Up-Coming Parish Profile

On September the 11th, Saint Matthew's congregation will be asked to take a good long look at themselves.  The Rev. Ed Donohey will be with us to lead us in an exercise of self discovery; the first step in making the transition to a new Priest.  Please come and join in this important process.  We will enjoy a coverdish luncheon together as we do some soul searching and some dreaming.  You are an important link in the chain!

A Blessing for Our Teachers

This Sunday, the 21st, we will be honoring and blessing the wonderful teachers of Saint Matthew's School.  These are the men and women who love, guide and teach our children.  Please join us for the celebration of their calling at the 10:30 service and a Cover Dish Luncheon in their honor immediately after the service.

Father / Son Time at Capers

For any Dad looking for some quality bonding time with their son...here is your opportunity!

Friday through Sunday, September 9-11, at Camp Capers, the Father / Son Retreat for sons ages 6-18 and their dads, or another important male figure in their lives. To view flyer, click here. To register online, please click here.

for Moms & Daughters!

Here is your opportunity for that same bonding time!
Friday through Sunday, September 23-25, at Camp Capers, the Mother / Daughter Retreat for daughters ages 6-18 and their mothers, or another woman who is a mother figure. Contact Brenda Johnson for more information at capers@hctc.net. To register, go to http://www.dwtx.org/ and click on the Special Events link.  

Benefit Garage Sale Helps Tornado Victims and More

Yea, I know...we don’t really have Pews. But at Saint Matthew's we always have news and this BLOG is the place that you will find it. So here goes, the first post on our new site.
This weekend with the leadership of Tracy Arnold and Francis Whitworth, Saint Matthew’s held a benefit garage sale. The Parish Hall and Courtyard were filled to overflowing with items some considered trash and others considered treasures. The sale was held on Saturday after a week of sorting, piling, rearranging and pricing. At 8:00 am Saturday morning customers began filing in and filling bags and boxes with their color coded treasures. Tracy and Tracy, (Arnold and Oswell) manned the cash drawer while the rest of us did our best to help customers with prices, sizes, and any other questions they might have. Caleb and Caitlyn Oswell, Sarah and Dallas Goldammer and Morgan Arnold ran errands and promoted the sale with signs at the gate while Val Soper handled the refreshment coolers.
As an added way of "spreading the wealth", the ladies of the Abriendo Puertos program were invited to set up craft stalls along side our sale. Three ladies did so, offering hand made bags, hair ornaments and other things.
At the end of the day the sale had netted almost a Thousand Dollars, all of which will go to help the victims of the tornados in Alabama. Those items that did not sell were bundled up and delivered by Tracy O and Mark Goldammer to the Family Crisis Center in Harlingen.
Thanks to those two wonderful women, Francis and Tracy, for doing something that helped Three different groups of God’s less fortunate.

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