Parish of Saint Matthew

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Sundays at 10am
Church service with Prayground area for children

St. Matthew's will resume livestream services as soon as possible in 2026

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St. Matthew’s Campus remains closed during Fire Recovery, however the Church is open for scheduled worship services. Please make a donation now. Newsletter
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The Rev. Canon Melissa McCarthy has been called to The Parish of St. Matthew as its Priest-in-Charge while St. Matthew's continues the search for a permanent Rector. Please welcome her when she arrives on March 15.
The Rev. Dr. Francisco García, an Episcopal priest, organizer, and theologian, presents the 2026 Stern Lecture — Being and Doing Church Boldly: Cultivating Pastoral-Prophetic Practices as the People of God. RSVP now for this free event on March 7 beginning at 9am or click here for more info.
Join St. Matthew's for Easter on April 5 and click here for the complete schedule of 2026 Holy Week services. To submit an Easter Flower Tribute in honor of your special thanksgiving or memoriam, please click to create your Flower Tribute no later than March 31.
St. Matthew's 2026 Lent devotional booklet, Unbreakable Love, written by and for the people of St. Matthew's, will be available for daily email delivery. Click here to sign up to receive a devotion reading in your inbox each day of Lent.
2026 Day Camp applications for entering 1st through 6th graders are now open! Click here for the application, instructions, and all of the details about St. Matthew’s Day Camp. The deadline to apply is March 1.
There's so much to discover about St. Matthew's! Follow us on Instagram (@StMatthewsPali) or Facebook (TheParishofStMatts) to see more.
For the latest updates from the Return to Bienveneda Task Force about ongoing recovery and rebuilding efforts at the Parish and School, please click here.
After the 1978 Agoura-Malibu fire destroyed the Parish of St. Matthew Church Sanctuary and its reconstruction was complete, the Bell Tower that welcomes all to the Church was commissioned. The Story of the Bells is an amazing journal of the Bell Tower’s creation, documented by longtime parishioner, Mary Waycott, and now it can be shared with the entire St. Matthew’s community! Click here to read the full journal.

LA Phil principals Boris Allakhverdyan and Whitney Crockett join the Chamber Orchestra for one of Richard Strauss's most beautiful and soulful late works, the "Duet-Concertino for Clarinet and Bassoon." Find out more and purchase tickets.
There are many ways to get involved with outreach at St. Matthew's. Check out the many ways you can help our dedicated Outreach Partners!

To support one of St. Matthew's current Outreach Projects, click to make a donation now, and be sure to note the project name in the text dedication box.

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Donate Now to support those in our community impacted by the Palisades Fire through our Pastoral Fund.
Interested in Centering Prayer? Join this parishioner group that meets via Zoom every Monday from 7:30pm-9pm. Contact Anne for the details
Fourth Tuesday of the Month: Safe Place for Youth dinner delivery. To get involved by preparing meals, delivering to SPY or providing funds to purchase food, please contact Kathy.
Calling All Prayers On the last Friday of the month, the Intercessory Prayer Group says their prayers wherever they are at 8am.
The St. Matthew's Thrift Shop offers high end resale items, with proceeds benefitting outreach partners in our local communities. Stop by from 11am-5pm Tuesday through Sunday (2812 Main Street in Santa Monica). Merchandise restocked daily.
Please CLICK HERE to watch Rev. Bruce Freeman's Nov. 2 retirement service, including his memorable sermon on the personal saints in his life (found nineteen minutes into the video).