Taize Prayer
Every third Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., readings, songs, chants and meditation, St. Viator Church, 4170 W. Addison, (773) 286-4040.
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Thursday Mornings From 8 am to Noon
Deacon Roland Merced is offering a devotion to the Blessed Sacrament in the church. Please feel free to join him and others in this prayerful devotion.
Golden Wedding 2012
The annual Golden Wedding Anniversary Mass will be held Sunday, September 23, 2012 at 2:45 PM at Holy Name Cathedral, 735 N. State Street, Chicago, Illinois. If you and your spouse are celebrating 50 years of marriage this year, please register online to celebrate this blessed occasion.
Annunciata Parish Golf Outing
July 14, 1 p.m. Shotgun start, Tuck-a-way Golf Course, Crete, Ill., lunch, dinner follow, RSVP to Jim Betkowski, at (773) 731-2749.
Friday Mass Switches to 7:15 am
Remember: During the summer months the Friday morning Mass switches to 7:15 am. It will resume at 8:30 am during the school year.
Developing Developments
It is a Numbers World…
We talk often using numbers. What is your phone number? The Dow is up 600 points, the price of gas is down to $3.85, your blood count is low, and the temperature hit 101 today. Yes, our life is full numbers and St, Matthias is no different. The church numbers that keep me up at night are: there are 600 parishioners giving about $24,000 a month or about $6,000 a week. We have bills that average around $7800 a week or $31,200 a month. The church needs to raise at least $70,000 in additional income yearly to balance the budget. We currently have 125 people giving through Give Central, our on line giving program. We could use another100 more parishioners giving through Give Central
Friends of the Grape 
Today’s number is 62. Yes it is only 62 more days until the Friends of the Grape Wine Auction on Sunday, October 7, 2012. The Wine Auction and the revenue it creates truly helps the parish meet its financial needs. In the next few weeks this bulletin space will be asking parishioners to help with auction items, sponsorship and volunteer opportunities.
Give Central
If you have not signed up for electronic giving please consider doing so. It is painless, quick and it will give the Church some peace of mind. Go to givecentral.org to sign up.
Please Make Sure We Have Your Email Address
We are still looking for email addresses of all parishioners so that we can communicate with all of you in a more efficient and cost-effective way. Please send your emails to tuohyterry@gmail.com.
