Starry Night

`I will multiply your descendants like the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have promised I will give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it forever.'

Exodus 32: 13

Last Week at Saint Matthias

There were 159 parishioners at 5 services: Bible Study on Wednesday at 10AM, The Celebration of Life: Kathleen P. Bias on Saturday at 11AM, the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost at 8AM; and the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost at 10AM, the Prayer Vigil on Sunday at 11:45AM.

There were 77 guests of Doing the Loving Thing served by 5 volunteers, some of whom served multiple times.

Thank you to Peter Alamillo, Joan Krave, Wei-San Mohindar with the lovely Canela, and Sue Williams for contributing their time and talent 'Doing the Loving Thing' to support those in need in our community seeking food, assistance, and love. The light is definitely shining through all of them.

Thank you to Sue Williams for collating the worship bulletins as she does faithfully each week.

A loving Saint Matthias 'tip of the hat' to the members of The Stitchery Group who hosted the celebration of our September anniversaries and birthdays.

Re-read and reflect on J.D. Neal's inspirational sermon from last Sunday and all the wonderful sermons by Reverend Carole on the Saint Matthias Website: Saint Matthias Blog — Saint Matthias Episcopal Church (stmatthiaswhittier.org)

Reach out to Reverend Carole at carole@stmatthiaswhittier.org.

View the videos of the sermons on the Saint Matthias Facebook page:

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This Week at Saint Matthias

Wednesday, September 10

• 10AM - Bible Study with Holy Eucharist, Chapel, In-Person and via Zoom

Saturday, September 13

• 5PM - Monthly Saturday Evening Healing Service with Holy Eucharist with Reverend Carole presiding and Charissa Harjo providing the musical accompaniment, Church, In-Person and Streaming via Meta/Facebook
• 6PM - Post-Healing Service Reception, Saint Francis Patio, In-Person

Sunday, September 14

• The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, with the Reverend Carole Horton-Howe presiding
• Homecoming Sunday with Lunch, Fellowship, and Discussion of Service Opportunities following the 10AM Service
• 8AM - Holy Eucharist with Piano and Organ Accompaniment, Church, In-Person
• 10AM - Nursery
• 10AM - Sunday School
• 10AM - Festive Choral Music with Holy Eucharist, Church, In-Person and Streaming via Facebook

Our esteemed Choir Director, Kevin McKelvie, will be introducing new settings of the Gloria, Sanctus, and Christ Our Passover at the 10AM Service this Sunday. The settings are composed by John Wright, the Organist and Choirmaster Emeritus at Saint Margaret's Episcopal Church in Palm Desert. John wrote the Gloria and Sanctus in 2021. When Kevin inquired whether John had also composed a Fraction Anthem for Christ Our Passover, John retorted no but said he would compose one for Kevin. This rendering of Christ Our Passover will be premiered this Sunday along with John's Gloria and Sanctus. Kevin plans to highlight these glorious works through Christ the King Sunday,

November 23.

Prepare to sing these beautiful arrangements along with Kevin and the Saint Matthias Choir by clicking here to download this Sunday's Joyful Noise Musical Offering.

• 11:15AM - Offering of the Eucharistic Sacraments by the presiding clergy to all desiring Sunday School participants, Church, In-Person
• 11:30AM - Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room, In-Person
• 11:45AM - Prayer Vigil, Praying for Peace Throughout the World, Chapel, In-Person
• 11:15AM - Homecoming Festivities, Lewis Hall and the Saint Francis Patio, In-Person

Read the details of the Homecoming Festivities planned for this Sunday below in the Fall -- News and Events Section of the Midweek

Next Week at Saint Matthias

Wednesday, September 17

• 10AM - Bible Study with Holy Eucharist, Chapel, In-Person and via Zoom

Thursday, September 18

• 12Noon - Saint Elizabeth Guild, Chapel, In-Person

Saturday, September 20

• 9AM - The Stitchery Group, The Chase Room, In-Person

Sunday, September 21

• The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost, with the Reverend Carole Horton-Howe presiding
• 8AM - Holy Eucharist with Piano and Organ Accompaniment, Church, In-Person
• 10AM - Nursery
• 10AM - Sunday School
• 10AM - Festive Choral Music with Holy Eucharist, Church, In-Person and Streaming via Facebook
• 11:15AM - Offering of the Eucharistic Sacraments by the presiding clergy to all desiring Sunday School participants, Church, In-Person
• 11:30AM - Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room, In-Person
• 11:45AM - Prayer Vigil, Praying for Peace Throughout the World, Chapel, In-Person
• 11:15AM - Traditional Episcopalian "Coffee Hour" with gourmet treats offered by our talented Saint Matthias bakers and chefs, Lewis Hall and the Saint Francis Patio, In-Person
• 1PM - Monthly Meeting of the Daughters of the King, Chapel, In-Person

Please note that there will be a class for those seeking to be (re)confirmed by the bishop Sunday, September 21. It is scheduled to start at 11:30AM in the Chase Room.

Critical Upcoming Dates

Reignite the Eternal Light Within Yourself

Wednesday, September 24

• 10AM - Bible Study with Holy Eucharist, Chapel, In-Person and via Zoom

Saturday, September 27

• 10AM - Monthly Meeting of the Episcopal Church Women, The Chase Room, In-Person

Sunday, September 28

• The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, with the Reverend Carole Horton-Howe presiding
• 1PM - Monthly Meeting of the Stephen Ministries, Chapel, In-Person and via Zoom

Wednesday, October 1

• 10AM - Bible Study with Holy Eucharist, Chapel, In-Person and via Zoom
• 6PM - Monthly Meeting of the Advancement Committee, The Chase Room, In-Person

Thursday, October 2

• 3:30PM - Monthly Meeting of the Worship Committee, via Zoom

Saturday, October 4

• 8AM - Monthly Meeting of Men Eating Badly, The Greenleaf Cafe in Historic Uptown Whittier, In-Person
• 10AM - 12Noon - Blessing of the Animals, Saint Francis Patio, In-Person

For the Blessing of the Animals, please note that a brief liturgical service will take place in the Saint Francis Patio from 10-10:30AM followed by an individual blessing of the animals from 10:30 to 12Noon

Sunday, October 5

• The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost, with the Reverend Carole Horton-Howe presiding
• Blessing and Celebration of October Anniversaries and Birthdays
• Visitation of John Harvey Taylor, Bishop of the Diocese of Los Angeles, to Saint Matthias at the 10AM Service

Read the details of the Bishop's Visitation below in the Fall -- News and Events Section of the Midweek

Tuesday, October 7

• 6:30PM - October Meeting of the Bibliophiles discussing How We Learn to be Brave by Mariann Edgar Budde, via Zoom

Wednesday, October 8

• 10AM - Bible Study with Holy Eucharist, Chapel, In-Person and via Zoom

Saturday, October 11

• 9AM - 12Noon - E-waste Recycling Event hosted by Saint Matthias, Saint Matthias Parking Lot, In-Person
• 5PM - Monthly Saturday Evening Healing Service with Holy Eucharist with Reverend Carole presiding and Charissa Harjo providing the musical accompaniment, Church, In-Person and Streaming via Meta/Facebook

Read the details of both of these events below in the Fall -- News and Events Section of the Midweek

Sunday, October 12

• The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, with the Reverend Carole Horton-Howe presiding

Tuesday, October 14

• 2PM - Monthly Meeting of Our Time, Chapel, In-Person
• 7PM - Monthly Meeting of the Vestry with Holy Eucharist, Chapel Room, In-Person and Streaming via Zoom

Wednesday, October 15

• 10AM - Bible Study with Holy Eucharist, Chapel, In-Person and via Zoom

Thursday, October 16

• 12Noon - Saint Elizabeth Guild, Chapel, In-Person

Saturday, October 18

• 9AM - Monthly Meeting of the Stitchery Group, The Chase Room, In-Person

Sunday, October 19

• The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost, with the Reverend Carole Horton-Howe presiding

Tuesday, October 21

• 11:30AM - Soup Hour Board Meeting, Saint Matthias Episcopal Church, In-Person

Wednesday, October 22

• 10AM - Bible Study with Holy Eucharist, Chapel, In-Person and via Zoom

Saturday, October 25

• 10AM - Monthly Meeting of the Episcopal Church Women, The Chase Room, In-Person

Sunday, October 26

• The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, with the Reverend Carole Horton-Howe presiding
• The Beginning of our Celebration of Allhallowtide 2025 at Saint Matthias with Pizza, Pumpkin-Carving, Music, and Presentation of Gift Certificates for the three outstandingly Costumed Ghouls and the three spectacularly carved Halloween Pumpkins
• 1PM - Monthly Meeting of Stephen Ministries, Chapel, In-Person

Wednesday, October 29

• 10AM - Bible Study with Holy Eucharist, Chapel, In-Person and via Zoom

Saturday, November 1

• 8AM - Monthly Meeting of Men Eating Badly, The Greenleaf Cafe in Historic Uptown Whittier, In-Person

Sunday, November 2

• The Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost, with the Reverend Carole Horton-Howe presiding
• Blessing and Celebration of November Anniversaries and Birthdays
• The Culmination of our Observance of AllHallowtide 2025 at Saint Matthias with the Observation of All Saint's Day in the morning followed with our beloved Feast of Lights (memorializing all of our loved ones) and gourmet dinner early Sunday Evening

Fall -- News and Events

Election of our New Bishop

Delegates from across the Diocese of Los Angeles, including our delegates from Saint Matthias, will be voting to elect a new Bishop at the Diocesan Convention, November 7-8. To prepare the delegates for this vote, the Diocesan Transitions Committee has scheduled six meet-and-greet gatherings the week of October 20, when the candidates for bishop will tour the diocese and engage in question-and-answer sessions.

All are welcome to attend any session that is designated as ‘all welcome,’ even if you are not a voting delegate at the Diocesan Convention. If you are unable to attend in person, four of the sessions will be available via Zoom. The Zoom link will be posted the day before each session.

Spanish-language translation will also be available at two of the gatherings.

Attendees are asked to register here so the committee will know how many to prepare for at each location.

Questions for the candidates may be asked in person or submitted in advance by e-mail to transitionscommittee@gmail.com. Committee members plan to accommodate as many questions as many as possible.

Tuesday, October 21

• 7PM - All welcome. St. Columba’s Parish, 1251 Las Posas Rd., Camarillo 93010 (Zoom link will be provided.)

Wednesday, October 22

• 1PM - Session 1. Clergy only. St. Paul’s Commons, 840 Echo Park Ave., Los Angeles 90026 (No Zoom link will be available.)
• 7PM - Session 2. All welcome (Spanish-language translation available). Christ the Good Shepherd Parish 3303 W. Vernon Ave., Los Angeles 90008 (Zoom link will be provided.)

Thursday, October 23

• 7PM - All welcome. All Saints’ Parish, 3847 Terracina Drive, Riverside 92506 (Zoom link will be provided.)

Friday, October 24

• 1PM - Session 1. Clergy only. Church of the Messiah Parish, 614 N. Bush St., Santa Ana 92701 (No Zoom link will be available.)
• 7PM - Session 2. All welcome (Spanish-language translation available). St. Thomas Mission, 15694 Tetley St., Hacienda Heights 91745 (Zoom link will be provided.)

Please note that we are in the formative stages of organizing an event for October 24 for us to meet as a group at Saint Matthias to review the various candidates' qualifications and offer our recommendations for the next Diocesan Bishop. We can then actively participate in the 7PM session either In-Person at St. Thomas Mission or remotely via Zoom. All are encouraged to participate in this selection process. Please express your preferences to Reverend Carole, Tim Adams, or Kathy Underwood as soon as possible.

Saint Matthais Advancement Committee

Saint Matthias is reestablishing the Advancement Committee. The Committee's objective is to support the various interests and ministries of Saint Matthias. It will examine the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and trends that impact our community's ability to operate effectively and recommend alternative approaches for growth within the community. All are welcome to join the Committee. If you are interested in participating, contact Mary Carrillo, the Committee Chairperson, or Reverend Carole Horton-Howe.

ECW Saint Matthias Doing the Loving Thing T-Shirt Sale

Show (and wear) your Spirit. Our ECW is making available to us beautifully designed and crafted red or blue Doing the Loving Thing T-Shirts in a variety of styles. The ECW has received the minimum number of 25 purchase commitments and submitted its first order. It is not too late to purchase a T Shirt. Download the order form here, complete it, and return it to the Parish Office. Printed forms are also available in the Church Narthex and by the Wardman entrance to the church building. Each order requires a minimum of 25 purchase commitments.

Saint Matthias Fund Raising Made Simple: RaiseRight by scrip

Starting in September and continuing every month thereafter, the ECW will be submitting your orders for RaiseRight Gift Cards (Gift Card Fundraising (Scrip) for Organizations | RaiseRight). You can use these cards to cover your regular weekly / monthly / yearly expenditures on groceries, restaurants, retail stores, entertainment as well as your ad hoc presents for yourself and loved ones. Calculate what you spend in any of these venues in a week, a month, or a year, or consider the presents you are planning to bequeath to your family, relatives, or friends for any given month. Then complete this form for as many cards for as many venues you wish to purchase for that month and submit the form either directly to Claudia Gonzalez or Sophie McIntosh or place it in the Sunday offering before the 20th of each month. Your orders will be submitted monthly on the 20th and your RaiseRight Gift Cards will arrive the first week of the following month. You receive the full value of your Gift Cards. There are NO ADDITIONAL COSTS TO YOU. But a percentage of your purchase funds the charitable acts of ECW. Take advantage of this fantastic opportunity for you and for Saint Matthias. Hard copies of the scrip RaiseRight order forms are also available in the Church Narthex and the Wardman Avenue entrance to the Parish Office.

Books of the Bible

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Bible Study

Bible Study continues this upcoming Wednesday, September 10 at 10AM in the Chapel. The Group's focus is on the Acts of the Apostles, the second of the two-volume set consisting of the Gospel of Luke and the Book of Acts. Reverend Carole is leading the study and is providing an in-depth look into the significance of this compendium to the origins of Christianity. All are welcome to participate in person or via ZOOM: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88198890910 Meeting ID: 881 9889 0910.

Healing Window

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Saturday Evening Healing Service

Reverend Carole Horton-Howe will be presiding over the Healing Service with Holy Eucharist on the second Saturday of every month. Father Bill will join Reverend Carole when he is available. The Service includes the Rite of Healing, the Anointing of the Holy Oil, and Holy Eucharist. The next service will take place Saturday, September 13 at 5PM. The Healing Service will also be streamed via Facebook. For those In-Person, a reception will follow the Healing Service in Lewis Hall and/or the beautiful Saint Francis Patio depending on the weather conditions. Please plan on participating with us in this spirit-filled event.

Homecoming Sunday

Homecoming Sunday will take place on Sunday, September 14, following the 10AM service. Join us for a wonderful lunch highlighted by grilled hot dogs, bratwurst and all the requisite accoutrements. Feel free to contribute mustards, relishes, chips, salads, or any form of dessert. Bond with old and new friends. Acquaint or re-acquaint yourself with the varied ministries and services performed by your very loving parishioners. But, most importantly, explore the opportunities available for you to grow emotionally, intellectually, and spiritually with all your fellow companions at Saint Matthias.

Men Eating Badly 

Gentlemen of Saint Matthias, mark your calendars: The next meeting of Men Eating Badly will take place on Saturday, October 4 at 8AM at the Greenleaf Café (7203 Greenleaf Avenue) in Historic Uptown Whittier. Join the group to enjoy great conversation, good food, and wonderful fellowship.

Celebration

Estate of John August Swanson, https://www.johnaugustswanson.com/

Joyous Visitation of our Diocesan Bishop to Saint Matthias

John Harvey Taylor, the Bishop of the Diocese of Los Angeles, will be presiding at the 10AM Service on Sunday, October 5. This will probably mark Bishop Taylor's final visit to Saint Matthias before his retirement. This offers a wonderful opportunity for any of our beloved Saint Matthians and friends of Saint Matthias to be confirmed or re-affirmed. In order to plan for this effectively, please speak with Reverend Carole, if you wish to be confirmed or re-affirmed by the Bishop.

To prepare for Episcopalian confirmation or re-affirmation, focus on these key areas:

1. Understand the significance of confirmation as a mature affirmation of faith.
2. Familiarize yourself with the Book of Common Prayer and its role in worship.
3. Study the core beliefs of the Episcopal Church, including the Nicene Creed.
4. Learn about the sacraments, especially baptism and Eucharist.
5. Explore the history and structure of the Episcopal Church.
6. Engage in community service and outreach as a reflection of your faith

Anniversary and Birthday Celebrations

On the first Sunday of every month, please join us as we recognize our fellow parishioners who are celebrating an anniversary or birthday during the month. Our next celebration takes place in Lewis Hall and Saint Francis Patio Sunday, October 5, following the 10AM Service. We will be having a very special celebration that Sunday as we will be honoring our retiring Bishop as well as our October anniversaries and birthdays.

eWaste Recycling Fundraising Event

Saint Matthias will be hosting an eWaste "Drive-Thru" Recycling Fundraising Event, Saturday, October 11 from 9AM to 12Noon. My eWaste Dropoff LLC, an approved recycling organization for electronic waste, will be coordinating and servicing the event. Review this list of acceptable and unacceptable recyclable electronics and bring your unwanted audio, visual, and computer equipment, cords and cables to the event to help us raise funds for Saint Matthias at $0.07 per pound on every TV, Laptop, monitor, and computer received.

Our Worship

Pentecost

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The Season of Pentecost

The season after Pentecost, according to the calendar of the church year (BCP, p. 32). It begins on the Monday following Pentecost and continues through most of the summer and autumn. It may include as many as twenty-eight Sundays, depending on the date of Easter. This includes Trinity Sunday which is the First Sunday after Pentecost. The BCP provides proper collects and readings for the other Sundays of the season. These propers are numbered and designated for use on the Sundays which are closest to specific days in the monthly calendar, whether before or after. For example, Proper 3 is designated for use, if needed, on the Sunday closest to May 25. Proper 29 is designated for use on the Sunday closest to Nov. 23. Prior to the 1979 BCP, Sundays in this long period of the church year were identified and counted in terms of the number of Sundays after Trinity Sunday instead of the number of Sundays after Pentecost. This period is also understood by some as “ordinary time,” a period of the church year not dedicated to a particular season or observance, as in the Roman Rite adapted after Vatican II.

Ordinary Time

This term is used in the Roman Catholic Church to indicate the parts of the liturgical year that are not included in the major seasons of the church calendar. Ordinary time includes the Monday after the Feast of the Baptism of our Lord through the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, and the Monday after Pentecost through the Saturday before the First Sunday of Advent. A vigil or other service anticipating the First Sunday of Advent on the Saturday before that Sunday would also be included in the season of Advent. Ordinary time can be understood in terms of the living out of Christian faith and the meaning of Christ’s resurrection in ordinary life. The term “ordinary time” is not used in the Prayer Book, but the season after Pentecost can be considered ordinary time. It may be referred to as the “green season,” because green is the usual liturgical color for this period of the church year. The BCP provides numbered propers with collects and lectionary readings for the Sundays of the Season after Pentecost. The Epiphany season includes the Epiphany, the First Sunday after the Epiphany: the Baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Second Sunday through the Last Sunday after the Epiphany (BCP, p. 31). In view of the Epiphany themes that are presented throughout the Epiphany season, it should not be considered ordinary time. However, many parishes use green as the liturgical color for the Second Sunday through the Sunday prior to the Last Sunday after the Epiphany, and sometimes the Last Sunday after the Epiphany. Epiphany season and the season after Pentecost vary in length depending on the date of Easter (see BCP, pp. 884-885).

Pentecost 14 (C) – September 14, 2025 (Proper 19)

RCL Track 2: Exodus 32:7-14, Psalm 51:1-11, 1 Timothy 1:12-17, Luke 15:1-10

Old Testament

Exodus 32:7-14

The Lord said to Moses, "Go down at once! Your people, whom you brought up out of the land of Egypt, have acted perversely; they have been quick to turn aside from the way that I commanded them; they have cast for themselves an image of a calf, and have worshiped it and sacrificed to it, and said, `These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!'" The Lord said to Moses, "I have seen this people, how stiff-necked they are. Now let me alone, so that my wrath may burn hot against them and I may consume them; and of you I will make a great nation."

But Moses implored the Lord his God, and said, "O Lord, why does your wrath burn hot against your people, whom you brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand? Why should the Egyptians say, `It was with evil intent that he brought them out to kill them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth'? Turn from your fierce wrath; change your mind and do not bring disaster on your people. Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, how you swore to them by your own self, saying to them, `I will multiply your descendants like the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have promised I will give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it forever.'" And the Lord changed his mind about the disaster that he planned to bring on his people.

The Psalm

Psalm 51:1-11

Miserere mei, Deus

1 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your loving-kindness; *

in your great compassion blot out my offenses.

2 Wash me through and through from my wickedness *

and cleanse me from my sin.

3 For I know my transgressions, *

and my sin is ever before me.

4 Against you only have I sinned *

and done what is evil in your sight.

5 And so you are justified when you speak *

and upright in your judgment.

6 Indeed, I have been wicked from my birth, *

a sinner from my mother's womb.

7 For behold, you look for truth deep within me, *

and will make me understand wisdom secretly.

8 Purge me from my sin, and I shall be pure; *

wash me, and I shall be clean indeed.

9 Make me hear of joy and gladness, *

that the body you have broken may rejoice.

10 Hide your face from my sins *

and blot out all my iniquities.

11 Create in me a clean heart, O God, *

and renew a right spirit within me.

The Epistle

1 Timothy 1:12-17

I am grateful to Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because he judged me faithful and appointed me to his service, even though I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a man of violence. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief, and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. The saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners-- of whom I am the foremost. But for that very reason I received mercy, so that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display the utmost patience, making me an example to those who would come to believe in him for eternal life. To the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

The Gospel

Luke 15:1-10

All the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to Jesus. And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, "This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them."

So he told them this parable: "Which one of you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that is lost until he finds it? When he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders and rejoices. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, `Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.' Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.

"Or what woman having ten silver coins, if she loses one of them, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, `Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost.' Just so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents."

Young Person's Guide to our Worship: The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost

To all of you, but especially to our families with young'uns, please avail yourself of this wonderful educational enrichment material that we make available weekly in the Saint Matthias Narthex. Download the puzzles for age ranges three-year-olds to seven-year-olds and beyond. It is really extremely good curriculum. Introduce your young family members to the lectionary that they will be hearing this week either in church or the enrichment center.

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3+-Year-Old-Epistle-Scripture-Puzzle download

3+-Year-Old-Gospel-Scripture-Puzzle download

7+-Year-Old-Hebrew-Scripture-Puzzle download

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7+-Year-Old-Gospel-Scripture-Puzzle download

General Topics of Interest

Saint Matthias Welcomes You

We welcome worshippers of ALL ages to participate in our 8AM and 10AM services. Do NOT be daunted if any of you become restless. Feel free to stand up, stretch, and enjoy the mystery and beauty of the historic Saint Matthias ambiance or experience the serenity of the Saint Francis patio. Such freedom of expression is what true divine worship is about. We do continue to offer a youth-care (aka nursery) service for the 10AM service for those who wish to partake of it and an enriching Sunday School program for our young parishioners. Any suggestions you may have to improve the worship experience for everyone, particularly for our youngest ones, are welcome! Please contact Timothy Adams at tim@stmatthiaswhittier.org.

Express Yourself

Please share with us your thoughts, concerns, and recommendations on how we can inspire you in all our words and deeds to become the Spirit-ful Person you want to become. Share your ideas in our Prayers, Comments, and Concerns Box in the Saint Matthias Narthex. Your thoughts will be treated with the utmost respect and confidentiality.

Help Us Keep Our Contact Information Up to Date

Please notify Kathy Adams or Sophie McIntosh at office@stmatthiaswhittier.org if you have changed your email address. We want to be certain our records and directory have the most current and accurate information. Please let us know immediately if you are not receiving our Midweek Update, Saturday Worship Bulletin, or Messenger email blasts. We will ensure to get you back on the electronic distribution list.

Contact the Office with Any General Inquiries

If you have general inquiries about St. Matthias and are not certain who to ask, please send your questions and concerns to office@stmatthiaswhittier.org. Messages can be seen by our Parish Administrator, Sophie McIntosh, and other members of our parish leadership team. We will respond as soon as possible.

Title: Starry Night

Date: 1888

Artist: Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890

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Saint Matthias Episcopal Church

7056 Washington Ave., 

Whittier, CA 90602

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