St. Matthew Catholic Church

6090 Hypoluxo Road Lake Worth, FL 33463-7312

Phone: (561) 966-8878 Website: www.St-Matthew-Church.com

Reverend Clem Hammerschmitt, Pastor Reverend Leonard Dim, Parochial Vicar

Deacon Andy Plucinski Deacon George White

Deacon Robert Garamella

Mass Schedule Saturday

4:00 P.M. & 5:30 P.M.

Sunday 7:45 A.M.- 9:00 A.M - 10:30 A.M.

& 12 Noon

Daily Mass

Monday through Saturday 8:00 A.M.

Confessions

Saturday 3:15 P.M. - 3:45 P.M.

Loving Hands Ministry Meets every Tuesday from

10:00 A.M. to 12 noon in the parish center.

St. Matthew Men’s Club Meets monthly at 7:30 P.M. every second

Wednesday in the parish center.

Parish Office: 6090 Hypoluxo Road

Lake Worth FL 33463-7312 (561) 966-8878

Office hours: Monday-Friday

8:00 A.M. - Noon 1:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M.

Parish Secretary

Dorothy Laudano

Parish Bookkeeper James Schultz

Religious Education

Debbie Whitlock Debbie@saintmatthewchurch.org

(561) 966-1538

Youth Ministry

Suzanne McKay (561) 966-8878

Council of Catholic Women

Join us the third Tuesday of each month, September thru May for Mass at 6:00 P.M., followed by a 6:30 P.M. meeting and light refreshments.

Are you registered in the parish? Please do not take for granted that you are registered in the parish just because you attend mass here. If we have no record of your parish membership it could be quite embarrassing to us, or to you or your family, when someone wishes to make wedding plans, have a baby baptized, or if you have been asked to act as a sponsor for baptism or confirmation. Please fill out a census form, which is located at the entrances of the Multi Celebrational Building (MCB), and mail it to the parish office, or place it in the collection basket.

Baptism

Baptisms are celebrated on Sunday after the 12:00 Noon Mass. Parents must be registered and active members of the parish for at least three months. No confirmed dates are given before approval by the pastor. Contact the parish office two months in advance. Godparents must be confirmed, practicing, Roman Catholics and must obtain a sponsor certificate from their parish. In order to avoid disappointments, do not book travel plans with family, Godparents, etc. until a confirmed date has been assigned through the parish office (561) 966-8878.

Marriages

Notify the parish office at least four months in advance.

Ministrations to the Sick

We appreciate knowing when a parishioner is in the hospital or homebound. Please call the parish office.

SHARE THE BURDEN “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28). These words of our Savior seem to be in stark contrast to the previous chapter from the same Gospel, when we were told that if we do not take up our crosses, we are not worthy of Christ. Connecting these two messages might help us on our faith journeys. Being a follower of Christ surely means that we must embrace the cross, in its mystery of both suffering and triumph. This is something that we need not do alone, for the burden is often too heavy for us to carry by ourselves. Who, then, do we turn to? We can turn to the Body of Christ—the community of disciples gathered for worship. When we find the burden too heavy, let us remember that we can share that burden with our Christian sisters and brothers, who can help bring us rest.

Rejoice heartily, O Jerusalem! For see, your savior comes (Zechariah 9:9-10).

I will praise your name for ever, my king and my God (Psalm 145).

The one who raised Christ from death will give life to your mortal bodies also

(Romans 8:9, 11-13).

Come, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest (Matthew 11:25-30).

MASSES FOR THE WEEK Saturday, July 4th 4:00 P.M. Daniel Morisky requested by the Family For the Parishioners and Benefactors of St. Matthew Parish 5:30 P.M. Health of Father James DeVita requested by the Family Padre Pio requested by Father James DeVita Sunday, July 5th 7:45 A.M. Joanne Traylor and her son Richard Traylor requested by Richard Traylor 9:00 A.M. Mateusz Niemiec requested by the St. Matthew Children’s Choir Bernice Niemiec requested by the St. Matthew Children’s Choir 10:30 A.M. Audrey Titto requested by Maria Titto and Family Michael Razzano requested by Maria Titto and Family 12:00 P.M. Andrew Joseph Albanese requested by Louise Verace Bernard & Dorris Schact requested by Umberta Martindale Monday, July 6th 8:00 A.M. Lucy De Vita requested by the Family Nick Pirro requested by the Family Tuesday, July 7th 8:00 A.M. Richard A. Zabriskie and his sister Elayne Lynch Wednesday, July 8th 8:00 A.M. Mary Hammerschmitt Happy Birthday in heaven James French Jr. requested by the French Family Thursday, July 9th 8:00 A.M. For the Benefactors of Saint Vincent de Paul Society Friday, July 10th 8:00 A.M. For the Parishioners and Benefactors of St. Matthew Parish Saturday, July 11th 8:00 A.M. Felipe Velasquez Jr. requested by the Velasquez Family 4:00 P.M. Ann Inserra requested by the Family Helen Soberick requested by the Family 5:30 P.M. Happy Birthday in heaven May Miller requested by her daughter Joyce McKenna Ozzie Razzano requested by Nancy & Chiro Ruiz Sunday, July 12th 7:45 A.M. Martin Fazio requested by Umberta Martindale Joanne Traylor and her son Richard Traylor requested by Richard Traylor 9:00 A.M. Tom Talty requested by his wife Barbara For members of the US Military and their families 10:30 A.M. Richard & Lajoie Families requested by their children Elda Carnivale requested by Maria Titto and Family 12:00 P.M. Gene Servilla 14th Anniversary requested by his wife Andrew Joseph Albanese requested by Louise Verace

Diocese of Palm Beach weekly Televised Catholic Mass Every Sunday morning the Diocese of Palm Beach airs its Televised Catholic Mass

from 10:30 A.M. - 11:00 A.M. on the CW channel 34 WTVX, on the diocese Facebook page and on the website. To learn more, please visit

https://www.diocesepb.org/tv-mass or www.diocesepb.org/2020-masses.

300 Club Congratulations to Todd Kline, the 18th week’s winner of the 300 Club!

Please note: The first row of chairs are reserved for those who are handicapped. The celebrant of the mass should be the last to enter the church and the first to leave.

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Thank you in advance for your generosity, and for your continued support of Saint Matthew Catholic Church.

St. Ann’s Place Team 2

Monday, July 6

Memorial Pavers At a cost of $50 each, memorial brick pavers can be placed in the prayer garden by the Blessed Virgin Grotto. Order forms are available at the exits to the MCB and in the parish office during business hours.

Offertory Collection

June 27th & 28th

$4,926.00

Building Mortgage

Principal $1,686,305.65 Payment $0.00 Balance $1,686,305.65

Faith Direct

Enroll in eGive, using our Parish website www.

st-matthew-church.com. Contact Faith Direct toll

free at 1-866-507-8757, or by emailing your questions

to info@faithdirect.net.

Thank you for your continuous support.

PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS God our Father, you will all men and women to be saved and come to the knowledge of your truth. Send workers into your great harvest that the gospel may be preached to every creature and your people, gathered together by the word of life and strength-ened by the power of the sacraments, may advance in the way of salvation and love. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. AMEN.

“Have I not commanded

you? Be strong and Courageous.

Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the

LORD your God will be with you wherever

you go.”

Joshua 1:9

The 2021 Mass Intentions book is now open. Please contact the parish office to reserve your Mass.

Summer Safety Tips for Families

The Diocesan Office of Safe Environments and Vulnerable Adults provides safety tips to keep children safe in parks, when home alone, and online. Visit www.diocesepb.org/resources for valuable information.

Gaming Safety: Age-appropriate resources to teach children ages 5-17 how to be safer online. KidSmartz: Educates families about preventing abduction and empowers kids in grades K-5. For Teens, Tweens, Parents and Educators: Resources on using social media, sexting, and cyberbullying. Safe to Compete: Safety for student athletes and coaches.

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First Holy Communion and Confirmation

First Holy Communion will be Saturday, July 25, 2020 at 10:00 A.M.

Confirmation will be Saturday, July 25, 2020 at 5:30 P.M. Mass

Parents have received a letter in the mail with additional information.

“Steubenville Live” is a conference sponsored by the Franciscan University of Steuben-ville, and this year the conference will be held as a virtual event for youth and their families on July 17 and 18. The theme is “Hope Alive” from Romans 5:5 - “Hope does not disappoint because the love of God has been poured into our hearts from the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.” The conference will be fully interactive and live-streamed from Orlando, Florida. Individual registration for the conference is $40, and a family registration is available for $40 for the first participant and only $10 for each additional family member. We urge you to prayerfully consider this opportunity to join others in encountering the love of God and restoring hope to our world.

For more information, please visit steubenvilleconferences.com. Project YM Live is an online Catholic youth gathering that takes place each Sunday at 8:00 p.m. Supported by many dioceses throughout the country, each one-hour meeting will feature music, games and Catholic teaching. All parents of the parish are invited to register their middle and high school youth for the program.

For more information and registration, please visit www.projectym.com.

Prayer for the Protection of Religious Liberty

O God our Creator, from your provident hand we have received our right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

You have called us as your people and given us the right and the duty to worship you, the only true God, and your Son, Jesus Christ.

Through the power and working of your Holy Spirit, you call us to live out our faith in the midst of the world, bringing the

light and the saving truth of the Gospel to every corner of society. We ask you to bless us in our vigilance for the gift of religious liberty.

Give us the strength of mind and heart to readily defend our freedoms when they are threatened; give us courage in making our voices heard on behalf

of the rights of your Church and the freedom of conscience of all people of faith. Grant, we pray, O heavenly Father,

a clear and united voice to all your sons and daughters gathered in your Church in this decisive hour in the history of our nation,

so that, with every trial withstood and every danger overcome - for the sake of our children, our grandchildren,

and all who come after us - this great land will always be "one nation, under God,

indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Parish Gift Shop

The Parish Gift Shop is located in the lobby of the MCB, and is open before and after Saturday 4:00 P.M. and 5:30 P.M. Masses, and before and after Sunday Masses 7:45 A.M, 9:00 A.M, 10:30 A.M, and 12 noon. Purchase greeting cards, figurines, rosary, bracelets, necklaces, jewelry, stuffed toys, and more!

Sunday Readings July 5, 2020 Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Reading 1 Zec 9:9–10 Thus says the LORD: Rejoice heartily, O daughter Zion, shout for joy, O daughter Jerusalem! See, your king shall come to you; a just savior is he, meek, and riding on an ass, on a colt, the foal of an ass. He shall banish the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem; the warrior’s bow shall be banished, and he shall proclaim peace to the nations. His dominion shall be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth. Responsorial Psalm Ps 145:1–2, 8–9, 10–11, 13–14 R. (cf. 1) I will praise your name for ever, my king and my God. or: R. Alleluia. I will extol you, O my God and King, and I will bless your name forever and ever. Every day will I bless you, and I will praise your name forever and ever. R. I will praise your name for ever, my king and my God. or: R. Alleluia. The LORD is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and of great kindness. The LORD is good to all and compassionate toward all his works. R. I will praise your name for ever, my king and my God. or: R. Alleluia. Let all your works give you thanks, O LORD, and let your faithful ones bless you. Let them discourse of the glory of your kingdom and speak of your might. R. I will praise your name for ever, my king and my God. or: R. Alleluia. The LORD is faithful in all his words and holy in all his works. The LORD lifts up all who are falling and raises up all who are bowed down. R. I will praise your name for ever, my king and my God. or: R. Alleluia. Reading 2 Rom 8:9, 11–13 Brothers and sisters: You are not in the flesh; on the contrary, you are in the spirit, if only the Spirit of God dwells in you. Whoever does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. If the Spirit of the one who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, the one who raised Christ from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also, through his Spirit that dwells in you. Consequently, brothers and sisters, we are not debtors to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. For if you live according to the flesh, you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. Gospel Mt 11:25–30 At that time Jesus exclaimed: “I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to little ones. Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will. All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him. “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves. For my yoke is easy, and my burden light.”

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2020 Diocesan Services Appeal

We have received $74,011.95 of our 2020 goal of $138,000. Thank you for your continued generosity.

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Interfaith Health and Wellness Parish Social Ministry

Prison Ministry Rachel’s Vineyard

Refugee Resettlement Respect Life

Samaritan Center/Transitional Housing Volunteer Services

Birthline/Lifeline Pregnancy Care Centers Catholic Relief Services

Counseling Services Elder Affairs

Guardianship Training Human Trafficking

Hunger, Homeless Outreach Immigration Legal Services

My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love you above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.

I will lead the blind by a road they do not know, by paths they have not known I will guide them. I will turn the darkness before them into light, the rough places in-to level ground. These are the things I will do, and I will not forsake them. Isaiah 42:16

The Armor of God

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people. Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should. Ephesians 6:10-20.

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