A few parishes are planning to host a Mental Health Self Care Fair
SPRING Into MENTAL HEALTH – March 9th & 10th, 2024 at St. Matthias – 168 JFK Blvd, Somerset, NJ
We need your assistance to help make this a worthwhile event for people of all ages.
Please take a few minutes to answer these questions.
Thank you for your time & interest!
The Giving Tree is at the front of the Church and will remain there until this Sunday, December 17th. There are still some tags on the tree and the remaining tags are for specific individuals, primarily children. If you are able, please consider grabbing another tag, purchase a gift, and bring joy to those less fortunate.
We will be collecting and sorting gifts this weekend December 16th /17th.
Please note this will be the final weekend we will be collecting gifts. ALL GIFTS ARE DUE BACK NO LATER THAN 2:00 PM ON DECEMBER 17th!
Please SECURE THE ORNAMENTS TO THE PACKAGES, otherwise, we have no way of knowing where the gifts are to be delivered. These gifts should be placed under the tree and they will be distributed where needed.
St. Matthias parishioners and friends have always been generous in the past. Please keep up our tradition going – it means a lot to so many people in need. Thank you!
Should you have any questions and/or would like to volunteer to help, please contact:
Joanne Diana at (732)322-6270 or j-diana@comcast.net
The Simbang Gabi Masses begin at the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi on Friday, December 15th at 7:00 PM. The Mass at St. Matthias will be on December 19th at 6:00 PM. All Are Welcome!
Dear Parishioners,
This year is the 40th anniversary of the ordination of Fr. Abraham. Many of you may already know this from the July issue of the Catholic Spirit that covered this year’s significant anniversaries of the priests of our diocese. Father is not interested in any extravagant celebration. So the plan is to have a simple and modest celebration on Sunday, December 17, 2023 (the actual date of his ordination). We, the Parish Pastoral Council members, cordially invite you to attend the Jubilee Mass that Sunday at 12 noon and afterward join a fellowship meal in the cafeteria.
Sincerely,
Marilyn Wegg and Frank Rees
For the Parish Pastoral Council
On SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2023, following the 5:00 PM Mass, our beautiful Christmas trees will be blessed and lit. The trees will remain lit every night from 4:30 PM until 11:00 PM, through the Feast of the Epiphany on January 6, 2024. People are welcome to come to visit the trees and read the plaques throughout this time. Everyone driving by on JFK Boulevard will be reminded of the hope and peace that breaks into our darkness at Christmas time.
For a directory of the Christmas trees, please click here or visit www.stmatthias.net/treedirectory.
The Knights of Columbus along with the St Matthias Home School Association will sponsor a blood drive on Saturday, December 9th in the school cafeteria between 8:30 am and 2:30 pm. We are asking you all to roll up your sweater sleeves and donate.
The Giving Tree is at the front of the Church and will remain there until Sunday, December 17th.
During this time you will have the opportunity to take ornaments and purchase some or all of the items listed. Once again in conjunction with Catholic Charities, we will distribute gifts to Elijah’s Promise, Great Expectations, Naomi’s Way, Ozanam Family Shelter, Ozanam Men’s Shelter, PACT, YES Early Learning Centers (Sacred Heart & St. Ladislaus), as well as Pregnancy Aid and Local Families.
We will be collecting and sorting gifts on the weekends of December 9th/10th and December 16th /17th .
Please note we will be collecting gifts on these weekends only. ALL GIFTS ARE DUE BACK NO LATER THAN 2:00 PM ON DECEMBER 17th!
Please SECURE THE ORNAMENTS TO THE PACKAGES, otherwise, we have no way of knowing where the gifts are to be delivered.
As in the past few years, Great Expectations is requesting gifts through the Amazon Wish List. To access the list, please click here.
In addition to the gifts listed on the ornaments and on the Amazon Wish List, there is a need for:
These gifts should be placed under the tree and they will be distributed where needed.
This year over 500 ornaments have been placed on the tree. There is still a great need in our community so please, if you have not done so already, grab a tag, purchase a gift, and bring joy to those less fortunate. St. Matthias parishioners and friends have always been generous in the past. Please keep up our tradition going – it means a lot to so many people in need. Thank you!
With the many gifts to sort and deliver, we can use more elves and drivers for deliveries on the mornings of December 11th and 18th , after the 8:00 AM Mass.
Should you have any questions and/or would like to volunteer to help, please contact:
Joanne Diana at (732)322-6270 or j-diana@comcast.net
A HUGE Thank You to all of our parishioners who volunteered to set up the 300 trees for our Spread the Light Campaign. Almost 40 people, adults, teens, and kids came out to help. With three men starting at 8 AM, including Fr. Lancelot, lashing trees to poles, joined by many more at 9 AM testing lights and lighting the trees, the work was completed by noon! The old saying, many hands make light work, is certainly true!
So, from all of us on the planning committee to all who came out to help, THANK YOU AND MERRY CHRISTMAS.
Pat and Jo-Ann
On Saturday,December 9th, and Sunday, December 10th all SMYLE members are asked to volunteer to help with the collection of the following items for Unity Square after all the Masses:
Thank you!!!
The Alzheimer’s Association and St. Matthias Catholic Church are co-hosting a monthly Support Group for individuals living with Alzheimer’s or Dementia, their care partners, and others dealing with the disease. Our next meeting will be Wednesday, December 13th, from 2:00 PM -3:00 PM in the Parish Office at St. Matthias. Registration is required.
To register, call 800-272-3900 and mention the St. Matthias group.
The Group provides a safe and supportive environment and offers dementia-related education, emotional support, and connections with resources so that the group members may enhance their lives in the midst of the journey.
For more information, visit alz.org/NJ.