Come celebrate summer with us and enjoy a delightful evening of faith, fellowship, and food trucks!

Join us for a summer social on Sunday, July 21, at 6:30 pm, immediately following the 5:30 pm Mass at the main campus.

Enjoy delicious food from local food trucks, bounce houses, fun activities, and uplifting music from our praise and worship band. Bring your favorite yard games to share and play!

Food Truck Line-up

International Truck of Tacos*

Vita Da Pizza

The Atomic Dog*

Repicci’s Gelato

Let’s relax, connect, and celebrate our wonderful parish community.

We can’t wait to see you there!

Want to Help? Individual and family volunteer opportunities are available! Contact Jim Alvarez at jalvarez@stmatthewcatholic.org.

Every weekend, parents with young children faithfully attend Mass, managing their little ones while participating in the sacred Mysteries of our Faith. To support our families, we aim to reopen the nursery this fall, but we need dedicated individuals to help run it on Sunday mornings. We are seeking enthusiastic and caring individuals to join our nursery team. This paid, part-time position is ideal for those who love working with children and want to make a positive impact in our parish community. Join us in providing a warm and welcoming space for our youngest parishioners! If you are interested in this rewarding opportunity, please contact Maria King at mking@stmatthewcatholic.org or call 704-543-7677 x 1003.

We are excited to kick off the Monsignor McSweeney World Hunger Drive (MMWHD)! Together, we continue to build a “Bridge of Hope” by providing food, sustainability projects, and education to our brothers and sisters locally and around the world.

Many in Haiti are struggling due to food shortages, poor living conditions, and lawlessness. Our MMWHD effort is working to build a “Bridge of Hope” by creating hope, love, and joy through the support of the Missionaries of the Poor (MOP) in Cap Haitian, and Hands for Haiti, which operates St. Marc School in Tremesse. 

This year’s goal is to raise $340,000, which will help provide a minimum of 300,000 pounds of food and critical supplies. Donations will also fund sustainability projects and subsidize the education of children at St. Marc. A donation of $120 to MMWHD will help feed a child for a year and save them from starvation.

Let’s keep the momentum going! Over the years our parishioners and friends in the community have helped to provide over 4,150,800 pounds of food and medical supplies. The meal-packing effort alone has provided about 3,300,000 packaged meals, shared primarily in Haiti and in our local community. Additionally, participants have provided hundreds of thousands of dollars for sustainability projects and education. In twenty-two years, volunteers dedicated 48,000 service hours to our brothers and sisters who need our care and love.

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

Please note the following closings for the upcoming Fourth of July holiday.

• The church office and gift shop are closed on Thursday, July 4, and Friday, July 5.
• There is no 7 am Mass on Thursday, July 4, and Friday, July 5.
• There is no Eucharistic Adoration on Friday, July 5.
• We will not livestream the 9 am Mass on Thursday, July 4, and Friday, July 5.
• If your group typically meets Thursday or Friday, your meeting might be changed or cancelled. Please check the calendar or with the ministry leader.

Have a safe and happy Fourth of July – God bless, America!

All are encouraged to join us following the 9 am Mass on Thursday, July 4, as we pray and sing the Patriotic Rosary for the consecration of our nation. The Patriotic Rosary is a powerful prayer seeking divine protection and mercy for our country and is interspersed with patriotic songs. Our Lady calls us to be a light for all nations, so that peace may reign throughout the region and beyond all boundaries.

Help prepare, set-up, and serve lunch to 60 adults and children who come to the monastery for Saturday bible study, prayer, song, and worship. We also have the wonderful opportunity to share God’s word and mentor the children that come to MOP with their parents. We would like four adult volunteers to assist with the children’s groups –to lead in teaching simple prayers and principles of our Catholic faith, perhaps provide a craft activity or form of song/musical worship.  

June 22
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
1403 Griffith Road, Monroe, NC

Please view the SignUpGenius linked below for all details and to sign up.

Please note that starting Monday, June 3, daily Mass is in the chapel due to the installation of lighting upgrades in the church. Updates are expected to take two to three weeks.

An Extraordinary 33-day journey to Marian Consecration with four giants of Marian Spirituality: St. Louis de Montfort, St. Maximilian Kolbe, Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta, and Blessed Pope John Paul II. Fr. Gaitley masterfully summarizes their teaching, making it easy to grasp and simple enough to put into practice. More specifically, he weaves their thoughts into a user-friendly, do-it-yourself retreat that will bless even the busiest of people. So, if you’ve been thinking about entrusting yourself to Mary for the first time or if you’re simply looking to deepen and renew your devotion to her, 33 Days to Morning Glory is the right book to read and the perfect retreat to make.

Thursdays
July 11th – Aug. 15th
10:00am – 11:00am
New Life Center 239/240/241

Program Materials: $17

Registrations can be submitted as follows:

• Online with a credit card: following the link above you will be redirected to Faith Direct. You may check out as a guest without creating a Faith Direct account. If troubles come up with Faith Direct, please contact them directly so that they can assist you in completing your registration.
• In-person: complete a paper registration in the St. Matthew church office and pay by cash or check (we are only able to take credit or debit payments with online registrations at this time).

For a complete list of all the classes we are offering, please visit our Adult Faith Formation page.