Nov 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
For several decades there has been a strain of thought that the most effective way to attract people into church is to have exciting well-designed programs. Perhaps there was a time when that was an effective strategy, but I have my doubts that it is an effective core...
Nov 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
Joyce Schultz is continuing to support a new endeavor that can be found in the Narthex. Please stop by and pick up a card and send a card or make a call to a member who is in need. We are developing a “Caring Center” that includes cards that folks can send. There is a...
Nov 4, 2023 | Uncategorized
We’re collecting Thanksgiving food baskets to benefit Bridge of Peace Food Pantry in Camden. This year we’re hoping to fill the dinner meals for some 75 families. We need several volunteers to help with distribution on Saturday Nov. 18. Please let Meghan Campbell...
Nov 2, 2023 | Uncategorized
There is so much going on in the Christian Learning and Formation Ministry! There was an Affirmation of Baptism on October 29. Congratulations to the Schoenberger family on Kyle and Madeline’s Confirmation. Our new Confirmation class is under way, and has been well...
Nov 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
Read the Messenger November is the month associated with giving thanks Consider the differences between thankfulness, gratitude, and gladness.See page 1. Bridge of Peace Food Drive See page 3. Mentality Shift Do Programs Really Attract People?See page 4. Sunday School...
Oct 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
Remembering. . . In a recent issue of Living Lutheran, the magazine of the ELCA, two persons with relationships to Saint Matthew Church were listed in the obituaries. Some of us remember them. The Rev. Edward R. Dufresne died on February 24 in Penobscot, ME at the age...
