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Quote of the Week...

Food for Thought...

Among the images that lingers from the end of 2023 is that of the gathering of people for the Longest Night Memorial on the steps of Bethel A.M.E. Church on December 21.  Those attending gathered in candlelight and darkness to begin the service that remembers those who too often are forgotten:  those who died in the past year homeless or from an overdose. Even with the milder temperatures for this area at this time of year, the damp chill cut through coat and sweater, reminding all of us of the challenges that the weather can create.  Indeed, such exposure to the conditions doubtless drove home to all the gift of shelter and the precariousness of life when lacking such a basic necessity.  To read more, click here. . .

Sunday (7)

8:00 AM

In-Person Worship with Eucharist (HC)

10:00 AM

In-Person Worship with Eucharist (Church)

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10:00 AM

Godly Play: Epiphany

11:00 AM

Virtual Coffee Hour

11:30 AM

Finance Committee Meeting

THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE

Monday (8)

2:00 PM

Interfaith Social Ministry Collaborative

Tuesday (9)

10:00 AM

Executive Committee

Tuesday (9)

5:00 PM

Prayer Shawl Ministry

Tuesday (9)

6:00 PM

Evening Prayer

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Tuesday (9)

7:00 PM

Adult Education: The Jewish Understanding of Messiah

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Thursday (11)

10:00 AM

Morning Prayer

Thursday (11)

11:00 AM

Edgehill Eucharist

Friday (12)

9:00 AM

Longest Night Memorial Meeting

Saturday (13)

5:00 PM

Saturday Evening Worship (HC)

Sunday (14)

8:00 AM

Worship with Eucharist (HC)

Sunday (14)

10:00 AM

Worship with Eucharist (Church)

Sunday (14)

11:00 AM

In-Person Coffee Hour

Sunday (14)

3:00 PM

175th Anniversary of the Abolition of Slavery in Connecticut Service (ECCT Cathedral, Hartford)

Sunday (14)

5:00 PM

Movie Discussion: Love Actually & Auntie Mame

Monday, Jan. 15

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

10:00 AM--Rally

11:00 AM--March

(Bethel A.M.E. Church

150 Fairfield Avenue)

Tuesday, Jan. 16 @ 10:00 AM

Executive Committee

Tuesday, Jan. 16 @ 11:00 AM Eucharist at The Villa

Tuesday, Jan. 16 @ 5:00 PM

Prayer Shawl Ministry

Tuesday, Jan. 16 @ 6:00 PM

Evening Prayer

Tuesday, Jan. 16 @ 7:00 PM

Sneak Peek

Wed., Jan. 17 @ 8:30 AM

Episcopal Church in CT Meeting

Wed., Jan. 17 @ Noon

Stamford Clergy Meeting

Thursday, Jan. 18 @ 10 AM

Morning Prayer

Thurs., Jan. 18 @ 11:00 AM

Edgehill Eucharist

Thurs., Jan. 18 @ 6:00 PM Vestry Meeting

Saturday, Jan. 20 @ 5:00 PM Saturday Evening Worship

Sunday, Jan. 21 @ 8:00 AM

In-Person Worship and Eucharist

Sunday, Jan. 21 @ 10:00 AM

In-Person Worship and Eucharist (Church)

Sunday, Jan. 21 @ 11:00 AM

Virtual Coffee Hour

Sunday, Jan. 21 @ 4:00 PM

St. Francis Sounds Good Concert: Gunsmoke

Tuesday, Jan. 23 @ 10:00 AM

Executive Committee

Tuesday, Jan.23 @ 5:00 PM

Prayer Shawl Ministry

Tuesday, Jan.23 @ 6:00 PM

Evening Prayer

Tuesday, Jan. 23 @ 7:00 PM

Sneak Peek

Wed., Jan. 24 @ 5:00 PM

Outreach Committee

Thursday, Jan. 25 @ 10 AM

Morning Prayer

Thurs., Jan. 25 @ 11:00 AM

Edgehill Eucharist

Saturday, Jan. 27 @ 5:00 PM Saturday Evening Worship

Sunday, Jan. 28 @ 8:00 AM

In-Person Worship and Eucharist

Sunday, Jan. 28 @ 10:00 AM

In-Person Worship and Eucharist (Church)

Sunday, Jan., 28 @ 11:00 AM

Parish Annual Meeting