St. Matthew’s offers many opportunities for us to grow in faith. From Tuesday Morning Prayer to (nearly) monthly Pub Theology and periodic book clubs and other events - there are many ways to deepen your faith and connection to God at St. Matthew’s. Please take a look at the posts below to see what's going on right now!
All are welcome.
Adult Formation: Journey through the Gospels
All are invited and welcome to join members of the Renewal Works team on Sundays in July (beginning 7/10) to take a deeper dive into what we heard in the Gospel and the Sermon that day. What jumped out at you? What confused you? How might it tou...
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St. Matt's Summer Read 2022
Join in on our Summer Read! We'll gather three times over the summer to reflect on the three parts of the book. Don't worry - if you have to miss one or two, it's totally okay to be present when you can be. And as always, we hope you'll consider ...
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A Pastoral Letter from Marissa
Dear friends and members of St. Matt's,
Last night, we watched in horror as the news told us the story of yet another school shooting. This time in Texas. And this morning, the numbers have been updated: 21 people have passed away, 19 children...
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May!
Dear friends and members of St. Matt's,
I can't believe it's May already! Can you? These next few weeks are very busy here at St. Matt's and I know that they're incredibly busy for some of you as well. I hope you'll be here as much as you can ...
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The teaching of the Church.
Dear friends and members of St. Matts,
As Christians, we are called to live out our faith and live by our conscience in the public square. This has been true since the very beginning of the Jesus movement. In fact, at the heart of the movement...
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Pride
St. Matthew's will join with a number of other Episcopal churches in Fairfield County attending Pride together in Norwalk this year! Come join us on Saturday, June 11th and help us show that this is a place that welcomes all people in the name of...
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Easter Joy
Dear friends and members of St. Matt's, This week, I hope you'll find many ways to experience and give thanks for the joy of Easter. I'm often fond of reminding folks (and myself!) that the Easter season is actually longer than Lent. It's as if ...
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Maundy Thursday
Dear friends and members of St. Matt's,
Tonight we enter into the three most holy days of the Christian calendar. These three days lie at the heart of our faith, at the heart of our hope. Tonight, we'll gather at 7pm to tell the story of this ...
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A Message from Marissa
Dear friends & members of St. Matt's, Many of you will have seen the news by now about a shooting in the subway system in New York this morning. For many of us, violence like this reminds us of so many other things, particularly when it happens ...
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Human & Divine
Dear friends and members of St. Matt's,
In the Gospel for today , Thursday in the Fifth week of Lent, Jesus is answering a lot of questions about who he is. And then there is an exchange about Abraham and some of the prophets. And Jesus respo...
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Every baptized person is called to ministry. The Education for Ministry (EfM) program provides people with the education to carry out that ministry. During the Rite of Confirmation and Renewal of Baptismal Vows we ask God to "Renew in these your servants the covenant you made with them at Baptism. Send them forth in the power of the Spirit to perform the service you set before th…
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As a parish in in the Episcopal Church in Connecticut and part of the Episcopal branch of the Jesus Movement, at St. Matthew's we dream and work to live out our baptismal promises individually and corporately where all people may experience dignity and abundant life and see themselves and others as beloved children of God.
- Will you persevere in resisting evil, and, whenever y…
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