What do you have faith in?

Fr. Dave's homily this week reminds us about the nature of God and Heaven that Jesus shared with the Sadducees. Read his full homily here: http://www.stmatthias-milw.org/homilies/20101107.pdf.

You can read Fr. Dave's previous homilies here: http://www.stmatthias-milw.org/homilies.cfm

God bless!

Nov. 1 Holy Day - of obligation?

This Monday, November 1, is the solemnity of All Saints. Usually, this is a holy day of obligation, meaning that Catholics are expected to attend Mass to celebrate this day. However, when November 1, the solemnity of All Saints, falls on a Saturday or on a Monday, the obligation to attend Mass is lifted.

While there is no obligation to attend Mass, we hope you will join us for Mass at St. Matthias Parish at either 7:00 a.m. or 7:00 p.m. Or, if it is more convenient for you, please attend Mass at one of our cluster parishes: St. Gregory the Great Parish at 8:15 a.m., or Our Lady of Lourdes Parish at noon.

Also, please join us for Commemoration of All Souls on Tuesday, November 2, with Mass at 7:00 p.m., followed by a social in Steiger Hall.

Save the Date for Casino Night

St. Matthias Parish and School will be hosting its 5th annual Mardi Gras Casino Night on Saturday, February 5, 2011, from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m., in the Krieg Gymnasium.

The evening will feature real gaming tables of Blackjack, Texas Hold'em, Roulette, and Craps, run by friendly dealers.

Early Bird registrations are $35 before December 6th (an $11 value).

Visit the Casino Night page on the St. Matthias web site for more details and the Early Bird registration form.

Sign up for parish photo directory

St. Matthias Parish will be compiling a new pictorial directory, with photo sessions scheduled for January. All parish families are asked to sign up for a photo session. Click below to schedule your photography session:

https://signup.olanmills.com/familyinfo.aspx?chcontract=55687

Fr. Dave's Homily for 9/26

What do The Godfather's Michael Corleone, Archbishop Oscar Romero, and Ebenezer Scrooge have in common? Read Fr. Dave's homily from September 26 to find out.

Fr. Dave's homily for 9/26 can be found at http://www.stmatthias-milw.org/homilies/20100926.pdf. Past homilies are posted at http://www.stmatthias-milw.org/homilies.cfm.

Heading Home

Friday, 2:30 pm, Chicago

We are back on American soil. We are on the bus heading back to Milwaukee.

Back in the USA

Friday, 1:30 pm, Chicago

After 3 hour flight, landed in Chicago. Need to catch bus back to Milwaukee.

Had a great time with sister parish families, some challenges along the way. Happy to be heading home.

Goodbye

Friday, 7:30 am, Monterrey

We have said goodbye to Padre Medina and are awaiting our flight back to Chicago.

Aramberri from above

Thursday, 11:30 am, overlooking Aramberri

This is a view Aramberri from the top of a hill. This morning we are saying goodbye to our new friends and heading back to Monterrey.

View of the mountains

Wednesday, mountains

These are the mountains that we drove thru today. The people all walked to meet us.

Lunch with three churches

Wednesday, Lunch, in the mountains.

Today we drove 2 hours into the mountains to eat lunch with three churches all together.

Traditional Dancing

Tuesday evening

Before our last Mass of the day, we were treated to some traditional Mexican dancing.

Church of San Rafael

Tuesday, 5:00 pm

Yesterday some of the group were able to travel to padre's most remote churches. Today we visited San Rafael's new church built with Saint Matthias' help.

Parishioners' Crafts

Sunday, 8:30 am, Aramberri

Parishoners in Aramberri share handmade crafts and foods they sell.

Mass at Our Lady of the Angels

Sunday, 7:00 a.m., Aramberri

Today we will celebrate Mass 6 times . This is at the main church of Our Lady of the Angels.

Catechetical Center

Saturday, 12:30 pm, Aramberri

Today we have visited several catechism classes at Our Lady of the Angels and another church outpost . This pic is in one of the buildings recently built with our help.

Visiting Iglesias

Friday, Aramberri

After meeting our host families we went to visit our first iglesias. We met the people and shared a meal.

Arrival in Aramberri

Friday, 5:30 pm, Aramberri

We have arrived in Aramberri! We have had a wonderful meal and are now going to meet the families we are staying with!

Buildings on the hills

Friday, 10:30 am, Monterrey

Stopped in Monterrey to exchange money and go to the grocery store. Here is a view of buildings on the hills of Monterrey.

Ready to go

Friday, 7:45 am, Monterrey

We are all packed up and ready to go. We ate breakfast at the hotel. The hotel is super nice! We are now going to stop at a grocery store and start on our ride. It should take about 4 and half hours.

Arrived

Thursday, 8:15 pm, Monterrey

We have arrived safe and sound! The flight was very smooth and customs was very easy. We are waiting for the rental car. We will then check into the hotel and go eat dinner.

Our plane being loaded in Chicago

Thursday, 2:00 pm, Chicago

Here we are at the bus station getting ready to go to Chicago !

Thursday, 10:15 am, Milwaukee

Preparing to visit our sister parish

A group of ten St. Matthias parishioners is traveling to Mexico to visit our sister parish, Our Lady of the Angels, in Aramberri. Here are a few videos to get a feel for the region:


Traveling from Monterrey to Aramberri


Our Lady of the Angels in Aramberri


The Waterfall, El Salto


The Mountains of Aramberri