St Matthew's Lutheran Church

The church office and St Matthew’s Preschool are closed today. Stay safe everyone!The church office and St Matthew’s Preschool are closed today. Stay safe everyone!

Reservations for the 7:00P.M. Christmas Eve service are due by Sunday, 12/13/20. Please call the church office (610-377-2972). Masks are required and attendance will be capped at 50 people in the sanctuary. The service will also be offered on Zoom. If your not on our list give us your e-mail and we will add you to the list. Thanks!

Gracious God, we thank You and praise You today for the miracle of Your Son's birth. Thank You for bringing great JOY to the whole world! We ask You to grant us peace....peace in our homes, peace in our churches, and peace in our hearts, when the world all around us spins out-of-control. Help us to stay focused on You, this Advent season and always. Thank You for loving the whole world enough to send the greatest gift, Your Son, so that we might truly have a very merry Christmas. In Jesus' Name, Amen.

Today is St. Nicholas Day. Nicholas of Myra was a bishop in present-day Turkey. Legends that surround Nicholas tell of his love for God and neighbor, especially... the poor. He was famous for his generosity, and so has become a symbol of anonymous gift-giving. [Photo: A depiction of St. Nicholas at Saint George's Greek Orthodox Church, Madaba, Jordan.]

Prepare the royal highway; the King of kings is near! -ELW 264

Poinsettia Orders/Christmas Tributes are due in the Church Office by Wednesday morning, 12/02/20.

Today is the first Sunday of Advent. As we light the first candle on this wreath, wake us from our sleep, wrap us in your light, empower us to live honorably, and guide us along your path of peace. (Bread for the Day, p. 366)

Happy Thanksgiving! We give thanks to God, whose steadfast love endures forever. What are you thankful for today?

PLEASE NOTE: Christmas Tributes / Poinsettia Orders are due in the church office by Wednesday December 2nd. PAYMENT MUST ACCOMPANY THE ORDERS. Thanks in advance!

Bulletins are available for Dec. 6th. Call the church office to sponsor - 610-377-2972

Today is Christ the King Sunday. Let us pray: O God, our true life, to serve you is freedom, and to know you is unending joy. We worship you, we glorify you, w...e give thanks to you for your great glory. Abide with us, reign in us, and make this world into a fit habitation for your divine majesty, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen (ELW, p. 53). See more

Gracious God, we entrust to you the night.

Lord, give us strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow.

Lord, come to us this and every morning.