Easter Schedule

Easter

Holy Saturday – April 8
Blessing of the Easter Food
Noon (Ballantyne Campus)
 
Easter Vigil
The Solemn Easter Vigil is longer than a typical Mass and incense is used.
7 pm (Ballantyne Campus)
No 9 am daily Mass
No 4 or 5:30 pm Saturday Vigil Masses
 
 
Easter Sunday – April 9
Masses Ballantyne Campus
7:30 am Church
9:00 am Church (Children’s Mass), Parish Center, Banquet Room*
10:45 am Church, Parish Center, Banquet Room*
12:30 pm Church
5:30 pm Church
 
Masses Waxhaw Campus
8:00 am Worship space and streamed into the classrooms
9:30 am Worship space and streamed into the classrooms
11:00 am Worship space and streamed into the classrooms
 
Live Stream Mass
9 am is live-streamed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Holy Week Schedule

Holy Week

We would love nothing more than to walk through Holy Week and celebrate Easter with you here at St. Matthew. Our schedule is below, please prayerfully consider joining us.
 
Palm Sunday – April 2
Regular Mass schedule
 
Chrism Mass – April 4
10 am (St. Patrick Cathedral)
No 9 am Mass
 
Holy Thursday – April 6
Mass of the Lord’s Supper (Incense used)
7 pm (Ballantyne)
 
Altar of Repose
8 to 10 pm (Parish Center Gym)
No 7 or 9 am daily Mass
 
Good Friday – April 7
Service of the Passion of the Lord
3 pm (Ballantyne)
7 pm (Waxhaw)
 
Stations of the Cross
7 pm (Ballantyne)
No 7 or 9 am daily Mass
 
Holy Saturday – April 8
Blessing of the Easter Food
Noon (Ballantyne Campus)
 
Easter Vigil
The Solemn Easter Vigil is longer than a typical Mass and incense is used.
7 pm (Ballantyne Campus)
No 9 am daily Mass
No 4 or 5:30 pm Saturday Vigil Masses

 


                          

         

 

 

 


 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Divine Mercy Sunday

We hope you can join us to experience the extraordinary grace of the Feast of Divine Mercy at the Hour of Great Mercy on Sunday, April 16, at 3 pm in the church. Veneration of the Divine Mercy image, praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet, veneration and blessing by a first-class relic of St. Faustina Kowalska, and benediction are included. Deacon Gary Schrieber will lead us in the Hour of Great Mercy. Aftterwards, Cenacles of Divine Mercy invite all to the New Life Center Banquet Room for a reception. 

 

 

Necessary: A Lenten Video Series

Each Sunday of Lent, join us here for our video series, Necessary, made in partnership with St. Philip Neri Catholic Church in Rock Hill, SC. 

 

Summer 2023 Faith Formation: INVITED Intensive

July 25 to 27 – Waxhaw Campus

9:30 am to 12 noon: Sacraments, Morality, Trinity

6 to 8:30 pm: Revelation, Church, Jesus Christ

August 1 to 3 – Waxhaw Campus

9:30 am to 12 noon: Revelation, Church, Jesus Christ

6 to 8:30 pm: Sacraments, Morality, Trinity

  •  Open to rising 6th to 9th grade youth.
  •  Choose a topic which your child has not yet completed.
  • No more than two topics may be taken during the summer program.

Registration opens for VOLUNTEERS on March 1

If you would like to volunteer, please complete THIS FORM.

General registration will open on March 15 at 6 pm

Lenten Confession Schedule

We hope you can find time to come to experience the grace of the Sacrament of Confession during the Lenten season. Please see our schedule below.
 
Confession Schedule
 
Ballantyne Campus
Following the 8:15 am Mass to 10 am on Wednesdays (including Ash Wednesday)
10 to 10:30 am and 11:45 am to 12:15 pm on Sundays
9:15 am to noon and 4 to 7 pm on Wednesday, March 15
 
Waxhaw Campus
Between 9:30 am and 11 am Masses on Sunday Feb. 26, March 12 and March 26
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Our Daily Bread –Please help us feed the hungry in the Charlotte area

All three of our areas of food distribution need volunteers:

 Friday morning Pantry Run – In need of drivers and helpers

Using the box truck from the church 2 volunteers each Friday morning of the month leave from the church and drive either to Greensboro or Kannapolis to pick up donations from a grocery reclamation center. Volunteers will load boxes that avg 20-30 lbs a piece.  On the return trip stops are made along the way to charities that feed the hungry and usually you are back at the church about 12:30 pm.  Volunteers are usually scheduled one Friday a month.

Regional Farmers Market on Remount Road and delivery to Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church on Tuskaseegee Rd.

Saturdays from Shed A (local farmers) pick up of donated goods in bins about 12:30 pm or From Shed B at 4:30 pmpick up of donated items from vendors.  Time commitment is about 1 ½ hrs. You are usually scheduled for once a month.  You will use your own vehicle and loads will fill a SUV or pick up space.

Weekly pick ups for local grocery store to designated charity that feeds the hungry

Two of our morning routes that happen weekly need volunteers.  A Monday and Saturday morning route needs to be filled at this time.  Usual pick up is done between 8-9amand delivered to designated charity of the day.  Route usually takes 1 –1 ½ hr to complete.

If you are available to help in one of these ways, please contact Diana Hankins at dhankins48@gmail.com or 706 888-7764.  You will receive training and we follow the church guidelines for volunteers.

Parish Family Prayer Wall

We are so excited to launch our new parish family prayer wall! We invite you to share your prayer requests and also visit this page to lift up your parish family in prayer. Requests can be submitted with your name, or anonymously, and you can also let people know you are praying for their intentions. What a beautiful way to be connected as a parish family! The page can always be found at the top of the menu on our homepage, and you can also access it here: https://stmatthewcatholic.org/prayerwall .

Vacation Bible School 2023!

VBS 2023 will take place June 26 to 30!

Registration opens on Feb. 2 at 4 pm!

For more information or to register, please visit our VBS PAGE on the website!