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

Almost October!

Brendan Murphy on September 27, 2023

Dear friends and members of St. Matt’s,

It’s been a busy few weeks – and we’re still just gaining speed! Please take a careful look at the e-news this week to find information about Andrew’s next concert, Confirmation, Youth Group, the three-part Adult Education series that begins this week, and special coming events with Nora Neus. If that name sounds familiar to you, it’s because last year (almost to the day) Nora married our own Lex Gaillard here at St. Matthew’s. And I wrote to you this summer to ask you to save the date – but now the date is almost here! Please take special note of the two events Nora will lead that day – the first a conversation in our adult formation slot after worship – and the second a special event for kids age 7ish-12ish. This would be a great thing for kids to bring friends to who are interested in graphic novels and want to learn more about how to write their own!

If you haven’t bought your tickets for our auction yet, please go ahead and do that! Sign up for the Youth and Confirmation Rise against Hunger team by sending me an email. Sign up for the Youth and Confirmation trip to Chapel on the Green by sending me an email. And still, there are more opportunities in our life together. I’m so grateful.

Keep in mind, if you have smaller children, that this is the first Sunday of the month. We’ll be experimenting with keeping kids in worship. However, there is an opportunity for kids K-5ish to go into the narthex for part of the service for Godly Play. And I’ll be inviting all the kids to come stand with me for communion around the table. I’m looking forward to sharing that space with them.

As the fall moves on, I hope you’ll take advantage of all these opportunities and let St. Matthew’s be a part an important part of your life in this season. Please be in touch if there is anything I can do for you, if you have questions, or ideas. I’d love to talk with you. I hope to see you on Sunday. And until then, God loves you. And so do I.

Faithfully,

–Marissa +

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