Scripture: John 20:19-31

"In the End is Our Beginning"

Rev. Kyle Roggenbuck

As you may know, we are kicking off the process for our search for a new pastor. The first step in this process is to prepare a Church Profile that describes our church and our goals. This Church Profile then becomes the basis for pastoral candidates to learn about St. Matthew.

To complete the Church Profile, we need your input. Dorothy Peterson will be leading the effort to get your input via cottage meetings/focus groups. Available sessions:

Wednesday, April 27th   9-11am       The Petersons home (Wheaton)

Wednesday, April 27th   7-9pm         St. Matthew

Saturday, May 14th        9-11am      TBD/St. Matthew

Sunday, May 15th          10:45-12:45 After church/St. Matthew

There are sign-up sheets on the narthex bulletin board or you can call the office to sign up. If these times don’t fit your schedule, please contact the office with a suggested time that works for you.  We will be setting up more sessions!

When I take vacation or get sick, we need some help in the office. We are looking for people who would be willing to learn how to take care of the more important weekly office tasks – such as the bulletin and the Happenings.

The bulletin is done in Publisher and the Happenings are done through a website. Publisher sounds scarier than it really is! Knowledge of Google docs and Publisher is helpful, but not necessary – I didn’t know either when I started!

I will train anyone who wants to learn. I am planning to take some vacation in June so please contact me if you can help at office@stmatthewucc.org. Thank you!

Dani

The "St. Matthew Strikers" will once again participate in the annual DuPagePads Rock & Bowl fundraiser to benefit the homeless in DuPage County.

If you would like to support the team (St. Matthew Strikers) or one of its members (Dawn Schoening, Leah Kulczewski, Lisa Curda, Amy Barnshaw, Julie Schubert), it would be greatly appreciated.  

Click here to make a donation to the St. Matthew Strikers

St. Matthew will be sending a group of volunteers to Biloxi, Mississippi this fall to work with Back Bay Mission. Volunteer opportunities include worksite construction, painting, helping in the food pantry, assisting clients at the Micah Day Center, and preparing food at Loaves & Fishes soup kitchen.

The cost for the trip is $250 per person, which covers the cost of accommodations (dormitory style) in the volunteer Mission house on the Back Bay campus. If you are interested or would like to know more about the trip, look for the sign-up sheet in the narthex. A final count needs to be submitted by August 1st.

Contact Jeannine Adams for additional information at 630.890.7690.

Please consider participating in the annual Crop Walk to help end world hunger. This year it will be held in person on Sunday, May 1st at 1pm.

Click here to see the St. Matthew page I have created and consider signing up to walk and /or donating.

This is a great activity for families to do together as well. Please let me know if you have any questions! Erin Walsh, edbreit@hotmail.com or 630.660.4651.

Come out on Saturday, May 7th at 7pm at St. Matthew and support your church members that participate in this community bell choir from Central Illinois:

Hope Erickson, John Kouns, Kiirsten Hendrickson, Kelly Chapple (former member), KC Congdon, director, and emcee, David Congdon (yes, she IS married)!

Enjoy 7-oct of bells AND 7-oct of chimes, as well as a bass and drummer.

Performances include spirituals, jazz renditions of classical pieces causing composers to roll over in their graves, including Brahms' Lullaby, Disney faves including You've got a Friend and Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, Big Band songs, Pennsylvania 6-5000 and Tuxedo Junction, and a medley of 50's Doo-Wop songs.

Registration is open for our 2022 Vacation Bible School, "God's Garden."

Dates: June 6th-10th, 9am-noon
Friday, June 10th, 7pm, Family Ice Cream Social

Ages: 3-4 (must have completed one year of preschool) and K-5th grade (Completed grades k-5)

Cost is $30 per child ($60 family maximum) before May 30th. $35 per child ($70 family max) after May 30th.

Click here to register for the 2022 Vacation Bible School

DuPage Art League (218 W. Front Street, Wheaton will be hosting an artist's reception for Marge Halls on Sunday, May 1st from 1-3pm. Her oil paintings will be featured from May 1st-28th.

St. Matthew is hiring! We are looking for a Nursery Caregiver for Sunday services.

• Permanent, part-time position.
• Sunday mornings, year-round, 9-11am. 
• $20 an hour. 
• Must be vaccinated and agree to a background check.

Please send your resume to: office@stmatthewucc.org.

If you would like to use the nursery on Sunday mornings, please contact Kenna Anderson so we can have staff available. She can be reached at kenna1@comcast.net and 630.209.5170.

As of April 1st, St. Matthew will be mask optional. We ask for respect for everyone's presonal choice.

If you or a family member are not feeling well or are sick, please do not come to church.

Thank you for your faithful support and prayers as we continue to welcome all and keep each other safe.

Please contact Pastor Kyle if you are interested in finding out more about St. Matthew and becoming a member. She will be happy to meet with you!

The St. Matthew worship service will be streamed every Sunday at 9:30am. The service will be available on our website after the service.

Access the service through the St. Matthew YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/user/StMatthewUCC

**Once you are on YouTube, you have the option to turn on closed captioning and resize the font. Once the video is playing, click on the setting wheel in lower-right of your screen, choose Subtitles/CC, then choose English.**

You can also go to the St. Matthew homepage (stmatthewucc.org) to access the online service. 

Go to our website for instructions on how to donate to St. Matthew. Thank you!