St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church in Orange slates Odyssey Express festival

This information is shared from a Facebook event page:

Due to COVID-19, we have canceled our 4-day Labor Day weekend Odyssey Greek Festival this year.
But never fear! You may still get your Greek food fix at our "Odyssey EXPRESS" drive-through takeout event (pre-order required) on Sept. 5 and 6, from 12 to 8 p.m., at 480 Racebrook Road, Orange.
The menu will feature a selection of delicious Odyssey Festival favorites.
All food MUST BE PRE-ORDERED and PICKED UP CURBSIDE via DRIVETHROUGH at the church.

The ordering website is www.odysseyexpress.org (which will go live around the last week of July, so feel free to order as soon as it's up!), or at 203-795-1347. Remember: Odyssey EXPRESS is PRE-ORDER ~ PRE-PAY ~ PICK-UP! We hope to see many of you, our usual customers, for whose support we are grateful over the last four decades.
Please know that we look forward to presenting our beloved ODYSSEY in full in 2021!
Info: 203-795-1347.

Shelton Library System to host Lunch with a Librarian via Zoom

This is shared from a Facebook event page:

"Join Miss Jessica [at 12:30 p.m. July 27] via Zoom to enjoy a story about food while you munch your lunch!
"You must register with an email address so we can send you the link and password to the event. Program will run between 15-30 minutes."

Registration link: http://engagedpatrons.org/EventsExtended.cfm?SiteID=2661&EventID=415066&PK=665292

Master's Table to serve takeout meal outside at Assumption Church in Ansonia

ANSONIA - Master's Table Community Meals will be having a take-out meal only Sunday, July 26 from 4-5:30 p.m. at Assumption Church, 61 N. Cliff St. 
Remember don't get out of your car. Any walk-ups must wear a mask. 
The meal is free and open to all.



This is shared from Master's Table Facebook  page. 

Adam's House in Shelton supports families grieving deaths from COVID-19

Sharing from Adam's House Facebook page:

If you're grieving, we can help. 

Call 203-513-2808 and speak to a Grief Specialist today.
“There are substantial concerns about the health impacts of COVID-19 for individuals, but one area that has received less attention is how the deaths caused by this disease will reverberate through families,” said study author Ashton Verdery, associate professor of sociology, demography, and social data analytics at Penn State University. 

“Our results show that these impacts will be substantial, they’ll affect people at all ages, and they may exacerbate existing inequalities in bereavement and social support.”

Link to study: http://www.oc-breeze.com/2020/07/13/184694_for-every-covid-19-death-nine-close-family-members-are-left-to-grieve-usc-study-finds/

Adam's House grief education center is located at 241 Coram Ave., Shelton.

Recuperation journey: Around the (neighbor's) yard - Part 2

Turns out the last time I took a photo of my neighbor's roses was June 22 - see below -exactly a month ago. That wasn't planned.

Trying to stay cool today in the A/C. But then I get cold and need to go outside to warm up. 
Can you relate?

Beacon Falls Public Library slates webinar on returning to school safely

Dr. Barbara Berkowitz will be returning with another valuable webinar at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 6.
Pre-register for this webinar at: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcod-CtpzIvE9HUGA81eqWPVlMCNtqEO9RZ


This is shared from the Beacon Falls Public Library Facebook page.

Seymour Public Library to host summer concert on Zoom

Join Al deCant (aka the Singing Principal) on Zoom [from 10:30-11:30 a.m. July 29] for Summer Reading Family Concert with Pete the Cat!

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81308733965?pwd=MXcvU0N5bWJ4YnZ0Q0NNRVVwSW1jQT09

Meeting ID: 813 0873 3965
Passcode: 564348

This is shared from the Seymour Public Library Facebook page.