NEWS AND EVENTS

Welcome From the Pastor

Directions To Saint Monica's

Food Pantry

We Always need non-perishable food to provide healthy meals for the families who come to our Food Pantry. Please bring the suggested food items every Sunday for the Pantry:

1. March 6th - canned vegetables

2. March 13th - peanut butter and jelly

3. March 20th - tuna and beef stew

4. March 27th - macaroni and cheese

Food Pantry Outreach

Members of the congregation volunteer for the Food Pantry and Outreach Community Feeding Programs. To learn more about the Programs click HERE.

Upcoming Events

1. Wednesday, March 9, 2011 Ash Wednesday. Services will begin at 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.

2. Thursday, March 10, 2011 Vestry Meeting.

3. Friday, March 11, 2011 Stations of the Cross. Service will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will continue every Friday in Lent.

4. Saturday, march 19, 2011 Daughters Of the King, Lenten Quiet Day.

5. Sunday, March 20, 2011 Episcopal Relief and Development Day. We shall pray for the outreach of our church as well as all places affected by natural disasters.

6. Sunday, March 27, 2011 A Second Collection to Rebuild the Episcopal Cathedral in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

"Those Episkopols"

We will study the book Those Episkopols by Dennis Maynard during the Wednesdays of Lent; we shall begin reading on March 16th through April 13th. The book can be purchased on the web for approximately $7. Please see Marie Harvey if you wish to purchase a copy.

Individuals are ask to sigh up and bring soup and salad for five Wednesdays during our studies.

Missing Item

A grey tweed jacket has been mistakenly taken by someone who attended the 10:30 a.m. Service on Sunday, January 2, 2011. To date, the item has not been returned. Please see Everton Stewart or the Parish Office regarding this missing item.

Grace Academy

Grace Academy is accepting applications for girls entering 5th grade for the 2011-2012 school year. Admissions in grades 6 and 7 are on a space-available basis. Grace Academy is a tuition-free, private, faith-based, highly successful girl's middle school located at 277 Main Street, Hartford. It is our mission to develop the kinds of personal and educational support that will ensure your daughter's continuing success in high school and college. Contact the school office at 860-263-7535 for application information or visit our website by clicking HERE.

Young People's Fellowship

The Young People's Fellowship will begin to take orders for Easter pies and buns today and will continue to do so through Sunday, April 3, 2011. The cost is $10.00. See any member of the Young People's Fellowship to place an order.

Birthdays and Anniversaries In February

Happy birthday to Richard Kruasz 1st; David Hickmon and Denzil Ricketts 3rd; Shannon Holder 5th; Edwina Tunning 6th; Robert Rose 9th; Arlette Hurdle 11th; Cyrus Aimey 13th; Camille Lawrence 14th; Brandon Hall and Travis Samuda 15th; Dee Flowers, Cherone Levy, Chantel Russell, Elroy Toppin and Johnsie Walker 16th; Jackie Noel and Victoria Mitchell 18th; Mavis Blackwood 19th; Alton Esson and Everton Stewart 21st; Cynthia Paddyfote, Kaye Paddyfote and Cheryl Thomas 25th; Gloria Burke and Phillip Hanson 26th; Oswald Smith 27th; Gilda Sepherd 29th; Nigel Cromwell, Mary Reid, and Walter Benjamin 30th.

Happy anniversary to Mr. & Mrs. Marcus Clark 6th; Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Jones 17th.

Condolences

We announce the death of Lucy Stewart who was buried Thursday, 10, 2011. We extend our sincere Christian sympathy to the Stewart family. May she rest in peace.