St. Matthew's 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.

 

Lenten Altar Display

Be sure to notice the meditative landscape created by our St. Matthew’s Flower Guild this Lenten season. This altar display uses possible symbols associated with Lent. Added: a purple cloth draping the arms of the cross to symbolize sacrifice/repentance. Purple represents blood (red) mixed with a heavenly goal (blue). Purple also denotes sadness, mourning, hard labor, and torment.

Look for these and other symbols each week as the meditative landscape changes during the season. If you have questions or comments about the display, speak with Janis Williams or Beth DiGiovanni.



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A Word from a “Happening” Participant

“Happening” – What It’s Like

by Emelia

Happening to me was a very inclusive space where you could just be yourself and no one would judge you. Throughout the weekend we talked about God‘s unconditional love. The talks given by the team members helped me to better understand our theme “graves into gardens”, and that even in my darkest moments that God is with me and will show me the light. It felt amazing to be a part of something bigger and by the end of the week, I felt so loved that I did not want to leave and return to reality. Life is hard and at Happening there’s an escape and you can just be with God.



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Parish Workday April 13 | 8 AM – 2 PM

Our annual Spring Parish Workday is next Saturday, April 13, from 8:00am-2:00pm. We will spend the morning and early afternoon cleaning and doing work projects around the campus as we prepare for spring and Easter (don’t forget Easter is March 31 this year). The Brotherhood of St. Andrew will provide lunch. Sign up to participate, even if you can only come for a few hours. The workday will be an excellent opportunity to share fellowship with other parishioners and meet new people as we care for our beautiful campus.



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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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40th Annual Hunger Walk

In-Person and Virtual Event: Sunday, March 10, 2024
In-Person Event at The Home Depot Backyard (1 Backyard Way, Atlanta, GA 30313)
Event Time: 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Our youth are venturing down to The Home Depot Backyard to participate in the 40th Annual Hunger Walk for St. Matt’s Team supporting the SE Gwinnett Co-op and the Outreach committee is locating a virtual location near our church in case you don’t want to venture downtown. Will you be walking with our youth, partaking in the run, be part of St. Matts team as a virtual walker or maybe just donating?

Coming Soon! Watch for the link to register for the event under the St. Matthew’s Team.



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Mardi Gras Shoebox Parade

What a great time everyone had at Saint Matthew’s First Annual Mardi Gras Party this past Sunday. We had approximately 90 people attend. Everyone feasted on red beans and rice, hot dogs, hamburgers, chips and King Cake. All who found the baby Jesus in the King cake should know that the tradition is that they are now responsible for holding a party for next year’s Mardi Gras. The shoe box floats were spectacular. Amelia Furman and Jessie Hurst taking first and second place for the youth and Dallas LeDuff and Warren Drury taking first and second place for the adults. A special thank you to Nicole, Mackenzi and Tommy Hallmark and Lisa and Dallas LeDuff for their hard work in providing authentic Cajun food and drink and organizing the party.  They also brought some of their own personal decorations for the parish hall to give it that special flare. Additional thank you to Becky Olbon for purchasing decorations and supplies, Clay Olbon for the party music, Cecilia Billingsley, Judy Hobbs, Janice Milton, and Paula Pownell for assisting in setting up and cleaning up after the party.  Happy Mardi Gras!

 



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Photos from Christmas Eve

Better late than never, photos of our beautiful sacred space on Christmas Eve. Photos by Caroline Bowen!



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