Pleasant Valley-Winsted United Methodist Church
93 River Road, Pleasant Valley, CT
The first Bean Hole Bean Supper for 2012 will take place on Saturday, May 12th. Seatings are at 5:00 PM, 6:00 PM, and 7:00 PM. Reservations are recommended and can be made by calling Cathy at 860-379-9398. For more information about our suppers and dates for the rest of this year, please see our page tab Bean Hole Suppers at the top of this page.
We’d love to have you come for dinner with us!!
This year the United Methodist Women are inviting the ladies of the church to come to a Cinque de Mayo luncheon fiesta on Saturday, May 5th, beginning at 11:00 AM. In years past, the UMW ladies have hosted a Mother’s Day Tea to give our thanks to all the ladies of the church who have so generously supported our various events and fundraisers in the past. This year we’re shakin’ things up by hosting a fiesta luncheon, complete with the usual games, crafts, photo opportunities, good food, and a pinata!!
All ladies of the church are welcome to come share the day, and are encouraged to bring their daughters, mothers, grandmothers, aunts, or whomever they would like to include as guests. Please RSVP to Margo Fenn at 860-379-3874 or email at fenn.pv@charter.net. For more information, please call Margo or the church office at 860-379-2157.
The United Methodist Women will be hosting a program on Dementia, Stroke, and Alzheimer’s Disease on Wednesday, April 4th, beginning at 7:00 PM. Our guest speaker will be Dr. Jung Kim, Professor Emeritus of Pathology at Yale School of Medicine. Dr. Kim will use a visual presentation to speak about the changes that happen in the brain as the various diseases progress. He will also describe current treatments, and possible preventative measures. Because this is such a timely topic and effects almost everyone in one way or another, we are pleased to open the program to the community. Everyone is welcome to attend. Following the presentation, Dr. Kim will be available for a question & answer session, and light refreshments will be served.
Holy Week is quickly approaching and our church will be a busy place. Here’s a listing of the upcoming events and services.
It’s going to be a busy week around our church and we invite you to all the events as we move toward the celebration of our risen Lord on Easter Sunday.
The men of the church will be hosting their annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper on February 21st, 2012 at 6:00 PM in Fellowship Hall. Everyone is welcome to come and share in the feast. A good-will offering will be collected to help with our church missions.
Traditionally Shrove Tuesday, or “Fat Tuesday” (Mardi Gras means ‘Fat Tuesday’), means the last hurrah before the beginning of Lent.
Here’s one explanation as stated on the AmericanCatholic.org website, “What is less known about Mardi Gras is its relation to the Christmas season, through the ordinary-time interlude known in many Catholic cultures as Carnival. (Ordinary time, in the Christian calendar, refers to the normal “ordering” of time outside of the Advent/Christmas or Lent/Easter seasons. Carnival comes from the Latin words carne vale, meaning “farewell to the flesh.” Like many Catholic holidays and seasonal celebrations, it likely has its roots in pre-Christian traditions based on the seasons. Some believe the festival represented the few days added to the lunar calendar to make it coincide with the solar calendar; since these days were outside the calendar, rules and customs were not obeyed. Others see it as a late-winter celebration designed to welcome the coming spring. As early as the middle of the second century, the Romans observed a Fast of 40 Days, which was preceded by a brief season of feasting, costumes and merrymaking.” (AmericanCatholic.org)
In any case, please come join us in our celebration of Shrove Tuesday and then plan to begin your season of Lent the following day, Ash Wednesday, at our worship service at 7PM.
There will be a Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Registry Fundraiser in honor of Karen Civelli on 2/25/12 from 8am to 2pm at the Torrington Armory, 153 South Main Street, Torrington. In addition, the Girl Scouts will host a Bake Sale and have asked our church family for donations of baked goods for their table. Items can be left at the church office on Friday afternoon, 2/24/12, for collection and transport to Torrington early on Saturday morning.
There will also be a Pancake breakfast from 8-11:30 am, sponsored by the Forbes Flyers. Tickets for the breakfast are $6 each. For tickets or more information call:
Lori Young 860-798-7761 or Wayne Civelli 860-309-4833.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Youth Group Babysitting Event, scheduled for Saturday, February 11th, has had to be postponed. More information will be provided when a new date has been selected.
On Saturday, February 11th, the Youth Group of the Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church will host their second babysitting event. From 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM, parents can leave their children in a safe environment in the care of the church youth and adult chaperones. Activities will include games and crafts, as well as snacks and drinks. Each child should bring a lunch from home. The suggested donation for this all day event is $20. Reservations are requested by calling Mindy Henry at 860-738-7737. 
The first meeting of 2012 for the Pleasant Valley United Methodist Women (PVUMW) took place early in January. It was a time to reflect on the year gone by and welcome with joy and anticipation the time ahead. A new slate of officers will lead the group in the coming months. We are pleased to announce that Cathy Baum has agreed to serve at President, Mary Lou Centofanti as Vice President, Tisha Tubman as Secretary, and Peggy Arnold as Treasurer. Sincere thanks are given to the retiring officers for their time and efforts over the past several years that they have served this unit of the United Methodist Women.
Plans are being discussed for our annual events, the Mother’s Day Tea and the Christmas Fair, and more details will be coming in the days ahead, including dates for your calendar.
The PVUMW is a vital and active group ministry of the church and all women are welcome to come to our meetings. Why not set aside time for yourself in this new year to come and share the joys of sisterhood in Christ. Our meetings take place on the first Wednesday of each month at 7:00 PM. We’d love to welcome you to our fellowship.
Mark your calendars and plan to join us at all the upcoming Christmas events.
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year.
Pleasant Valley-Winsted United Methodist Church 