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.
November 2020 - Pub Theology
Join us Thanksgiving week for a special Pub Theology focused on food. Meet us in a Zoom room where we'll connect over Thanksgiving traditions, food memories, and the ways that Jesus is present when we break bread together. Homework and questions ...
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RenewalWorks: Spiritual Life & Growth
Dear friends and members of St. Matt's,
This may be one of the most important letters I've written to you so far in our time together. At the Parish Update last week and again in worship today, I shared with you that St. Matthew's will partici...
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Education for Ministry
Seeking to study the Bible and how to apply it to your daily life? Education for Ministry (EfM) helps us understand how we are called into relationship with God, neighbor, and creation wherever we are – at home, at work, in all the places...
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From the Deacon's Bench
Greetings, from the Deacon's Bench!
I pray this note finds you well and safely making the best of what summer has to offer amid the pandemic. I will be away for three Sundays this month as our family visits what has come to be our favorite sum...
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Explore Education for Ministry: Last Call!
Seeking to study the Bible and how to apply it to your daily life? Education for Ministry (EfM) helps us understand how we are called into relationship with God, neighbor, and creation wherever we are – at home, at work, in all the places w...
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A Special Third Sunday Forum
As part of the continuation of our Second Sundays series, we'll have a special forum on the third Sunday of May in order to not conflict with Mother's Day. Save the date for a special Zoom forum with Ty Kepner about faith & baseball. Zoom infor...
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Christian Meditation: Learn the Basics
If you google "meditation", the first series of pages that come up will tell you how good meditation is for anxiety and fear. The next series of pages will quickly link you to eastern religions and lead you to believe that this is a practice that...
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Barth, Willimon, and Hauerwas Online
A Message from Marissa: Reading Barth Together
On Tuesdays in May, there will be an opportunity to participate in an online learning experience that is not affiliated with St. Matt's . Stanley Hauerwas and Will Willimon will be engaging tog...
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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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