RELIGION NOTES

Saturday & Sunday Services

All Saints Church, Somerville: 4:30 p.m. Saturday vigil; 8:15 and 10 a.m. Sunday Mass.

All Saints Episcopal Church, East Hartford: 8 and 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist.

All Saints Orthodox Church, Hartford: 9

a.m. Divine Liturgy.

Asylum Hill Congregational Church, Hartford:10:15 a.m. Sunday service.

Avon Congregational Church: 10 a.m. Sunday service and Sunday school. Coffee hour and fellowship after.

Avon Memorial United Methodist Church: 8:30 a.m. Quiet worship with Communion; 9:15 a.m. Children’s choir rehearsal and coffee and conversation; 9:30 a.m. Adult Sunday school and Sunday school for children and youth; 10:30 a.m. Family worship with infant/toddler child care and children’s church; 11:30 a.m. fellowship hour.

Berlin Congregational Church: 10 a.m. service. Sunday school, choir, music, fellowship and coffee hour after service. Rev. Thomas F. Dean.

Bethesda Lutheran Church, New Haven:

9:30 a.m. Eucharist.

Bethany Lutheran Church, West Hartford: 8 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday

services.

Broad Brook Congregational Church: 10

a.m. service.

Buckingham Congregational, Glastonbury: 10 a.m. worship service.

Calvary Church of West Hartford: 10 a.m.

worship service.

Center Church, Hartford: 10:30 a.m.

worship.

CenterPoint Community Church, Wethersfield: 10 a.m. Contemporary Christian Sunday service.

Central Baptist Church, Hartford: 10 a.m. worship; 11:30 a.m. Vietnamese worship – Chapel / Karen worship.

Christ Church Cathedral, Hartford: 8& 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist, music; 12:30 p.m. in Spanish.

Church of the Infinite Spirit, Newington:

10:30 a.m. service.

Church of the Transfiguration, New Britain: 11 a.m. Holy Eucharist.

Colchester Federated Church: 9 a.m. Sunday worship. Bible study is held every Tuesday morning at 10:30 a.m. in Rev.

Lorincz’ office. All are welcome. Congregational Church of Burlington :10 a.m. worship service.

Congregational Church, Plainville: 10 a.m. worship service.

Congregational Church, South Glastonbury: 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. worship. Covenant Congregational Church, West Hartford: 9 a.m. Sunday morning worship service.

Coventry Second Congregational Church: 10 a.m. service.

East Granby Congregational Church: 10:25 a.m. Sunday worship service, Sunday school and child care.

Elmwood Community Church, West Hartford: 10 a.m. Sunday worship. Emanuel Baptist Church, Old Saybrook: 9:45 a.m. Sunday school, 11 a.m. Sunday worship.

Emanuel Lutheran Church, Hartford: 10 a.m. worship service.

Faith Congregational Church, Hartford: 10 a.m. Sunday service.

Faith Deliverance CME, Rockville: 11 a.m. Sunday service.

First Baptist Church, Plymouth: 10 a.m. service.

First Baptist Church, Southington: 10 a.m. worship service.

First Baptist Church, Suffield: 10 a.m. service.

First Baptist Church, West Hartford: 10 a.m. worship.

First Church in Hartland: 10 a.m. worship and Sunday school. Coffee hour fellowship after service.

First Church, Simsbury: 8:30 a.m. chapel; 10 a.m. sanctuary.

First Church, West Hartford Center: 10 a.m. service. “The Vision Beautiful” with the Rev. Amie Giguere preaching; Communion, church school and child care.

First Church of Christ, Wethersfield: 9 a.m. contemporary; 10:30 traditional worship.

First Church of Christ Congregational, Clinton: 10 a.m. worship service.

First Church of Christ Congregational, Farmington: 10 a.m. worship; child care and church school.

First Church of Christ, Glastonbury: 8 and 10 a.m. worship services.

First Church of Christ Congregational, New Britain: 10 a.m. worship service.

First Church of Christ, Congregational, Suffield: 10 a.m. worship service.

First Church of Christ Congregational, Unionville: 10 a.m. services with Communion services first Sunday of each month with the Rev. Dr. Sandra L. Olsen. Fellowship and coffee hour after services. First Church of Christ, Scientist, Hartford: 10:30 a.m. Sunday service; 10:30 a.m. Sunday school.

First Congregational Church of Barkhamsted: 10 a.m. service.

First Congregational Church, Bloomfield: 10 a.m. worship service.

First Congregational Church, Bristol: 10 a.m. worship service.

First Congregational Church, Canton Center: 10 a.m. worship.

First Congregational Church, Essex: 10 a.m. worship.

First Congregational Church, Granby: 10 a.m. worship.

First Congregational Church, Southington: Worship services will be at 8 a.m. (Chapel), 9:30 (Traditional) and 11:15 (Contemporary). Nursery care is available every Sunday. Communion is served on the first Sunday of the month at the 9:30 service and each week at the 11:15 service. First Congregational Church, Willimantic: 9:30 a.m. traditional service; 11:15 a.m. contemporary service and church school.

First Congregational Church, Woodstock: 10 a.m. service.

First Lutheran Church of Reformation, New Britain: 9 a.m. service.

First Presbyterian Church, Hartford: 10:30 a.m. Sunday worship service.

First United Methodist Church, Stafford Springs: 8:30 a.m. contemporary worship; 10 a.m. traditional worship.

Flagg Road United Church of Christ, West Hartford: 10 a.m. service. Celebration of the Lord’s Supper. Sermon: “Open Table Communion” with the Rev. Mark Diters.

Full Gospel Lighthouse Church, Torrington: Sunday, 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. services.

Gilead Congregational Church, UCC, Hebron: 8:30 and 10 a.m. worship services; 10 a.m. service includes choir and Sunday school.

Glastonbury Community Church: 10:30 a.m. Sunday worship.

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Forestville: 9:30 a.m. service; 10:30 a.m. coffee/fellowship.

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Suffield: 9 a.m. worship.

Grace Congregational Church, Farmington: 10 a.m. worship.

Grace Episcopal Church, Hartford: The Feast of Candlemas: The Presentation of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Temple and the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary. 8 a.m., Low Mass with healing (first Sunday of the month with healing), Rite 1; 10:30 a.m.: Candlemas liturgy, procession, and Solemn high Mass, followed by healing, Rite 1 (Choir sings at the later service). All welcome.

Grace Episcopal Church, Newington: 9 a.m. service.

Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Hartford: 9:30 a.m. service.

Grace Lutheran Church, Plainville: 9 a.m. Sunday morning worship service with the Rev. Dr. Bob LaRochelle.

Grace United Methodist Church, Southington: 10 a.m. service.

Hartford Friends Meeting, West Hartford: 10 a.m. service.

Hope Tabernacle Apostolic Church: 10 a.m. Sunday School; 11:15 a.m. family worship.

Holy Trinity Byzantine Catholic Church, New Britain: 9:45 a.m. Sunday service. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Terryville: 9 a.m. worship.

Immanuel Congregational Church, Hartford: 10 a.m. worship and church school. Child care available.

Immanuel Lutheran Church, Bristol: 8 and 10:45 a.m. Sunday morning worship services.

Immanuel Lutheran Church, Meriden: 9:45 a.m. service.

Kensington Congregational Church: 10 a.m. service.

Lutheran Church of Madison: Saturdays at 5 p.m. and Sundays at 10 a.m., with Sunday school and Bible class beginning at 9 a.m.

Lutheran Church of St. Mark, Glastonbury: 9 a.m. Word and Sacrament followed by fellowship and Sunday school. Marlborough Congregational Church: 10 a.m. service.

Memorial Baptist Church, Hartford: 10:30 a.m. service.

Middlefield Federated Church: 10 a.m. worship.

Newington United Methodist Church: 11 a.m. worship service.

Old St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Bloomfield: Liturgies at 8 and 10 a.m.

Open Arms Christian Ministries, West Hartford: 10:30 a.m. service.

Our Lady of the Lakes, Oakdale: 5 p.m. Saturday Vigil; 8 and 10:15 a.m. Sunday Mass.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Quaker Hill: 8 and 9:30 a.m. Sunday Mass; recitation of Holy Rosary, every Tuesday at 3 p.m.

Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Newington: 10 a.m. Holy Communion. Plantsville Congregational Church: 10 a.m. service.

Plainville United Methodist Church: 9 a.m. Sunday School for children kindergarten and up, followed by worship at 10 a.m.

Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church, Pleasant Valley: 10 a.m. worship service.

Prospect United Methodist Church, Bristol: 8:30 a.m. worship in the chapel; 10 a.m. worship in the sanctuary with nursery school and church school; 11 a.m. coffee fellowship.

Rocky Hill Congregational Church UCC: 10 a.m. worship.

Rocky Hill United Methodist Church: 11 a.m. Sunday service.

Salvation Army, Hartford Citadel: 11 a.m. Christian worship.

Second Baptist Church of Suffield: 10 a.m. worship.

Second Congregational Church, Coventry: 10 a.m. service.

Shepherd of the Hills Evangelical Lutheran Church, Simsbury: 10 a.m. service.

Shoreline Unitarian Universalist Society, Madison: 10:30 a.m. service.

Shrine of Lourdes, Litchfield: 11:30 a.m. service.

South Congregational Church, Hartford: 9:30 a.m. traditional service; 11 a.m. solid ground contemporary service.

South Church, New Britain: 10:25 a.m. worship in the sanctuary.

Spiritualist Church of Love & Light: Sundays at 10:30 a.m. at the Bridge Healing Arts Center, 304 Main St. in Farmington. Lectures, healings, and spirit messages followed by coffee, light snacks and conversation. All are welcome.

St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, Simsbury: 9 a.m. Sunday service of Holy Eucharist and sermon with the Rev. Rebekah Hatch presiding, choir, program for children. Rite 1 service first Sunday each month. Everyone is welcome at St. Alban’s.

St. Andrew the Apostle Episcopal Church, Rocky Hill: 8 and 10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist.

St. Andrew Evangelical Lutheran Church, Bristol: 9:30 a.m. worship service. St. Ann’s Church, Avon: 7, 9:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday worship.

St. Brigid Church at St. Gianna Parish, West Hartford: 4 p.m. Saturday Vigil mass; Sunday 8:30 and 11 a.m. services.

St. Edward Catholic Church, Stafford Springs: 9 a.m. service; 4 p.m. Saturday evening service.

St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church, East Berlin: 9 a.m. Holy Communion. Welcome all. Community fellowship, preaching, teaching, caring family friendly church. Bible study on Tuesday from noon to 2 p.m. St. George Armenian Apostolic Church, Hartford: 10:15 a.m. Divine liturgy.

St. George’s Episcopal Church, Bolton:

10 a.m. Holy Eucharist with music.

St. James Parish, Farmington: 8 and

10:15 a.m. Sunday services.

St. James’s Episcopal Church, West Hartford Center: 8 and 9:30 a.m. services. Sunday evening services on first and last Sunday of the month.

St. John the Evangelist, Uncasville:4 p.m. Saturday Vigil; 11 a.m. Sunday Mass. St. John’s Episcopal Church, Pine Meadow: 8 and 10 a.m. services.

St. John’s Episcopal Church, West Hartford: 8 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday morning services; 5 p.m. Evensong on select last Sundays of the month. Full schedule available at sjparish.net.

St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church, New Britain: 9 a.m. Sunday church school; 10:15 a.m. worship; 11:15 a.m. Fellowship hour.

St. Mark Lutheran, Glastonbury: 9 a.m. Word and Sacrament followed by fellowship and Sunday school.

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, New Britain: 7:45 and 9 a.m. Holy Eucharist.

St. Mark the Evangelist Church at St. Gianna Parish, West Hartford: 4:30 p.m. Saturday Vigil Mass (English); Sunday, 8:30 a.m. (Vietnamese) 10:30 a.m. Mass (English); 2:30 p.m. Mass (Vietnamese). St. Mary’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church, New Britain: 9 a.m. Sunday divine liturgy followed by “coffee and.”

St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Avon: 8:30 and 11 a.m. worship.

St. Michael’s, Litchfield: 8 and 10 a.m. Sunday services.

St. Nicholas Church, Meriden: 4 p.m. Saturday service.

St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran, Wethersfield: 9:30 a.m. service.

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, New Hartford: Sunday worship: 8 and 9:45 a.m.; Sunday school/Bible study: 9:45 a.m. St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Old Saybrook: 8:30 and 10:45 a.m. Sunday morning worship services.

St. Peter Catholic Church, New Britain: 8:30 a.m. service.

The Tabernacle, Southington: 10 a.m. Contemporary Christian Sunday service. Temple Sinai, Newington: 10:30 a.m. Shabbat service on Saturday morning. Testament Tabernacle of Bloomfield: 9:45 a.m. Sunday School; 11:30 a.m. morning worship; 6:30 p.m. evening worship.

Trinity Episcopal Church, Collinsville: 8 and 10 a.m. services of Holy Eucharist. Trinity Episcopal, Hartford: 8 a.m. Eucharist with sermon and hymns; 10 a.m. Eucharist with sermon, hymns and anthems.

Trinity Episcopal Church, Wethersfield: 9 a.m. Sunday Holy Eucharist.

United Congregational Church of Tolland: 8:30 and 10 a.m. Sunday services; Sunday school classes during the 10 a.m. service and Communion first Sunday of each month.

Unitarian Society of Hartford: 10:30 a.m. service. “Just To Be Is a Blessing” with the Rev. Cathy Rion Starr, Co-Minister. Religious education for all ages, and nursery care for ages 3 and under, is available.

Unitarian Universalist Church, Meriden: 10 a.m. service

Unity of Greater Hartford: 10:30 a.m. service; 10:20 a.m. Sunday kid’s church.

Universalist Church of West Hartford: 10 a.m. worship; 11 a.m. fellowship hour. Religious education and nursery care is available.

Vernon United Methodist Church: 10 a.m. service.

Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church, East Hartford: 9 a.m. Sunday morning worship.

West Avon Congregational Church: 9:30 a.m. worship and church school. Child care available for children up to age 3. Communion first Sunday of each month. Coffee hour following the service.

West Granby United Methodist Church: 10 a.m. traditional service.

West Hartford United Methodist Church: 9 a.m. Traditional service; 11 a.m. Morning Joy contemporary service.

Westchester Congregational Church, Colchester: 10 a.m. worship service.

Westminster Presbyterian Church, West Hartford: 10 a.m. Sunday worship service in the sanctuary.

Wethersfield United Methodist Church: 9:30 a.m. worship service, Sunday school, and Bible study.

Special Events/Services

First Congregational Church, Portland: 23rd annual mid-winter Chocolate Fest on Feb. 1 from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Chocolate Moose Cafe, candy creations, Valentine gifts, baked goods, children’s craft area. Free admission. 860-342-1111.

Emanuel Lutheran Church, Manchester: Hartford Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Leonid Sigal in concert on Feb. 1 at 7 p.m. Free. Donations welcome.

Trinity Episcopal Church, Portland: Anglican Prayer bead workshop on Feb. 3 from 5:30-7 p.m.

Grace Episcopal Church, Hartford: Low Mass, Rite 1 on Feb. 4 at 5:30 p.m. Deep River Congregational Church: New Tuesday night discussion group Feb. 4 – Feb. 18. Series will run every Tuesday until Feb. 18 at 7 p.m. centering on the video “Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference” featuring Philip Yancey.