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A beautiful afternoon for coffee hour in the meadow. Burn-adette was happy for the visitors, and we collected $81.00 for the Food Pantry.

Visit the scarecrows in the Tapping Reeve Meadow, 82 South Street Litchfield until Oct 31.

Many thanks to Nancy Post, Richard Quay and David Peiffer for refinishing the south facing doors overlooking the Memorial Garden. They look beautiful.
Join the fun on Halloween, come help greet trick-or-treaters. Costumes encouraged.
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All Saints Sunday

On November 7 we will be celebrating All Saints Sunday. This is a time when we remember all the saints, famous and little known, who have blessed us with their presence, examples, and prayers. At the 10 a.m. service there will be an opportunity at the Offertory to bring up a picture of those who have been special to you and place them on a table at the top of the chancel steps. There is no limit to how many you may bring. They may be family members who have passed away. They may be famous people that have been major influences on your life.

Also please send a list of those who have died in the last year whom you would like to have remembered in the prayers. Send your list to Karen Ackerman at [email protected] or call her at 860-597-9465.

Sign Up for Stewardship Discussion

We ask each of you to join us at one stewardship session. These meetings are small group gatherings where, during a short presentation, each of you will all have an opportunity to ask questions and share your thoughts about our common church life.

Sign up in the back of the church, by contacting Karen at
[email protected] or 860-567-9465
or here


        Stewardship discussions on:
  • Sunday, November 7, at 9:00 a.m. in the Community House
  • Sunday, November 7, at 11:30 a.m. in the Community House
  • Tuesday, November 9, at 9:30 a.m. on Zoom
Tuesday November 9  at 7:00 pm on Zoom-CANCELLED - new time November 10 at 7 p.m.
  • Sunday, November 14, at 5:30 p.m. in the Community House
NW Region Convocation Sunday 11/7
4:30-6:00PM

The Northwest Region's 2021 Convocation will be held on Zoom. The theme for the evening is "The Saints". We will worship together in a format of Evening Prayer and share in some Saints trivia! Come be a part of this annual gathering for our parishes of the Region!
 

Afghan Refugees
 
Other ways to help people fleeing the chaos in Afghanistan.
 
Join the effort in Woodbury to settle a family. New Start is a volunteer group started as a combined effort by the churches of Woodbury. The volunteers work under the direction of Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services (IRIS) to assist a refugee family in finding housing, furnishing, employment; and becoming independent within 6 months of arrival. Contact Monica ([email protected]) if you are interested or would like more information.   One of our members has already offered temporary shelter (the first item in the list below. For more information on iris, see below.


Donate money to Episcopal Relief and Development Visit their website at https://www.episcopalrelief.org.


Weekly at St. Michael's

Holy Eucharist: Sundays 8 a.m. in person inside, no music
Sundays 10 a.m. in person inside with music.

Streaming on Youtube.



Sundays @ 5 - a simple and short alternative service. In the past this service has had a Celtic flavor and we will begin with that. We may experiment with other styles of worship from other parts of our Christian tradition.

THE SUNDAY PAPER JUNIOR is aimed at younger children (preschool through grade 3 or 4), and covers both tracks of the Revised Common Lectionary. The SUNDAY PAPER JUNIOR features one lesson only, usually the Gospel. THE SUNDAY PAPER JUNIOR offers big, bold artwork, a simple story line, an activity page designed to stir children's imaginations and spirituality and that requires pencil or crayons only (no glue or scissors) and does not involve word games or other literacy-based activities. Click here for a copy of this Sunday's Lesson

Mon - Fri - Morning Prayer 9 am through Zoom. Go to Zoom.us.
From now on you will need a passcode to join Morning Prayer.
The meeting ID number stays the same: 303 232 792.
Passcode: 320077
Tuesdays at 11 a.m.- Centering Prayer in Church
Wed- Bible Study 8 am in person and on Zoom followed by Morning Prayer at 9 a.m. Meeting number 597-616-029. No password needed. We expect those attending in person are fully vaccinated.

We usually discuss the readings for the coming Sunday.
You can also look these up in a Bible or use the Lectionary Page to find them.
Type www.thelectionarypage.net. Click on the month, and a calendar will pop up. Click on the day you want, and the lesson will appear. Note that there is an option to open them as Word document if that is helpful. 



Bevan's sermons

Bevan’s sermons can be found on the St. Michael’s website at https://stmichaels-litchfield.org/sermons/ and on the Litchfield.bz site at https://www.litchfield.bz/category/home-family/.


 


Episcopal Diocese of CT and NW Region

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Northwest Region Missionary

Dylan Mello is our Northwest Region Missionary and possibly the busiest man in the ECCT. More info about what is happening in the NW Region can be found at at  https://www.episcopalct.org/northwest/.

To sign up for the NW Region Newsletter, click here.


Parish Prayers
Tessa Gallardo, Beth Merritt, Mary Beth LaMay, Carla Benson, Joe Pannozzo, Chris Clarke, Carolyn Spangenberg,Helen, Leslie, Courtney, Frank, Milo, Linda, Brian, Liz, Anthony, Nancy, Janet and Chris, Alie, Violet & Abraham Fiorello. 
 
For the safety of Curry Walker’s son Chris, working in Saudi Arabia. 
 
For victims of Hurricane Ida.
 
For peace and all in harm's way in Afghanistan and for protection for all people threatened with violence anywhere in the world. For the victims of gun violence in our land, and wisdom to address this bane in our common life. 

For and end to the COVID19 pandemic, for all infected with the virus, and for all medical personnel caring for them. 
 
For people, whose lives are affected by addiction, especially those who come to 12-step meetings here.

For all those serving in the military.
 
For caregivers and those they care for. 
 
For people who struggle with hunger and poverty, especially for those who receive food from our Food Pantry. 
 
For wisdom and courage to address the sin of racism in ourselves and in our country.
 
In the Diocesan cycle of prayers we pray for St. Paul’s, Westbrook; Emmanuel, Weston; Christ & Holy Trinity, Westport; Clergy peer groups and the Clergy Family Assistance Program.

This week we pray for:
10/31 Day of Thanksgiving
11/1   Bob Rumsey
11/2   Jim & Victoria Sansing
11/3   Cindy Sherwood
11/4   Nan Skeie
11/5   Mary Skilton
11/6   Pray for Parish
 
For Parish Birthdays we pray for:
10/31 Jennifer Wyzykowski
11/1   Lisa Bachmann
11/3   Jake Lacy
11/6   Meredith Cox