Cardinal Sean O'Malley has suspended all Masses, meetings, and other activities in the parishes of the Archdiocese of Boston until further notice, due to the Covid 19 virus situation.

All Masses, meetings, and activities
at St. Matthias Parish have been cancelled.

The Parish Office is also closed.  Please leave a voicemail at 508-460-9255 if you have any needs as it will be checked often.
 

FACEBOOK:  We have been communicating through our St. Matthias Facebook page (@stmattpar).  This page is PUBLIC (you do not need a FB account to see the posts)! 

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A Message from Fr. Fran

18 March 2020

Dear folks,
In this difficult time, let us pray for one another and do whatever we can to keep ourselves, loved ones, and those we encounter when we are outside, safe.  One of the things that is most important is that our older parishioners and all people 60 years of age and over remain home and away from most contact with others.  This, of course, will be stressful.  It would be great if parishioners could check in with any elderly folks that you know.  A phone call or e mail might just be what they need at the moment.  

The City of Marlborough has just announced that the Council on Aging has initiated a Senior Aid Program.  This will allow volunteers and senior center staff to assist Marlborough seniors with tasks such as grocery shopping and picking up medicines.  I encourage our seniors to take advantage of this program.  Seniors who would like some help can call 508-485-6492 or e mail Council on Aging Executive Director Trish Pope at ppope@malborough-ma.gov.

This effort to help seniors is IN NEED OF VOLUNTEERS to shop and deliver supplies.  If you are in good health and under the age of 60, I highly recommend getting involved with this great effort.  Contact information is at the same number and e mail as above.

Back at our parish level, our staff is discussing ways in which we can keep in contact with everyone.  We will be publishing a bulletin each week and posting it here on our website.  This week we will also be mailing out a limited amount of bulletins to some folks on our mailing lists.  If you would like to continue receiving a bulletin through the mail, let us know.  However, it would be great if most folks who can, come to this site for the bulletin.

While we are unable to gather as a community, we are hoping to be able to broadcast Sunday Mass from our parish, beginning this weekend.  We hope to have the mass  available here and on our Facebook page to watch at your leisure. 
  
Let us pray for the constant presence of our loving and healing God through this difficult time. Let us also be mindful that our vigilance in following civic guidelines and restrictions is in service to our entire community, especially our beloved elders.

Take care, and be at peace.

Fr. Fran

 

From Teresa Salafia, Director of Faith Formation:
Faith Formation classes are cancelled until further notice due to the safety directives from the Archdiocese of Boston.   

Please note the suspsension of classes should not affect Confirmation or First Eucharist. Confirmation is May 24 while First Eucharist is May 3.  Sacramental classes will hear from their catechists soon regarding finishing preparations.
 

Donations' Reports

If you still need your Year End Donation Summary or requested one and have not received it, please email: alowe@stmattpar.org or call the office to request it (508)460-9255.