Announcements

• Joining Us for Worship - In person or online!

  Please join us for worship on Sunday mornings at 10 am in Person, on the Green, weather permitting, AND online via Zoom or YouTube. 
  No matter who you are - or where you are - you are welcome here!

  Download the 10 am Worship Guide to follow along during the service.  It includes the order of service, reading, etc.

  In person: Please wear a mask, bring a chair or blanket and separate family units by 6 ft.

  To join via your computer or smart phone:

  via Zoom
  https://zoom.us/j/598785427
  Meeting ID: 598 785 427
  Password: 572708

  To phone in (audio only): (646) 558-8656
  Meeting ID: 598785427#
  Password: 572708

  via YouTube, Live-streamed and recorded - Now you can attend our Sunday morning worship service via YouTube if you find that easier.  No log-in required to watch, but you'll need a Google account log-in if you want to post prayer requests.  Posted on our YouTube channel are also prerecorded worship services and musical features for viewing anytime.

  DAILY DEVOTIONAL - Daily at 9 am (Facebook)
  Pastor Robyn offers an online daily prayer/devotional via Facebook that includes a reading, a short reflection and song, and a prayer.  The devotional of the day can be viewed at 9 am on our Facebook feed.  Past recordings can be found in the videos section.

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  CONNECTION DETAILS

  Our worship services, Sunday School and Bible Study use Zoom, a meeting software that allows for us to join together and see each other. All connection details are also on our Welcome page.

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• Volunteers needed for a Food Drive in May

  We are seeking volunteers to help with a food drive on May 15 or 22.  If you can help on either or one of those dates, please email Jim Esslinger or me to let us know.  More to come for those who wish to contribute...

• Special Request for Troop Correspondence

  According to the Town Hall Gang, there is a young man from town who is stationed at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. He’s not allowed to receive care packages but his parent reached out and said he would love any correspondence. So grab a pen and let Nathan know what’s happening in his home town.

  AB Douskey, Nathan M
  433 TR S1 Dorm B9 FLT 449
  1320 Truemper st. Unit 369575
  JBSA Lackland, TX 78236-6096

   

• Soldier Boxes for Fridays, April 23

  Thank you for supporting our Troops!
  There is a bin on the front steps of Town Hall marked for donations to the Town Hall Gang. Though they like to tailor our boxes to the individual recipients, there are certain items that are always popular. Click here for a list to assist you in shopping, if you decide to do so and in whatever way works best for you. If you would like to send a letter of support, please leave that in the box or email it to Denise Arturi.
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  Our Soldier for Friday April 23, 2021

  Spc Eric Arroyo
  Attn: Any Soldier®
  Finance
  413FMSD
  APO AE 09316

  Added here: 18 March 2021
  Expected to leave Iraq: 01 Oct 2021
  Contact for approx number of Males: 10, Females: 2
  Unit is from: Puerto Rico

  18 Mar 2021:
  We have electricity 220
  We live in baracks and some in tent
  We have pots pans and stove
  We have a microwave and a mini freezer
  Im replesenting my platoon
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  "The Town Hall Gang" sends two boxes to military personnel stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan every week.  One box is for personal care items and the other is for food items.  They send to a variety of troops - some with connection to people in Washington and others are total strangers.
  Contact Denise Arturi if you have any questions about the program or items in found on a weblist of troops requesting supplies.
  Also, for shipping purposes, any canned food should be small.
  For more information, contact Denise Arturi:  860-868-2880
  Thank you!

• RECYCLE Those Sensitive (and other) Documents Safely on April 24

  Save the Date -Community Shredding Event

  April 24, 2021 9am-1pm
  Rear Parking Lot, Bryan Memorial Town Hall

  A truck will be in parking lot until 1pm. Shredding helps protect agaist identity theft AND reduces volume in the waste stream.
  Open to all residents.

• Workshop: Poetry Healing What Divides Our Heart - April 24

  IN PRAISE OF COMMUNION: POETRY AS A HEALING OF WHAT DIVIDES OUR HEART

  With Mark S. Burrows, Ph.D.
  This program is hosted online by Mercy by the Sea, Retreat and Conference Center
  Saturday, April 24, 2021, 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. US/EST
  $35 per person

  If poetry has been aptly described and experienced as a means of restoring what is broken within us and between us, seldom has such a healing been as longed for and needed as it is in our day. How might we find in poems a means of knitting together—or what Julian of Norwich called “one-ing”— the divisions in our heart, individually and collectively?

• Region 12: A Comprehensive Approach to Education - April 25

  Megan Bennett, Superintendent of Region 12 School District will showcase the changes, successes, and evolution of the Region 12 School system. The community conversation will allow audience members to hear the vision of the Region 12 Schools, share their concerns, and express the community’s vision for our students and our schools.

  This free event, sponsored by the Washington Democratic Town Committee and part of the John Millington Lecture Services will take place via a Gunn Memorial Library Zoom link on Sunday, April 25, 2021, at 2:00 p.m.

  Sign up through Gunn Memorial Library at https://www.gunnlibrary.org/programs/ to receive a Zoom meeting link.

  Download the flyer with more information.

• Loaves and Fishes Meal Service - April 29

  Our next Loaves & Fishes service date is Thursday, April 29.

  Three people are needed for meal prep and serving at the Loaves & Fishes Hospitality Kitchen in New Milford - 3:30 - 6pm.

  Still continuing with Covid safety precautions, we will only need serving volunteers.  No food need be contributed at this time.

  Sign up on the online form.   Or... you can contact  Dick Connor with any questions.

• When Southbury Said "No" to the Nazis! - Thursday, 4/29

  The Greater Washington Coalition for Jewish Life presents a special speaker event: 
  When Southbury Said "No" to the Nazis! - Two short films and a panel discussion

  WHEN:  Thursday, April 29 at 4 pm
  WHERE:  Zoom
  COST:  Free

  In light of recent events in our country, this presentation is more relevant than ever before.

  Co-sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Western CT, Temple B’nai Israel Southbury and The Greater Washington Coalition for Jewish Life, these two short films that honor the 75th Anniversary of when Southbury said no to the Nazis will be shown, followed by a panel discussion.

  To pre-register and get the Zoom link, email jewishlifect@gmail.com or call Sally Talarico at 860-868-2434.

  Home of the Brave: This film was produced to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the people of Southbury peacefully mobilizing to stop the German-American Bund (a Nazi-inspired organization) from building its largest youth training camp just south of what is now Exit 15 on Interstate 84. Combining original source documents and oral history, the film recites an inspiring story of how the events unfolded, the bravery of the town’s leaders and the commitment of this small farming community to say (in today’s language) “Hate has no home here!”

  Honoring the Brave: This documentary has additional oral history as well as the emotional response of the community.
  As a result of the documentary, the story came to the attention of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and is included in the major exhibit, “Americans and the Holocaust,” that opened in April 2018. When asked about the story, Museum Curator Rebecca Erbelding said, “that in all their research, Southbury was the only town to stand up against the German-American Bund.

• Women's Yoga Retreat at Silver Lake - May 15

  

  Whether you’re a yoga devotee or a novice, a seasoned singer or shy about your voice, we have a special place for you in our circle! This will be a day of exploration and restoration outside on the beautiful campus of Silver Lake, as we focus on using our bodies and voices as meditation in order to arrive at deeper peace and understanding. Join a phenomenal group of women as we reconnect with the sacred in ourselves and each other.

  WHAT:  Women's Yoga & Spirit Retreat at Silver Lake!
  WHEN:  Saturday, May 15, 10 am - 4 pm
  COST:  $80 per person
  REGISTER 

  The retreat is open to all who identify as women.  Masks and social distancing required.  Rain date May 22.

• Open House at Silver Lake - May 16

  

  Sunday, May 16, 1-5 pm

  A visit to Silver Lake before camp is the best way for a first-time camper (conferee) to know what to expect — you might even run into a new friend who will be in the same conference this summer! We’ll provide the tours and s’mores; you bring your questions.
  
  Register for a 2-hour time slot and join us for a guided tour of the site.

  Each tour group will have a limited number of people and will fill the entire two hours.

  We will be following all current local, state, and federal safety guidance. Masks and physical distancing are required.

   

• Got [old] Sneakers?

  

  Do you have old athletic shoes lying around you've been meaning to get rid of? Are they still in wearable shape and without holes? If so, you can turn them into food for folks struggling right now, and also help others have decent shoes!

  Evan Carlson, a senior at Shepaug, is collecting used sneakers for his Senior project. He sends the sneakers to GotSneakers.com, an organization which distributes the sneakers to those who need shoes here in the US, and is using the funds raised through the sneaker donations to help stock the shelves of Camella's Cupboard in New Milford.

  There are 2 ways to donate your used sneakers. There is a collection bin at the High School that says "Got Sneakers?" or, if you're local, Evan will pick them up. You can contact him at carlsone2021@region-12.org for pick-up or more information.