BAHA’I FAITH OF NEWTOWN

Contact Margo Deselin

241-5525; WintonFarms@aol.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.

 

CALVARY INDEPENDENT

BAPTIST CHURCH

3 Side Cut Road, Redding;

938-1317

 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

 426-6300 or 426-0651

 www.CTKLutheranNewtown.org

Gregory Wismar, Pastor

Easter Sunday will be celebrated on April 8 at the 7:30 am service; “The Lord of Glory Lives” will be the featured anthem, and there will be an Easter Breakfast following the service, and an egg hunt for the Sunday School children. At the 10:30 am Festival Service, “Ring The Easter Bells” will be the featured anthem. Calendar includes: April 12, LWML Quilters 10 am, Confirmation II 7 pm, bible study 8 pm; April 15, Missions & Evangelism, after worship service; April 17, Stewardship & Finance, 8 pm; April 18, choir, 7:30 pm; April 19, Council, 8 pm; April 20, bible group, 1 pm.

 

CHRIST THE SAVIOR ORTHODOX CHURCH

1070 Roxbury Road, Southbury; 267-1330

Fr Vladimir Aleandro, Pastor

Christ the Savior is a pan-Orthodox, all-English mission of the New England Diocese of the Orthodox Church in America. Saturday, Great Vespers, 5 pm. Sunday, Divine Liturgy at 9:30 am; coffee hour and fellowship follows.

 

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST

 OF LATTER DAY SAINTS

16 Saw Mill Road; 203-438-3026;

www.LDS.org or www.Mormons.org

Family History Center, 426-1752

Bishop David H. Oakes

Sunday Sacrament Meeting, 9 am; Sunday school (ages 12–adult) and primary school (18 months–age 11), 10:20 am; Priesthood, Relief Society, and young women meeting, 11:10 am; teenagers’ activities Wednesday, 7:30 pm. The women’s organization also sponsors classes on topics dealing with the family and homemaking, most months on second Thursday, 7 pm; call for schedule and topics. Family History Center is open Tuesday through Thursday evenings and on Saturdays.

 

CHURCH OF BETHEL

239 Greenwood Avenue, Bethel

Pastor Dan Kelly; 791-8015

www.ChurchOfBethel.org

Worship service, Sunday 10 am, kids’ church and nursery; 6 pm Sunday School, children, youth, and adult. Monday: 9:30 am, ladies’ Bible study, child care provided. Thursday, 7:15 pm, Youth Group. Prayer meeting for men and ladies.

 

COMMUNITY ORTHODOX

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Meets at Newtown Meeting House,

 31 Main Street (at the flagpole)

The Rev Robert Tarullo, Pastor; 270-3730;

Pastor@NewtownOPC.org;

www.NewtownOPC.org

Sunday worship services, 11 am and 6 pm. Sunday school begins at 9:30 am, children’s classes are available for all ages. Nursery is provided during worship.

 

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST

27 Roxbury Road (corner of Routes 6 & 67)

Southbury; 262-1944

Sunday services and Sunday School (for up to age 20), 11 am to noon. The subject of the April 8 Bible lesson-sermon is “Unreality.” Golden Text-II Corinthians 4:6 (“For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.”) On 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; 268-7596

 The Rev Bryan A. Leone, Pastor

Worship services with Holy Communion, Sunday 8 and 10:30 am, Christian education for ages 3 to adult begins 9:15 am. Also Monday, Confirmation classes, 7 pm; Tuesday, adult Bible study, 7 pm; Thursday, Bell Choir 6:45 pm, Senior Choir 7:30 pm.

 

GRACE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

174 Mt Pleasant Road; 270-1005

The Rev Barry Fredericks, Pastor

The Rev Sheila Fredericks, Associate Pastor

The Rev Christopher Caton, Associate Pastor The Rev Adam Fredericks,

Children & Youth Pastor

Sunday Worship, 8 and 10 am; Youth Service, 10 am; Children’s Church and Nursery at all services. Wednesday worship, 7 pm; Thursday, Weekly Healing School, 1 pm; Friday “Home Improvement” service, 7 pm; Ladies Fellowship, Leading Ladies, and Bible study first Monday of the month, 7 pm; Men’s Fellowship, Breakfast of Champions, first Saturday, 8 am; Saturday Bible Blast, held quarterly, for age 4-12; U-Nite for Junior High youth first and third Friday evening.

 

GUIDING LIGHT

INTERDENOMINATIONAL CHURCH

Meets at Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street

Ernestine Urquhart, Pastor; 426-4338

This interdenominational Christian church meets Sundays, 10 am, for morning worship in the town hall’s Mary Hawley Room, with fellowship immediately following the service. All are welcome. Women’s group meets Fridays, 7:30 pm.

 

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.

 

MATTATUCK UNITARIAN

 UNIVERSALIST SOCIETY

122 South Pomperaug Avenue, Woodbury;

203-266-4810

The Rev Carol Wolff

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

NEW HOPE COMMUNITY CHURCH

PO Box 179, Newtown; 770-3745

www.NewHope-cc.com

Rev James A. Solomon, Pastor

Worship service Saturday 5 pm, at Newtown Congregational Church, 14 West Street. Call the church office or visit the website for information on midweek small group meetings and other events.

 

NEWBURY CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

Route 133 at Tower Road, Brookfield, 775-1392

The Rev Paul R. Ricard

Worship service 10 am Sunday, refreshments in Fellowship Hall following worship. Sunday school for all youth who wish to attend.

 

NEWTOWN BIBLE CHURCH

35 Sugar Street (Route 302); 426-6484

Children’s and adult Bible groups, 9:30 am Sunday; Worship, 10:45 am, with child care.

 

NEWTOWN CHRISTIAN CHURCH

210 Sugar Street, Newtown; 426-6189;

www.NewtownCC.org

Jack Tanner, Minister

Sunday services 10 am. The church offers Bible School Hour for adults and children at 8:45 am Sunday. The first and third Tuesdays of each month is “Kidz Group,” 4:30 pm, for K–sixth grade.

 

NEWTOWN CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

14 West Street; 426-9024;

www.NewCongChurch.homestead.com

The Rev Lee A. Moore, Interim Minister

The Rev Janice Touloukian, Associate Minister

The Rev Alastair Sellars, Pastor Emeritus

Edwin Corfey, Licensed Lay Minister

Dan Coffman, Choir Director

Philip Crevier, Organ/Piano

On Easter Sunday, April 8, a 9 am Sunrise Service is scheduled, with continental breakfast to follow; Rev Lee Moore will lead the 9 am service, “The Surprise of Easter,” and the Rev Janice Touloukian will lead the 11 am service. Music for the 9 and 11 am services will include “Christus Resurexit,” “Crown Him with Many Crowns” and Mozart’s “Alleluia.”; no Sunday School this weekend. Calendar includes: April 10, Trustees, 7:45 pm; April 11, Confirmation 7 pm, deacons 7:30 pm; April 12, Circle of Faith 10 am, Ringers in Faith 7 pm, Human Services 7:30.

 

NEWTOWN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

92 Church Hill Road, Sandy Hook

The Rev Terry W. Pfeiffer, Pastor

Rev Richard Yerrington, Associate Pastor

The Rev E. Sue Klein, Deacon

426-9998; FAX 426-0865;

NewtownOffice@sbcglobal.net; www.NUMC.us

Easter Sunday: Sunday Service by Pootatuck River, 6 am followed by Easter Breakfast in Rauner Hall; 8 & 10 am, Easter Morning Family Worship (no Church School). Adult Bible study also Wednesday 7:30 pm. Calendar includes: April 9, prayer shawl group, 7:30 pm; April 10, staff meeting 9 am, WLC board 7:30 pm; April 11, Lenten bible study, 7:30 pm; April 12, Junior Choir 4 pm, Cherub Choir 5 pm, Senior Choir 7:30.

 

ORATORY OF THE LITTLE WAY

8 Oratory Lane, Gaylordsville

860-354-8294; FAX 860-354-0574;

www.OratoryHealing.org

Soaking Prayer Wed 10 am–noon; Individual Prayer Ministry, prayer team members available by appointment. Call for public healing and worship service times and locations.

 

SARANG KOREAN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

20 Old Ridgebury Road, Danbury;

426-8610 or 743-3299; DavidMKim@dreamwiz.com

David Kim, Senior Pastor

Daily morning meeting, 5:30 am; Sunday worship service, 11 am; Wednesday, Praise, Bible and Prayer Time, 8 pm; Saturday, Neighborhood Bible study, 8 pm.

 

SOUTH BRITAIN CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

A United Church of Christ,

Route 172, South Britain;

264-5890; SouthBritainChurch.org

The Reverend Glen E. Rainsley, Pastor

Sunday worship service, 10 am, coffee hour follows. Calendar includes: April 7, “The Parables of Jesus,” 7 pm (in meeting house); April 8 (Easter Sunday), early service at Bent of the River 8 am, continental breakfast 9–10 am, Easter service of Word and Music, 10 am (no Church School or Activity Hour); April 15, deacons 8:15 am, no Church School this morning, Finance Committee meets 11 am.

 

STEPNEY BAPTIST CHURCH

423 Main Street, Monroe; 268-9680

Kevin A. Merritt, Pastor

David Esarey, Jr, Youth Minister

Sunday worship 10:30 am, Sunday school for all ages (birth to adult) 9 am; child care available. Junior & Senior High Youth Group, Wednesday 6:30 pm. Also Wednesday Night Prayer Service, 7 pm.

 

ST JAMES LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELCA

111 Peter Road, Southbury

264-6446; www.StJamesCT.org

Sunday School 9 am, adult Bible study 9:15 am, worship service 10:15 am. St James is an Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA).

 

ST PETER & PAUL ORTHODOX CHURCH, OCA

93 Dodgingtown Road, Bethel

791-9994; www.oca.org

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

 

ST JOHN’S EPISCOPAL

 5 Washington Avenue (Route 34),

 (Mailing address is PO Box 716),

Sandy Hook; 426-9938

Bruce Moulthrop, Senior Warden

Jack Hornak, Junior Warden

Sunday service and Holy Eucharist, 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 ROSE OF LIMA CHURCH

46 Church Hill Road; 4

26-1014

The Rev Robert E. Weiss,

Pastor

 The Rev Milan Dimic,

Parochial Vicar

 The Rev John Inserra,

Parochial Vicar

Thomas F. Curran, Deacon

 Don Naiman, 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. Prebaptismal instruction on first Sunday at 1 pm (register with Religious Education Office, 426-2333). Holy Day Vigil, 7:30 pm; Holy Day Masses, 6:45 and 9 am, and 5:30 and 7:30 pm.

 

 TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH

36 Main Street; 426-9070

The Rev Kathleen E. Adams-Shepherd, Rector

The Rev Carol E. Westpfahl, Assistant Rector

Sue Vogelman, Children’s Education Minister

Fiona Smith Sutherland, Music Minister

Sunday Holy Eucharist, 7:30 am (traditional service and language), 8:45 and 11:15 am (traditional services with contemporary language, children’s service and music program), also Church School & Adult Education at 10 am; fully staffed nursery open 8:30 am–12:30 pm. 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, outreach projects, and Children’s Liturgy. Three active youth groups, also ongoing opportunities for faith exploration and spiritual growth for adults, both short and long term; for information call the church office.

Holy Week schedule: Sunday, April 7 (Holy Saturday), Great Vigil of Easter with Baptisms & Holy Eucharist (with incense), 8 pm; April 8 (Easter Sunday), Festival Holy Eucharist with brass, Adult Choir, Trinity Choristers and Primary Choir (without incense) 8:45 am (with nursery), Festival Holy Eucharist with brass and Adult Choir (with incense) 11:15 am (no nursery).

 

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST

CONGREGATION OF DANBURY

24 Clapboard Ridge Road, Danbury

798-1994 (main office) or 790-1996 (DRE office); www.uuDanbury.org

Rev Linda Hansen, Minister

Mary Collins, Director of Religious Education (DRE)

Sherry Kyriacou, Office Manager

Sunday worship services 9 and 11 am, coffee hour follows. On April 8, Easter Sunday, Rev Linda Hansen will lead Intergenerational Spring/Passover/Easter Services. Religious education for preschool through fifth grade begins at 9 am; child care is available during the service. Senior High Youth Group meets at 4 pm. Sixth through eighth graders will continue “Neighboring Faiths” an exploration of nine religions (with visits to other houses of worship approximately once a month).

 

VALLEY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (PCUSA)

21 West Whisconier Road, Brookfield;

775-2624; www.Danbury.org/vpc

The Rev Ann Beams, Pastor

A community sunrise service will be at Weigert’s Farm, Route 25, at 6:15 am. For the 10 am worship service on April 8, Easter Sunday, the Rev Ann Beams will present a message entitled “Early in The First Day of the Week.” The Scripture lessons will be Isaiah 68:17–25 and John 20:1–18, and the choir will sing “Christ the Lord is Risen Again” by John Rutter and “Easter Anthem” by William Billing. There will be no Sunday school for adults or youth. Child care will be provided during the worship service and Sunday school time; fellowship and coffee follows the worship service, and there will be an Easter Egg Hunt for the children. Adult midweek Bible study meets Tuesday, 7:30 to 9 pm. The adult midweek Lectionary Bible study meets each Tuesday, 7:30 to 9 pm.

 

WALNUT HILL COMMUNITY CHURCH

156 Walnut Hill Road, Bethel; 796-7373

 www.WalnutHillCC.org

Rev Dr Clive Calver, Senior Pastor

Worship services Saturday 5 pm, Sunday 8:10, 9:30 and 11:10 am, and CORE service 6 pm. Check website for info regarding childcare and all children/youth programs, also for special events, Bible study and small group information.

 

 

AREA SYNAGOGUES

 

B’NAI ISRAEL

444 Main Street North, Southbury;

267-3394; www.BnaiIsraelSouthbury.org

 Rabbi Eric Polokoff

Shabbat evening services Friday 7:30 and all Jewish holidays. Full religious school, adult education and other Jewish programs. Judaica shop.

 

CONGREGATION ADATH ISRAEL

111 Huntingtown Road

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

 www.CongAdathIsrael.org

Rabbi Shaul Praver

Regular Friday services, 7:30 pm; the first Friday of the month is a family service. Saturday services on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month, 9:30 am. Hebrew School Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 4:15 pm. Sunday School, 8 and 10 am. Also Tot Shabbat, 30-min services for young children & families, second Saturday each month 9:15 am and some Friday evenings at 6:45 (call for schedule).

 

CONGREGATION B’NAI ISRAEL

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.

 

UNITED JEWISH CENTER SYNAGOGUE

141 Deer Hill Avenue, Danbury; 748-3355

 Rabbi Clifford Librach

Friday, Reform Services 8 pm. Family Service third Friday of each month, 7:30 pm. Traditional Services, Saturday 10 am.