Property Update

Property Update

There have been many questions to members of the Property Team about what is going on with the Shockey Lounge. So, in brief, here is the answer… In June I received a call from our Sexton Dave that the downstairs storage wall was leaking and flooding the basement....
OLDER WISER LUTHERAN SENIORS

OLDER WISER LUTHERAN SENIORS

Thursday, Sept. 9, Noon/12pm Come to the first OWLS’ Thursday meeting in the Library since March 2020! We will celebrate with a famous OWLS Picnic. Everyone should bring a dish to share with friends. Hot dogs and hamburgers will be grilled outside, as always. Please...
YOUTH REPRESENTATION

YOUTH REPRESENTATION

My Current Experience as the Youth Representative of Congregation Council In March of this year I was presented with the opportunity to become the youth representative of the Congregation Council. My only prior knowledge was my sibling’s mixed feelings about their...
YOUTH REPRESENTATION

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.—Isaiah 43:18-19 Fellow St. Matthew Members, St. Matthew is...
FELLOWSHIP & CONGREGATION CARE

FELLOWSHIP & CONGREGATION CARE

The word that most accurately describes the FCC Team right now is Planning as we look forward to St. Matthew returning to a more pre-COVID normal, but with lots of new events thrown in for our enjoyment and fellowship. Starting Sun., Sept. 19th FCC will be hosting...
BISHOP’S CHALLENGE ~ Jehu Jones Mission

BISHOP’S CHALLENGE ~ Jehu Jones Mission

In coming months, you will begin hearing more about the Jehu Jones Mission, the 2021-2022 New Jersey Synod’s Bishop’s Challenge. Rev. Jehu Jones was the first Black Lutheran pastor in the U.S., ordained in 1832. He purchased two plots in Philadelphia—at $375 each—for...