Coming Events

Catechism

First Eucharist
(Communion)
Parent Meeting
There will be a meeting for parents wishing to prepare their children or teenager for First Eucharist (Communion) on:

Thursday, February 2^nd
6:45 to 9:00pm
in the Parish Center.

This meeting is for Parents Only. Childcare will be available for $2.00 per child. If you have attended a previous meeting for another child in the past you must still attend this meeting for the child/youth currently preparing.

Please prepare to pay a $30.00 for book/material fee. To begin the preparation process for first sacraments, parents must be registered in the parish and children must be enrolled in the second continuous year of Religious Education or Catholic School.

For more information please call the Religious Education Office at 951-272-3521

RCIA
Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults

This program is for those who are interested in becoming Catholic or who wish to enter the Catholic faith through a profession of faith.

It is also for adult Catholics who have not yet received the sacraments of Confirmation or Eucharist.

For more information email rciastmatt@aol.com
or call 738-1621.

SCHEDULE

Jr. High - 7th-8th
Session #10 - Monday, January 23

High School Confirmation Class 9th thru 12th
Tuesday
Session #10 - January 24
Wednesday
Session #10 - January 25
Jr. High / Senior High YPC
Thursday, January 26

For Registration Information
please contact the parish office.
Monday-Friday. 9am-5pm.

Forms available here.

For more information call the parish office at 951-272-3521

Religious Education Tuition Balance Owed $5,684.00
Youth Ministry Tuition Balance Owed $3,593.00

Parents please continue to make weekly or monthly payments toward your tuition bill for Religious Education. We need this money to continue to offer the quality of programs we currently make available.

Pilgimage to Celtic Ireland

Join Fr. Neil Fuller, SVD on a pilgrimage to Celtic Ireland, June 18-30, 2012.

Click here for details.

"Healing the Trauma of Death Due to Homicide"

The Diocesan Office of Restorative Justice is offering a two day training on Sunday, February 12 and Sunday, Febraury 19 from 9:30am to 4:30pm. The purpose of the training is so that parishes can better assist families that have had a loved one murdered.

Pastoral Associates, Parish bereavement volunteers, youth and young adult ministries, spiritual directors, deacons/deacon candidates and their wives, and others interested are encouraged to attend the training. Training will be held at the Diocesan Pastoral Center and offered in English and Spanish.

For more information, please contact Sister Sue Reif at 909-475-5474.

If you have emotional or spiritual wounds as a result of a past abortion, please consider attending our upcoming Rachel's Vineyard weekend retreat February 24-26.

These retreats are a safe place to renew, rebuild and redeem hearts broken by abortion. It's an opportunity to experience God's love, forgiveness and compassion. Participation is strictly confidential.

For more information please call Mary Huber at 909-214-3324 or RachelHopeandHealing@sbcdiocese.org

Migration Mass

Come celebrate our many cultures. Bishop Barnes will preside on:

January 15

at the
6^th Annual
Migration Mass

at St. Francis de Sales Church, 4268 Lime Avenue, Riverside, 92501. The Mass begins at 2:00pm and will be followed by a reception and entertainment. Cultural dress is encouraged. Children 5 and under are asked to bring non-perishable food for those in need. For more information, contact the Office of Social Concerns, 909-475-5467.

Pro Life Catholic Ministries

January 21, 2012 is the 39th anniversary weekend of the Supreme Court descision Roe V Wade. In response, Bishop del Riego will be marching once again in peace solidarity with thousands of men, women and children at the eight annual West Coast Walk for Life in San Francisco.

For more information about joining Bishop del Riego in San Francisco or sponsoring him as he walks for the Diocesan Gabriel Project, please go to MyBishopWalksForLife.com or contact Mary Huber at 909-475-5352.

The Gabriel Project provides resources for women and men in a crisis pregnancy, offers spiritual and psychological support for women and men hurt by abortion and trains Natural Family Planning teachers.

Damien High School

Practice Placement Test
January 14, 2012 at 8:00am

Placement Test
January 21, 2012 at 8:00am

2280 Damien Ave, La Verne, CA 91750
909-596-1940 or outreach@damien-hs.edu

Adult Bible Study
We continue studying Paul's Letters from Prison (Phillipians, Collossians and Ephesians):

January 24 ....... Lesson 8 ... Eph 2:11-4:16

February 7 ....... Lesson 9 ... Eph 4:17-6:24

We meet from 7-8:30pm in the Parish Center.

For more information, contact Pam Fischer at 951-735-6730 or packerhome@earthlink.net.

Wings - AM Group Meeting
We would like to invite everyone to our January 18 meeting to hear Lou Ann Tannaz' presentation. 9:30am in the Parish Center. All are welcome. Please bring a friend!

We are a diverse group of Christian women communing together to enrich our spiritual lives.

Our daytime group meets regularly on Wednesday mornings from 9:30 to 11:00 in the Parish Center.

Please call the Parish Office for more information.

Are you a new mom or know someone who is? MOPS (Mothers of Pre-Schoolers) is a faith based ministry just for moms who are raising children from infancy through grade school.

Please join us the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month at the parish center for support, prayer and fun with other moms just like you! We will share a light breakfast each meeting and childcare is provided.

Our first Spring Session meeting will be January 27th at 9:15am.

For more information please contact Sarah Ibbetson at 951-858-1935 or email at stmattfam@yahoo.com.

Come see why Better Moms Make a Better World with MOPS at St. Matt's!

Free Citizenship Classes

Catholic Charities is hosting FREE Citizenship Classes begining in January 2012 in the following cities:

Corona
Riverside
Fontana

If you want to become a US citizen these classes will help to improve your language skills and prepare you for the USCIS test and interview.

To register call 909-388-1239

Saint Matthew Catholic Church

2140 West Ontario Avenue, Corona, CA 92882