Faith Formation and Sacraments News Faith Formation Advent Service: Faith Formation students and families will celebrate Advent with a prayer service on Wednesday, December 19. Students should come to their Parish Center classroom at 6:30 PM and later will go with their teacher to church for the 7 PM service. That evening, we will collect small […]

Save the Date, First Communion/First Reconciliation Meeting: On Wednesday, January 16, there will be a meeting at 6:30 PM for parents/guardians with children who have registered to receive 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 […]

CONFIRMATION LAUNCH: All St. Matthew Confirmation candidates and their families are invited to attend the St. Matthew 10:00 am Mass on Sunday, October 28. After Mass, we will host Coffee Sunday, which will be a potluck brunch with the dishes provided by Confirmation families. Everyone who comes to 10;00 am Mass is invited to the potluck […]

Baptism If you have a child you would like baptized, visit st-matts.org/baptism/, follow the instructions there, and complete the baptism registration form and submit it to the St. Matthew parish office. The baptism class at Our Lady of Guadalupe requires registration a week in advance, so call 651-224-9793 and talk to Linda Rivera Monday-Friday between […]

First Communion Practice: For children registered to receive First Communion in May at the Church of St. Matthew, please come to First Communion practice on Wednesday, May 2, at 7:00 pm in St. Matthew Church. We will do the final preparation so that children are ready for the sacrament. Registered First Communion children must attend […]

Faith Formation Classes Resume: St. Matthew Faith Formation classes for public school students resume on Wednesday, April 11, at 6:30 PM in church with the usual dismissal at 7:45 PM from the Parish Center. We also have class on April 18. Note that our final regular class for the 2017-2018 school year is on April 25. […]

Faith Formation Break: St. Matthew Faith Formation students do not have class on Wednesday, March 28, and on Wednesday, April 4, due to spring break. Faith Formation classes resume April 11. Mark your calendars for April 25, when we will celebrate the last regular Faith Formation class during the 2017-2018 school year. Parents/guardians and parishioners […]

First Reconciliation Service: Students in the Wednesday evening Faith Formation program and Community of Saints students planning to make their First Communion at St. Matthew will celebrate the sacrament of Reconciliation on Saturday, February 24. The service starts at 10 AM in St. Matthew Church and will be followed by refreshments in the Social Hall. […]

Faith Formation Update: February 14, our Ash Wednesday Mass. Parents/guardians and parishioners are welcome and invited to join our Faith Formation students for the service which begins at 7 PM. On February 14, students should arrive at 6:30 PM and report to their classrooms in the Parish Center. Sacrament Requirements: For parents/guardians of children in […]

On Sunday, February 18th a new Children’s Liturgy of the Word during the Sunday, 10:00 a.m. Mass begins.  This Sunday service is geared to children 3 to 6 years of age. Please bring your child(ren) to Mass and the Liturgy teachers will came and escort them to the chapel at the appropriate time.  We are […]

Faith Formation Update: We do NOT have Faith Formation class on Wednesday, January 31. Regular weekly classes resume February 7 at 6:30 PM with drop-off in church and pick-up from the Parish Center at 7:45. Also, please mark your calendars for February 14, our Ash Wednesday service. Parents/guardians and parishioners are welcome and invited to […]

Sacrament Requirements: For parents/guardians of children in grades 2 and up who have registered for the sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Communion, and for students in grades 8 and up who have registered for Confirmation, please be sure to get your child’s certificate of baptism and turn it in to Faith Formation coordinator Janelle […]

Confirmation Launch: All St. Matthew Confirmation candidates and their families are invited to attend the St. Matthew 10 AM Mass on Sunday, November 5. After Mass, we will host Coffee Sunday, which will be a potluck brunch with the dishes provided by Confirmation families. Everyone who comes to 10 AM Mass is invited to the […]

Registration Now Open for Faith Formation, First Reconciliation, First Communion and Confirmation Families with students in grades 1-10 attending public schools, please register your children for Wednesday evening Faith Formation classes for the 2017-2018 school year. Registrations will be taken after the weekend Masses and forms are available in the back of church and from the […]

  Families with students in grades 1-10 attending public schools, please register your children for Wednesday evening Faith Formation and Sacraments classes for the 2017-2018 school year. Registrations will be taken after the weekend Masses and forms are available in the back of church and from the Parish Center. New this year, you may also […]

On Sunday, May 28, 2017, Samson Alexander Kowal received his First Holy Communion. May God bless Samson and all the children who received their First Holy Communion this year. May our First Communicants continue to grown in their love of Our Lord Jesus Christ as they receive Him at Mass each week.

On Sunday, May 21, 2017 eight children received their First Holy Communion. The children were joined by proud parents, grandparents, siblings and other family members as they received Holy Communion for their first time. May our First Communicants continue to grown in their love of Our Lord Jesus Christ as they receive Him at Mass […]

On Saturday, May 13, 2017 five children received their First Holy Communion. On Sunday, May 14th three children received their Frist Holy Communion. Looking on were happy parents, grandparents and friends as these children received Holy Communion for the first time. May our First Communicants continue to grown in their love of Our Lord Jesus […]

On Sunday, May 7, 2017 nine children received their First Holy Communion from Father Bob. There were many proud parents, grandparents and extended family members as Mass as these children received Holy Communion for the first time. Many our First Communicants continue to grown in their love of Our Lord Jesus Christ as they receive […]

Between July 1st, 2015, and June 30th, 2016, the combined Saint Matthew’s and Saint Michael’s Youth Faith Formations served 44 students in grades 1 to 11. An additional 21 students from Community of Saints joined the program on sacrament instruction evenings and made their sacraments through Saint Matthew’s and Saint Michael’s parishes. Per the safe environment rules of […]