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Second Baptist Church will be hosting our community Vacation Bible School July 8-12. Our program begins at 9 a.m. each morning and ends at noon. Our time includes music, drama (the good kind), crafts, snacks, games and lots of good Bible teaching. Children in PreK – sixth grade are invited to join us. Kids in seventh grade through adults can help.
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.
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.
First Church of Christ, Suffield has recently received a grant from the Amiel P. Zak Service Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. The $7000 award will allow First Church to purchase three new Automated External Defibrillators (AED) and will be able to provide the training that is needed in order to operate the AEDs. An AED is a portable device that automatically delivers an electronic shock to the heart to re-establish the rhythm during a cardiac arrest. Having an AED readily available gives first responders a 60 percent greater chance than CPR in saving a victim. The devices will be placed on each of the three floors of the church so that in case of an emergency anywhere in the building, an AED will be nearby.
Sacred Heart Church will be closed approximately six weeks to allow for minor structural repairs and renovations to the thirty year old structure. The work officially started the week of June 24. All the services will be held at St. Joseph’s Church until further notice. On the advice of a structural engineer, expansion joints need to be installed on the single doorways on the front of the building.
We are seeking Vendors for our Christmas Bazaar held at Sacred Heart Church, 446 Mountain Road, Suffield, CT to be held on Saturday, November 2nd from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. All proceeds go to the Sacred Heart Women’s Guild Scholarship Fund. For details call Elizabeth at 860 668-4246 or email sheart.church@sbcglobal.net.
The following events are happening in June at First Church, An Open and Affirming Church. Worship is held every Sunday at 10 a.m. All are welcome!
The following events are happening in May at First Church, An Open and Affirming Church. Worship is held every Sunday at 10 a.m. All are Welcome!
The Greater Suffield Interfaith Council is hosting a free luncheon and guest speaker from The Network on various domestic violence topics followed by questions and answers.
The Suffield High School Chamber Ensemble, shown above, was one of eight choral groups from three schools and three churches in Suffield to perform in Suffield Sings.