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According to Prevetion Magazine, there are 50 superfoods which can help you be a super you. They can help you lose weight, fend off serious diseases, keep you slim, improve your skin, and lots more. Those foods include eggs, lean beef, Greek yogurt, salmon, beans, nuts, oatmeal, spinach, tomatoes, olive oil and many more. Read […]
Do You Like Scones? I Do! [There is no picture because the scones disappeared when I went to get my phone to take a pix!] This is berry season, and these can be made with either blueberries or blackberries. I like my scones sweet and loaded with berries, so you might want to usea little […]
Losing weight isn’t easy—and doing it in a healthy, sustainable way can make the task feel even harder. What should you eat, or not eat, to get to or remain at a healthy weight? Here are some clear, easy to understand resources. http://cspinet.org/new/pdf/10worstfoods.pdf http://www.cosmopolitan.com/health-fitness/advice/a37635/foods-you-should-never-eat-if-youre-trying-to-lose-weight/ http://www.prevention.com/weight-loss/weight-loss-tips/eating-rules-for-faster-weight-loss http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/diet-nutrition/advice/g781/belly-fat-foods/ http://www.healthline.com/health/diabetes/insulin-resistance-diet#Diet3 (for diabetics and pre-diabetics – actually, for […]
The Hartford Stage Ages 9-15 One-Act Play August 1-12 9am-5pm $550 REGISTER NOW Young actors will hone their skills with training in the basics of acting and improvisation while working toward a production of the hilarious sci-fi spoof Attack of the Pom Pom Zombies. Ages 5-8 Children’s Cast (Please note: to be eligible for the Children’s Cast, students […]
What Happens When Ex-Offenders Return to Our Communities? States may also elect to opt out of some of the federally mandated collateral consequences for some convictions. For instance, people convicted of drug offenses are, according to federal law, not permitted to receive some “welfare benefits,” or to live in federally subsidized housing. This is a […]
Barack Obama Said… I am the son of a black man from Kenya and a white woman from Kansas. I was raised with the help of a white grandfather who survived a Depression to serve in Patton’s Army during World War II and a white grandmother who worked on a bomber assembly line at Fort […]
Bail Reform Dead for this Legislative Session According to the Hartford Courant, in November 2015 Gov. Dannel P. Malloy called for an overhaul of the state’s bail system. “Many jurisdictions have begun to reconsider whether existing bail systems are fair and just since many started to think whether can you be denied bail, which eventually […]
The Widowmaker Repents After decades of dysfunction, one church publicly confessed its mistreatment of former ministers. Roving journalist Charles Kuralt once called Madison, Indiana, “the most beautiful river town in America. For decades though, the beauty masked an ugly truth. One of Madison’s key congregations was rife with toxic church politics that hurt and expelled minister […]
KEEP CALM… AND CATCH UP! Haven’t met your full pledge yet? It’s Catch-Up Sunday- Every Sunday in June! You can do it!
Men’s and Women’s Day Weekend was June 18th and 19th! Our brothers and sisters had a wonderful time in ministry this weekend. The luncheon fee included a specially designed Faith Congregational Church T-shirt. It’s not too late! Please see Sister Wendy Nixon or Sister Betty Ann Rooks to order a T-shirt. The donation is $10.00.
June 12, 2016 was Scholarship Sunday We celebrated our “Class of 2016” graduates: Bailey D. Hutchinson Destiny Poteat Josiah Strickland CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS! OUR FUTURE IS BRIGHT BECAUSE OF YOU!
Photo source: http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/muhammad- ali Muhammad Ali (1942-2016) was an American former heavyweight champion boxer and one of the greatest sporting figures of the 20th century. An Olympic gold medalist and the first fighter to capture the heavyweight title three times, Ali won 56 times in his 21-year professional career. Ali’s outspokenness on issues of race, […]
Chief Diversity Officer Named Joelle A. Murchison has been named associate vice president and chief diversity officer at the University of Connecticut. Murchison, currently vice president of enterprise diversity and inclusion for The Travelers Companies, Inc., will serve as the University’s main strategist responsible for guiding efforts to define, assess, and promote diversity, inclusion, and educational […]