June 22, 2025
The Parish Council will meet on Monday June 30th at 6:00PM.
The Ladies Guild will meet on Sunday July 13th after Mass.
The Parish Finance Council will meet on Monday, July 14th at 6:30PM.
The Knights of Columbus will meet at 6:30PM for rosary followed by meeting on Monday July 14th.
There will be a special collection the weekends of June 28-29th and July 5-6th to support the recovery efforts of the Northern Panhandle Parishes. Make your checks out to St. Matthew and put Disaster Relief in the memo. You can also make donations online at the Diocesean Website dwc.org/disaster-relief/.
On Saturday & Sunday, July 12th & 13th we will have a priest from the Franciscan Missionaries of Hope Lyke Communitywith us for mass. He will describe the work his order does and a special collection wil be taken up. Make checks payable to St. Matthew and put missionary in the memo.
Those who have not completed the Safe Environment recertification 4.0 should do so as soon as possible please. Volunteers make a parish run smoothly. Go to virtusonline.org .
If you trade with someone for Eucharistic Minister or Reader, let Deacon John know with a quick text so we
know who is who on Saturday evening & Sunday morning.
You are invited to attend the Saint Matthew/Sacred Heart summer bible study. It will be held every other
Tuesday at each parish hall from 6:30-8pm. So, if you miss bible study at Sacred Heart, you can attend the
following Tuesday at Saint Matthew to catch up. Topic: How do we follow the two greatest commandments? We
will be examining scripture to get to know the one whom we are to love so completely, who loved us first, diving
deep into the New Testament to learn how we are called to love others with this same amazing love. Bring your
Bible, a notebook, and your own experiences of love to share. Contact Deacon John if you would like to attend.
Upcoming Bible Studies are June 24th at St. Matthew and July 1st at Sacred Heart.
Every Sunday from 6:30 to 8:00PM The Chosen series will be shown in the Parish Hall. Episodes 5 & 6 will be
shown on June 22. Popcorn and drinks will be provided. You can also bring your own favorites to share.
A meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 9th at 6:00PM in the parish hall for women of the parish to meet in
fellowship, prayer and discuss how we can use our talents to enhance our parish where needed. Contact Sue
Cross at 304-531-2527 if you have questions.
The Knights and Ladies Guild will pray the Rosary every Wednesday at 6:00PM. All are welcome to come and
join in prayer.
The Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston’s Evangelization Plan is now available. Check your email or visit the parish
website for detailed information. The Plan focuses on: Formation, Infrastructure, and Parish Renewal. Please
continue to pray for our parish, the diocese, and the success of this plan as we commit to Christ’s Great
Commission to go make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Check your email or visit https://dwc.org/06-03-25-diocese-of-wheeling-charleston-releases-a-new-evangelization-
plan/ for more information regarding the Evangelization Plan.
To sign-up and use Formed go to www.formed.org and click on sign-up. Under “Create a New Account” type in
St. Matthew Parish 600 Crooks Ave Ravenswood. Then click on our parish and click on NEXT. Fill in you name
and email address and click on Sign UP. You have now created you own account and the next time you go in you
only have to click on “Sign in”.
A program for Catholics suffering from addictions has been started in the Parkersburg area. Catholics in
Recovery for the Mid-Ohio Valley holds weekly, general recovery meetings on Mondays at 7pm in the St.
Margaret Mary Catholic Church parish hall. For more information, please contact John B. at:
CatholicInRecoveryMOV12@gmail.com or call (681) 229-7220.