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Upcoming/Seasonal Opportunities
Community/Spiritual Opportunities
YOUTH GROUP (Ballantyne): For middle school, check out Edge. For high school, check out Life Teen.
FAMILY SUNDAY (Ballantyne): Helpful and fun teen volunteers are needed for our next Family Sunday Event… Stay tuned for more information!
CELEBRATING FR. BALKEY (Ballantyne): After the 10:45am Mass on June 1, we will celebrate Fr. Balkey and wish him farewell in his next adventures! We need teen volunteers to help us set up, breakdown, craft, and share cookies: CLICK HERE
Service/Donation Opportunities
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS BREAKFAST and FRIDAY DINNERS (Ballantyne): Volunteers are needed to help with set up, serving and clean-up. See dates and locations when you SIGN UP HERE!
DONUT SUNDAYS IN WAXHAW: Assist with set-up, serving or clean-up after morning Masses at our Waxhaw campus. SIGN UP HERE!
MISSIONARIES OF THE POOR (1403 Griffith Road, Monroe, NC): Join in the work of the Missionaries of the Poor by helping serve lunch and assist with the children’s Bible study each month. SIGN UP HERE.
Ongoing Opportunities
Community/Spiritual
FAMILY GIFT BEARER & TEEN GREETER (Ballantyne & Waxhaw Campus): Help make our weekend Masses light up with your smiling faces as gift bearers or greeters! 2024-2025 Masses SIGN UP HERE!
DAILY MASS (Ballantyne Church): St. Padre Pio once said, “It would be easier for the world to survive without the sun than to do so without the Holy Mass.” Join us for daily Masses! You can find the daily Mass schedule HERE. Note: Attendance at Masses on Sundays or Holy Days of Obligation do not count for BTC activities/events.
ADORATION (Ballantyne Daily Mass Chapel): “When we face the sun we get a tan… but when we stand before Jesus in the Eucharist we become saints” (Bl. Carlo Acutis). Come anytime on Fridays, between 9:30 am to 9 pm.
ADORATION (Waxhaw Campus): When we face the sun we get a tan… but when we stand before Jesus in the Eucharist we become saints” (Bl. Carlo Acutis). Come on the second Tuesday of the month, 6 to 7 pm.
LEGION OF MARY- PILGRIM STATUE: Deepen your family’s devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary by welcoming her into your home. Legion members will offer a prayer service for your family when you receive the statue of Mary on your chosen Sunday, and you will keep her in your home for one week. Sign up HERE.
DIVINE MERCY HOLY HOUR (Ballantyne Church): Join the holy hour sponsored by the Cenacles of Divine Mercy held generally on the first Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm in the chapel. The celebration includes veneration of St. Faustina’s first-class relic.
ST. PEREGRINE HEALING PRAYER SERVICE (Ballantyne Church): Come and intercede on behalf of those afflicted by cancer, leg-ailments, any life-threatening illness, or at-risk youth. Our solemn prayer service, offered on the fourth Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm in the chapel, includes a blessing with the relic of St. Peregrine. In November, St. Peregrine Service will be held on the third Thursday.
Donations/Service
ASSIST M.E. (Off Campus): Assist M.E. NC acquires and provides gently used mobility related rehabilitative equipment to individuals in need. We’re looking for volunteers (8th grade & older) to assist with cleaning the donations. Find details and sign up HERE.
BLOOD DRIVE – HELPING HANDS (Ballantyne, Quarterly Sundays): Assist with check-in and at the snack table for our quarterly blood drives. SIGN UP HERE.
DONATED GOODS MINISTRY (Ballantyne Campus, second Saturday of the month): The Donated Goods Ministry is in need of energetic adult or teen volunteers capable of packing, organizing, and heavy lifting. For questions or more information please call Catherine Sforza at 704-576-7776. SIGN UP HERE.
FRANCIS FEAST (Waxhaw): Help us bring dinner to the homeless and working poor of Union County. St. Matthew Catholic Church parishioners are hosting a hot meal on the first Sunday of the month, September to May. Families can help by donating, preparing or delivering meals. More information can be found HERE.
KITCHEN KITS (Donated Goods Ministry, Ballantyne): Our friends coming out of homelessness or experiencing struggles are in need of basic kitchen items. This is a build at home, as a family or with a friend. Items needed are listed in the SIGN UP.
MEL’S DINER (Ballantyne Campus, every Saturday of the month): Mel’s needs adult and teen assistance providing and delivering meals to the the most vulnerable in our Charlotte community on Saturday mornings at 8am. Sign up to make a casserole or store bought tasty treats, load the truck, or make deliveries. For more information and to sign up, go HERE.
MISSIONARIES OF THE POOR (1403 Griffith Road, Monroe, NC): Join in the work of the Missionaries of the Poor by helping serve lunch and assist with the children’s Bible study each month. SIGN UP HERE.
MISSIONARIES OF THE POOR – GARDEN MINISTRY (1403 Griffith Road, Monroe, NC): Aid in the continued beautification and feeding of the community by helping cultivate their garden on Saturday mornings! Note: Youth must sign up with a parent to participate. For more information or to sign up, contact Charlene Will.
MUFFIN MINISTRY: Feed the hungry 24 muffins at a time! Find out more information and contact Jan Grouge HERE.
WALKING WITH MOMS IN NEED: Help sort, load, unload, and give a hand up to moms in need! Find out more information and contact Melissa Scanlon HERE.
Opportunities with Consistent Commitment
ALTAR SERVING 5th-12th grade, must have received First Holy Communion: Training will be held in the Sanctuary from 9:30-10:30am on Saturday, December 3rd and Saturday, December 10th. Your child will only need to attend one session. Parents are welcome to stay with their child or they may drop off. Register for training via the link HERE. For information about getting involved, please contact Deacon Lon Phillips
Serve & Donate Outside of St. Matthew Ministries
Note: While we encourage our youth and families to volunteer with these other local charitable organizations, serving with them may only count as ONE “Be The Church” experience for those in INVITED middle school formation and IGNITE Confirmation preparation.
Catholic Charities Charlotte: Food Pantry Toiletry Kits, Refugee Donation Kits
Second Harvest Food Bank: Food Distribution Volunteers, Food Inspection/Sorting Volunteers
Community Shelter of Union County: Shelter Volunteer, On-Going Needs & Donations
Matthews Help Center: Volunteers, Donations
A Child’s Place: Donations
GiGi’s Playhouse Down Syndrome Achievement Center:
- Math/Literacy Tutors, contact Laurie Maddex;
- Childcare Helpers: Second Saturday of each month from 9:45-11:15am. Helpers will care for children 0-8 years old at GiGi’s Playhouse Charlotte, while parents attend a caregivers group. Contact Hannah Strawn, hstrawn@gigisplayhouse.org;
- Program Leads/Assistants: Help lead or assist programming for teens/adults with Down syndrome on weeknight evenings. Programs include cooking, fitness, gratitude/card making, art, social opportunities. Contact Hannah Strawn, hstrawn@gigisplayhouse.org
MiraVia: Wish List