Issue # 11 - May 28, 2020

St. Matthias Family Connect

Congratulations to the St. Matthias School Class of 2020! Our prayers are with you as you graduate this Sunday, May 31, 2020.

When will St. Matthias reopen for Mass? This is a question in the mind of many. Our Parish Pastoral Council discussed this question and decided to form a Task Force to prepare for the re-opening of our Church for Mass with the people. The Diocese just sent us a directive to plan for restoring public Mass very cautiously, in four phases. Our Task Force will study these and make suggestions to implement them at the earliest, including the possibility of a drive-in for Holy Communion. The big size of our parish calls for logistics that will have to be planned in detail. So be on the lookout for communications from the Task Force.

Diocesan Virtual Pentecost Retreat Join us for " A Church of Mission and Purpose: Pentecost Retreat Day ,”  beginning on Friday, May 29 at 7 p.m. and concluding on Saturday, May 30 at 5 p.m. with a Vigil Mass of Pentecost, celebrated by Bishop James F. Checchio. The retreat will have various presenters and you may attend all or parts of it. Register now at the Diocesan website .

Give Us Your Feedback TODAY! We need at least 60% of people in the parish (including children and everyone older) to tell us what you feel are the most important needs of our parish today. Please complete this very simple, SHORT SURVEY today. For background information, see the cover of the bulletin.

Welcome to Mid-week Blast Readers We have combined both mailing lists, as the Mid-week Blast has finished a 12 year run. Thank you to the dedicated team who has produced it over the years!

Two Pentecost Masses This Weekend Our regular Sunday Mass will be available on demand, starting at 5 pm Saturday. In addition, the Baccalaureate Mass for our St. Matthias School 8th graders will be available at 10 AM Sunday. You are welcome to join us for either Mass on our YouTube Channel.

Email Your Questions to "Matthias Matters" Next week's topic for Matthias Matters will continue discussing ways that we will be implementing both Governor Murphy's and Bishop Checchio's guidelines as we move forwards towards reopening. Email your questions on this topic, by Wednesday, to MatthiasMatters@stmatthias.net Join Fr. Joe at 1 pm on Facebook next Thursday, to hear his responses to your questions.

Read our Bulletin for this Sunday, May 31, 2020 Join Us for the Franklin Food Bank Fundraiser at Moe's Southwest Grill All day Friday, May 29, 25% of anything you purchase at Moe's at 120 Cedar Grove Lane will be donated to the Franklin Food Bank. Just show the flyer on your phone.

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