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- A Letter To The Parish Community From The Incoming PastorDear St. Matthias Parish and School Community, Grace and peace to you! It is with great joy that I introduce myself to you as the new pastor of St. Matthias Parish and School, beginning on August 1, 2025. My name is Fr. Tom Lanza, and I am incredibly honored to be joining this vibrant… Read more: A Letter To The Parish Community From The Incoming Pastor
- ROME/ITALY, POLAND, and CZECH REPUBLIC PILGRIMAGEROME/ITALY, POLAND, and CZECH REPUBLIC September 15th-28th This pilgrimage was planned before Fr. Tom Lanza was appointed to St. Matthias. The cost is reduced from its publicized cost of $5299 to $4999 – a saving of $300! R/T Airfare from Newark Int’l. Deluxe Hotels. Daily Breakfast/ Dinner. Modern Coach. Guided Tours, Medical Travel Insurance &… Read more: ROME/ITALY, POLAND, and CZECH REPUBLIC PILGRIMAGE
- St. Matthias School Has a New Principal!Dear Friends, I had expressed my gratitude to Mrs. Mary Lynch, the outgoing Principal of our St. Matthias School, in my column last Sunday, and today I have the pleasure to announce Mr. Eric Harper as our new Principal. Mr. Harper has been the Principal of Our Lady of Grace Catholic School in Penndel,… Read more: St. Matthias School Has a New Principal!
- The Franklin Reporter & Advocate Interviews Fr. Abraham About the Newly Selected PopeWe speak today with Fr. Abraham at St. Matthias Catholic Church about the newly selected Pope Leo XIV…the first USA-born Pope in papal history, whose message of humility, acceptance, and peace extends beyond Catholicism.
- Car Wash FundraiserCub Scout Pack 195 / Boy Scout Troop 154 CAR WASH FUNDRAISER All proceeds from the event will help fund Pack 195 and Troop 154 Scout Activity Program SATURDAY, May 24th, 2025 10 AM – 3 PM (rain date: May 31st) St. Matthias Church Suggested Donation (cash or check): Car – $10, Minivan/SUV –… Read more: Car Wash Fundraiser
- HABEMUS PAPAM!We thank God for our new Pope Leo XIV, who is of American origin with experience in the Vatican Office as well as being a missionary in Peru.
- FR. TOM LANZA IS APPOINTED AS OUR NEW PASTORMy Dear Parishioners, Bishop Checchio has asked me to announce that, after taking into account the information he received from your participation in the Parish Listening Sessions here in early March, and having consulted with the Priest Personnel Board, he has appointed the Reverend Thomas Lanza to succeed me as your Pastor here at… Read more: FR. TOM LANZA IS APPOINTED AS OUR NEW PASTOR
- Join Our Diocesan Jubilee PilgrimageThe Diocese of Metuchen Jubilee Pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington D.C., with our Bishop James Checchio, will be on September 20, 2025. Parishes will be organizing their own charter buses. St. Matthias is considering the possibility of chartering a bus if there is sufficient interest. If… Read more: Join Our Diocesan Jubilee Pilgrimage
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