Ascension St. Matthew’s
A Congregation Rooted in Episcopal and Lutheran Traditions
Price, Utah
Join us for Worship and Holy Communion on Sundays at 10:30 a.m.
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worship gatherings, please contact us at 435-637-0106.
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HAPPY AND BLESSED OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER TO ALL
You don’t need to rush just because others are moving fast. It’s your journey, live it at your own pace.
The best things in life are free: hugs, smiles, friends, family, sleep, love, laughter, and good memories
Lamentations 3:22-23 - "The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness."
Luke 18:27 - "But He said, 'The things that are impossible with people are possible with God.' "
Faith takes courage.
Trust in God's plan.
In His light, I find strength.
God's love knows no bounds.
Believe in miracles.
Seek God and find peace.
His grace is sufficient.
Blessed beyond measure.
People are funny. They want the front of the bus, the middle of the road and the back of the church!
Welcome visitors - feel loved and embraced by the love and support of our church members. You are bless with the beauty of God’s Heaven.
I cannot always control what goes on outside. But I can always control what goes on inside.
Pumpkin Spice and Eternal Life- Both warm the soul!
God’s Work. Our Hands. God’s World. Our Neighborhood. All are Welcome. Come Share the Spirit
October 5th- 17th Sunday after Pentecost, Year C
Readings - Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4, Psalm - 37:1-9
Second Reading - 2 Timothy 1:1-14, Gospel - Luke 17:5-10
A little faith goes a long way is Jesus’ point in the gospel. A mustard seed’s-worth of faith has miraculous potential. The patience, tenacity, and endurance required for the life of faith are the blessings received in holy baptism, holy communion, and the word read and proclaimed in this assembly. Anticipate them. Receive them with thanksgiving.
October 12th- 18th Day after Pentecost, Year C
Readings - 2 Kings 5:1-3, 7-15C, Psalm - 111
Second Reading - 2 Timothy 2:8-15, Gospel - Luke 17:11-19
It’s a miracle! Multiple miracles! The waters of holy baptism have healed us. The body and blood of Jesus in holy communion have made us clean. We have died with Christ and been raised with him. For all this we have returned to offer thanks. From this place we are sent on our way rejoicing to share the good news.
October 19th- 19th Day after Pentecost , Year C
Readings - Genesis 32:22-31 , Psalm 121
Second Reading - 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 , Gospel - Luke 18:1-8
Pray always. Do not lose heart. This is Christ’s encouragement in the gospel today. Wrestle with the word. Remember your baptism again and again. Come regularly to Christ’s table. Persistence in our every encounter with the divine will be blessed.
October 26th- 20th Sunday after Pentecost, Year C
Readings - Jeremiah 14:7-10 , Psalm 84:1-7
Second Reading - 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 , Gospel - Luke 18:9-14
Genuine repentance and pretentious piety stand in stark contrast in the gospel and all around us. All creation stands in need of God’s forgiveness. Keep the faith. God’s people shall be accounted righteous for Jesus’ sake. Our God is merciful to sinners. For this we worship and glorify God forever.
November 2nd - 21st Sunday after Pentecost , Year C
Readings - Isaiah 1:10-18 , Psalm 32:1-7
Second Reading - 2 Thessalonians 1: 1-4, 11-12 , Gospel - Luke 19:1-10
“God loves us all, both big and small,” a child’s verse declares. The sins of the world are covered. We are able to stand tall before God our righteous judge because in the person of Jesus “salvation has come to this house”—to our house today. In Christ Jesus God seeks us out to save us.
November 9th- 22nd Sunday after Pentecost , Year C
Readings - Job 19:23-27a , Psalm 17:1-9
Second Reading - 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17,
Gospel - Luke 20:27-38
We worship on the first day of the week because Jesus was raised on that day. Every Sunday is a little Easter. This Sunday feels more like Easter than many as the appointed texts celebrate the reality of the resurrection. Live it up this Lord’s day. Our God is the God of the living.
November 16th - 23rd Sunday after Pentecost, Year C
Readings - Malachi 4:1-2a, Psalm 98
Second Reading - 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13 , Gospel - Luke 21:5-19
The end is near. There is no doubt about it. The warnings are dire. The tone of today’s texts is ominous. But the baptized know how to live in the meantime. The baptized are strengthened for the living of these days in word and sacrament. The baptized rally around the invitation of the apostle: “Do not be weary in doing what is right.”
November 23rd- 24th Sunday after Pentecost, Christ the King, Year C
Readings - Jeremiah 23:1-6 , Psalm 46
Second Reading - Colossians 1:11-20, Gospel - Luke 23”33-43
Jeremiah’s promise of the execution of “justice and righteousness in the land” finds ironic fulfillment in the execution of Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews. It appears utterly contradictory that a king should be crucified with a criminal. This victory appears for all the world as humiliating defeat. Yet through the gate of death Jesus opens the door to paradise.
November 30th- First Sunday in Advent , Year a
Readings - Isaiah 2:1-5 , Psalm 122
Second Reading - Romans 13:11-14, Gospel - Matthew 24:36-44
The new church year begins with a wake-up call: Christ is coming soon! In today’s readings both Paul and Jesus challenge us to wake from sleep, for we know neither the day nor hour of the Lord’s coming. Isaiah proclaims the day when God will gather all people on the holy mountain and there will be no more war or suffering. Though we vigilantly watch for the promised day of salvation, we wait for what we already have: Christ comes among us this day as the word and meal that strengthens our faith in the promises of God.
Our Bishops:
The Rt. Rev. Phyllis Spiegel, Episcopal Dioscese of Utah and
The Rev. Meghan Johnston Aelabouni of the Rocky Mountain Synod.
Welcome to God’s table of grace
“2025 Theme & Verse”
In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see
your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.
Matthew 5:16