*Please note changes below in red.*

Our St. Matthew honey bees have been hard at work, and the second annual harvest of Heavenly Honey is complete, jarred and ready to be enjoyed by our parish community!

Heavenly Honey will be available for purchase after all Masses at the Main Campus the weekend of Aug. 22–23 and the Waxhaw Campus the weekend of Aug. 29-30. Jars are $15 each, with a limit of two jars per family.

Best of all, your purchase helps make a difference! Proceeds from Heavenly Honey sales will benefit our feeding ministries, helping provide food and support to those in need in our community.

Thank you for supporting this sweet St. Matthew tradition!

Labor Day Closings, Schedule Changes, and Deadlines

• The nursery will be closed Sunday, Sept. 6.

• The church office and gift shop are closed on Monday, Sept. 7.

• There is no 7 am Mass on Monday, Sept. 7.

• We will not livestream the 9 am Mass on Monday, Sept. 7.

• If your group typically meets on Mondays, your meeting may be changed or cancelled. Please check the calendar or with the ministry leader.

Children’s Mass
Sunday, Aug. 23 at 10:45 am
Who Do You Say I Am?

Our first Children’s Mass of the new school year will be celebrated during the 10:45 am Mass on Sunday, Aug. 23! Wear your Rainforest VBS shirt and join us as we praise the Lord together!

Children in third to fifth grade are welcome to serve as lectors, greeters, and gift bearers as we celebrate Mass at the Main Campus. Children in third grade or older are also invited to participate in our Children’s Choir, which sings at each monthly Children’s Mass. After Mass, we invite you and your family to come together for Family Sunday.

If your child is interested in joining the Children’s Choir, please contact Dani Jones for more information, djones@stmatthewcatholic.org

If you are not receiving the monthly signup emails and would like your child to participate, please email Michelle Lyberg at mlyberg@stmatthewcatholic.org.

Family Sunday: Blessing of the Backpacks

Following the 10:45 am Mass on Sunday, Aug. 23, bring the backpack you’ll use for school, work or daycare to receive a special blessing. Then stay and enjoy our back-to-school activities and fellowship as we celebrate the start of a new school year together!

LTE Mass and Youth Choir

Do you have a middle school or high school student who would like to participate more fully in the Mass or join a choir? Our LTE Mass and Youth Choir are a great opportunity!

LTE stands for Life Teen (our high school youth group) and Edge (our middle school youth group). The LTE Mass is typically celebrated on the first Sunday of each month. During this Mass, middle school youth are invited to take an active role in the liturgy, serving in roles that are typically filled by high school teens or adults.

Our first LTE Mass of the year will take place on Aug. 30 at 5:30 pm at the main campus. If you or your teen are interested in participating in a liturgical role or learning more, please contact Bri at bbernosky@stmatthewcatholic.org.

The LTE Youth Choir is open to students in sixth grade and above and sings at the LTE Mass each month. If your child is interested in participating, please reach out to Ken at kboyce@stmatthewcatholic.org.

Parish Pasta Palooza

Friday, Aug. 21 at 5:30 pm
Parish Center Gym

Looking for an easy way to invite someone to St. Matthew? Bring a family member, friend or neighbor to our Parish Pasta Palooza for an evening of food, fellowship and fun.

Enjoy a delicious pasta dinner, karaoke and the opportunity to tour the church with your guests. Parish staff, clergy and ministry volunteers will be available to answer questions and welcome those who are interested in learning more about our parish community.

If you or your guests have questions about the Catholic faith or parish life, you’re welcome to submit them in advance to communications@stmatthewcatholic.org.

This is a simple, welcoming and meaningful way to share your faith and introduce others to the St. Matthew community. We hope you’ll join us!

 

40th Anniversary Festival

Sunday, Sept. 20

Join us as we celebrate 40 years of St. Matthew Catholic Church following the 10:45 am Mass and Eucharistic Procession.

This special anniversary festival will be a joyful celebration of our parish community and all that God has accomplished through St. Matthew over the past four decades.

The afternoon will feature:

• Outdoor games and activities for all ages
• Live music and entertainment
• A dunk tank
• Delicious food prepared by the Knights of Columbus
• Local food trucks
• Displays highlighting the rich history of our parish

Whether you’ve been a parishioner since the beginning or have just recently joined our community, we hope you’ll come celebrate this milestone with your parish family. Mark your calendar and plan to be part of this memorable day!

40 Hours of Eucharistic Adoration Volunteers Needed

As part of our 40^th Anniversary celebration, our parish will host 40 Hours of Eucharistic Adoration beginning on Friday, Sept. 18, at 8 pm and continuing through Sunday, Sept. 20, at noon. This special devotion is an opportunity to spend quiet time in prayer before Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. We are seeking volunteers to commit to one hour of adoration during the 40-hour period. We especially need adorers for all hours, including overnight times. Please prayerfully consider signing up for an hour with Jesus. Whether you can come during the day or late at night, your presence is a beautiful witness of faith and devotion. To sign up, please click the button below.

For 24 years, our parish family has come together through the Monsignor McSweeney World Hunger Drive to put our faith into action. Together, we continue to build a Bridge of Hope by feeding the body, mind and spirit of our brothers and sisters in need through food assistance, education and sustainable community projects both locally and around the world.

As we launch our 24th Annual Monsignor McSweeney World Hunger Drive, we invite you to join us once again. With your prayers, participation and generosity, we can continue bringing hope to families in Haiti, Puerto Rico, India, Venezuela and our local community while sharing Christ’s love with those who need it most.

The drive will be conducted in two parts:

Part One: Fundraising:

The fundraising campaign will take place from July 11 – August 2. The goal is to raise $400,000 which will be used to:

• Provide funding for the Missionaries of the Poor to purchase food and critical supplies for distribution in Cap Haitien.
• Continue to fund sustainability projects including subsidizing the education of students at St. Marc School; expanding the sewing trade school and the agricultural trade school; starting a welding and solar trade school; continuing to invest in irrigation, wells for clean water, and solar power initiatives; and continuing to support tilapia harvest and egg production.
• Our support is also urgently needed in Venezuela. Following the devastating earthquakes that struck in late June, communities are facing tremendous loss and uncertainty. Leaders from the Monsignor McSweeney World Hunger Drive have been in contact with Father José Martín Vegas, whose parish, school and orphanage we support. While they are grateful that no loss of life has been reported within their ministry, they suffered significant structural damage and are facing critical shortages of food, clean water, medicine and electricity. A significant portion of this year’s donations will help provide relief and support recovery efforts for those affected.
• Efforts will continue to support feeding a boy’s hostel in India.
• Provide food and funds to assist Charlotte area food banks.

Participate in the Annual Hoops for Hunger 3v3 Tournament which will take place on Saturday, Aug. 1. To learn more or register, click the button below.

Part Two: Meal-packing:

Join us for the in-person meal-packing event which will take place in the St. Matthew Parish Center on Saturday, August 15. The goal is to assemble 300,000 meals. It takes a village – please consider signing up to help! Meals from our meal-packing event this year will be sent to Atulado Ministries in Cuba where the meals will be distributed to churches feeding the poor in their communities.  

Please visit the web pages listed below to find out more, register to participate, or donate to this amazing cause!

Priest-in-Charge
Father Benjamin Roberts

Parochial Vicar
Father James Tweed

Weekend Mass Schedule
Saturday Vigil: 4 pm
Sunday: 9 am and 11 am
**Beginning Sunday, Sept. 6, a 7 am Sunday Mass will be added.

Weekday Mass Schedule
Monday and Wednesday: 6 pm
Tuesday and Thursday: 7 am
Friday: 12:15 pm
Saturday: 8 am

Confession
Saturday: 2:30 to 3:30 pm

Adoration
Second Tuesday of the Month: 6 to 7 pm (last Tuesday Adoration is Aug. 11)

Beginning Saturday, Aug. 22 Adoration will follow the 8 am Mass until 9:45 am

Bible Study
Wednesday: 6:45 to 7:45 pm

Rosary
Wednesday: 12 to 12:30 pm

Food Ministries
Pantry collection each weekend
• Cereal
• Grits
• Peanut butter

Francis’ Feast
First Sunday of the month from September to May.
Click here for September SignUp

Physical Address
4116 Waxhaw-Marvin Road
Waxhaw, NC 28173

Email Address
waxhawcatholics@rcdoc.org

Support our Endowment!
https://charlottediocese.org/giving/catholic-community-of-waxhaw-endowment-fund/

 

All Catholic singles from across the Diocese of Charlotte are warmly invited to join us for a special Singles’ Mass on July 26 at 5:30 pm at the main campus church.

Many single Catholics express that they sometimes feel overlooked in parish life, as so much of our programming and conversation naturally centers on marriage and family. Yet single men and women are a vital and valued part of the Church. Your vocation, your gifts, and your witness matter deeply.

By gathering for this beautiful Mass, we hope to create a space of prayer, encouragement, and community specifically for Catholic singles. This Mass is an opportunity to grow closer to Christ, to be strengthened in faith, and to be reminded that you belong.

A light reception will follow, offering time to meet and mingle with other Catholic singles from throughout the diocese.

Effective July 1, the Sunday 9:30 am Mass at the Waxhaw Campus will change to 9 am.

Waxhaw Campus Mass Schedule (Beginning July 1)
Saturday Vigil: 4 pm
Sunday: 9 am and 11 am

Mass times at the Main Campus will remain unchanged.

Dear Parishioners,

As we continue to celebrate the joyful news of the Waxhaw campus becoming an independent parish, we are excited to share that Very Reverend Benjamin Roberts, DMin, V.F., has been appointed to what will become the new Waxhaw parish.

Over the coming months, I will work closely with Father Roberts and the Diocese of Charlotte to help ensure a smooth and seamless transition from our Waxhaw campus to its establishment as a new parish community. While this marks the beginning of a new chapter, we remain united in faith, gratitude and excitement for all that God has in store for both St. Matthew and the Waxhaw parish.

Please take a moment to view a special video message from Father Roberts to the Waxhaw community below.

At the same time, I share some bittersweet news for our parish family. Reverend Binoy Davis has been appointed Parochial Administrator of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Forest City, North Carolina, beginning July 1, 2026.

Father Davis has faithfully served as Parochial Vicar of St. Matthew since 2014. Throughout his time at St. Matthew, he has been a joyful and uplifting presence in our parish. His warm smile, jovial personality, love of sports and deep pride in our parish community have touched the lives of so many. While we will greatly miss seeing him around campus, we are filled with gratitude for his ministry and know he will be a tremendous blessing to his new parish.

Receptions honoring Father Davis will be held June 28 after the 9 and 10:45 am Masses at the main campus and June 21 after the 11 am Mass at the Waxhaw campus. We hope you will join us in thanking him for his years of faithful service and wishing him well in this next chapter of priestly ministry.

I am pleased to welcome Very Reverend Herbert Burke, V.F., to St. Matthew as Parochial Vicar. Father Burke joins us after serving as pastor of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church for the past 25 years. We look forward to the many gifts and experiences he will bring to our parish and invite you to extend a warm St. Matthew welcome beginning July 1, 2026.

Lastly, I am delighted to welcome Deacon Patrick Martin, who will be ordained in the spring of 2027, to St. Matthew for the summer. Deacon Martin was baptized at St. Matthew in 2001 and is a sports enthusiast. We look forward to welcoming him back this summer.

There are many exciting things ahead for our parish family. During this season of transition and new beginnings, we ask for your continued prayers and well wishes for Father Roberts, Father Davis and Father Burke as they each embark on the next step in God’s plan for their ministry and for our respective parish communities.

May God continue to bless our parish family abundantly.

Yours in Christ,

Father Patrick Cahill
Pastor
St. Matthew Catholic Church

Dear Parishioners,

We are delighted to share exciting news regarding our Waxhaw campus.

The process has officially begun for the Waxhaw campus to become its own parish. Established by Monsignor McSweeney, with the first Mass celebrated at our current location in October 2014, the Waxhaw campus has, over the past 12 years, extended the reach of St. Matthew Catholic Parish into the Waxhaw community.

During this time, we have been blessed to witness tremendous growth. From full Masses on weekends to the development of vibrant ministries and the expansion of faith formation offerings, it has been a joy to see this community flourish. This continued growth is a testament to the strong and engaged Catholic presence in Waxhaw and the surrounding areas.

Because of this, we are excited to begin the journey toward the Waxhaw campus becoming an independent parish. While we do not yet have a timeline for when this transition will be complete, we will continue to share updates as more details become available.

The Catholic News Herald is also sharing this announcement, and we invite you to read their coverage here. We look forward to the next step, as the Catholic News Herald will announce the pastor for the new Waxhaw parish on Friday.

We are grateful for the many ways you have supported the growth of the Waxhaw campus and ask for your continued prayers during this time of transition.

Yours in Christ,

Father Patrick Cahill
Pastor
St. Matthew Catholic Church