Our Pastor

Rev. Geoff T. Sinibaldo

I find congregational ministry exciting, rewarding, and a wonderful challenge. I got my start in ministry as a camp counselor and every step of the way felt called to take another step forward into leadership. I am a kid at heart and enjoy young people of all ages. I enjoy helping people connect the amazing love of God in Jesus Christ to their daily lives, that they too might take another step in this journey we call faith. With a rich family life that includes my wife Tammie, two children, and extended family members across the country I can appreciate the many challenges families face today. As the church, we are well positioned to faithfully carry out what our mission states - to declare God’s love and grace in Christ and to nurture faith, as we care for God’s world and one another.

We are a small congregation doing big things. If you are looking for a church home where worship is central - grounded in God’s Word, preaching, sacraments and enriched by music and prayer; where the congregation is large enough to have many opportunities for learning, fellowship and service, yet small enough where you will not feel lost in the shuffle, St. Michael’s may be the place for you.

During the School year we have Sunday School from 9:00-9:45 a.m., Worship at 10:00 a.m. and Fellowship Hour at 11:00 a.m.

In the summer months worship is at 9:00 a.m. followed by Fellowship Hour.

I invite you to come and see for yourself our community called St. Michael’s. I hope that you will be enriched. It is good for us to be here. We welcome you into our midst.

If you have any questions, please call 203-966-3913, email Pastor Geoff Sinibaldo or stop by the office. I am happy to speak with you.

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Biography:

Baptized into Christ - Christ Lutheran Church, Palatine, IL, January, 1976

Confirmed - Immanuel Lutheran Church, Palatine, IL, May, 1989

Summer Camp Staff - Crossways Lutheran Camping Ministries - Pine Lake Camp, Waupaca, WI, 1994-1996, 1998, 2000

B.A. History - Carthage College, Kenosha, Wisconsin, 1997

Married Tammie @ Pine Lake Camp, Waupaca, WI, June 7, 1997

Youth Ministry Associate - Lutherdale Bible Camp, Elkhorn, WI, 1997-1998

Youth and Family Coordinator - St. John’s Lutheran Church, Brookfield, WI, 1997-1998

Seminarian, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN, 1998-2002

Contextual Education - Lutheran Campus Ministry, University of Minnesota, 1998-2002

Clinical Pastoral Education - Good Samaritan Center, Minneapolis, MN, Winter, 2000

Intern Pastor, St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Avon, CT, 2000-2001

Master of Divinity - Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN, 2002

Ordained to the Ministry of Word and Sacrament, July 20, 2002

Pastor, Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Hermosa, SD, 2002-2003

Assoc. Pastor, St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Avon CT, 2003-2010

Pastor, St. Michael’s Lutheran Church, New Canaan, CT, 2010-