{"id":19,"date":"2010-09-30T21:40:38","date_gmt":"2010-10-01T02:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stmatthewburlington.ca\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2026-04-14T12:55:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T17:55:48","slug":"parish-groups","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stmatthewburlington.ca\/?page_id=19","title":{"rendered":"Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

All events on this page are for 2026 and recently updated<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UPCOMING EVENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ANNUAL PLANT SALE<\/strong>

Spring is coming! And with it, St. Matthew\u2019s annual Plant Sale. Click here to download the order form<\/strong><\/a> or pick one up in the church. Support St. Matthew\u2019s by taking home locally grown geraniums, sunpatiens, and hanging baskets.

Please return all order forms to the office with payment by Tuesday, April 28<\/strong>. Plant pick-up will be Saturday, May 16<\/strong> between 10:00 am and 1:00 pm in the Parish Hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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OUT-4-LUNCH<\/strong>

Community meal served once a month on a Monday at noon. Especially for seniors, but open to everyone.

Next dates in 2026: May 4 & June 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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GAMES NIGHT <\/strong>

All are welcome to show up an play. Bring your own game or learn a new one. Bring a friend or make some friends! Offered one Friday per month.

Next date: Friday, May 8, 2026, 7:00 pm<\/strong> in the Fireside Room<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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THE GOOD BOOK CLUB<\/strong>

Like any other book club, but we choose a book from the Bible to focus on each month. Come sit around the table and discuss! Led by Canon Dr. Susan Wilson. No registration or experience necessary. Just turn up! 2:00 pm<\/strong> in the Fireside Room.

Next date:<\/span> May 14, 2026<\/strong>. Book: Titus\/Philemon (no meeting in April)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ALWAYS RUNNING AT ST MATTHEW’S:
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TRU EARTH FUNDRAISER<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You can now support St. Matthew’s when you buy from Tru Earth at the following link: Shop Tru Earth<\/mark><\/strong><\/a>.

Tru Earth is an online store that sells eco-friendly cleaning supplies such as laundry detergent, dishwashing detergent, and multi-purpose cleaner. When you order a product through the link above, a percentage of the total sales value will go to St. Matthew’s.<\/p>\n\n\n

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DRIVE-THROUGH DROP-OFF<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Food collection continues all year round, including all holidays and the summer.<\/em> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Food Donation program benefits the Burlington Food Bank and the Compassion Society of Halton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weekly food collection at our front driveway is on Wednesdays from 10am \u2013 1pm. <\/strong>When you arrive, please leave your donations on the wooden pallet. Please do not leave donations at other times, as there may be no one to bring them inside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The need for food is great at this time. For more information about these charities, or to donate to them directly, please follow these links:
COMPASSION SOCIETY OF HALTON<\/a><\/span>
BURLINGTON FOOD BANK<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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All events on this page are for 2026 and recently updated. UPCOMING EVENTS ANNUAL PLANT SALE Spring is coming! And with it, St. Matthew\u2019s annual Plant Sale. Click here to download the order form or pick one up in the church. Support St. Matthew\u2019s by taking home locally grown geraniums, sunpatiens, and hanging baskets. Please return all […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stmatthewburlington.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stmatthewburlington.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stmatthewburlington.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stmatthewburlington.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stmatthewburlington.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19"}],"version-history":[{"count":587,"href":"https:\/\/www.stmatthewburlington.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6142,"href":"https:\/\/www.stmatthewburlington.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions\/6142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stmatthewburlington.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}