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St. Matthias Church is looking for a part-time administrative assistant with management experience. Responsibilities will include but not limited to:

• Assist with the day-to-day operation of the parish.
• Maintain the parish calendar and schedule events.
• Serve as the point of contact for funerals and weddings.
• Proactive management of vendors.
• Work with maintenance supervisor ordering parts, supplies, and scheduling appointments.
• Maintain office inventory and complete other general office duties.
• Must be proficient in MS Office.Excellent office and interpersonal skills.
• Good communication skills, both in person and on the phone a must.

Please send your resume to: Mary Pat Burke-Grospin, Business Administrator at  mpburke-grospin@stmatthias.net

Did you know that 1 blood donation saves THREE LIVES?!

February was American Heart Month and the St. Matthias School HSA is organizing its first Blood Drive!  We have been asked to gather interest before booking a date and time, so please let us know if you would be interested in donating.

SMS families receive 1 hour toward their 4-hour commitment.

To register to let us know you’re interested, please click here.

 

Please read Bishop Checchio’s letter celebrating Catholic Schools Week.

Catholic Schools Week 2023 Letter from Bishop Checchio

On GivingTuesday 2022 — Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Thank you to our amazing community for their generosity and support during Giving Tuesday. We appreciate you! For anyone who would still like to give, it’s not too late. Every donation — no matter how small — helps!

St. Matthias continued two GivingTuesday campaigns:

• “Spiritual Tech Connect” campaign for the church
• “Love Your School” campaign for the school

The church’s campaign had two goals: 1) To raise funds for monitors and equipment to project text and videos inside the church, and 2) To raise funds to purchase and install permanent live-streaming equipment so we can continue to livestream our Masses and other services to spiritually connect our entire community, especially our homebound parishioners and family members and friends unable to participate in-person. On November 29th as we continued the second part of last year’s Giving Tuesday campaign: Spiritual Tech Connect. We thankfully reached our goal of $13,748, so we can set up the new media for a better liturgical experience in person and online.

Donate in one of two ways:

• By check: please make the check payable to “St. Matthias Church” and write “Church Giving Tuesday” in the memo line.
• Via Parish Giving by clicking on Give Now (or log in if you have an account), click on Fundraising, then select: Restricted Gifts-Church-Giv Tue

Does your employer offer a matching gift? If so, please let them know of your donation!

Questions? Contact Mary Jo Loboda at mjloboda@stmatthias.net.

Monastic Monday is a day set apart each week for Contemplative practice as a way for parishioners to come together in a non-reactive way, developing a connection with God in personal prayer with an interior silence. Contemplative practice also helps assure that if more of us tend to our inner lives, then our collaboration and ministry will be deeper and less beset by ego, fragmentation and division.

Our parishioners who attended the recent Retreat/presentation by Msgr. Joe Kerrigan had a taste of contemplative practice, and were very touched to hear about Monastic Mondays in his parish of St. Joseph in Bound Brook, and were interested in attending one. Msgr. Kerrigan is inviting us to his parish on December 19 for a Monastic Monday experience of contemplative prayer. I encourage anyone interested to attend. Click here to know what to expect that day.

https://www.dreamsofstjoseph.org/blog/parish-news/special-advent-version-of-monastic-monday/