For more Auction information, see below!
"The Times" at St. Matthew – Word and Action
A weekly e-letter of what is happening at St. Matthew
(updated 5/6/21)
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Opportunities to Serve:
ALL HANDS ON DECK!! Only a little time left until our first on-line auction!! – By now you have received several messages talking about our first St. Matthew On-Line Auction, May 15 - 22, 2021. Kathy Stewart and Sue Jones are working hard to make sure you have an enjoyable experience bidding on some great items. We can still use your donations, and therefore, we are extending our deadline May 7th for procurements. If you need help coming up with a donation idea, just contact Sue (206-799-7159; suejones4070@comcast.net).
Speaking of great items, this is for all you wine aficionados! We have three wine tasting trips. 1) A gift certificate to be used at the beautiful Abbe Winery in Federal Way; 2) A gift certificate for wine tasting at the new Browne Tasting Room in Proctor (this one includes two bottles of Browne Wine with crackers, cheese and salami), and 3) An experience at Youngberg Hill Winery in Oregon. We also have five baskets filled with wine and accessories.
For a “sneak peek” of what we are offering, visit our auction website at https://stmatthew.maxgiving.bid and register to preview the items. (Note that credit card information can be input later when the auction begins on May 15th.) PLUS, in addition to the auction items, check out our items for sale section. On this site, the price you see for sale items is the price you pay - No bidding!
Lastly, for those who need some help getting online for the auction, come and join us for an “auction party” where we will show you how to navigate the auction website! Just contact Sue or Kathy (206-915-8916;kbsdvs@comcast.net) for more details. COVID protocols will be followed! Absolutely EVERYONE can support this great fundraiser!!
Virtual Gatherings:
Virtual Sunday Worship in 2 Ways – Sundays with Morning Prayer beginning at 8 AM (and recorded for later) on Facebook and YouTube
Virtual Coffee Hour! – Via Zoom (visit www.zoom.us to sign up) following Virtual Morning Prayer on Sunday starting around 8:45 AM. Below is the Zoom invitation:
Topic: Virtual Coffee Hour
Time: Every Sunday @ 8:45 AM PST
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 880 0580 1833 // Passcode: 460534
Dial by your location: +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
Find your local number
Virtual Sunday School – Families are invited to join in for weekly Virtual Sunday School, Sundays @ 10 AM. To receive a Zoom invitation or to register, please email Elizabeth Holland at bionicterp@gmail.com. We look forward to seeing there!
Other Virtual Gatherings:
Thurs., May 13th – Ascension Day
6 PM – Evening Prayer on Facebook and YouTube
Sun., May 23rd – The Day of Pentecost
8 AM – Morning Prayer on Facebook and YouTube
8:45 AM – Virtual Coffee Hour via Zoom
10:30 AM – Pentecost Drive-Thru Event & Fr. Haynes Sabbatical Sending @ St. Matthew
Other Opportunities to Serve:
Brown Bear Car Wash Tickets For Sale!! - Brown Bear car wash tickets are available! Regular price is $10, you can purchase these tickets for $7 with all proceeds going to St Matthew. Contact Randy White for additional information at 253-719-3345 or watac2001@yahoo.com.
Opportunities to Grow:
Come join our Beloved Community! - Beloved Community is a new ministry at St. Matthew, dedicated to develop cross-parish Anti-Racism dialogue, education, and discernment opportunities for the parish and the neighborhood. Our next meeting is on Thursday, May 13 at 5pm via Zoom. All are welcome!
Forward Day-by-Day Access – Many of you enjoy the free Forward Day by Day daily meditation booklets the parish has provided over the years on a quarterly basis out in the Narthex. Since we are not gathering physically, we have suspended our subscription. However, you can still access the daily meditation via the publisher’s website at https://prayer.forwardmovement.org.
Neighborhood Highlights:
Vaccination Resources Now Available on our Website - St. Matthew is collecting a list of resources for how to receive the new COVID 19 vaccination. Check out our webpage for our continuously updated list.
ALL HANDS ON DECK!! Only a little time left until our first on-line auction!! – By now you have received several messages talking about our first St. Matthew On-Line Auction, May 15 - 22, 2021. Kathy Stewart and Sue Jones are working hard to make sure you have an enjoyable experience bidding on some great items. We can still use your donations, and therefore, we are extending our deadline May 7th for procurements. If you need help coming up with a donation idea, just contact Sue (206-799-7159; suejones4070@comcast.net).
Speaking of great items, this is for all you wine aficionados! We have three wine tasting trips. 1) A gift certificate to be used at the beautiful Abbe Winery in Federal Way; 2) A gift certificate for wine tasting at the new Browne Tasting Room in Proctor (this one includes two bottles of Browne Wine with crackers, cheese and salami), and 3) An experience at Youngberg Hill Winery in Oregon. We also have five baskets filled with wine and accessories.
For a “sneak peek” of what we are offering, visit our auction website at https://stmatthew.maxgiving.bid and register to preview the items. (Note that credit card information can be input later when the auction begins on May 15th.) PLUS, in addition to the auction items, check out our items for sale section. On this site, the price you see for sale items is the price you pay - No bidding!
Lastly, for those who need some help getting online for the auction, come and join us for an “auction party” where we will show you how to navigate the auction website! Just contact Sue or Kathy (206-915-8916;kbsdvs@comcast.net) for more details. COVID protocols will be followed! Absolutely EVERYONE can support this great fundraiser!!
Virtual Gatherings:
Virtual Sunday Worship in 2 Ways – Sundays with Morning Prayer beginning at 8 AM (and recorded for later) on Facebook and YouTube
Virtual Coffee Hour! – Via Zoom (visit www.zoom.us to sign up) following Virtual Morning Prayer on Sunday starting around 8:45 AM. Below is the Zoom invitation:
Topic: Virtual Coffee Hour
Time: Every Sunday @ 8:45 AM PST
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 880 0580 1833 // Passcode: 460534
Dial by your location: +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
Find your local number
Virtual Sunday School – Families are invited to join in for weekly Virtual Sunday School, Sundays @ 10 AM. To receive a Zoom invitation or to register, please email Elizabeth Holland at bionicterp@gmail.com. We look forward to seeing there!
Other Virtual Gatherings:
Thurs., May 13th – Ascension Day
6 PM – Evening Prayer on Facebook and YouTube
Sun., May 23rd – The Day of Pentecost
8 AM – Morning Prayer on Facebook and YouTube
8:45 AM – Virtual Coffee Hour via Zoom
10:30 AM – Pentecost Drive-Thru Event & Fr. Haynes Sabbatical Sending @ St. Matthew
Other Opportunities to Serve:
Brown Bear Car Wash Tickets For Sale!! - Brown Bear car wash tickets are available! Regular price is $10, you can purchase these tickets for $7 with all proceeds going to St Matthew. Contact Randy White for additional information at 253-719-3345 or watac2001@yahoo.com.
Opportunities to Grow:
Come join our Beloved Community! - Beloved Community is a new ministry at St. Matthew, dedicated to develop cross-parish Anti-Racism dialogue, education, and discernment opportunities for the parish and the neighborhood. Our next meeting is on Thursday, May 13 at 5pm via Zoom. All are welcome!
Forward Day-by-Day Access – Many of you enjoy the free Forward Day by Day daily meditation booklets the parish has provided over the years on a quarterly basis out in the Narthex. Since we are not gathering physically, we have suspended our subscription. However, you can still access the daily meditation via the publisher’s website at https://prayer.forwardmovement.org.
Neighborhood Highlights:
Vaccination Resources Now Available on our Website - St. Matthew is collecting a list of resources for how to receive the new COVID 19 vaccination. Check out our webpage for our continuously updated list.
"The Times" intention and purpose is to communicate upcoming parish events along with items of interest to our parishioners. Events that meet these criteria should be sent to stmatthewannouncements@gmail.com no later than the preceding Wednesday.
