Week Link February 5 - February 12, 2012

SunFebruary 5, 2012

• • 8:00AM
  • Holy Eucharist Rite I - without Music
• • 9:15AM
  • Children's Education
• • 9:15AM
  • Adult Education (Parish Hall)
• • 10:30AM
  • Morning Prayer I with Music
• • 11:30AM
  • Annual Parish Meeting
• • 1:00PM
  • Hand Bell Choir
• • 4:00PM
  • Middle School Youth
• • 5:00PM
  • Instrumental Ensemble
• • 5:00PM
  • Children's Christian Education (Conference Room)
• • 5:00PM
  • Children's Choirs
• • 6:30PM
  • Youth Choir
• • 7:00PM
  • High School Youth

MonFebruary 6, 2012

• • 7:00PM
  • Women's Bible Study -Beth Moore
• • 7:30PM
  • Wannabee's (Rectory)

TueFebruary 7, 2012

• • 9:00AM
  • Morning Prayer (Chapel)
• • 9:15AM
  • Women's Bible Study - Beth Moore
• • 9:30AM
  • Staff Meeting (Rector's Office)

WedFebruary 8, 2012

• • 6:30AM
  • Christian Men's Fellowship Bible Study (Library)

ThuFebruary 9, 2012

• • 6:30AM
  • Men's Bible Study (Library)
• • 4:30PM
  • Women's Thursday Late Afternoon Bible Study (Library)
• • 7:00PM
  • Chancel Choir Rehearsal

FriFebruary 10, 2012

• • 7:00AM
  • T.G.I.F

Intercessions and Thanksgivings

THE FLOWERS ON THE ALTAR are given by Frank and Jane McDonald in celebration of their wedding anniversary.

WE PRAY FOR THE SICK AND THOSE RECOVERING: Tom Allder, Gretchen Bradley, Michael Barron, Judy Cahill, Catherine Cox, Amy Harte, Ann Jackson, Bea Johnson, Marj Jones, Richard Lee, Andy McCutcheon, Joel McClain, Ken Mills, Jed Norment, Jack Nystrom, Michael Perryman, Nita Rhett, Ron Smith, Bruce Sullivan, Dick Turner, and Colleen Wright.

WE PRAY FOR THOSE UNABLE TO JOIN US PHYSICALLY FOR WORSHIP: John Andrako, Doris Dunbar, Helen Dunnington, Mary Jane Hyman, Foster Jennings, Jack Stebbins, Alice Wilson, and Helen Wilson.

WE PRAY FOR ST. MATTHEW’S FAMILIES EXPECTING BABIES: Jessica and Will Alley, Clay and Katheryn Lee Bowles, and Nick and Lauren Grainger.

STAFF
Rector The Rev. Charles D. Alley
Assistant Rector The Rev. Mario Gonzalez del Solar
Director of Music Ministries/Organist Susan Wilson
Director of Child and Student Ministries Jill Rich
Parish Administrator Mark Hopkins

PARISH VESTRY

Senior Warden Patrick deFur
Junior Warden Bill Davidson
Register Doug LeBlanc
Treasurer John Rickman

Wynn Burr James Cocke
George Weick Mac Pace
Christine Hopkins Paula Butz
Steve Witmer Ann Brown

TRUSTEES

Andy McCutcheon C. David Vachet Lee Pemberton

Announcements

WANABEE’S will meet on Monday evening at 7:30 pm in the FELLOWSHIP ROOM at St. Matthew’s.

IMPORTANT ANNUAL ALTAR GUILD MEETING Members, please attend the next annual Altar Guild Meeting after the 10:30 a.m. church service in the Library on February 12, 2012. Lunch will be provided.

THE ALTAR GUILD AND THE FLOWER GUILD are in need of members. You can help serve the Lord, your Church, and enjoy the fellowship of our members. Experience is not necessary. We will train you. There are four teams of members and you can be on a team and serve about an hour once a month. If this sounds like what you can do, let one of us know you are interested and/or attend the February 12 meeting, Contact Mary Katharine Easter, 740-3167 or Carol Grainger, 282-3731 for further information. Special thanks to all of our members for their dedication to this rewarding job.

ECW will hold its next meeting on February 14 at 12:00 in the Library.

ANNUAL SHROVE TUESDAY PANCAKE SUPPER will take place on Tuesday, February 21 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $4.00 and available for purchase in the Parish Hall today to February 19. The young men of the church will cook for this event. Members of St. Matthew's Youth Group will serve as wait staff and all proceeds benefit St. Matthew's youth missions.

WOW - Join us for the season finale of WOW on March 3 from 10:00 - 12:00 in the Parish Hall. Women of the Well is pleased to present "A Story for God's Glory" as Peggy Graeser shares her story of God's care and provision during the illness and death of her son and the founding of Bryan's Oasis. Please join us for this final gathering at the WELL with food, fun, fellowship, and prizes. Contact Paula Butz (273-0381) for more information.

PREVENTION OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT CLASS -Anyone who wishes to participate in a mission trip this summer is required by the Diocese to complete the Prevention of Child Abuse and Child Sexual Misconduct Course. The workshop calendar and registration form can be found online at http://www.thediocese.net/Resources/Sexual_Misconduct_Prevention/. St. Matthew’s will be offering a course on March 8 from 5:30 to 9:00. Registration for this class is required and is online at the above site.

WOMEN’S RETREAT 2012 Registration time is here for our retreat on Saturday, April 28 entitled “Tears, Truths And Triumphs”. Our speaker will be Janet Phillips, who was so very well received at a W.O.W. brunch last year. The retreat will be here at church from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Your $15 fee includes snacks, lunch, teaching, worship music and lots of Fellowship! Registration Forms are available in the narthex, parish hall, the St. Margaret’s box In the main hallway, and from the church website. Please register soon and bring a friend for this Special event!

ADULT EDUCATION
The Adult Sunday School schedule until Lent is focused on Christian Character.
 
Feb 12 Compassion Feb 19 Servanthood

During Lent, we will be studying the Book of Ruth.

SUNDAY AFTERNOON SCHEDULE AT ST. MATTHEW’S

February 5, 2012

4:00 pm No Middle School Youth (Matt’s Place)
5:00 pm No Children’s Choirs (Parish Hall and Choir Room)
5:00 pm No Instrumental Ensemble (Matt’s Place)
5:00 pm No Homebuilders (Library)
6:00 pm No Youth Pot Luck Dinner (Parish Hall)
7:00 pm No High School Youth (Matt’s Place)

UPCOMING YOUTH EVENTS

No Youth Groups February 5

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner February 21 5:00-7:00 pm. Don’t forget to purchase your tickets—$4.00 each.

Caritas—All Hands on Deck March 17—24

Middle School Retreat March 23-25. Registration packets available
in the Main Office and online.

FAMILY GATHERING 2011 UPDATE: The Family Gathering was a wonderful event again this year and many thanks to all who came and participated in some or all of the activities.  Our Outreach endeavors were a success!  We collected over 40 gloves, scarfs and mittens for the homeless ministry and we collected $255 for gift cards to be given to Nehemiah's Workshop in the CHAT program.  Special "thanks" go to the American Sewing Guild and to the TGIF men for their generous contributions.

EASTER SINGERS RAISE YOUR VOICES-If you are interested in singing in the choir, but cannot make a full time commitment to Chancel Choir, please consider joining us for rehearsals during the Lenten season. Rehearsals take place on Thursday evenings from 7:00—9:00 p.m. Free childcare is provided during the rehearsal. During the weeks of Lent we’ll be preparing music for the Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Easter Vigil and Easter Day services, along with the music for Sundays in Lent. Why not consider sharing your musical gifts? It’s free, painless and a lot of fun to sing such beautiful and inspiring music. See Susan Wilson for more information.

YOUTH CHOIR rehearsals will resume on Sunday, February 12 at 6:30 p.m.

IINSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE will rehearse on February 12. There will be no rehearsals on February 19 and 26. March 4 rehearsals will resume. Please make note of this adjusted schedule. It is absolutely crucial that students practice at home, especially with this spring’s schedule. For questions see Mr. Pennington.

THE CHILDREN’S CHOIRS are now preparing music to sing on Palm Sunday, April 1 and on Mother’s Day, May 13. Attendance at rehearsals is very important in order to sing well. Rehearsals resume next Sunday at 5:00 p.m.