Author Archives: patrickkeller

7/11/2026 Good morning church family,   GIVING THANKS & PRAISE:  Thanks be to God for being able to teach His Word to our children and grand-children.   Several members of this congregation served at camp this past week. God was surely glorified! Here are some pictures.     PRAYER REQUESTS:   Kaydene Hodge's friend Veeda Neil whom we had been praying for, passed away last Friday.  Prayers of comfort are requested for her family.     Many events are happening over the next few months…all LORD WILLING and with Praise and… Continue reading →

Psalms of Praise   5/23/2026 Good morning church family, GIVING THANKS & PRAISE:  Thanks to Jay for hosting the Young Adults last week.   They had a great food, great fellowship and all around great time!     Memorial Day weekend is upon us and as we prepare to celebrate what has become the traditional start of summer, it is important to pause and reflect on remembering those service members who have died fighting for our country.   May we give thanks to all who are currently serving in our… Continue reading →

The sower and the seed   5/16/2026 Good morning church family,     GIVING THANKS & PRAISE:  Thanks to JoAnne Discala for leading and hosting the Ladies Bible Study last Saturday.   16 Ladies attended and God was glorified! Thanks to Mary Lou and Lisa Saracino for having lead the Tuesday Zoom Bible study the past 9 months.   This mid-week study has been a blessing.   Matt's Mother Mae Heilbrunn is doing much better and close to being out of the ICU, Praise God!     HAPPY  80th BIRTHDAY… Continue reading →

A Mother's reflection   5/9/2026 Good morning church family, GIVING THANKS & PRAISE:  Thanks to all of our Mothers, Grand-mothers, and Great Grand-mothers.   You are all incredible blessings in passing down the Faith from one generation to another.   Happy 96th Birthday to Virginia Discala!!  Virginia is an incredible blessing and we rejoice and celebrate with her and their family!       PRAYER REQUESTS:   The Saracino family is asking for prayers for Tori's friend Matt's Mother May Heilbrunn.   She had triple bypass surgery recently and now has… Continue reading →

No one is like You O LORD, You are Great and Your Name is Mighty   5/2/2026 Good morning church family, GIVING THANKS & PRAISE:  The Young Adults had a great time at movie night at the Carey's home last Friday night!     CONGRATULATIONS ZACH SARACINO AND JIN LIN on their engagement last Saturday!  Zach proposed at their first date meeting place 5 years ago at Sleeping Giant state park in Connecticut, and Jin said YES!   We are overjoyed at the news and know that God's blessings will… Continue reading →

The tree of life 4/25/2026 Good morning church family, GIVING THANKS & PRAISE:  Thanks to the Carey's for hosting the teen movie night last night.     Thanks to all who prayed for Dorothea's son David.  He is home now recuperating and grateful for all of the prayers on his behalf.       Sarah Walkup is home from the hospital.   The twins are still in the hospital and continue to thrive.  They are now over 4 lbs each.   Introducing Meade and Calvin below   Congratulations to Ronnie… Continue reading →

God of Wonders 4/18/2026 Good morning church family,   GIVING THANKS & PRAISE:    Praise God for this beautiful warm weather we have been blessed with!  Below is a photo of a Weeping Cherry Blossom.        Thanks to Debbie Froehlich for teaching the Ladies Bible study last Saturday.   She taught a humbling lesson and did an outstanding job.    Thanks to Jay for preaching last Sunday.   If you haven't listened to the sermon yet, please carve out time to listen.   Thanks to Patrick Keller for… Continue reading →

Abundance in Jesus Christ 4/11/2026 Good morning church family, GIVING THANKS & PRAISE:  Thanks again to Derin & Kristen Wilson for coordinating the Easter Egg Hunt last Saturday.   There was a great turn out and Derin lead a wonderful devotional.   Tori's end of the year recital went well!  She had a great turn-out and she simply shined!   PRAYER REQUESTS:   Doreen Palmer asked for prayers for her daughter Christina who is still struggling.   They are currently in Bridgeport for now, but will head back to Maryland soon…. Continue reading →

“Just as He said…” 4/4/2026 Good morning church family, GIVING THANKS & PRAISE:  Thanks to Eyoko for organizing the benevolent work for the Umbrella House for Domestic Abuse.    There were great contributions towards this cause and thanks for all of your support!     Thanks to all who helped with the Pot Luck last week!  We had a great turn-out and great food as well!        Mary Lou and Ronnie Ralph had good news this week.   Ronnie Ralph finished his radiation treatments and got to ring… Continue reading →

By His wounds we have been healed… 3/28/2026 Good morning church family, GIVING THANKS & PRAISE:  Mary Warren updated us and was grateful for the prayers for her friend's daughter Jenna Strickland.   She is home from the hospital living in a restricted environment and unable to live a normal life, but she is thankful to be home.   The INSPIRE NEW ENGLAND GROWTH CONFERENCE last weekend was nothing short of fantastic!     Ron was one of the speakers and he did a great job speaking about “LEADERSHIP FOR… Continue reading →

“Behold, I make All things new” Revelation 21:1-8 3/21/2026 Good morning church family,   Goodbye winter and HELLO SPRING!   Revelation 21:1-8 “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away,  and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband; and I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling of God is with men…. Continue reading →

Created in His Image 3/14/2026 Good morning church family, Ephesians 2:10 GIVING THANKS & PRAISE:  Thanks to all who attended the SHINE MINISTRY MEETING last Sunday.  15 people attended and we are all excited about the good things ahead.  Great suggestions were generated about potential outreach to this community.  There will be plenty of opportunities for people to use their talents towards glorifying God and serving others.  Stay tuned for more details to come! We give THANKS & PRAISE to GOD for this latest update on LEO.   Leo's MRI… Continue reading →

  What do you seek? 10/11/2025 Good morning church family, GIVING THANKS: Thanks to everyone for your donations to Spooner House, for the Head Start program, and the College Care bag items.   God is surely glorified through this good work.   BENEVOLENCE: In collaboration with The Trumbull early school program (Head Start). We are collecting items that S.N.A.P does not cover. These items will be given to children in need.  Soap, Toothpaste, toilet paper, etc. We will be collecting these over the next few weeks. A list and a collection… Continue reading →

10/5/2025 Good morning church family,   GIVING THANKS: Thanks to all for your prayers while we've been away for several weeks.  We felt your prayers and are so grateful to be home!  Thanks to everyone who covered for us in many capacities here.  We have an incredible church family and we are beyond grateful for each of you! Thanks to all for donating food for the Hymn Sing last Sunday!  80 brothers and sisters in Christ  attended and it was a huge success.  The singing was heavenly and the fellowship… Continue reading →

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