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People Encouraging People, had its annual Thanksgiving Lunch a couple of weeks
before Thanksgiving Day. Everyone enjoyed the beginning of the season with their first taste of turkey
and all the things that go with it.
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to see the beautiful faces of those who were there.
Connecticut, November 2025
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Noroton Presbyterian Church, celebrated
Generosity Sunday.
Everyone went up to the front of the church
and placed their pledges, or their intentions of giving, in 2026 in a basket. The church supports 16 mission
partners – six are here in the US and the others are in Kenya, Tanzania, Gaza, Pakistan and Italy.
Connecticut, November 2025
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We enjoyed our Thanksgiving dinner with our daughter Betsy and Kenyan friends who live in New Haven and work at
Yale Medical Center. We did the turkey and the gravy and cranberry sauce and the pumpkin and the pecan pies. Our
Kenya guests brought their favorite dishes, pilau and chapattis. Betsy brought her signiture creamy corn casserol.
Connecticut, November 2025
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We went to Goodspeed Opera House in Hadam on the Connecticut River to see White Christmas – and then enjoyed
dinner at The Griswald Inn in Essex. John’s brother and three friends of his joined us for a wonderful evening
at this, the oldest, continuously operating inn in the United States.
Connecticut, November 2025
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