............Welcome to our Youth Section
Saint Matthews has a large and growing youth congregation, for whom we provide a wide variety of spiritual and social programming to ensure that our youth are a welcome and integrated part of our faith community.
Please click here to contact Lucy Templeton our Director of Youth Formation if you have any questions or need further assistance with any of our youth programming.
................Our Youth Web Directory
Please click on the following links to access information
Youth Group (For 6th through 12th Graders)
Acolytes (For 6th Graders and above)
Sunday School (For ages birth through 5th Grade)
6+ Class (For 6th Graders and above)
First Intentional Communion During Lent each year, Fr. Bill prepares the 2nd grade children for their First Intentional Communion. The liturgy is held on the second Sunday after Easter. Read more about it here.
Parent's Pages (For Youth & Family Steering Committee, Parent Support Group and other family information)
Vacation Bible School Galactic Blast VBS registration is now open. Follow the links to register online as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; registration is limited and places fill up early.
Peterkin - Information about Peterkin Camp and Conference Center in Romney, WV and the Youth and Family Camps available each year.
  
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Youth & Family News and Event Highlights
Youth Group: Congratulations Youth Group on your great work since September
March of Dimes Phone-a-thon raised $2535
Trick or Treating for the Needy Food Drive: A record 1800 lbs of food was collected for the Charleston Pantry administered by Covenant house
Angel Tree Bake Sale: $915 collected to provide great gifts for 9 Angel Tree Children
New Acolytes Needed: Are you interested in becoming an acolyte? Mary and Dan Kerns are always ready to start training new acolytes so please contact the church office for more information.
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD: Thank you for helping us collect 51 gift filled shoe boxes this year. Please email lucy when you receive your email notification of the country your box was sent to, so we can mark the destinations on a world map in Sunday School.

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