St. Matthews Episcopal Church

Episcopal Church in Snellville, GA

St. Matthew’s strives to be a welcoming home for all who
seek Jesus Christ as we share God’s Love with the community.

 

Spring Parish Workday – Stewardship in Action

Saturday, April 13 was a busy day at St. Matthew’s! About thirty parishioners of all ages pitched in to work on sprucing up the campus grounds and gardens and doing various needed indoor jobs. Lunch was served by our wonderful Brotherhood of St. Andrew.  Altogether, the members accomplished the following:

  • Spread mulch to freshen up the outside of the campus
  • Swept the shed roof and cleared out the area outside the shed including removing railroad ties, stacking bricks/pavers for reuse, removing brush and debris
  • Deep cleaned the ice maker and kitchen. Organized and de-cluttered pantry
  • Cleaned out the old narthex
  • Cleaned and organized storage and classrooms in the undercroft
  • Recycled old computers and other electronics
  • Replaced MANY burnt out light bulbs including parish hall, library, and other spaces

Thank you to all who contributed to this busy day!

 



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Youth Serve Pancakes for Shrove Tuesday

What a great turnout for the pancake supper! Approximately 90 people enjoyed breakfast for supper on Shrove Tuesday before the beginning of Lent. The decorations put up by the Fellowship committee for Mardi Gras on Feb 4 lent a festive air to the evening.

Thanks to the youth who served everyone with gusto, and to their parents and other volunteers who did the cooking and cleanup.

In addition to the supper, kids of all ages colored Alleluia pages that Fr. Tim buried for Lent. We’ll dig them up again for Easter Sunday!



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Warden’s Corner 12/10/2023: What’s Going On at St. Matt’s?

Wardens Corner – What’s Going on at St. Matthew’s?
by Trisha Voiles, Sr. Warden

Hopefully you have been keeping up with everything going on at St. Matthew’s with our bulletins, newsletters, and FB page. These are the best way to get communication about St. Matthew’s.  Here is a little bit about what is going on behind the scenes with the Vestry and our Committees. All of the committees will be writing up a more detailed report for our annual meeting report coming January 28th. We have had a very productive year!

Youth – A great group of leaders and participants went to New Beginnings in November.  Fr. Tim was their weekend spiritual director.

Worship – Please note upcoming time changes for December.  The Lessons and Carols will be at 5pm this year.  December 24th and 31st will have one morning worship service at 10am.

Stewardship – We have had a positive Stewardship Drive!  Please read Terri’s update on the numbers. If you pledged, you should have received a thank you letter this past week. The Time and Talent cards will be compiled in the next month and given to the committee chairs. They should be contacting you the beginning of the new year.

Outreach – We collected $2100 for the Christmas Lights project with the SE Co-Op. Thank you to those who contributed.

Long Range Planning – This committee is working on having a campus study to pin point our needs for 1 year, 2-3 years, and 4+ years. They have contacted all the committees to see what our greatest needs are for the future.

Inreach – The Pastoral Care Team is making thinking of you bags for those they have been in contact with. If you know of someone or you yourself is needing a pastoral care visit , please let Fr. Tim know.

Finance – We have finalized the 2024 budget and will be presenting it to the Vestry for approval this month. We are on the road over the next few weeks to meet the 2023 budget!

Fellowship – We are finishing this year with our annual Lessons & Carols with Wassail & Cookies.  Please read the newsletter and bulletins for upcoming restaurant foyers and lunch bunch plans.  Read the Breakfast notice for signing up to help with this ministry. Join us December 31st for a New Years Eve Potluck Brunch after the one 10am service. If you remember our beginning of 2023 New Years Day Brunch, we had a lot of fun!

Communications – Our three Communications Sub groups have been busy reaching out to our parishioners and community. Thank you to AV, Informational, and Church Group teams! Please read the publications and check out Facebook posts. We have been working on communication this year, but it takes someone receiving the information as well.

Church Growth – We have been inviting our community through new street banners, inviting our scout and preschool families, and notices on Facebook, Snellville Spirit, and The Patch. We welcome all our newcomers. We have many newcomers who have jumped right in giving their time, talents, and treasures.

Christian Formation – We had a great turn out for the Advent Wreath Making Party. Please see Carolyn and Mona if you are called to help in the Middle and High School classes. Plans are for confirmation/receiving in March, 2024.  A Inquirers Class will begin Jan 7th for adults wanting to know more about the Episcopal Church, which can lead to being confirmed. If you have not been confirmed or received in the Episcopal church, please talk to Fr. Tim.

Building & Grounds – Behind the scenes B&G has been busy fixing blinds, replacing mops, getting bids for freezer repair, completing yearly cleanings & inspections. Grounds Team is getting ready to replace the courtyard flower pots.  The last freeze knocked off the gorgeous plants that have been faithfully been watered all summer. Thank you for always being on call for those little jobs sometimes no one knows about.

Peace and Prayers, Trisha Voiles, Senior Warden



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St. Matthew’s Day Mattie Awards & Photo Gallery

What a wonderful St. Matthew’s Day! Thank you to the Fellowship Committee for a delicious Taco Bar Luncheon, and to members of the Communications team for their work on the Flat Matt slideshow! Thank you to all who attended the lunch and service today!

Flat St. Matt has traveled the world this summer! The first annual Mattie Awards were awarded at the lunch: 3rd place to Nancy New, 2nd place to Mona Livermont and Carolyn Coil, 1st Place to the Roca family.



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Easter 2023 Photos



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Youth: New Beginnings Wrap Up

This past weekend we had several of our youth, our Youth Interns Jessie and Caroline, and Fr. Tim as the Spiritual Director attend New Beginnings. The weekend’s theme was Paved Way and the middle schoolers experienced spiritual formation through games, talks, music, and building their relationships with leaders and peers.

During the weekend the middle schoolers came out of their shells making new friends and discussing topics with peers that are tough to discuss with others. They had some amazing discussions about friends, parents sibling, God’s Love, and what the church means to them.

Our thanks to the adults and senior high youth who formed the team and accompanied the middle school on this retreat weekend.

 



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A Word from Fr. Tim+: New Community

Last weekend, New Beginnings #45 was held at Camp Mikell. New Beginnings is a spiritual retreat for middle school youth staffed by high school youth and adult leaders. The retreat is a wonderful way to connect or reconnect with God.

Many youth from around the diocese, many of them from St. Matthew’s, gathered for music, spiritual talks, small group time, four-square competition, and fellowship. Having been the spiritual director for the weekend, I observed what I call “instant community.” No matter where everyone came from, what the previous week was like, or what grade you were in, people formed a community. I loved seeing how strangers and old friends created community and everyone was a part of it. No prerequisites or applications, just presence. As the weekend restart unfolded, I saw how tight the community had become and friendships that became solid and treasured. I saw the community that Jesus envisioned for the world unfold, which is beautiful and hopeful.

We are always asked in the baptismal liturgy, “Will you respect the dignity of every human being?” and New Beginnings is the place where the answer to this question is not just answered but is put into practice. We have the opportunity to learn so much from teenagers about our faith. We can see how the love of Jesus for all is the community that young people form.

Let’s continue to support our youth ministries and renewal retreats for youth as much as possible. And let’s embrace New Beginnings as a model for the community we want to build, not just because Jesus wants to make it a reality for us, but because it will help form us into the people that God wants us to be.

Blessings and Beginnings, Fr. Tim+



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Pancake Supper Served by our St. Matt’s Youth on Shrove Tuesday

Many thanks! and kudos to the Youth and the youth parents for an outstanding Pancake Supper on Shrove Tuesday, February 21! We had a great turnout for the evening, and appreciate all the support from the parish for our youth program. All funds generated will support youth programs.

Check out a few photos from the evening!



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Celebration of New Ministry: Installation of Fr. Tim Meyers

God Willing,

The Right Reverend Robert Wright

Bishop of Atlanta
Will Celebrate a New Ministry
with

St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church

and

The Reverend Timothy Meyers

Thursday, February 2, 2023

at Six o’clock in the Evening

St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church
1520 Oak Road
Snellville, Georgia 30078
Your prayers and presence are requested
Clergy White Stoles
Reception



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Annual Parish Meeting Sunday, January 29, 2023

This coming Sunday
January 29, 2023
ONE SERVICE ONLY 10:30 a.m.
9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
and Sign In/Registration
in the parish hall
&
Voting Begins Immediately
++NO Sunday School this Sunday++
so that teachers may attend.
Children are welcome in the meeting

9:15 a.m. Parish Meeting Begins

10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II

with HS Rite of Passage service
for the HS youth who missed Rite 13
due to Covid lockdown
12 noon
Annual Brotherhood Fish/Chicken Dinner
in the parish hall
$8.00 donation per plate suggested
Annual statements will be available at the Annual Meeting.
Those not picked up will be mailed.



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“Lord, I love the house in which you dwell
and the place where your glory abides. *
Psalm 26:8