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Announcements
Last updated: February 7, 2010
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St. Matthew Annual Stewardship Renewal
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“The community of believers was of one heart and mind and no one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they had everything in common.” Acts 4:32
A stewardship parish is a community of believers who recognize that they own nothing, that they are simply caretakers, stewards, of all God has entrusted to them. How are you being called to return your gifts of time, talent and treasure to our Lord? To learn more, see St. Matthew Parish Guide to Stewardship and the Stewardship Commitment Form. |
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Tuition Assistance for St. Matthew & The High School of Saint Thomas More - Application Deadline is February 15, 2010
All school families that think they will need tuition assistance for the 2010-11 school year must apply for the Spalding Scholarship and also complete the Facts application. The application deadline for both is February 15, 2010. Contact Joanna Tiarks (jtiarks@stmatt.net) at the Parish office with any questions.
Facts Tuition Aid
Applications for Facts Tuition Aid must be submitted online. Please go to the following website www.FactsTuitionAid.com for information.
John Lancaster Spalding Scholarship
Tuition assistance scholarship grants from the endowment fund established as a result of the Diocese of Peoria Rooted in Faith Campaign and named in honor of Archbishop Spalding, the first Bishop of Peoria, will be available for the 2010-11 school year for students enrolled in or intending to enroll in grades kindergarten through 12 in any Catholic school located in the Diocese of Peoria whose families are members of a Catholic parish in the diocese. All grants will be based on financial need objectively assessed. Information about the grants and application materials may be obtained from any Catholic elementary or secondary school in the Diocese of Peoria or on the Diocesan website www.cdop.org: Click on Education; then on Office of Catholic Schools; and then on Spalding Scholarships. Families of students currently receiving grants are reminded that all grants are for one year only, and anyone seeking to renew a grant for 2010-11 must reapply. Once the Spalding Scholarship has been completed, please email Joanna Tiarks (jtiarks@stmatt.net) in the parish office to request a letter of recommendation from the pastor. Contact the school to request a letter of recommendation from the principal. Notification of grant awards will be made by mid-April.
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St Matthew Web Site - Help with Media Files If you have knowledge of recording, editing, uploading and managing audio and/or video media files, your help with the media contents of this web site would be greatly appreciated. Please contact Lisa Courtney at lcourtney@illinoisalumni.org or 841-3578.
Traveling Crucifix
St. Matthew Parish
would like to invite
your family to participate
in a prayerful activity
designed to support,
to learn about,
and to promote Vocations.
On the second Sunday of each month, a family may volunteer to attend the 9:30A Mass, to pick up and care for the Traveling Crucifix Kit for the following week.
The program is designed to generate family prayer, to learn about the religious life, and to pray, as a family, for vocations to the Church.
On the following Sunday, you are asked to return the Traveling Crucifix and materials included, and your family may, if you wish, bring forward the Offertory Gifts at Holy Mass.
Please contact Liz and Keith White, white.liz@sbcglobal.net or at 398-4872 to arrange a week for your family to participate. !
This special family ministry opportunity is sponsored by the St. Matthew Parish Vocations Committee.
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