Week Link March 14 - March 21, 2010

SunMarch 14, 2010

• • 8:00AM
  • Holy Eucharist Rite I w/o Music
• • 9:15AM
  • Christian Education for All Ages
• • 9:30AM
  • Chancel Choir Rehearsal
• • 10:30AM
  • Morning Prayer Rite I
• • 3:00PM
  • Handbell Choir (Handbell Room)
• • 5:00PM
  • VBS Meeting (Conference Room)
• • 5:00PM
  • Children's Choir Rehearsal

MonMarch 15, 2010

• • 12:00PM
  • Prime Timers
• • 6:30PM
  • Women's Bible Study - The Ten Commandments (Parish Hall)
• • 7:00PM
  • Miss Foundation (Fellowship Room)

TueMarch 16, 2010

• • 9:00AM
  • Morning Prayer (Chapel)
• • 9:15AM
  • Women's Bible Study - The Ten Commandments
• • 9:30AM
  • Staff Meeting (Rector's Office)
• • 12:30PM
  • ECW (Library)
• • 7:00PM
  • Senior High Youth Group (Matt's Place)

WedMarch 17, 2010

• • 6:30AM
  • Christian Men's Fellowship Bible Study (Library)
• • 9:00AM
  • Clergy Prayer Group (Fellowship Room)
• • 5:45PM
  • Holy Eucharist Rite I
• • 6:15PM
  • Lenten Pot Luck Dinner
• • 7:00PM
  • Lenten Program

ThuMarch 18, 2010

• • 6:30AM
  • Men's Bible Study (Library)
• • 12:30PM
  • Women's Bible Study - The Ten Commandments
• • 4:30PM
  • Women's Thursday Late Afternoon Bible Study (Library)
• • 7:00PM
  • Chancel Choir Rehearsal | Music Ministry

FriMarch 19, 2010

• • 7:00AM
  • TGIF (Parish Hall)

SatMarch 20, 2010

• • 8:00AM
  • Men's Bible Study (Ukrops Three Chopt)

Intercessions and Thanksgivings

WE PRAY FOR THE SICK AND THOSE RECOVERING: Betty Alcorn, Judy Allder, Hal Baird, Judy Cahill, Pat Clark, Rennie D’Amato, Janet Ducharme, Charles Duncan, Tucker Gordon, Eli Halbrich, Susan and Colin Hoggs, Cindy Kight, Pamela Martin, Kirk McBride, Page McCarthy, Charlotte McCutcheon, Linda McLaughlin, Dianne Morningstar, Shields Pittman, Patricia Route, Zelda Sharpe, Cecil Tilley, Dick Turner, and Ted Wachtmeister.

WE PRAY FOR THOSE UNABLE TO JOIN US PHYSICALLY FOR WORSHIP: John Andrako, Doris Dunbar, Helen Dunnington, Mary Jane Hyman, Margaret Martin, Jack Stebbins, Winston and Dot Waring, Eunice Wells and Alice Wilson.

WE PRAY FOR OUR FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS IN THE ARMED SERVICES: Scott Alexander, Will Alley, Mike Cluver, Jr., Lori Cronin, Spencer Foster, Christopher Hayes, Comer Jackson, Eric Johnson, Justin Luckey, Jesse L. Martin, Jamie Moseley, Roy Edward Murray Jr., Adam Noorigian, Kevin Pugh, Luke Scruby, David S. Smith, Paula Smith, Neil Thomson, David Peterson.

WE PRAY FOR ST. MATTHEW’S FAMILIES EXPECTING BABIES: Jeff and January Britt, Madison and Kristin Burr, Jerry and Lisa Page Carter, and Adele and Chris Caputo.

Announcements

PRIMETIMERS will meet at 12:00 pm in the Parish Hall on Monday, March 15, 2010. Lee Moore, former Assistant Rector, will be the speaker. Bring your lunch and bring a friend. Drinks will be provided.

2010 LENTEN SERIES – This year’s series is entitled “Follow Me”, which comes from Matthew 4:19 and Jesus’ call to his first disciples. Each of the five Wednesday evenings of our series we will hear from a ministry leader who has made following Jesus his/her fulltime vocation.

March 17             Buddy Childress, Needle’s Eye Ministry
March 24             William Alley, Chaplain, US Army
Please come join us for Holy Eucharist at 5:45 pm, covered dish supper at 6:15 pm and program from 7 to 8 pm. Children’s program and nursery provided.

STEWARDSHIP TIME AND TALENT QUARTERLY BRUNCH – Come find out how some of the parishioners from St. Matthew’s have answered Jesus’ call to “Follow Me.” Tables displaying some of these ministries will be setup, with information available to answer questions you may have. Take the opportunity to ask questions of our clergy. While enjoying Sunday Brunch, share with your tablemates how you have responded to God’s call. All this plus free food! Join the Stewardship Committee immediately following the 10:30 service on Sunday, March 21. Contact or at 364-6549 with any questions.

CHILDREN’S CHOIR PARENTS are reminded to make sure your child has memorized their Bible verse for this week. In order to earn Bible Bucks verses must be memorized. Children will meet for choir this afternoon from 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Both children’s choirs will sing in worship again on March 28, Palm/Passion Sunday.

EASTER FLOWERS If you would like to give Easter flowers or plants in memory of a loved one or in thanksgiving for a blessing received, please fill out the insert or call Marlene Schue, at 282-8201. Place the insert in the offering plate along with your check for $12 (made out to St. Matthew’s Altar Guild). The absolute deadline is March 21, 2010. The flowers that adorn the church will be given to shut ins.

LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO GIVE UP FOR LENT? How about donating a canned good for the Richmond Food Bank every Wednesday night at the potluck dinners? Parish Life will have a box for cans in the Parish Hall.

IT'S FINALLY HERE! TIME TO REGISTER FOR SHRINE MONT! Our annual parish retreat is coming up fast, April 30 and May 1 & 2 at the diocesan retreat center Shrine Mont. Join us for great teaching, great food and great fellowship. Cost is very reasonable for a weekend of lodging and all meals included. Stop by the registration table in the parish hall for more information and to register. Partial payments will be taken for the next month. If you pre-registered last fall, thank you for your information. It was a great help in planning our retreat. However, you must register again and pay in full before the retreat. Scholarship funds are available to assure everyone can attend who wants to come. Our new fundraising coffee mugs are here! For more information on the retreat, contact Norm Hyde, Shrine Mont Chairman, at 241-4634.

HELP EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS IN HAITI AND CHILE THROUGH:

EPISCOPAL RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT: Contributions to the Haiti Fund will provide critical assistance such as food, water and medicine, as well as long-term recovery and rehabilitation aid, in the aftermath of the January 12 earthquake. http://www.er-d.org/ P.O. Box 7058 Merrifield, VA 22116-7058. Phone 1.800.334.7626, ext. 5129. Help those in Chile by contributing to ERD’s Disaster Relief Fund.

WORLD VISION: World Vision has worked in Haiti for decades, and has over 370 staff on the ground, working to rush emergency supplies to survivors of this catastrophe. Your gift now will help distribute relief supplies – including food, clean water, blankets, and tents to children and families impacted by the earthquake and aftershocks in Haiti. http://www.worldvision.org P.O. Box 9716 Federal Way, WA 98063-9716 Phone: 1-888-511-6548. You may also specify your help for Chile using the same contact information.

THE ANGLICAN RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT FUND (ARDF) is assessing the situation and working with our partners to respond with assistance to the victims. You can help Haiti now. Please give generously. Checks can be sent to:  The Anglican Relief and Development Fund, PO Box 3830, Pittsburgh, PA 15230-3830, with the word “Haiti” in the memo line. Help Chile by donating to ARDF’s Chile Relief Fund.

HANDBELL CHOIR REHEARSAL TODAY Ringers are reminded of this afternoon’s rehearsal at 3:00 p.m. in the Handbell Room. We are encouraging anyone who has interest in handbells to join us. Prior ringing experience and music reading ability is not necessary. Just come try it out. For further information contact Susan Wilson. The rehearsal will conclude at 4:30 p.m.

STAFF
Rector The Rev. Charles D. Alley
Assistant Rector The Rev. Mario Gonzalez del Solar
Youth Minister Gabriel Mayer
Director of Music Ministries Susan Wilson
Director of Christian Ed. Jill Rich
Parish Administrator Mark Hopkins

TRUSTEES
Andrew H. McCutcheon, C. David Vachet, Lee Pemberton

PARISH VESTRY
Senior Warden Ramona Neifeld
Junior Warden Patrick deFur
Register Linda Jenkins
Treasurer John Rickman
Assistant Treasurer Calvin Easter, C. David Vachet

Wynn Burr James Cocke
Bill Davidson Michael Hagerty
Christine Hopkins David Houser
Doug LeBlanc Michael Rhodes
Lee Pemberton