The Church of St. Matthew celebrated the sacrament of Confirmation on Sunday, May 2. Thirteen students in the Faith Formation Program were confirmed, as were three Community of Saints Regional Catholic School students and one Visitation School student. Father Biju Mathew and Father Steve Adrian celebrated the Mass. Thanks to their parents, sponsors, and catechist […]

Registrations are being taken now for the 2020-2021 St Matthew Faith Formation program and for sacramental preparation for Confirmation and First Communion. Sign up your public school students, grades K to 10, by first reading the COVID-19 precautions information and then, second, completing a fillable registration PDF form. Email completed registration PDF forms to […]

Twelve children received First Communion on the weekend of August 1-2, 2020. We had 10 families and 12 children over the two days. Some children are students of Community of Saints Regional Catholic School and some are in our St. Matthew’s Faith Formation Program. The children spent the 2019-2020 school year preparing for the sacrament, and […]

Community Brunch and Confirmation Blessing: Our Confirmation candidates were blessed during the 10:15 Mass on Sunday, March 8. All were invited to the Social Hall after the service for a free brunch (free-will offerings were accepted). Confirmation families had a meeting during the meal. Our 15 Confirmation candidates from the Faith Formation program and Community […]

Faith Formation Break: Faith Formation students do not have class on Wednesday, November 27, due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Class resumes on December 4, and students that evening should go directly to their parish center classroom at 6:30. If possible, on December 4, students should also bring a donation for our Advent giving effort, which […]

COMMUNITY DINNER AND CONFIRMATION LAUNCH Confirmation candidates were presented to the parish at 4:15 Mass on Saturday, October 24.  Afterwards, there was a potluck supper for candidates, their families and the parish. These young people will be confirmed in late March, 2020. Please remember to pray for them daily. Our annual Confirmation launch is for […]

REGISTER NOW FOR FAITH FORMATION AND SACRAMENTS (2019-2020) The registration form (for students not attending Community of Saints School) is here: st-matts.org/ff You may register using the online form, or download a print version (your choice of PDF file or Word file). You can print out the form, fill it in, and hand it in […]

Children in St. Matthew’s Faith Formation program and students from Community of Saints Regional Catholic School received their First Communion on Sunday, May 19, at the 10:15 pm Mass. Other candidates received the sacrament on Saturday, May 11, at the 4:15 am Mass. 

Children in St. Matthew’s Faith Formation program and students from Community of Saints Regional Catholic School received their First Communion on Saturday, May 11, at the 4:15 pm Mass. Seven more candidates will receive the sacrament on Sunday, May 19, at the 10:15 am Mass. 

Pictured below are the 23 members of our Confirmation class who received the sacrament on March 17 at the Cathedral of Saint Paul. Included are Archbishop Bernard Hedba, Fr. Steve Adrian and Deacon Greg Sroder. – Janelle Rohr, St. Matthew Faith Formation director

First Communion/First Reconciliation Meeting On Wednesday, January 16, there will be a meeting in church at 6:30 PM for parents/guardians with children who have registered to celebrate the sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Communion at St. Matthew. Children preparing for the sacraments should also attend, along with the parent/guardian. This meeting is for both […]

Our Faith Formation program will have a speaker the evening of Wednesday, February 27, to help us teach child safety and meet the Archdiocese requirement about child sexual abuse prevention education. It will be in St. Matthew’s Church, from 6:30 to 7:45 pm. Parents/guardians and children should attend together.  Our Faith Formation audience will include kids […]

First  Communion  Preparation:  Children who attend public schools who are in grade 2 or older and would like to make their First Communion need to attend Wednesday evening Faith Formation classes from now until the First Communion Masses in May. To register, visit st-matts.org and click the “Faith & Learning” menu. Or register at the Parish Center […]

First  Communion  Preparation:  Children  who attend public schools who are in grade 2 or older and would like to make their First Communion need to attend Wednesday evening Faith Formation classes from now until the First Communion Masses in May. To register, visit st-matts.org and click the “Faith & Learning” menu. Or register at the […]

CATECHETICAL SUNDAY CELEBRATION: 9/16/18, Mass at 10 AM, brunch to follow. FIRST NIGHT OF CLASS: September 19, 2018, 6:30 PM. Sign up now for Faith Formation and Sacraments!  A print version of our 2018-2019 registration form can be downloaded as a PDF file or a Word file. You can print this out, fill it in, and […]

Community Dinner: Join us for 4 pm Mass on Saturday, March 10, to see our Confirmation candidates blessed. Then please come to the Social Hall after the service for a community dinner. Confirmation families will also come to the dinner and have a brief meeting during the meal. The meal is free of charge but […]