Marriage Encounter

Worldwide Marriage Encounter offers a weekend experience designed to give married couples the opportunity to learn a technique of loving communication that they can use for the rest of their lives. It's a chance to look deeply into their relationship with each other and with God. It's a time to share their feelings, hopes and dreams with each other.

The emphasis of the Marriage Encounter weekend is on the communication between husbands and wives. The weekend provides a conducive environment for couples to spend time together, away from the distractions and tensions of everyday life, while encouraging them to focus on each other and their relationship. It's not a retreat, marriage clinic, group sensitivity, or a substitute for counseling. It's a unique approach aimed at revitalizing Marriage.

This is a time for you and your spouse to be alone together, to rediscover each other and together focus on your relationship for an entire weekend. Every marriage deserves that kind of attention! If you have questions or would like more information, please see the Family Life Office web site.

A Prayer for Fathers

God our Father,

we give you thanks and praise

for fathers young and old.

We pray for young fathers,

newly embracing their vocation;

may they find the courage and perseverance

to balance work, family, and faith in joy and sacrifice.

 We pray for our own fathers

who have supported and challenged us;

may they continue to lead in strong and gentle ways.

We remember fathers around the world

whose children are lost or suffering;

may they know that the God of compassion

walks with them in their sorrow.

 We pray for men who are not fathers

but still mentor and guide us

with fatherly love and advice.

 We remember fathers, grandfathers,

and great-grandfathers who are no longer with us

but who live forever in our memory

and nourish us with their love.

Amen

14th Annual Fr. Lysz Memorial
Golf Tournament

August 22, 2013
Chippanee Country Club

$150.00 per Golfer
 ($50.00 Dinner Only)

For more information contact the School at (860) 583-5214 or
email frlyszmemorialgolf@gmail.com

To print a registration form please click here.

Lost and Found

Attention Lectors, Alter Servers & Eucharistic Ministers

Your schedules are now online and will be updated quarterly.

TO REGISTER:

As a member of the Church of Saint Matthew, please open and print the Confidential Census Data Form or pick one up at a church entrance. Please complete it and drop it in the collection basket.

CCD Registration

Archdiocese of Hartford website

Saint Matthew School website