Faith
- Mon. 11/02
First Church of Christ in Suffield hosts holiday sales Nov. 7 to fund meal packing
First Church of Christ in Suffield will run a country store, bake sale, basket raffle and tag sale during the town-wide Christmas in Suffield fair on Saturday, Nov. 7, with proceeds going to a Rise Against Hunger meal-packaging event.
- Fri. 10/30
Second Baptist Church of Suffield offers Halloween treats, collects blankets for soup kitchen
Second Baptist Church of Suffield will greet trick-or-treaters on Oct. 31, collects blankets and bedding through Nov. 8 for a Springfield soup kitchen, and hosts a Foodshare mobile pantry Nov. 3 and its Christmas in Suffield craft fair Nov. 7.
- Thu. 10/29
St. Catherine of Siena Church marks 140 years with Nov. 1 anniversary Mass
St. Marianne Cope Parish will celebrate the 140th anniversary of its St. Catherine of Siena Church building with a noon Mass on Sunday, Nov. 1, followed by a dinner, and holds two All Souls' Day Masses on Nov. 2.
- Tue. 10/27
Sacred Heart Parish in Suffield lists chili pickup, teen night and All Saints' Day rosary
Sacred Heart Parish in Suffield has a chili and pie pickup Oct. 29, a youth group night Oct. 30 and an All Saints' Day rosary led by the Knights of Columbus on Nov. 1, according to its Oct. 25 bulletin.
- Sat. 10/24
Windsor Locks parish sets All Souls' Mass at St. Mary's Cemetery; Hazardville church paints pumpkins Saturday
Mary, Gate of Heaven Parish plans a Nov. 2 All Souls' Mass at St. Mary's Cemetery and a shelter dinner, and Hazardville United Methodist Church holds pumpkin painting Saturday afternoon.
- Mon. 10/19
Community & Faith: food help and faith gatherings in the upriver towns this week
Pantry and meal hours in Enfield, East Windsor, Windsor Locks and Somers, plus St. Jeanne Jugan Parish gatherings in Enfield, Oct. 19-22.
- Sun. 10/18
Somers Congregational Church marks a year of events for its 300th anniversary
The Somers Congregational United Church of Christ, which dates itself to 1727, is holding a monthly series of events through September 2027 to mark three centuries.
- Fri. 10/16
St. Jeanne Jugan Parish lists coffee hour, guild meeting and Giving Store pause for the week ahead
Enfield's Catholic parish of St. Jeanne Jugan lists a Sunday coffee hour, a Women's Guild meeting, a young adults evening and a pause in Giving Store donations through Oct. 27.