Organizations

Phelps-Hatheway House to Host Teas

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Please join the staff of the Phelps-Hatheway House and Garden for two delightful occasions sure to make your holidays bright! On Saturday, December 7 and Sunday, December 8 at 11 a.m., the door to our historic Pine Room will open to welcome families to a Teddy Bear Tea. Bring your beloved bear for a sweet treat and celebration of the holidays. Tea sandwiches, a variety of cookies and a tasty herbal tea will warm the heart and body. A short story dedicated to the bear you love and a visit from a special North Pole resident will finish our time together.

History

The Hanukkah Story

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According to Jewish custom, Hanukkah is considered a “minor” Jewish festival, but today it ranks—along with Passover, Purim and High Holidays—as one of the most beloved Jewish holidays, full of light and joy and family celebration. Unlike many Jewish holidays, Hanukkah (also known as the Festival of Lights) is not mentioned in the Bible. The historical events upon which the celebration is based are recorded in Maccabees I and II, two books contained within a later collection of writings known as the Apocrypha. As the story goes, in the year 168 B.C.E., the Syrian king Antiochus Epiphanes sent his soldiers to Jerusalem. The Syrians desecrated the Temple, the holiest place for Jews at that time.

Library

Art Show Helped

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Local artist Barbara Coffin, left, discusses one of her paintings with a visitor during the well-attended opening reception on November 1 for her month-long exhibit in the Gallery at Kent Memorial Library, the first exhibit since the library reopened.

Churches

A Suffield Holiday Music Tradition Continues

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The Second Baptist Church of Suffield is pleased to announce its Annual Community Christmas Concert. This annual event will take place Saturday, December 14, at 3 p.m. at the church at 100 N. Main Street – so plan to come for some fantastic music and a great time with your neighbors!

Editorial

The Value of Inclusivity

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Our small town, in every season of the year, seems a peaceful, even a serene, place to live. Its natural beauty is enhanced by the old homes on Main Street and the spacious farms and open land within the town limits. People here are generally warm-hearted and outgoing, quick to help friends and neighbors, interested in community efforts. But beneath its placid surface, there are controversial issues in Suffield that keep bubbling up. The challenge that surfaces first is the question of the earlier referendum to remake the Bridge Street School into a community center.

Churches

Sacred Heart Parish Holiday Schedule

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Christmas Eve 

Tuesday, December 24

The Birth of Our Lord and Savior

4:00 p.m. Mass

10:30 p.m. Mass

Christmas Day

Wednesday, December 25

The Birth of Our Lord and Savior

8:00 a.m. Mass

10:00 a.m. Mass

ChristmasConfessions

Friday, December 20

from 5:30 to 7:00 PM

Saturday, December 21

from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.

and

from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Monday, December 23

from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.