Good News! If you are 65+, join our “caravan” on Tuesday, May 14, leaving around 11am from the church parking lot to the DEEP office in Harwinton where you can get a free parking pass for all Connecticut state parks, including Black Rock in Thomaston where St. Michael’s June 1st picnic will be held. No charge; you need only show proof-of-birth such as a driver’s license.
Date: Sunday, November 27
Time: TBA
Location: Litchfield History Museum
Fee: Free
The Historical Society is once again participating in Litchfield’s annual Holiday Stroll and Tree Lighting Ceremony. Stop at the Historical Society for some holiday merriment by crafting your own ornaments.
The Waterbury Symphony returns to St. Michael's on November 12, 2011 for the "Eight Seasons" concert with guest violinist Natasha Korsakova.
Eddie didn't mind the holy water, and really enjoyed the cat treats, which happened to be his favorite!
Phyllis Lovett of Torrington brought Eddie to the St. Francis Feast Day Pet Blessing at St. Michael’s. Eddie was not only a gracious blessee, but probably the most famous cat in Torrington when his picture was on the front page of local news in the Waterbury Republican the next day.
St. Michael’s welcomed dogs and cats inside our church for the second Pet Blessings & Celebrations to celebrate the Feast Day of St. Francis. All beloved companion animals, held in arms and in memory, were celebrated and joined together in spirit and blessed in the name of St. Francis.
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love.
Where there is injury, pardon.
Where there is doubt, faith.
Where there is despair, hope.
Where there is darkness, light.
Where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master,
grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled, as to console;
to be understood, as to understand;
to be loved, as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive.
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life.
Amen. ~Attributed to St. Francis
Molly Lennon helped entertain at the children's activities booth, along with Dimples the Clown.
Molly Lennon declined to have her face painted by Dimples the Clown, but cheerfully demonstrated how it is done by posing for a photo. The children’s activities included frog beanbag toss (with insects no less), nail polishing, crafts by the Litchfield History Museum, Facepainting and sculpted balloons by Dimples the Clown, and a scavenger hunt inside the church, followed by the fabulous production of “The Dragon King” by the Tanglewood Marionettes.
Patricia St. John's Enchanted Environments were so captivating that Don Moore purchased one that Patricia had generously donated to our silent auction.
Like St. Michael vanquishing the dragon, the 10th Annual Fete & Craft Faire beat the rain and offered Faire-goers all sorts of delights!
Facepainted witches and fairies will be invited to see Litchfield's new fire truck up close!
Fall is officially here and that means that St. Michael’s Tenth Annual Fete & Craft Faire is right around the corner!
Join us on Saturday, October 1, from 10am-4pm and enjoy visiting 60 artists and crafters, browsing the interesting diversity of items in the silent auction, marvel at the Tanglewood Marionettes spellbinding puppet show “The Dragon King” at 1pm (Free to all!), grab a bite at the Oktoberfest food booth hosted by the Litchfield Fire Dept., get your face painted, your fingernails polished, join in all the fun children’s activities and then choose which delectable home-baked item to take home!
It’s all at the Faire!
St. Michael’s Parish welcomes animal-lovers of all kinds, with pets or memorial urns, to the Pet Blessings & Celebrations services on Tuesday, October 4 (Feast Day of St. Francis) at 7pm. This will be an informal service of prayers and thanksgiving held inside the church at 25 South Street.
All precious pets will be blessed, treated, and petted. The ceremony is free and open to the public. Snacks for both humans and pets will be served afterwards in the church’s Memorial Garden. Pets should be leashed or in an appropriate carrier.
For more details, the number to call is 860.567.4456.
If you look very closely at this container garden by Patricia St. John, you can see a tiny bridge over a tiny stream, leading to a tiny door in a Hobbit house.
This year is the 10th Annual St. Michael’s Fete & Craft Faire so we’re pulling out all the stops! In addition to some wonderful artists and crafters, we will feature the amazing spectacle of “The Dragon King” by the Tanglewood Marionettes, there will be Newfoundland Dwarf Bunnies waiting to be petted, Dimples the Clown will offer facepainting, the Litchfield Historical Society will instruct how to build a Colonial spoon doll and how to play the ancient game of “Graces,” there will be obstacle courses to navigate, beanbags to toss, a scavenger hunt to puzzle out, and wonderfully different handcrafted items from Africa and Hungary, as well as representatives of the renowned Shen Yun dance troupe to answer questions about their amazing performances. Oh my! Don’t miss the Faire!
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