Parish Life | St. Matthew's Episcopal Church

At St. Matthew's, we have a very fun and active Parish Life! Throughout the year, we have various events planned for the whole parish:

Parish Picnic
Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper
Auction
Chili Cookoff
Easter egg hunt
Family game night
Blessing of the Animals

Events

Lent Madness

Lent Madness

Some of you may remember a few years ago that the parish participated in a seasonal bracket of the saints. Like March Madness, Lent Madness encourages you to set up your bracket in advance - except, as we make our way through you get to pit the s...

Send a Valentine's Care Package to a Loved One

Send a Valentine's Care Package to a Loved One

Let's have some fun and share some love! We are offering Valentine themed care packages this February. We have 3 types to choose from : kids, high school/college and adults. Each package will include fun gifts and treats and will include a per...

An Update from Mission Team Chair Lindsay Wyman

An Update from Mission Team Chair Lindsay Wyman

I think it’s easy sometimes these days to feel the weight of everything. Because, let’s be honest, there is a LOT. A global pandemic, COVID deaths rising by the day, systemic racism continuing to plague our great country, the boredom of bein...

Advent Wreaths: Share the light at home!

Advent Wreaths: Share the light at home!

This Advent, pick up a kit at St. Matt's and build your own Advent wreath at home! You can light it each Sunday morning during worship so that as we prepare for the coming of the Lord, our lights can shine together. Like the altars we built for H...

DIY Advent Wreaths

DIY Advent Wreaths

This Advent, pick up a kit at St. Matt's and build your own Advent wreath at home! You can light it each Sunday morning during worship so that as we prepare for the coming of the Lord, our lights can shine together. Like the altars we built for H...

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Sermons

Feb 17 | The Rev. Marissa S. Rohrbach
"Sea Glass & Ash"
Feb 14 | The Rev. Marissa S. Rohrbach
On the precipice.
Feb 7 | The Rev. Marissa S. Rohrbach
"The light in the woods."
Jan 31 | The Rev. Marissa S. Rohrbach
Beginnings.
Jan 24 | The Rev. Marissa S. Rohrbach
"News, nets, and Nineveh."

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 8 am Holy Eucharist Rite II

Sundays 10 am Holy Eucharist Rite II with choir (September-June)
Church School & Nursery Care during worship

Summer (July and August) Service times - Sunday 8 am and 9:30 am - (click here for details)

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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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“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