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. The meetings are held at the home of Susan and Michael Dutton at 32 Pond Brook Road in Newtown. Call 364-1738 with any questions.

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 (near the RR station), 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 after Pentecost will be celebrated at the 10:30 am service on June 23. The featured anthem by the CTK Ensemble will be “How Shall I Sing To God?” Included on the calendar for the week is a rehearsal of the King’s Ringers on Wednesday at 7 pm.

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 at 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, 9:30 to 10:30 am; Sunday School and Primary School at 10:30 am; Priesthood, Relief Society and Young Women meeting, 11:30 am; Teenagers’ Activities on Wednesday, 7 to 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)

The Rev Richard Mozer, 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

The 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. Child care is provided for children too young to attend Sunday School. Wednesday, Testimony Meeting, 7:30 to 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

The Rev Bryan A. Leone, Pastor

Sunday worship service with Holy Communion at 9 am during the summer; Sunday Church School at 9:15 am, Adult Bible Study at 9:15 am, Confirmation class at 9:15 am, high school education class at 9:15 am. On Thursday the following groups meet: Women’s Bible Study at 9 am, Bell Choir at 6:45 pm, Senior Choir at 7:30 pm.

GRACE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

174 Mt Pleasant Road

The Rev Barry Fredericks, Pastor

The Rev Sheila Fredericks, Associate 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 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

The Rev Bonnie Vegiard

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

NEWBURY CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

Corner Route 133 and Tower Road, Brookfield

860-355-4955

The Rev Carl E. Mesnig

“Worship With Music” is the theme for Choir Recognition Sunday, for June 23, 11 am. The Adult and Youth Choirs will sing three anthems. Music-related Old Testament and New Testament scriptures, highlighted by various hymns sung by the congregation, will be read by church members. The minister, Rev Carl E. Mesnig will sing the Call to Worship: “If With All Your Hearts” from Mendelssohn’s Oratorio, Elijah.

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. For small group studies call the church office for place, time, location. The congregation is a fundamental Bible teaching group that is locally autonomous. “We gather and grow that we might give and go to glorify God.”

NEWTOWN CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

14 West Street,

Office at 41A Main Street, 426-9024

The Rev Steven Gordon, Senior Minister

The Rev Janice Touloukian, Associate Minister

The Rev Alastair Sellars, Pastor Emeritus

Edwin Corfey, Commissioned Lay Minister

Sunday will be music appreciation and welcome to new members day at the 10 am all-church worship service. The Rev Steven Gordon, senior minister, will lead the service with the Rev Janice Touloukian, associate minister, assisting and giving the Children’s Message. There will be no Sunday School for the summer months. The Senior Choir under the direction of Mary Andreotta will sing two parts of the Missa Brevis composed by organist Philip Crevier, who will be accompanying both the mini-mass and “witness.” Sharon Goodkowsky and Keith Roberts will be the soloists for this last number. All the new members will be welcomed by the congregation at this special Sunday service. They will be honored with a reception following the service.

NEWTOWN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

92 Church Hill Road, Sandy Hook, 426-9998

The Rev Terry W. Pfeiffer, Pastor

The Rev E. Sue Klein, Deacon

Family worship 8 am and 10 am every Sunday. Church School,10:30 am. Adult Bible Study, 8:45 am. We are the church of “Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors” and all are welcome.

SOUTH BRITAIN CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

United Church of Christ,

 Route 172, South Britain

The Rev Dr Peter J. Meister, Interim Minister

Sunday worship service, 10 am, followed by coffee hour at 11 am.

STEPNEY BAPTIST CHURCH

423 Main Street, Monroe; 268-9680

The Rev Dr George W. Britt, Pastor

David Fairclough, Youth Director

Sunday school for all ages (birth to adult), 9 am; Fellowship, 10 am; worship service, 10:30 am, child care 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 Daniel Mattila, Priest

Joanne Hornak and Vinny Keenan, Co-Wardens

Sunday, Holy Eucharist and sermon, 9:30 am, child care 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 Road, Bethel

791-9994; www.oca.org

Saturday, Vespers at 6 pm. Sunday, Divine Liturgy at 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 to 4 pm or by appointment. Prebaptismal 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. Director of Religious Education, Pam Arsenault; Coordinator of Religious Education Terri Berthier; Sacrament Coordinators Kim Braun and Patty Wasicki; Music Director Joseph Jacovino; Women’s Club President Deborah Reilly; Men of St Rose, Patrick Shevlin. Annual events include a parish carnival, a Christmas fair, and parish dances.

TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH

36 Main Street; 426-9070

The Rev Kathleen E. Adams-Shepherd, Rector

The Rev Kurt J. Huber, Assistant to the Rector

The Rev Caroline G. Garside, Deacon

Sundays: Holy Eucharist, 8 and 9:45 am; Tuesdays: Morning Prayer, 9:30 am; Wednesdays: Spiritual Refreshment Study, 12:30 pm; Holy Eucharist & Healing, 7:15 pm. Choirs: Tuesdays, Boys & Girls Choir, 5 pm; Thursdays: Schola Cantorum, 4:30 pm, Adult Choir 7:30 pm. Primary Choir (call church for day and time). Church School: Classes on Sunday beginning with the 9:45 am service until noon; Church School special events: Blessing of the Animals, All Saints’ Celebration, St Nicholas Day, Christmas Pageant, Intergenerational events, Lenten projects, Good Friday Children’s service, Rogation Sunday, Outreach projects, and Children’s Liturgy. All youth groups meet every Sunday evening from 5 to 7 pm. Music Minister Maria Coffin; Church School Director Sue Vogelman, Administrative Assistant Patricia G. Ehlers; Parish Secretary, Margaret Cassin; Sexton Jack Qubick.

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SOCIETY

OF NORTHERN FAIRFIELD COUNTY

9 Picketts Ridge Road, Redding;

438-4281 (main office) or

438-2534 (minister’s study)

The Rev Dr Daniel Simer O’Connell, Minister

Mary Collins, Director of Religious Education

The Unitarian Universalist Society of Northern Fairfield County holds one Sunday Service at 10 am. during the summer. On June 23 the Open Door Alliance will present guest speaker Rachel Goldberg leading “Who Am I? A Spiritual Search for Identity.” Religious Education and child care for young children are available. The children will make “touch books” for blind preschool children as a Social Action Project today. For more information, call the society office, 203-438-4281.

VALLEY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (PCUSA)

21 West Whisconier Road, Brookfield; 775-2624

The Rev Carie Stanley, Interim Minister

The Rev Carie Stanley will deliver the morning message on Sunday, June 23. The scripture lessons will be from Psalm 100 and 1 Corinthians 14:26-33. A special fellowship and coffee hour will be at 10:30 am to celebrate the retirement of Jean Wurster as organist for the congregation. Childcare is provided during worship at 9:30 am and Sunday school for adults at 11 am. The adult and mid-week Bible study meets each Tuesday evening, 7:30 to 9 pm. For more information call the church office at 775-2624.

WALNUT HILL COMMUNITY CHURCH

156 Walnut Hill Road, Bethel; 796-7373

www.walnuthillcc.org

Joel Eidsness, Senior Pastor

Worship services: Saturday 5 pm and Sunday 9 am, 10:45 am and 7 pm (a CORE service for young adults). Child care 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 website for specifics or contact the church office.

Area Synagogues

B’NAI ISRAEL

122 South Pomperaug Ave, Woodbury; 263-3213

Rabbi Eric Polokoff

Reform services. Call about services, membership, religious school, or the High Holy days. Services Friday nights, call 263-3213 for information. Religious school for children ages 5 and older is held Tuesday afternoon and Sunday morning at Woodbury Middle School, Washington Avenue, Woodbury.

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 to 10 am and 9:45 am to 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, June 22: Hukkat-Balak: The death of Miriam and Aaron; Moshe leads alone. For more information, call the synagogue office at 792-6161.

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.