Welcome Letter from Father Stephen...

Dear Friends, Thank you for welcoming me as your new pastor; transition times are challenging for all of us and it is the expression of our hospitality and mutual service to one another that shall create a  fresh beginning for each of us. I promise you my dedication to your pastoral needs and to be first and foremost- a priest of Jesus Christ-your pastor. In order for me to be an effective and happy pastor, I call upon you to place your gifts of time, talent and treasure before Jesus. I count on your support and collaboration. Let us continue to make our world ready for the second coming of Christ as we continue to build the Kingdom of God together. May Mary, Mother of the Church and Joseph her spouse protect us always along with our dear patron, St. Matthew the Evangelist. God bless you my friends and let us pray for each other daily. I look forward to meeting you and sharing our lives together. God bless…. Stephen Marcoux Father Stephen Marcoux. Pastor

The stained glass windows in St. Matthew's Catholic Church are a stunning representation of the beauty of our faith.

The windows occur at two levels. The Upper Windows float high in the lofty ceiling where they symbolize the enigmatic idea of God as the Holy Trinity. The more "down to earth" Lower Windows depict events and teachings from the earthly life of Christ.

To emphasize their spatial and thematic separation from the Lower Windows, an achromatic glass palette is used in the Upper Windows. Variously textured, colorless clear glasses combined with both filmy white and denser white glasses give the Triptych and Rose Windows a transcendent, spiritual quality and a sense of uplifting awe. As a reflection of our human inability to fully comprehend our infinite God, the imagery contained in these windows is more abstract than that of the Lower Windows. The Upper Windows represent God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit both united as One in the Triptych Window and individually in the three Rose Windows.

The stained glass windows in St. Matthew's Catholic Church occur at two levels. The Upper Windows float high in the lofty ceiling where they symbolize the enigmatic idea of God as the Holy Trinity. The more "down to earth" Lower Windows depict events and teachings from the earthly life of Christ. To emphasize their spatial and thematic separation from the Lower Windows, an achromatic glass palette is used in the Upper Windows. Variously textured, colorless clear glasses combined with both filmy white and denser white glasses give the Triptych and Rose Windows a transcendent, spiritual quality and a sense of uplifting awe. As a reflection of our human inability to fully comprehend our infinite God, the imagery contained in these windows is more abstract than that of the Lower Windows. The Upper Windows represent God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit both united as One in the Triptych Window and individually in the three Rose Windows.

Because glass's visual presence extends beyond its two dimensional surface, the windows at St. Matthew's reveal different aspects as the sun transits from day to night and slowly cycles through the seasons projecting ever-changing patterns of light throughout the sanctuary's interior. Views out through the windows also change as shadows, foliage and clouds grow and recede. The windows' exterior appearance also changes as reflected sunlight gives way to the glow of interior lighting at night. This fully three dimensional and constantly changing experience will allow the stained glass to remain a comforting, yet dynamic part of worship at St. Matthews.

CLICK HERE...to see the beauty of the 12 lower windows of our church...