Birthdays this month:
Milton Rivera (6th)
Roger Clinton (7th)
Deandre LeBron (10th)
Mark Goodman (12th)
Richard Sawh (12th)
Alona LeBron (23)
Joyce Kalap (25th)
Joy Harris (26th)
Melinda Debra (29th)
Book Discussion Group:
Books discussed: Strength to
Love by Martin Luther King Jr. and Life Together by Dietrich Bonheoffer
Soup is served prior to the start of the discussion. Discussions
will resume in the Fall.
This Book Discussion Group is led by longstanding member, Dr. Ruth
Zerner, Professor of History Emerita, Lehman College.
New
Members:
We welcome into our membership and faith
community, Glenda Cason-Correa who was received into membership by
transfer on Sunday, May 3 - Good Shepherd Sunday. Also received
into membership and joined to the Body of Christ through Holy Baptism
were Glenda's children - Alexander James and Gabriella Rose. We
are delighted to welcome our new members into our fellowship and our
household of faith .
After-School Tutoring on Fridays:
For the ninth year running, St. Matthew continues to offer after-school
help with homework and tutoring in the different subject areas for
students in the community (Inwood and Washington Heights).
Our tutors are bright young volunteers from Columbia University and Barnard
College who dedicate their time and
resources in giving back to the community. They certainly inspire
the students who come every Friday to receive the help that is needed
for better grades in writing their individual success story that will in
turn inspire others.
This program was started by the Rev. Dr. Luther Kriefall during his
chaplaincy at Columbia University under the auspices of Lutheran
Ministries in Higher Education. "Luke," who is now retired from
active ministry, still accompanies campus volunteers every Friday in all
kinds of weather and sometimes helps out when the need arises.
Justin Klien, a graduate student in Law at Columbia, is with us for the
sixth year and coordinates this program along with Haley Zamer, a Barnard College undergrad, in getting
volunteers to board the # 1 train
"uptown" to 190th Street for this weekly session. Friday Tutoring
sessions start at 3:30pm and end at 5pm.
