Academy of St. Matthias 

the Apostle

The application period is now open, and applications are available in the parish and school offices and on our school website. Submission deadline is Friday, May 27, 2022.

One of our goals is to provide more opportunities for the students to learn through field trips.

Please join us for an open house for prospective parents on March 24, 2022 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tour our campus and learn more about our programs. Reservations are required. Please contact Mrs. Ann O’Hare at 301-577-9412 or aohare@stmatthias.org.

Lent is a time to take stock of our relationship with God and make a more strategic effort to repent and grow in holiness. During Lent, Christians are called to give more attention to prayer, fasting and almsgiving. These three Lenten disciplines will be the focus of religion classes for all grades. Students and their families have two projects that address the practice of sharing with those in need (almsgiving). The first project is a continuation of one started before the sudden shut down of school in December. Donations are needed to make goodie boxes for the homeless. See attached flyer. The second project is the annual Operation Rice Bowl which benefits many people in third world countries. All family members are asked to make sacrifices and put money saved in the cardboard rice bowl that will be given to the oldest child on Ash Wednesday. The last day of school before Easter break the students bring in their rice bowl money where it is then sent to Catholic Relief Services to support their projects overseas. The students will be learning about some of the countries and projects that their generosity supports. During Lent the students will have more opportunities to prayer. They will pray Stations of the Cross and participate in Adoration. Catholic students will also have the opportunity to go to confession.