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Quote of the Week...

Food for Thought...

A recent collaboration with Building One Community that was in Thursday's Advocate. . .

Connecticut Should Stop the Grinch From Stealing Asylum

By Anka Badurina, PhD and the Rev. Mark Lingle



In this season of gifts, asylum seekers come without packages, bags, or boxes. In fact, many come with only the dream of a new life and an extraordinary ability to persevere. The concept of asylum is found in numerous sacred texts and appears in nearly all of the world’s major religions. It is also a bedrock principle of our country and international law. More than 40 years ago, Congress passed the Refugee Act of 1980 on a bipartisan basis by overwhelming margins. This Act was based on the 1967 U.N. Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees. The landmark law established,

among other things, a framework to extend asylum to those fleeing persecution based on their race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. It was a significant humanitarian achievement in our nation’s history, motivated in part by the tragedies that occurred when the United States turned away those fleeing the Holocaust. To read more, click here. . .

Sunday (10)

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: The Holy Family

11:00 AM

In-Person Coffee Hour

11:00 AM

Book Group: We Need to Talk about Injustice|Bryan Stevenson

TED Talk Here

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5:00 PM

Movie Discussion: Love Actually

THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE

Monday (11)

7:00 PM

Sneak Peek Zoom

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Monday (11)

2:00 PM

Social Ministry Collaborative Meeting

Tuesday (12)

10:00 AM

Executive Committee

Tuesday (12)

5:00 PM

Prayer Shawl Ministry

Tuesday (12)

6:00 PM

Evening Prayer

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Tuesday (12)

7:00 PM

Adult Education: Indigenous Communities and the Church

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Wednesday (13)

Noon

Stamford Clergy Meetiing

Thursday (14)

10:00 AM

Morning Prayer

Thursday (14)

11:00 AM

Edgehill Eucharist

Thursday (14)

6:00 PM

Vestry Meeting

Saturday (16)

5:00 PM

Saturday Evening Worship (HC)

Sunday (17)

Advent III

8:00 AM

Worship with Eucharist (HC)

Sunday (17)

10:00 AM

Worship with Eucharist (Church)

Sunday (17)

10:00 AM

Godly Play

Sunday (17)

11:00 AM

Advent Podcast Discussion

Sunday (17)

4:00 PM

Service for People and Their Pets

Sunday (17)

5:00 PM

Lessons and Carols Service (HC)

Sunday (17)

6:00 PM

Reception at the Rectory

Monday, Dec. 18 @ 7:00 PM

Sneak Peek Zoom

Tuesday, Dec. 19 @ 10:00 AM

Executive Committee

Tuesday, Dec. 19 @ 11:00 AM Eucharist at the Villa

Tuesday, Dec. 19 @ 5:00 PM

Prayer Shawl Ministry

Tuesday, Dec. 19 @ 6:00 PM

Evening Prayer

Thursday, Dec. 21 @ 10 AM

Morning Prayer

Thurs., Dec. 21 @ 11:00 AM

Edgehill Eucharist

Thursday, Dec. 21 @ 5:00 PM Longest Night Interfaith Memorial (Bethel A.M.E. Church)

Saturday, Dec. 23 @ 5:00 PM Saturday Evening Worship

Sunday, Dec. 24

Fourth Sunday in Advent

Sunday, Dec. 24 @ 8:00 AM

In-Person Worship and Eucharist

Sunday, Dec. 24 @ 10:00 AM

In-Person Worship and Eucharist (Church)

Sunday, Dec. 24 @ 4:30 PM

Christmas Eve Pre-Service Concert (Church)

Sunday, Dec. 24 @ 5:00 PM

Festive Christmas Eve Eucharist (Church)

Monday, Dec. 25 @ 10:00 AM Christmas Day Eucharist (HC)

Tuesday, Dec. 26 @ 10:00 AM

Executive Committee

Tuesday, Dec. 26 @ 5:00 PM

Prayer Shawl Ministry

Tuesday, Dec. 26 @ 6:00 PM

Evening Prayer

Thursday, Dec. 28 @ 10 AM

Morning Prayer

Thurs., Dec. 28 @ 11:00 AM

Edgehill Eucharist

Saturday, Dec. 30 @ 5:00 PM Saturday Evening Worship

Sunday, Dec. 31

New Year's Eve

Sunday, Dec. 31 @ 8:00 AM

In-Person Worship and Eucharist

Sunday, Dec. 31 @ 10:00 AM

In-Person Worship and Eucharist (Church)

Monday, January 1

Happy New Years!!

Tuesday, Jan. 2 @ 10:00 AM

Executive Committee

Tuesday, Jan. 2 @ 5:00 PM

Prayer Shawl Ministry

Tuesday, Jan. 2 @ 6:00 PM

Evening Prayer

Wednesday, Jan. 3 @ 8:30 AM

Episcopal Church in CT Meeting

Thursday, Jan. 4 @ 10 AM

Morning Prayer

Thurs., Jan. 4 @ 11:00 AM

Edgehill Eucharist

Saturday, Jan. 6 @ 5:00 PM Saturday Evening Worship