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Meet Nikkya Hargrove
Nikkya Hargrove is a writer whose forthcoming book, a memoir, Mama: A Queer Black Woman’s Story of a Family Lost and Found, will be published on October 15, 2024 by Algonquin Books. She has written about adoption, marriage, motherhood, and the prison system for The Washington Post, The Guardian, The New York Times, Scary Mommy, and Shondaland. She is the vice […]
Continue ReadingBrian Whelan Artist Talk
A Pilgrimage of Sight: Behold the Holy City.A Speech given by Brian Whelan at the reception at St Paul’s on the Green on the 10th of February 2024 My thanks go to Rev. Daniel Simons for inviting me to show here and to Marsha Dunn and Audrey Cozzarin who helped organize the exhibition along with […]
Continue ReadingMeet Joy Burns
Adrienne “Joy” Burns Joy was born in Harlem and grew up in the Bronx, NY. Her family’s roots in the Caribbean and the Carolinas led her to spend over 20 years in genealogy research. The time she spent in archives also led to curiosity about the lives of enslaved people in colonial CT. A collaboration […]
Continue ReadingKindred Thoughts Bookstore
Launched in October 2020 during the pandemic, Kindred Thoughts Bookstore started as an online book club via Zoom reading titles such as The Truths We Hold (VP elect at the time, Kamala Harris), The Warmth of Other Suns (Isabel Wilkerson), Harlem Shuffle (Colson Whitehead) to name a few. Continuing to leverage online platforms, we promoted our quarterly discussions on Eventbrite and have had people […]
Continue ReadingNoah Klein
Noah Klein graduated from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University with a BM in Organ Performance, studying under Dr. Janette Fishell. He was the Musical Intern for Tabernacle Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis, Indiana. Back home in Northfield, Minnesota, Noah plays for local churches in the area as well as organ recital series throughout […]
Continue ReadingRuby Bridges Screening
Saturday, February 10, 6:45 pmGather at Congregation Beth El Norwalk at 6:45 pm for for Havdalah, (the short service that separates the Sabbath from the rest of the week) followed by a film screening of the Disney movie Ruby Bridges. Ruby was the first Black student to desegregate an all-white elementary school in New Orleans. Admission is a […]
Continue ReadingCelebrating Absalom Jones
As part of Black history month we remember the Reverend Absalom Jones the first black Episcopal priest and founder of the African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas now located at 6361 Lancaster Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As last year, parishioners from St. Paul’s with join the Diocesan celebration at St. Monica’s Church in Hartford. For […]
Continue Reading175th Anniversary of the Abolition of Slavery in Connecticut.
A reflection from Gail Bindley-Taylor, member of the ECCT Racial Healing, Justice and Reconciliation Ministry Network This past Sunday afternoon, as the wintry weather turned cold and flurries rained down, three groups within our Diocese: the Racial Healing, Justice and Reconciliation Ministry Network (of which I am a member, representing St. Paul’s) the Task Force […]
Continue ReadingCelebrating the Sacred Ground Journey
Dear friends, As we move forward into 2024 and continue to work towards our goal of becoming a Beloved Community, we would also like to celebrate our accomplishments and commitment to continuing our Sacred Ground journey. Currently, we have completed four circles and continue to grow as we expand and plan on starting a fifth […]
Continue ReadingMeet The Rev. Canon Harlon L. Dalton
The Rev. Canon Harlon L. Dalton describes himself as “an African-American male child of God and of the ‘60’s.” A graduate of Harvard College (magna cum laude) and Yale Law School, his first career was as a lawyer and law professor. He is a Professor of Law, Emeritus, at Yale Law School, from which he […]
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