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Church By the Pond
December 7, 2024 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST
Services held outdoors in Bushnell Park, Hartford, CT. This is a ministry in partnership with Christ Church Cathedral in Hartford.
Church by the Pond is literally a church without walls. Services are held outdoor in Bushnell Park at 2:00 p.m. every Saturday, rain or shine, hot or cold, sleet or snow.
Based on Boston’s “Common Cathedral” model, we don’t wait for people to find us. Instead, we set up our altar in a highly visible public setting. We participate in God’s mission by bringing the good news of Jesus Christ’s love and salvation to the all people.
From 20-60 people typically gather for the service every Saturday regardless of the weather. Many are homeless and living in shelters. All come to hear God’s Word, most seem to feel the comfort of the liturgies they learned as children, and nearly everyone participates in the sacrament of Christ’s Body and Blood. Nearly 25 clergy from around the state participate. Parishioners from local churches make and distribute 75 or so bagged lunches after the service.