BAHA’I FAITH OF NEWTOWN

Contact Michael or Susan Dutton

364-1738 mdutton@bestweb.net

Devotional meetings; spiritual discussion meetings; discussions of social issues from a religious perspective. Call for current schedule.

BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH

35 Sugar Street (Route 302); 426-6484

Pastor Steve Plodinec

Sunday, Children’s Bible Hour and Adult Bible Groups, 9:30 am; Worship, 10:45 am with nursery; Wednesday, Bible and Prayer Group, 7 am and 7 pm.

CALVARY INDEPENDENT BAPTIST CHURCH

2 Side Cut Road (next to RR station),  West Redding

Kenneth Brooks, Pastor

Sunday School 10 am, Sunday morning service 11 am; Sunday evening service 6 pm; Wednesday evening service 7 pm, nursery care provided.

CHRIST THE KING LUTHERAN CHURCH

85 Mt Pleasant Road at Tory Lane,

Newtown; 426-6300 or 426-0651

Gregory Wismar, Pastor

Johanna Perry, Parish Worker

The fifth Sunday of Easter will be celebrated at the 10:30 am service on May 13. Mothers’ day also will be observed at this service. The special choir anthem will be “Consider the Lilies.” On the calendar for the week is a meeting of the social ministry committee after the service and a “Ladies’ Night Out” for the LWML group on Wednesday at 7:30 pm. On Thursday the Confirmation II class will meet at 7 pm, and the Church Council will gather at 8 pm. The Friday Bible group meets at 12:30 pm. On Saturday there will be a slide presentation on “An Evening in Malta” at 7:30 pm, sponsored by the LAFS Fellowship Group.

CHRIST THE SAVIOR ORTHODOX MISSION

Middle Quarter Mall,

706 Main Street South, Woodbury; 263-0809

Fr Vladimir Aleandro, Priest

Gregory Curran, Youth Director

Christ the Savior is a pan-Orthodox, all English mission of the New England Diocese of the Orthodox Church in America. Sunday Divine Liturgy 9:30 am; coffee hour and fellowship follows. Saturday Great Vespers, 6 pm.

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST

OF LATTER DAY SAINTS

Saw Mill Road; 270-1455

Bishop Gary Hutchison

Family History Center 426-1752

Full-time missionaries may be reached at 270-7087. Sunday Sacrament Meeting, 9 to 10 am; Sunday School and Primary School at 10:20 am; Priesthood, Relief Society and Young Women meeting, 11:10 am; Teenagers’ Activities on Wednesday, 7-8:30 pm. The women’s organization also sponsors monthly classes on a variety of topics dealing with the family and homemaking. The group meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7 pm.

COMMUNITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Meets at Newtown Meeting House

36 Main Street (at the flagpole)

Rev William Kessler, Pastor

Sunday School, 9:45 am; Worship Service, 11 am; Evening Service, 6 pm. Home Bible Studies and Women’s Bible Study are held in members’ homes. For information about time and location, call Rev Kessler at 270-3730. For further information, call Chris Crandall at 426-9569.

CONNECTICUT KOREAN UNITED CHURCH

35 Sugar Street (Route 302); 426-8610

Rev Jun-Soo Han, Pastor

Sunday Worship Service, 2 pm; Wednesday, Praise, Bible, and Prayer Time, 8:30 pm; Saturday, Neighborhood Bible Study, 8 pm.

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST

27 Roxbury Road (Corner of Routes 6 & 67)

Southbury; 262-1944

Sunday Services, 11 am. All are welcome to hear the worldwide weekly Christian Science Bible Lesson with readings from the Bible and correlative passages from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. Join in singing hymns, silent prayer, and the Lord’s Prayer. All children up to age 20 are welcome to attend the Christian Science Sunday School, also at 11 am. New pupils are asked to come a few minutes early. Childcare is provided for children too young to attend Sunday School. Wednesday, Testimony Meeting, 7:30-8:30 pm. Everyone is invited to listen to passages selected from the Bible and Science and Health With Key to the Scriptures on a timely subject, sing hymns, and listen to the congregation testify to the healing effects of prayer in their daily lives, as well as give remarks on Christian Science.

GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN CHURCH

466 Elm Street, Monroe; 268-7596

Rev Birgitt Ivarson, Vacancy Pastor

Sunday worship service with Holy Communion at 8 am and 10:30 am; Sunday School 9:15 am for children from preschool through high school. Sunday morning Adult Bible Study 9:15 am. Childcare is provided during the 10:30 am worship service. On Thursdays, Women’s Bible Study meets at 9:30 am; Bell Choir at 6:45 pm; and Senior Choir at 7:30 pm. Performance on Sunday, April 29 at 7 pm of the nationally acclaimed music group Echelon. Admission $5.

GRACE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

The Rev Barry Fredericks, Pastor

The Rev Sheila Fredericks, Assoc Pastor

Christopher Caton, Administrator

Adam Fredericks, Children & Youth Pastor

Sunday worship, 8 and 10 am; Children’s Church and Nursery at all services. Wednesday, worship 7:30 pm. Ladies’ Fellowship and Bible Study third Saturday of the month, 10 am at the church. Men’s Fellowship, first Saturday, 8 am, breakfast at the church. Care Group, second Sunday.

HOLY TRINITY ORTHODOX CHURCH

Eighth and Roberts Avenues Danbury; 748-0671

Robert Hublak, Youth Director

Susan Pataut, choir director

Sunday Divine Liturgy, 10 am, coffee hour follows. Church School every Thursday, 6:30 pm. Pierogie cooking sessions Tuesday, 9 am to noon. Holy Trinity is a New Calendar, English services parish. Guests and visitors are always welcome.

MATTATUCK UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SOCIETY

122 South Pomperaug Avenue, Woodbury;  266-4810

Rev Bonnie Vegiard

Sunday Service, 10:30 am. Religious education and childcare are available during the service. Visitors are welcome.

NEWBURY CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

Corner Route 133 and Tower Road,

Brookfield • 860-355-4955

Rev Carl E. Mesnig

“Love Your Children and Your Mothers” is the title of the sermon by the Rev Carl E. Mesnig for Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 13, at 11 am. The Youth Choir will present a special anthem. Verbal “Tributes to Mother” will be offered by members of the congregation and the youth during the worship service. The Sacrament of Holy  Communion is celebrated on the first Sunday of each month.

NEWTOWN BAPTIST CHURCH

102 Church Hill Road, Sandy Hook, 426-3819

Pastor Allen Johnson

Newtown Baptist Church is a local church with a worldwide vision for reaching souls with the Gospel of our Lord, Jesus Christ. NBC is a warm and friendly church with a ministering heart. Its goal is to help meet the spiritual needs of the individual, the family, as well as the community. Sunday school, 10 am; Sunday Morning Service, 11 am; Sunday Children’s Church, 11 am; Sunday Evening Service, 6 pm. Wednesday Prayer Meeting, 7 pm. Nursery is provided during all services.

NEWTOWN CHRISTIAN CHURCH

210 Sugar Street, Newtown, 426-6189

Jack Tanner, Minister

Sunday Bible School, 8:45 am; Worship service 10am. Nursery is provided. This week’s message, “How to Survive Our Families,” is the fourth in our “How to Survive” series. We will also have a special time of recognition for mothers. For small group studies call the church office for place, time, location. The congregation is a fundamental Bible teaching group which is locally autonomous.

NEWTOWN CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

14 West Street

The Rev Steven Gordon, Senior Minister

The Rev Janice Touloukian, Associate Minister

The Rev Alastair Sellars, Pastor Emeritus

Edwin Corfey, Commissioned Lay Minister

Youth members Kara Kunst and Travis Finlayson will give the sermon Sunday at the 10 am All-Church Youth service. Other young people will conduct the rest of the service with the assistance of the Rev Steven Gordon, senior minister. “A Gathering” with Carl Lindquist will give the Children’s Message, “Yahweh,” in word and song. Chris Benson will play a trumpet solo and Kristin Ryan will sing “Children of Eve.” Sunday also will be Church World Service Blanket Day to provide blankets to the victims of natural disasters and to agencies working with the homeless and needy. There will be cards available with each donation of $5. The cards can be sent to whomever one wishes to honor. The Music Committee will meet briefly Sunday following the worship service in the Sanctuary. Monday evening Bible study continues at 7:30 pm in the church house. Wednesday morning Bible study with Rev Gordon continues at 8:30 am in the sanctuary. Men’s Fellowship will meet at 7 pm in the church house on the third Sunday instead of the second Sunday. May 20 guest speaker Les Burroughs will present slides of his trip to Africa. On June 24 there will be an outing to a Blue Fish game in Bridgeport. Registration forms for the Ecumenical Vacation Church School for the week of August 13 will be available in the church offices May 14.

NEWTOWN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

92 Church Hill Road

The Rev Terry W. Pfeiffer, pastor

Rev E. Sue Klein, deacon

Sunday services at 8 am and 10 am. Adult Church School Classes are at 8:45 am followed by Family Worship with Church School at 10 am. For more information 426-9998.

STEPNEY BAPTIST CHURCH

423 Main Street, Monroe; 268-9680

Rev Dr George W. Britt, Pastor

David Edwards, Youth Director

Sunday school for all ages (birth-adult), 9 am; Fellowship, 10 am; Worship Service, 10:30 am, childcare available. Youth Group for grades 7-12 meets Wednesday, 6:30-8:30 pm.

ST JOHN’S EPISCOPAL

Washington Ave (Route 34)

(Mailing address is PO Box 716)

Sandy Hook; 426-9938

The Rev William Padgett, Priest

Lois Pratt and Joanne Hornak, Co-Wardens

Sunday, Holy Eucharist and Sermon, 9:30 am, childcare provided; Church school for children 9:30 am. Annual events include Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper. St John’s is the home of FAITH food pantry, an ecumenical ministry that distributes to those in need on an emergency basis. Hours are Tuesday, 10 am to noon, and Thursday, 6 to 7:30 pm. St John’s is presently housing The Back Door Cafe, sponsored by Newtown’s public schools.

ST PETER AND PAUL ORTHODOX CHURCH, OCA

A mission parish of the Orthodox  Church of America

93 Dodgingtown Rd, Bethel, 791-9994; www.oca.org

Saturday, Vespers 6 pm. Sunday, Divine Liturgy 10 am. Wednesday, prayer ministry at 7:30 pm, with class following. Services in English, and all are welcome.

ST ROSE OF LIMA CHURCH

46 Church Hill Road; 426-1014

The Rev Robert E. Weiss, Pastor

The Rev Lawrence A. Larson, Parochial Vicar

The Rev Peter J. Towsley, Parochial Vicar

Thomas F. Curran, Deacon

Weekday Masses, 6:45 and 9 am; Saturday Masses, 8 am, 4 pm and 5:30 pm. Sunday Masses are 7:30, 9, 10:30 am and noon. Confessions on Saturdays at 3-4 pm or by appointment. Pre-baptismal instruction on first Sunday at 1 pm (register with the parish secretary); legal holiday Mass, 8 am only; Holy Day Vigil, 7:30 pm; Holy Day Masses, 6:45 and 9 am, 5:30 and 7:30 pm. Parish Education Coordinator, Pam Arsenault; Director of Religious Education, Alice Kohler; Music Director, Joseph Jacobino; Women’s Club President, Debra Sennefelder; Men of St Rose, Patrick Shevlin. Annual events include a parish carnival, a Christmas fair, and parish dances.

TRINITY CHURCH

36 Main Street; 426-9070

Rev Kathleen E. Adams-Shepherd, Rector

The Rev Kurt J. Huber, Assistant to the Rector

Holy Eucharist, Sunday at 8 and 9:45 am; Morning Prayer, Tuesday, 9:30 am; Wednesday, Holy Eucharist and Healing, 7:15 pm; Wednesday, Bible Study, noon; Girls Choir, Tuesday, 5 pm; Boys Choir, Thursday, 5 pm; Primary Choir (call church for day and time); Adult Choir, Thursday, 7:30 pm. Administrative Assistant, Patricia G. Ehlers; Music Minister Maria Coffin; Parish Secretary, Margaret Cassin; Sexton, Jack Qubick; Church School Director, Sue Vogelman; Wardens Dick Kraycir and Ellsworth Stringer, Treasurer, Judy Pierce; Clerk Patricia Patrick; Altar Guild Co-Directors, Sallie Meffert and Peg Watson.

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SOCIETY

OF NORTHERN FAIRFIELD COUNTY

9 Picketts Ridge Road, West Redding;

438-4281 (main office) or 438-2534 (minister’s study)

Rev Dr Daniel Simer O’Connell, Minister

Karen Judd, Dir of Religious Education

The Unitarian Universalist Society of Northern Fairfield County has two Sunday Services, at 9 and 11 am. On Sunday, May 13, congregation member Linda Spione will lead services on “Lesbian Mothers: Living with Pride & Prejudice.” Religious Education and childcare for young children are available during both services.  For more information, call the Society office, 203-438-4281.

VALLEY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (PCUSA)

21 West Whisconier Road, Brookfield;  775-2624

The Rev Royal B. Garren

Worship service Sunday at 9:30 am. The fellowship and coffee hour is at 10:30 am. Sunday school for children and adults is at 11 am. Childcare is provided. Youth group meets at 6 pm on the first and third Sundays. For more information, call 203-775-2624.

WALNUT HILL COMMUNITY CHURCH

156 Walnut Hill Road, Bethel; 796-7373

Joel Eidsness, Senior Pastor

www.walnuthillcc.org

Worship services: Saturday 5 pm and 6:45 pm, Sunday 9 am and 10:45 am. Childcare and children’s programs available during all services. Junior and Senior High Primetime at 5 pm on Saturday and 9 am on Sunday. Adult small groups and Bible studies as well as children and youth activities throughout the week. See the Web site for specifics or contact the church office.

Area Synagogues

B’NAI ISRAEL

122 South Pomperaug Ave, Woodbury; 263-3213

Friday services, 7:30 pm. Saturday services, 9:30 am. All are welcome.

CONGREGATION ADATH ISRAEL

111 Huntingtown Road

(mailing address is PO Box 623);

426-5188 or 426-6817

Rabbi Moshe Betan

Friday Night Services, 8 pm, except the first Friday of the month, at 7:30 pm, which is a family service. Saturday services on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month, 9:30 am. Hebrew School, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 4:15 pm. Sunday School, 8-10 am and 9:45 am-noon. President is Mark Moskowitz, 426-5655. The sisterhood is made up of ladies of the synagogue; President is Marsha Moskowitz (426-5655). Eric Israel (426-2932) is president of the Men’s Club. Traditional events include a Purim Carnival, Progressive Dinner, Corn Party, and Community Break-the-fast.

CONGREGATION B’NAI ISRAEL

“Danbury’s Only Conservative Congregation”

193 Clapboard Ridge Road, Danbury; 792-6161

Rabbi Vivian S. Mayer

Shalom Lampell, President

Saturday services, 9:30 am. Following each weekly reading, Rabbi Vivian Mayer conducts an exchange of ideas relating to the theme of the reading. All are welcome. Saturday, May 12, Emor: We read of the holiness among the priestly class followed by description of holiness in time: the Jewish Holy Days. For more information call 792-6161 Monday through Friday between 9:30 am and 1 pm.

UNITED JEWISH CENTER SYNAGOGUE

141 Deer Hill Avenue, Danbury; 748-3355

Rabbi Bradd Boxman

Friday, Reform Services 8 pm. Family Service, third Friday of each month, 7:30 pm, and Saturdays during the school year at 11:15 am. Traditional services, Saturday 8:45 am.