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

Linda returns!

Brendan Murphy on January 10, 2023

Linda will begin her ministry with us as supply priest soon, when Marissa goes on leave, and will serve with us for the months during Marissa’s family leave. Linda will also provide emergency pastoral coverage during that time, will be in the office on Tuesdays, will attend staff meetings and Vestry meetings. Serving with us during Marissa’s earlier family leave, Linda looks forward to being back at St. Matt’s. Retired as Rector of Trinity Episcopal Church, Collinsville, after serving there for nearly 15 years, she also served at Christ Church Cathedral in Hartford where she did her Seminarian internship and later served as Curate and Associate for Cathedral Life. Since being with us in 2021, she has served as supply priest in a number of parishes and has graduated from Hartford International University for Religion and Peace (HIU) with her Doctor of Ministry degree.

She is actively engaged in the Episcopal Church in Connecticut as convener of the Holy Landers Ministry Network; Alternate Deputy to General Convention; member of the Racial Healing, Justice and Reconciliation Ministry Network core team; and most recently was clergy co-chair of the Bishop Transition Committee. In the town of Collinsville where she resides, she currently serves as Chaplain to the Canton Volunteer Fire Department and as a member of the Juvenile Review Board. With a passion for children and young people’s Christian formation, she volunteers with an ecumenical camp in the Greater Hartford area called Heads Up! Hartford—a weeklong mission camp that focuses on leadership, diversity, and community service for urban and suburban high school youth.

She enjoys reading, getting together with friends, loving her grandchildren, knitting and paddling in her kayak. Travel to our Holy Land is also high on her list of things to enjoy along with a newly found passion of traveling to Iona, Scotland! You will hear her share about an upcoming ECCT Pilgrimage to our Holy Land (April 22 – May 3, 2024) and HIU Pilgrimage to Iona (June 7-14, 2025) with John Philip Newell as the retreat leader.

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