All Saints,  Holy Spirit, St. Aloysius, St. Bonaventure

Join the fun! Includes 17 regular season Steeler games. Look for the black and gold forms at all church entrances, under parish documents on our website, call the parish office or complete the electronic form on our website https://saintmatthewpgh.org/steeler-football-pool. The cost is $85 ($5 per game). The deadline to enter is September 7th at 4pm. The payouts are $100 at half time; $200 final score. Checks are payable to St. Matthew Parish. Forms and payment can be placed in the collection basket in an envelope marked "Steeler Fundraiser Football Pool" or mail to Holy Spirit Church 608 Farragut Street, Millvale PA 15209 Attn: Terry Schiebel. Thanks! -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CLICK ABOVE FOR THE ELECTRONIC ENTRY FORM

The annual raffle tickets are available at all the churches and/or call Carol at Ext. 380 to make a request for tickets. There is $6,000 Worth of Cash Prizes to be won: 1st Prize-$3,000; 2nd Prize- $1,500; 3rd Prize-$600; 4th Prize-$400; 5th Prize-$300 & 6th Prize-$200. Donation is $5.00 per ticket or book of six for $25.00. Take extras to sell to family and friends!!

On Sunday September 25, we will celebrate our Patronal Feast of Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist, at all Masses that weekend. Our picnic will take place on the St. Bonaventure campus. It will begin at 1:00 pm with a prayer service in the church. Food will be served beginning at 1:30. There will be entertainment. The parish will provide the main course. All attending are asked to bring a side dish that will serve at least 10 people according to the first letter of the family’s last name: Salads – A - H; Sides – I - Q; Deserts – R - Z; Fr. Miro to provide halushki. This is great time to bring all SMP Parishioners together for food, fun and fellowship. Come meet up with family, old friends and make new friends. More details soon to follow.

Our annual SMP Basket Raffle will take place this September. We are looking for donations to fill these baskets, such as children’s games and toys, back-to-school items, any items related to Pittsburgh sports teams, pet supplies, gift cards, and monetary donations. There will be donation boxes at the front entrances at each church for the various items. Please place gift cards and monetary donations in the collection basket marked Basket Raffle on the envelope. Thank you for your support.

Monday August 15th, all High School Teens are invited to a Movie Night! We will have popcorn, soda, and water! Teens will have the choice between three movies for the night! The night will go from 6 pm –8 pm ------- Wednesday August 17th, all High School Teens are invited to a Bible Study on the series The Chosen! We will be watching Episode 9 followed by a discussion! The night will go from 6:00 - 8:00 pm, with snacks and drinks! 

On Saturday August 6th, at St. Aloysius Church (3616 Mt. Troy Rd.) and Holy Spirit School (Furniture Only) 608 Farragut St., from 9:00 am- 2:00 pm. On Sunday August 7th, the SAC location only will be open from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm. The Rummage House offers Used and New Treasures at incredible prices in our 18 rooms and 3 garages full of household items. We ask all parishioners, whose last names begin with L-Z to please bake for this sale. Due to local parking laws and traffic enforcement, parking should be in the St. Aloysius parking lots at 3614 Mt. Troy Road only. Our delicious foods & baked goods will be sold from 8:00 am - 2:00 pm on Saturday ONLY, in the SA social hall for both limited dine-in and take-out, featuring: ½ Italian Hoagie, Potato Salad, Hot Dogs, Vegetable Soup, Haluski, Chili, Bread, Pie, Cookies, Cake, Betsy Ann Candy, and Pop/Water. If you prefer to pre-order, please call Suzy Johns at (412) 821-2404. No Sunday Food Sales.

Fall Pre-Registration for the Children’s Faith Formation program (Pre-K thru 8th) is now underway through August 16th. Register online at saintmatthewpgh.org. Registration forms will also be available at the parish offices. In-class and homeschool options are available. For more information, please contact Louis Bosco at ext. 413 or at lbosco@saintmatthewpgh.org for more information.

SMP has begun a recruitment drive for new altar servers (both youth and adult). All interested applicants must be : at least in the 4th grade and be available to serve weddings (youth) and funerals (adults) and also prepared to serve at any of our four churches. Mass scheduling is done via an electronic program able to adjust for time and location. Please contact any of the parish offices.