St. Matthew’s Catholic School was established in Hampton Roads in 1963. For over 55 years, we have been providing academic excellence to students of all faiths in Kindergarten Prep (ages 3 & 4) through 8^th grade. For 29 years, we have held an annual Holiday Auction & Gala in order to raise money for classroom improvements, teaching aids, tuition assistance, and maintenance.

Please join us on Saturday, November 23rd at 5pm for the "Coastal Christmas" 29th annual St. Matthew's Catholic School Holiday Auction & Gala at the school. Over 250 Silent Auction items, 30 Live items, and Chance Auction items will be up for bid. Get a jump on Christmas shopping!

Great vacation packages - for sports and wine trips!

Tickets are $40 per person (adults only) until November 18th and include dinner, drinks, dessert, dancing, and your bid paddle. Tickets are available online starting October 28th at http://smsvb.net/news-and-events/auction-and-gala/ SMS Alumni (21 and over) please come back and reconnect with SMS!
Starting November 19th the per person price goes to $50. Contact Liz Allen at 757-420-2455 x522 or auction@smsvb.net for more information.

           Last year, the event had over 240 attendees and raised $95,548 for capital improvements, classroom materials, and teaching aids. We were also able to provide over $350,000 in scholarships for tuition assistance. The success of this auction is largely due to our generous businesses donors and parent volunteers!

           The Annual Holiday Auction & Gala attracts considerable attention from our school families, 900 plus families of the parish, and from the extended community as well.  St. Matthew’s School serves families from Chesapeake, Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Suffolk, Portsmouth, and North Carolina. Our student body consists of over 525 children.