EXHIBIT 23





                             CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT
                        REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM



We consent to the incorporation by reference in this  registration  statement on
Form S-8 of our report dated  February 12, 2004, on the financial  statements of
SI Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2003 and 2002, and for each
of the years in the three-year  period ended December 31, 2003,  included in the
Registration Statement on Form S-1 of SI Financial Group, Inc. (No. 333-116381).



                /s/ McGladrey & Pullen, LLP

New Haven, Connecticut
October 12, 2004