Welcome to Our Guests! We pray that your visit to St. Matthew’s will richly bless you and that you will come back again. Please fill out the Welcome Card located in the chair slot in front of you. Place the information portion in the offertory plate and affix the name tag so that we may identify and welcome you. And we have a special gift for you so please stop by the Welcome Table in the foyer after the service. For information about St. Matthew's, call Dedee Norman at 345-8314 Ext. 229 and visit our web site at www.StMattsAustin.org

Excellent, Experienced Child Care for Your Young Children is Offered from 7:45 a.m. until 12:15 p.m. Nurseries for children 0-18 months are located in Huffman Hall on the parking lot side of the hallway. The nursery for children 18 months - 4 years is in the Education Building. There is also a comfortable, soundproof room upstairs for adults who wish to keep their babies with them during the service.

Home Delivery of Holy Communion If you are unable to come to church and would like Holy Communion brought to you on Sunday, please call Jim Sparks at 345-7757.

Thanks for Wearing Your Nametag! If you need a new nametag please see Dedee Norman at the Welcome Table in the Commons right after church. Thanks for faithfully wearing your nametag each and every Sunday.

Personal Prayer Teams are available during Communion at Prayer Stations on either side of the sanctuary. One station is located on the east side, by the windows, and the other station is on the west side in the gallery. Prayer requests and discussion are completely confidential.

The Good Samaritans Ministry offers love in the form of a hot meal for you and your family if you are in the hospital, sick, or recovering from adversity. In addition, other pastoral care services are available if you will just call the church office, 345-8314 with your needs and requests. In case of emergency, St. Matthew’s clergy may be reached by calling 771-0680.

*Visitor’s Orientation will be held every other week. At that time one of the priests will meet with you to greet and answer questions you may have. If you are visiting and would like to know more about St. Matthew’s and what it has to offer you, please gather at the front of the sanctuary NEXT WEEK immediately after the 10:30 service.

*On Thursday, September 11, the sanctuary will be open during office hours for your prayers to remember this infamous anniversary. Evening prayer at 6:00 p.m. will also commemorate the event. Next Sunday, September 14, we will say special prayers to remember the dead, the grieving, and those charged with our safety.

*Immediate! Urgent! Heads Up Please. We are required to leave clearance for emergency vehicles in both parking lots and unless the colored curbs are left vacant, this is not possible. If we were to need the services of fire trucks and/or ambulances, they could not pass. If the lot is full when you arrive, please park at Anderson High School and walk in. By all means, please do not park along our red or yellow curbs. Thanks so much for your cooperation.

*Deadline for the October issue of The Word is Friday, September 12.

*TODAY is Good Faith Sunday. Your generous support helps to provide assistance for those who come to our office seeking financial help. Those needs are assessed by the Good Faith Committee which prayerfully disburses the Fund to help where it is needed most.

*The Jewish-Christian Relationship Group will resume its monthly meetings on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 7:00 p.m., room B14. All are invited to attend. For information call: Anna Dodge, 339-8011 or Kathy Morris, 918-9373.

Sundays for Kids...Our mornings begin at 9:00, with the outstanding program, Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, that nurtures the spiritual lives of our children, age 3 years - 5th grade. Please bring them, following the maps around campus, on your way to one of the adults' spiritual formation classes. Then, at the beginning of the service, children age 3 years - 3rd grades may choose to attend chapel services, (whether moving directly from Sunday School class or following an acolyte, leaving the service) or they may choose to attend the entire service. All children return to the service at the offering of Peace.

DOK Training: Beginning September 7, 2003, the Order of the Daughters of the King will offer classes for candidates who wish to be admitted as "Daughters". The classes will be held in B-6 during the Sunday school hour

(9 to 10 a.m.) and will include at least 8 sessions. Contact Carol Price, Trainer, at 835-1312; Louise Waddill, President, at 343-7696; or The Rev. Susan Barnes, DOK Chaplain, at 345-8314.

Daily Evening Prayer in the Cauley Bell Tower Chapel Continues every night at 6:00 p.m. Evening Prayer is led by a lay reader of the church. Lasting 12-15 minutes, the service involves the reading of a psalm, a scripture lesson and includes prayers and intercessions for the church and the world.

Yard Clean Up Day is Next Saturday!
Bring your work gloves, yard tools
And a good attitude!
Lunch for workers provided
by the Holy Smokers