15th Sunday in Ordinary Time

July 14, 2024

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing..." (Eph 1:3)

In this edition:

Farewell to Maureen Hurley

Pick up a grocery bag at Mass

July Weekend Retreat

C†YA hosts a Blood Drive

OCIA & Children's Faith Formation sign-ups

& more

Masses

Saturday, July 13 at 5:30pm

Sunday, July 14 at 7am, 9am, 11am, 1pm (en español) & 5:30pm

Online Offertory: PayPal | Faith Direct

Let us pray:


—for the sick, especially Anne Mitchell, Catherine Parello, Luis Miguel Silva, Maria da Silva, Francisca Granados Flores, Soila Manchame, Margaret Judy, Sofía Valero, Dorianne Alvarado, Donald Klawiter, Simona, Halina Mielnik, Camilia Juber Carmona, John Guerriero, Elsa Henderson, Patricia Castro, Michael Harrill, Eileen Elvin, Geralda Masi, Katie Roland, Peter Tan, Mary & Carl Milewski, Therese Fergo, Maria Gianino, Yolanda Mendez Acevedo, Anne Rader, Robyn Nishimi, Paul Gruber, Sick of Mufide Rende Family, and Blanca Rose Juarez.


—for the deceased, especially Sergio Rebeggiani.


To add a name to the prayer list of the sick or recently deceased, email Msgr. Jameson. If asking for prayers for a person who is sick, please first get their permission.


Mystical Word | Share the Good News

Reflecting on Sunday's Gospel reading from Mark, L.J. Milone writes, "We cannot share the Jesus experience, his own experience of God, if we do not have a relationship with God in Christ. To evangelize, or share the Gospel, we have to pray deeply and often." READ THE REFLECTION

This Sunday's Events


This Monday's Eucharistic Holy Hour with Confessions

  • All are welcome to adore our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament at a Eucharistic Holy Hour July 15, from 6 to 7pm. The Sacrament of Reconciliation is available during the Hour.

Young Adults

Sunday Night with C†YA

Join us Sunday nights at 6:30pm, following the 5:30pm Mass, in the North Conference Room. Meet other Catholics, talk about the faith, and build friendships!


Tuesday Happy Hour

Come for a C†YA Happy Hour at 6:30pm on Tuesday, July 23 (and every other Tuesday through the summer). Please join our WhatsApp group for location!


Blood Drive

C†YA hosts a Blood Drive Sunday, July 14 in the North Conference Room.


Let's Stay Connected

C†YA uses a WhatsApp Community to plan future events, post updates, and stay in touch! Join using this link. You can also follow C†YA on Instagram and Facebook for events and news from our community.

Parish News

This week we say farewell with gratitude to Maureen Hurley, for eighteen years of service to St. Matthew's as Assistant to the Rector. In a recent update we shared Msgr. Jameson's farewell message to Maureen. In case you missed it, Maureen shared a farewell to the parish, see below. Please keep Maureen and her family in your prayers. She will be missed!

Discovering what a parish CAN be like has been one of the greatest gifts from my 18 years at St. Matthew’s. What I found here is a community that welcomes, makes room for people, and reaches into the downtown community. Part of its character flows from being a city parish, but the tenor and example start at the top. When it comes to pastoral care, I have not seen anyone try as hard as Msgr. Jameson to say yes to those who come to him for help.


Many of my best memories are of working with our generous volunteersour hospitality ministers, Cathedral tour guides, and rectory office volunteers. As my focus has shifted and fellow staffers have taken over coordinating these groups, I have missed the people and the conversations.


Building up our parish communications has been gratifying and worth the effort. Launching our new website in 2022 was especially rewarding. Writing our Weekly Updates, promoting the ministries of fellow staff members, and connecting with you on social media are a step away from face-to-face but have a wider reach. I hope these have strengthened the ties among us.


Almost 10 years ago I was blessed to begin spending time each week with my first grandbaby, Ellie. Then came Rowan, Koa, Evie, Maisie, and another granddaughter due in the fall. I'm so happy knowing I'll soon have more time with my husband, children and grandchildren.   


With the changes here at St. Matthew’s, you can sense new purpose. I feel the same in my family and trust that now is the right time 'under heaven' for both. Thank you to our dedicated lay staff and priests, to our parishioners, volunteers and friends, and to Msgr. I pray for a blessed year ahead for you and ask for your prayers for me and my family. You're in my heart to stay.


Gratefully yours in Christ,

Maureen


VEA EN ESPANOL 

Volunteer with Cathedral Livestreaming Team

Do you have experience operating livestreaming equipment, or are you interested in being trained to assist with St. Matthew’s livestreaming of Sunday Masses? Contact Msgr. Jameson for more information or to volunteer. 


July & August Suspension of Livestreams

Our Sunday 11am (English) and 1pm (Spanish) Masses livestreams on the Cathedral YouTube channel will be suspended in July and August 2024, with the possibility of resuming in September. Check back in late August for updates.

Ministerio Hispano

Domingo XV del Tiempo Ordinario en español

14 de julio

Misa en español a la 1pm

Suspensión de las transmisiones en vivo de las misas dominicales

Nuestras transmisiones en vivo de las misas de los domingos a las 11am (inglés) y 1pm (español) en el canal de YouTube de la Catedral se suspenderán en julio y agosto de 2024, con la posibilidad de reanudarse en septiembre. Vuelva a consultar a finales de agosto para ver las actualizaciones. 


Participe como voluntario en el equipo de transmisión en vivo de la Catedral

¿Tiene experiencia en el manejo de equipos de transmisión en vivo o está interesado en recibir capacitación para ayudar con la transmisión en vivo de las misas dominicales de San Mateo? Póngase en contacto con Mons. Jameson o Fatima Aybar para obtener más información o para ser voluntario.  

Eventos


  • Grupo de oración en español – los martes de julio a las 7pm en el salón de conferencias del oeste 


  • Clase de Bautismo en español será el domingo 21 de julio a las 10:30am en el salón de conferencias del este. Para inscribirse, envíe un email a Fatima Aybar.


  • Santo Rosario por teléfono en español – todos los días a las 3pm (347-378-0694, PIN 283 201 937#)


Para más información envíe un email a Fatima Aybar o llame a la oficina de la rectoría al 202-347-3215.


Misa de acción de gracias por la Independencia del Perú

Se cancelan las confesiones

La Embajada y el Consulado General del Perú desean informar a la Comunidad Peruana que el viernes 26 de julio a las 10am se celebrará una Misa de acción de gracias por el 203 aniversario de la Independencia del Perú en la Catedral. Todos son bienvenidos. No hay confesiones ese día.

Faith Formation

Online Registration Open

Our Faith Formation Office invites online registration for St. Matthew's Adult Initiation (OCIA, or Order of Christian Initiation) and for our Children's Faith Formation and Sacramental Preparation programs for the upcoming year:


Call for Catechists

For the Children's Faith Formation 2024 - 2025 year we need two catechists. If you are interested in serving as a catechist, please email L.J. Milone, Director of Faith Formation, or call him at 202-347-3215 x 530.

A catechist is a person of faith who hands on the living experience of the Gospel, which is the mystery of God’s love for us. A catechist, most importantly, prays. The catechist also studies the Gospel, spiritual texts, and theology, develops appropriate teaching skills and nurtures his or her spiritual life and personal faith formation. Could this be you?

Register for Weekend Retreat at Loyola on the Potomac

Join us July 26 – July 28 for "Light of Christ," a weekend retreat for St. Matthew's parishioners and friends at Loyola Retreat House in Faulkner, MD (click below for the flier in PDF).

FIND MORE INFO / REGISTER ONLINE

July Book Club

Let's get reading the July selection, "Flannery O'Connor: Spiritual Writings," edited by Robert Ellsberg. Fr. Hurley leads this Cathedral Book Club discussion on Thursday, July 18, 7 - 8pm in the West Conference Room.


Meditation on Zoom

Drop in for a meditation session offered by L.J. Milone twice a week on Zoom (Sunday afternoons at 1:30pm and Wednesday evenings at 8pm).


Eckhart on Unity with God

Available on demand on our website

Access on demand videos recorded in 2023 by L.J. Milone on German mystic Meister Eckhart and his teachings on "gelassenheit" or releasement (meaning letting go/letting be) as the key to unity with God. L.J. is the author of "Nothing but God: The Everyday Mysticism of Meister Eckhart."

FIND TOPICS & LINKS TO VIDEO AND POWERPOINTS


Social Justice

Summer in the City Food Drive

Pick up a grocery bag at Masses on the weekend of July 13/14, and check out the list of needed items for this food drive, jointly organized by St. Matthew's and the John S. Mulholland Foundation. Donations will be collected the following weekend, July 20/21. READ MORE


Upcoming in the Fall

St. Matthew's Social Justice staff and committee are busy laying plans for fall activities! Our Back-to-School Gift Card Drive is scheduled for the first two weekends of August, and registration for the Fall Semester of English classes begins September 5. Stay tuned for reminders to engage as the dates approach!

Remembering Two Saints

Click on the images below to enjoy video reflections on St. Kateri Tekakwitha (Memorial, July 14) (2020 video) and St. Bonaventure (Memorial, July 15) (2021 video)—both also memorialized in our Cathedral art.

St. Kateri Tekawitha, 3rd from right in this image of the mural over the Cathedral entrance, "Saintly and Eminent Personages of the Americas."

St. Bonaventure in meditation, pictured in the far-right panel of the mosaic in St. Anthony Chapel.

Music

Cathedral Parish Choirs

St. Matthew's Schola Cantorum, Contemporary Choir, and Spanish Choir are on hiatus, returning Sunday, September 22 for the Feast of St. Matthew.


Auditions for the Schola's Fall Season

The Schola Cantorum has openings for experienced singers in all voice parts. Prospective singers must have significant adult choral experience, good sight-reading skills, and a pleasant, agile voice. The commitment of time and focused energy is significant, particularly at Christmas and Holy Week. Rehearsals are Wednesday evenings, 7 - 8:30pm in the weeks when the choir is singing. Contact Tom Stehle for more information or to arrange an audition. READ ABOUT OUR CHOIRS

Liturgies & Events Calendar

Check out upcoming events on our website calendar or view the event listing.

See you 'round the Cathedral!

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