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 Methodist Lenten Soup and Prayer Holy Week Taize in the News 175th Anniversary Methodist Lenten Soup and Prayer This year, more than ever, Methodists are coming together to spend this holy season as a united church. Three area churches will be joining Diamond Hill for joint Wednesday night soup dinners and Lenten services. As we welcome and fellowship with our United Methodist sisters and brothers this season, we invite you to bring your friends and loved ones to share in one of the most holy seasons of the Christian church. Schedule Wednesday Evenings 7 p.m. Soup and Bread Dinner 7:30 p.m. Lenten Service March 4 - Diamond Hill UMC 521 E. Putnam Ave, Cos Cob, CT March 11 - The First UMC of Stamford 42 Cross Rd, Stamford, CT March 18 - Purdys UMC 106 Titicus Rd, North Salem, NY March 25 - Stamford Korean UMC 42 Cross Rd, Stamford, CT April 1 - The First UMC of Stamford 42 Cross Rd, Stamford, CT (Don Adams of Diamond Hill UMC preaching) Return to top A Diamond Hill Holy Week Thursday, April 9 7:30 p.m. Maundy Thursday We sit at a table together and recall Jesus’ final meal, his passion, and depart in silence and darkness… Friday, April 10 7:30 p.m. Good Friday With guest preacher, Rev. Ken Kieffer, we pray together at the foot of a cross in the tradition of the Taizé community in France… Sunday, April 12 6:00 a.m. Easter Sunrise Service We pass from night into the light of morning… Sunday, April 12 10:00 a.m. Easter Worship We rejoice at the resurrection of our God! Return to top Taize in the News Fairfield County Weekly's Bill Squire recently attended one of Diamond Hill's weekly Taize services. Read about his thoughts in this article. More information about our Taize services can be found here. Return to top 175th Anniversary and Homecoming Celebration 2008 marked the 175th year that there has been an official Methodist congregation in the Cos Cob/Mianus area. This congregation is now called the Diamond Hill United Methodist Church, which has met in the stone church at the top of the hill on the Post Road for 140 years. Diamond Hill has been celebrating this anniversary year for many months, and the year’s festivities culminated November 9 at a Grand Anniversary and Homecoming Celebration, which will included an anniversary worship service at 10 a.m., followed by a 12 p.m. lunch. The lunch included a photographic history of the church, entertainment from the Diamond Hill Theater Company, and a presentation from First Selectman Peter Tesei declaring November 9 "Diamond Hill 175th Anniversary Day". The celebration was organized through the Diamond Hill Archive Committee, comprised of Carol Willson, Grace DeMott, Lynn Miculcy, Mary Cameron, Ruth Wilson, and Vesta Saleeby. This group of dedicated individuals has been meeting and working for several years to go through the many archives and loose documents of Diamond Hill Church, researching Methodist and Cos Cob history, and compiling the most interesting photographs and facts of the church’s heritage. The Archive Committee has uncovered Diamond Hill’s rich Methodist heritage in Cos Cob, which was highlighted on November 9. Most interesting have been the stories of the people of Cos Cob who attended Diamond Hill. From the laypersons who held early Methodist meetings in secret to the Methodist “circuit rider” who mounted his horse at 4 a.m. to provide sacraments and preaching to his many Societies; from those who donated land and money for the current stone building to the women who have been putting on community fairs up to this day; from the young men who pumped the organ for many years to the spontaneous group of joyful Christians that gathered at the church on VJ Day in 1945, who could not help but sing and give thanks to God; from the “Ding-a-lings” comedic theater group of the 1960’s to those who provide arts and hospitality today at Diamond Hill. Congratulations, Diamond Hill! Return to top |
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