Happy New Year! I pray that you are all warm and getting caught up on your rest.

Santa’s helpers, the McCoskys, spent Monday afternoon at the church working (again!!). Brian and Nan were able to get all of the Christmas decorations taken down, including the ornaments from the trees! What a blessing these two are at St. Matthew. What that means for you, if you are of a mind to help, is that the ornaments and decorations need boxing up and the large tree in the sanctuary disassembled. We can take care of the sanctuary tree on Saturday morning, January 3rd at 9:30, as I announced this last Sunday. Thank you again, Nan and Brian, for getting the meticulous and slow part of this work done. We will have everything boxed up and put away for another year before services on Sunday.

I also announced that on January 11, 2026, we would be honoring Courtney Moore for her work with St. Matthew and installing our new business administrator, Amber Hartwell. We will be rescheduling that event to January 18, 2026. On January 11th, we will still have our “Multiplication Masterclass” after church. The webinar starts at 1:00 pm. We will eat lunch at the church before the class. Please let me know if you plan to attend. Seating will be limited, as will the food available, if I do not know you are coming. The purpose of these classes is to build the membership of the church by making our ministries relevant to our neighborhood. Our sanctuary holds 100+ folks comfortably and 180 if we squeeze together. Let’s all work together in 2026 to sustain the life of Saint Matthew by ministering to our Fort Worth neighbors.

Greetings to our neighbors on the World Wide Web!! I am grateful to all of you who continue to be a part of the life of Saint Matthew from afar. We would be struggling without your prayers and support. Please let us know when you are online. There is a link on the broadcast to report your attendance.

Stay warm, my friends. We have a new year coming, a new chance to bring the good news of the gospel to folks who are starving for a bit of good news. As Max said on Sunday, be at peace knowing that you are loved by God eternally.

Blessings,

Mary