“Praying” by Mary Oliver

It doesn't have to be the blue iris, it could be weeds in a vacant lot, 

or a few small stones; just pay attention, then patch a few words together and don't try to make them elaborate, this isn't a contest but the doorway into thanks, and a silence in which another voice may speak.

Getting US Allies Out of Afghanistan is Happening Closer to Home Than You May Think.

Parish Pilgrimage 2024

Join us for an information session on June 11 at 10:45am in Branson Hall with our pilgrimage host: The Rev. John D. Betit. Contact John with additional questions.

FREE Recycle your Mattress/Box Spring TOMORROW at 8:30am

Americans dispose of an estimated 20 million mattresses and box springs every year. That’s roughly 55,000 discarded to incinerators and landfills each and every day! Don’t throw away your old mattress - Sustainable Westport and Earthplace will host their FREE BI-ANNUAL mattress/box spring recycling event on Saturday, May 20, from 8:30-11:30am at Earthplace. If you cannot bring your mattress, you may sign up here and the Boy Scouts will pick it up for a small donation.

Sunday, June 4 | Parish Appreciation Celebration & Potluck

Celebrate a fun morning of fellowship following the June 4 Eucharist at 9:30am. A grilled main course will be provided by CHT. Please bring your favorites to share by last name A-M (side dish) and last name N-Z (dessert). We’ll also have a bouncy house and face painting for the kids.

Bible Study | Friday mornings

Mackenzie House

We hope you’ll gather with us on Friday mornings throughout the year at 10am in Mackenzie House. Join us as we study the scripture texts appointed for this upcoming Sunday (the 7th Sunday of Easter). This week’s scripture readings can be found here.

Pride at CHT

June 1st marks the beginning of Pride month celebrations across the state. Here at home, we’ll rejoice in a Pride Eucharist. Please join us on June 4th at 5pm in the Christ & Holy Trinity courtyard for a Pride Eucharist. All are welcome! 

Volunteer at nOURish BRIDGEPORT

Bridgeport's largest food pantry delivers groceries and produce to thousands of people each week thanks to a hydroponic farm started in order to provide wholesome, fresh food in the middle of Bridgeport’s “food desert.” One in 4 Bridgeport residents face daily food insecurity and/or lack access to nutritious produce. Our parish has agreed to help at the food pantry (located at 2200 North Avenue in Bridgeport) the third Wednesday afternoon of every month. We might be stocking shelves or serving as personal shoppers to the pantry’s neighbors, so that they can select their own groceries with dignity. Questions? Email Fiona Hodgson or Kathy Knapp to learn more. Ready to volunteer? Sign up here to volunteer on Wednesday afternoons.

Dylan Mello Diaconate Ordination

June 17 at 10am

Christ Church Cathedral, Hartford

Dylan’s diaconate ordination will be held on June 17 at 10am at Christ Church Cathedral, 45 Church St, Hartford, CT. Parking is available across the street at the Hartford Stage. A purse is being gathered for clerical shirts and supplies that Dylan will need as an ordained minister. Click here to donate via Realm. 

Weekly Food Drive

Bring a non-perishable food item to church this Sunday. The food you share is delivered by loving hands to Feed My Sheep and King’s Food pantries in Bridgeport every Tuesday. Food items gratefully received in Branson Hall throughout the week. Thank you for your faithfulness and support.

Hospitality Hosts Needed! Help with refreshments needed at the Sunday 9:30am service coffee hours. Please signup to host a week (or several). The signup sheet will be on the servery buffet at coffee hour.

Family Eucharist this Sunday!

Celebrate our choristers at this Family service! Church school resumes next Sunday (5/28). Nursery available all morning.

For Youth and Family Formation questions or thoughts,

contact Dylan Mello, Associate for Youth and Families.



For questions about our children ministries,

contact Katie Carmody, Director of Children and Family Ministries.

Church School takes place during our 9:30am worship service.

Please bring your children at 9:20am to their assigned classrooms downstairs next to the Nursery room. Your children will join the rest of the congregation during the Peace.

Childcare available in the nursery each

Sunday from 9:15am-11am.

Children’s Communion Series

They set the altar table, baked the altar bread and sent us forth into the world in love.  Kudos to all the children who participated in this year’s communion series.  Blessings to you and your families as we continue on the way of love.  Always remember, there is plenty of good room at the table! 

Schedule of Sunday and Weekday Worship

8am | Eucharist Rite I quiet/traditional

9:30am | Eucharist Rite II livestreamed

5pm| Eucharist contemplative informal

12pm | Eucharist and healing prayers, Wednesday chapel

7pm | Compline, Monday-Saturday via Facebook Live

Prayers for our Neighbors and One Another

For those who are struggling

Claire, Alfie, Katie, Dylan, Theresa, Jack, Margaret, Dennis, Bev F., Muriel, Steve, Marianne, Teddy, Richard, Maureen, Barbara, Dave, Sean, Richard, Tony and Diane, Ray, Jessica, Alison and Liz, Hideo, Alec, Pattie, Catherine, Brittany, Amelia and Isabelle, Tamana, Brian, Harry, Graydon, Vince, Kathryn, Kyle, JoAnn, John, Kathy, Jim, Alyson, Bill, Elbert, Lori, Jean, Robert, Sylvia, Michelle, Rowan, Tracy, Sally, Josh, Kyle

For those serving in the armed forces

Victoria, William, Pieter, and Justin