Scripture: Psalm 23 and Ephesians 6:12-16

“Lead and Deliver Us"

Rev. Erin Wyma

Click here to sign up for Sunday service volunteer opportunities (reader, greeter, acolyte, or usher)

Membership life invites you to brunch at Cooper’s Corner restaurant, 27W150 Roosevelt Rd, Winfield, at 10:45am on Sunday, March 26th. Sign up in the narthex so the restaurant can plan for us or come last minute. Join us for some delicious breakfast delights!

St. Matthew will be participating in the Transgender Day of Visibility, an Interfaith Service on Wednesday, March 29th at 7pm. 

Congregation Etz Chaim

1710 S. Highland Ave Lombard

There will be an interfaith choir, led by our own Brian Dobbelaere, and you are welcome to participate. The choir will gather at 6:15 that night. Click here for details and to download the music. 

Invite your friends and family to our annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 1st at 10am. Bring your own baskets, and enjoy a visit with the Easter Bunny!

The Worship committee will purchase a variety of Easter flowers for the sanctuary. You may take one home with you after church on Easter for a small donation ($10 suggested), payable by cash or check. 

We are not taking preorders this year. Thank you!

We are excited to announce that St. Matthew is planning a fun-filled week of activities, June 5th-9th from 9am-12noon. A family ice cream social will be held Friday, June 9th at 6:30pm. 

For children ages 3-4 (must have completed at least one year of preschool) and grades K-5th grade (completed grades K-5th)

Cost is $35 per child. Scholarships available. Contact the office for more information. 

Registration is open and online. 

Click here to register!

On Saturday, April 15th, DuPage PADS will host their annual Rock & Bowl fundraiser at Fox Bowl in Wheaton from 12-3pm. For many years, St Matthew members have supported this event to help end homelessness in DuPage County.

We hope to enter one or more teams this year. A team consists of 5 bowlers, and each team generates at least $500 in fundraising (at least $100 per team member). If you are interested in participating, please contact Jeannine Adams.

The empty colored eggs are here and ready to be filled! Please pick up some bags of empty eggs, fill them with wrapped candy or coins, and return them to the bins in the narthex by Sunday, March 26th.

Join Pastor Erin on Tuesday evenings at 7pm during March for Bible Study, focusing on “The Lord’s Prayer: Sacred Subversity.”

Join us on Thursday, April 6th at 6pm for a potluck dinner followed by 7pm Maundy Thursday worship. 

RSVP for the dinner. Indicate number of people attending, and let us know if you will be bringing soup/stew (in a crock pot) or a dessert. 

You can sign up online or in the narthex. 

The Celebration of Life service for Sue Lellbach will be on Saturday, April 8th. Vistation from 9:30-10:30am, followed immediately by the service. 

If you would like to help the family with refreshments during the visitation, please contact the office. Volunteers would be helpful in setting up and cleaning up that morning. 

Please join us for the annual Crop Walk to help end world hunger. This is a great family activity and we are hoping for a big turn out this year! The Crop Walk this year will be held on Sunday, May 7th, at Gary Memorial Methodist Church in Wheaton. Check-in begins at 1pm and the walk begins at 2pm. It is a 3-mile walk. Click here to join the St. Matthew team or donate to our team. Contact Erin Walsh with questions. 

https://events.crophungerwalk.org/2023/team/st-matthew-ucc

Pastor Erin would like to engage with you in person about involvement in this beloved community. Reach out to Pastor Erin via email to setup a time to chat or contact the office. 

We are in need of a second adult to help in the nursery on Sunday mornings from 9:15-10:30. You can sign up to help once a month or just to help occasionally when it works in your schedule. Please contact Dawn Schubert with an questions. A church-run background check is required for all nursery volunteers. 

Click here to volunteer to help in the nursery!

Download the Instant Church Directory app from the Apple® App store in iTunes®, Google Play™ store and the Amazon Fire App Store. Simply search for “Instant Church Directory” to get the download. 

You will need to use your email address as listed in our directory to create a log-in the first time you use the directory online and via the mobile app.

To view the directory online, go to members.InstantChurchDirectory.com and follow the prompts under “Sign In” to “Create a login now.” Please remember, you must confirm your email address before you can sign in.

Contact the office with questions.

For coffee after church, please consider bringing a treat on the following weeks:

Last names A-C, 1st Sunday

Last names D-H, 2nd Sunday

Last names I-O, 3rd Sunday

Last names P-Z, 4th Sunday

Anyone, 5th Sunday

Please contact Wendy Fanning if you are able to set up or clean up coffee hour. Thanks for your help.

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!