West Suffield Congregational News

West Suffield Congregational Church has some exciting new things happening. On March 21 from 9 to 12 a.m. we are opening our church to the first of our Alternative Health Fairs. We are very excited about this for a number of reasons. It will allow people to experience different modalities in healthcare that they might not be able to access or learn about elsewhere.

Alternative methods of health, healing and wellness have gained attention across the Western world. More people are exploring practices such as reiki, acupuncture, meditation, breath work, shamanism, sound healing and energy work in addition to the widely known practices of yoga and massage. These alternative modes of healing are sometimes sought in conjunction with professional medical procedures to offset the side effects of chemotherapy, radiation and to facilitate one’s natural healing process after injury or illness.

For those who would like to explore different types of healing modalities, you are invited to experience short sessions of reiki, acupuncture, chair massage and other types of energetic healing with volunteering professional practitioners from the area.

This event will be open to the public and geared towards those who are curious about alternative health and wellness and those who may not normally be able to afford regularly scheduled treatments. Volunteering practitioners will offer their services in short sessions in an open-clinic style setting; attendees will choose which modes of healing they would like to try on a first come, first served basis. There will also be the opportunity to purchase products such as flower essences and herbal teas from the volunteers. The Alternative Health Fair will occur every four months in the same location, and future dates will soon be available.

Admission to this event will be donation-based to give back to the community. Attendees are invited to bring a donation of non-perishable food, or a monetary donation of your choice to raise funds for the West Suffield Congregational Church.

Soulscape Reiki + Wellness, a small reiki practice located at 124 Mountain Road in Suffield, is organizing this event. Any questions can be sent to Courtney Petrucci at (860) 254-2546 or soulscapereiki@gmail.com. If you are an energy practitioner or other alternative health and wellness professional who would like to volunteer their services at this event, please contact Courtney at the above information.

Another exciting thing coming our way is a special program on Palm Sunday. On that day, music will be our focus, with sung scripture and special music. Our 10 a.m. Easter service will include a new tradition for us, called the flowering of the cross. In celebration of the day, we will adorn a wire cross with hundreds of beautiful flowers in order to recognize all the beauty of a bright Easter morning when we wake to find our Lord is risen!

May there be many blessings on your days, I hope to see you soon.