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All Saints and All Souls 2023
All Saints and All Souls Observed Nov 1, 12pm and Nov 5, 8 and 10:30 at St. Matthew’s, and Village Church Dia de Los Muertos 9:15am.
Hidden Voices launching silent auction Nov 6
Hidden Voices, a community group founded by friend of the parish Lynden Harris, is launching a silent auction to support their work Nov 6.
Voting and Elections Process
The Racial Justice and Reconciliation committee will be hosting a fall topics series- this year focusing on our elections process in North Carolina.
Who is my Neighbor? Meals on Wheels in Orange County
Day Smith Pritchartt writes on the parish’s new level of engagement with Meals on Wheels Orange County — a ministry which started as Orange Congregations Rural Alliance, with St. Matthew’s as founders.
PRAYING FOR PEACE, WALKING IN LOVE
Practice spiritual teaching in response to the way in Gaze. How to walk in love in times of unrest, fear, and dismay.
Taize Evening Prayer | Oct 15, 4pm
All are welcome at this contemplative service. Taizé services provide an opportunity to gather in a contemplative, prayerful setting.
COMMUNITY EVENT: Black and Indigenous History Tour & Community Picnic Nov 4
Black and Indigenous History Tour & Community Picnic with Horace Johnson Jr and Honorable Judge Beverly Scarlett.
The Steward’s Joy: Sunday Forum Oct 8
Come and explore what it’s like to see oneself as most basically a steward of God’s good things and how it allows for freedom, meaning and joy in ordering our lives
Contemplative Retreats at the Trees
Contemplative retreats just 15 minutes from St. Matthew’s, offered at The Trees, a ministry of St. Philips Episcopal Church.
Parish Picnic: Sunday September 24, Noon
St. Matthew’s Day Parish Picnic, Sunday Sept 24, Noon!
SUNDAY FORUM: What is EUCHARIST and where is it taking us?
What is Eucharist? Where is it taking us? These two lead Sunday Forums explore the Eucharist as the heart and foundation of life at St. Matthew’s.