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Litchfield.bz will gladly post pictures of local military service members on active duty from the towns of Litchfield, Morris, Goshen and Warren. Please forward a picture, name and rank of service member, branch of service and general location (i.e. Middle East, Pacific, Mediterranean, stateside, etc.)

Staff Sgts. Dulce and Mark Caron
U. S. Air Force
Bantam

 

 

Milton Churches worship together

Milton Churches Join together for Palm Sunday and Easter Sunrise Service

Trinity Milton Episcopal Church and The Milton Congregational Church in the Milton Historic District of Litchfield again come together to worship in community. On Palm Sunday, March 28th both churches will gather on the Milton Green to commemorate Christ’s entry into Jerusalem. Palm branches will be distributed as worshipers arrive and a donkey, symbolic of the beast of burden that carried Jesus into the city, will be part of the observances.
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Bereavement Program in Goshen

A free Bereavement Program will be starting soon in Goshen to help those struggling with a loss of a loved one.

This program starts March 25th and runs every Thursday night (7-8:30pm) until May 13th at St. Thomas Church in Goshen. Registration is helpful to ensure proper number of materials for everyone. To register: please call Goshen Community Care & Hospice 860-491-HOPE (4673).

Susan Leigh
Coordinator, Goshen Community Care & Hospice

 

Veteran of the Month Ceremony
Tyler Seward Kubish Post 44 American Legion, Bantam (3-6-10)

Korean War and Peacetime service Marine Sergeant Michael Edward Fitzgerald of Bethlehem was honored as the March 2010 Veteran of the Month in the Bantam Borough Hall. His Flag will fly at the All Wars Memorial until Saturday, April 3rd when it will be retired. Sergeant Fitzgerald’s honoring marks the 245th consecutive month that Post 44 has honored a deceased Veteran as the Veteran of the Month. His Flag will fly at the All Wars Memorial until Saturday, April 3rd when it will be retired.
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VNA Northwest Takes Initiative in National Home Health Quality Improvement Campaign

BANTAM – VNA Northwest, Inc. has been named a premier participant in the 2010-2011 Home Health Quality Improvement (HHQI) National Campaign. This new initiative of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is led by the home health community, and it is focused on improving the quality of care home health patients receive. Campaign goals include reducing avoidable hospitalizations and management of oral medications for home health patients.

“We are constantly striving to improve the quality of care for our patients, so we were one of the first home health agencies to sign on to this campaign,” said Nancy Deming, executive director of VNA Northwest. Agencies participating in this initiative will have access to a series of monthly educational packages and other resources designed to help them measure their progress in achieving their improvement goals.

VNA Northwest is a 2009 HomeCare Elite agency, which means it ranks among the top 25 percent of home care agencies in the United States. It serves patients in the following communities: Bantam, Bethlehem, Cornwall, Falls Village, Goshen, Harwinton, Kent, Lakeville, Litchfield, Morris, New Hartford, New Milford, Northfield, North Canaan, Plymouth, Salisbury, Sharon, Terryville, Thomaston, Torrington, Warren, Washington Winsted and Woodbury. For more information about VNA Northwest, Inc., please call (860) 567-6000, (800) 752-0215, or visit www.vnanw.org.

 

 

Anchors and Motors
Rev. Robert F. Tucker
St. Anthony of Padua, Litchfield
March 8, 20l0

People might be defined as Anchors or Motors! Anchors keep themselves and us chained to our past. They find fault with everyone and everything; blame, judge, complain. They walk into a room and drain all the energy and enthusiasm and drop tons of baggage. They don’t care about growth, change or even the thought of fear of the Lord to make a better person possible in Lent! Motors are the opposite and remind us of the need to be patient as they don’t always start quickly or easily especially on a boat or lawn mower. But, they do with effort do their task and move ahead and encourage us to action. Motor people believe in themselves and the possibility of growth and change and even admit to their offensive actions and attitudes and work for change. When another stumbles they do not put their foot down on the victim but offer a helping hand a kind word to grow and learn from mistakes and fallen dreams.
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ROAD TO RECOVERY, a program of your American Cancer Society. For many cancer patients, getting to and from their treatments is their greatest barrier to beating cancer. But you can help.
The American Cancer Society seeks local volunteers to drive local patients to and from treatment at the local cancer center. If you can help out – even one morning a month -- please call Bonnie Baldwin, American Cancer Society, 860-567-4387.
The American Cancer Society will provide orientation, support materials, and other assistance for the Road to Recovery program. In return, you'll be providing local cancer patients with the help they need to travel the Road to Recovery.
Thank you!

Bonnie L. Baldwin
Community Executive, Health Initiatives
American Cancer Society, New England Division
860-567-4387

 

 

The Church of Christ, Congregational in Goshen
is offering a support group for people who are unemployed and underemployed.

Every Tuesday from 12:30 - 2 pm.
This group is open to the public.

For more information, call 491-2793
Rev. Paige Besse-Rankin