Adam Cates in Stamford, August 27th

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Songwriter and worship leader Adam Cates (bighousechurch.com) will lead a night of worship in Stamford on Friday, August 27th.  Adam’s music invites listeners into the journey of friendship with God and love for humanity. Adam says, “My goal is to fill the earth with the sound of worship that surrounds the throne of God in Heaven so that when He returns to the earth He will feel right at home” (taken from adamcatesmusic.com).

The meeting begins at 6 pm with dinner and fellowship. Location: 115 Mulberry Street, Stamford, CT.

UPDATE (AUGUST 2): To see more and RSVP on Facebook, visit: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=133748269988448

Around the State, January 1

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A few things you might have missed while suffusing your bloodstream with sugar over the past couple of weeks:

¶ A Muslim prisoner sues the State in Federal Court for halal food.

¶ A good idea to be “prayed up” before going to Bristol Hospital?

¶ A racketeering suit claims that the Catholic Diocese of Norwich conspired to cover up sexual abuse by its priests.

¶ Senator Dodd makes Judicial Watch’s list of the most corrupt politicians of 2008.

¶ The economy continues to do things, mostly in the bad things category. Says the Connecticut Post, “Eight companies filed Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notices with the state Labor Department in December of this year, reporting closings and employment cuts that will affect more than 3,400 workers. The cuts are not limited to any particular industry, either, hitting a law firm, package carrier, telecommunications company and information technology and manufacturing companies. Not all the layoffs will take place in Connecticut, as office and facility closings by law firm Thelen LLP and DHL Express include other states. The December cuts also were spread throughout the state, but included DHL’s closing and cuts in Danbury and Norwalk operations and Proctor & Gamble’s closing of its hair care plant in Stamford. Stanley Works filed the most recent notice, informing the state on Dec. 21 that it is closing its Clinton factory and cutting 56 jobs.”

Enjoy the day… be sure to pray!

More churches added to Connecticut Church Map

Here are some fresh updates to our Church Map, as we’ve been seeking to fill geographic “holes” that have existed in the map since its earliest days. If you would like to submit your church or another church for inclusion, please let us know.

Granby: Valley Brook Community Church

Lebanon: Lebanon Bible Church

Middlefield: Victory Christian Church

Moosup: Faith Community Church

New Milford: Bible Baptist Church

Norwalk: Northeast Community Church

Norwich: Norwich Alliance Church

Pawcatuck: Lighthouse Community Baptist Church

Pleasant Valley: Praise Christian Fellowship

Southbury: Calvary Fellowship

Stamford: Bethany Assembly of God

Suffield: River Valley Fellowship Church

Voluntown: Living Word Fellowship

Greenwich becoming Connecticut’s gay marriage capital

Proximity to New York may be making Greenwich the capital of gay marriage in the area, just as it made Greenwich the Powerball Mecca a few years back.

Since Nov. 12, when a state judge gave the final go-ahead for gay marriage, 26 same-sex couples have been married in Greenwich. That is more than the number married in any of the state’s four largest cities, according to data obtained from vital records officials. Seven gay marriages have taken place in Bridgeport; 16 in Hartford, 17 in Stamford and 20 in New Haven. Of the couples married in Greenwich, all but two were from out of state. Fifteen came from the New York City area; three from Long Island; two from Westchester County; one from New Jersey; and one each from Chicago, North Carolina and Kentucky.

Chicago, North Carolina and Kentucky?

I take it back. At this rate Greenwich may become the Las Vegas of gay marriage.

More here from the Greenwich Time.

Danbury takes crown as state’s safest city

Good news for Danburians – you live in Connecticut’s safest city:

Danbury tops the list of the safest cities in the state, according to a ranking of the safest — and most dangerous — cities in the nation.

The rankings of cities with populations greater than 75,000 were recently released as part of the “City Crime Ratings” book published annually by CQ Press. Danbury came in at No. 55 of all cities in the nation and first in Connecticut.

“Danbury is fortunate to employ some of the best police officers in our area, who show a deep commitment to the safety of our city’s citizens and visitors,” Mayor Mark Boughton said.

“Our city is proud of this ranking, and we will continue focusing our efforts and commitment to our officers and their needs.”

Stamford came in second of Connecticut cities and No. 71 in the nation. Hartford brought up the rear as the most dangerous city in the state; its national rank is 359 of 385.

Police Chief Al Baker said Danbury has consistently done well on the rankings over the years and often fell in one of the top two spots for the state. Stamford, however, has come out ahead of Danbury in past years.

Read more here.  Continue to pray for Hartford and New Haven, which reportedly was not ranked because it does not report certain categories of crime to the FBI.