BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH
BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH
Pastor Steve Plodinec
35 Sugar Street (Route 302); 426-6484
E-mail, bbcct@IBM.net
Childrenâs Bible Hour and Adult Bible Groups, 9:30 am, Sunday; Worship, 10:45 am with nursery. Bible and Prayer Group, 7 am and 7 pm on Wednesday.
Calvary Independent Baptist Church
2 Side Cut Road (next to RR station)
 West Redding
Kenneth Brooks, Pastor
Sunday School 10:00 am, Sunday Morning Service 11 am; Sunday evening service 6 PM Wed. evening service 7 pm; Nursery care provided.
CHRIST THE KING LUTHERAN CHURCH
Gregory Wismar, Pastor
Johanna Perry, Parish Worker for Youth and Education
85 Mt Pleasant Road at Tory Lane
426-6300, 426-0651, FAX, 270-8178
The Fifth Sunday in Lent will be celebrated at the 10:30 am service. The special choir anthem will be the spiritual âAt the Feet of My Lord.â Sunday School and Bible classes will be held at 9 am. Included on the church calendar is a meeting of the Social Ministry Committee after service in the youth room. The Evening Bible class meets on Monday at 8 pm and the Daytime Bible group meets on Friday at 12:30 pm. On Wednesday the final soup supper will be held at 6:30 pm, followed by worship at 7:30 pm. On Thursday, confirmation II meets at 7 pm, followed by Church Council at 8 pm. A church clean-up day has been set by the trustees for Saturday, starting at 9 am.
CHRIST THE SAVIOR ORTHODOX MISSION
Middle Quarter Mall - 706 Main Street South
 Woodbury, CT 06798; 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 afterwards. Saturday Great Vespers, 5 pm.
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS
Bishop Gary Hutchison
Saw Mill Road; 270-1455
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, second Tuesday of each month at 7 pm.
COMMUNITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Meeting in The Old Meeting House
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.
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, SOUTHBURY
27 Roxbury Road (corner of Rts. 6 & 67)
Southbury, CT; 262-1944
Sunday Services 11am to noon. 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, 11 am to noon. New pupils are asked to come a few minutes early. Childcare is provided for children too young to attend Sunday School. Wednesday evening 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, CT;Â 268-7596
Julia Haspel-Schoenfeld, Pastor
On Sunday, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church will have worship services with Holy Communion at 8:00 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 am & 10 am; Childrenâs Church and Nursery at all services. Wednesday worship 7:30 pm. Ladies Fellowship and Bible Study third Saturday of the month 10:00 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 at 6:30 pm Perogie cooking sessions Tuesday, 9 am to noon. We are a New Calendar, English services parish. Guests and visitors always welcome.
MATTATUCK UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SOCIETY
122 South Pomperaug Avenue, Woodbury
Rev Bonnie Vegiard; 266-4810
Service Sunday at 10:30 am. The service will take place in the Societyâs meetinghouse, 122 South Pomperaug Ave in Woodbury. Religious Education and childcare are available during the service. Visitors are welcome.
Newbury Congregational Church
Corner Route 133 and Tower Road, Brookfield
Rev Carl E. Mesnig; 860/355-4955
âItâs In The Heartâ is the topic of the sermon by the Rev Carl E. Mesnig, minister, for Sunday, April 9, at 11 am. The Childrenâs Moment is entitled âI Did It. Iâm Sorry.â The Confirmation Class will meet at 9:30 am.
Newtown Baptist Church
102 Church Hill Road, Sandy Hook
Pastor Allen Johnson; 426-3819
The Newtown Baptist Church is a local church with a worldwide vision for reaching souls with the Gospel of our Lord, Jesus Christ. We are a warm and friendly church with a ministering heart. Our goal is to help meet the spiritual needs of the individual, the family, as well as our 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 for all of our services.)
NEWTOWN CHRISTIAN CHURCH
210 Sugar Street, Newtown; 426-6189
Jack Tanner, Minister
Alan Richardson, Youth Minister
Bible School, 9:45 am; Worship, service 11 am, nursery is provided; mid- week Prayer, 7 pm Wednesday, mid-week Bible Study 8 pm Wednesday; youth meetings for middle school and high school students on Mondays at 7 pm. Womenâs Fellowship. 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. For more information call the church office at 426-6189.
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
Church at 14 West Street
Office at 41A Main Street; 426-9024
âI Must Tell Jesusâ will be the anthem by the senior choir, with Carol Ault singing the descant, at the Sunday 10 am worship service. The Rev Steven Gordon, senior minister, will be leading the service with the Rev Janice Touloukian, associate minister, assisting. The choir will be under the direction of Mary Andreotta with Philip Crevier at the organ. Church school will be from 9:45 until 11:15 am at the church house, 41-A Main Street. The children will be rehearsing for the Palm Sunday service. Lenten programs will continue with Bible Study at 7:30 on Wednesdays with guided meditations at the same time on Tuesdays, and âThe Bible and Handelâs Messiahâ program in the Sanctuary following the worship service on Sundays.
NEWTOWN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
The Rev Terry W. Pfeiffer, pastor
Rev E Sue Klein, deacon
92 Church Hill Road; 426-9998
Newtown United Methodist Church will hold Worship Service each Sunday at 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 time 10 am; Worship Service, 10:30 am, childcare available. Youth Group (grade 7-12) meets Wednesday evening 6:30-8:30. For more information, contact the church office at 268-9680.
ST JOHNâS EPISCOPAL
The Rev William Padgett, Priest
Lois Pratt and Joanne Hornak, Co-Wardens
Washington Ave (PO Box 716)
Sandy Hook; 426-9938
Sunday, Holy Eucharist and Sermon, 9:30 am; Church school for children, 9:30 am. Childcare provided. Annual events include Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper. St Johnâs is the home of FAITHâs 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 Backdoor 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, CT
Vespers, Sat. at 6:00 pm; Divine Liturgy, Sunday 10:00 am. Prayer ministry on Wednesdays at 7:30 pm with class following. Calls us at 203/791-9994 or visit www.oca.org for directions. Services in English, All are welcome!
ST ROSE OF LIMA CHURCH
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
46 Church Hill Road; 426-1014
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
The Rev Kathleen E. Adams-Shepherd, Rector
The Rev Kurt J. Huber, Assistant to the Rector
36 Main Street; 426-9070
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; 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-Director, Sallie Meffert and Peg Watson.
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SOCIETY
of Northern Fairfield County
Rev Dr Daniel Simer OâConnell, Minister
Karen Judd, Director of Religious Education
9 Picketts Ridge Road - West Redding 06896
438-4281 (main office) or 438-2534 (ministerâs study)
Sunday services are at 9 and 11 am. On Sunday, April 9, congregation members Doris Henderson, Nancy London, and
Marc Kimball, the Denominational Affairs Committee, and the Youth Group, will lead services on Moving the Mountain. âUU visionaries at work in the world. Can a tiny denomination really make a difference? A closer look at the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC), the UU-United Nations Office, the YAC, and âthe liberating power of principles translated into action.ââ Religious education and childcare for young children are available during both services.
VALLEY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (PCUSA)
21 West Whisconier Road, Brookfield; 775-2624
The Rev Royal B. Garren
On Sunday, April 9, the 9:30 am service will start with the Introit âDie Mit Tranen Saenâ by Johann Hermann Schein. The choir will sing in German and the English translation will be printed in the bulletin. The message, âKeeping Serene Within,â will be presented by the Rev Royal B. Garren. The Sanctuary Choir, directed by Sue Yackel, will sing âAs the Hart Pantsâ (Psalm 42:1) by Felix Mendelssohn. Following the Sunday worship service, the fellowship and coffee hour will begin at 10:30 am. Sunday school for all ages is at 11 am. Childcare is provided.
Area Synagogues
BâNAI ISRAEL
122 South Pomperaug Ave - Woodbury, CT; 263-3213
Friday services at 7:30 pm.
Congregation BâNai Israel holds services every Saturday morning at 9:30 am. All are welcome.
CONGREGATION ADATH ISRAEL
Rabbi Moshe Betan
PO Box 623, Huntingtown Road; 426-5188 or 426-6817
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 at 8-10 am and 9:45 am-noon. President, Dr Henry Danziger, 270-9827. The sisterhood is made up of ladies of the synagogue. President, Marsha Moskowitz, 426-5655. Traditional events include a Purim Carnival, Community Seder, Progressive Dinner, Corn Party and Community Break-the-fast.
CONGREGATION BâNAI ISRAEL
âDanburyâs Only Conservative Congregationâ
193 Clapboard Ridge Road, Danbury; 792-6161
Rabbi Vivian S. Mayer
Shalom Lampell, President
Congregation Bânai Israel holds services every Saturday morning at 9:30 am. All are welcome. On Saturday, April 8, Tazria: the laws of rival purity and impurity. On Sunday, April 9, from 10 am to noon, the Passover Biet Midrash program will continue. This study program will be facilitated by skilled mentors. All ages and all levels are invited to participate as participants choose the content and pace of their own learning. Call 792-6161 for more information.
UNITED JEWISH CENTER SYNAGOGUE
141 Deer Hill Avenue, Danbury; 748-3355
Rabbi Bradd Boxman
Reform Services Friday 8 pm. Family Service, 3rd Friday of each month at 7:30 pm. Saturdays during the school year at 11:15 am. Traditional services, Saturday 8:45 am.