3/10 Spring Forward
3/10 Farmers' Market
3/10 Hume Lake
Pre-registration due
3/12 Healing Prayers
3/13 Holden Prayer
3/17 Call Committee
Applications Due
3/17 First Communion
(First Class)
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
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3/8 Rebecca Carr
3/8 Norm Simitz
3/10 Wayne Mazanec
3/10 Jean Slominski
3/10 Wayne Ward Jr.
3/12 Ramona Davenport
3/12 Sherry Whitmarsh
3/13 Forest Borene Jr.
3/13 Robin Davidson
3/14 Gary Thompson
3/14 Marlene & Joe Ciminera
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Congregation Council Members
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VP: Karen Ball
Treasurer/CFO: Bill Stark
Sec: Sherry Whitmarsh
Frank Anders
Gail Dutcher
Art Fabsits
Gary Klintworth
Therese Long
Donna Noonan
Dave Rower
Pastor Tim Philips
Pastor Andy Smith
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Called for God's Purposes
Sunday Sermon
Pastor Tim will lead us into the first Sunday of Lent through an encounter with the story of Jesus' temptation in the wilderness as told in Luke 4:1-13. It is the Spirit that drives Jesus into the wilderness. Could it be that God felt this experience was necessary to clarify Jesus' calling? Challenging experiences do that for us. They clarify what God is calling us to do and to be as followers of Jesus.
Luke 4:1-13
Worship: 9:00 & 10:30 am
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Spring Forward This Weekend!
Sunday, March 10th
Reminder to set any manual alarms forward Saturday evening so you don't arrive to Saint Matthew an hour late. Most mobile phones adjust automatically to the change in time, but check to make sure.
Here is an article on how to help kids ease into the new schedule.
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Weekly Worship on Wednesdays at Noon
Holden Prayer in the Worship Center
Spiritual Practices on Social Media
Follow @saintmatthewwc on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter for guidance with self-examination and repentance, sacrificial giving and works of love, prayer, and fasting. Posts will be updated on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays weekly.
Holy Week at Saint Matthew
Palm Sunday, April 14th
Worship at 9:00 am and 10:30 am
Maundy Thursday, April 18th at 7:30 pm
Good Friday, April 19th at 7:30 pm
Easter Sunday, April 21st
Worship at 9:00 am and 10:30 am
Kids Easter Treasure Hunt 10:00-11:00 am
Easter Ensemble
Ryan and the Worship Ministry team invite you and your family to join our Easter Ensemble! We are looking for enthusiastic faces and voices to help lead singing from the Choir Loft on Easter. Singing ability would be a plus, but most importantly, we're looking for people who are available for five rehearsals, have a heart to bless our community, and possess a passion for God. You and your family can sign up this weekend at the Welcome Center and/or by emailing
Ryan Taylor expressing interest.
Rehearsals are Sundays from 3:00 to 5:00 pm starting March 24th leading up to Easter, plus a dress rehearsal. We will be singing at both the 9:00 am and 10:30 am Easter services.
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Wings As Eagles
Help Build a Cafeteria
Last Sunday you had a chance to hear Lori and Gary McAfee from Wings As Eagles share about their ministry on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Because of Saint Matthew's abundant generosity, they were able to provide lunch meals throughout the summer and even continue a meal program in the fall. This was the first time they were able to offer something like this! Their next big project is creating a place for kids and seniors to get a warm meal year round and they are gathering funds to create a cafeteria to make this possible.
The total cost of this project is a little over $200,000.
They are not asking us to fund the entire cost, but to help launch their fundraising for the project as we partner with other local churches to turn this dream into a reality. If you are feeling called to help in any way towards this project there are two ways to give.
1. Any donations made to Saint Matthew with "Wings As Eagles Cafeteria" in the memo will be given directly to this fund.
2. You can also visit the Wings As Eagles website below and give directly to them with a designation towards cafeteria.
We are also creating two trips this year that will travel to the Pine Ridge Ind
 ian Reservation. Our trip in June is focused on working with their summer programs geared towards children and teens. In September or October, if there is enough interest, we will take a team of adults that will help with building and other hands-on tasks. If you are interested in being a part of either trip, please email
Mike Basil or
Amanda Diehl.
For more information about the Pine Ridge Indian reservation check out this
TedTalk.
To learn more about Wing As Eagles, visit
here.
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Healing Prayers
Tuesday, March 12th
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Farmers' Market
Sunday, March 10th | Fellowship Hall
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Guys' Kick-off Breakfast & Panel
Saturday, March 23rd | 8:30-10:00 am
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Due to scheduling changes we are holding individual meetings for Discover Saint Matthew rather than a breakfast in March. If you
are ready to take the next step in your faith journey and become a Partner in Mission (member) at Saint Matthew, please contact
Jill Okimoto
to set up a time that works for you to learn more about the process and our Saint Matthew community. All are welcome!
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Mission Beyond Reception
Sunday, March 24th | 10:00-11:00 am
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Guys' Golf Gathering
April 27th | 11:00 am | Boundary Oaks
We are rescheduling the Guys' Golf & Grow Getaway until November 1st-2nd so Pastor Andy can be a part of it.
Instead this spring we are securing some foursomes at Boundary Oaks on Saturday, April 27th. If you are interested in playing, please contact
Kevin Morgan.
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Kids' Easter Treasure Hunt
Easter Sunday | April 21st | 10:00-11:00 am
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Lead Pastor Call Committee
Now Accepting Applications | Deadline March 17th
Saint Matthew's Congregational Council is now accepting applications for the Lead Pastor Call Committee. To learn more about the Call Committee, please read The Work of the Call Committee. To apply please complete the Call Committee Application electronically. The Work of the Call Committee and Call Committee application will also be available at the Welcome Center. The deadline for applications is Sunday, March 17th. If you have additional questions, please contact Sherry Whitmarsh at 925.899.4731 or email her at [email protected].
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Stay in Touch with Saint Matthew
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Saint Matthew Day Camp
July 8th-12th | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
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Get Social with Saint Matthew!
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Saint Matthew ~ Save the Dates!
March 10th - Farmers' Market
March 17th -
First Communion (1st Class)
March 23rd - Guys' Breakfast + Panel
March 24th - Mission Beyond Reception
March 24th - First Communion (2nd Class)
March 31st - Burke Ministry Celebration
April 7th - Farmers' Market
April 14th - Palm Sunday/First Communion Celebration
April 21st - Easter Sunday/Baptism Sunday
April 27th - Guys' Golf Gathering
May 5th - Farmers' Market
May 18th - Guys' Cards, Brats 'n' Beer Night
June 9th - Farmers' Market
June 13th-16th - Family Campout at the Coloma Resort
July 7th - Summer Farmers' Market (start date)
July 7th-12th - IGNITE at Sugar Pine Summer Camp
July 8th-12th - SPARK Summer Day Camp
July 13th - Oakland A's Family Day
July 14th-20th - FORGE at Hume Lake Ponderosa Camp
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The memorial service to honor Myrtle Brumm will be at 2:00 pm on Sunday, March 10th in the Worship Center. Memorial gifts in honor of Myrtle can be sent to the Saint Matthew Lutheran Church Foundation.
Missed a previous sermon? You can always view
sermon recordings
at
Saint Matthew's website under Media and Resources.
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The Weekly Good News is published by Saint Matthew Lutheran Church. Items may be submitted for publication by emailing Jill. All submissions are subject to editing and/or exclusion.
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Faith & Ryan Taylor's First Sunday Worship at Saint Matthew
