A Letter from your Rector and Wardens

Friends in Christ, 

In this season of Thanksgiving, we give thanks for your faithfulness in supporting the Mission and Ministries of St. Peter’s Milford.   Reflecting on the year we’ve had, to say things have been challenging would be an understatement. Despite the tremendous challenges we’ve endured together, we’ve been faithful to our mission. We continued in faithful worship, we strengthened our formation programs for children and adults, and vigorously served our community. 

Our parish hall and kitchen alone have served the hungry, hosted hundreds of recovery meetings, and sheltered our Sunday school program this fall.  Our worship life returned to in-person gatherings on Good Friday, gathering at the foot of the Cross, holding on the hope of the Resurrection, and proclaiming the Alleluias of Christ’s resurrection in the town square on a chilly Easter morning…and those Alleluias continue to ring out!  

Like the women leaving the empty tomb in Mark’s Gospel on that first Easter, we are gathering speed-breaking into a run to share the Good News. 

We are gathering momentum in our life together, and each stage in that process has reminded us of the joy we feel when we come together as the Body of Christ. We’ve gone from Mass on the Grass, to the triumphant return of our choir, Sunday school, and confirmation programs, we have been gathering from generation to generation.

With your support, we have navigated a safe and successful return to our beautiful sanctuary for worship, being fed with the body of Christ at Communion, fueled to serve as Christ’s hands and feet in the world. 

As we look to the 2022, your Vestry counts on your support through our annual stewardship campaign to help us craft an operating budget that supports our mission.  

Your faithful support helps us continue moving out from the empty tomb as faithful witnesses to God’s abundant life in Jesus. Thank you for helping us share God’s message of grace, forgiveness, healing and mercy. The best is yet to come!

Yours in Christ, 

Marcy Mangels, Junior Warden         

Rich Durazzo, Senior Warden

Rev. Matt Lindeman, Rector              

Our annual campaign shap the operating budget for the year.

This budget is crafted to sustain our mission through supporting the majority of our operating budget. While we receive supplemental income from our shared space partnerships like our recovery groups and the Gingerbread Kids Nursery School, we rely primarily on our annual budget.

What kind of giving is practiced at St. Peter's?

All giving to the parish is received with gratitude, whether as an offering in the collection plate, an annual pledge, or a memorial gift.

Some of our members pledge up to the biblical tithe, 10% of their income,

others give what they can.

Last year, we had 62 pledging families supporting our budget, and half of them give online.

An additional 24% of our budget is made up of members who give regularly but have not committed to a practice of pledging.

This year, we would love for more people to make the jump from regular giving to pledging. Pledging is not a legal contract, it's a prayerful estimate of what one can give, and it helps your church tremendously.

We need the most accurate information we can get about our budget, so that we can be as effective in living into our mission as possible.

We know that life is uncertain, and plans can change. If your pledge needs to be adjusted for any reason, simply contact Sharon Mackenzie, our treasurer, or Rev. Matt, our Rector. Pledging information is held confidentially, and is treated with tremendous reverence and care.

Thank you for prayerfully considering a pledge for the year to come. Whether you prefer to give online, by mail, or in the plate, we thank you for all that you bring to our community, and ask God for the grace to accomplish his purposes for us here at St. Peter's!