Saint Matthew’s Anglican Church
Firm in Faith | Timeless in Tradition | Living in Christ
Traditional Religion for a changing world
Welcome! We are a Member Parish of the Orthodox Anglican Church. Our Parish was founded in Newport News, Virginia in 1978, and has provided Traditional Anglican worship, theology, and spirituality to Hampton Roads since that time.
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Service Times
Sunday services at 8:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. Services are offered seven days a week.
See our Ordo Kalendar for the times of weekday services.
What is Anglicanism?
What We Believe
We practice liturgical worship using the 1928 Book of Common Prayer and the Anglican Missal.
We practice the Holy Sacraments and celebrate Mass at every service.
We follow the three ancient creeds; the Nicene Creed, the Apostle’s Creed and the Athanasian Creed.
Through Apostolic Succession our Priests represent an unbroken line to the first Apostles.
Our Services
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Said Mass
A Communion service using the Anglican Missal in which all the parts are spoken (no parts are sung or chanted).
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Sung Mass
A Communion service using the Anglican Missal in which some of the parts are sung or chanted by the priest or the cantor.
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BCP Holy Communion
The Holy Communion service from the 1928 Book of Common Prayer.
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Parish Requiem
A Requiem Mass is for the souls of the departed. We have a monthly requiem for the souls of our friends and family members who passed away that month.
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Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
A time of silent prayer and/or meditation. A consecrated host is placed on the altar in a monstrance. People may sit in the church for all or part of the service.
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Evening Prayer
This service from the 1928 Book of Common Prayer includes prayers and readings from the Psalms and the Old and New Testaments. It is similar to Morning Prayer.
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Evensong
Evening prayer from the 1928 Book of Common Prayer in which parts of the service are sung or chanted.
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Rosary
A series of prayers and meditations using beads to help keep track of the number of times certain prayers are repeated. Rosary beads are available for anyone who doesn’t have a set.
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Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
A service in which the people are blessed by the priest using a consecrated host displayed in a monstrance. The service includes, hymns, prayer, and the Litany of the Saints.
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Morning Prayer
This service from the 1928 Book of Common Prayer includes prayers and readings from the Psalms and the Old and New Testaments. It is similar to Evening Prayer.
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Matins
Morning prayer from the 1928 Book of Common Prayer in which parts of the service are sung or chanted.
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Gregorian Canon
The Canon of the Mass is the part of the service in which the wafers and the wine are consecrated. The Gregorian Canon is the ancient version of the canon written by St. Gregory the Great (c. 540 - 604).
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Sext
The monastic prayer service said at midday. The name comes from the Latin word for “six.” Midday was considered the sixth hour of the day in ancient Jewish reckoning, and in the Middle Ages
As the Parish Priest of Saint Matthew’s I welcome you!
Saint Matthew’s is a member Parish of the Orthodox Anglican Church. Our Parish was founded in 1978, and has provided Traditional Anglican worship, theology, and spirituality to Hampton Roads since that time.