Sunday School Activities:

Join us at 9:00 a.m. for fun activities and a new year of learning!!!

Changing the world - One life at a time!
Heifer Project & YOU!

The youth of St. Matthews, with the generous support of our great congregation, raised $582 this year for The Heifer Project. We got our goat, the goose, chicks and ducks too! Throw in a trio of rabbits, a few honey bees and some seedling trees. And don’t forget the Water Buffalo! Even the smallest member of St. Matthews made a difference! See how the ducks, geese and goats blessed the lives of Heifer Project families. Thanks everyone! Here is a great big shout out to each and every one of you!

Ducks Are Delightful

Ducks are delightful creatures – good for both people and the environment. Ducks add protein to a project partner's diet from eating eggs, money in their pockets from selling eggs and ducks, and better crops in the fields, as ducks remove weeds and bugs and add fertilizer.
In Xiang Qian, China, ducks are as much as tripling some families' incomes. People like Zonglin Zhou began with a starter flock of ducklings, and now they manage hundreds of ducks that enable them to send their children to school and offer them secure futures - and help others achieve the same success through Passing on the Gift.

Geese Get Results

Geese make a great gift, and here's why: Since some geese can lay up to 75 eggs a year the benefits add up quickly for families in desperate need of protein and a means of income. Geese are easy to care for because they don't require much shelter and can adapt to hot, wet or cold weather. Geese can also find a good portion of their food by themselves, and they efficiently dispose of weed seeds and gobble up insects, slugs and snails.
Best of all, geese are highly efficient producers of animal protein. And they're vigilant "watchdogs," loudly warning when uninvited guests arrive at the homestead

Goats Are Great for Families

The gift of a dairy goat represents a lasting, meaningful way for you to help a little boy or girl on the other side of the world.
Goats can thrive in extreme climates and on poor, dry land by eating grass and leaves. The gift of a dairy goat can supply a family with up to several quarts of nutritious milk a day - a ton of milk a year. Extra milk can be sold or used to make cheese, butter or yogurt. Families learn to use goat manure to fertilize gardens.
Goats often have two or three kids a year making it easy for Heifer recipients to pass on the gift of a goat to another family in need. This great investment allows our partners to lift themselves out of poverty by starting small dairies that earn money for food, health care and education.

The Senior High Sunday School students painted ceiling tiles to be
placed at Primary Children's Medical Center. The young patients
spend much of their time looking up at the ceiling, so we thought
it would be fun to paint something they would enjoy!

The children are collecting canned foods
for the Utah Food Bank,
and are encouraged to brings items each Sunday.
There is a basket in the Narthex to
collect the donations.