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The four congregations, which celebrate each weekend in English, Spanish, French and Creole, will also be joining four other local Episcopal churches.
The Caribbean Drum Corps will play, as will the combined Latin Bands of San Lucas y San Pablo and l'Iglesia de San Juan, plus the English Hand Bell Choir and members of four different English choirs will join together for offertory anthems.
St. John's was founded in 1748 and is the oldest church in Bridgeport. It has a long history of serving the poor in the community. In 2014, the 35-year-old tradition of feeding the homeless every Tuesday night served almost 7,000 meals, and the food pantry distributed 44,000 meals. The Bed Funds covered about $83,000 of medical expenses for those in need.
The Family Center provided $19,000 in rent/utility assistance, plus mother-toddler groups, ESOL and citizenship classes, summer youth programs, an after-school program with 82 fifth-graders, nutrition classes and more.
In addition, the church's Clothes Closet provided free clothing to 450 families in 2014, and its child care center provides 24 working families on government assistance with high-quality care.
St. John's Episcopal Church is at 768 Fairfield Ave.
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