BAHA’I FAITH OF NEWTOWN

Contact Margo Deselin

203-241-5525; Mdeselin@gmail.com

Devotional meetings; spiritual discussion meetings; discussions of social issues from a spiritual perspective. The meetings are held at various locations in Newtown. Call for meeting locations or questions.

 

CHRIST THE KING LUTHERAN CHURCH

85 Mt Pleasant Road at Tory Lane

203-426-6300 or 203-426-0651

 www.CTKLutheranNewtown.org

The 13th Sunday after Pentecost will be celebrated at the 10:30 am worship service on Sunday, September 11 (note return to later worship service times this weekend), we will also celebrate Grandparents’ Day. Sunday school and adult Bible class also begin September 11 at 9 am. LWML Mite Box Sunday is first Sunday of each month. Calendar includes: September 24, LAFS Beer Tasting, 7–9 pm, $5 per person & bring an appetizer to share, spirits to be provided by Mike Kerler (Sandy Hook Wine & Spirits).

 

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST

OF LATTER DAY SAINTS

16 Saw Mill Road, Newtown; 203-438-2881

www.LDS.org or www.Mormon.org

Family History Center (203-426-1752)

Bishop Brett Keller (203-438-2881)

Sunday Sacrament Meeting, 9 am; Sunday School (ages 12–adult) and Primary School (ages 18 months–11), 10:15 am; Priesthood, Relief Society and Young Women meeting, 11 am; teenagers’ activities, Wednesday 7:30 pm. The Women’s Organization sponsors classes on topics dealing with the family and homemaking, most months on second Thursday, 7 pm; call church office for schedule and topics. The Family History Center (203-426-1752) is open Tuesday through Thursday evenings and on Saturday. Contact the church office (Sundays, 203-426-8408) for updated schedule.

 

COMMUNITY ORTHODOX

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Meets at Newtown Meeting House,

 31 Main Street (at the flagpole)

The Rev Robert Tarullo, Pastor; 203-270-3730;

Community Presbyterian Study, 203-364-7041;

Pastor@NewtownOPC.org;

www.NewtownOPC.org

A community of believers with a desire to know God and make Him known to others: Sunday School, 9:30 am (summer, 10 am); coffee and light refreshments 10:40 am; worship services with expositional preaching through a Biblical book, 11 am and 5 pm (third Sunday, 3 pm). Men’s Bible Study at meeting house second and fourth Saturday; and Men’s Fellowship first Thursday at area restaurant.

 

ECKANKAR OF NORTHWESTERN CT

Meets at Edmond Town Hall

45 Main Street (Old Courtroom), Newtown

Contact Richard Lawson, 203-417-8434

www.ct-eckankar.org

Eckankar means “Co-worker with God” and offers simple daily spiritual exercises to explore your own unique and natural relationship with the Divine. The ECK worship service, which is the first Sunday of each month at 11 am, includes music and discussion of a spiritual quote followed by fellowship and refreshments. An introductory book discussion, “The Call of Soul,” meets the third Sunday of every month at 11 am.

 

FAITH AT NEWTOWN

Meets at 113 Church Hill Road, Sandy Hook

Pastor Tim Kuhn

TKuhn@FaithBaptistCT.org

203-364-1448; FaithBaptistCT.org

Sunday worship service 10 am. Small group Bible studies in homes. Teen and family activities, ladies’ knitting group, summer concerts and Vacation Bible School. “We study the Bible verse by verse, and apply it to everyday living.”

 

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST

27 Roxbury Road (corner of Routes 6 & 67)

Southbury; 203-262-1944

Sunday services and Sunday School (for up to age 20; small Bible-Lesson discussion groups for teens), 10–11 am. The subject of the September 11 Bible Lesson-Sermon will be “Substance.” Golden Texts — Hebrews 10:34 and Matthew 10:17 (“…ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance” [and] “…The kingdom of heaven is at hand.”). Wednesdays from 7:30 to 8:30 pm there are readings from the Bible and the Christian Science textbook Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, followed by testimonies of healing through prayer. Visitors can expect a respectful, warm welcome.

 

GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN CHURCH

466 Elm Street, Monroe; 203-268-7596

Worship service of the Word with Holy Communion at 8 am, service with music and Holy Communion at 9:30 (nursery service available during second service).

 

GRACE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

174 Mt Pleasant Road

203-270-1005; gcf-ct.org

The Rev Barry Fredericks,

Senior Pastor

The Rev Sheila Fredericks,

Senior Associate Pastor

The Rev Adam Fredericks,

Children & Youth Pastor

The Rev John Barago, Associate Pastor

Sunday worship, 8:30 and 10:15 am; youth service, children’s church and nursery at all services. Wednesday evening service, 7 pm; weekly healing service, Thursday 1 pm; monthly healing service, fourth Wednesday 7 pm; The Haven (young adult/college ministry), first Sunday of each month, 6 pm; Quarterly Ladies’ Fellowship, call for dates and times; Men’s Fellowship, Men’s Breakfast of Champions, first Saturday of the month, 8 am. Saturday Bible Blast, held quarterly for children ages 4–12; U-Nite for junior high youth, third Friday evening; Youth Discipleship class, Wednesday 7 pm.

GUIDING LIGHT CHURCH

Meets at 2 Stony Hill Road

(Scalzo Building, lower level), Bethel

Ernestine Urquhart, Pastor; 203-426-4338

This nondenominational Christian church meets Sundays, 10:30 am–1 pm, for morning worship, with fellowship immediately following the service. Additional programs and services include: The Lion of Judah Reach Out Ministry, which helps men and women and teens transition from prison life to society; shelter for battered and abused women; housing for ex-offenders and battered women. Lion of Judah Reach Out Ministry also provides counseling and clothing for teens and adults. A drill team for teens, including musical instruments, is also available for teens. Volunteers welcome. Women’s Group meets Wednesdays and Fridays 7 to 9 pm.

 

NEW HOPE COMMUNITY CHURCH

Newtown; 203-770-3745

www.NewHope-cc.com

Rev James A. Solomon, Pastor

Kevin & Valorie Delp, Youth Leaders

Brian Donofree, Minister of Music

Donna Donofree,

Assistant to the Minister of Music

Worship service Sunday 5 pm, at Newtown Congregational Church, 14 West Street.

 

NEWTOWN BIBLE CHURCH

35 Sugar Street (Route 302); 203-426-6484

NewtownBibleChurch.org

The Reverend Joey Newton, Pastor

Newtown Bible Church is a Bible-centered New Testament church that focuses on exalting God through the clear exposition of His inspired word (2 Tim. 3:16). Members strive to go beyond understanding it intellectually, to also have a heart for God and live changed lives as a result (Eph. 4:11–13). Sunday services begin with Fellowship at 9:30 am, Sunday School at 9:45 (with classes for all ages), worship service at 10:45 (nursery and children’s service is provided). Other services and opportunities include Prayer Meetings Wednesday, 7 pm at the pastor’s home (parsonage); Men’s meetings the first and third Saturday at the church; Women’s Bible Study, Tuesdays 7 pm, and Women’s Fellowship, fourth Saturday of the month, 9 am at Panera Bread (Sand Hill Plaza). Regular events include Vacation Bible School, Fellowship dinners after service the first Sunday of the month, other events and ministries.

 

NEWTOWN CHRISTIAN CHURCH

210 Sugar Street, Newtown; 203-426-6189;

www.NewtownCC.org

Jack Tanner, Minister

Ron Malin, Treasurer

Bill Hemby, Church Elder

Sunday, Bible School for all ages, 8:45 am; worship celebration, 10 am (children’s worship available for children through grade 6). Small groups are held in members’ homes; call church office for times and locations. The congregation is a fundamental Bible teaching group that is locally autonomous. NCC is patterned after the church described in the New Testament. Annual events include special events during December, Vacation Bible School, and other events during the year.

 

NEWTOWN CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

A member of the United Church of Christ

14 West Street; 203-426-9024;

www.NewtownCongregationalChurch.com

The Rev Matthew S. Crebbin, Senior Minister

The Rev Janice Touloukian, Associate Minister

Philip Crevier, Organist

Donna Edwards, Music Program Director

The 10 am worship service on Sunday, September 11, will be part of Recovenanting & Welcome Sunday. Church School will begin during the worship service, we will welcome Yale Divinity School student Alyssa DeWolf, who will intern with NCC until May 2012, and a Welcome Home Picnic will follow the worship service. Please bring a side dish and/or dessert to share. Soft drinks will be available, and the youth will cook hot dogs and hamburgers. Cornerstone Thrift Center, located in the lower level of the church, is open Tuesday through Friday 11 am–4 pm, and Saturday 11 am–1 pm.

 

NEWTOWN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

92 Church Hill Road, Sandy Hook

Rev Mel Kawakami, Senior Pastor

Rev Richard Yerrington, Associate Pastor

Rev E. Sue Klein, Deacon

203-426-9998; FAX 203-426-0865;

NewtownOffice@sbcglobal.net;

www.NUMC.us

Sunday worship at 8 and 10 am; Adult Bible study 8 am Sunday (also Tuesday 7:30 pm), Church School for all ages 10:30 am.

 

SOUTH BRITAIN

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

A United Church of Christ

693 South Britain Road (Rte 172),

South Britain;

203-264-5890; SouthBritainChurch.org

Reverend Shannon Rye Wall, Pastor

Sunday worship service, 10 am, coffee hour follows (lemonade on church lawn during summer); Communion is celebrated the first Sunday of each month, nursery care available. Bible study Tuesday 1 pm; bereavement group first and third Tuesday, 2 pm. Calendar includes: September 11, Rally Day, Sunday School begins today.

 

STEPNEY BAPTIST CHURCH

423 Main Street, Monroe;

203-268-9680

Kevin Merritt, Pastor

Summer worship service (July 3-September 4) 10 am only. Wednesdays, “The Gathering,” dinner and fellowship at 6 pm, teaching at 7 for adults, youth (middle and high school) and children, $5 or $20 max/family.

 

ST JAMES LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELCA

111 Peter Road, Southbury

203-264-6446; www.StJamesCT.org

Pastor Scott Nessel

Sunday School for all ages and Bible Study at 9 am, worship at 10:15. St James is an Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA).

ST JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

 5 Washington Avenue (Route 34),

Sandy Hook; 203-426-9938

StJohns06482.blogspot.com

The Rev Mark Moore

Bruce Moulthrop, Warden

Sunday service 9:30 am (Holy Eucharist) St John’s is a small, traditional, catholic worshipping community. It has a rich legacy of service to the community and is home to community groups such as AA and 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 ROSE OF LIMA CHURCH

46 Church Hill Road; 203-426-1014

www.StRoseChurch.com

Monsignor Robert E. Weiss, Pastor

The Rev J. Ignacio Ortigas, Parochial Vicar

Thomas F. Curran, Deacon

 Don Naiman, Deacon

Daniel O’Connor, Deacon

Norm Roos, Deacon

Weekday Masses, 6:45 and 9 am; Saturday Masses, 8 am, 4 and 5:30 pm; Sunday Masses 7:30, 9, 10:30 am and noon. Confessions on Saturdays 3 to 4 pm or by appointment. Holy Day Vigil, 7:30 pm; Holy Day Masses, 6:45 and 9 am, and 5:30 and 7:30 pm. Calendar includes: Sept 23, Friday Bingo Night, doors open 5:45 pm, games begin 6:30, $17 incl all regular & most special games, baked goods & dinner items available for purchase, sponsored by St Rose of Lima Home School Association;

 

TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH

36 Main Street; 203-426-9070

www.TrinityNewtownCT.org

The Rev Kathleen E. Adams-Shepherd, Rector

Sue Vogelman, Children’s Education Minister

Fiona Smith Sutherland, Music Minister

Sunday First Service 7:30 am (Rite 1, traditional service and language, no children’s service, no music); Sunday services 8:45 and 11:15 (Rite 2, traditional service with contemporary language, full music program, children’s service and child care available/fully staffed nursery 8:30 am–12:30 pm. Sunday school 10 am, also Youth & Adult Education 10 am; fellowship and snacks in Trinity Café, 8–11 am. Calendar includes: September 11, regular worship schedule and Church School classes resume; September 11, “Growing Together in Christ: meeting Up, Finding Out, Signing On and Starting In,” 10 am.

 

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST

CONGREGATION OF DANBURY

24 Clapboard Ridge Road, Danbury

203-798-1994 (main office) or

 203-790-1996 (DRE office); www.uuDanbury.org

Mary Collins,

Director of Religious Education (DRE)

Reverend Barbara Fast, Pastor

Sherry Kyriacou, Office Manager

Worship service at 10 am, on September 11 will include a message called “Faith Not Fear” by the Reverend Barbara Fast, with staff and choir also participating in the All-Congregation ingathering service. Coffee hour follows. Calendar includes: September 18, return to services at 9 and 11 am.

 

VALLEY PRESBYTERIAN

CHURCH (PCUSA)

21 West Whisconier Road, Brookfield;

203-775-2624; www.Danbury.org/vpc

The Reverend Dr Mark Horton, Interim Pastor

For Sunday, September 11, The Reverend Dr Mark Horton will present a morning message titled “The Pillar of Fire and Cloud” during the 10 am worship service. Child care will be available during the worship service. Coffee and fellowship at 11 am. Calendar includes: September 18, Annual Church Picnic, bring your appetite and a chair for event to welcome everyone back and help kick-off Sunday School year.

 

WALNUT HILL COMMUNITY CHURCH

156 Walnut Hill Road, Bethel;

203-796-7373; www.WalnutHillCC.org

Rev Dr Clive Calver, Senior Pastor

Worship services Saturday 5 pm; Sunday 8, 9 & 11 am and 6:30 pm. Also Brazilian service, in Portuguese, 7 pm. Check website for special events, etc.

 

AREA SYNAGOGUES

 

B’NAI ISRAEL

444 Main Street North, Southbury;

203-267-3394;

www.BnaiIsraelSouthbury.org

 Rabbi Eric Polokoff

Shabbat evening services Friday 7:30 and all Jewish holidays.

 

CONGREGATION ADATH ISRAEL

115 Huntingtown Road

(mailing address is PO Box 623, Newtown); 203-426-5188

 www.CongAdathIsrael.org

Rabbi Shaul Praver

Michael Doery, President

Bonnie Goldstein, Sisterhood

Friday Evening Services, 7:30 pm. First Friday of the month is a family service, 7–8 pm. Saturday Morning Services 9:30 am (dates vary, visit website calendar). Tot Shabbat, 30-minute services for young children and families. Sunday School, 9:30–11:45. Hebrew School, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, 4:15–6:15 pm. Preschool Playgroup, first Sunday of the month 9:30 am. Also, Children’s B’nai Mitzvah Program, Adult Education and Adult B’nai Mitzvah tutorials. Traditional events include a Purim Carnival, Shabbat Across America, Progressive Dinner, Corn Party and Community Break-the-Fast. Calendar includes: September 9, evening services led by Rabbi Praver, 7:30 pm; September 10, Shabbat Services, 9:30 am, Leah and Loren Rubinstein will be called to the Torah at B’not Mitzvah, the Parsha is Ki Tetze; September 11, Sunday School 9:30 am, also open house for parents and students; September 16, evening services led by Rabbi Praver, 7:30 pm; September 17, no services.