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An Update from our Sacred Ground Team

From April to June 2021 a dozen St. Matthew’s parishioners gathered over Zoom to experience Sacred Ground, a film- and readings-based dialogue series on race, grounded in faith. We walked through chapters of America’s history of race and racism, while weaving in threads of our family stories, economic class, and political and regional identity. Built around a powerful online curriculum of documentary films and readings, in ten sessions we focused on Indigenous, Black, Latino, and Asian/ Pacific American histories as they intersect with European American histories. Sacred Ground is part of Becoming Beloved Community, The Episcopal Church’s long-term commitment to racial healing, reconciliation, and justice in our personal lives, our ministries, and our society. We peeled away the layers that have contributed to the challenges and divides of the present day – all while grounded in our call to faith, hope, and love. Now that we have completed this program, we know that our work has just begun. We will be exploring other ways to share our learnings and invite others to join us as we continue the journey to become “beloved community” at St. Matthew’s, in Wilton, and beyond.

We began and concluded each session in prayer. In June we included the prayer written by ECCT’s Racial Healing, Justice, and Reconciliation (RHJR) network in our worship services. During July and August different prayers will be shared during our liturgy, helping us discern where God is calling us as we seek to live out our baptismal promises. Please contact any of us if you have any questions or would like to learn more.

Will you strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being? Our God, I don’t want my attitudes to be shaped by the injustices that mar society, by the discrimination, greed, and lust that spoil relationships. In Jesus, color does not count, wealth carries no weight, and gender is not important. Help me to live in Jesus, to see people through his eyes, and work for the harmony thar reflects your kingdom. Amen.

St. Matthew’s Sacred Ground Team

Susan Abrams, Eleanor Arnold, Brian Angerame, Pam Ely, Char Griffin, Becky Hudspeth, Kate Jarvis, Tim Jarvis, Joe Magnano, Sharon Pearson, Paul Reis, Marissa Rohrbach, Lindsay Wyman


Tags: Adult Formation / St. Matt's - Virtually / Calendar

Sermons

  • Aug 14 | The Rev. Mark Montgomery
    The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost.
  • Aug 7 | The Rev. Marissa S. Rohrbach
    The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost.
  • Jul 31 | The Rev. Marissa S. Rohrbach
    The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost.
  • Jul 24 | The Rev. Marissa S. Rohrbach
    The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost.
  • Jul 17 | The Rev. Marissa S. Rohrbach
    The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost.


St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
36 New Canaan Rd., Wilton, CT 06897
(203) 762-7400

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Service Times

Sundays at 10 am

Holy Eucharist Rite II
Church School & Nursery Care during worship


Location

St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
36 New Canaan Rd.
Wilton, CT 06897

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(203) 762-7400

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Visit What to Expect Service Times Getting Here

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.

As you reach the doors to St. Matthew’s Church you will be greeted by a member of our church. Feel free to ask questions and sign in at our Visitors Book located on your left side just past the name tag table. You will be handed a bulletin as you walk into the sanctuary so you can fully participate in the service if you want. Come as you are! No dress code required.

If you need childcare services, please ask your Greeter for direction.

Sundays at 8:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite II
A quiet, informal service held around the Altar

Sundays at 10:00 am Holy Eucharist Rite II with choir & organ (September–June)
Church School & Nursery Care during worship

Summer (July and August): Sundays at 10:00 am (click here for details)

Learn More

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.

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Stewardship Pledge Flowers Endowment/Planned Giving Rector's Discretionary Fund

“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.

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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

Healthy and vibrant future ministries at St. Matthew’s will be built upon the legacies we leave today. Many of our Episcopal institutions exist because past generations cared so much about the future of the Episcopal Church and expressed their caring by creating planned gifts. Planned giving is a ministry that is vital because it can help ensure the future of our church, but also because it offers you the opportunity to make a final testament about the importance of your Christian faith. Find some ideas how you might give from the Episcopal Church Foundation.

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