NEWS AND EVENTS

From The Desk Of The Rector

All Saints Day, the day on which Christians celebrate all the saints, known and unknown, is a surprisingly old feast. It arose out of the Christian tradition of celebrating the martyrdom of saints on the anniversary of their martyrdom. When martyrdoms increased during the persecutions of the late Roman Empire, local dioceses instituted a common feast day in order to ensure that all martyrs, known and unknown were properly honored. By the late fourth century, this common feast was celebrated in Antioch, and Saint Ephrem the Syrian mentioned it in a sermon in 373. In the early centuries, this feast was celebrated in the Easter season, and the Eastern Churches, both Catholic and Orthodox, still celebrate it then.

The current date of November 1 was instituted by Pope Gregory III (731-741), when he consecrated a chapel to all the martyrs in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome and ordered it to be celebrated on November 1. The vigil or eve of the feast, October 31, is commonly known as All Hallows Eve, or Halloween.

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The Rev. Judith Alexis
The Rev. Judith Alexis is the priest in charge of the Haitian Episcopal community in Connecticut; she worships at St. John's Church in Stamford. The Rev. Alexis was ordained a deacon on July 274, 2006 in the diocese of South East Florida and a priest on April 13, 2007.

Upcoming Events Clergy Retreat: November 6-8 

Thanksgiving Pie Sale: 

Diversity Sundays:

1. Brazil November 11th

2. Barbados November 25th

Young People's Fellowship will hold its annual Thanksgiving pie sale. Orders will be taken up through Sunday, November 11, 2012.

Calendars for 2013

Religious calendars for 2013 are now available at a cost of $10 each. Please see Euna Farrell or Arlette Hurdle.

Food Pantry

Please continue to donate to the Ruth Small Food Pantry. Suggested items are canned or instant potatoes, canned meats (tuna, salmon, chicken(, canned sweet potatoes, soup, peanut butter,jelly and individual fruit cups. Thank you for your continued support.

Rescheduling Meetings

Fr. Davidson needs our cooperation if we wish to reschedule a meeting on Monday or Wednesday between 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Fr. Davidson schedules interviews and pastoral counseling either before or after Prayer Meetings on Monday. He may also schedule interviews and pastoral counseling on Wednesday. He schedules events when there is no Bible Study. As a courtesy, please call Fr. Davidson to verify if he has anything schedule.

Activity Calendar

Weekly: 1) Mondays-Prayer meeting at 6:30 p.m. 2)Wednesday-Bible Study at 6:30 p.m.

Special Days (Weekly): 1) Wednesdays and Fridays-Food Pantry opens 10:00 a.m. to noon.

2) Every other thursday-Pro's and Con's task Force at 6:30 p.m.

Special Says (Monthly): First Thursday-Stewardship committee at 6:30 p.m. 2) Second Thursday-Vestry Meeting 6:30 p.m. 3) Third Tuesday- Women of Valier 4) Third and fourth Saturday opens at 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. 5) First Saturday-Episcopal Church women (ECW) at 12:00 noon.

Birthdays And Anniversaries in November

Happy Birthday to: Myrtle Senior and Darryl Burke 1st; Cyril Burke and Pat Nelson 3rd;   
Evelyn Green 4th; Carmen Brown 5th; Scott thornton 9th; Marcus Clark 11th; Rory Elliott and Lucy Fuentes 13th; Hylton Cooke-Hylton 15th; George Jordon 19th; Bates Lyons 20th; Carol Anderson 24th; Blondell Thornton 25th; Andre Branch 26th; Austin Tagbo 27th; Verona Francis 29th and Kenneth Lambert 29th.

In Memory for November

In Memory of: Gwendolyn Elison, Mary Jackson and Carlton Airey 1st; Ambrose Watkins 2nd; Gertrude Smith 6th; Michael Mitchell, Jr. 6th; Fitz T. Hickson 7th; Macheek Jennings 8th; Milton rice 9th; Dorothy Wiggins 11th; Frank Davis 12th; Solon Taylor and Frank Davis 12th; Adolphus Griffin and Rosalee Bracey 15th; Dorothy Cunningham 17th; Edith Duval 19th; Walter Mitchell 21st; Zulietta Burke, Elizabeth Taylor, Sydney Lopez and Elizabeth Davis 22nd; Robert Camby 24th; Mary Winfield 25th and London Duval 25th; Ivan Hoe Stewart and Pedro Hester 26th; Louis Camby 27th; John West and Gladys Brown 29th.