Churches

Pocket Friends – From Norway to Suffield

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These adorable Pocket Friends made their way to Suffield in May 2019. Each are hand knit creations by Signe Wright, an 87-year-old Suffield resident. “Each one takes about two to three hours of work, some more than others,” said Signe. While she does not get out much these days, Signe has always been very industrious knitting year round, making hats and mittens for homeless shelters, knitting gifts for Suffield Community Aid Baskets, and participating in the Annual Church Fair selling her hats and shawls at Second Baptist Church. Signe was energized when she found these adorable Pocket Friends in a knitting group in her home country of Norway.

Organizations

Annual Farm Fest Weekend at Hilltop Farm

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It’s time that FOFAH begins the preparation of Hilltop Farm to host Farm Fest weekend with a dinner on Saturday and an agricultural festival on Monday, Labor Day. The Annual Harvest Dinner & Silent Auction is scheduled for Saturday, August 31. Dinner under the tent with friends and neighbors is a wonderful way to mark the beginning of autumn. The Silent Auction will offer a variety of food and beverages. This event is FOFAH’s primary fundraising event.

Organizations

Suffield Woman’s Club Observes 125th Anniversary

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On Tuesday, June 11, the Suffield Woman’s Club gathered with special guests at the West Suffield Academy Hall to celebrate its 125th Anniversary. The Suffield Woman’s Club has a long history of taking a lead in community service, with giving back to the Town of Suffield always at the forefront. In 1894, 10 women gathered at a private home in town, to form the Woman’s Reading Club of Suffield. With programs ranging from reading, history, art and music, to lectures and community activities sponsored for the town, this small group of women also conferred through an appointed committee with Suffield’s First Selectman, and were among the first to contribute to the Emergency Aid Association since its establishment in 1903. In 1926, it was voted to change the club’s name to the Suffield Woman’s Club and to join the General Federation of Woman’s Clubs of Connecticut (GFWC/CT).

Churches

Strong Leadership on the Move

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For some the call to a particular vocation can be an “aha” moment. For others, the route is much more circuitous. And so it was for The Reverend Bridget Fidler, senior minister at First Church of Christ Congregational, United Church of Christ, Suffield. Bridget accepted the call to minister at First Church in spring 2009. After ten years of faithful leadership, her last Sunday will be July 21, 2019.

Food for Thought

Food For Thought

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“America is much more than a geographical fact. It is a political and moral fact — the first community in which men set out in principle to institutionalize freedom, responsible government, and human equality.” – Adlai Stevenson