History
- Ground broken for the church and school on Sunday, March 23, 1958
Above: Breaking ground on March 23, 1958.
- Cornerstone laid on Sunday, May 4, 1958
- First Mass celebrated on Sunday, July 6, 1958
- Rectory completed in August 1958
- School opened in September 1958
- Dedication of parish on October 5, 1958
- Initial First Communion Class on Nov. 1, 1958
- First Graduating Class in June 1959
- Convent was completed in 1959 and enlarged in 1965
- New addition to school opened in September 1966 (9 classrooms, library, and principal’s office)
- Sanctuary renovated in the late 1970s
- Original bus garage constructed 1969
- New gymnasium (Moriarty Hall) built in 1985
- New church dedicated on June 21, 1986
- Parish Life Center addition opened in Spring 2011
Our Pastors have included
- Father Albert Diezeman (Founding Pastor), July 6, 1958-July 5, 1973
- Monsignor Joseph Brokhage, July 5, 1973-July 9, 1974
- Father James Moriarty, July 9, 1974-July 10, 1984
- Father Joe Wade, July 10, 1985-Jan. 10, 1993
- Father Donald Schmidlin, April 14, 1993-July 2, 2001
- Father Dan Donohoo, July 2, 2001-Jan. 12, 2005
- Father Paul Shikany, Jan. 12, 2005-July 2, 2014
- Father J. Nicholas Dant, July 2, 2014-July 7, 2021
- Rev. Msgr. William F. Stumpf (current pastor), July 7, 2021-
Our School Principals have included
- Sister Charles Ellen, SP, (First Principal) 1958-1961
- Sister Ann Clare, SP, 1961-1967
- Sister Ann Jeanine, SP, (also known as Sister Judy) 1967-1970
- Sister Margaret Duffy, SP, 1970-1973
- Sister Ann Patrick, SP, 1973-1979
- Sister Rosemary, SP, 1979-1993
- Rita Parsons, 1993-1999
- Vince Barnes, 1999-2002
- Martin Erlenbaugh, 2002-2011
- David Smock, 2011-2023
- Cara Swinefurth, 2023-
Our Associate Pastors have included
- John Elford, May 17, 1960-May 20, 1961
- Gerald Gettelfinger, May 20, 1961-Aug. 30, 1963
- John Meeks, Aug. 30, 1963-June 1, 1968
- Edward Kirch, June 1, 1968-July 14, 1971
- Peter Adolay, July 14, 1971-July 5, 1973
- Michael Welch, July 5, 1973-July 9, 1974
- Carmen Patrone, July 9, 1974-July 7, 1976
- Lawrence Voelker, July 7, 1976-July 6, 1981
- Joseph Rautenberg, July 5, 1978-July 9, 1980
- Robert Gilday, July 9, 1980-July 10, 1985
- Jack Emrich, June 18, 1999-Aug. 2, 2000
- Richard Hindel, O.S.B., Nov. 1, 2000-Oct. 31, 2001
St. Matthew is proud of its priest graduates
- Glenn O’Connor graduated Saint Matthew 1966, Ordained May 17, 1980
- Tim Hipskind, S.J. graduated Saint Matthew 1974, Ordained 2000
Priests in Residence have included
- Patrick Kelly
- Robert Mazzola
- Jack Okon
- Donald Quinn
- Brother Joseph Umile
- Robert J. Robeson (was Deacon at time of residence)
- Darvin Winters (was Deacon at time of residence)