by Jeni Stepanek | Mar 8, 2020 | Blog, Home, News, Uncategorized
Join members of the Mattie J.T. Stepanek Guild and Dr. Jeni Stepanek (Mattie’s mom) as they gather each month at different churches for a morning of service, prayer, and conversation in the community.
Each month, members of the Guild and Mattie’s mom visit a different church, and following the service, they invite others to engage in conversation about the inspirational life and lessons and legacy of the late teen poet and peace ambassador, Mattie J.T. Stepanek.
From as young as the age of 3 years, Mattie said that God placed messages in his heart — “messages of hope and peace and Heartsongs and purpose, to shape with words and share with the world.”
Mattie died in 2004, just a few weeks before his 14th birthday, but left behind seven NY Times Bestselling books that continue to impact global youth and adults in powerful and prayerful ways today.
Mattie’s Guild is a non-profit organization committed to gathering information about Mattie’s life and spiritual legacy to support his possible Cause of Canonization / sainthood in the Catholic Church.
Dates and locations may change,
so please re-check this page
for the most current schedule.
CURRENT SCHEDULE:
- Friday, March 20, 2020
Mass 7a / conversation follows
St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church
917 Montrose Road
Rockville, MD 20852 - Monday, April 6, 2020
Time TBA (Mass & school visit)
Shrine of the Sacred Heart
3211 Sacred Heart Way
Washington, DC 20010 - Friday, May 1, 2020
Mass 7a / conversation follows
St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church
11701 Clopper Road
Gaithersburg, MD 20878 - Monday, June 22, 2020
Mattie’s 16 year anniversary celebration
Mass 9a / conversation follows
St. Francis of Assisi
6701 Muncaster Mill Road
Rockville, MD 20855 - Friday, July 17, 2020
Mattie’s 30th birthday celebration
Mass 7:30a / conversation follows
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
4101 Norbeck Road
Rockville, MD 20853 - August – St. Catherine Laboure
Date & Time TBA - September – date, time, location TBA
- October – date, time, location TBA
- November – date, time, location TBA
- December – date, time, location TBA
If you or your place of worship
would like to host a gathering
with Mattie’s Guild
– prayer, conversation, book/poetry discussion –
please e-mail INFO@MattieMatters.org
Learn more about Mattie’s spiritual legacy:
www.MattieMatters.org
Learn more about Mattie’s peace legacy:
www.MattieOnline.com
by Jeni Stepanek | Mar 6, 2020 | Home, News, Uncategorized
Dr. Jeni Stepanek will be the guest presenter for the Friday, March 13 “Lenten Simple Supper & Speaker Series” at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Rockville, MD. She is the author of the NY Times Bestseller, “Messenger: The Legacy of Mattie J.T. Stepanek and Heartsongs.”
Her remarks – titled, “I Am… We Are… A Mosaic of Gifts: Created in God’s Image” – will explore St. Paul’s message of “many parts, one body” and her son, Mattie’s, inspirational message of embracing humanity as a “mosaic of gifts.”
Mattie, who died just before his 14th birthday, began saying at the age of 3 that God was placing messages in his heart that were meant to be “shaped with words and shared with the world.” He penned 7 NY Times bestselling books expressing his purpose as a messenger, each filled with “Heartsongs” and lessons about hope and peace.
Today, the Mattie J.T. Stepanek Guild is gathering information about Mattie’s life and spiritual legacy for his possible Cause of Canonization.
ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND
Learn more about Mattie’s peace legacy: www.MattieOnline.com
Learn more about Mattie’s spiritual legacy: www.MattieMatters.org
by Jeni Stepanek | Jun 21, 2019 | Blog, Home, News, Uncategorized
What:
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Celebrating Mattie’s birthday and peace legacy with recreation, information, food, and fun — for people of all ages and abilities and aspirations!
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Peace Day proclamations from the Governor of Maryland, the Montgomery County Council, and the City of Rockville
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Remarks from Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Sen. Cheryl Kagan, and other leaders committed to building community
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Entertainment & activities, food & fun — that celebrate Mattie’s “pathways and choices for peace”….
When:
- Saturday, July 13
- 1-5 pm — FREE Street Fair “Peace Tent Stations
(elements of Mattie’s peace messages shared through arts & crafts, cake & conversation, entertainment & games, moon bounce & more…)
- 5-8 pm — Happy Hour Dance Party (free entry)
(continuing the celebration inside Botanero Restaurant with music, dancing, conversation, and toasting to life with our neighbors)
- 1-8 pm — Food & Drink Specials
(Botanero Restaurant and Fontina Grille — all day specials, including “Sunrise Sangria & Sunset Cerveza” signature drinks poured by local leadrers, and “Tie Dye Peace Punch” for the kids — with proceeds supporting Mattie’s Foundation.
Where:
- King Farm Village Green area
(the streets outside of Botanero & Fontina are closed for the day to accommodate the street fair peace tents and activities)
- 800 Pleasant Drive, Rockville, MD 20850
Who:
- EVERYONE!
- Youth and adults, leaders and families…
- The outdoor street fair is rain or shine, and FREE!
Why:
- Celebrate Mattie’s 29th birthday with peace
- Mattie is the late teen poet and peace activist who penned 7 NY Times bestsellers on hope and peace and who inspired millions around the world — from children to celebrities.
- Mattie was born on July 17, 1990 and died on June 22, 2004 from complications of a rare neuromuscular disease.
- The annual Peace Day event is a local celebration of a National Peace Day Campaign that is growing in strength.
- “Get to know your neighbors…” — Mattie
- with cake and conversation and an afternoon of learning more about
- how to begin peace, and
- how to teach and share peace with our children and neighbors, and
- how to be “okay” with ourselves, our neighbors, and our world, even amid challenges and differences.
- Explore Mattie’s elements of peace
- through hands-on activities and crafts,
- conversations with Peace Guides and local leaders
- fun with family and friends… and more…
- #PeaceMatters #MattieMatters #YouMatter
- #MakePeaceTheNews
by Jeni Stepanek | Jun 17, 2019 | Blog, Home, News, Uncategorized
EWTN Interview: Mattie Matters
Tune in
Thursday, June 20
(first airtime 8 pm EST)
to watch Raymond Arroyo’s
EWTN The World Over
interview with
Dr. Jeni Stepanek
(Mattie’s mom)
and Cheryl Kerwin
(Mattie’s Guild).
Video link will be posted when available.
by Jeni Stepanek | Jun 17, 2019 | Blog, Home, News, Uncategorized
WMET Radio Interview: Mattie Matters
Tune in Monday, June 17
in the 1 pm (EST) hour
to listen to an interview
with Mattie’s mom, Jeni Stepanek —
airing on Guadalupe Network’s
WMET 1160AM program,
“Catholicism on the Beltway.”
More about Mattie’s possible
Cause for Sainthood:
www.MattieMatters.org
#MattieMatters #MattiesGuild
by Jeni Stepanek | May 25, 2019 | Blog, News, Uncategorized
Please join us for a
Reception & Information Session
Sunday, June 9, 2019 at 12:30 pm
(following the 11:00 am Mass)
hosted by
The Mattie J.T. Stepanek Guild
Most Holy Rosary Catholic Church
in the St. Joseph’s Center
11704 Duley Station Road
Upper Marlboro, MD
Join members of the Guild,
and Mattie’s Mom, Jeni Stepanek,
to learn more about Mattie’s Cause of Canonization,
and to remember how Holy Rosary was
Mattie’s church and spiritual home.
This is where Mattie received the sacraments of
First Reconciliation, First Communion and Confirmation,
and where he served as a lector and catechist.
Information will be shared about the upcoming
Mattie Stepanek 15 Year Memorial Mass
in Derwood, Maryland
(not far from the
Mattie J.T. Stepanek Park & Peace Garden)
and about the
Mattie Stepanek Lecture & Symposium
being planned for September 2019.
Visit Mattie4Sainthood.org to learn more about
Mattie’s Life of Holiness
– a life he celebrated at Holy Rosary,
and about the mission and work of the Guild.
For more information, contact
Mattie4Sainthood@gmail.com
or call/text 240.994.0603
