{"id":13,"date":"2021-11-02T12:23:12","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T12:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stmattsblm.org\/wp2\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2026-04-22T14:30:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:30:26","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stmattsblm.org\/wp2\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13\" class=\"elementor elementor-13\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54673c0b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"54673c0b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4382ae0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4382ae0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We invite you and your family to\u00a0<em>visit<\/em>\u00a0us. If you are new to Christianity, it is our hope that you will find a welcoming and safe place at St. Matthews to consider the claims of Jesus.<\/h3>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In time, we hope you will\u00a0engage\u00a0Jesus Christ,\u00a0<em>belong\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0grow\u00a0with us<em>\u00a0<\/em>in a community that\u00a0serves<em>\u00a0<\/em>each other,<em>\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>go<\/em>\u00a0with us as we proclaim and live out the Gospel of Jesus Christ to a world in need of hope and peace.<\/h3>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:media-text {\"align\":\"wide\",\"mediaId\":226,\"mediaLink\":\"https:\/\/stmattsblm.org\/wp2\/chalice2\/\",\"mediaType\":\"image\",\"mediaWidth\":24,\"mediaSizeSlug\":\"medium\",\"verticalAlignment\":\"top\"} --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns: 24% auto;\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-846 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stmattsblm.org\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/breadandchalice.webp?resize=138%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"138\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stmattsblm.org\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/breadandchalice.webp?w=460&amp;ssl=1 460w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stmattsblm.org\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/breadandchalice.webp?resize=138%2C300&amp;ssl=1 138w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 138px) 100vw, 138px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph {\"fontSize\":\"medium\"} --><\/p>\n<p id=\"on-sundays\" class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>On Sundays<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">7:30 AM \u2013 Holy Eucharist Rite I (no music or hymns)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>9:00 AM \u2013 Christian Education for Adults: The Gospel of Luke.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">10:00 AM &#8211; Children&#8217;s Sunday School &#8211; We provide a time of teaching Bible stories, the Christian Year, and other truths from Holy Scripture for young children (ages 5-11) during our 10:00 AM service. The children return to the service for Holy Communion.\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">10:00 AM \u2013 Holy Eucharist Rite II (with instrumentalists, choir, and sung liturgy in certain sections of the service)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">5:30 PM \u2013 Evensong (small service, sung, without instrumentation)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"fontSize\":\"medium\"} --><\/p>\n<p id=\"morning-prayer\" class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Morning Prayer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">7:30 AM Thursday &#8211; meeting off-site; please call or e-mail the office for details.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"fontSize\":\"medium\"} --><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Other Small Gatherings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Our Book\/Theology Reading Group (open group) meets on one or several Sunday Nights a month at 6:00 PM in the Parish Hall. 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