St. Matthew’s United Methodist Church in Bowie shows its gratitude to the Community. Since the day of Thanksgiving falls in November, St. Matthew’s has made it a whole month of gratitude. For the first three Sundays they will highlight a group of community ‘heroes’ to spotlight. Nov 6th – we will begin our month by recognizing our ‘Educators’ – anyone involved in the education field. Nov 13th is for our ‘First Responders’ and Medical – the Police, Fire and EMS personnel who are the first on the scene when help is needed and we also celebrate the ‘Healers’ among us- Doctors, Nurses, Med Techs, anyone involved in the healing process. The special services will conclude on Nov 20th which is the day for ‘Defenders’, those who serve. They will recognize personnel who have put themselves in harm’s way to defend our country, currently or in the past Spotlighted personnel will be honored at both the 8:30 and 11:00 services with a reception following after each service. St. Matthew’s is located at 14900 Annapolis Rd, in Bowie, MD