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Worship Booklet for the 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, 01/24/2021
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REGISTRATION FOR MASS
Please note: Per our Safety committee's discussion on 1/5/21, in-person Mass will not be held from this Sunday, January 10 until February 21 due to the current outlook with COVID. The committee will re-evaluate this decision in the beginning of February. Please see Fr. Fran's message elsewhere on the page.
Detailed Instructions for
Inside Church Masses
(updated 12-15-20)
Inside Instructions Click HereDetailed Instructions for
Outdoor (Lawn) and Drive-In (Parking Lot) Masses
(Updated 11-04-2020)
Outside Instructions
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KEEPING IN TOUCH
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)!How do I access FB?
Look for the banner on the right that says
"FIND US ON FACEBOOK"
Click our Name at the top or any of the posts and
you will be brought to our page!
HOW TO SET UP WESHARE (online giving)
The St. Matthias parish appreciates your continued support while the Celebrations of the Eucharist are suspended. If you receive Offertory/Collection envelopes, you are welcome to mail in donations (no cash please) in the envelope provided. If you do not receive envelopes and would like to support the parish, please consider signing up for WeShare.
Step 1: Log onto St. Matthias Parish website stmattpar.org
Step 2: Click on “Give Online—Weshare”
Step 3: Click the “Login” button located in the top-right corner of the site.
Step 4: Click on “Make a Donation” then recurring or one-time Or “View Second Collections” select from the list of second collections. Input information requested. Upon submission of your first payment, you will receive a log-in email with a temporary link to set up your password. Use the link in the email to complete your user account and establish a password.
Step 5: Set up donations by clicking any Make a donation box or View Second Collections box.
Making a donation or payment is simple. Click on an individual collection. There will be two options:
1) Recurring Donation or Payment
2) One-Time Donation or Payment.
As the voicemail is monitored daily, please call the Parish Office for help (508) 460-9255. We are able to set you up with an account or process a one-time donation on your behalf.
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ST MATTHIAS IN-PERSON
MASS SUSPENSION
SUNDAY JANUARY 10th - until SUNDAY FEBRUARY 21st
Dear Parish Family, Our COVID safety team met via Zoom this week to evaluate our indoor and parking lot masses. While all agreed that we are doing quite well in keeping our parishioners safe, we have decided to suspend all in-person masses for the next 6 weeks. We will reevaluate that decision on February 1st. This decision comes after much discussion of the current state of the pandemic, the number of cases in Marlborough and neighboring towns, along with the age and number of parishioners coming to mass. While this decision may be difficult for some who have been coming regularly, we see the safety of all parishioners as part of our mission to be Christ for one another. We did talk of continuing drive-in masses, however, with the precariousness of the winter weather and snow removal, we decided against this, at least for the duration of the winter. Cardinal O'Malley has left decisions such as this up to the local pastors. I am grateful for this allowance. I am most grateful for the expertise and pastoral care shown by our parish COVID safety team.
Rest assured we will continue to record mass during this time and post it on social media. While the arrival of the vaccine is giving us great hope, the arrival of a more infectious strain of the virus calls us to be even more vigilant and careful around those in the high risk categories. It is easy to let our guard down around a virus we cannot see. Please stay vigilant.
May the spring see us in a better position to gather as a community once more. Fr. Fran O'Brien, Pastor
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Today's SCRIPTURE Readings
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Reading I Heb 9:2-3, 11-14Responsorial Psalm 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9Gospel Mk 3:20-21
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