Click here for the Christmas Schedule of Masses

Wednesday December 23rd & Wednesday December 30th 8:00am - 12:00pm

Parish updates for the week of 12-20-2020

Don Aitcheson is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: St Matthias-KOC Monthly Rosary Zoom Prayer Meeting Time: Dec 10, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82785859289?pwd=eWZCaENBTnB3Z2VDQ3VCcjNTZUNRdz09 Meeting ID: 827 8585 9289 Passcode: 9475 One tap mobile +13017158592,,82785859289#,,,,,,0#,,9475# US (Washington D.C) +19292056099,,82785859289#,,,,,,0#,,9475# US (New York) Dial by your location +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C) +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) Meeting ID: 827 8585 9289 Passcode: 9475 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kOqzZQN6e

The Saturday daily Mass at St. Matthias on November 28th will be celebrated by Father Canice and will honor Archbishop Wilton Gregory's elevation to Cardinal. Please join us as we pray for The Archdiocese of Washington's new Cardinal.

Please join the Knights of Columbus, Ladies of Charity, and Hispanic and African ministries to assist with preparations, donations, and volunteering for the upcoming Food Drive here at St. Matthias. Volunteers are needed Friday evening, Nov. 20th to set up, and Saturday, Nov. 21st to help distribute bags of food for this "drive thru" event. For more information, ways to contribute, and volunteer, please contact Thad Ereme at tereme@stmatthias.org.

You are invited to a special October Rosary Prayer Meeting by Zoom in honor of the month of the Holy Rosary and to pray for our Nation. The Rosary will be led by Deacon Alton Davis and is sponsored by Mother Seton Council #5381- KoC Please share this link with your family and friends. You are invited to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Special October Rosary Prayer Zoom Meeting Time: Oct 29, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81304119113?pwd=ZFpQcDh3QnBPYVF4NVdITEJjdFZNdz09 Meeting ID: 813 0411 9113 Passcode: 9475 One tap mobile +13017158592,,81304119113#,,,,,,0#,,9475# US (Germantown) +19292056099,,81304119113#,,,,,,0#,,9475# US (New York) Dial by your location +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) Meeting ID: 813 0411 9113 Passcode: 9475 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcGxfBw1cu

We had a plan. We knew that with the expenses of the Capital Campaign as well as unexpected costs for church maintenance (parking lot repaving, boiler in the parish office), we would not do well financially during the first nine months of the fiscal year. Still, April would bring Easter; we had events scheduled in Friendship Hall with anticipated revenue...

Please join us for the First Friday/First Saturday Two Hearts Vigil on November 6th and 7th, beginning at 8:00 PM Friday and concluding with Mass at 12:30 AM Saturday.

The food pantry at St. Matthias will be open on Fridays beginning September 25th, from 9:00 AM until 12:00 PM (noon). Bags will be distributed from the Hughes Center garden gate area. No ID is needed.

Have you considered looking into joining the Catholic Church?  Are you baptized in the Church but never made First Communion and/or Confirmation?  Were you raised a Catholic but are interested in growing in your adult knowledge of the faith?  The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) is for you. St. Matthias will begin RCIA classes on Wednesday, September 30th at 7pm in the Hughes Center.  We will begin with a "Come and See" evening where the program will be explained and all questions answered.  If you are interested in learning more, we will meet most Wednesdays from 7-8:30pm.  There will never any pressure to join the Church but please come and see what the Church teaches and why the Churches teaches what she does.  Please invite friends and family to "Come and See" .

We no longer ask you to register in advance to attend a weekend Mass. Just sign in as you enter the church and pick up a bulletin from the table in the vestibule. Masses are at 4:00 pm and 7 pm (Spanish) Saturday, and 8;00 9:45, 11:30 am, and 6:00 pm on Sunday. Welcome back!

We are excited to open again for mass! As you know, due to COVID-19, there are many precautions we must take for health and safety of all our parishioners and friends as we once again begin public celebrations of the Mass. Part of these precautions will be to limit the number of seats available to insure proper social distancing between people. A mask or facial covering must be worn to attend a Mass. 

From Credit Cards to Students Loans: Managing Your Debt During COVID19 Catholic Charities Financial Stability Network is offering a free taped webinar reviewing how parishioners can best manage students loans, credit cards, mortgage debt during COVID 19.

Grief Brief #24 Losing a loved one to death is always a difficult experience for family members, acquaintances, and friends. There is a large measure of sadness in the hearts and lives of those who will be grieving. The Funeral Mass, a Memorial Service, or a Celebration of Life Event can help, all who have lost someone, to honor and remember those persons, as they mourn.

Read this article from the Catholic Standard about Catholic Charities new outreach program to help low/no income individuals and families collect $1,200/adult plus $500/child from the IRS. Catholic Charities’ program seeking to help poor receive federal stimulus checks

I thought it most appropriate at this time to address the personal, emotional impact the present pandemic has had upon us. The focus in this Grief Brief will be upon the very strong feelings it has stirred up in each of us.

Join us on the St. Matthias Facebook page again at 11:30am for another Sunday Live-Stream Mass

Several people have received an email from what appears to be an email from Fr. John Kennealy. Please do not open or respond to an email that asks you to respond to a request. Father Jack did not send the email.

Join us on the St. Matthias Facebook page for Good Friday, and Easter Sunday Live-Stream Services