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PARISH OFFICE
Telephone ................................ 540-582-5575
Fax ........................................... 540-582-8639
Hours ................. Mon. - Fri., 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Rev. Mr. John Hubbarth .......... Business Mgr.
Terrie Yates .......................... Parish Secretary
Jane Hubbarth ............................ Receptionist
Mary Lou Felts...….……………Receptionist
PARISH WEBSITE
www.stmatthewspotsylvania.org
MUSIC MINISTRY
Melanie Bolas, Choir Director Grayson Cordova, Organist
PARISH REGISTRATION All Catholics residing within our parish boundaries should register as soon as possible. Packets are available in church vestibule.
BAPTISMS Please contact the Parish Office; parish registration is required.
MARRIAGE PREPARATION Please contact the Parish Office. Six Months of preparation are required before the marriage celebration. Parish registration is required
SPONSOR LETTERS Please contact the Parish Office for letters of qualification to serve as sponsors for Baptism and Confirmation. Registration in the parish and regular practice of the Faith are among the qualifications required. Letters should be requested in a timely manner.
GOOD SAMARITAN MINISTRY Ministry to the infirm/ homebound. Please call the Parish Office to volunteer, or arrange visitation of the elderly, the sick or the homebound.
SAINT MATTHEW THRIFT STORE (Breezewood Shopping Ctr .) Address: 10639 Courthouse Road • Telephone: 540-834-2479. Hours: M-F 10 AM-3PM; Sat. 9:30 AM-2:30 PM; Sun.-Closed Volunteers and donations of clothing, household items and furniture needed on a continuing basis.
SVdP FOOD PANTRY (Breezewood Shopping Center) Address: 10643 Courthouse Road • Telephone: 540-834-5555. Hours: 1st
four Wednesdays 4 PM-6 PM; 1st four Fridays 9 AM-11 AM;
2nd Saturday 9AM-11AM; closed 5th Weeks. Volunteers and donations needed on a continuing basis.
SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL: Saint Faustina Conference SVdP Assistance Line: 540-834-5555. Website: www.svdpstfaustina.org Serves the poor, elderly, and infirm in the local area. Volunteers and donations needed on a continuing basis. To volunteer, call Frank Mauro: 703-980-3318.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS: Bishop Keating Council 12434 meets 2nd
& 4th Thursday of each month at 7:30 PM in the St. Joseph Parish Center; 4th
degree, The Fathers Cilinski Assembly 3568 meets 3rd Mon. of each month at 7:30 PM in the Parish Center. Call the Parish Office 582-5575.
MASS SCHEDULE
Sunday Vigil ....................... Saturday, 5:30 pm
Sunday .................................. 8:00, 9:30 & 11:00 am
Daily
Monday, Tuesday, Saturday................. 8:00 am
Wednesday………………………… 11:00 am
Thursday .............................................. 6:30 am
Friday ...................................................7:30 pm
CONFESSIONS
Normally heard at the following times:
Monday .............................. after 8:00 am Mass
Tuesday .............................. after 8:00 am Mass
Wednesday ....................... after 11:00 am Mass
Thursday ............................ after 6:30 am Mass
Friday ...................................................7:00 pm
Saturday ...............................................4:30 pm
Exceptions to this schedule are noted inside
the bulletin.
Please note:
Confessions will be heard until the line of penitents ends, or until 5 minutes before Mass begins - whichever comes first - so please arrive for confession promptly. Confessions are not heard after evening Masses.
AFTER HOURS PRIEST EMERGENCY TELEPHONE: 540-498-3170
ST. MATTHEW CATHOLIC CHURCH
8200 Robert E. Lee Drive Spotsylvania, VA 22551
Pastor ......................... Rev. Paul M. Eversole
Deacons .................. Rev. Mr. John Hubbarth Rev. Mr. Mike Strain
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Joanne Warren, DRE: 540-582-5575 [email protected]
YOUTH MINISTRY Deacon Mike Strain
FACILITIES MANAGER
Jared Darr: 540-582-5575 [email protected]
CHURCH OFFICE [email protected]
Sign up for free at www.formed.org. Parish Code V3RRFV
Masses
Mon (11/11) 8:00 AM - ALL SOULS NOVENA Tues (11/12) 8:00 AM - PATRICK & SHARON PURTELL+ Wed (11/13) 11:00 AM - JUSTIN COUSINEAU Thu (11/14) 6:30 AM - FR. PAUL EVERSOLE Fri (11/15) 7:30 PM - HOLY SOULS IN PURGATORY Sat (11/16) 8:00 AM - JOHN HEINLEIN+ 5:30 PM - MARY C. ACHILLE+ Sun (11/17) 8:00 AM - LOUIS ACHILLE+ 9:30 AM - PEOPLE OF ST. MATTHEW’S 11:00 AM - KYLE WAUGH
NOVEMBER 10, 2019 32nd
SUNDAY in ORDINARY TIME
Current and Upcoming Collections
This weekend (11/09-11/10) 1) Regular 2) Retired Religious Coll.
Next weekend (11/16-11/17) 1) Regular 2) Archdioc. Military Coll.
. PARISH SUPPORT UPDATE
The First Collection for November 3rd
amounted to $15,088. THANK YOU!
In order to meet St. Matthew’s operating expenses and save for future projects, the First Collection should bring in at least $11,100 every weekend.
Please keep in mind that the First Collection at Sunday Mass funds all operating expenses of your parish, including salaries, utilities, routine maintenance and administrative needs.
Online giving: www.stmatthewspotsylvania.org., go to General Information and choose Online Giving.
PRAYER FOR THE HOLY SOULS IN PURGATORY
On the day she made her perpetual vows as a religious sister, St. Faustina offered this prayer: “Jesus, I plead with you for the souls that are most in need of prayer. I plead for the dying; be merciful to them. I also beg you, Jesus, to free all souls from purgatory.”
This and many other beautiful reflections on praying for the departed may be found in Day by Day for the Holy Souls in Purgatory by Susan Tassone (Our Sunday Visitor Publishing).
SUNDAY READINGS November 17, 2019
Mal 3:19-20a
2 Thes 3:7-12
Lk 21:5-19
PLEASE PRAY for OUR SICK
Charlie Ahart, John Bernard, Rita Bobik, Mary Bucccigrossi, Bernadette Costello, Romeo Delossantoscoy, Joe Fillare, Charlotte Fregoso, Mary Gibbons, George Granofsky, Melissa Gregory, Raymond Harrington, George Heston, David Hunziker, Carolyn Jones, Lazaro Lovos, Jimmy Long, Mark McDougal, Bill Messink, Stephen Middleton, Jude Murphy, Ed O’Brien, Renee Pellas, Ellen Rooney, Susan Sablon-Harrington, Marguerite Schwab, Vera Schwartz, Les Sexton, Sid Sidelko, Bunny Siraco, Mary Ann Smith, Chris Sousa, Harry Thomas, Jim Walsh, Chris Warren, Charles & Stephen Weaver, Chrissie Weaver, Amy Whittaker, Angela Wood, and Zach Yorio.
PRAYER REQUESTS: For parishioners and immediate family members or for emergency situations, please contact Sharon Shappy at (540) 207-0553 or Lynn Kobasa at [email protected]. Send your message with the words “prayer request.”
VOCATIONS
“May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God.”
Are you being called to love the Lord with an undivided heart as a priest, deacon or a consecrated person? Contact Fr. Michael Isenberg at (703) 841-2514 or at [email protected].
ATTENTION! The Parish Office will be Closed
Monday, November 11th
To Honor Our Veterans
We will resume normal office hours on Tuesday, November 12
th at 9:00 a.m.
(If you have an EMERGENCY or an urgent need to speak with a priest, please call the emergency # 540-498-3170.)
“FEED MY LAMBS… TEND MY SHEEP” (John21:15-16)
The following is an accounting from SVdP for October. THANK YOU!
The SVdP provided $1,079 in assistance to families. They fed 218 families (739 individuals), 8,560 lbs. of food (via the pantry & Enoch Manor). St. Matthew’s parishioners donated $3,600 & 700 lbs.; St. Jude’s - 4,527 lbs.; St. Patrick’s-$500 & 860 lbs.; Panera Bread - 424 lbs.; Catholic Charities - 5,605 lbs.; Wegman’s - 381 lbs.; Weis - 213 lbs.; Costco- 68 lbs.; Lee’s Hill Comm. Ctr. - 53 lbs.; Misc. - 55 lbs. Friends of the Pantry - $1,145; Food Card Sales totaled $300. Catholic Charities provided $500 in support.
The Good Shepherd Mobile Pantry distributed 1,217 lbs. of food to 29 families (101 individuals). Ten Catholic Charity boxes were delivered to Olivet UMC to distribute food to elementary students.
The SVdP Baby Closet served 90 families.
Our Good Samaritans and clergy are visiting the homebound regularly to provide spiritual support and companionship.
ADULT FAITH FORMATION Tuesdays, 7:00 p.m. in The Parish Center
Please join Deacon Mike Strain as he continues his discussion on the Book of Revelation.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION 11/12 & 11/13 RE Classes 11/19 & 11/20 RE Classes 11/26 & 11/27 NO RE Classes
I SPY…
Something in the church that is large and gold. It is at the very center of the church and it contains something more precious than gold. We genuflect before it, as it contains the Blessed Sacrament. The very word means, “dwelling place”.
What is it and where do you find it? Let Mrs. Warren know and win a prize.
Peace of Christ, Joanne Warren
Born in Codogno Italy, with a great love for our Lord, it was thought that this sickly, small girl would never be accepted into a convent, nor travel far from home. Both assumptions were incorrect, as St. Frances
(Cabrini) made 23 transatlantic crossings by boat after she began her missionary work at the age of 42 years old! She came to America and began orphanages, schools, and hospitals all across the U.S. and South America. Sign up for free at www.Formed.org
YOUTH MINISTRY
Youth Ministry will meet this evening at 6:30 p.m. in the Parish Center. For information on Youth Ministry, contact Deacon Mike Strain: [email protected] or visit the parish website: www.stmatthewspotsylvania.org
TEACHER INFORMATION SESSIONS
Sessions for individuals interested in teaching in the Arlington Diocese are being offered Tues., Nov. 19
th,
7:00 PM, St. Thomas More Cathedral School in Arlington; Wed., Nov. 20
th, 1:00 PM, All Saints
School in Manassas; Thurs., Nov. 21st
, 1:00 PM at St. Francis of Assisi School, Triangle. Register by email: [email protected] by Nov. 12, 2019, indicating the session you wish to attend.
RELIGIOUS CHRISTMAS CARDS SALE
Our Knights of Columbus will be selling religious Christmas cards after all Masses this weekend and for the next several weekends. Get yours while they last!
SENIOR MASS & LUNCHEON
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13th
The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass will begin at 11 a.m., followed by a potluck luncheon in the Parish Center. Main dish & dessert will be provided. Please bring a salad or vegetable to share to the Parish Hall (prior to Mass).
Please RSVP to: [email protected] or call 582-5575.
THANKSGIVING BASKETS Sponsored by SVdP & Knights of Columbus
Please return your filled bags as soon as possible. Contact George Knight (K of C) at (540-785-0977) or Frank Mauro (SVdP) at (703-980-3318) for more information.
THRIFT STORE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Our Thrift Store (located at 10639 Courthouse Rd., in the Breezewood Shopping Center) is in need of volunteers on Tues., Wed., and Thurs.
If you are interested or would like more information, please call the Thrift Store at (540) 834-2479 (M-F: 10 a.m.-3p.m.; Sat.: 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.)
CH ILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PAGEANT
Actors, readers and singers are needed for this year’s Children’s Christmas Pageant, to be
presented on December 24th
at 5:00 p.m. Practices will be on Sundays, Dec. 8
th, 15
th, & 22
nd, after the 11 a.m.
Mass. If interested, call Danya Ivory (540-207-2402) or see Melanie Bolas, Choir Director, after any Mass. This promises to be fun and meaningful!
