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Monday, July 28, 2008

07/28/08 Reader Submitted Comments: connecting the dots for you...

Dear Greenwich Roundup.

Hey, thanks for the link! I'm Lauren from The Blonde Excuse. Your site is really cool, and I know you like "connecting the dots" on stories, so here's one for you - Jocelyn from Rock Star Diary, who you posted about recently, is my older sister!

Maybe the same person sent you the links or "blog tips" to our sites. She was the "out of towner" who went to Island Beach but then informed you that her parents and younger sibling (me!) still live in town. Anyway, it's a very minor connecting of dots... just thought I'd let you know and say thanks!!

Lauren

Dear Lauren,

You are it was a pleasure to read and provide links to The Blonde Excuse and your sister's blogs.

You and your sister both remind everyone in Town, of the how wonderful and beautiful it is to be young and carefree.

I hope that you and your friends continue blogging about all of the wonderful things that you encounter on daily basis.

sincerely,

Brian

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Greenwich Chamber Of Commerce

Address:45 East Putnam Avenue Greenwich, CT 06830

Phone:203-869-3500 fax:203-869-3502

Website:Greenwich Chamber Of Commerce

Email:info@greenwichchamber.com

Mission:
The Greenwich Chamber of Commerce will encompass and promote the well-being of the entire business community within Greenwich while maintaining the town's residential integrity and enhancing our quality of life.

The Chamber, an independent non-profit business organization, has served Greenwich since 1917. Our purpose is to improve the town's business climate while promoting the civic and social interest of the community.

The Chamber has never been more vibrant than it is today. The Board of Directors and the new professional staff of the Greenwich Chamber of Commerce are well suited to guide the organization through the fast-changing business climate of the 21st century. We are prepared to encompass all businesses under one umbrella, to address town-wide business issues, to serve as the town's information resource center, and to provide Chamber members with a broad-based member benefit package.

Greenwich Real Estate - Richard Fuld's house

Greenwich Religious Services

ALBERTSON MEMORIAL CHURCH OF SPIRITUALISM
293 Sound Beach Ave.,
Old Greenwich. 637-4615.
Web site: http://www.albertsonchurch.org/ .
Guest ministers.
Services: Sunday 11 a.m.
Child care available if arranged beforehand

BETHEL AME CHURCH
44 Lake Ave. (across from Greenwich Hospital).
661-3099.
The Rev. Horace S. Henson, pastor.
Services: Sunday 9:30 a.m.
Sunday school, 11 a.m.
Divine service; Wednesday 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Bible study and prayer meeting.

CHURCH OF THE NEW COVENANT
Apostolic Church of North America.
Services held at Byram Archibald Neighborhood Center,
289 Delavan Ave.
Byram
324-5797.
The Rev. William C. Woodson, pastor.
Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m. communion,
9:30 a.m. Bible study for adults and children.
Child care provided for all services.
Mid-week Bible groups in various locations.

ST. MARK CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST
42 Lake Ave. opposite Greenwich Hospital.
862-8438.
John D. Harris, pastor.
Sunday services: 10:30 a.m. Sunday School, 12:30 p.m. worship.

TRINITY CHURCH,
Convent of the Sacred Heart,
Central Middle School auditorium,
9 Indian Rock Lane, Cos Cob.
618-0808.
Web site: http://www.trinitychurchonline.org/
Non-denominational, dedicated to worship and prayer, caring for each other, and caring for the world.
Sunday service 10 a.m. includes contemporary music, use of media and the arts, relevant messages.
Programs provided for children aged 0 - 18 years.

Greenwich Represenative Town Meeting (RTM)

Contact: Thomas Byrne

The RTM is the legislative body of the town, with its powers vested by the Town Charter. It has the authority to:

Approve all expenditures by the town over $5000;

Approve, reduce, and eliminate appropriations;

Approve or reject nominations to town bodies as made by the selectmen decide whether the town shall accept federal or state funds for town projects;

Create special committees to deal with particular subjects such as labor contracts, claims, and redistricting;

Pass "sense of the meeting" resolutions urging that other branches of government initiate desired legislation, or expressing disapproval of actions that have been taken; act as the final planning authority on municipal improvements;

Initiate and pass ordinances.

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Locate RTM representatives from your district easily. Find them either by last name, district or by clicking on the map area where you live. Click here to check it out.

How to Run for the RTM

Any citizen of Greenwich, registered to vote, is eligible to serve on the RTM. New candidates (petitioners) must file a petition signed by at least 25 residents of their district with the Town Clerk by mid September, the actual date varies and should be checked with the Town Clerk's Office.The Candidate Petition form is below. Greenwich RTM Candidate Petition Form

Greenwich Rotary Club

Address:P.O. Box 1375 Greenwich, CT 06830

Phone:203-323-7300
Fax:203-323-7302

Website:Greenwich Rotary Club

In December of 1920, a small group of Greenwich business and professional men, feeling that it was time to have a men's luncheon club where views on business and community affairs could be discussed, decided that the Rotary concept of "Service Above Self" seemed to meet their ideals.

The Rotary Club of Greenwich was then chartered in April 21, 1921. Since that time, Greenwich Rotarians have been volunteering their time and resources to help others in the Greenwich community and throughout the world. The Greenwich Club has been a leader at the local and international level, sponsoring the chartering of many neighboring Rotary Clubs, and serving as the home club of Charlie Pettengill, Sr. 1964-1965 President of Rotary International, and 1995-96 District Governor Jim Cooper.

Greenwich Senior Center

Location: 299 Greenwich Avenue
Telephone: (203) 622-3990
Administrator: Laurette Helmrich
Directions:
US 1 to Greenwich Avenue. Center on left between Bruce Place and Havemeyer Place.

For Greenwich residents who are 55+.
Hours 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

"Life: Be-In-It" is the motto of the Greenwich Senior Center. Daily, over 400 members live up to their motto by participating in the Center's variety of programs: enjoying a nutritious luncheon, attending health forums, classes (from Arts & Crafts to History and French), day trips, line dancing, singing with the popular touring Silvertones, chorus, and just relaxing in a friendly atmosphere. More information for seniors is available here.

Calendar of events
- Call 622-3990 for information

Senior Center Newsletters & Menus
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Tax Service for Seniors - February 1 through April 15
Ground Floor Location
9:00 am to 1:00 pm, Mondays and Fridays (No appointment necessary)
Tax volunteer can print completed tax forms to be mailed to IRS or can be electronically submitted.

Greenwich Town Clerk

Town Clerk: Carmella C. Budkins

Assistant Town Clerk: Dorothea Meilinggaard

Telephone: (203) 622-7897

Email: Town Clerk

Fax: (203) 622-3767

Location: Town Hall, First Floor

Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Assistant Registrar of Vital Statistics: Barbara Lowden

Telephone: (203) 622-7869

Location: Ground Floor

Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

The Town Clerk's office is the official State recording agency for the Town. This includes vital statistics (marriage, birth, death) records, hunting & fishing permits and all documents related to ownership of real property.

Greenwich Town Hall

town website
Call this number for any town information
101 Field Point Road, 203.622.7700
Access town documents

Assessors Office, 203.622.7885
Hours:1^st floor, 9 am to 3 pm

Building Department, 203-622.7754
Hours: Generally 8 am to 3:30 pm. Summer hours (June through October) and holiday hours are different.

Planning & Zoning, 203.622.7894
Hours: 2^nd floor, 8 am to 4 pm.
To meet with a planner, 1:30 pm to 4 pm

Selectman’s Office, 203.622.7710
1^st floor, call for an appointment

Parking Permits, 203.622.7730

Greenwich Volunteer Groups

Catherine’s Hope depends on volunteers to help raise money for nonprofit groups that help people or animals suffering from illness, abandonment, or abuse. Call 625-8268 or e-mail: jillking54@aol.com.

The Greenwich chapter of the American Red Cross needs volunteers for a variety of positions. Visit greenwichredcross.org and click on What Can I Do.

The Greenwich Hospital Auxiliary supports staff and patients at Greenwich Hospital. All volunteers are interviewed and receive training. For information, call 863-2222.

Greenwich Jaycees is open to young professionals 21 to 40 years old. The group offers professional development through community service, networking, and leadership training. For information, call 358-3134 or visit online at greenwichjaycees.org.

Literacy Volunteers-Stamford/Greenwich uses volunteer tutors to help teach reading and writing skills to functionally illiterate adults and conversational English to foreign-born adults. Call Lucia Cook at 324-5214 or e-mail: lec@lvsg.org.

Adopt-A-Dog welcomes volunteers of all ages to work with animals in need of good homes. For information, or to receive a copy of the Adopt-A-Dog newsletter, call 203-629-9494 or 914-273-1674, or visit online at adoptadog.org.

Animal Rights Alliance offers foster homes for cats and help with daily operations. Based in Cos Cob, call Lynn Gorfinkle at 431-9111.

Call-A-Ride needs volunteer drivers for its program of offering free door-to-door transportation to senior citizens. Call 661-6633.

Community Answers based in the Greenwich Library needs volunteers to help answer questions from the community.

Greenwich Green & Clean is dedicated to the beautification of public areas around town. There are annual cleanups in May and October. Call 531-0006 or e-mail: grgrenclean@aol.com.

Jewish Family Services of Greenwich needs volunteers for its Supermarketing for Seniors program. Call Phyllis McDonald at 622-1881.

Meals-on-Wheels relies on volunteers to help cook or deliver meals to the homebound. Call 869-1312 or visit online at mealsonwheelsofgreenwich.org.

Neighbor to Neighbor, which distributes food and clothing to needy families, welcomes volunteers. Call 622-9208.

Volunteers on Call is a faith-based, humanitarian organization offering short-term local and international volunteering opportunities. Call 550-2222 or e-mail: volunteersoncal@optonline.net

Greenwich Voter Registration

Registrars: Sharon Vecchiola (D) and Fred DeCaro (R)

Telephone: (203) 622-7889 or (203) 622-7890

E-Mail: Voter Registration

Location: Town Hall, 101 Field Point Road, Greenwich

Registration Requirements

To vote, you must be a U.S. citizen, a resident of the town where you wish to vote, at least 18 years of age, and registered on Election Day.

Residents may request an application form to be sent and must return their form postmarked to the Registrar by October 21, 2008 in order to be permitted to participate in the Presidential election. Registering in person deadline is October 28, 2008. Those, whose rights as to age, citizenship, new residence, may apply in person at the Registrars Office between 9am and 12noon on November 3, 2008.

The Registrar of Voters Office is open Monday through Friday, 8am to 4pm.

If you are permanently physically disabled, you may arrange to have an election official visit you and take your application to the register. Call the Registrar of Voters Office for further details.

Hearing impaired persons may call Hartford TDD 1-(860)566-1730.

Special Voter Registration

In order to accommodate those citizens unable to register during regular work hours, the Registrars of Voters holds special registration sessions.

How to register

Register in person at the Town Clerk's Office or Registrar of Voters Office at Town Hall, at any office of the State Motor Vehicles, or at libraries throughout the state.

You may also register by written request, sent to the Town Clerk or Registrar of Voters by mail.

NOTE: As of January 1, 2003, additional information is required by Help America Vote Act Public Law 107-252 to register to vote by mail.

Download a (450kb PDF) copy of mail-in application with instructions.

ONE of the following must be submitted to the Registrar of Voters with Voter Mail-in Applications:

-- A copy of photo ID (e.g., driver's license)
-- Current utility bill
-- Bank statement
-- Paycheck or
-- Government document that shows the name and address of the voter

The item must be attached to an application and the last four digits of the social security number must be written on the application form next to the last name. Failure to provide this information will create a delay at the polls during Federal Election Day.

Absentee Ballots

Can be obtained using the following procedure.

Election Day

Is the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
Greenwich voters may call the Town Clerk or Registrars of Voters for the polling places for particular areas of the Town.

Where to Vote

Click here to find your voting location.

Greenwich Web Sites

Acting Company of Greenwich - tacog.org
Adopt-A-Dog - adoptadog.org
Albertson Memorial Church of Spiritualism - albertsonchurch.org
Alliance Franciase - afgreenwich.org
American Classical Orchestra - amerclassorch.org
American Red Cross - greenwichredcross.org
Anglican Church of the Advent - churchoftheadvent.org
ARC - arcgreenwich.org
Arch Street Teen Center - archstreet.org
Armstrong Chamber Concerts - accnct.org
Art Society of Old Greenwich - sidewalkartshow.com
Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich - bgcg.org
Breast Cancer Alliance - breastcanceralliance.org
Bruce Museum - brucemuseum.org
Brunswick School - brunswickschool.org
Captain Harbor Sail & Power Squadron - captainharbor.org
Center for Chamber Music - centerforchambermusic.com
Chabad Lubavitch of Greenwich - chabadgreenwich.org
Chamber of Commerce - greenwichchamber.org
Child Guidance Center - childguidancect.org
Chinese Language School of Connecticut - chineselanguageschool
Christ Church Greenwich - christchurchgreenwich.com
Community Answers - communityanswers.org
Community Centers Inc. - ccigreenwich.org
Community Concerts of Greenwich - communityconcertsgreenwich.org
Convent of the Sacred Heart - cshgreenwich.org
Cos Cob Revolver & Rifle Club - ccrrc.com
Cotton Club - cottonclubgreenwich.com
Daughters of the American Revolution, Putnam Hill chapter - dar.org/chapters/putnam.htm
Delta Kappa Gamma - deltakappagamma.org
Diamond Hill United Methodist Church - diamondhillumc.org
Dingletown Community Church - dingletown.org
Eagle Hill School - eaglehillschool.org
Family Centers, Inc. - familycenters.org
First Church of Christ Scientist - christiansciencect.org/greenwich
First Congregational Church - fccog.org
First Lutheran Church - 1stlutherangct.org
First Presbyteian Church - fpcg.org
First United Methodist Church - fumcgreenwich.cjb.net
Flinn Gallery - flinngallery.com
Friends of Autistic People - autisticadults.com
Garden Education Center of Greenwich - gecgreenwich.org
Gateway Classical Music Society - gatewayclassical.org
Grace Church of Greenwich - gracechurchgreenwich.com
Grace Notes - thegracenotes.com
Greenwich Academy - greenwichacademy.org
Greenwich Adult Day Care - gadc.org
Greenwich Alliance for Education - greenwichalliance.org
Greenwich Art Society - greenwichartsociety.org
Greenwich Arts Council- greenwicharts.org
Greenwich Audubon - greenwich.audubon.org
Greenwich Ballet Academy - greenwichballetacademy.org
Greenwich Baptist Church - greenwichbaptist.org
Greenwich Boat & Yacht Club - gbyc.org
Greenwich Cal Ripken League - greenwichcalripken.org
Greenwich Catholic School - greenwichcatholicschool.org
Greenwich Chaplaincy Services - greenwichchaplaincy.org
Greenwich Choral Society - greenwichchoralsociaty.org
Greenwich Coalition to Combat Underage Drinking - gccud.org
Greenwich Community Sailing - greenwichsailing.com
Greenwich Council Boy Scouts of America - greenwichbsa.com
Greenwich Country Day School - greenwichcds.org
Greenwich Croquet Club http://greenwichcroquet.com/
Greenwich Democratic Town Committee - greenwichdemocrats.org
Greenwich Emergency Medical Service - greenwichems.org
Greenwich Family Y - gwymca.org
Greenwich Hospital - greenhosp.org
Greenwich Japanese School - gwjs.org
Greenwich Jaycees - greenwichjaycees.org
Greenwich Kennel Club - greenwichkc.org
Greenwich Library System - greenwichlibrary.org
Greenwich Music Festival - greenwichmusicfestival.org
Greenwich Newcomers & Neighbors - greenwichnewcomers.com
Greenwich Polo Club - greenwichpolo.com
Greenwich Public Schools - greenwichschools.org
Greenwich Reform Synagogue - grs.org
Greenwich Republican Town Committee - gcrtc.com
Greenwich Riding and Trails Association - thegrta.org
Greenwich Soccer Association - greenwichtravelsoccer.com
Greemwich Special Olympics - greenwichso.org
Greenwich Symphony Orchestra - greenwichsym.org
Greenwich Water Polo - greenwichwaterpolo.com
Greenwich WyldLife - GreenwichWyldLife.younglife.org
Greenwich Young Life - greenwich.younglife.org
Greenwich Youth Football - gyfl.net
Historical Society of the Town of Greenwich - hstg.org
Japanese Gospel Church of Greenwich - jgclmi.com
Jewish Family Services of Greenwich - jfsgreenwich.org
Junior League of Greenwich - jlgreenwich.org
Kiwanis Club of Greenwich - greenwichkiwanis.org
League of Women Voters - lwvct.org/greenwich
Meals on Wheels - mealsonwheelsofgreenwich.org
Mianus River Boat and Yacht Club - mrbyc.com
Musica Plenti - musicaplenti.org
North Grenwich Congregational Church - northgreenwichchurch.org
Old Greenwich-Riverside Community Center - ogrcc.com
Old Greenwich Yacht Club - ogyc.org
Palladium Musicum - palladiummusicum.org
Perrot Memorial Library - perrotlibrary.org
Presbyterian Church of Old Greenwich - pcogonline.org
Putnam Cottage - putnamcottage.org
Road Hogs Athletic Club - roadhogs.org
Rotary Club of Greenwich - greenwichrotary.org
Round Hill Community Church - roundhillcommunitychurch.org
Round Hill Country Dances - roundhill.net
Second Congregational Church - 2cc.org
St. Agnes Church - stagnesrc.org
St. Barnabas Episcopal Church - stbarnabasgreenwich.org
St. Catherine of Siena Church - stcath.org
St. Mary (Catholic) Parish - stmaryparishgreenwich.org
St. Michael the Archangel Church - stmichaelgreenwich.org
St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church - forministry.com/06830spelc
St. Paul's Episcopal Church - stpaulsriverside.org
St. Saviour's Episcopal Church - saintsaviours.org
Stanwich Congregational Church - stanwichchurch.org
Stanwich School - stanwichschool.org
Student Employment Service - ghs-ses.org
Temple Sholom - templesholom.com
Time for Lyme - timeforlyme.org
Town of Greenwich - greenwichct.org
Transportation Association of Greenwich - ridetag.org
Trinity Church - trinitychurchonline.org
Trout Unlimited - mianustu.org
United Way of Greenwich - unitedway-greenwich.com
Veterans Appreciation Council - saltuetovets.com
Visiting Nurse and Hospice Care of Southwest Connecticut - vnhcsw.org
Westchester-Fairfield Horticultural Society - westfairhort.org
Whitby School - whitbyschool.org
Windy Hill Figure Skating Club - windyhillsc.com
YWCA Greenwich - ywcagreenwich.org

Greenwich Wi-Fi Connections

What did we ever do before wireless networks? But you may as well be sending smoke signals if you can’t find one when you’re on the go. Before you head out with your laptop, check here first for where to log on. Remember, not all "hot spots" are free [if they are, remember to at least buy something or tip the staff]. Some locations allow you to buy a day pass, but if you're always away from your office, you'll do better to get wireless access from your cellphone provider.

Local WiFi Hotspots and Internet Access for Greenwich and Fairfield County, CT:

Greenwich Yoga Instruction

Greenwich Yoga
328 Pemberwick Road Greenwich, CT 06831 www.greenwichyoga.com

Map

(203) 532-0660
Fax: (203) 532-0661

E-mail: info@greenwichyoga.com

• Yoga Instruction
• Clothing-Retail
• Massage-Therapeutic
• Spas
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Greenwich Church Services - Christian Science

Greenwich Church Services - Congregational

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF GREENWICH
108 Sound Beach Ave.
Old Greenwich.
637-1791.
Web site: http://www.fccog.org/
The Rev. Dr. David D. Young, senior pastor; the Rev. Daniel B. England, minister of communication and adult ed; the Rev. Kate Forer, associate pastor for Christian Education; the Rev. Mark Montgomery, associate pastor for Youth Ministry.
Sunday services: 10 a.m. service in Meetinghouse with sermon
Church school and child care available at the 10 a.m. service.

NORTH GREENWICH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
606 Riversville Road
869-7763
The Rev. Royal B. Garren Jr., pastor.
Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m. Worship Service and Sunday school, with Holy Communion on the first Sunday of the month.
Coffee hour and fellowship follow services.
Child care is available for children 5 and under

SECOND CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
139 E. Putnam Ave.
869-9311
Web site: http://www.2cc.org/
The Rev. Robert Hoffman Naylor, senior minister; The Rev. Christopher Tate, associate minister; Alexander Constantine, director of music; Lisbeth Lloyd, music educator and youth choir director; Jessica Stanciu, director of children's ministries. Services: Sunday 8:30 a.m. chapel, 10:30 a.m. sanctuary. 10:30 a.m. Church School during 10:30 a.m. service.
Nursery care available 10 a.m.; 11:30 a.m. coffee hour.

STANWICH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
202 Taconic Road
661-4420.
Web site: http://www.stanwichchurch.org/
The Rev. Chuck A. Davis, senior pastor.
Services: Sunday: 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. worship and communion; 5:30 p.m. evensong and communion. Sunday school for children and child care for pre-school offered at all three services.

Greenwich Church Services - Community

DINGLETOWN COMMUNITY CHURCH
(nondenominational Protestant)
Stanwich Road and Barnstable Lane
629-5923.
Web site: www.dingletown.org
The Rev. Dr. Thomas A. Leutner, minister.
Service: Sunday 10:30 a.m. Children's message during service.

FIRST CHURCH OF ROUND HILL
(interdenominational)
464 Round Hill Road
629-3876
The Rev. R. Randy Day, pastor; the Rev. Avery Manchester, pastor emeritus; Susanne Frank, director of Christian Education.
Services: Sunday: 10 a.m. Service and church school.
Child care available.

ROUND HILL COMMUNITY CHURCH
(independent and non-denominational Christian community) 395 Round Hill Road
869-1091
Web site: www.roundhillcommunitychurch.org
E-mail: church@roundhillcommunitychurch.org
The Rev. Robert B. Culp, minister; the Rev. Shannon White, assistant minister; Christopher Kabala, minister of music; Thomas Mahoney, church school director.
Services: Services: Sunday 10 a.m. Worship and church school followed by fellowship hour and adult forums.
Child care provided.

Greenwich Church Services - Episcopal

ANGLICAN CHURCH OF THE ADVENT
606 Riversville Road
861-2432
Web site: http://www.churchoftheadvent.org/
The Rev. Robert Bader, S.S.C., rector; the Rev. Mark Kirkland, deacon. A traditional Episcopal church that worships from the 1928 Book of Common Prayer.
Services and Holy Communion: Sunday, 9 a.m.

CHRIST CHURCH GREENWICH,
254 E. Putnam Ave.
869-6600.
Web site: http://www.christchurchgreenwich.org/
The Rev. James B. Lemler, priest-in-charge; the Rev. Pamela O. Strobel, senior associate; the Rev. Mark L. Fitzhugh, assistant, the Rev. Constance R. Connelly, assistant.
Services: Sunday services a.m. and p.m. call for times. Sunday child care available 8:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Weekday services: Call for days and times.

ST. SAVIOUR'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
350 Sound Beach Ave.
Old Greenwich
637-2262
Web site: http://www.saintsaviours.org/
The Rev. Dr. Victoria Miller, rector.
Services: Sunday 8 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite I; 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II. Montessori-based church school, child care, fellowship follow the service. Wednesday 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist II
All details listed on the Web site or available through the parish office.

ST. BARNABAS EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 954 Lake Ave. 661-5526. Web site: www.stbarnabasgreenwich.org. The Rev. Robert M. Alves, rector; J. Michael Roush, director of music; the Rev. Cynthia C. Knapp, associate director for Christian education. Services: Sunday 8 a.m. Holy Eucharist, 10 a.m. Morning prayer. Church school begins with worship at 9:45 a.m. Nursery care during 10 a.m. service.

ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 200 Riverside Ave., Riverside. 637-2447. Web site: www.stpaulsriverside.org.E-mail: st.pauls.church@stpaulsriverside.org The Rev. Lee Ann Tolzmann, rector; Amy Chin, director of children's ministries; David B. Johnson, director of music. Services: Sunday, 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.; Wednesday 12:15 p.m., Holy Eucharist and Prayers for healing; Thursday, 6:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist.

Greenwich Religious Services - Jewish

CHABAD LUBAVITCH OF GREENWICH: 75 Mason St. Tel. 629-9059. Web site: www.chabadgreenwich.org. Traditional prayer services. No background in Judaism necessary. Yossi Deren, rabbi. Services: Friday 6 p.m. worship; Saturday 9:30 Shabbat worship.

CHAVURAT DEEVRAY TORAH: Call for information, 637-9478. Greenwich Jewish study group. Mark Golub, rabbi. Reform/conservative family orientation, children's program, Shabbat and holiday services, adult study and discussion.

GREENWICH REFORM SYNAGOGUE: 257 Stanwich Road. Tel. 629-0018. Web site: www.grs.org.Rabbi Andrew R. Sklarz. Ellen Gersh, cantorial soloist; Marilyn Van Raalte, director of education; Stephanie Glaser, administrator. Services: Friday 8 p.m. choir service; Saturday 9 a.m. Torah study.

TEMPLE SHOLOM: 300 E. Putnam Ave. Tel. 869-7191. Web site: www.templesholom.com. Mitchell M. Hurvitz, rabbi; Hillel E. Silverman, rabbi emeritus; Asa Fradkin, cantor. Services: Friday 6:30 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat; Saturday 9:30 a.m. Torah; Sunday 8:30 a.m. Minyan.

Greenwich Religious Services - Lutheran

Greenwich Religious Sevices - Methodist

BETHEL AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
42 Lake Ave.
661-3099.
The Rev. Margaret Tyson, pastor.
Services: Sunday 11 a.m. Worship; Wednesday 7 p.m. prayer and Bible class.

DIAMOND HILL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
521 E. Putnam Ave.
869-2395.
Web site: http://www.diamondhillumc.org/
The Rev. Vickie Flippin pastor.
Services: Sunday 10 a.m. Worship service with child care available. Thursday 7:30 p.m. Taize prayer service.

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
59 E. Putnam Ave.
629-9584.
Web site: http://www.fumcgreenwich.cjb.net/
The Rev. Kenneth Kieffer, pastor.
Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m. Sunday, 10:45 a.m. children's Sunday school.
Child care provided.

Greenwich Reliogios Services - Out Of Town

AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL
Bethel AME Church ("Place of Unlimited Praise"), Merwin and Academy streets, Norwalk -- the Rev. Marcellus A. Norris, pastor; Worship at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. and Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. Sunday. Worship at 9:30 a.m. and Sunday School at 8 a.m. first Sunday of the month. Bible study at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Prayer and class meeting 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Call 866-1042.

ANGLICAN
Church of the Apostles, 2000 Post Road, Suite 203, Fairfield -- Daniel Fox, worship pastor; Keith Guinta, executive pastor. Meets at Roger Ludlowe Middle School Auditorium, 689 Unquowa Road, Fairfield. Worship and children's Sunday school at 10 a.m. Sunday school for adults at 8:45 a.m. Call 336-2514 or visit www.ApostlesCT.org.

BAPTIST
Calvary Baptist Church, 988 Post Road, Darien -- the Rev. Dr. Anthony L. Gibson, pastor. Church school for all ages at 9:45 a.m., worship at 11 a.m. and evening service at 7 p.m. Sunday. Higher Ground Ministry, a Christ-centered support group, at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Bible study at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Call 655-0318.

Community Baptist Church, 105 East Ave., Norwalk -- Pastor Greg Saunders. Worship service at 10 a.m. and church school for nursery through adult at 11:15 a.m. Sunday. Some sign language available. Call 866-5498.

Community Baptist Church, 174 Cherry St., New Canaan -- the Rev. Kenneth Dubose Sr., pastor. Sunday school at 9:40 a.m. Sunday. Worship at 11 a.m. Sunday. Prayer service and bible study at 7 p.m. Thursday. Call 966-0711.

Faith Lighthouse Church, (a West Indian community open to the public) 50 Lexington Ave., South Norwalk -- the Rev. Hezekiah E. Coke, pastor. Church school for all ages at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Worship at 11:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday. Bible study and prayer at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Call 323-9480.

Grace Baptist Church, 17 West Ave., Norwalk -- the Rev. Dr. Lindsay E. Curtis, pastor. Church school for children and adults at 9 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.
Communion service first Sunday of each month. Youth church fourth Sunday of each month. Call 838-5717 or 866-1430.

Lighthouse Baptist Church (independent and fundamental), Bayne Street, Norwalk -- the Rev. Dan Keighen, pastor. Church school at 10 a.m. and worship at 7 p.m. Sunday. Prayer meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Call 847-7306.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
First Church of Christ, Scientist, 2331 Post Road, Darien. Church services, Sunday school and nursery at 10:30 a.m. in Darien; at FCCS church at 49 Park St., New Canaan; at 11 a.m. at FCCS on Main Street, Ridgefield.

CONGREGATIONAL
Congregational Church of New Canaan, 23 Park St. -- the Rev. Harold E. Masback III, senior minister; the Rev. Patricia A. Long, minister of pastoral care; the Rev. Dr. Ivy J. Beckwith, minister to children and families; Kristin B. Godlin, minister. Worship at 9:30 and 11:15 a.m. Sunday; child care available at both services. Church school for grades K-4 at 9:30 a.m. and fellowship hour at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Call 966-2651 or visit www.godsacre.org.

First Congregational Church of Darien (United Church of Christ), 14 Brookside Road, Darien -- the Rev. Lawrence Wood, senior minister; Shannon R. Wall, associate minister; Daniel Hague, music director; Teri Manning, nursery school director. Services at 8:30 and 10 a.m. Sunday with church school and infant and toddler care every week during the 10 a.m. service. Refreshments follow in the parish hall. Call 655-0491.

First Congregational Church on the Green, Park and Lewis streets, Norwalk -- the Rev. Kimball Cartwright, interim senior pastor. Communion service at 8:30 a.m., regular service and church school at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Child care available. Call 847-9551.

Greens Farms Congregational Church, 71 Hillandale Road, Westport -- the Rev. Jeffrey Rider, senior minister; the Rev. Amy Forté, associate minister, the Rev. John Twiname, pastoral associate. Worship services 10 a.m. Sunday followed by social hour. Child care available at 10:30 a.m. service only. Call 227-2728 or visit www.greensfarmschurch.org.

Norfield Congregational Church (United Church of Christ), 64 Norfield Road, Weston -- the Rev. Bernard R. Wilson, senior minister; and the Rev. Diane Carter, associate minister. Worship at 10 a.m. Sunday with Children's Discovery Hour (church school). Coffee hour. Holy Communion on the first Sunday of the month. Infant and toddler care available. Call 227-7886 or visit www.norfield.org.

Saugatuck Congregational Church, 245 Post Road East, Westport -- the Rev. John H. Danner, senior pastor. Worship services at 8 and 10 a.m. Sunday. Vesper services at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Church School at 10 a.m. Sunday. Call 227-1261 or visit www.saugatuckchurch.org.

United Church of Rowayton, 210 Rowayton Ave., Norwalk -- John S. Livingston, pastor. Worship at 10:15 a.m. Sunday. Communion on the first Sunday of the month. Call 866-1415.

United Congregational Church, Richards Avenue, Norwalk -- the Rev. Gregory A. Errgong-Weider, pastor. Worship and church school at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Infant and child care available. Call 838-8858.

EPISCOPAL
Christ Episcopal Church, Gregory Boulevard at Emerson Street, East Norwalk -- the Rev. David Norris, interim priest. Services at 8 and 10 a.m. Sunday with nursery care and church school. Call 866-7442.

Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 285 Lyons Plain Road, Weston -- the Rev. David Feyrer, rector. Church office open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday. Holy Eucharist Rite I at 8 a.m. and Rite II at 10 a.m. Sunday. Child care, church school and choir at 10 a.m. service. Holy Eucharist Rite II at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday followed by Bible study. Call 227-8565.

Grace Episcopal Church, Union Park at Mott Avenue, Norwalk -- the Rev. Lois Keen, priest-in-charge. Adult forum at 9 a.m., Holy Eucharist with music at 10 a.m. Sunday. Sunday school at 9 a.m. for grades 5 and 6 and at 9:45 a.m. for prekindergarten to grade 4. Call 866-5454.

St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 1864 Post Road, Darien. Regular worship at 8 and 10 a.m. Sunday. The morning prayer service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Children worship in church with their families. Child care provided.Church school begins at 9:50 a.m. for children ages 3 years through 5th grade. Holy Eucharist and Healing Service at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Chapel. Call 655-1456 or visit www.saintlukesdarien.org.

St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 111 Oenoke Ridge Road, New Canaan -- the Rev. Peter Walsh, rector; the Rev. Anne Richards, senior assistant; Brian-Paul Thomas, organist and choir master. Holy Eucharist at 8 and 10 a.m., 5 p.m. on Sunday. Adult forum and nursery care at 9 a.m., Sunday. Church school and children's worship 10 a.m., Sunday. Eucharist and healing service at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, followed by adult bible study. Call 966-4515 or visit www.stmarksnewcanaan.org.

St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 471 Mansfield Ave., Darien -- the Rev. Christopher Leighton, rector; the Rev. Daniel C. Morgan, assistant rector for youth and family ministry. Services at 8 and 10 a.m. Sunday. Church school at 10 a.m. Sunday. Child care available for 10 a.m. service. Healing service at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Youth groups for junior and senior high school students from 7 to 9 p.m. on the first and third Friday of the month. Food provided. For information on youth group events, call the Rev. Dan Morgan at 655-8773 or e-mail yootguy@optonline.net. For general information, call 655-8773 or visit www.stpaulsdarien.org

St. Paul's on the Green, 60 East Ave., Norwalk -- the Rev. Nicholas Lang, rector; the Rev. Donna Downs, associate rector; and Vincent Edwards, director of music ministries. Holy Eucharist at 8 a.m., Solemn Eucharist at 10:15 a.m. and Compline (20 minutes of chant in a candlelit church) at 9 p.m. Sunday. Church school at 10 a.m. Sunday. Child care available at 9:30 a.m. Sunday. Holy Eucharist at 6 p.m. Tuesday, 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, and 6 p.m. Thursday. Choral evensong once a month. Call 847-2806 weekdays or visit www.stpaulsnorwalk.org.

EVANGELICAL
Black Rock at Long Ridge Church, 455 Old Long Ridge Road -- Rick Allen, Campus Pastor. Youth and child Sunday school at 9 a.m. Sunday. Contemporary Worship Service at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Bible study at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Call 322-6975.
Community Advent Christian Church, 16 Van Zant St., East Norwalk -- the Rev. Robert Story, pastor. Church school for all ages at 9:45 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m. Sunday. Call 866-5834.

Fairfield County Chinese Community Church, meets at Hope Church, 240 Wolfpit Road, Wilton -- the Rev. Albert Li, pastor. Bilingual worship in Mandarin and English and children's church school at 1:30 p.m. and Chinese adult church school from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3:30 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Call 324-7881.

EVANGELICAL COVENANT
United Covenant Church, 68 Westport Road, Wilton -- the Rev. John Cardamone, interim pastor. Worship service at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Nursery care available for infants. Time of fellowship follows. Call 834-0644.

EVANGELICAL FREE
Hope Church, 240 Wolfpit Road, Wilton -- Dave Gish, senior pastor. Worship service at 9:30 a.m., 10:45 a.m. "Crossroads" spiritual training for adults, teens and children. Nursery care available. Call 762-0638 or visit www.hopechurchct.org.

LUTHERAN
First Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod), 38 Field Point Road, Greenwich -- the Rev. Jimmy B. Coffey, pastor; Cynthia Douthwaite, organist and director of music. Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. Adult bible study at noon Sunday. Divine service at 10:30 a.m. and coffee hour on Sunday. Call 869-0032.

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 163 New Canaan Ave., Norwalk -- the Rev. Russell B. Greene, pastor. Worship at 11 a.m. and Sunday School and Adult Sunday Bible study at 9:30 a.m. Holy Communion the first Sunday of every month. Nursery care available during worship. Call 846-9593 or visit www.lutheransonline.com/goodshepherdnorwalk.

St. Michael's Lutheran Church (ELCA), 5 Oenoke Ridge Road (at God's Acre), New Canaan. Sunday school at 9 a.m. Sunday. Worship and Holy Communion at 10 a.m. Sunday, followed by fellowship hour. Nursery care available during the service. Mommy's Morning at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Senior Choir at 7:45 p.m. Thursday. Summer: Sunday Worship and Holy Communion, 9:00 a.m. No adult forum or Sunday school. Nursery care available during worship. Fellowship hour follows the service. Call 966-3913.

St. Paul Lutheran Church (Young Life affiliated), 41 Easton Road, Westport -- the Rev. Paul N.E. Teske, pastor. Worship with communion at 8:30 and 10:45 a.m. Sunday, with church school at 9:30 a.m. Call 227-7441.

St. Paul Lutheran Church, 286 Delavan Ave., Greenwich -- the Rev. John Perling, pastor. Worship at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Sunday at 9:15 a.m. Call 531-8466.

St. Peter's Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod), 208 Newtown Ave. at Stonybrook Road, Norwalk -- the Rev. Robert Beinke, pastor. Worship at 8 and 10:30 a.m. and Bible study and Sunday school at 9:15 a.m. Sunday. Call 847-1252 or visit www.stpeternorwalk.org.

METHODIST
East Avenue United Methodist, 244 East Ave., East Norwalk. Bible study at 9 a.m. and service with child care and church school at 11 a.m. Sunday. Groups include United Methodist Men, Women and Youth. Call 866-6757 or visit www.eaumc.org.

Pound Ridge Community Church, Routes 137 and 172, Pound Ridge, N.Y. -- the Rev. David Johnson, minister. Worship and church school at 10 a.m. Sunday. Call 914-764-9000.

Rowayton United Methodist Church, at Rowayton Avenue and Pennoyer Street, Norwalk -- the Rev. Alexis Carol, pastor. 10 a.m. worship services, Sunday school, nursery care and fellowship hour on Sundays. Call 838-0049.

First United Methodist Church, 718 West Ave., Norwalk -- the Rev. Janet G. Hodge, pastor. Spanish/English contemporary worship service at 6:30 p.m. Saturday. Worship at 10:30 a.m. and fellowship at 11:30 a.m. Sunday. Church school at 9:15 a.m. Sunday during school year. Call 866-3707.

United Methodist Church of New Canaan, 165 South Ave. -- the Rev. Carol Bauer, lay leader; Brian Zuro, minister of music. Worship service at 10 a.m. Fellowship time at 11 a.m. Nursery and toddler care provided from 9:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Workshops on Wednesday (WOW) at 7:30 p.m. (resumes in fall). Nursery and toddler care available. Call 966-2666.

United Methodist Church of Darien, 345 Middlesex Road at High School Lane -- the Rev. Anne Bracket, pastor. Worship and Christian education at 10 a.m. Sunday. Nursery care available. Call 655-1469.

MORMON
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 682 South Ave., New Canaan. Pay phone, 966-9152.
New Canaan Ward, Bishop Rion Needs, 966-0881. Sacrament meeting at 10 a.m., Sunday school/primary at 11:15 a.m. and priesthood, relief society, young men and young women at 12:10 p.m. Sunday. Young men and young women activity/service night at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Waveny Park Ward, (young, single adults) Bishop Kurt Schneiber, 966-8676. Sacrament meeting at 2 p.m., Sunday school at 3:15 p.m., priesthood/relief society at 4:10 p.m. Sunday. Family Historical Center Open 9 a.m. to noon and 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday.

NONDENOMINATIONAL
El Shaddai Ministry, 10 Knight St., Norwalk -- Haywood McElveen Jr., pastor. Worship at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Sunday. Church School at 9:45 a.m. Sunday. Bible study and children's tutoring at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Joy Night Service at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Call 866-6464 or 631-2832.

Living Word Christian Church, 1236 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains, N.Y. -- the Rev. Raymond Hadjstylianos, pastor. Worship at 10 a.m. Sunday. Children's service for ages 3 to 12 at 10 a.m. Sunday. Prayer at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Bible study at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Call (914) 686-1400.

New Life Christian Fellowship, 65 Tokeneke Road, Darien -- Robert Cassara, senior pastor. Worship at 9 and 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday. "Soulfocus" youth ministry at 8:30 p.m. Friday. Call 655-7194.

Northeast Community Church, 81 West Rocks Road, Norwalk -- the Rev. Thomas Mahoney, pastor. Service at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Contemporary music, relevant messages, casual atmosphere. Child care provided. Call 838-4708 or visit www.northeastonline.org.

Spring Harvest Ministries, meets at Ben Franklin School (NEON), 165 Flax Hill Road, Norwalk -- James Todd Wilkinson, pastor. Church school at 9:30 a.m. and worship at noon Sunday. Prayer and Bible study at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Call 854-9092.

Talmadge Hill Community Church, 870 Hollow Tree Ridge Road, Darien -- the Rev. Michael Zeman, minister; Rob Silvan, music director. Worship at 9 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Child care available for 9 a.m. service. Sunday school at 10:30 a.m. Refreshments after 10:30 a.m. service in the Merritt Room. Call 966-2314 or visit www.thccchurch.org.

Unity Fellowship Church, 3 Main St., Norwalk -- the Rev. Shawn Moninger, pastor. Adult Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. and Celebration Service at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Child care available. Call 855-7922 or visit www.unityct.org.

PENTECOSTAL
Alpha And Omega Church of New Beginnings, 359 Harral Ave., Bridgeport -- the Rev. Kenneth A. Brown, pastor. Church school at 10 a.m. and regular worship at 11:30 a.m. Sunday. Call 366-3714.

PRESBYTERIAN
All Souls Parish/The Presbyterian Church, 55 Parkway Drive, Port Chester, N.Y. -- the Rev. J. Bruce Baker, pastor. Worship at 10 a.m. Sunday with nursery care available. Bible study at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday. Prayer at 7 a.m. Wednesday and at 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Call (914) 939-4300 or visit www.allsoulsparish-portchester.org.

First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan, 178 Oenoke Ridge, New Canaan -- The Rev. Charles M. Webster, pastor; the Rev. Jamie Martinez, pastor; the Rev. Joan W. Priest, pastor; Dr. Sean P. McCarthy, minister of music; and Laurie Walker, church school director. Regular worship service, coffee hour at 11:15 a.m. Child care is provided. Call 966-0002 or visit www.fpcnc.org.

Noroton Presbyterian Church, 2011 Post Road, Darien -- the Rev. Samuel A. Schreiner III, senior pastor; the Rev. Gregory M. Doll, associate pastor; the Rev. Stuart R. Smith, associate pastor. Worship services at 8 a.m. in the chapel and 9 and 10:30 a.m. in the sanctuary on Sunday. Child care and church school are available during the sanctuary service. Call 655-1451 (24-hour prayer line is 655-PRAY; student ministry line is 655-7743 or visit www.norotonchurch.org.

Wilton Presbyterian Church, 48 New Canaan Road -- David Graybill, pastor; Al Galletly, music director; Jane Field, youth and children's activities. Worship in the sanctuary and church school at 10 a.m. Sunday.(church school during school year only) Call 762-5514 or visit www.wiltonpresbyterian.org.

QUAKERS (Religious Society of Friends)
Wilton Friends Meeting, 317 New Canaan Road (Route 106), Wilton -- First day meeting for worship at 10 a.m. Sunday. Child care available during and after meeting. Hospitality follows. Call 762-5669. For directions, visit www.nyym.org/wilton.

REFORMED
Calvin Reformed Church, 19 Lexington Ave., South Norwalk -- Worship services in English at 9:30 a.m. with the Rev. Ervin Betts. Bible study at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday beginning in September. Parking in rear of church. Call 838-6769.

ROMAN CATHOLIC
St. Aloysius Church, 40 Maple St., New Canaan -- Monsignor William J. Scheyd, pastor. Mass at 7 and 5:30 p.m. on weekdays; at 5:30 p.m. Saturday; and at 7, 8:30, 10 and 11:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Sunday. Confessions from 4 to 5 p.m. and 7:15 to 8 p.m. Saturday. Call 966-0020 or visit www.starcc.com.

Convent of St. Birgitta, 4 Runkenhage Road, Darien -- Monsignor Robert McCormick, pastor, and Sister Eunice, mother superior. Mass at 7:30 a.m., Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and at 4 p.m. Wednesday, 8 a.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. Sunday. Call 655-1068 or visit www.birgittines-us.com.

St. Elizabeth Seton, 520 Ridgebury Road, Ridgefield -- the Rev. Joseph A. Prince, pastor. Mass at 5 p.m. Saturday; and at 8, 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Sunday. Call 438-7292.
St. John's Church, 1986 Post Road, Darien -- the Rev. Frank C. McGrath, pastor; the Rev. Christopher J. Samele, parochial vicar; and the Rev. Bill Platt in residence. Mass at 8 a.m. on weekdays; at 4:30 p.m. Saturday; and at 7:30, 8:30, 10, 11:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Sunday. Call 655-1145.

St. Joseph's Church, 85 S. Main St., Norwalk -- the Rev. Gilbert D'Souza, parochial vicar, and the Rev. G. Frantz Desruisseaux, resident priest. Mass at 5 p.m. in English and 7 p.m. in Spanish on Saturdays, 7:30 and 10 a.m. in English, noon in Spanish and 5:15 p.m. French Creole on Sundays. Call 838-4171.

St. Ladislaus Church, 25 Cliff St., Norwalk -- the Rev. Michael J. Bachman, pastor. Mass at 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday; and 7:30 and 10 a.m. in English and 11:15 a.m. in Hungarian on Sunday. Daily Masses at 7:30 a.m. Monday to Friday. Confession following Mass at 8 a.m., from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. before the 4 p.m. Mass. Call 866-1867.

St. Mary's Parish, 55 Catoonah St., Ridgefield -- Monsignor Laurence R. Bronkiewicz, pastor. Mass at 4 and 5:30 p.m. Saturday; and at 7 and 9:30 a.m. and noon in the church and at 8 and 10:30 a.m., 12:30 and 6 p.m. in the school hall on Sunday. Call 438-6538.

St. Matthew Parish, 216 Scribner Ave., Norwalk -- the Rev. Walter C. Orlowski, pastor. Mass at 4 p.m. Saturday; and at 7:30, 9, 10:30 a.m. and noon Sunday. Sacrament of Reconciliation from 3:30 to 4 p.m. Saturday. Call 838-3788.

St. Philip Church, 1 Father Conlon Place, Norwalk -- the Rev. Michael A. Boccaccio, pastor. Mass at 5:30 p.m. with Penance at 4 p.m. Saturday; and at 8 and 10 a.m. and noon Sunday. Call 847-4549.

St. Thomas More, 374 Middlesex Road, Darien -- the Rev. J. Barry Furey, pastor. Mass at 9 a.m. on weekdays; at 4 and 5:15 p.m. Saturday; and at 7:30, 8:45, 10 and 11:30 a.m. and 5:15 p.m. Sunday. Call 655-3303.

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST
Unitarian Church in Westport, 10 Lyons Plains Road, Westport -- the Rev. Frank Hall, minister. Worship at 9 and 11 a.m. Sunday. Call 227-7205 or visit www.uuwestport.com.

OTHER CHURCHES
Word Alive Bible Church, 536 West Ave., Norwalk -- Nondenominational Christian Church, Pastor Artie Kassimis. Worship service and Children's Church at 10 a.m. Sunday. Bible Study at 7 p.m. Wednesdays. Life Christian Bible Institute runs in one month sessions at beginning of each month. Call 838-5003 or visit www.wordalive.us.

Baha'i Faith -- Call 602-0051 for information and location.
Center for Spiritual Renewal, at Triangle Community Center, River St., Norwalk, a gay and lesbian ministry -- J. Lee Kraft. Interfaith spiritual services from 7:30 to 9 p.m. on the first and third Thursday of the month. Open to all who are respectful of the gay and lesbian community. Call 729-4231.

Grace Community Church, Saxe Middle School, 468 South Ave., New Canaan -- Independent Church, Pastor Cliffe Knechtle. Bagels and coffee at 9 a.m. Worship at 9:30 a.m. Call 966-7600.

Guru Tegh Bahadur Foundation Gurudwara, 622 West Ave., Norwalk -- Services: Kirtan at 7 p.m. followed by Langur at 8:30 p.m. Friday. Kirtan at 11:30 a.m. followed by Langur at 1 p.m. Sunday. Call 847-0542 or 857-4460.

Iglesia Amor Viviente, Una Iglesia de Gente Contenta, 27 Baxter Ave., Stamford -- Alejandro Colindres, pastor. Reuniones: Sabados 8 a 10 p.m. Call 977-8507 or e-mail amorvivien@aol.com.

Norwalk Church of the Nazarene, 146 Main St., Norwalk -- Pastor Keith Welch. Worship at 10 a.m. Sunday. Nursery available. Bible study at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Youth night at 6:30 p.m. Friday. Call 847-4432.

Greenwich Religion Services - Presbyterian

GRACE CHURCH OF GREENWICH (PCA)
Services held at Woman's Club of Greenwich
89 Maple Ave.
P.O. Box 1673
Greenwich 06836.
861-7555 or 869-2046.
Web site: http://www.gracechurchgreenwich.com/
The Rev. Thomas N. Oates. Sunday: 9 a.m. worship, 10 a.m. adult/teen Bible studies, 10:45 a.m. Second worship service and Sunday school.
Child care provided.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, (Greenwich)
1 West Putnam Ave.
869-8686.
Web site: http://www.fpcg.org/
The Rev. Dr. William A. Evertsberg, senior minister; the Rev. Kathryn Kibbie Laird, associate minister; Susan L. Arner, minister for mission and nurture; Kevin L. Estes, minister of music.
Service: 10 a.m. sanctuary. Sunday School for children age 2 through seventh grade.
Crib/toddler care available.
NOTE: Ample free parking in Volunteer Lane

THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF OLD GREENWICH
38 West End Ave.
637-3669
Sevices: Worship every Sunday 9:30 a.m., The Rev. Bill Gestal preaching. Nursery and toddler care available; Sunday School to grade 5; Donut Club for middle schoolers; high school Sunday school. Sunday evenings at 7 p.m. with music, a message and hands-on prayer.

Greenwich Religious Services - Roman Cathoilic

SACRED HEART CHURCH
95 Henry St.
Byram
531-8730
The Rev. Bose Raja Selvaraj, Administrator.
Mass: Saturday 4 p.m., 5:30 p.m. Sunday 7:30, 9:30, and 11:30 a.m.

ST. AGNES CHURCH
247 Stanwich Road
869-5396
Web site: http://www.stagnesrc.org/
The Rev. William F. Carey, pastor.
Mass: Saturday 5 p.m.; Sunday 8:30 and 10 a.m; weekdays, 9 a.m.

ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA CHURCH
4 Riverside Ave.
Riverside. 637-3661.
Web site: http://www.stcath.org/
Monsignor Alan F. Detscher, pastor.
Mass: Saturday 7 a.m., 9 a.m., 5 p.m. Vigil; Sunday 7:30 a.m., 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.; weekdays 7 a.m., 8:30 a.m. and 5:15 p.m.

ST. MARY CHURCH
178 Greenwich Ave.
869-9393
Web site: http://www.stmaryparishgreenwich.org/
Monsignor Francis Wissel, pastor; the Rev. Rolando Torres and the Rev. Richard Gemza, parochial vicars; Matthew Ashe, Paul E. Tupper, deacons.
Masses in English: Saturday 8 a.m., 4 p.m., 5:15 p.m.; Sunday 7 a.m., 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12:15 p.m., and 5:15 p.m.; weekdays 7 a.m., 8 a.m., 12:05 p.m.
Mass in Spanish: Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
Religious education classes: Held Sunday, Monday and Wednesday.

ST. MICHAEL CHURCH
469 North St.
869-5421.
Web site: http://www.stmichaelgreenwich.org/
The Rev. J. Peter Cullen, pastor.
Masses: Saturday 5 p.m.; Sunday 7, 8:30, 9:45 (children's Mass), 11 a.m. and 12:15 p.m.; 9 a.m. weekdays.

ST. PAUL CHURCH
84 Sherwood Ave.
531-8741.
The Rev. Frank A. Winn, pastor; Deacon Wayne Malloy
Masses: Saturday 4 p.m.; Sunday 7:30, 9:30, 11:30 a.m.
Holy Day Masses: 9 a.m. and 12:15 p.m.; 9 a.m. weekdays.

ST. ROCH CHURCH
St. Roch Avenue.
869-4176.
The Rev. Nicholas J. Calabro, pastor.
Confession: 4 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday.
Masses: Saturday 5 p.m.; Sunday 7:30, 9:30 and 11:30 a.m.

ST. TIMOTHY CHURCH
869-5421.
Masses: 4 p.m. Saturday; 8, 9:30 and 11 a.m Sunday.

Greenwich News Archive - Hamilton Avenue School Saga

December 2003: Board of Education approves funds for construction planning for the school.
March 2004: Preliminary plans call for renovating or rebuilding at a cost of $22-$24 million, with a fall 2007 re-opening.
May 2004: Board of Education approves plan to relocate students to a temporary modular facility to be built at Western Middle School.
June 2004: Representative Town Meeting postpones approval of a school building committee because "educational specifications" have not been finalized.
August 2004: Building firm recommends rebuilding, instead of renovating, the school; Superintendent of Schools Larry Leverett backs the plan.
September 2004: RTM approves the building committee, chaired by Frank Mazza, a retired engineer who has served on building committees for Cos Cob, Glenville and Greenwich High schools.
October 2004: School board approves funds for school reconstruction and purchase of a pre-fabricated modular facility. Relocation to the modular facility scheduled for December 2005.
November 2004: School officials postpone students' move to the modular building until February, citing unforeseen construction problems and bad weather.
Dec. 3, 2004: Closing ceremony held at the old Hamilton Avenue School.
January 2005: School officials postpone students' move to the modular building to March, citing unexpected site conditions and a lengthy permitting process. Tempe, Ariz.-based PinnacleOne is selected as project manager.
March 2005: School officials postpone students' move to the modular building to April, citing additional unforeseen construction problems. Costs expected to exceed the $3 million budget by $390,000.
April 26, 2005: Students' first day of class at the modular building.
Mid-August 2005: With plumbing, wires and drywall stripped, crews begin knocking down the old Chickahominy school.
September 2005: Bidding begins on a contract to build a 92-space parking garage at the school.
October 2005: Building committee awards an estimated $1.6 million contract to Bethel-based Worth Construction, the lowest bidder, to build garage.
Nov. 6, 2005: Worth is ousted from $46 million highway contract by New York comptroller, who cites alleged mob ties. The firm has also been implicated in a bribery probe involving the former Waterbury mayor. Worth denies the allegations.
March 2006: Town attorney begins investigation of Worth; later gives building committee legal clearance to continue working with the general contractor, according to Mazza.
April 24, 2006: Building committee awards an estimated $22 million contract to Worth, the lowest bidder among three, to gut and rebuild the school.
May 2006: Construction work begins at the school, with "substantial completion" scheduled for July 2007.
September 2006: Hamilton Avenue School is cited for achieving the third highest increase in fourth-grade scores on Connecticut Mastery Test over the last two years.
December 2006: School board member Michael Bodson says the project has fallen about a month behind schedule, but can get back on track.
April 4, 2007: Hamilton Avenue School is honored as one of four "Connecticut Vanguard Schools" by the state Department of Education for significant gains on the CMT; school gets $20,000 grant.
Mid-April 2007: Building committee says chances are dwindling that the project will make its July completion deadline, citing a cold spell and unexpected slowdowns by Worth, among other reasons.
April 23-27, 2007: Officials postpone the school's re-opening from late August 2007 to the middle of the 2007-08 school year because of delays. Sternberg assigns Tony Byrne, director of facilities, to attend job-site meetings. Mazza orders project manager to increases its presence at the job site, fulfilling a request by Worth.
May 21-25, 2007: Trade union members boycott work at the school to protest Worth's alleged use nonunion sheet metal workers.
June 11, 2007: RTM approves building committee's request for an additional $545,000 in interim funding.
June 24, 2007: School officials set a new timeline: Reconstruction to be finished by mid-October; teachers to relocate in December; school to re-open in January.
Late July 2007: Construction officials push back projected completion date to November, citing delays in steel shipments that forced workers to install temporary weatherproofing, which later broke during storms, causing water damage.
Sept. 11, 2007: Worth officials say a new round of delays will push the project's completion date to late December. School is now expected to re-open sometime in the spring 2008.
Mid-September 2007: Building committee and Worth begin closed-door meetings to discuss finishing work without lawsuits.
Mid-October 2007: Fire inspectors uncover minor fire code-related issues at the modular building. Parents concerned about crowding, but school officials say occupancy is below class-size and safety guidelines.
Late October 2007: Project manager says inspection problems, substandard work and design flaws have placed project in jeopardy of missing December deadline; March completion said to be more likely with summer move expected to follow.
Early November 2007: Worth begins refusing to pay for temporary heating at the school. Committee says the firm is contractually obligated to pay. Progress slows on interior work.
Nov. 13, 2007: Outgoing First Selectman Jim Lash recommends hiring San Francisco-based firm URS Corporation to mediate the dispute and speed up work.
Nov. 27, 2007: Building committee says project will be mostly complete by May, instead of March, depending on when the building will be heated.
Dec. 4, 2007: After talks between URS and Worth break down, building committee votes to pay to heat the building during the winter months.
Dec. 12, 2007: Committee requests $550,000 from the town in additional funding for the project.
Dec. 29, 2007: Heat is turned back on at the school, more than a week after the Dec. 18 target date because officials had not received the certification from a duct work manufacturer. Work resumes in several areas of the school.
Jan. 14, 2008: RTM approves building committee's request for an additional $550,000 in interim funding intended to help spur the project to completion.
Jan. 22, 2008: Project manager says the project won't be done by May, unless on-the-job manpower increases above the average of 50 workers.
Feb. 29, 2008: Mold is discovered at the modular building during an investigation into a roof leak in a fifth-grade classroom.
March 3-7, 2008: The modular building is closed for a week. District officials say they'll re-assign students to six other schools -- Old Greenwich, North Street, Glenville, Parkway, Cos Cob and Western Middle -- for the rest of the school year.
Early March 2008: Short-term tests taken at the modular building shortly after the relocation reveal no air quality issues related to mold, but one longer-acting test shows a higher level of nontoxic mold spores, according to a consultant hired by the school board.
Mid-March 2008: A complaint filed by a parent with the U.S. Department of Education accuses district officials of racial discrimination against Hamilton Avenue students, 60 percent of whom are minorities. Federal officials say the complaint warrants investigation.
March 2008: Connecticut Mastery Test administered to Hamilton Avenue School students, who have resumed classes at six other schools.
April 24, 2008: The school board votes to remediate the modular building so it can be used in the fall. The remediation project is expected to take four months and cost up to $1 million. The second option would have been to use Western Greenwich Civic Center.
May 12, 2008: RTM approves $972,000 in funding to clean up mold at the modular building.
June 9, 2008: Despite grumbling about the project being over budget and behind schedule, the RTM approves a $200,000 interim appropriation, requested by the building committee in May, to complete work at the school.
June 11, 2008: High levels of mold found in a wall, outside a modular building and on a piece of carpeting show that students and staff were exposed to the spores, according to test results by a certified industrial hygienist hired by a parent group.
Mid-June 2008: The air in two modular classrooms shows active mold growth, according to a follow-up report released by school officials, though they say it's unclear whether the air had always been moldy or only became that way since the March relocation.
Late June 2008: Construction and design flaws that went undetected when the structures were built three years ago caused mold growth at the modular building, not lack of maintenance or oversight by administrators, says a consultant.
Early July 2008: Mold remediation under way at the modular building.
Late July 2008: School board developing contingency plans for relocating Hamilton Avenue and Glenville students in case the Chickahominy school isn't ready to accommodate students by the start of the 2008-09 school year.
July 29, 2008: Building committee votes to request $320,000 in additional town funding in hopes of expediting completion of remaining work necessary for an Aug. 27 re-opening. The figure later jumps to $500,000 because of new work orders.
July 29, 2008: School board approves delaying the start of the school year for Hamilton Avenue by a week to give crews more time to finish work for needed for a temporary occupancy certificate. If inspectors grant the certificate by Aug. 8, students will be allowed to return to the school for class on Sept. 8. If not, they have to return to the modular building, while Glenville School students are re-assigned to four other schools, as demolition begins on their school.
Aug. 1, 2008: Worth President Joe Pontoriero says there is no chance the school will be approved by Aug. 8. With inspectors calling for new building modifications, an Aug. 15 completion is more realistic, he says.
Aug. 8, 2008: With no temporary occupancy certificate, school board proceeds with contingency plan to send Hamilton Avenue students to the modular building and disperse Glenville students to Parkway, Julian Curtiss, Cos Cob and Western Middle schools.
Aug. 15, 2008: The Board of Estimate and Taxation tentatively agrees to set aside $500,000 to help pay for remaining work, but with the condition that the building committee keeps closer tabs for the BET on how the money is being spent.
Late-August 2008: Test results show Hamilton Avenue students' scores plummeting on the 2008 CMT. School officials cite severe disruptions caused by the relocation of students in March.
Aug. 27, 2008: An environmental consultant hired by the school board assures parents at a meeting that the modular building has been remediated and the classrooms are safe to inhabit.
Late August 2008: School board members say they are considering relocating students to the new school in mid-October if the TCO arrives by mid-September.
Sept. 15, 2008: RTM approves building committee's interim funding request, which has risen from $320,000 in July, to $500,000 in August, to $700,000 in September. Committee members cite a slew of new expenses needed to meet inspection standards.
Sept. 18, 2008: Federal investigators dismiss allegations made by a parent in March that the district is racially discriminating against students. In the report, officials say while significant disparities are evident, there is "insufficient evidence" to show resources were being denied on the bases of race or national origin.
Sept. 30, 2008: Parents submit a petition with more than 500 signatures to the school's building committee opposing an idea floated by several committee members to remove Worth from the project by revoking the bond that guarantees its contract, citing concerns about delaying the school's re-opening for months.
Oct. 7, 2008: BET Chairman Steve Walko calls for all groups involved in the reconstruction to begin meeting every week to resolve disputes and push forward with finishing the project.
Nov. 26, 2008: BOE Chairwoman Nancy Weissler says a TCO must arrive by Dec. 5 if students are to safely return to classes at the school after holiday breaks end Jan. 5. Otherwise, she said, the school board may not schedule a move until spring 2009 to avoid interfering with CMT prep.
Dec. 3, 2008: School officials say they are moving forward with plans to re-open Hamilton Avenue in early January, on the assumption that the building committee will have secured the TCO on Dec. 19.
Dec. 19, 2008: The building committee fails to secure a TCO after the manufacturer of the school's boiler system refuses to approve last-minute safety modifications to its equipment, citing liability concerns.
Dec. 22, 2008: Sternberg calls off earlier plans to move staff and equipment into the new school over holiday break, citing the eleventh-hour impasse with the boiler manufacturer.
Jan. 27, 2009: Building committee says it will have to seek an additional $200,000 from the town to pay for unanticipated facilities work and compensate the project manager, architect and contractor for additional time spent on the job.
Jan. 30, 2009: Town building officials grant a TCO for the school, after certifying that the installation of replacement ventilation pipes to the boiler system, as well as a patch job on an interior wall, complies with fire safety standards. Though the school is now safe to occupy, school officials say they will wait until spring to relocate.
Feb. 3, 2009: After re-examining the decision, school officials say they will allow staff to begin moving into the school over February break, clearing the way for students to resume classes when winter recess ends in mid February.
Feb. 4, 2009: A spot in the kitchen ceiling rouses suspicions of mold growth in the new building. Inspectors confirm the presence of mold near the water stain, but say the impact on the environmental quality is negligible, according to a letter dated Feb. 5.
Feb. 17, 2009: Students and staff return to their rebuilt schoolhouse for their first day of classes there in more than three years.

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