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ST. MATTHEW CATHOLIC CHURCH
542 Blue Heron Drive, Hallandale, FL 33009-5799 * (954) 458-1590 * www.saintmatthewcc.com
MASSES:
Monday - Friday
8:30 AM
Saturday
9:00 AM
Saturday Vigil
4:00 PM
Sunday
8:30, 10:00, 11:30 AM &
6:00 PM
1:00 PM Spanish
Holy Day Vigil
7:00 PM
Holy Day
8:30 AM & 6:00 PM English
7:00 PM Spanish
Rev. Daniel I. Kubala, Pastor
E-mail: [email protected]
Assisting Priests:
Rev. Msgr. Franklyn Casale, Fr. Jim Nero, OFM, Fr. Julio Estada, Fr. Robert Vallee, Fr. Jairo Tellez
SACRAMENTS
BAPTISMS - Every Third Saturday at 10:00 AM. Call the
Parish Office for more information.
BAUTISMOS - En Español: Los Segundo y el Cuarto
Sábados del Mes a las 10:00 AM.
Parish e-mail: [email protected]
Pastoral Assistant: Rosario Bergouignan
[email protected]
Director of Religious Education: Barbara Woroniecki
[email protected]
Parish Secretary: Lois Montanarello
[email protected]
MARRIAGE - By appointment with the pastor. Please
make arrangements six months in advance.
PASTORAL SERVICES and MINISTRIES
CONFESSIONS - 3:00PM Saturday and by appointment.
RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION
If you have questions concerning the Catholic Faith, call
the Parish Office (954) 458-1590.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAMS - K-I thru High
School. Two years of religious instruction required for
Sacramental Programs.
ST. MATTHEW PARISH REGISTRATION
If you attend Mass here at St. Matthew, you are strongly
encouraged to register with us. Please stop by the Parish
Office to fill out the simple registration form OR download the form from www.saintmatthewcc.com, print it, fill
it out and place in the offertory basket on Sunday. We
urge you to get involved with our ministries and, as a
stewardship parish, ask that you use your Offertory envelopes.
PASTORAL CARE FOR THE SICK AND THE
HOMEBOUND:
Please notify the Parish Office when someone is
hospitalized or homebound and unable to attend
Mass, as the Priests and Eucharistic Ministers would
like to visit.
SACRAMENT OF THE SICK:
First Friday of every month during the 8:30 AM Mass
or by calling the Parish Office anytime.
ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT:
Every Monday from 7:30 - 10:00 AM
LEGION OF MARY:
Meets 9:30 AM every Tuesday in the
Parish Hall
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From the Pastor’s Heart and Desk:
~~~~ On a summer’s day in 1879, an
amateur archeologist named Marcelino
de Satuola went into a cave in Altamira, Spain, looking for prehistoric artifacts. He’d been there several times
before, and hadn’t found much of interest.
But this day, he brought with him his fiveyear-old daughter. The two of them began to
explore the cave. Marcelino was studying the
ground, when he heard his little girl cry out.
“Look, Papa,” she said, “oxen!” He couldn’t
imagine what she was talking about, until he
looked in her direction and saw she was
pointing to the ceiling. There, Marcelino saw
the most incredible images: pictures of animals and people that had been left there over
10,000 years earlier. What his little girl spotted was later hailed as one of the greatest artistic discoveries ever. In the 1920s, Picasso
visited the caves and came away awed. To
this day, thousands visit Altamira every year
to see what many consider to be the very beginnings of art. And it happened because a
five-year-old didn’t look down. She looked
up! She brought to that adventure a sense of
wonder. Just like the Magi, the wise men, in
today’s Gospel reading. They also looked up.
And then looked forward. And then followed.
They discovered something far more valuable
than anything painted on the ceiling of an ancient cave. They followed a star to the Savior
of the world. And what led them there was
more than astronomy. They were led by fascination, moved by wonder. They needed to
find where that star would take them.
~~~~ Many thanks to the Parishioners who
sent cards, gifts, etc. to the Rectory for Christmas. May God reward your generosity.
~~~~ Please mark your calendars for our Parish Mission, beginning January 16 to 20. You
won’t want to miss the messages and music.
JUBILEE YEAR OF MERCY
December 8, 2015 to November 10, 2016
January 3, 2016
Del Escritorio y Corazón del Pastor:
~~~~ En un dia de verano en 1879, un
arqueólogo amateur, Marcelino de
Satuola fue a una cueva en Altamira,
España, buscando artefactos prehistóricos. Había estado allí varias
veces antes y no había encontrado nada de interés. Pero ese dia, llevó a su hija de
cinco años. Los dos exploraron la cueva. Marcelino estaba estudiando el suelo, cuando oyó
a su hija dar un grito " Mira papá" " buey".
El no podía entender lo que ella decía hasta
que miró que ella estaba señalando el techo.
Allí, Marcelino vió las imágenes más
increibles, pinturas de animales y gente que
habían estado allí por más de 10,000 años.
Lo que esta pequeña niña vió más tarde fue
aclamado como uno de los más grandes
descubrimientos artísticos. En los años 1920's
Picaso visitó las cuevas y salió de ellas
sorprendido. Hasta hoy, miles de personas
visitan Altamira cada año para ver lo que
muchos consideran ser los comienzos del arte.
Y todo pasó porque una niña pequeña
no miró hacia abajo. Ella miró hacia arriba.Ella trajo a esta aventura un sentido de
admiración. Tal como los reyes magos, los
hombres sabios, en el Evangelio de hoy.
Ellos también miraron hacia arriba y miraron
hacia adelante y siguieron. Ellos descubrieron
algo más valioso que algo pintado en el techo
de una cueva antigua. Ellos siguieron a una
estrella del Salvador del mundo. Y lo que los
guió fue algo más que la astronomía. Ellos
fueron guiados por la fascinación, movidos
por el asombro. Ellos necesitaron encontrar a
donde los llevaría la estrella.
~~~~ Muchas gracias a los feligreses que enviaron tarjetas, regalos,etc. a la Rectoría para
Navidad. Que Dios les premie su generosidad.
~~~~ Por favor marquen su calendario para
nuestra Misión de la Parroquia, del 16 al 20
de enero. No querrá perderse los mensajes y
la música.
Please mark your calendars…
PARISH MISSION HERE AT ST. MATTHEW
JANUARY 17 - 20, 2016
Awaken Our Hearts
Presented by Mr. Vince Ambrosetti
See the insert enclosed in this weekend’s bulletin …
You will not want to miss this...
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The offertory collection for Sunday, December 20,
2015 was $10,106.00. God bless you for your
support of your St. Matthew Parish.
The Epiphany of the Lord
January 3, 2016
Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem!
Your light has come, the glory of
the Lord shines upon you.
- Isaiah 60:1
FINDING GOD
The splendid Magi, all sparkle and dash and
solemnity, march right up off the pages of Matthew’s
Gospel and into our churches today.
Matthew alone tells us this grand
and seductive story so that we might
see the light and know that the child
these Magi visited is the fulfillment
of prophecy, the king of the world
that stretches to the Magi’s home country and beyond, right down the ages to us.
We too see and understand anew. Like the
Magi, our patron saints for this day, we see in the
newborn child the king of the universe and light of
the world. Like the Magi, we find in ourselves a new
faith and a new life. Like them, we return to our
home by a new route.
We are asked to come away from this festive
season ourselves renewed and awake to the presence
of God among us. We are asked to find God where
God is to be found, to be attentive and surprised and
ready to bow down in adoration and to offer our
gifts.
Copyright @ J S Paluch Co
CRAFTERS Monday at 10AM in Rose Hall
ROSARYMAKERS Tuesday at 11AM in Parish Hall
BINGO Wednesday in Parish Hall, doors open at
10AM and games begin at 11AM
SCRIPTURE STUDY (Eng) W ednesday 7P M in
Rose Hall
BIBLE CLASS (Span) W ednesday at 7P M in P arish Hall
St. Matthew Catholic Church
2016 Festival and Flea Market
March 13, 2016
We are getting into full gear for our
2016 Parish Festival. Please pay special attention to
the insert in this weekend’s bulletin regarding the
Legacy Ads for the Parish Festival program book.
Fill out the information required on the form and
mail to the Parish Office or e-mail to [email protected]. This is a wonderful way to
remember a loved one or special event by placing a
Legacy Ad. Samples and sizes are shown on the
reverse side of the request form.
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
Saturday, January 2, 2016
Sts. Basil the Great & Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops &
Doctors of the Church
4:00 PM (L) Rita Sipos by Margit Sipos
Sunday, January 3, 2016
The Epiphany of the Lord
8:30AM †Alex Saggio by Vincent & Nina Storino
†The Napolitano family by Dianna Napolitano
†Aida Llovera de Gonzalez by Wilbert Gonzalez
10:00AM †Gene Lamb by Alice Lamb
†Mark Kovatto by Jimmy & Lee
(L) Humberto Foronda by Claire Polk
11:30AM †Manuel Nunez by Maria Nunez
†Jack DiFranco by his loving wife Joanie
In thanksgiving to the Trinity & Mother Mary by
Bertha Jacques & family
1:00 PM †Carmen Julia Flores by Rosario Abarca
†People of St. Matthew
6:00PM To honor St. Joseph by Mrs. Yves Raiche
Monday, January 4, 2016
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Religious
8:30 AM †Grace Zafonte by Cheryl Zafonte
†Irena Rafalski by C & D Malinowski
†Frances Rigattieri by Rene Rabena & Joe D.
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
St. John Neumann, Bishop
8:30AM †Lorraine Marie Victory
†Carol Frisch by Lena & John Pitrelli
To honor the Immaculate Conception by Theresa StCyr
Wednesday, January 6, 2016
St. Andre Bessette, Religious
8:30 AM †James Audino
†Roberta Frohlich by Rita Frohlich
†Larry Jordan by the Pitrelli family
Thursday, January 7, 2016
St. Raymond of Penyfort, Priest
8:30 AM †Helena & Stanislaw Renski by Alejandra
†Girolamo Cuppari by Giuseppe & Rosalia Cino
†Michael Pugliese by Rosalia & family
Friday, January 8, 2016
8:30 AM †Michael Kuecks by his mother
To honor the Blessed Sacrament by Bertha Jacques
(L) Cecilia Stramiello by Dee Oakley
Saturday, January 9, 2016
9:00 AM To honor St. Joseph by Real Parent
†Barbara Uvari by her husband Jerry
(L) Alice Marie Albert by Ken & Abby Hutnick
(L) Marie Pantone by Dee Oakley
PLEASE REMEMBER ST. MATTHEW CATHOLIC CHURCH/
ARCHDIOCESE OF MIAMI IN YOUR WILL.
Thank you to our Decorating Committee and the wonderful volunteers who came out to
decorate our beautiful Church for Christmas. Thank
you Ushers and Greeters, the
Musicians, the Eucharistic Ministers and
Lectors for your contribution to our Christmas liturgies
this past week. Everyone’s time and effort was certainly appreciated . God bless you for all you do for
St. Matthew Parish.