Jesusfest 2006 coming up this weekend

JesusFest returns this Saturday to the Tolland Agricultural Center (TAC) grounds, Route 30 in Vernon, CT.

JesusFest is a Christian country fair sponsored by area churches from a wide variety of denominations and fellowships. Connecituct House of Prayer - Hartford is again setting up Prayer Tents at the festival, their 4th year doing it. There will be 2 Prayer Needs Tents, one at each end of the festival grounds. Volunteers will offer to pray for the needs of all those attending the festival. There will also be a 12 hour Intercessory Prayer Tent located at the front of the TAC grounds, behind the offices and in front of the Coffee House.

Not only will prayer be offered for the success of the festival and the needs of the attendees, but also for Revival and Transformation of the state of Connecticut and for New England! Intercessors are needed especially in the later hours, from 5-7pm and 7-9pm. Come and join us!

More information available on the JesusFest site. (Thanks to Audrey McIntyre for the report.)

DIRECTIONS: From Hartford take Route 84 east to exit 67. Take a left off the exit, go to the 2nd light to Route 30. JesusFest is one block down on the right. You can park at the Rockville United Methodist church on the corner of Route 30 and Route 31 at the second light. Shuttles are provided at the church to take you to the TAC grounds.

Tags: Connecticut, Christian

Keep praying for America!

J. Lee Grady writes a weekly column for Charisma News which is usually very challenging. This week was no exception: Lee answers the problem of "Christian defeatism" by pointing us to signs of life and awakening in the American Church. Isn't the biggest problem we face a failure to persist in prayer? Grady shares a bit on some recent prayer efforts, then gently chides us:

Have you grown weary in praying for the nation? Have the negativity of news reports, the continual violence in Iraq or the cynical mood of so many Americans caused you to doubt that God is working?

Thousands of Christians were involved in intensive prayer campaigns during early 2006, including a 40-day effort during the spring and the massive Global Day of Prayer on June 4. This kind of collective intercession may not get the attention of the media, but we can be assured that heaven has noticed. The prayers of God’s people are collecting like water in a reservoir—and we are heading for a dramatic tipping point when those prayers will unleash unprecedented blessings—as well as judgment on our unseen spiritual enemies.

God’s Word promises us that He will heal our land if we humble ourselves and pray. I believe a spiritual dam has broken. The floodgates have been opened. We can pray together: “Lord, let it rain.”

Let's do it!

Tags: Connecticut, prayer

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Video report from Global Day of Prayer

Brandt Gillespie and the fine folks at Pray TV have posted this video report from the recent Global Day of Prayer event in Hartford. (This is a .wmv file.)

Be sure to calendar this very early - the 2007 Global Day of Prayer will be on Pentecost Sunday, May 27.

Continue to pray for unity among pastors and Christian workers across our State!

Tags: Connecticut, Christian, Prayer, Global Day Of Prayer

I think we're in turmoil...

...but nobody seems to be talking about it yet.

The Courant reports that State legislators are preparing to reopen hearings into the Rell Administration's fundraising. Lawmakers believe that information has been withheld from them, including the possiblity that Mrs. Rell was questioned by criminal investigators.

Meanwhile, former State Chief Justice William Sullivan was subpoenaed to testify before the Judiciary Committee about his actions in connection with the withdrawn nomination of Associate Justice Peter Zarella to take his place on the State's highest court.

Sullivan in March put a secret hold on publication of a controversial ruling on public access to court dockets to further Zarella's prospects of being confirmed as the next chief justice.

Both Sullivan and Zarella voted with the 4-3 majority that computerized criminal and motor vehicle dockets were not subject to the state's Freedom of Information Act. The ruling was not destined to sit well with lawmakers who were indignant at the revelation just three years earlier that some court files were "super-sealed" to mask their very existence.

In the wake of outrage over Sullivan's actions, both Borden and Gov. M. Jodi Rell appointed separate commissions to recommend ways to increase public access to the courts.

Sullivan's conduct was discovered through a routine inquiry by Palmer April 17 into the status of the case. Sullivan retired as head of the judicial branch effective April 15 to take senior justice status; his protege, Zarella, had been nominated by Rell to succeed him.

Sullivan acknowledged holding up release of the case to benefit Zarella, but maintained that doing so did not violate the canons of judicial ethics.

While those situations remain unresolved and promise to make headlines through the summer, one situation that has drawn to a close is that of attorney and former councilman and mayor of Middletown Stephen Gionfriddo. The AP reports that Mr. Gionfriddo pled guilty yesterday in Federal court to stealing more than $600,000 of his clients' money.

Let's continue to pray for our State and all levels of its government.

Tags: Connecticut, Government, News & Politics

TM in Connecticut schools?

An interesting and revealing article in today's Greenwich Time about a push by some to promote Transcendental Meditation in Connecticut schools. The typical lines are given out about TM not being a religion. I find it a bit comical, however, that the article itself contradicts that proposition, giving this description of the practice:

The practice is a set of Hindu meditation techniques introduced to the Western world by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. The movement began in 1956 in India and is now worldwide, with more than 5 million followers. It became famous in the late 1960s, when celebrities like the Beatles, Mia Farrow and Donovan hung out in the Maharishi's ashram.

How can a set of Hindu meditation techniques not be religious? Would anyone say this about the various forms of Christian mystical or "centering" prayer? I'm not espousing those forms of prayer, simply making the point that such things are always brought into public life disguised as something else.

Tags: Connecticut, Christianity

More blows to the Connecticut economy

Close to 300 employees at Lego in Enfield will be terminated, as industrial jobs continue flow elsewhere. And Pfizer will also phase out some 300 manufacturing jobs in Groton, beginning next year.



An interesting story is the planned Utopia facility, which will supposedly bring 22,000 permanent jobs to Eastern Connecticut starting in 2009.

Please continue to pray for the Connecticut economy.

Tags: Connecticut, economy, news

Episcopal Church election signals final break-up is near; video from the Connecticut Six

"Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons." (1 Tim. 4:1)

The Episcopal Church, The U. S. branch of the world wide Anglican Communion, has selected a woman to lead it for the first time. Nevada Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori was selected from a field of seven.

While her being a woman will certainly be problematic for some, her theological liberalism in our opinion signals the final break-up of Episcopal Church. Evangelical bishops around the world are ready to expel the Episcopal Church from the Anglican Communion because they recognize it for what it is becoming - a new religion. From Virtue Online:

In an outspoken interview with The Daily Telegraph, the Bishop of Rochester, the Rt Rev Michael Nazir-Ali, said that divisions between liberals and conservatives were so profound that a compromise was no longer possible.

He increased the pressure on the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, to take firm action against the liberal American leadership.

"Anglicans are used to fudging things sometimes, but I think this is a matter of such seriousness that fudge won't do," said Bishop Nazir-Ali.

"Sometimes you have to recognise that there are two irreconcilable positions and you have to choose between them.

"The right choice is in line with the Bible and the Church's teaching down the ages, not some new-fangled religion we have invented to respond to the 21st century.

"My fear is that the Church of England has made a number of moves in the liberal, Protestant direction. That gives me concerns that the Bible will become less important and that the Church is moving away from its traditional Catholic order.

"If you move in that direction you become a kind of options Church, where you live by preferences."

The Pakistan-born evangelical bishop has the ear of powerful conservative leaders in Africa and Asia and his comments at the convention, in Columbus, Ohio, will be a blow to Dr Williams, who has expended much energy holding the warring factions together. But they will be welcomed by those who fear that Dr Williams will do everything he can to avoid expelling the liberal Americans from the worldwide Communion. Bishop Nazir-Ali suggested that the US Church was already beyond the pale, irrespective of how it voted on resolutions designed to test whether it was prepared to dilute its liberal agenda.

He said an unconnected decision by its House of Bishops on Friday to back civil if not religious marriages for gay couples was so significant it made issues such as gay bishops "an interesting footnote".

The Church has been given until the end of the convention on Wednesday to toe the conservative line on homosexuality or face expulsion.

A leading American conservative bishop, Jack Iker, struck a similar tone:

In a rather surprising election today, the House of Bishops chose Katharine Jefferts Schori to become the next Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church. When first nominated, she was widely regarded as a "dark horse candidate" and as "the token woman" on the slate. I for one never expected that she could be elected.

Her election signals a continuation of the policies of the outgoing Presiding Bishop, namely support for the ordination of practicing homosexuals and the blessing of same-sex unions, practices which have divided the Episcopal Church, impaired our relationship with a majority of other Provinces, and brought the Anglican Communion to the breaking point.

The fact that her ordination as a bishop is not recognized or accepted by a large portion of the Communion introduces an additional element of division and impairment. When she becomes the first female primate of the Anglican Communion, it remains to be seen as to how she will be regarded by the other 37 primates, the vast majority of whom come from Provinces where women cannot be elected as bishops.

In one sense, we should not be surprised, at all, for this is The Episcopal Church, which takes pride in being first with every new innovation: women priests and bishops, the blessing of same-sex unions, the election of the first gay bishop in 2003, and now the selection of the first female primate in 2006. One wonders what might be next.

We urge you to pray for Episcopal Churches everywhere as the full storm is about to hit, especially the Connecticut Six. Interesting video on their site here.

Tags: Christian, Anglican, Episcopal, Connecticut

Pray CT launches new Christian Events Calendar!

Got a Christian prayer event, concert, or community event you want to publicize all over connecticut? We've been busy preparing a new Christian Events Calendar for Connecticut, powered by Google Calendar and it's live and ready!

For a number of reasons, we've moved away from the existing calendar. I'm sure Google will add more features in time which will make this a great service for area Christians. Here are some of the features we have at the date of launch:

• Google gives us an agenda view and a regular month-at-a-glance view.
• Items open up when clicked to provide more details.
• If you're already a Google calendar user, you can add the calendar to your own Google set-up.
• If you use a feedreader, there are a number of ways to get a feed from this calendar: you can use a regular XML feed reader or add the calendar's feed into Newsgator, Bloglines, My Yahoo! and others.

We offer this free as a public service to the Christian community, and we'll even host your event flyers or documents on our site. Just e-mail us here with info and flyers, or go to our website and use the event submission form.

Thanks and enjoy the calendar!

Tags: Connecticut, Evangelical, Christian

Godless in Connecticut?

An old joke says that the most religious people on earth are the Indians, and the most irreligious are the Swedes. The punch line is that America is a nation of Indians ruled by Swedes. The Washington Times tells us that this is still true in 2006.

Eight out of 10 Americans believe God guided creation in some capacity. A Gallup Poll reveals that 46 percent think God created man in his present form sometime in the past 10,000 years, while 36 percent say man developed over millions of years from lesser life forms, but God guided the process.

Only 13 percent of Americans think mankind evolved with no divine intervention.

"There has been surprisingly little change over the last 24 years in how Americans respond," pollster Frank Newport said.

Apparently, Creation and even the "creation-lite" concept of Intelligent Design, are alive and well - although I suspect more than 13% of Connecticut residents come down on the side of Darwin.

We may not care for the sharpness of tongue of conservative commentator Ann Coulter, but I believe she has done us a service in her new book, Godless: The Church of Liberalism, Coulter devotes a large amount of space to refuting Darwinian evolution. Significantly, this includes a discussion of the actual science from an intelligent design viewpoint, including the complexity of life on the cellular level - a complexity unknown to 19th century (and much of 20th century) science.

This may be the first time that a wide cross-section of society - Ms. Coulter's milliions of readers and critics - will be exposed to the science of Creation.

Tags: Connecticut, Ann Coulter, Creationism, Intelligent Design, Christian, News & Politics,

Jesus - still the most controversial figure

Two things floating around in the news remind me that Jesus remains the most controversial world figure.

Entertainment Weekly, which for the record I don't read, has come out with a list of the most controversial movies of all time. Among them are three movies about Jesus - or which at least claim to be about Jesus in some way. Topping the list was The Passion Of The Christ. Also on the list were The DaVinci Code and The Last Temptation Of Christ.




Another interesting item: the State of Kentucky's schools just decided not to drop the terms B.C. and A.D. in favor of the supposedly "less offensive" B.C.E. and C.E. A large e-mail protest campaign helped to ensure that in Kentucky, at least, we are still in A. D. 2006. As we watch antichristian and revisionist forces continue to try to erase all traces of our Christian heritage, we should remember that revolutionaries have always found it necessary to make "re-calendaring" one of their first official acts.

Tags: Christian, news, Jesus

Crime down, but violent crimes spike

The FBI has released its preliminary annual crime report, sending news outlets spinning all over the US as they rushed to compare local trends with the big picture. Here in Connecticut, results were mixed.

In Hartford, the Courant's analysis showed that murders there were up 56%, but that if murders and assaults were excluded, the capital would have seen about a 5% drop in crime. Sadly, the Hartford's 2006 trend seems to be terrible.

Meanwhile, in Stamford, there was a significant jump in violent crime - about 16% as opposed to a 2.5% figure nationwide. Bridgeport saw a slight increase and Waterbury a slight decrease in violent crime.

Table of data for these four cities also available at Channel 8's site.

Rounding out our "Big 5" cities, there did not appear to be data immediately available for New Haven. The full FBI report is due in the Fall.

Please continue to pray against crime and pray for the youth of our State.

Tags: Connecticut, crime, Hartford, Stamford, Waterbury, Bridgeport, New Haven

When a church dies...

I read with sadness this piece in the New London Day about a church that will have to close. Faced with declining membership and outrageous insurance premiums, the church can no longer afford to keep its doors open.

Adding insult to injury, the United Church of Christ of Oakdale was victimized by vandals serving a different master:

On Sunday morning, two weeks before the Old Colchester Road church will close its doors because of declining enrollment, its leaders discovered that vandals had struck overnight.

Someone entered through a ground-floor window of the church building, tore apart a Bible, partially burned the American flag and scribbled obscenities and satanic images on another Bible. While the damage was minimal and nothing of any value appeared to be stolen, the break-in was yet another reminder of the church's decline.

“As if this poor church hasn't seen its share of heartaches,” said John Carboni, its pastor.

With barely five members remaining, the 34-year-old church can no longer pay its bills or have a viable missionary presence in the community, Carboni said. It will close for good at the end of this month, the victim, or symptom, of what Carboni said is an ever-fragmented society, one where weekend pastimes such as sports, shopping at the mall and part-time jobs have become more important to families than gathering together to hear the word of God.

Tags: Connecticut, Christian,

Orthodox Episcoplians take root and flourish in Fairfield

We've blogged frequently about the struggles of Episcopalians in the State and the ongoing controversy between Connecticut's Episcopal bishop and the Connecticut Six. So it was interesting to read in Virtue Online about the Church of the Apostles in Fairfield.



The Rt. Rev. Thad Barnum and his wife, the Rev. Erilynne Barnum.

The Church of the Apostles is under the leadership of Bishop Thad Barnum, and is part of the Anglican Mission in America, which the church's website describes as:

A direct missionary outreach of the Anglican Province of Rwanda. We exist to glorify God and to serve, grow and multiply dynamic churches that love Jesus Christ and to reach the world He died to save.

Short translation: they probably don't believe in some of the things that many Connecticut Episcopalians believe in. You probably know which things it is of which I speak.

Virtue Online tracks their progress to date:

Bishop Barnum is hoping that many more will experience the transforming power of life in Christ, as Church of the Apostles grows into a strong place from which to launch other churches in New England. Six families are already meeting together with monthly worship in Danbury, about 45 minutes to the north, and fellowship dinners are being held in Stamford, New Haven, and other Connecticut towns. Church of the Apostles is also part of an emerging network of Anglican Mission churches in the North East, led by the Bishop, with churches in Pennsylvania, New York, Washington DC, Massachusetts and Maine. "We're joining people whose heart has been to see vibrant, healthy, strong congregations that lift up the name of Jesus Christ," asserted Bishop Barnum. "We're looking at places like Boston, Providence, and New York City."

Where this will go only God knows. Continue to pray!

Tags: Connecticut, Christian, Anglican, Episcopalian, Fairfield

Twenty People Shot in Hartford in 2 Weeks

Please pray for Hartford, where 20 people have been shot in two weeks. City officials are now receiving help from State and even Federal authorities.

WTNH reports.



Tags: Connecticut, Hartford, Christian
Photo: Michael Czaczkes

Believing in Christ is a strong thematic element, now rated "PG"

The Motion Picture Association of America has given a PG rating to a movie with "strong thematic elements." That's not what's unusual -what's unusual is the reason. Facing The Giants has a strong evangelistic message, and apparently fear of "prosyletizing" resulted in the rating.

Tags: Christianity

Report on the Global Day of Prayer

Barbara Lachance, President of the Connecticut House of Prayer, gives this report on Sunday's Global Day of Prayer meeting in Hartford:

Greetings in the Name of Jesus:

The Global Day of Prayer at the Connecticut Convention Center on June 4, was a tremendous success. Approximately 4500 were present and the worship was wonderful. Cultures and denominations were represented and the unity far surpassed anything we have ever seen. THIS WAS A HISTORY MAKING EVENT.

There are so many who were responsible for making this event successful. First I want to thank all the Pastors and their churches who donated funds. Secondly, Danna Lichanec who worked endless hours to organize all the details. The Prayer Leaders and Worship Team led us into the Throne Room of God. The bowls were filled and I believe that our prayers were a sweet incense to God.

This was our second Global Day of Prayer but not our last. Next year I believe we will have many more. Thanks to all who attended and made this meeting such a wonderful, blessed time. Below are the testimonies of several people who attended:

• Last Sunday evening as we were praying I kept thinking of the Vision Statement for the CT House of Prayer....how the vision was to raise up an army of 5,000 intercessors crossing denominational, cultural and color lines to pray for the transformation of the state of Connecticut. This was fulfilled Sunday night! PRAISE GOD!!!
• Everything was sooooo good. The attendance (more next year), the people were serious about praying (not a lot of distracting behavior), the music was very well selected I thought, the sensitivity to the Spanish community was definitely there, the respect for the One Body of Christ and the intrinsic diversity in that Body, the pray-ers were VERY good, not drawing attention to themselves, but really praying for His glory. The little girl slayed me (she was the best). I liked the program very much, liked having a printed format to follow. I think that helped keep the distractions down, because it gave people something to focus on. Very good. ALL my family came and they all liked it. I know you will get thousands more next year because everyone will tell someone how GOOD it was. And we need it so much in our country and for the world.
• It was wonderful seeing the Church gather for worship, praise, prayer & repentance & a call for God to unleash His power in the State of CT - everything "appeared" to run smoothly & God's presence prevailed in the venue.
• The global day of prayer was God fab! Real freedom in the spirit. Great prayers. Unity. Glorious worship.

Let's all make this day a marker every year and believe God for a doubling or even tripling of the event's attendance!

Tags: Connecticut, Evangelical, Christian, Prayer

"Prayer in the Park" cries out for Hartford this Thursday

"Prayer In The Park" will take place at the Thomas G. Harris Pavilion in Bushnell Park (Hartford) at 6:30 pm Thursday, June 8.

Please note: this brave band of prayer warriors meets every Thursday night in Hartford's Bushnell Park for prayer, rain or shine. The only times this prayer meeting is cancelled is if it is too dangerous to be outside because of severe thunderstorms or state emergencies.

For information, contact the Connecticut House of Prayer - Hartford.

Tags: Connecticut, Hartford, Christian

When Connecticut Prayed... who noticed?

Someone heard every word that was uttered, indeed every thought that passed through the minds of the thousands who attended Sunday's Global Day of Prayer event in Hartford. It was not the press, or the great body of Connecticut's citizenry. But this means nothing. The people praying had the full attention of the One who matters most.

Still, I was amused to see Channel 3 refer to the crowd at the Connecticut Convention Center as comprised of "hundreds of Christians." Their brief, weirdly-angled shots could not disguise the fact that the worshippers were far more numerous.

Indeed, even the Hartford Courant, not known to be an ardent supporter of evangelical religion, confessed to a crowd of 4,300. Yet, unless they are planning a spot later in the week, they, too, are relegating this story to the nether regions of the Web. I give credit where it is due, as they did post a lovely photo - but it was alongside a story about the success of the new Convention Center! (To be completely fair, an earlier story was both positive and informative.)

There's a sign of growing maturity in the fact that most Christians of evangelical stripe no longer care as much whether the Courant or Channel 8 gives them good press. Those who gathered in Hartford yesterday were there to pray and seek the favor of God, not the favor of Web or TV pundits.

If the Connecticut press can't be moved at the sight of thousands coming to our troubled capital on a Sunday night with no agenda but prayer, so be it. We draw our strength from knowing Him who is moved by the devotion of lovers of His cause. We know that there are great stirrings all over our State and, as the old revivalists would have said it, there is a sound of an abundance of rain. Churches all over are reaching out, seeing conversions, and partnering together to bring in a great harvest of souls. There is an anticipation of an Awakening the likes of which we have only read about!

The fact that 1 out of every 800 or so Connecticut residents came into Hartford for the sole purpose of praying on Sunday night could make some policymakers do a little rethinking about the size of some constituencies. But more important than any possible political ramifications is the truth that when Connecticut prays, God hears...

Photo: (C) 2004, Matthew Trump

Tags: Connecticut, Christian, Evangelical, Hartford, prayer

Connecticut Church News Launches!

We've launched out first sister blog, the Connecticut Church News!

Connecticut Church News will meet a real need and help us to specialize by creating a space for church news and events as opposed to this blog, which is more devotional and is centered on prayer, revival and outreach.

If you are a pastor or church leader and want to have your event or your news featured on the Connecticut Church News, please contact us. Take advantage of the power of blogging!

The new blog has e-mail subscription ability as well as RSS.

Tags: Connecticut, Christian, Evangelical,

Global Day of Prayer - largest prayer event in history!

Christians in nearly 200 countries participated in Global Day of Prayer events yesterday, including belivers from across Connecticut who gathered in Hartford to ask God's blessing on our own State.

Thank God for what He is doing in the nations of the earth!

Tags: Connecticut, Christian

One Week to Global Day of Prayer!

Be a part of what may be the biggest prayer event in Connecticut since the Great Awakening! On Sunday, June 4th, join us for When Connecticut Prays at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford for a statewide prayer gathering.

Join one-half billion people praying throughout the world -- including pastors, leaders and people from the entire state of Connecticut -- "that the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea." (Habakkuk 2:14)

Event Information:

LOCATION:
Exhibit Hall A -- 2nd Level Adrien's Landing
100 Columbus Boulevard, Hartford , CT
Click here for directions.

SEATING:
Free admission, an offering will be received
General seating -- first-come, first-served
Accessible reserved* seating for people with disabilities, one companion seat provided Senior Citizen seating throughout the hall and last two rows
American Sign language reserved* seating, audience center front on the left
Spanish language reserved* seating, audience left (consecutive platform interpretation throughout the program)
*Reserved seating open to the general public at 6:30 PM

PARKING: [No Drop-off Permitted]
CTCC Parking Garage and Bus Lot
Cars & Vans (up to 7'6") -- $2 per hour -- enter off Columbus Boulevard
Buses -- $32 per bus -- enter off Arch Street -- opens at 4:00 PM [No Drop-off Permitted]

Tags: Connecticut, Christian, Evangelical

Rock the Sound Brings Top Christian Music into CT

Rock the Sound Concerts continues to bring top Christian artists into Connecticut. This November 4, Rock the Sound will feature Casting Crowns, Toby Mac, Pillar, Unspoken, and Stellar Kart.

For tickets, go to www.rockthesound.com or call (203) 261-ROCK.

For concerts and other Christian and church events in Connecticut, visit the Connceticut Christian Events Calendar!

Tags: Connecticut, Christian, Music

"Connecticut Six" to get no help from Archbishop of Canterbury

For the moment at any rate. For the latest installment in this ongoing saga, read the press release from the wardens of the churches involved.

For a timeline of this controversy, go here.

Tags: Connecticut, Episcopal, Christian

Global Day of Prayer: May 17th Emphasis

Please join us as we pray daily for the upcoming Global Day of Prayer events in Hartford on June 4th! Each day we will run a prayer emphasis from the When Connecticut Prays prayer guide. For your own copy of the prayer guide, you can download a PDF here.

Today, please pray:

For the June 4th arrangements — team effort to take place among the Convention Center staff, technicians and workers and the When Connecticut Prays staff and volunteers.

Tags: Connecticut, Christian, Evangelical

Global Day of Prayer: Weekend prayer emphasis

Please join us as we pray daily for the upcoming Global Day of Prayer events in Hartford on June 4th! Each day we will run a prayer emphasis from the When Connecticut Prays prayer guide. For your own copy of the prayer guide, you can download a PDF here.

Friday, May 12: please pray...

For NEW HAVEN County - each city to be impacted through Christ’s presence in His people, with hundreds giving their lives to Him.

Saturday, May 13: please pray...

For FAIRFIELD County - our Lord to speak through His people to those who need Him, causing a great number to surrender their lives to Him.

Sunday, May 14: please pray...

For our churches to receive the fullness of Christ’s love, causing compassion and action toward those who need Him.

Tags: Connecticut, Christian, Evangelical

Global Day of Prayer: May 11th emphasis

Please join us as we pray daily for the upcoming Global Day of Prayer events in Hartford on June 4th! Each day we will run a prayer emphasis from the When Connecticut Prays prayer guide. For your own copy of the prayer guide, you can download a PDF here.

Today, please pray:

For Hope for the Future... Hartford — God to guide the planning team and reveal His Will for the next phase of "90 Days of Blessing."

Tags: Connecticut, Christian, Evangelical, Hartford

Connecticut Muslims reach out - what are Christians doing?

Saw this interesting article in the Norwich Bulletin about Muslims reaching out to their neighbors in Eastern Connecticut in an open house and interfaith service. As is typical for stories of this kind, the lead-in quote effectively lets you know what you're in for.

Carole Shores, a retired Bacon Academy teacher, said she realized just how much she didn't know about the rest of the world after the Sept. 11 attacks occurred in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.

"I think it's very important we all learn about each other's religions and learn to respect each other," said the 59-year-old New London resident, who used to live in Norwich. "People fear what they don't understand."

While I'm willing to be proven wrong, I have to assume that Ms. Shores is speaking of the wrongheadedness of fearing Islam. I'm not sure what Ms. Shores taught at Bacon Academy, but it's odd that 9/11 made her feel ignorant about the world. I didn't think one had to be a certified news junkie to know that Islamic terrorists had already tried in 1993 to pull off a 9/11 at the World Trade Center before actually doing it to their satisfaction.

People never apply their hackneyed phrases about learning about other religions and respecting each other to members of those other religions. I can understand this, of course: it requires less physical courage to mock Bible-reading Americans than it does to engage sword-carrying Islamic death squads in a dialogue about respecting others' religions! When our culture actually taught history and critical thinking to its young, and when the culture was informed by a Christian consensus, it wasn't possible for adult human beings to utter such fluff and be taken seriously.

Perhaps, then, people don't understand the Gospel of Christ, and that's why they fear it? This line of reasoning could have been pointed out to the local imam in Groton, who offered his opinion on the case of Abdul Rahman, the man who was going to be executed for converting from Islam to Christ.

During a question-and-answer session after lectures and a prayer, audience members asked panelists questions about topics as simple as the reason for Muslim caps and veils to more politically-oriented ones concerning Islam's stance on those who convert to other religions. That question referred to an Afghan, Abdul Rahman, who may face the death penalty for converting from Islam to Christianity.

Mahmoud Mansour, the mosque's imam, its religious leader, said television coverage of the case did not explain why Rahman might have faced the death penalty, explaining Rahman made negative comments about Islam, which is considered sacrilegious.

Oh, well there you go. He was asking for it!

And notice how the question about Rahman is described as more politically-oriented. What alert Christians should realize take away from this is that people will never gain an understanding of Islam or the Gospel from reading America's newspapers.

In any case, what are Christians who still believe in the truth of the Gospel doing to reach out to their neighbors, as Muslims want to reach out to theirs?

Tags: Connecticut, Groton, Christianity, Evangelical, Islam

Global Day of Prayer: May 10th emphasis

Please join us as we pray daily for the upcoming Global Day of Prayer events in Hartford on June 4th! Each day we will run a prayer emphasis from the When Connecticut Prays prayer guide. For your own copy of the prayer guide, you can download a PDF here.

Today, please pray:

For MIDDLESEX County—God to fill His people with compassion for those without Christ, resulting in prayer and the sharing of the Gospel.

Tags: Connecticut, Christian, Evangelical

Global Day of Prayer: May 9th emphasis

Please join us as we pray daily for the upcoming Global Day of Prayer events in Hartford on June 4th! Each day we will run a prayer emphasis from the When Connecticut Prays prayer guide. For your own copy of the prayer guide, you can download a PDF here.

Today, please pray:

For New London County - God’s grace and mercy to become a topic of conversation throughout the region, causing a great outreach to those who have yet to receive our Lord Jesus.

Tags: Connecticut, Christian, Evangelical

Global Day of Prayer: May 8 emphasis

Please join us as we pray daily for the upcoming Global Day of Prayer events in Hartford on June 4th! Each day we will run a prayer emphasis from the When Connecticut Prays prayer guide. For your own copy of the prayer guide, you can download a PDF here.

Today, please pray:

For your community - that those who do not know Christ would be led to Christians ready to share their faith.

Tags: Connecticut, Christian, Evangelical

Evangelistic meetings in Greenwich next week with Tommie Zito

Harvest Time Church in Greenwich is hosting evangelist Tommie Zito and his team for a series of revival meetings and school of evangelism classes next week, Sunday the 7 through Saturday the 13th.

For a schedule and directions, visit www.htchurch.com.

Tags: Connecticut, Evangelical, Christian, Greenwich

Global Day of Prayer: Weekend prayer emphasis

Please join us as we pray daily for the upcoming Global Day of Prayer events in Hartford on June 4th! Each day we will run a prayer emphasis from the When Connecticut Prays prayer guide. For your own copy of the prayer guide, you can download a PDF here.

Friday, May 5: please pray...

For Tolland County - a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit to come upon each church, causing God's people to reach out to those who have not yet accepted Christ.

Saturday, May 6: please pray...

For Windham County - God's love to fill each church resulting in love for one another and great compassion toward people who have physical and spiritual needs.

Sunday, May 7: please pray...

For our churches to be quick to forgive one another and build up one another with our words and actions. (Colossians 3:13)

Tags: Connecticut, Christian, Evangelical

Pray for America today!

Today is the National Day of Prayer, and although the need is great, so are His mercies. Why give up now, when there are so many hopeful signs of revival and awakwening on the horizon? Jesus said that even Sodom might have repented if they had seen His mighty works. So reach out to Him in faith today!

The following is a prayer for the day composed by Dr. Henry Blackaby, the Honorary Chairman of the National Day of Prayer.

Oh Heavenly Father, You have made Yourself known to us as a nation by Your mighty works throughout our history. From the beginning, You have been with us through many wars and conflicts; Your right arm has saved us. We have been amazingly and graciously blessed.

Today, we confess our sin of not responding to Your right to rule in our lives and our nation. Too often we have despised and rejected Your will while imposing our own, and we are now facing the consequences of our disobedience. Draw us back to Yourself, that we may return to Your ways once again. Without You we can do nothing. You have promised that if we honor You, You will once again honor this great nation.

That is our fervent prayer. For Your honor and glory we pray, Amen.

Tags: Connecticut, Christian, Evangelical

National Day of Prayer Events in Connecticut

Tomorrow is the National Day of Prayer... thank God there are too many events for me to list individually here...

For a listing of NDOP events in Connecticut, go here!

Tags: Connecticut, Christian, Evangelical

Global Day of Prayer: May 3 Prayer Emphasis

Please join us as we pray daily for the upcoming Global Day of Prayer events in Hartford on June 4th! Each day we will run a prayer emphasis from the When Connecticut Prays prayer guide. For your own copy of the prayer guide, you can download a PDF here.

Today, please pray:

For Hartford County; that God would work through His people whom He has placed in our educational, governmental and service organizations.

Tags: Connecticut, Christian, Evangelical

Fasting and Prayer leading up to the Global Day of Prayer

Please join us as we pray daily for the upcoming Global Day of Prayer events in Hartford on June 4th! Each day we will run a prayer emphasis from the When Connecticut Prays prayer guide. For your own copy of the prayer guide, you can download a PDF here.

MAY 2:
Please pray:

For those planning the June 4th prayer gathering - that God would guide them as they meet today and that He would be glorified.

Tags: Connecticut, prayer, Christian, evangelical

Just over a month to the Statewide Prayer Gathering!

From When Connecticut Prays:

Statewide Prayer Gathering
June 4, 2006 6:30 p.m. Pentecost Sunday
@ the New Connecticut Convention Center

"[If] My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land." - 2 Chronicles 7:14

On June 4th, 2006, The Connecticut Convention Center which can hold 7,000 people will be host to a Statewide Prayer Gathering. This will be a time for all the Churches within Connecticut to come together and seek the Lord God as one.

Come join your brothers and sisters as we assemble together to pray and seek the Lord for the state of Connecticut. Connecticut has one of the lowest percentages of believing Christians in the nation. Although we have a rich history of Christian love and service, today our legacy is of economic wealth, poor cities, liberal educational institutions and moral decline. The youth of today are bombarded with the darkness of the world and many are succumbing to overwhelming temptations and bondage. Now is the time to put aside our differences and come together in unity to seek and call upon our one Lord, by His one Holy Spirit, and ask Him to heal our land.

The Word of God promises, and history confirms, that the Lord brings revival and community transformation when His people come together to seek Him, pray and repent. And this is what we will do on this historic day in June - seek, pray, repent.

Tags: Connecticut, Prayer, Christian, Evangelical

Regional Prayer Meetings Tomorrow Night!

A final reminder to all of the regional prayer meetings coming up tomorrow, as we build momentum towards the Global Day of Prayer events on June 4.

For full information, including locations of prayer meetings in each county, please visit When Connecticut Prays.

Tags: Connecticut

Connecticut's Chief Justice retiring

Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court William Sullivan announced his retirement on Friday, and Governor Rell quickly nominated Justice Peter Zarella to fill the post. Justice Zarella faces a confirmation hearing. Please pray for everything connected with this nomination, and for God's perfect will to be done with this very important position.

Tags: Connecticut

Regional Prayer Meetings Coming On April 30th

A reminder to all of the regional prayer meetings coming up on April 30th, as we build momentum towards the Global Day of Prayer events on June 4. For full information, please visit When Connecticut Prays.


A current listing of prayer venues is as follows:

Columbia
April 30, 2006, 6:30 pm
Location: Baptist Fellowship, 195 Route 6
Contact: Pastor Dennis Reiter

Eastford
April 30, 2006, 6:00pm
Location: Congregational Church, 8 Church Rd (Directions)
Contact: Pastor Michael Moran, 860.974.0294

Enfield
April 30, 2006, 7:00pm
Location: Enfield Christian Fellowship, 139 Hazard Avenue, Building 4
Contact: Pastor Steve

Greenwich
April 30, 2006, 7:00pm
Location: Harvest Time Church, 1338 King Street
Contact: Pastor Nick Uva, 203.531.7778

Groton
April 30, 2006, 7:00pm
Location: Bishop Seabury Episcopal Church, 256 North Road (Directions)
Contact: Pastor Joe Paskewich

Hartford
April 30, 2006, 7:00pm
Location: House of Restoration, 1665 Main St
Contact: Bishop Jeremiah Torres, 860.525.2764

Middletown
April 30, 2006, 7:00pm
Location: Faith Christian Assembly, 46 Grandview Dr., 860.635.1781 (Directions)
Contact: David Scovel, 860.301.2807

Plainfield
April 30, 2006, 7:00pm
Location: Lighthouse Church of God, 33 Plainfield Pike Rd. (Directions)
Contact: Pastor David Gregg, 860.564.0445

Rockville
April 30, 2006, 6:30-8:30 pm
Location: Rockville United Methodist Church, 142 Grove St (Directions)
Contact: Pastor Weston Brooks

Shelton area
April 30, 2006, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Contact: Pastor Doug Steeves, 203.929.1222

Torrington
April 30th, 2006, 7:00pm
Location: Torrington Middle School, 200 Middle School Drive
Contact: Ron Boratko, 860.482.8147

West Haven
May 4, 2006, Time TBA
Location: Living Word Ministries, 225 Meloy Road (Directions)
Contact: Rev. Michael Bulkley, 203. 877.5464 Ext. 17

Tags: Connecticut, Christian, Evangelical, prayer

Governor siding with emergency contraceptive foes, so far

Governor Rell is supporting existing law which allows religious hospitals to refuse to administer "morning after" pills which could terminate a pregnancy. This has generated predictable outrage from the usual quarters. Please pray against Senate Bill 445, and ask God to give us a culture of life in our State! Give thanks for the Governor's stance and support her in it. As we know, the anti-life forces are strident and becoming more so as they see pendulums swinging...

Tags: Connecticut, Evangelical, Christian

All the way down? All the way up?

Just in case you missed it, which is probably unlikely, former Governor Rowland is out of prison, and talking the talk. You know, dropping the "G" word. The AP quotes him:

I kind of have this blind faith that God will work a way in my life that will steer me down a different path. I'm not sure what that plan is, but I know that God has a different plan, a better plan for me...

Courant columnist Helen Ubiñas isn't buying it, at least not yet. In an article entitled "Jailhouse Transformations Face The Test of Time," Ms. Ubiñas is admittedly skeptical, despite her frequent brushes with themes of religion and redemption.

We should be suspicious of a conversion that sounds a little too much like the Christian best-seller "The Purpose-Driven Life."

In fact, some of his declarations sounded so much like the book that in a follow-up e-mail I asked him if he had read it while he was away. But he didn't answer me, and passed on a face-to-face chat. There was nothing new for us to discuss, he said.

I think we're all old enough to know that jailhouse transformations face the test of time. At least I am. But some of them are very real. Charles Colson comes to mind, of course. His life across the last thirty years should suffice to convinve anyone of the reality of his conversion. At this point, let's just pray for the ex-Governor; if his apparent profession is the real thing, he'll need God's grace on a daily basis - as we all do.

And, it seems like Ms. Ubiñas has been doing a bit of reading herself, so let's pray for her, too...

Finally, looking to the future of our spiritually-troubled State, we still have God's command to pray for all those who are currently in authority.

Tags: Connecticut, Christian, Evangelical, Purpose-Driven

A Call for 40 Days of Fasting and Prayer

Prayer Leaders Lou Engle, Mike Bickle, Dutch Sheets, and Francis Frangipane are calling for "40 Days of Fasting and Prayer from March 1 to April 9 for Revival, Reformation, Muslim nations, and Israel."

The release states:

We are fasting and praying for Revival, for the shifting of the Supreme Court and the ending of abortion, for the Middle East crisis and the freedom of a billion souls from the vise grip of Islam, and for the security and salvation of Israel.

This is worth reading and, if anything, the situation is more dire as it appears that Iraq may be headed for full-blown religious civil war. Interestingly, the last day of the fast, April 9, is not only Palm Sunday but is said to be the 100th anniversary of the Pentecostal outpouring at Azusa Street. Keep praying!

Money Money Money Money

Long before there was Donald Trump, or at least before there was The Apprentice, there were the O'Jays, and they used to sing about money and how it was the root of all evil. A slight misquoting of what Paul actually said to Timothy, but chock full of homespun wisdom anyway, at least for a Top 40 single.

Lately I find myself wondering where the merry-go-round of money will stop around our fair state. Is Connecticut going insane? Maybe this is Exhibit A in the case for madness:

GREENWICH, CT-Antares Investment Partners has purchased two rental apartment properties here in what is believed to be the largest single real estate transaction in Connecticut history. The locally based firm plans to convert a majority of the units into condominiums.

Antares acquired the Putnam Green I-III development and the Weaver’s Hill community here for $223 million from an affiliate of locally based Mill Management Group. The seller had owned both properties for more than 30 years.

Yes, that's $223 million. Add to this the story about the $3,000 martinis they're selling at Foxwoods and you may experience the onset of vertigo. To be fair, the martinis have a nice pair of earrings in them. Well, Dad always said something is worth whatever somebody's willing to pay for it. And that's life in Connecticut in 2006...

But I can't help thinking about the lady in Norwich whose electric bill doubled in the past 18 months. Or that the City of New Haven is so desperate for money that they're talking about putting cameras up all over town to catch and confiscate cars whose owners owe the City for parking tickets and taxes.

A New Haven Register reporter accompanied State Marshal Jerry Juliano on the first day of seizures under the new rules. An elderly man in a walker barely escaped being stranded for $216 in parking tickets because he drove away in his Toyota Camry just before the tow truck could take his car.

Similarly, a young mother with three small children also narrowly escaped, driving away in her Dodge Durango just before tow trucks could strand her. The 2002 Chevy Malibu belonging to John Gomez, 42, was flagged for towing as the system showed he owed $208.53 -- just as he was leaving City Hall with a "paid in full" receipt in his pocket. Gomez had placed a sign on his window, "Please don't tow -- paying tax now."

"If you're inside paying your taxes, who's to say they won't snatch you up while you're in there," Gomez told the New Haven Register. "I believe I have to pay my taxes, don't get me wrong. But what if I wasn't working? I'm lucky. I have a family and means to pay. Not everyone is so lucky."

The O'Jays told us not to let money rule us, or fool us. How are we doing?

Courant goes back to St. John's Episcopal

The Courant has done a piece today on the aftermath of Episcopal Bishop Andrew Smith's deposing the Rev. Mark Hansen. Check it out.

Note: If you're ever unable to tell where the Courant stands on something, the accompanying photographs usually help to inform us as to their point of view. In this case one of the pictures carries an explanatory note which actually seems libelous of Rev. Hansen.

Tags: Connecticut, Christian, Episcopal, Anglican

Bethany Dillon coming to Fairfield with Story Side B

Rock The Sound Concerts is presenting multiple Dove award-nominated 17 year old artist Bethany Dillon, making her first visit to Connecticut on Saturday, April 8 at Black Rock Congregational Church in Fairfield, CT.

Possible break-out artist Story Side B (currently #2 on the Christian music charts) will also be making their first visit to the Northeast. This is a benefit concert for World Vision.

Hurry! Seating is limited!

Tickets: $10 Prior to March 31, 2006; $20 thereafter.

For updated information on concerts and other events, check out our Christian Events Calendar!

Tags: Connecticut, Christian, Evangelical

Praying for Connecticut's children

Connecticut's children need prayer - it seems there has been a rash of tragedies lately with our kids, and some have definitely lost their way. Eighth-grade girls allegedly draw 100 swastikas all over a middle school. Older teens are accused of attempted murder.

Can it be that we are teaching our children that life - and their lives - are meaningless? What message can kids derive when their churches celebrate something called "Evolution Sunday?"

The Rev. Woody Eddins of Bristol is one of more than 10,000 Protestant pastors who have signed a letter calling for clergy members to speak out against the anti-evolution movement that portrays science as a threat to religious faith. This [past weekend was] "Evolution Sunday" for more than 400 churches across the country, including six in Connecticut.

When people grow up learning that they are the products of blind, cosmic chance and an endless sequence of beneficial mutations, how else can you expect them to behave? When churches succumb to the fashions of the day and so cannot even offer a sense of the majesty of a Creator, where else in this society can children hear of Him?

Tags: Connecticut, Evangelical, Intelligent Design

First comment spam, and now...

It wasn't that long ago I was apologizing for requiring "word verification" before allowing comments - now I have to moderate comments. I thought about doing away with them altogether, but we do get some lovely ones from time to time and they perk up our day here at the Pray Connecticut country villa. Solution: I will now have to moderate comments before they go up on the site. What's prompting this? Someone making inappropriate remarks about a public official. People can't help themselves, I guess. Keep your comments coming, but don't expect them to appear instantly. Thanks!

"Will and Grace" won't show Spears episode

Apparently NBC has decided not to run the offensive item referenced below. Thanks for your efforts.

Will NBC30 run "Will and Grace" episode with Britney Spears?

Although I thought the story was too ridiculous to be true, I checked it out and saw that even the BBC was running it:

She [Britney] will appear as a talk show sidekick to Sean Hayes' character, Jack, in an episode to be shown in the US in April. Jack's fictional network, Out TV, is bought by a Christian TV network, leading to Spears contributing a cooking segment called Cruci-fixin's.

Cruci-fixins? Please consider writing a respectful letter to Ronni Attenello at NBC30 (which many of you just know as Channel 6) and asking them not to air this episode, which is slated for April 13 - the day before Good Friday no less! Obviously our readership isn't devoted to "Will and Grace" in any event, but is it asking too much to draw some kind of line here?

Please forward this around. I never do this kind of thing but something was stirred in my spirit by this. We know NBC would never do this to to persons revered by other religions. NBC dropped "The Book of Daniel" after an outcry - maybe they will drop this, too.


Tags: Connecticut, Christian, Evangelical

Regional Prayer Events tomorrow

Just a reminder that tomorrow there will be regional prayer meetings for Connecticut to be held at various locations across the State. Please be sure to find a location nearest you and join together seeking God's blessing on Connecticut!

For a list of locations, go here.

Tags: Connecticut, Evangelical, Christian

Episcopal Bishop of Conn. Defrocks Priest

The Episcopal Bishop of Connecticut, Andrew D. Smith, defrocked Bristol priest Mark Hansen over the ongoing dispute concerning Smith's support for the decision to elevate an openly homosexual man to the position of Bishop of New Hampshire.

Six Episcopal priests, including Hansen, have already filed suit against Smith in Federal Court for his alleged actions against them. According to the Courant,

In an e-mail to The Courant Sunday, Hansen responded to a request for comment, saying he made a good-faith denial to Smith that he had abandoned the communion of the Episcopal Church.

Hanson said the canons of the church call for the bishop to withdraw the notice of inhibition once a good faith denial has been received.

"Obviously, the Bishop did not follow the canons," Hansen said.

A copy of the complaint in the Federal lawsuit is available on our website here. Keep praying for all involved.

Tags: Connecticut, Christian, Evangelical, Episcopal, Anglican

Across Connecticut, Regional Prayer Meetings coming up on January 29th

The following is a release from the Connecticut House of Prayer concerning a number of regional prayer meetings which will be held across the State on Sunday, January 29, two weeks from this Sunday. Please read the release and then check below for a listing of locations where you can pray with your fellow believers on January 29.

Prayer momentum is building for the Global Day Of Prayer! On May 15, 2005 more than 200 million Christians in 156 nations united in a day of repentance and prayer for the world. Christians came together in large stadiums, open fields, market squares, churches and other public venues to pray. It was broadcast by hundreds of radio and TV stations around the world. This was the first Global Day of Prayer.

This year, the Global Day of Prayer will be held on June 4, 2006. Many prayer networks, Christian organizations and prayer leaders support this initiative. Christians all over the world are invited to take hands in a Global Day of Prayer. The two key verses that are guiding our planning around the Global Day of Prayer are 2 Chron. 7: 14, “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land” and Hab. 2: 14, “For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.”

In preparation for the Global Day of Prayer there will gatherings around the state on January 29, 2006 and April 30, 2006. These gatherings are going to be held to build momentum for prayer. They will be held in each of the 8 counties of Connecticut and you will find a location, and time listed below. Our hope is that 7000 will gather at the Convention Center in Hartford on June 4, 2006, the Global Day of Prayer.

For Information Call CHOP at 860.460.4716
Email: barbara@cthop.org

Go to: www.whenconnecticutprays.org

Sponsored By: CT House of Prayer, Inc., US Strategic Prayer Network, National Day of Prayer, and scores of Connecticut churches.


COUNTY PRAYER GATHERINGS

Fairfield County

Location: Harvest Time Church, 1338 King Street, Greenwich, CT (7:00)
Contact Person: Pastor Nick Uva, (203) 531-7778

2nd Location: Shelton - TBA
Contact Person: Pastor Doug Steeves, (203) 929-1222

Hartford County

Location: House of Restoration, 1665 Main Street, Hartford, CT
Contact Person: Bishop Jeremiah Torres, (860) 525-2764

2nd Location: Wellspring, 222 Lincoln Street, Kensington, CT
Contact Person: Pastor Rick McKinniss, (860) 225-0661

Middlesex County

Location: Victory Tabernacle
Contact Person: David Scovel, (860) 301-2007

New Haven County

Location: Kingdom Life, 597 Naugatuck Avenue, Milford, CT 06460
Contact Person: Pastor Michel Bulkley, (203) 877-5464

New London County

Location: Connecticut College Chapel, Rte 32, New London, CT
Contact Person: Pastor Joe Paskewich, (860) 848-7400

Tolland County

Location: River of Life Christian Fellowship, 384 Y Merrow Road, Tolland, CT (7:00 PM)
Contact Person: Pastor Weston Brooks, (860) 871-1070

Windham County

Contact Person: Pastor Dennis Reiter, (860) 456-3757

Tags: Connecticut, Christian, Evangelical

Prayerwalking at State Capitol

In 2006, concerned organizations such as Mission Connecticut, National Day of Prayer, Connecticut House of Prayer, and the Family Institute of Connecticut will again sponsor prayerwalking at the Capitol in Hartford.

These ministries and organizations have a vision to fill the atmosphere at our state capitol with prayer for 1 hour a day, 5 days a week while legislature is in session. There will be a training session Thursday, January 12, 2006 at 7:00pm.


You will need to pre-register to attend this meeting. For more details, please contact Audrey Church McIntyre. Keep praying for Connecticut!

Tags:Connecticut, Christian, Evangelical
Photo courtesy State of Connecticut.

Upcoming conference to explore a life of worship

On March 31 - April 1, St. Paul's Darien will host the Reviving Worship Conference, featuring speakers Jamie Wilson, Michelle Wilson, Caleb Maskell, Christopher Leighton, and Mark Jonas.

Featured worship leaders are Lamont Hiebert of the band Ten Shekel Shirt, Matt Croasmun, and Caleb Maskell.

Cost is $35 and includes continental breakfast and lunch. All proceeds above costs will go to Justice for Children International.

This conference is not just for worship leaders and musicians but for everyone who wants worship to make a difference. Check out the conference website (under construction) at www.revivingworship.com.

Contact Phyllis Schlemmer for more information, or you can view the event flyer on our website here. Be sure to also check in frequently to our Christian Events Calendar, which is always linked to on the right.

Tags:Connecticut, Christian, Worship