Norfield Church Christmas Eve

Norfield Congregational Church celebrates with three Christmas Eve services at 4:00, 6:00, and 8:00. Everyone is invited to these free public worship services.

The services often fill up quickly, so it’s a good idea to arrive early.

The 4:00 service is family friendly, geared toward children with a shadow puppet Nativity play created by Dr. David H. Connell, who will serve as puppet master. He will be assisted by Casey Lerner and narrator Rev. Jack Mahoney, who will also preach. The service lasts about 45 minutes.

The Rev. Dr. Bernard R. Wilson will preach at the 6:00 and 8:00 services with Scripture readings and traditional Christmas carols by the Norfield Sanctuary Choir with guest soloists and a brass ensemble.

The services will be livestreamed, and then available on demand on the Norfield Church YouTube Channel.

UU Westport Christmas Eve

Everyone is invited to a 9:00 pm Christmas Eve service at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Westport.

The church is located at 10 Lyons Plains Road, Westport. Plenty of free parking is available, along with a ramp for the disabled.

UU Westport “is an open congregation free of dogma or creed.”

A Wreath for the Onion Barn

Photo: Jim McMorris

Members of Weston Kiwanis assembled a wreath and placed it on the Onion Barn. The wreath is illuminated at night. In the photo above from left to right: Dan Lerner, Dave Burns, Reed Ameden, Karen Chrisley, Steve Thomas, David McConnaughey, Harry Spencer, and Dan Gilbert.

A Warmer Christmas for Many

The mid-November Main Street Weston event by the Weston Women’s League brought in $17,000 to benefit the Weston Warm-Up Fund, the community nonprofit dedicated to keeping all Weston residents warm during the cold winter months.

The two-day event featured 23 vendors and the talents of six local artists, including three student artists.

The $17,000 raised will enable the fund to continue to assist Weston residents by helping to cover the costs of heating with oil, gas, or electrical systems.

“Main Street Weston is a cornerstone event of the Weston Women’s League,” said Maria Rowbotham, the organization’s co-chair along with Tyler Constanda, Amanda Allen, Thea Rattner-Pietig, and Margaret Krauss.

Winter Coats for Kids

Members of Weston Kiwanis provided new winter coats to 136 children in Norwalk’s Head Start Family Services program and 19 children from the Rippowan Park complex in Stamford.

In the contributed photo above, Kiwanians Frank Ferrara and Harry Spencer are pictured with members of the Head Start Norwalk staff. Head Start provides education for children from age three until they enter kindergarten. There is no cost to eligible families.