Archive for October, 2024
Convention 2024
I have not been to a Convention of the Episcopal Church since the early 2000s so it felt a little surreal entering the spacious and well-appointed Bristol Events Centre which this year hosted the 240th Convention of the Episcopal Church in Connecticut. Our parish was well represented by our Rector, Father Daniel and Father Paul […]
Continue ReadingKate Parker-Burgard – Stewardship
Don and I both grew up in the church. The church is the way that we orient ourselves to a community and it has always been our primary philanthropic focus when we consider our time, talent, and treasure. When we moved to Norwalk a few years ago we had a couple of goals in mind […]
Continue ReadingJoyce Generoso Stewardship
Good morning everyone,I’m not sure if any of you attended last Sunday’s 11 am service where parishioner Bunny Zamm shared her story about why she came to St. Paul’s. Well Bunny and I go way back, and as she shared, for 54 years, she was the choir director and organist, and a darn good one […]
Continue ReadingDonna & Kevin Stewardship
Donna: Good morning! My name is Donna Glen, and my husband, Kevin Smith and I have been membershere since ~2007. At the time, we lived in Norwalk.Kevin: I grew up in a fundamentalist, evangelical community in NC and there wasn’t much in that world view that spoke to me or nurtured faith in me. On […]
Continue ReadingSherrie Beke – Stewardship
Bow down thy ear O Lord hear me: for I am poor and needy. Psalm 86 We belong and we are loved. When our grandson Phoenix was born he came too early and was very very ill. Our family gathered together to support and comfort each other. We prayed – a lot And we hoped. […]
Continue ReadingCecil Wade – Stewardship 2025
“Each of you must give as you have made up your mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” 2 Corinthians 9:7 (NRSVA) When Amy and I first came to St Paul’s three years ago, I had an unusual experience: I felt that I had arrived at home. It wasn’t just […]
Continue ReadingGrateful Dude
Stewardship TestimonialDon Parker-BurgardOctober 6, 2024 I’m not the kind of person who’s comfortable wearing a T-shirt in church, but as I was thinking about what St. Paul’s means to me and why I’m excited about supporting it financially, it occurred to me that this shirt pretty much says it all. I am a grateful dude. […]
Continue ReadingMeet Nicholas Stigall
Nicholas Stigall is the Organ Scholar at Trinity Episcopal Church on the Green and a graduate organ student at the Yale School of Music/Institute of Sacred Music. Originally from Knoxville, TN, he completed his undergraduate degree at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Nicholas most recently spent a year as Organ Scholar working at Trinity […]
Continue ReadingReflection from Gail Bindley-Taylor
BELONG, BELOVED, BE GENEROUS As I reflect on this year’s Stewardship campaign that is about to begin, two things stand out for me. The faith of this small group of parishioners who have put themselves forward to do this work of Stewardship, stepping out of their comfort zones, because they believe in this church community […]
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