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Dear friends in Christ,

I hope everyone had a wonderful Feast Day of Saint Patrick on Thursday. As they say, everyone is Irish on Saint Patty’s Day. This coming Saturday, March 19^th, we had the great Feast Day of Saint Joseph when everyone is Italian. It reminds me that the Universal Catholic Church is the most diverse religion in the world. As Graham Greene famously said when describing Catholics, “Here come everybody!” One of the biggest myths about Roman Catholicism is that it is a European religion. It started in the Middle East, Ethiopia and is considered to have one of the oldest community of Christians.  Our own Pope Francis is from Argentina. The global South continues to see huge growth in Catholicism. If you would like proof of this, come with me next year to the Rite of Election at the Cathedral where we welcome the hundreds and hundreds of folks getting ready for Baptism and Confirmation (500 this year)! The first thing I did when I got back from the Cathedral this year is ordered some Spanish books as the number of our Spanish speaking brothers and sisters who are becoming Catholic is wonderful to behold! The Catholic Church is the most diverse Church in the world and spans the globe made up of a beautiful rainbow of people. We at Saint Matthew and Blessed Sacrament celebrate and recognize this fact. We rejoice and revel in our diversity. Just today in the office, our Immigration and Outreach Service Center is bustling with activity, and I love it! This coming Wednesday is the Feast Day of Saint Turibius, who is thought of as the first Saint of the New World. On this day, we are all from Peru. During this awful war in the Ukraine, we are all Ukrainian as well. Truly one of the most wonderful parts of being a Catholic is that we are part of something so ancient, ever new, full of color and diversity, and unique. Let’s continue to invite everyone to be part of our amazing Church because as we say every weekend, “All are welcome!”

God bless you and continue to pray for peace in our world!

Love,

Fr. Matt



News & Updates From The Church



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NEW PARISH WEBSITE!

Saint Matthew is in the process of getting a new Parish website that will provide a new look and will be more user-friendly!  We have had our current website for five years, so we feel it’s time to upgrade.  Our current website will still be accessible and active as all its content is transferred onto the new website, but during the transfer period, our current site will not be updated due to the data migration.  Flocknote notices will be sent out when this process begins and again when the new site becomes live.

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Online Rosary – Saturdays at 10 AM:

As covid-19 and other challenges to our society continue to be with us, our prayers and our actions are still needed!  Therefore, you are invited to join us for a chat, share what you are experiencing, and share what you would like to pray for as we pray the Rosary together.

For this meeting we ask you to register, just for an added layer of security. To register click this link and follow the directions:

https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAvcumgqzIrG9NsuLmWWuw8OlW8ivNW9TM8

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about how to join the meeting.  You can register up until Saturday morning at 9:30 AM.

 

 

Weekly Bible Study with Deacon Paul from Blessed Sacrament – Thursdays from 8 to 9 PM:

This Bible Study is conducted by phone conference and the conversation concerns the Readings for the coming Sunday.  Anyone is welcome to call in and participate or simply listen.

The number to call is:  425-436-6356 

When asked for the code dial:  698937

 

You can also join the call by ZOOM!

Join Zoom meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86893786919

Meeting ID:  868 9378 6919
By phone with no video:  1-301-715-8592

 

The Readings for each week’s Bible Study can be found on the USCCB website at the following link:

https://bible.usccb.org/readings/calendar

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