Announcements

• Please continue to pray for Fr. Pen’s brother, who is currently undergoing treatment in India. Keep Fr. Pen and his family in prayer also.

• There is a sign up sheet for the St. Patrick’s Day Celebration on March 15 so we can get a head count of how many to expect. Please sign up if you plan to come.

• Thank you to the Ladies Guild and everyone who provided food and fun and came to the St. Valentine’s Day party.

• St. Agnes Parish and Fr. Szabo have invited St. Matthew and Sacred Heart to their Young Adult bible study on March 6th starting at 6:00pm at the Hatfield family distillery. There will be pizza served. The address is 224 Haines Branch Rd, Charleston, WV 25320, and I hope to see you there.

• Contribution statements are ready for pickup in the vestibule, this will be the last week to pick them up.

• A REMINDER: When you adjust the temperature in the hall do not exceed 72 degrees, please and when you leave remember to push the LEAVE button.

• The Ladies Guild is raffling a St. Patrick’s Vase filled with gift cards worth $350 and a homemade afghan. Tickets are $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00.

• We have 2 doses of Naloxone that will be kept in the AED cabinet in case we should ever need them.

• The Knights of Columbus Fish Fry at St. Matthew’s has begun and will continue through Friday, March 27 at 4:00PM. Followed by Stations of the Cross at 7:00PM.

Have you experienced the loss of a loved one? Please join Father Roy and Deacon John for a five week bereavement experience called “Grieving with Great Hope”. Join with others who have suffered loss as we learn together in the love of Christ how to grieve with great hope. Sign up sheet and more information in the vestibule.

Michael Sayre is planning to attend the 2026 Boy Scout National Jamboree in July. The event only occurs once every three years at the Summit Bechtel Reserve near Beckley, WV. The two week camping experience is attended by Scouts from all over the country. The cost is $1950. Michael wants to raise part of the money himself to pay for his trip. He wants to do odd jobs around the county. Raking leaves, shovel snow, mow grass, carry heavy loads, wash dogs and any other odd jobs you may need done. Call him at 304-440-0100 or Catherine Sayre at 304-512-9151.