Welcome! We are glad you are here to worship with us.
March 14, 2010 – Fourth Sunday of Lent
TODAY’S Liturgical Ministers:
8:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m.
Presider Bp. Peter Hickman Bp. Peter Hickman
Concelebrant Fr. George Florendo
Deacon Tony Bomkamp Jay Thompson
Servers Melanie Winscher Jane Pritchett Matthew Hickman Guy Erskine
Dylan Moan
Ushers Winkie Sonnefield John Deane
Jennie Guida
Proclaimers Marylou Madriaga Tony Battaglia
Mary Ann Ekbring Merry Battaglia
Eucharistic Carla Dupuis Jeanne Blum
Ministers Red Blum
Next Week's Liturgical Ministers:
8:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m.
Presider Bp. Peter Hickman Bp. Peter Hickman
Concelebrant Fr. Julian Gomilla
Deacon Jay Thompson Tony Bomkamp
Servers Melanie Winscher Liz Wessel Matthew Hickman Sherrae Adams
Raven Adams
Ushers Mary Stacey Don Killam
Jason Adams
Proclaimers Victoria Anderson Kate Bomkamp
Steve Smith Paul Hubbard
Eucharistic Thom Rollins Kate Bomkamp
Ministers Jennie Guida
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Both Wine and Grape Juice for Communion
At Saint Matthew Church we believe that all who are drawn to the Table of the Lord should be welcomed and fed abundantly. For this reason, we will consecrate both wine and grape juice at our liturgies. You are welcome to receive in the species that makes you most comfortable while remembering that receiving the Body of Christ in any portion is reception in full. You may receive the consecrated wine by either intinction (dipping the host) or by drinking from the chalice. You may receive the consecrated grape juice only by intinction. Please do not drink from the cup of grape juice.
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First Holy Communion Classes
We will be starting a First Holy Communion class on Sunday, April 11. Children will be dismissed during the 10:30 Mass (same time as Sonshine Club). If you would like your child (children) to be in this class, please see or contact Tonya Adams, (714) 334-4430 or . First Holy Communion will take place on Sunday, June 6.
Today’s Readings
Jos 5:9–12;2 Cor 5:17:21; Lk 15:1–3, 11–32
Reflection
“This man welcomes outcasts and even eats with them.”
The Jesus who welcomes us
with all our secret failures, all our lukewarm hearts,
into the Kingdom
expects us to do the same
for those around us who are also weak
and exposed by their weaknesses for all to see.
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Church Attendance
“Let us be concerned with one another, to help one another to show love and to do good. Let us not give up the habit of meeting together, as some are prone to do. Let us encourage one another.”
~Hebrews 10:24-25
Our church attendance on March 7:
8:00 a.m. – 28 adults/2 children
10:30 a.m. – 68 adults/18 children
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Holy Week
Passion (Palm) Sunday, March 28
· 8:00 and 10:30 a.m. – Mass
(Regular Sunday Schedule)
Come hear the narrative of Christ’s Passion according to Saint Luke.
Monday of Holy Week, March 29
· 7:00 p.m. – Chrism Mass
Bishop Peter will bless the holy oils that are used throughout the year in the sacraments of baptism, confirmation, ordination, and the anointing of the sick.
The Triduum
Holy Thursday, April 1
· 7:00 p.m. – Mass of the Lord’s Supper (bilingual)
Good Friday, April 2
· 12 Noon – Stations and Veneration of the Cross
· 1:00 p.m. – Reading of the Passion According to Saint John
· 7:00 p.m. – Ecumenical Good Friday Service at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church
Easter Sunday, April 4
· 5:00 a.m. – Easter Sunrise Vigil (bilingual)
· 10:30 a.m. – Easter
2010 Parish Council
Tonya Adams (714) 334-4430
Ron Amendola (714) 669-5143
Victoria Anderson (714) 879-8273
Tony Battaglia (714) 836-7970
Jennie Guida (714) 639-7692
Claudia Kilby (951) 496-3035
Steve Smith (714) 973-4939
Liz Wessel (714) 538-0170
Woody Wessel (714) 538-0170
The next Parish Council meeting will be Wednesday, March 24, at 7:00 p.m. The meeting is open to any member of the community who would like to attend. The Parish Council reviews all financial activity of our parish at each Parish Council meeting. Please see Kathryn or a member of the Parish Council to review the minutes and/or financial reports.
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Outreach
SHARING SUNDAY: Once a month, from 5:30-7:00 p.m., we take a home-cooked meal along with love and joy to share with the residents of EMMANUEL HOUSE, a transitional residential home in Santa Ana for men and women living with HIV/AIDS. Please contact Liz Wessel, (714) 538-0170, , for additional information. Our next Sharing Sunday is March 28.
PHOENIX FAMILIES: We sponsor abused/neglected children and needy families in the Orange County area by providing canned/dry foods, diapers, and hygiene products (soap, shampoo, etc.) to Family Support Network. All donated items go directly to help families that are making positive changes in their lives and the lives of their children. We encourage everyone to participate by bringing any number of the above-mentioned donated items to church on Sunday, presented during the giving of our tithes and offerings. For more information, please contact Daniel Whitehurst, (714) 697-6065.
During the season of Lent, we will be collecting peanut butter for our annual count on which kind is the most popular. So bring in your favorite peanut butter: creamy or crunchy. Results will be announced on Palm Sunday, March 28. All peanut butter will go to the Family Support Network.
We are also collecting Easter baskets (and items to go in them) during Lent. They will also be given to the Family Support Network.
POP TABS from canned drinks are collected and given to Children’s Hospital of Orange County who will turn them into $$ and donate the amount to the Orange County Ronald McDonald House.
XELA AID: Founded in 1992, Xela Aid, a non-profit, non-denominational, humanitarian organization responds to requests for assistance from economically disadvantaged communities of Guatemala in ways that restore health and well-being to the people and the environment, promote cultural understanding, and preserve dignity. For additional information, E-mail Leslie Baer Dinkel at www.xelaaid.org or xela_aid@earthlink.
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St. Matt’s After Dark
On Saturday, March 27, we will be hosting Michael Smith, one of the most revered songwriters in North America. Come join us and enjoy one of our great musical treasures. As always, the show will start at 7:30 and doors open at 6:45. Tickets are $15.
Saint Matthew Youth Group News
(www.smyouthgroup.org)
· March 21 – Pancake Breakfast after Mass
· See’s Candies for Easter – Orders will be taken through March 21 with delivery on March 28.
· Ongoing – recycling soda cans and water bottles
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Special Remembrances
Happy March birthday wishes to:
Jason Adams Jennie Guida Aden Taufa
Tonya Adams Joey Hickman Jasmine Tronco
Meghan Domer Chloe Maddox Jim Tuma
Tricia Doonan Marian Madriaga Kathy Wenzel
Karly Dupuis Paul Schumaker Molly Wolfrum
Grace Florendo Winkie Sonnefield Benito Yu
Happy March anniversary wishes to:
James and Lou Ann Clancy
Jason and Carla Dupuis
Thom and Wendy Rollins
(When is your birthday/anniversary? Please let Kathryn know.)
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Looking Ahead
March 21 – Pancake Breakfast
March 24 – Parish Council Meeting
March 27 – Decorate for Palm Sunday at 10:00 a.m.
March 27 – St. Matt’s After Dark featuring Michael Smith
March 28 – Passion (Palm) Sunday
March 28 – Sharing Sunday at Emmanuel House
March 29-April 3 – Holy Week
April 4 – Easter Sunday/Building Fund Sunday
April 23 – St. Matt’s After Dark featuring Priscilla Herdman
April 24 – Ordination of Deacon Jerry Vecchione to the priesthood
April 25 – Sharing Sunday at Emmanuel House
April 28 – Parish Council Meeting
May 2 – Building Fund Sunday
May 8 – Garden Tea
May 15 – Ordination of Deacon Tony Bomkamp to the priesthood
May 23 – Sharing Sunday at Emmanuel House
May 26 – Parish Council Meeting
June 6 – Building Fund Sunday
June 6 – First Holy Communion Celebration
June 13 – Community Forum at 9:30 a.m.
June 27 – Sharing Sunday at Emmanuel House
July 4 – Building Fund Sunday
July 25 – Sharing Sunday at Emmanuel House
August 1 – Building Fund Sunday
August 21 – Craft Fair
August 22 – Sharing Sunday at Emmanuel House
September 5 – Building Fund Sunday
September 26 – Sharing Sunday at Emmanuel House
October 2 – Service Auction
October 3 – Building Fund Sunday
October 25-29 – ECC Synod, St. Louis, MO
October 26 – Sharing Sunday at Emmanuel House
November 13 – Saint Matthew’s 25th anniversary celebration