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Quote of the Week...

Christ, the Incarnate Word, is the book of life in whom we read God.

-Thomas Merton

Food for Thought...

During this Lent, the Sunday book group is engaged with Thomas Merton’s reflections captured in Thoughts in Solitude.  The text is a bit challenging, not because Merton is esoteric or pie-in-the-sky.  He’s actually quite rooted.  However, his rootedness takes the form of journaling that he did while retreating in 1953.  Thus, there is no narrative arc.  No theme that is tied up neatly in a bow.  No denouement that leaves one satisfied and sated.  Rather, those reading this product of Merton bump into his stream of consciousness and non sequiturs.  The reading, for some, may not be the most satisfying, but then you run into kernels of insight like the following:  Christ, the Incarnate Word, is the book of life in whom we read God.  This and other insights leave you breathless and draw you into reflection that will last a lifetime.

Christ, the Incarnate Word, is the book of life in whom we read God.  What a phrase!  What a concept!  What a vision! To read more, click here. . .

Sunday (12)

8:00 AM

In-Person Worship with Eucharist (HC)

10:00 AM

In-Person and Livestream Worship

with Eucharist (Church)

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Godly Play Story

Jesus and Zacchaeus

11:00 AM

Lenten Book Discussion:

Thoughts in Solitude

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11:00 AM

In-Pers0n Coffee Hour

4:00 PM

Movie Discussion:

The Man Who Would Become King

(Church)

THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE

March 13 - 22

Pastor Mark on Vacation

Monday (14)

7:00 PM

Sneak Peek

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Tuesday (14)

10:00 AM

St. Francis Executive Committee Meeting

Tuesday (14)

5:00 PM

Prayer Shawl Ministry

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Tuesday (14)

6:00 PM

Evening Prayer

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Wednesday (15)

8:30 AM

Episcopal Church in CT Meeting

Wednesday (15)

6:15 PM

Lenten Soup and Bread Meal

(St. John's Lutheran Church)

Wednesday (15)

7:00 PM

In-Person and Live-streamed Midweek Lenten Service

(St. John's Lutheran Church)

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Thursday (16)

11:00 AM

Edgehill Eucharist

Thursday (16)

6:00 PM

Vestry Meeting

Thursday (16)

7:00 PM

Interfaith Council Program: For the Life of the World: Religious Responses to the Climate Crisis Bethel A.M.E. Church

Sunday (19)

8:00 AM

Worship with Eucharist (HC)

Sunday (19)

10:00 AM

Worship with Eucharist (Church)

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Sunday (19)

11:00 AM

Zoom Coffee Hour

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Sunday (19)

11:00 AM

Lenten Book Group:

Thoughts in Solitude

(Church)

Monday, Mar. 20 @ 7:00 PM

Sneak Peek Lectionary Study

Tuesday, Mar. 21 @ 10:00 AM

Executive Committee

Tuesday, Mar. 21 @ 5:00 PM

Prayer Shawl Ministry

Tuesday, Mar. 21 @ 6:00 PM

Evening Prayer

Wed., Mar. 22 @ 6:15 PM Lenten Soup and . . . Meal

(St. John's Lutheran)

Wednesday, Mar. 22 @ 7 PM Midweek Lenten Service

(St. John's Lutheran Church)

Thursday, Mar. 23 @ 10 AM

Morning Prayer

Thurs., Mar. 23 @ 11:00 AM

Edgehill Eucharist

Saturday, Mar. 25 @ 5:00 PM

Saturday Evening Worship

Saturday, Mar. 25 @ 7:00 PM Interfaith Iftar

St. John's Lutheran Church

Sunday, Mar. 26 @ 8:00 AM

In-Person Worship and Eucharist

Sunday, Mar. 26 @ 10:00 AM

In-Person Worship and Eucharist (Church)

Sunday, Mar. 26 @ 11:00 AM

Book Group: Thoughts in Solitude

(Church)

Monday, Mar. 27 @ 7:00 PM

Sneak Peek Lectionary Study

Tuesday, Mar. 28 @ 10:00 AM

Executive Committee

Tuesday, Mar. 28 @ 11:00 AM The Villa Eucharist

Tuesday, Mar. 28 @ 5:00 PM

Prayer Shawl Ministry

Tuesday, Mar. 28 @ 6:00 PM

Evening Prayer

Wed., Mar. 29 @ 9:00 AM

Hymn Selection Group

Wed., Mar. 29 @ 6:15 PM Lenten Soup and . . . Meal

(St. John's Lutheran)

Wednesday, Mar. 29 @ 7 PM Midweek Lenten Service

(St. John's Lutheran Church)

Thursday, Mar. 30 @ 10 AM

Morning Prayer

Thursday, Mar 30 @ 11:00 AM

Edgehill Eucharist

Saturday, April 1 @ 10:00 AM Newcomer Committee Meeting

Saturday, April 1 @ 5:00 PM

Saturday Evening Worship

Palm/Passion Sunday

Sunday, April 2 @ 8:00 AM

In-Person Worship and Eucharist (HC)

Sunday, April 2 @ 10:00 AM

In-Person Worship and Eucharist (Church)

Sunday, April 2 @ 11:00 AM

Zoom Coffee Hour

Sunday, April 2 @ 11:00 AM

Book Group: Thoughts in Solitude

(Church)