Updated May 24, 2020

We want to share with you some of the ways that we’re altering our life together in light of the current information regarding COVID-19.

• We have suspended all in-person worship services, now conducting all worship online.  On Sundays, we will offer Holy Eucharist at 10 am via Facebook Live and on our livestream on our website. 
• We have moved to outdoor services, as weather allows. Registration is required: ststephensridgefield.org/outdoorsignup
• Every day we will post some encouragement on our Facebook page between 3 and 5 pm: Meditation or music or spiritual practice.  You can see some spiritual resources on our diocesan website:  https://www.episcopalct.org/covid-19-coronavirus-updates/health-updates-and-information/
• For information from the Town of Ridgefield, click here:

https://www.ridgefieldct.org

All church programs and outside groups that are currently on our church calendar should be assumed to be canceled unless you hear something different directly from the leader of that group.

The following prayer is found in the Book of Common Prayer, p219.  Consider printing and posting this prayer somewhere you might see it on a daily basis.

Almighty God, you alone can bring into order the unruly wills and affections of sinners: Grant your people grace to love what you command and desire what you promise; that, among the swift and varied changes of the world, our hearts may surely there be fixed where true joys are to be found; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

2020 Census

During her sermon on May 24th, Mother Whitney called on us to ask ourselves, “How can God call us into taking steps to assist our country in the love and care of the least of these, as instructed by our Savior”? She called our attention to a short video outlining the significance of the 2020 U.S. Census, which appears below.