Scripture: Matthew 22:37-40

"Love Wins"

 Senior Pastor Candidate 

We encourage everyone to join us at church on Sunday, September 25th. The Search Committee's candidate for Senior Pastor will be conducting the service. There will be a Congregational Meeting immediately following, where you can ask questions of the Search Committee and vote on the calling of a new pastor. 

Betty Greer will be at church from 1-2:30 on Saturday, September 24th collecting donations for the People's Resource Center and the Interfaith Food Pantry. Most needed items are listed on the left sidebar. Thank you for your generosity!

As St. Matthew's work trip to Biloxi draws near, we are collecting Walmart gift cards to donate to Back Bay Mission. These gift cards will be used to purchase food for the food pantry, supplies for the Micah Day Center, or to support other client needs. St. Matthew will also benefit when the gift cards are purchased through the RaiseRight (formerly ShopwithScrip) gift card program.

Edie DeBoard will be taking Walmart gift card orders every Sunday through October 2. Make checks payable to St. Matthew UCC and note “Back Bay Mission.” If you purchase cards yourself, please get them in $25 denominations. Cards or checks can be put in the offering plate on Sunday or dropped in the office mailbox. Contact Jeannine Adams with questions.

St. Matthew Membership Life invites you to attend "Sister Act," a Wheaton Drama production, on Saturday, October 8th at 7:30pm.

Tickets are $26 and can be purchased online at 
www.wheatondrama.org. Tickets may sell out, so we encourage you to purchase yours as soon as possible. We will meet at the theatre, although dinner or dessert prior to or following the play are options.

Contact Roseanne King at kingz@me.com with questions.

We are planning a Feed My Starving Children Event from 4:30-6:15pm on Indigenous People's Day/Columbus Day, Monday October 10th. This is a great opportunity for children and families to volunteer together. It is a very rewarding experience, and we hope many are able to participate as this a holiday for most school-aged children. 

Contact Erin Walsh at 630.660.4651 or edbreit@hotmail.com if you would like to volunteer, or sign up in the narthex.  

Tracey Blake will host the October meeting at her home on Thursday, October 6th at 7pm.

We've created a Worship Opportunities Worksheet (WOW) that contains all the volunteer opportunities through the end of 2022. You can sign up to read announcements, scripture, be a greeter, an usher, or an acolyte. All you need to do is click here and add your name to the appropriate date and opportunity. It's that simple! 

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!