St. Catherine of Siena
4 Riverside Avenue
Riverside, CT 06878

St. Roch Church
10 St. Roch Ave
Tuesday-Saturday
August 9 – 13, 2011
6pm-11pm

Open to the Public

Annual Festival

St. Roch’s feast continues until Sunday, August 13. The festival features ethnic food, live music and religious ceremonies in honor of St. Roch, or San Rocco.

A stretch of St. Roch Avenue between Hamilton Avenue to Alexander Street has been cordoned off for the event. The feast raises money for the church while celebrating the Italian roots of many parishioners.

For more information call (203) 869-4176.

St Paul’s Episcopal Church
Riverside, CT
Friday June 4,  2011 6pm to 10pm
and Saturday June 5, 2011  10am to 10pm

• Amusement rides and carnival games by Rainbow Amusements
• Dunk TankFood Tent
• Kid’s Fair   
• Martial Arts demonstration and participation
• Face Painting by Wells (additional charge)
• Book Sale*
• Books, CD’s, and DVD’s
• Bake Sale
• Homemade cookies, muffins, bars, cakes, pies, quiches
• Garden Gate Plant Sale
• Annuals, perennials

  Special Preview Friday, June 3 from 6pm to 8pm
  $10 admission for early access to the best bargains!
  Look for discounts the last 30 minutes! 
   
  Fair for All benefits St. Paul’s and it’s day-to-day support of the community and outreach programs such as St. Luke’s Lifeworks (Stamford), Greenwich Adult Day Care, The Den for Grieving Children (Greenwich, Stamford, & Norwalk), Neighbor-to-Neighbor (Greenwich), and Kids in Crisis (Cos Cob)

Saint Catherine of Sienna
4 Riverside Avenue
Riverside
August 17-21, 2010
Tuesday-Saturday
6pm-10pm Tuesday & Wednesday
6pm-11pm Thursday, Friday & Saturday

Saint Catherine’s Carnival of Fun

Featuring carnival rides, food, games and entertainment. Bracelet nights (all the rides you can go on for $25) on Tuesday and Wednesday. There will be a raffle for a 2011 BMW 128i convertible on Saturday at 11pm.

For more information call 203-637-3661 or visit stcath.org.

St. Roch Church
10 St. Roch Ave
Wednesday-Sunday
August 11-15, 2010
6pm-11pm

Open to the Public

Annual Festival

St. Roch’s feast continues until Sunday, August 15. The festival features ethnic food, live music and religious ceremonies in honor of St. Roch, or San Rocco.

A stretch of St. Roch Avenue between Hamilton Avenue to Alexander Street has been cordoned off for the event. The feast raises money for the church while celebrating the Italian roots of many parishioners.

There will be a raffle for a Ford Fusion hybrid car as well as cash prizes. Vendors will be serving ethnic cuisine from Mexico, Spain and Italy in food tents at the Hamilton Avenue School parking lot.

Musical acts include an Italian accordion player, R&B group Billy and the Showmen and country group Gunsmoke. For children, there will be carnival rides, face painting, pony rides and a petting zoo.

On Saturday, there will be a tribute to Thomas Reale, a 90-year-old parishioner, known to many as the “mayor” of Chickahominy.

The festivities will culminate Sunday with a procession of the St. Roch statue through the streets of Chickahominy.

Proceeds from the event will go toward supporting repairs, renovations and other work at the 101-year-old church.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
200 Riverside Avenue
Riverside
Friday, June 4, 2010 from 6am-10pm
Saturday, June 5, 2010 from 10am-10pm

Fair For ALL

The Fair will include its annual Book Fair, popular among book collectors and dealers, on Friday evening from 6-8 p.m., and Saturday from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. In addition to traditional carnival rides and games, the Fair will feature the Garden Gate (plant sale), a bake sale, and the Kids Fair (Saturday 10am-3pm). For a complete schedule, visit www.stpaulsriverside.org

For several generations, the Friday night opening of the Fair has been known informally as “first date night,” when young teenagers from the eastern part of Greenwich come to the fairgrounds to hang out and enjoy some wholesome fun with friends.

Fair For All is unique among area fairs in that all money raised supports third-party charities rather than the event’s sponsor. Every year, St. Paul’s donates 100 percent of the proceeds from the event to non-profit organizations, locally and around the world. In recent years, St. Paul’s has provided financial support to Greenwich area groups such as Neighbor To Neighbor, Kids In Crisis, St. Luke’s Lifeworks in Stamford., Family Centers’ The Den For Grieving Kids, and Greenwich Adult Care, and also contributed to relief efforts in response to the earthquake in Haiti, the tsunami in the Indian Ocean, and Hurricane Katrina.

This year, St. Paul’s has decided that funds raised above and beyond existing charitable contribution commitments will go to support the National Audubon Society in its response to the Gulf oil spill. “With St. Paul’s parishioners living primarily in the seaside neighborhoods of Riverside and Old Greenwich, we understand how important the health of the ocean is to the well-being of coastal communities,” said Rev. Jim Erwin, who recently joined St. Paul’s as curate. “Humans are the only creatures on earth who make conscious choices about the way we impact the world around us, and even though Riverside is more than a thousand miles away from the oil spill, we feel a responsibility to do what we can to help put right the environmental disaster unfolding in the Gulf.” With oil washing up on Louisiana beaches and seeping into the state’s vast wetlands, a growing number of National Audubon Society volunteers and staff members are rushing to the region, ready to help with wildlife rescue and clean-up, monitor the spread of the spill, and begin planning the long-term effort to restore Louisiana’s coast. Among the Audubon experts soon to be on the ground in the Gulf is Connecticut resident Erin O’Connell, a professional animal rehabilitator from Audubon Sharon. She will be tending to injured wildlife and participating in the cleansing process of oiled wildlife.

This year, the Fair will feature a National Audubon booth with information about its conversation activities. More information is available at www.stpaulsriverside.org.

Second Congregational Church
139 East Putnam Avenue
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Eighth Annual Broadway – Chili Evening
6:00 p.m. Dinner
6:15 p.m. Youth Choir Cabaret (in the Chapel)
7:00 p.m. Broadway Show
Dessert Reception
The 2nd Congregational Church will produce again this year this popular event which pays tribute to Broadway and features the Chancel Choir, the men’s and women’s choruses, and members of the Youth Choir who will showcase their talents during the “Cabaret.” Hosted by the Adult Chancel Choir The Just for Men’s Chorus & Just for Women’s Chorus Directed by Alexander Constantine, Music Director and Youth Choir, Directed by Lisbeth Lloyd, Music Educator. For the wonderful evening of musical talent, delicious food and gathering of friends donations are being accepted.  For more information, call 203.869.9311.

Saint Catherine of Siena
4 Riverside Avenue
Riverside
203.637.3661
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
through Saturday, August 15, 2009
6:00pm-11:00pm

2009 Carnival of Fun Fundraiser

Starting Tuesday, Aug. 11, St. Catherine of Siena Church will hold its annual Carnival of Fun fundraiser.

The carnival will offer a special deal this year – $20 for a bracelet for any ride until the carnival closes for the day at 11 p.m.

An array of performers will be featured each night, with two bands new to the main stage, Summer Lost and Short Bus.

On Aug. 11, the Sound Beach Community Band is scheduled to perform, followed by Billy and the Showmen. On Aug. 12, Summer Lost will be on stage, after recently playing at Stamford’s Alive@Five. On Aug. 13, Short Bus, a popular cover band, will play. On Aug. 14, the Francesco Castiglione Band is featured and, on Aug. 15, attendees will enjoy Music by Tony Reno.

The raffle prize this year is a black 2009 BMW convertible coupe as the grand prize and with tickets now at $25, down $5 from last year.

Gates open each day at 6 p.m. and great Italian food will be offered on all five nights.

2009 Fair-For-All
St Paul’s Episcopal Church
200 Riverside Avenue
Riverside, CT
203.637.2447
Schedule
Event Dates/Times:
Friday, May 29th, 6-10pm
Saturday, May 30th, 10am-10pm
Schedule:
Friday, May 29th:
Openings:
6pm Rides & Games, Food Tent, Bake Sale, Garden Gate
Book Preview: $10/person admission
Closings:
8pm Book Preview, Bake Sale, Garden Gate
10pm Rides & Games, Food Tent
Saturday, May 30th:
Openings:
9am Book Fair, Bake Sale, Garden Gate
10am Rides & Games, Kids Fair
11am Food Tent
Closings:
3pm Book Fair, Bake Sale, Garden Gate, Kids Fair
10pm Rides & Games, Food Tent