Ice is starting to form on the banks of the Little River in Woodstock.

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Gratitude
Pomfret Community School ran a two-week Gratitude Campaign through the Look for the Good Project. To help everyone focus on the good orange “Gratitude Spots” were placed in hallways throughout the school to remind students and staff to think about what they are thankful for.  Each morning, students wrote their gratitude on sticky notes and created a beautiful “Gratitude Wall” in the main hallway. Kindness cards were also handed out which expressed to the giver of the card they appreciated something the receiver did. Writeup by Principal Mrs. Imschweiler and photo by Phyllis La Belle.

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Church puts up
Prayer Box
POMFRET — Prayer makes a difference.  That is a lesson the members of First Congregational Church of Pomfret (FCCP) experienced in powerful ways over the past several years. Since the tragic 2013 fire that destroyed the church’s historic Meeting House, church members have become increasingly aware of the importance of prayer. During the rebuilding process, the church family was frequently faced with seemingly insurmountable challenges. Congregants made each of those concerns a matter of concerted prayer, and, in every case, needs were met, obstacles were removed and resources were provided to keep the building project moving forward.
The FCCP congregation recognized the power of prayer and developed the idea of installing a “Prayer Mailbox” in front of the church.  The mailbox, which is labeled with the words “Your Cares... Our Prayers”, is by the center stairs in front.
If you have a need, a care, a concern, or something you want others to join with you in praying about, you are invited to write it on a slip of paper or use one of the blank cards located with the Prayer Mailbox and drop it in the securely locked box. Prayer requests may be submitted anonymously, or, if you would like someone to be in touch with you about your request, you may include contact information.  All prayer concerns placed in the Prayer Mailbox will be kept in confidence by those who are part of the church’s prayer teams, according to Rev. Thomas Crumb, pastor of the church.
“We believe God sees, God knows and God cares about everything that touches our lives,” said Rev. Crumb, Pastor of First Congregational Church. “Though God’s ways are mysterious and God’s answers to prayer vary between ‘yes’, ‘no’, and ‘wait’, we firmly believe prayer makes a difference. We look forward to serving our community through prayer. We have been blessed, and we want to extend the benefit of those blessings to embrace the cares and concerns of our neighbors around us.”

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