Thank you to all those who joined us on Saturday, November 11 at the Diaper Bank. Twenty St. Matthew parishioners including Knights of Columbus, middle and high school youth, parish council members and families worked for two hours processing over 10,000 diapers. There are open wrapping hours every Tuesday - Thursday from 10am-2pm if anyone ever wants to drop in and help the cause.

October 28 & 29 forty middle school youth from five parishes convened at Camp Chestnut Ridge for a middle school retreat. There were games, fun, faith, and new friends to be had. Special thanks to Jeric Lalo, Juillard Bumidang, Anna Derr, Sally Derr, Anna Clifton, David Clifton and Jeff Lyons for giving of your time, talent, and faith with these youth.

The Knights of Columbus will be sponsoring their second annual Truck and Treat. Click on the image for more information.

The Knights of Columbus will be holding a fish fry on Saturday, October 28 to raise money for local Special Olympic programs. Tickets for the event will be on sale after all masses the weekend of October 21 and 22.

We would like to thank everyone who came out Saturday night for our last NCYC fundraiser. That event helped us achieve our goal of raising $15,000 for the upcoming November trip. The support of the parish community has been overwhelming and the youth are very appreciative of the support.

Thank you to all those who came out to the NC Diaper Bank on Saturday, October 14. In just 90 minutes, we repackaged over 18,000 diapers! It is a great way to help our local community and those in need across our state.

Anna Clifton, Kolbe McQuaid, Ben McQuaid and Andre Nguyen spent the weekend at Camp Rockfish preparing to lead upcoming Search programs in October and December. All teens in 10th grade and above who have not made Search are invited to register for one of the upcoming weekends. Please see Mrs. Clifton for more information.

On Sunday, September 24 we welcomed back the children to our faith formation and TYM programs. Thank you to the parents who helped get the children out of the cars and safely to the classrooms. If you have not registered your children yet, please do so today.

The youth had a wonderful experience on the Chaos retreat this past weekend. Thank you to all the peer leaders who prepared and carried out the retreat. Special thanks to our chaperones, Jeff Lyons, Ben Weber, Christine Williams, Fiona Babarum, Sally Derr, Jim Cunningham, and Justin Meyers. The weekend could not have happened without your support.

Evening Prayer In anticipation of the installation of The Most Reverend Luis Rafael Zarama as sixth Bishop of Raleigh, evening prayer will be celebrated by The Most Reverend Wilton Gregory, Archbishop of Atlanta on August 28 at Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral, Raleigh at 7 p.m. Bishop Zarama will greet guests afterwards. Open to the public.

B’s in a Bloomin’ Bonnet Spiritual Fall Mountain Retreat October 23-25, 2017 Dates: Monday, October 23 at 4pm – Wednesday, October 25 at 1pm Location: Laurel Ridge Conference Center Laurel Springs, NC Registration: $175 Double, $225 Single if registered and paid before October 1 Add $15, if registered and paid after October 1 includes lodging, meals, and all retreat materials To register: Contact Pat by email at bandofsistersraleigh@gmail.com

The Piedmont Deanery presents, "and they lived Holy Ever After - sustaining faith in a digital generation" on Thursday, September 14 at 7PM. Nationally known Catholic speaker Mike Patin uses energy, humor and stories to remind people of God's presence among us. Please join us and we guarantee you will have a wonderful night.

August 15 is the Feast of the Assumption which is a Holy Day of Obligation. Masses will be at noon and 7PM.

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Throughout the week, we have been witnesses of Christ as we traveled around Durham in service to others. It was a great week helping at TROSA, NC Diaper Bank, Urban Ministries, Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC, Meals on Wheels, our own parish, and parishioners. Thank you all the chaperones who not only drove the youth around town but also pitched right in alongside the youth.

The office will be closed Tuesday, July 4th and there will be no daily mass.

As of June 22, 2017 the telephone system is back up and running. Thank you to Mike Memrick and Tom Clifton for managing this process.

On Friday, June 9th ten St. Matthew youth received the gift of the Holy Spirit in the sacrament of Confirmation. Thank you to all those who made this mass and reception memorable.