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