor déjelos en el contenedor ubicado en la pared este de la iglesia. Les pedimos que por favor traigan: pasta, salsa para pasta, frijoles enlatados o secos (negros o rojos), atún, cajas de cereales, verduras enlatadas, fruta enlatada, galletas saladas, galletas dulces o bocadillos para los niños.

What do bequests, life insurance gifts, charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts and lifetime giving have in common?
They are ways you can pass on your Catholic Heritage, Faith and Love for your Parish, St. Matthew.

Contact the Office of Planned Giving for more information (305) 762-1112.

¿Qué tienen en común los legados, las donaciones de seguros de vida, las anualidades de donaciones caritativas, los fideicomisos caritativos restantes y las donaciones de por vida?
Son formas en las que puede transmitir su herencia católica, su fe y su amor por su parroquia St. Matthew.

Comuníquese con la Oficina de Donaciones Planificadas para obtener más información (305) 762-1112.

God our Father, we thank you for calling men and women to serve in your Son’s Kingdom as priests, deacons, and consecrated persons. Send your Holy Spirit to help others to respond generously and courageously to your call. May our community of faith support vocations of sacrificial love in our youth and young adults. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.

God does not choose people because of their ability, but because of their availability. - Brother Andrew