Together we serve alongside others in our community at this annual Barrington festival. We will be serving on Friday, June 30th from 6-9pm, Saturday, July 1st from 6-9pm, and Tuesday, July 4th from 10am-2pm.
Details are being worked on for a 500th Anniversary of the Reformation and 85th Anniversary of St. Matthew Lutheran Church celebration! Time and location to be determined, but please SAVE THE DATE!
Packing meals to feed the world's hungry. Sign up ahead of time is necessary. Please do so at church or phone the office and we will assist. Volunteers are asked to arrive at the Schaumburg facility by 5:45pm to login and register.
Discover Your Strength In God!
Monday, June 5 - Friday, June 9, 2017, 5:00-7:30 pm.
Fabulous Family dinner served at 5:15! Super Snacks, too!
During this year's Vacation Bible School, we will take kids on awesome adventures alongside some of the Best Bible Heroes AND discover the qualities that make us truly heroic in God. VBS HERO CENTRAL uses epic music, spectacular science, crafty crafts, heroic games and fantastic Bible Stories to help both the kids and leaders discover their Strength in God!
Visit our website, www.myvbs.org/stmatthero, to Register and check out this year's program!
Or call Rhoda Asche at 847-382-7002.
Support the youth group in their fundraising efforts through your free-will offering (or donation of food items) and bring your family to celebrate together at our annual Easter breakfast.
Sign up in the narthex or call the office to join us in an evening of chocolate making (and eating!). Cost is $20/adult and $10/child. RSVP by Sunday, March 26th.
Saint Matthew will be the host for The Community Meal. Join with others in our surrounding communities in enjoying a meal of delicious food and warm fellowship.
Special in God's Eyes (SIGE) is holding a bake sale to raise funds for the St. Matthew Mutual Love Fund. Bake or buy some wonderful treats!
The third opportunity to serve will be on Wednesday, December 21st as we go out into the neighborhood around St. Matthew and sing Christmas Carols! This event will be called our Jerusalem event and will begin at 7PM and end with sharing Christmas cookies and hot chocolate at the church following the singing!
The second opportunity to serve will be on Wednesday, December 14th as we travel to Feed My Starving Children in Schaumburg to pack food for starving children and families around the world! This will be our Ends of the Earth event and will be from 6 to 7:30pm. Members can meet at church and carpool together. You should plan to be at the site by 5:45PM.
The first opportunity to serve will be on Wednesday, December 7th at Lake Barrington Woods Assisted Living beginning at 7PM, which we’re going to call our Judea! Notice this is Pearl Harbor Day and the 75th anniversary of the day that will live in infamy! The evening will start out with singing patriotic songs followed by helping residents make a gift which they can give to a friend or family member. Come lend an ear to a veteran sharing their story.
Bring your insurance card and ID. Vaccines available are flu, tetanus, and pneumonia.
Vacation Bible School meets Wednesday, June 8 - Friday, June 10 from 5:00-7:30pm, Saturday June 11 from 11:00am-1:30pm for field day, and Sunday, June 12 at 9:0am
