BAHA'I FAITH OF NEWTOWN
BAHAâI 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, Childrenâs 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
426-6300 or 426-0651
Gregory Wismar, Pastor
Johanna Perry,
 Parish Worker for Youth and Education
The third Sunday of Easter will be celebrated at the 10:30 am service. The featured anthem by the Senior Choir is the communion selection âCome To The Table.â Sunday school and Bible classes are held at 9 am. Following the service on Sunday morning, the annual Senior Luncheon will be held in the Fellowship Hall. The calendar for the week includes a meeting of the Bible study group on Monday at 9 pm. The Christian Education Committee meets on Tuesday at 8 pm. The Senior Choir rehearses on Wednesday at 8 pm. The Confirmation II group meets on Thursday at 7 pm, and the LWML Ladiesâ Group meets at 7:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall.
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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, 5 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; Teenagersâ Activities on Wednesday, 7-8:30 pm. The womenâs 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 Womenâs Bible Study are held in membersâ homes. For information about time and location, please call Rev Kessler at 270-3730. For further information, call Chris Crandall at 426-9569.
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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.
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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 Lordâs 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.
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GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN CHURCH
466 Elm Street, Monroe; 268-7596
Julia Haspel-Schoenfeld, Pastor
On Sunday, worship services with Holy Communion will be at 8 am and 10:30 am. The Sunday Church School will meet at 9:15 am.
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GRACE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
174 Mt Pleasant Road, Newtown; 270-1005
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; Childrenâs Church and Nursery at all services. Wednesday, worship 7:30 pm. Ladiesâ Fellowship and Bible Study third Saturday of the month, 10 am at the church. Menâs Fellowship, first Saturday, 8 am, breakfast at the church. Care Group, second Sunday.
HOLY TRINITY ORTHODOX CHURCH
Eighth and Roberts Avenues, Danbury; 748-0671
Fr Luke Mihaly, Priest
Robert Hubiak, Youth Director
Susan Paltauf, 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.
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MATTATUCK UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SOCIETY
122 South Pomperaug Avenue, Woodbury
Rev Bonnie Vegiard; 266-4810
Sunday Service, 10:30 am. Religious education and childcare are available during the service. Visitors are welcome.
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NEWBURY CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Corner Route 133 and Tower Road, Brookfield
Rev Carl E. Mesnig; 860/355-4955
âWhen Your Roots Do Not Reach The Waterâ is the topic of the Rev Carl E. Mesnigâs sermon on Sunday at the 11 am worship service. The Childrenâs Moment is entitled âGodâs Children.â The sacrament of Holy Communion will be celebrated..
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NEWTOWN BAPTIST CHURCH
102 Church Hill Road, Sandy Hook
Pastor Allen Johnson; 426-3819
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 Childrenâs 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
Alan Richardson, Youth Minister
Sunday Bible School, 9:45 am; Worship, service 11 am, nursery is provided. Wednesday mid-week prayer, 7 pm; mid-week Bible Study 8 pm. Monday, youth meetings for middle school and high school students on Mondays at 7 pm. The church hosts a number of youth activities, including National Youth Week in January, Vacation Bible School in July and August, special outings for junior high and senior high students, and a Christmas workshop during December. The congregation is locally autonomous.
NEWTOWN CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
The Rev Steven Gordon, Senior Minister
The Rev Janice Touloukian, Associate Minister
The Rev Alastair Sellars, Pastor Emeritus
Edwin Corfey, Commissioned Lay Minister
Families will worship together Sunday at the 10 am communion service in the sanctuary with the Rev Steven Gordon, senior minister, preaching and with the Rev Janice Touloukian, associate minister, assisting. There will be no Sunday School, but there will be a program in the undercroft for children ages 2-6 following the Childrenâs Message in the sanctuary.
NEWTOWN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
92 Church Hill Road; 426-9998
The Rev Terry W. Pfeiffer, pastor
Rev E Sue Klein, deacon
Worship Service each Sunday, 8 am. Adult Church School Classes are at 8:45 am followed by Family Worship with Church School at 10 am.
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.
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ST JOHNâS 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 Johnâs 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 Johnâs is presently housing The Back Door Cafe, sponsored by Newtownâs 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
Deacons are Kenneth Stroud, Thomas F. Curran
Daily Masses, 6:45 and 9 am; Saturday, 8 am and 5 pm; Confessions are Saturday from 4-5 pm, or by appointment; Sunday Masses are 7:30, 9, 10:30 am and noon; pre-baptismal instruction on first Sunday at 1:30 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, Alice Kohler; Organist and Choir Director, Delores Gerety. Parish Advisory Council Chairman, Stan Karpacz; Womenâs Club President, Debra Sennefelder. Annual events include a parish carnival, a Christmas fair and parish dances.
TRINITY CHURCH
36 Main Street; 426-9070
The Rev Kathleen E. Adams-Shepherd, Rector
The Rev Kurt J. Huber, Assistant to the Rector
Holy Eucharist, Sunday, 8 and 9:45 am. Tuesday, Morning Prayer, 9:30 am; Girlsâ Choir, 5 pm. Wednesday, Bible study, noon; Holy Eucharist and Healing, 7:15 pm. Thursday, Boysâ Choir, 5 pm; Adult Choir, 7:30 pm. Primary Choir, call church for day and time. Administrative Assistant, Patricia G. Ehlers; Organist/ Choirmaster, Maria Coffin; Parish Secretary, Margaret Cassin; Sexton, Jack Qubick; Church School Director, Carol Zimmerman; Wardens, Paul Parvis and Anne McWhirter; Treasurer, Ellsworth Stringer; 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 (ministerâs study)
Rev Dr Daniel Simer OâConnell, Minister
Karen Judd, Director of Religious Education
The Unitarian Universalist Society of Northern Fairfield County will hold one service at 9 am on Sunday, May 7. Rev Dr Daniel OâConnell will speak on âTrust in Times of Crisis.â âWhen folks in other religions are in extremis â about to die or to face great danger â they have a quick ritual, gesture, or prayer from their tradition, they place their trust in something wholly other. What do UUs put their faith in at such times?â There will also be a new member ingathering ceremony and the annual meeting at 11 am..
Religious Education and childcare for young children are available during the service.
VALLEY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (PCUSA)
21 West Whisconier Road, Brookfield; 775-2624
The Rev Royal B. Garren
May 7 is Communion Sunday and Rev Royal B. Garren will present the message âFa...La...Itâs Spring!â during the 9:30 am worship service. Fellowship and coffee hour will start at 10:30 am followed by Sunday school for all ages at 11 am. Childcare is provided. Childcare is provided. A six-week series of one-hour adult study classes on âBasic Discipleshipâ began on April 30. A small group setting is used to explore âafter Easterâ attitudes â hard-hearted, half-hearted, or whole-hearted â as we seek to find Godâs will for our lives. Classes start at 11 am after the 9:30 am worship service and are open to the public. Coffee, snacks, and childcare will be provided.
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Area Synagogues
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BâNAI 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 Saturday 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 Dr Henry Danziger (270-9827). The sisterhood is made up of ladies of the synagogue; President is Marsha Moskowitz (426-5655). Traditional events include a Purim Carnival, Community Seder, Progressive Dinner, Corn Party and Community Break-the-fast.
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CONGREGATION BâNAI ISRAEL
âDanburyâs Only Conservative Congregationâ
193 Clapboard Ridge Road, Danbury; 792-6161
Rabbi Vivian S. Mayer
Shalom Lampell, President
Saturday services, 9:30 am. All are welcome. On Saturday, May 6 â Kedoshim, the holiness code.
UNITED JEWISH CENTER SYNAGOGUE
141 Deer Hill Avenue, Danbury; 748-3355
Rabbi Bradd Boxman
Friday, Reform Services 8 pm. Family Service, 3rd Friday of each month, 7:30 pm, and Saturdays during the school year at 11:15 am. Traditional services, Saturday 8:45 am.