St. Matthew’s is a community of disciples and we are on a journey together. We are called to participate in God’s mission. We learn and dream, worship and pray, laugh, cry and serve together. St. Matt’s is a place where we learn about God and learn to be disciples. It’s a place to call home. A place to belong. Wherever you are on your spiritual journey, you are welcome.

Welcome from the rector

At St. Matthew’s, we are committed to cultivating a faith-filled space that warmly welcomes all, as we seek to grow in our knowledge, love and pursuit of Jesus and his way, together. We believe our Children and Youth, rooted in Christ, are equipped to start leaving their mark in our communities and across the world.

Sundays at 10:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite II with choir & organ

Church School & Nursery Care during worship

Other Occasional and Holy Day Services can be found on our Worship page.

We are located at 36 New Canaan Road in Wilton. After you park your car, walk ahead through the walkway to the courtyard, and we our sanctuary is located on the left side of the complex.

Our parish office is located in the middle building connecting St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church and Wilton Presbyterian Church, and you can enter through the door marked Parish Office in the courtyard.

“For all things come from you, and of your own have we given you” (1 Chronicles 29:14, NRSV)

Many Episcopalians know this line of scripture because we say it in our Eucharistic liturgy every week. It reflects our deepest understanding of thanksgiving and stewardship – God gives us everything! When we give to God, others, and the church, we are really giving back what is originally a gift from God. We are all stewards of the resources, abilities, and opportunities that God has entrusted to our care, and s caretakers of these gifts, we support our church and God’s mission by using our time, our skills, and our financial resources.

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A pledge is a spiritual promise, a commitment to the life of a faith community, a commitment to which God calls each one of us. Pledges help with orderly financial planning and they make possible all the programming and fellowship that we enjoy together, including: children’s and youth ministries, music, building operations and maintenance, clergy and staff compensation, mission engagement, fellowship, and much more. YOU are the heart of St. Matthew’s. Your generous gift makes all of our programming possible.

Pay 2024 Pledge

It is the tradition of St. Matthew’s to use fresh flowers at our altar every Sunday for worship as well as other special occasions. Prepared by our Flower Guild, you may sponsor the flowers on a date of your choosing in memory of a loved one, in thanksgiving, or other purpose for a suggested donation of $75. Those named in memory or in thanksgiving are also included in the prayers of the people on that Sunday. Following worship, our Petal Pushers deliver the flowers to members or friends of St. Matthew’s, bringing our prayers from our altar to their home.

Flower Donations

Your Amazon purchases can help to support St. Matthew’s! For eligible purchases at AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price to St. Matthew’s!

How to Set Up Amazon Smile

Title III, Canon 9, Section 6(b6), of the Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church (2015) is generally interpreted to mean that, at a minimum of one Sunday a month, the loose offering at the Holy Eucharist is designated for the clergy discretionary fund. Congregations may wish to set aside a budgeted amount for the discretionary fund in addition to or as a substitute for the above method. Congregations may designate that all fees or gifts received for weddings, funerals, and baptisms are contributed to the discretionary fund. Individuals may also contribute to the fund with occasional gifts.

Rector Discretionary Fund

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36 New Canaan Rd., Wilton, CT 06897 · (203) 762-7400

2024 Begins

Brendan Murphy on January 3, 2024

Dear friends and members of St. Matt’s,

I hope that you are finding ways to enjoy these last days of the Christmas season and that you had a very happy celebration of the new year. I have some special news to share with you about a visitor to our worship this week. And the strange way it came to be.

I had rather an odd turning of the year – as I spent New Year’s Day in the hospital having emergency gallbladder surgery. Not quite what I had in mind! Praise God for science and medicine, for doctors and nurses who take good care of us and ease our pain. Some of you may have experienced that particular pain – so you know it will be a few days before I’m back on my feet. I will miss you on Sunday. And as I alerted our diocesan leaders to my situation, as a Priest does, it was suggested that our Bishop Diocesan might “supply” for me on Sunday.

So, while I’m not able to be with you for worship this week, you will have the wonderful opportunity to gather around the altar with Bishop Jeff. As our new(ish!) Bishop, consecrated in October of 2022, Bishop Jeff hasn’t been to St. Matthew’s yet. So, we’ve tinkered with the service some – and the Vestry is planning a special coffee hour. And the only other thing we really need is for you to come make the Bishop welcome in the way that only you can. Introduce him to the big, wide, loving heart of this place and to all the ways God is present in our life together. This is a really special moment, and I’m deeply grateful to the Bishop for his presence with you. I hope you will make a special effort to be present on Sunday – I know that he’ll be glad to meet you – and I think that you will be very glad to meet and get to know him.

I will look very much forward to seeing you on January 14th, if not before. Our year will begin to get busy again in the next few weeks – so keep an eye out for all the opportunities to serve, grow, and connect. I wish you all the blessings of the new year. And I pray God’s special blessing on you and your families as you begin this calendar year. Until we are together again, God loves you. And so do I.

Faithfully,

–Marissa +

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