Join the fun! Includes 17 regular season Steeler games. Look for the black and gold forms at all church entrances, under parish documents on our website, call the parish office or complete the electronic form on our website https://saintmatthewpgh.org/steeler-football-pool. The cost is $85 ($5 per game). The deadline to enter is September 7th at 4pm. The payouts are $100 at half time; $200 final score. Checks are payable to St. Matthew Parish. Forms and payment can be placed in the collection basket in an envelope marked "Steeler Fundraiser Football Pool" or mail to Holy Spirit Church 608 Farragut Street, Millvale PA 15209 Attn: Terry Schiebel. Thanks! -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CLICK ABOVE FOR THE ELECTRONIC ENTRY FORM

The annual raffle tickets are available at all the churches and/or call Carol at Ext. 380 to make a request for tickets. There is $6,000 Worth of Cash Prizes to be won: 1st Prize-$3,000; 2nd Prize- $1,500; 3rd Prize-$600; 4th Prize-$400; 5th Prize-$300 & 6th Prize-$200. Donation is $5.00 per ticket or book of six for $25.00. Take extras to sell to family and friends!!

On Sunday September 25, we will celebrate our Patronal Feast of Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist, at all Masses that weekend. Our picnic will take place on the St. Bonaventure campus. It will begin at 1:00 pm with a prayer service in the church. Food will be served beginning at 1:30. There will be entertainment. The parish will provide the main course. All attending are asked to bring a side dish that will serve at least 10 people according to the first letter of the family’s last name: Salads – A - H; Sides – I - Q; Deserts – R - Z; Fr. Miro to provide halushki. This is great time to bring all SMP Parishioners together for food, fun and fellowship. Come meet up with family, old friends and make new friends. More details soon to follow.

Our annual SMP Basket Raffle will take place this September. We are looking for donations to fill these baskets, such as children’s games and toys, back-to-school items, any items related to Pittsburgh sports teams, pet supplies, gift cards, and monetary donations. There will be donation boxes at the front entrances at each church for the various items. Please place gift cards and monetary donations in the collection basket marked Basket Raffle on the envelope. Thank you for your support.

The Ladies of Charity will meet on Saturday JUne 25, 2022, at 9:15 AM in Newmeyer Hall at St. Bonaventure Church. All members of the SMP LOC are encouraged to attend. In addition, ladies from our parish who are interested in learning more about the work and services of the Ladies of Charity are always welcome to join us to see if it’s a good fit for you! Please bring a non-perishable item for the Bread of Life Food Bank in Etna. A light breakfast will be served at 8:45 am.

Wednesday, August 10th, all High School Teens are invited to a Bible Study on the series The Chosen! We will be watching Episode 8 followed by a discussion! The night will go from 6:00 - 8:00 pm, with snacks and drinks! -------Sunday, August 14th, all High School Teens are invited to a youth group ESCAPE ROOM! Come to see if you can escape! It all starts at 11 am in the youth rooms at St Bonaventure Church School Building! We hope to see you there!------Monday August 15th, all High School Teens are invited to a Movie Night! We will have popcorn, soda, and water! Teens will have the choice between three movies for the night! The night will go from 6 pm –8 pm ------- Wednesday August 17th, all High School Teens are invited to a Bible Study on the series The Chosen! We will be watching Episode 9 followed by a discussion! The night will go from 6:00 - 8:00 pm, with snacks and drinks! 

On Saturday August 6th, at St. Aloysius Church (3616 Mt. Troy Rd.) and Holy Spirit School (Furniture Only) 608 Farragut St., from 9:00 am- 2:00 pm. On Sunday August 7th, the SAC location only will be open from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm. The Rummage House offers Used and New Treasures at incredible prices in our 18 rooms and 3 garages full of household items. We ask all parishioners, whose last names begin with L-Z to please bake for this sale. Due to local parking laws and traffic enforcement, parking should be in the St. Aloysius parking lots at 3614 Mt. Troy Road only. Our delicious foods & baked goods will be sold from 8:00 am - 2:00 pm on Saturday ONLY, in the SA social hall for both limited dine-in and take-out, featuring: ½ Italian Hoagie, Potato Salad, Hot Dogs, Vegetable Soup, Haluski, Chili, Bread, Pie, Cookies, Cake, Betsy Ann Candy, and Pop/Water. If you prefer to pre-order, please call Suzy Johns at (412) 821-2404. No Sunday Food Sales.

Our next meeting is Tuesday June 7th at 6:30 pm, in the All Saints activities building. We will be installing new members. This will our last meeting until September. Anyone wishing to become a new member please contact Carol at: 412-821-1914.

Our Rummage House will be having a One Day Furniture Sale at the Annex in the HS School Building on Saturday April 23 2022. The entrance is on Farragut Street and the sale runds 9am to 2pm

St. Matthew Parish is pleased to offer FOUR (4) $2,500.00 scholarships for any soon-to-be high school graduate belonging to St. Matthew Parish.  The scholarships will be awarded based on the following criteria: (click here for more)

Fall Pre-Registration for the Children’s Faith Formation program (Pre-K thru 8th) is now underway through August 16th. Register online at saintmatthewpgh.org. Registration forms will also be available at the parish offices. In-class and homeschool options are available. For more information, please contact Louis Bosco at ext. 413 or at lbosco@saintmatthewpgh.org for more information.

The SMP A:PHA program begins this Thursday March 10th at 6:30pm in the SA Social Hall. This is FREE and includes a meal, a video, and small group discussions. Click on this article for more inforamtion.

An opportunity for believers, non-believers, and skeptics to share their thoughts and questions about God, about life, and about religion. Meetings are free and consist of a shared meal, an inspirational video, and small group discussion.  Join us Thursday May 19th at 6:30pm at the administration bldg. at St. Aloysius. For additional information and registration click here or contact Joanna Crammond at : jgcrammond@verizon.net.

SMP has begun a recruitment drive for new altar servers (both youth and adult). All interested applicants must be : at least in the 4th grade and be available to serve weddings (youth) and funerals (adults) and also prepared to serve at any of our four churches. Mass scheduling is done via an electronic program able to adjust for time and location. Please contact any of the parish offices.

Saint Matthew Parish live streams Mass each Sunday on our Facebook page. You can watch it here on our website by clicking on the title above. Times for Live streams may fluctuate until we are able to receive help with this ministry. If you care to help us live stream Sunday mass please contact the parish office.

St. Matthew Parish has available low-gluten hosts for those who have difficulties with Celiac Disease and other similar disorders. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, products containing less than 20 ppm (parts per million) may be labeled as "gluten free." An article in the magazine Gluten-Free Living states that the equivalent of 27,000 ppm (10 milligrams) per day is usually safe, though this number may well vary from person to person. The low-gluten hosts from our provider are 100ppm and are approved for use by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. If you are in need of a low-gluten host, please come to the sacristy (where the Priest and Deacon vest). There the Priest will discuss with you how you will be able to receive safely.

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Epiphany is a day to make our homes glitter with the exuberance of gold, frankincense and myrrh. It's the customary day to bless the home for the New Year, although this blessing is fitting whenever you can gather the household in January. There are many variations of the Epiphany Home Blessing, one of the simpler ones is quoted below. It can be prayed as part of mealtime grace, and it can be embellished by writing with chalk above the front door "21 + C + M + B + 21" (the initials of the three holy kings, Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar, or the first letters of the Latin inscription: Christus mansionem benedicat—May Christ bless this home.). Then everyone walks from room-to-room sprinkling the home with holy water, a sign of the River Jordan. A twig from the Christmas tree makes a fine sprinkler. You can pray: God of Bethlehem and of Cana, God of Jordan's leaping waters in baptism you bring us into your family. You wed us, embracing us as your beloved. May we fill this home we have made with kindness to one another, with hospitality to guests, and with abundant care for every stranger. By the gentle light of a star, guide home all who seek you on paths of faith, hope and love, where we will join the angels in proclaiming your praise: Glory in heaven and peace on earth, now and forever. Amen.

A candymaker in Indiana wanted to make a candy that would be a witness, so he made the Christmas Candy Cane. This candymaker incorporated several symbols for the birth, ministry, and death of Jesus Christ. He began with a stick of pure white, hard candy. White to symbolize the Virgin birth and the sinless nature of Jesus, and hard to symbolize the Solid Rock, the foundation of the Church, and the firmness of the promise of God. The Candymaker made the candy in the form of a “J” to represent the precious name of Jesus, who came to earth as our Savior. It could also represent the staff of the Good Shepherd, with which He reaches down into the ditches of the world to lift out the fallen lamb’s who like all sheep, have gone astray. Thinking that the candy was somewhat plain, the candymaker stained it with red stripes. He used three small stripes to show the stripes of the scourging Jesus received, by which we are healed. The large red stripe was for the blood shed by Christ on the cross so that we could have the promise of eternal life. Unfortunately, the candy became known as the Candy Cane a meaningless decoration seen at Christmas. But the meaning remains for those who “have eyes to see and ears to hear.” May this symbol again be used to witness to the Wonder of Jesus and His Great Love that came down at Christmas and remains the ultimate and dominant force in the universe today.

The Meaning of the Advent Candles 1st Candle - The Prophecy Candle or Candle of Hope - We can have hope because God is Faithful and will keep the promises made to us.  Our hope comes from God. (Romans 15:12-13) To read more click on the title above.