06/12/2026
Want to give your Father a little recognition? Community Participation Encouraged
Members of the church and surrounding community are invited to submit tributes through an online form. Participants are asked to share a brief reflection on how a father or father figure made a lasting impact through their life, sacrifice, faith, or perseverance. Selected submissions will be highlighted during the worship service. Submission deadline is Sunday, June 14, 2026.
Featured Recognition: The Patriarch Trailblazer Award
A highlight of the celebration will be the presentation of the Patriarch Trailblazer Award, given to an individual whose life has historically made a way for others—demonstrating vision, courage, sacrifice, and generational impact. This recognition honors a man whose legacy did not simply bless his own household, but changed the path for an entire community.
Additional moments of recognition will honor:
• Fathers and father figures who built lasting generational legacies
• Men who served as mentors and community fathers beyond their biological families
• Quiet, faithful examples of strength, consistency, and perseverance
• Fathers cherished and remembered in loving memory
Community Participation Encouraged
Members of the church and surrounding community are invited to submit tributes through an online form. Participants are asked to share a brief reflection on how a father or father figure made a lasting impact through their life, sacrifice, faith, or perseverance. Selected submissions will be highlighted during the worship service. Submission deadline is Sunday, June 14, 2026.
stmatthewcoch.org/fathers-tribute.html