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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.
SUMMER FEST (Ballantyne): Helpful and fun teen volunteers are needed for our parish Summer Fest on Sunday, July 20 after the 5:30pm Mass. SIGN UP HERE!
FAMILY SUNDAY (Ballantyne): Helpful and fun teen volunteers are needed for our next Family Sunday Event… Stay tuned for more information!
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!
BELT BAG DONATIONS: This year St Matthew is adopting Heath Springs Residental Care– a low income assisted living facility in Lancaster, SC. Many residents are in need of Fanny Packs to carry their belongings as they walk with canes or walkers. CLICK 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): Help prepare, set-up and serve lunch to the adults and children who come to the monastery for Saturday bible study, prayer, song, and worship. This is a great family service outreach. On-site volunteers provide a simple hot meal, set up, serve, cleanup and are invited to pray after service with the Brothers. Off-site volunteers may also prepare food for drop-off or simply make a food donation of needed item(s). 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! 2025-2026 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): Help prepare, set-up and serve lunch to the adults and children who come to the monastery for Saturday bible study, prayer, song, and worship. This is a great family service outreach. On-site volunteers provide a simple hot meal, set up, serve, cleanup and are invited to pray after service with the Brothers. Off-site volunteers may also prepare food for drop-off or simply make a food donation of needed item(s). SIGN UP HERE.
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
Check back for updates.
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