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St. Matthew Catholic Church at 1991 Overlook Dr., Winter Haven, FL 33884 US - Tour of St. Matthew Catholic Church

Tour of St. Matthew Catholic Church The entrance drive to the church is a path of winding curves and trees.

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As you enter the road takes you past the beautiful statue of our risen Christ. The statue was in front of our original St. Matthew church.
The nave space is an expansive area in which we assemble to celebrate the mass.
The baptistry, the only permanent fixture in the nave space, is located at the entrance to signify our entry into the church through baptism.
The paschal candle is used throuhhout the year, most notably at baptisms and funerals.
The processional crosses will coordinate with the liturgical seasons: Simple during ordinary time through lent, the corpus from Palm Sunday to Good Friday, and the resrrected Chirst from Easter sunday to the end of Easter season.
The Ambry is located near the baptistry. This space houses three vessels of holy oils: the oil of catechimens, the oil of the sick, and the sacred chrism.
The altar table and ambo are made of cherry wood, chosen for its strength and texture, and feature octagonal legs. The altar is square in shape and is the table for our eucharistic meals. The ambo serves as the table of the word.
The cornerstone is located on the exterior wall of the Blessed Sacrament chapel. It bears the Chi Rho (the Greek symbol for Christ), the name of the church and the year our New Home was completed.
The Blessed Sacrament chapel is accessible from the narthex and the nave and is the home of the tabernacle. The Eucharist is reserved in the tabernacle for communion for the sick and private prayer.
The doors of the tabernacle were taken from our origial St. Matthew Church. The tanernacle is suspended between two pillars much like the ark of the covenant, God's covenant with the Israelites

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