St. Matthew Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church

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Welcome to Our Parish!

St. Matthew is a pan-orthodox congregation. What does that mean? We have many members who are of Middle Eastern descent. But we also have members who are of Russian, Romanian, Egyptian, Greek and Ethiopian background. In addition, we have many who are converts to Orthodoxy.
In order to serve such a diverse community, all our services are in English.

If you have any questions about our church, or about Eastern Orthodoxy, feel free to call or e-mail Fr. George (Aquaro)

Regular services are held Sunday (Orthos and Divine Liturgy) and Saturday (Vespers)
The times of these services and other special services can be found here.

We are located in the South Bay area of Los Angeles county. We are close to both the 110 Harbor Freeway and the 405 San Diego Freeway. Get directions.

What's Going On

New! Master Calendar is now available online

We have added a link to our new Master Calendar, in the Services and Activities section. Please take a minute to look this over and check out all the opportunities for worship, fellowship, learning and service that we have here at St. Matthew. 

Ladies Book Club

The Ladies Book Club meets on the first Tuesday evening of each month.
The book we are reading is: 
The Theology of Illness by Jean-Claude Larchet  
This book can be purchased online, in paperback.
For time and place of the meeting, please contact the office.

 Hot Meals for the Homeless

2nd Saturday of each month

This is an ongoing chance to help others less fortunate then ourselves. It is a meal provided once a month at Walteria United Methodist Church in Torrance.
We welcome Alexander Ramirez as the new head of St. Matthew's part in this ministry.
Contact Alex for time, directions, or any other information.
 

House Blessings

Fr. George is working diligently to bless our homes.
If you would like him to bless your home (house, condo, apartment, etc), please contact him.
For a description of what to expect during the house blessing, please go to our
 Activities and Ministries page.
 

Who is St. Matthew?

St. Matthew was the son of Alpheus. From the Hebrew his name means the Gift of Jehovah. He was also known as Levi the Publican, a tax collector for the government of Rome in the Judean town of Capernaum.

St. Matthew wrote the first book of the New Testament, the Gospel According to Saint Matthew. Here he wrote of the coming of Our Lord, the birth of Jesus Christ, the years of His preaching, the story of the Sermon on the Mount and the Passion and Resurrection. It is known that St. Matthew wrote the Gospel in the last quarter of the first century.

St. Irenaeus and St. Clement of Alexandria tell us that after Our Lords Ascension, St. Matthew preached the Gospel in Judea for fifteen years. Tradition says he also preached in Persia and Ethiopia and stories of his martyrdom exist.

Troparion for St. Matthew
You did hear the divine voice and received the light of faith, abandoning the office of publican. You proclaimed the Good News of the ineffable Kenosis of Christ, O Apostle Matthew and now you intercede that they who praise you be granted forgiveness of offenses and great mercy.

Feast Day November 16
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