Episcopal Deacons of Connecticut

06/08/2026

Deacon Edrice, Deacon Caroline, and Archdeacon Don spent the afternoon in a preaching workshop offered by the Most Reverend and Right Honorable Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York yesterday.
The workshop was followed by an outstanding Choral Evensong.

06/07/2026

Today we remember all those who were affected by the events of D-Day; especially the Reverend Robert Wallace Cudworth who landed with the US Navy at Omaha Beach, Normandy France 6/6/1944.
Deacon Bob was ordained in December 1990.
He served with the people of St. John the Evangelist Church in Wallingford, Trinity Church in Portland, Grace Church, Newington, and St. John’s Church, West Hartford.
He passed away December 2015.
May his soul and all the departed rest in peace.

06/04/2026

Deacon Caroline at Bethel Pride...

05/29/2026

ECCT Deacons: We hope you can join the fun!!! Please RSVP when you have a free moment. (When I say "free moment", I mean when you are not busy leading the church into the world.)

05/21/2026

SAVE THE DATE!!!
Please join the deacons of Province I in conference October 2nd and 3rd in Framingham, MA.
Friday will include time with our respective bishops.
Saturday will feature the Rev. Canon Kelly Brown Douglas as keynote speaker.
Additional details to follow...

05/11/2026

This is real. Can you help???

It's Period Poverty Awareness Week. 🩸
Research from Kotex (US) finds that 2 in 5 people struggle to purchase period products. We are fight for and there's still so much more work to do.

How can you be part of the movement?
🩸 Raise Awareness
🩸 Advocate on local & state levels
🩸 Host a Period Product Drive

Alliance For Period Supplies

05/06/2026

Congratulations to Deacon David Rhodes on his retirement from regular parish assignments. We wish him and Rose some well deserved rest.

WOODBURY – The Rev. David Rhodes, long-time Deacon at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Woodbury, retired on Sunday, May 3, and parishioners have honored “Deacon David” with a contribution to

05/02/2026

The ECCT Deacons who gather for weekly check-in encourage and invite you to add the following concerns to your personal and parish devotions this week.
We offer prayers:..of thanksgiving for all deacons who are about to retire..for all victims of gun violence..for those who continue to recover from surgery..for Bishop Lina, and the people of The Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts upon the occasion of her episcopal ordination..for the reconciliation of misdirected anger, frustration, and fear; and that the hearts of those who hold such feelings find love..for all travelers on the road..for the 3,800 children and youth of CT living in foster care..for all armed forces deployed in harm's way..for those who believe they are hearing a call to ordained ministry..for deacons everywhere
Amen.