St. Matthew always supports Durham's Crop Hunger Walk, helping the Poor in our County and the World. Go to durhamcropwalk.org, click on DONATE, then TEAM and select "Saint Matthew" to donate via credit card. Checks can be made out to "CWS/Crop" and left in the weekly collection basket. This year's walk is Sunday, APRIL 7th at Duke Chapel. Questions contact Paul Andrews at 477-1135. THANK YOU!

Father Mike Martin, Director of Duke Catholic Campus Ministry, will be speaking at St. Thomas More on April 1 and 2 at 7PM. He will be speaking about the communal journey of discipleship. All are welcome.

Our Knights are serving their famous Fish Fry Dinners on FRIDAYS 3/15, 3/29 & 4/12 in our Social Hall between 4:30-7:00 p.m. All parishioners are welcome! Dinners include fried Whiting or broiled Salmon, hush puppies, veggies, plus unlimited Drinks and Desserts. CHICKEN NUGGETS for the kids. Prices $10/adults & $5/kids under 12, or $25 Family Meal Deal (eat in only). Tickets available in the Commons after mass and at the door. Purchase on-line with a credit card by clicking on the title of this article. All proceeds benefit NC SPECIAL OLYMPICS and our Diocese Seminarians seeking the Priesthood. Bon Appetite!

McKenna is a 7th grader in our TYM program. She and her friend were tired of people making negative comments about their Catholic faith and decided to do something. They created this blog to dispel misconceptions about the Catholic faith. Their approach is very non-judgmental and positive. Check out their blog and subscribe today! https://isitbabys21.wixsite.com/website

Thank you to those who submitted photos to the TYM Photo contest. The winning picture was submitted by Dave Kuboushek - "Easter Vigil".

Lynn Oeser, a parishioner, shared this encounter with two others which demonstrates the fundamental principle behind Everyone Leads! Thank you Mike Memrick and Brendan Hartigan for seeing a need and taking care of it.

St Matthew Discussion Groups need your Voice. Our plan is to review survey suggestions with a goal of crafting at least 3 new initiatives to recommend to the Parish and Finance Councils to be included in the Parish Plan for the 2019-2020 church year. YOUNG FAMILY SUPPORT: Sun. Feb. 24, 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. (chaired by Nicole Schramm-Sapyta and Christina Young), ADULT FAITH FORMATION: Sat. March 2, 3:00 to 4:30 pm (chaired by Kathleen Allen and Tom Clifton), MILLENNIAL SUPPORT: Date to be determined; stay tuned. (chaired by Jeff Lyons andSally Derr).

We are off to a great start with our Everyone Leads initiative. We invite you to join the movement by attending our planning session on Wednesday, September 26 from 7:00-8:30pm in the parish hall. You don't have to have completed the book to join us! We hope to see many of you there.