ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF NASHVILLE 1 DEEPENING OUR CATHOLIC FAITH TOGETHER

THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE

MONDAY• Room in the Inn: 6:00 p.m.• St. Vincent de Paul: 7:00 p.m.• Men's Club Basketball: 8:30 p.m.

TUESDAY• RCIA: 6:45 p.m.

WEDNESDAY• Ignite: 6:45 p.m.

THURSDAY• Parish Pictorial Directory

FRIDAY• Parish Pictorial Directory

SATURDAY• Quilting Ministry: 9:00 a.m.• Reconciliation: 4:00 p.m.

SUNDAY• Religious Education• New Year New You: 9:45 a.m.• Rosary for Country: 9:30 a.m.• Confirmation Retreat at Camp

Marymount: 2:00 p.m.• Boy Scouts: 3:30 p.m.• AA: 8:00 p.m.

LITURGY SCHEDULE THIS WEEKMONDAY

8:00 a.m. Mass Charlie Baldinger

1 John 3: 22 - 4: 6Matthew 4: 12-17,

23-25

FEAST OF THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD

8:00 a.m. Mass Anne Riley Miller1 John 4: 7-10Mark 6: 34-44

WEDNESDAY7:00 p.m. Mass

Jan Tabernik1 John 4: 11-18Mark 6: 45-52

THURSDAY8:00 a.m. Mass

Gene Heitz1 John 4: 19 - 5: 4

Luke 4: 14-22

FRIDAY

5:00 p.m. Saturday Vigil Mass

Gerry Armbruster

8:30 a.m. Mass Elijah Gaddes

11:00 a.m. MassFor the People of SMC

TUESDAY

May they rest in peace

Special Prayer Intention

8:00 a.m. Mass Louis & Marian

Matyas, Jr.1 John 5: 5-13Luke 5: 12-16

Isaiah 42: 1-4, 6-7Ps. 29: 1-2, 3-4, 3, 9-10

Acts 10: 34-38Matthew 3: 13-17

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MASS INTENTIONS

J A N U A R Y 5 , 2 0 1 9 + T H E E P I P H A N Y O F T H E L O R D

They were overjoyed at seeingthe star, and on entering

the house they sawthe child with Mary his mother. They prostrated themselves and

did him homage.Then they opened their treasures

and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

Matthew 2: 10-11

S A I N T M A T T H E W C A T H O L I C C H U R C H

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N e w Y e a r N e w Y o uA D U LT S P E A K E R

S E R I E SJ a n u a r y 5 , 12 , 19 & 2 6 , 2 0 2 0

9 : 4 5 a m - 10 : 4 5 a m

C o f f e e & B a g e l s P r o v i d e d

Re g i s t e r a t w w w. s t m a tth e w t n . o r g /c h u r c h / m i n i s t r i e s / re l i g i o u s - e d u c a t i o n /

T h a n k y o u f o r y o u r d o n a t i o n s t o t h e G i f t s o f

H o p e c a m p a i g n . B e c a u s e o f y o u r g e n e r o s i t y, t h e y w e r e

a b l e t o s e n d e m e r g e n c y f u n d s t o o u r s i s t e r p a r i s h ,

O u r L a d y o f M i r a c l e s .

H A I T I M I N I S T R YT H A N K Y O U

W O R L D M A R R I A G E D A Y

I N V I T A T I O NSUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2020

B i s h o p M a r k S p a l d i n g i n v i t e s a l l

c o u p l e s c e l e b r a t i n g t h e i r 2 5 o r 5 0 y e a r

a n n i v e r s a r i e s i n 2 0 2 0 t o a s p e c i a l M a s s

a t 2 : 3 0 p . m . a t t h e C a t h e d r a l o f t h e

I n c a r n a t i o n . P l e a s e c o n t a c t G r a h a m a t

g h o n e y c u t t @ s t m a t t h e w t n . o r g w i t h y o u r

f u l l n a m e s , d a t e o f m a r r i a g e , c h u r c h o f

m a r r i a g e , a n d p r e f e r r e d m a i l i n g a d d r e s s

t o r e c e i v e a n i n v i t a t i o n .

P R E - K T O O P E N 3 -Y E A R - O L D C L A S S

2020 - 2021 SCHOOL YEAR3 DAYS A WEEK~ 8:00 AM - 2:45 PM

Apply at www.stmatthewtn.org/school/

If you haven't been scheduled for Liturgical Ministries and would like to be, it may be because you have not

logged in and set your schedule in Planning Center Services.

Contact: Deacon Pyles at dpyles@stmatthewtn.org

L I T U R G I C A L M I N I S T R YS C H E D U L I N G

T h e p o i n s e t t i a s d e c o r a t i n g t h e c h u r c h w e r e p l a c e d t h e r e b y t h e A r t & E n v i r o n m e n t M i n i s t r y a s m e m o r i a l s f o r o u r l o v e d o n e s .

F o l l o w i n g t h e 1 1 : 0 0 a . m . M a s s t h i s S u n d a y ( J a n u a r y 5 ) y o u a r e

w e l c o m e t o t a k e t h e m h o m e .

TA K E H O M E C H R I S T M A S P O I N S E T T I A S

S A I N T M A T T H E W C A T H O L I C C H U R C H

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FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP REPORT

Dec. 22$24,475

Dec. 29$14,478

December 29 Collection Count: 1,197 Families

Christmas: $16, 836 Mass Attendance: 904

$187,177 Left to Raise for Debt Repayment

$847,823 Raised $187,177 Left

Dec. 15$27,414

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F E B R U A R Y 1 , 2 0 2 0I f y o u a r e i n t e r e s t e d i n

s p o n s o r s h i p o p p o r t u n i t i e s o r d o n a t i n g a u c t i o n i t e m s ,

c o n t a c t L o r i B e l l a n t e a t l b e l l a n t e @ s t m a t t h e w t n . o r g .

D I O C E S A NC A P I T A L C A M P A I G N

S U R V E Y B i s h o p M a r k S p a l d i n g i s c o n s i d e r i n g

a c a p i t a l c a m p a i g n t o s t r e n g t h e n o u r

p a r i s h e s , s u p p o r t v o c a t i o n s , p r o v i d e

s t r a t e g i c g r o w t h i n i t i a t i v e s , a n d b r i n g

s o c i a l s e r v i c e s t o t h o s e i n n e e d . H e i s

r e q u e s t i n g t h a t y o u c o m p l e t e a n o n l i n e

s u r v e y t o g a u g e f e a s i b i l i t y . P l e a s e

c o m p l e t e t h e s u r v e y b y c l i c k i n g " D i o c e s e

o f N a s h v i l l e " a t s t e i e r g r o u p . c o m / s u r v e y

a n d e n t e r i n g t h e p a s s w o r d : n a s h v i l l e .

I f y o u h a v e d i s h e s l e f t h e r e f r o m l u n c h e o n s o r e v e n t s , p l e a s e p i c k t h e m u p i n t h e c h u r c h k i t c h e n . A l l i t e m s t h a t a r e n o t p i c k e d u p b y

J a n u a r y 6 w i l l b e d o n a t e d . T h a n k y o u !

P L E A S E C O L L E C TY O U R D I S H E S

P I C T U R E M I S S A L S A V A I L A B L E

P i c t u r e M i s s a l s a r e a v a i l a b l e i n t h e Tr a i n i n g C h a p e l f o r a n y o n e w h o w o u l d b e n e f i t

f r o m a l i t t l e e x t r a s u p p o r t i n f o l l o w i n g a l o n g d u r i n g M a s s . P l e a s e r e t u r n t h e m

a f t e r e a c h M a s s . T h e b o o k l e t s w e r e p r o v i d e d t h r o u g h

a d o n a t i o n i n m e m o r y o f M i k a y l a Y o p p H o n e y c u t t b y

h e r g r a n d p a r e n t s .

L U N C H B U N C H & B I N G O

Wednesday, January 1512:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Cohan-Hansom BuildingCost: $8 for lunch

Bring white elephant gift to shareRSVP by January 13 to lunchbunch@stmatthewtn.org

S A I N T M A T T H E W C A T H O L I C C H U R C H

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CHURCH SACRAMENTS†

For information on the 7 Sacraments recognized by the

Catholic Church at our parish visit www.stmatthewtn.org/sacraments/.

OFFICE HOURS: Mon. - Fri. 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. CHURCH: 615-646-0378 SCHOOL: 615-662-4044 PRE-K: 615-646-1361

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CLERGY

Father Mark SappenfieldPastor

frmark@stmatthewtn.org

Deacon Dan PylesPastoral Associate

dpyles@stmatthewtn.org

Deacon Bill ForteDeacon

bforte@stmatthewtn.org

Deacon Lachlan CameronDeacon

lcameron@stmatthewtn.org