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St. Matthew Lutheran Church

St. Matthew Ev. Lutheran Church

5566 Chambersburg Rd.

Huber Heights, Ohio 45424

Worship Schedule:

Sunday Service: 9:30 A.M.

Sunday School: 10:45 A.M.

Wednesday Morning Bible Study: 10:30 A.M.

Phone: 937-233-4632
Email: stmatthew_ev_jesu@att.net

Senior Pastor: Rev. William Schreiber
Pastor Emeritus: Rev. David Nehring
Pastor Emeritus: Rev. Melvin Younger
Pastor Emeritus: Rev.Theodore Scheidt:
Music Director: Jan Younger

Visitors are welcome.

We are handicapped accessible.

Pastor Schreiber will be in his office the following days:

Tuedays 1-5

Thursdays - 1-5

Stewardship -

This special day and this Easter season remind us that we are Easter people, that is, people of hope. At Easter time we join with the saints of old and the saints of today in greeting each other with these words:

“Jesus Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Allelulia!”

The victory of Jesus over sin, death and the devil is at the very center of the Christian Gospel. If Christ had not been raised from the dead we would have to say with St. Paul that “

With confidence we believe with all the saints that because Christ lives, never to taste death again, we too shall rise to a new life that will never end! What hope and joy we have in Christ, especially when life on this side of heaven becomes painful with many disappointments and tears. In Christ,

Another reason why April is special is that the deadline for filing our income taxes occurs during this month. Of course, for those who were looking for tax refunds, they filed early. For others of us who choose to wait we will have one more day of grace since April 15 is on Sunday.

Taxes have been a cause of pain and stress for many generations, even centuries. It was that way in the time of Christ. When His enemies tried to trap Jesus with the question of whether or not it was lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, Jesus wisely asked them to show him a coin. He asked them whose portrait and inscription was on the coin. Big deal, right???“Caesar’s,” they replied. Then Jesus said those famous words: “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.” (Matthew 22:15-22)

The words of Jesus remind us that all authorities (even those we may not like) have been instituted by God. For the Christians of the early New Testament times the governing power was from Rome, a very corrupt and anti-Christian power, and yet Christians then and now are to submit to the governing authorities, even those which seem so corrupt. So, we pay our taxes as Christians, but we also pray that our leaders would lead in God-pleasing and people-blessing ways. Therefore, we vote, we stand up for our faith and values, we make our voices heard, and we do whatever we can to help raise our nation to higher moral and spiritual ground.

April is also a special month because it provides us with 30 more days to follow the second command of Jesus to give unto God what is God’s. We do this by being wise and faithful stewards of all that God has entrusted to us to manage in a way that brings glory to him and blessings to those around us. This stewardship includes the good management of the seven

“T’s”—time (86,400 seconds each day), talents (abilities), treasure (money), testimony (our sharing of the good news of Jesus), touch (our relationships), tissue (care of our bodies as temples of the Holy Spirit), and trash (care of God’s creation).

With the power and presence of the Holy Spirit let’s go for it, Christian stewards, because our calling is to manage all of life and life’s resources for God’s purposes, and strive for excellence in all we do.

our faith is futile and we are still in our sins and if only in this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men.” (1 Corinthians 15:17-19).the best is yet to come!

Karen Schreiber

Karen Schreiber is the director of the Preschool at St.Matthew.

Preschool 2011 - 2012

Mrs. Nicole Lowe has been chosen with confidence by the Preschool Board after her application was accepted for our position as Preschool Lead Teacher. Mrs. Tricia Kedaitis has agreed to continue on as our Preschool Assistant Teacher, completing the required Preschool Staff for the upcoming year.

The St. Matthew’s Preschool Program has had a successful 9 years of mission and ministry here in the Huber Heights area. The new Preschool Board and Staff is optimistic and excited about our Early Childhood Teaching Ministry, that with the grace of God, and our continued purpose to guide each child given to our care the attention to provide spiritual, physical, social, emotional, intellectual, aesthetic development as each child learns by being stimulated by positive and motivated interaction with the world around them.

.Zumba at St. Matthew

Zumba is again St. Matthew. “Zumba Party" fitness class is being offered every Tuesday night from 6:30 - 7:30 (come at 6:15 if you would like to learn the basic steps). Everyone is welcome! $4.00 drop in and $35 for 10-class punch card – a portion of the proceeds will go to St. Matthew. The class is taught by Annette Sand and Nelly Wang (from China).

St. Matthew will celebrate its 50th anniversary on Oct. 28, 2012. Friends and members who have moved on are invited to help us make this a fantastic celebration.
We are also asking members and past members for addresses and e-mails they may have of former members and friends so we can invite them to our Anniversary. E-mail your information to Diana Tavener at d_tavener@yahoo.com. Thank you!