2008 Upcoming Events

• 2/24/08-Yehezkel Landau - Associate Professor of Judaism, from the Hartford Seminary will be speaking in Woodbury on the difficulties facing Israel and Palestine, entitled "Healing the Holy Land".
• 4-6pm - First Congreational Church, Woodbury.

Reception to follow.

Pulpit Exchange on Sat. & Sun. 1/24 & 1/25/08

Woodbury People of Faith is sponsoring the third annual
Pulpit exchange during the month of January. The first was held on Sunday, 1/13, between the United Methodist Church, Pastor Kristina Hansen and North Congregational Church, Rev. Dr. Craig McClellan.. The schedule for the upcoming exchanges is as follows:

Saturday 1/26
· Rev. Mark Heilshorn of First Congregational Church to St. Teresa’s Roman Catholic Church – 4:30 p.m. Mass.
Sunday 1/27
· Rev. Mark Heilshorn of First Congregational Church to St. Teresa’s Roman Catholic Church – 9 a.m. Mass.
· Rev. Robert Kwiatkowski of St. Teresa’s Roman Catholic Church to First Congregational Church – 10 a.m. Service.

Woodbury People of Faith is an interfaith effort to provide opportunities for better understanding, a common witness to our community and to host interfaith events for the people of the greater Woodbury area. Member churches include St. Teresa’s Roman Catholic, St. Paul’s Episcopal, North Congregational, First Congregational, Mattatuck Universalist Unitarian Society, B’Nai Israel Synagogue, Woodbury United Methodist and Christ the Savior Orthodox Church.
The pulpit exchanges are the first of several innovative programs set for the coming months of 2008. Upcoming events include Hartford Seminary speakers, dates to be announced, interfaith speakers and events, dates to be announced.

For additional information on Woodbury People of Faith or its activities,


Charlie Rutledge, 203-948-1125
Vincent Kennedy, 203-263-7226

3rd Annual Pulpit Exchange - 2008

Pastor Kristina Hansen of Woodbury United Methodist Church greeting members of North Congregational Church

Woodbury Fat Sunday Celebration Celebrities and Planners Get in Costume

WOODBURY—Pictured in costume for the Fat Sunday fundraising dinner are Carla Preiman, Marianna Daniels, Dick Crane - First Selectman of Woodbury & Grand Marshall of the event, Mike McCormack – Master of Ceremonies for the event, Rev. Jim Wheeler and Vincent Kennedy – Co-Chair Woodbury People of Faith.

The dinner will be held at the Woodbury Mitchell School cafeteria, Sunday 2/11 from 4-7 pm. There will be continual serving of food, including Southern baked chicken, pulled pork, and rice & beans, macaroni & cheese, and dessert to name a few menu items.

Continuous live entertainment will be provided by local area musicians, including Root 6, Dan Platt & Bob Radovich, the Nonawaug High School Jazz Band, and Two Percent. Mardi Gras style parades will be held, with prizes for the best costumes awarded.

Tickets are on sale at the following Woodbury locations: Canfield Corner Pharmacy, Woodbury Drug, Video World, and Theo & Gretchen’s, as well as from the member congregations of Woodbury People of Faith. Advance sale tickets are $20 for adults, $8 for children 12 and under, and $50 for a family of four or more. Tickets at the door will be more. All proceeds will be donated to Habitat for Humanity – Operation Home Delivery, for Hurricane Katrina relief in 3 Gulf states affected by the storm.

FAT SUNDAY PREPARATIONS BEGIN

WOODBURY—The Woodbury People of Faith will sponsor the 2nd annual “Fat Sunday Dinner” fundraiser for Hurricane Katrina relief in the Gulf Region from 4 – 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11. All proceeds will be donated to Habitat for Humanity-Operation Home Delivery, specifically to be used in three Gulf states to rebuild houses.

The dinner will be held at Woodbury Mitchell School cafeteria with continuous serving of food, including southern baked chicken, pulled pork, and rice & beans, macaroni & cheese, to name a few menu items.

There will also be continuous live entertainment provided by local area musicians, including Root 6, Dan Platt & Bob Radovich, the Nonawaug High School Jazz Band, and Two Percent. Mardi Gras style parades will be held, with prizes for the best costumes awarded.

Tickets are on sale at the following Woodbury locations: Canfield Corner Pharmacy, Woodbury Drug, Video World, and Theo & Gretchen’s, as well as from the member congregations of Woodbury People of Faith. Advance sale tickets are $20 for adults, $8 for children 12 and under, and $50 for a family of four or more. Tickets at the door will be more.

Woodbury People of Faith is an interfaith organization to provide opportunities for better faith understanding to our community and to host interfaith events for the people of the Woodbury area. Member churches include St. Teresa Roman Catholic, St. Paul Episcopal, North Congregational, First Congregational, Mattatuck Universalist Unitarian Society, B’Nai Israel Synagogue, Woodbury United Methodist and Christ the Savior Greek Orthodox Church.

For additional information on Woodbury People of Faith or its activities, go to www.woodburypof.blogspot.com or contact:
Charlie Rutledge, 203-948-1125 or Vincent Kennedy, 203-263-7226

St. Teresa's Men's Club Presents Donation

St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Men's Club presented a contribution to Woodbury People of Faith. Tom Amatruda (right), Men's Club president, presented co-chair Charlie Rutledge of Woodbury People of Faith a check which will be used to carry on the interfaith work of the organization.

Faith Summit - First Church - 4/30/06

WOODBURY - First Congregational Church of Woodbury and the Woodbury People of Faith presented "Back to the Garden: Legacies of Adam and Eve," a faith summit, on Sunday, April 30, at First Congregational Church, 214 Main St. South.

The Garden of Eden narrative is found in Christianity, Islam and Judaism. All three Abrahamic traditions wrestle with issues of authority, power and relationship with God; all three struggle with the implications of sin and the fall. Much human conflict and the sense of obedience to God begins in this primal story found in the Bible and the Quran.

Three distinguished Hartford Seminary professors took part in the summit.
Presenting were Abdullah Antepli, Imam, chaplaincy coordinator for Hartford Seminary; Kelton Cobb, professor of theology and ethics, and Yehezkel Landau, faculty associate in interfaith relations.
After the presentations, coffee and refreshments was served, followed by a question-and-answer session.