Super Bowl Chili Cook-Off

Two big events happen on February 3: Super Bowl Sunday and our annual Chili Cook-Off.

Congregation members will bring their best chili creations and the rest of us will vote to declare a winner.

Lessons and Carols

On the first Sunday after Christmas (December 30), we will have the Holy Eucharist and an abbreviated Lessons and Carols service.

Advent Events

• December 9
• Jeffery Fuller will be baptized during the 10 am service. Please come and join in the celebration.
• Following this Service will be our Advent Banquet
• Meat will be provided.
• Everyone else please bring a side dish and remember that there will be guests attending the baptism
• Mini Christmas Bazaar will be held on December 9 and 16. Please bring items to sell.
• December 13
• The Thursday morning 10:30 am class will be filling and wrapping shoe boxes to give to Ashland children for Christmas.  Bring items, small toys, winter gear (gloves, socks), candy, personal items (tooth brushes) to church by December 13.  Thanks to Ann Shelly for organizing this wonderful outreach.
• December 24
• Christmas Eve service will be held on December 24 at 7pm.  Please invite friends. There will be special music for this Holy Night
• December 29 
• The Boar's Head and Yule Log Festival will be held at Trinity Cathedral on Saturday December 29.
• There is only one rehearsal which is on December 27th.  If you want to be a participant or attend this Diocesan Celebration look on this website: Boar's Head and Yule Log Festival http://www.boarsheadcleveland.org/

Free Concert

Kechi Okwuchi — You may remember her from the 2017 season of "America's Got Talent" — will be at St. Matthew's Saturday evening, July 7 and Sunday morning July 8 for our Sunday service. Kechi is a young Nigerian woman who sings like the angels.
Saturday, July 7

• 4:00 to 5:00 pm: Kechi will share her story and answer questions.
• 5:30 pm: Light supper will be provided
• 6:30 pm: An evening of testimony and praise

Sunday, July 8

• Kechi will be with us for our regular 10:00 am worship service

We're invited to Bellwether Farm

Thursday, June 21, we are invited to Bellwether Farm, the camp and conference center being developed by the Diocese of Ohio. The event is the meeting of the Mission Area Council (MAC), an association of seven local Episcopal churches.

The meeting will be an informal potluck picnic. Meat to grill will be provided, as will plates, napkins, and silverware. We should bring potluck picnic dishes (along with serving utensils).

Date and time: 6 p.m., Thursday, June 21.

Place: Bellwether Farm, 4655 State Route 60, Wakeman, Ohio 44889

Story of our Crosses Sunday

Please bring crosses to be blessed this Sunday, August 20th.

During sermon time everyone will be invited, but not required, to tell their story about their favorite crosses. For example I plan on bringing my Seminary Cross.

This is part of our 200 Diocesan event. Hopefully, we will have 200 crosses to bless, so bring as many as you want. They will be blessed during the service and we will take pictures following the service for the upcoming Diocesan Convention. Don't worry, your crosses are not to be given away. They will be blessed and you can take them home. Thanks so much.

Rev. Kay

Welcome-Back Potluck

Sunday, August 20, will be a special Welcome Back Potluck during coffee hour to celebrate Rev. Kay's return.

Wedding Celebrations

This Sunday, July 3rd Buck and Nellie will be celebrating their 70th anniversary a bit early. Actually, their anniversary is in the Fall. However, their family has vacation now and will be in town to celebrate. There will be a short "renewal of wedding vows" during the 10am service. Their son, Jim Harrison (a priest) will be the guest celebrant and officiant of their vows. Kay will be the preacher. Please bring a celebration card.

On Sunday July 10th we will be having a SURPRISE Wedding Shower for Kevin Jacque during coffee hour. Tracy Gibbs hopes to decorate by using framed wedding pictures of many of us, so bring your wedding picture this Sunday or next. We will not be providing a parish present, so cards with or without money are appropriate. Also, Kevin will be playing a short recital after our 10am service.

Also, remember this Sunday is a Pot Luck.

Organ Dedication

Dedication of the Norma Elizabeth McKinley organ

Sunday, June 26

4:00 p.m.

Reception following

Tyler Phillips Baptism

Tyler Phillips, son of Tom and Melissa Phillips, will be baptized during the 10 a.m. worship service on January 24.