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CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

We are a small but active parish in Norwich, a 350-year-old city of 37,000 in southeastern Connecticut, known as "The Rose of New England."

We pride ourselves on our excellent music program and our efforts to assist those in our city who can use a helping hand.

We're young and not-as-young-as-we-used-to-be. Some of us grew up in the area and in the Episcopal Church, while others made their way here later in life.

However we got here, we have all found a special home at Christ Episcopal Church.

We hope you'll join us for worship or perhaps to enjoy a Sunday afternoon concert and that you will feel at home here, too. We are located at 78 Washington Street, Norwich CT 06360 and may be contacted at 860.887.4249 or adminassistant@cecnorwichct.org

Regular Hours of Service

  • Sunday Services: 8 AM & 10 AM
  • Morning Prayer: Tuesdays 9 AM
  • Lectionary Bible Study: Thursdays 9:30 PM

Special Services

  • New Years Day: Single service at 10 AM
  • January 22, 2012: Single Service at 9 AM followed by our Annual Meeting

Our Mission

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Christ Episcopal Church Norwich is an inclusive, caring, and unified congregation, which welcomes people from all backgrounds. We are a multigenerational parish with a strong Episcopal tradition. Located in an urban community, the "gateway" church to downtown Norwich, we lift up Christ in our liturgy, Christian formation, spiritually inspired music and provide Holy ground for people on a faith journey. In order to improve ourselves, we look beyond ourselves to serve God in our community. We have a forward looking and ever growing commitment to local out reach and Christian stewardship. We seek to share Christ's light and God's grace with others.

As members of Christ's body we strive to spread His love in the world by:

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  1. Feeding the hungry
  2. Expanding His ministry
  3. Encouraging and fostering increased individual participation in His Church
  4. Sharing the gift of music and the arts in our community
  5. Welcoming and supporting all who seek His grace
About Our Next Rector

Our next rector, The Reverend J Hugh A James, BA, MPhil has supplied us with a flyer [pdf] and a short movie clip [2 min].

Notes from the Rector's Desk
Rev. Michele

Dear Friends in Christ:

Jesus told the story of the father who lavished his son with gifts: from the family ring and new outfits to a great feast and kisses. The gifts were not earned, simply given and given in abundance. The father gave the gifts from his heart and out of pure love for his son.

For that's what gifts are, according to the dictionary, something given voluntarily without payment in return. And this father, not only gave, but gave his son an extravagant amount.
[The rest of the Rector's Notes available here]