Welcome to St. Andrew's Parish
1 North Main Street, Kent, CT
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Sunday, 27 November - Service Bulletin
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From Katherine Almquist - Junior Warden
This is the season to give thanks and be grateful for what we have. And, old story, sometimes we don't know what we have until we've lost it.
I will explore that last statement by way of a Finnish cookbook. A couple of weeks ago, David and I were having dinner at Le Gamin. Delicious, and oh-so-French. There were a number of books stacked on the window sill, and we browsed through them, waiting for our food to arrive. One in particular caught my attention: "Natural Cooking the Finnish Way." This volume bore no resemblance to the lavish life-style cook books of today. It was published in 1962 and had nary a sketch, let alone beautiful photographs of beautiful food. The recipes were pretty basic, like Fried Pork (Tirriipaisti): ingredients are 1½ pounds pork butt, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 cup water. Cook until the fat melts. One recipe caught my eye: Stuffed Cabbage Rolls. My Aunt Evelyn used to make them; a Swedish version, since she was a full-blooded Swede. She was a superb cook—the kind who never looks at a recipe. It is one of the regrets of my life that I never learned to make her limpa bread. I remember her Cabbage Rolls as divine morsels. My father loved them. My mother never mastered them. She had many talents, but cooking was not one of them. So, those Cabbage Rolls were a special treat. When Chef Robert stopped by to say "Hello," I asked him if I may borrow the book. He urged me to keep it. Food can trigger memories (ahh, those madeleines!) and I found myself thinking about Aunt Evelyn. I did not know her well. She never married, was reserved, a Lutheran, did not drink and was the polar opposite of my mother's Irish Catholic sisters—the aunts my sisters and I were close to. It was not until I was an adult that I made an effort to get to know her. She was long retired and living in Arizona. During one phone call at the holiday season, I told her how much I loved her cooking—the Swedish Meatballs, various breads, Rice Pudding, Christmas Cookies, and yes, those Cabbage Rolls. She said she learned to cook at her mother's knee, and that good woman never used a cook book either. A day or so before Christmas, a large envelope from Arizona arrived. Aunt Evelyn had carefully, painstakingly, typed out each recipe. She was well into her 80's at the time. She enclosed a note that said how happy she was that we are close now. She wanted me to carry on the Swedish culinary traditions. She remembered all the dishes as her mother taught her and was passing them on to me. I was overwhelmed with gratitude and also guilt. Guilt, that I had waited so long. I was so touched at what was clearly an enormous undertaking for her. I was keenly aware that my efforts at friendship were a lot too little, too late. Truly my loss. At this stage of the game, I want to give roses now to those I love. Not wait. Now is the season to give thanks. Say "Thank You." Don't wait. And my Cabbage Rolls (Kaldolmar) do not begin to touch Aunt Evelyn's. 
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St. Andrew’s Histories
Reprints are now available for the two histories of St. Andrew’s:
Copies of each of these histories are available in the narthex or by contacting Heather in the parish office. We ask that you consider a donation of $8 for each history in order to help to defray the cost of printing.
Reprints are now available for the two histories of St. Andrew’s:
- “A Brief History of St. Andrew’s Church” published in 1957 which begins with the inception of the Episcopal Church in Connecticut in 1760 and documents the development of St. Andrew’s through 1956.
- “Half a Century: 1957 to 2009, an Anecdotal Account of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church” which picks up the story of St. Andrew’s through the voices of parishioners.
Copies of each of these histories are available in the narthex or by contacting Heather in the parish office. We ask that you consider a donation of $8 for each history in order to help to defray the cost of printing.
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Prayer List
Please contact Fr Douglas if you would like to add a name to our parish Prayer List. You can email him at frdouglas.sak@gmail.com or call him at 860-592-0171. It is helpful to indicate how long you would like the name to be kept on the list. We remember the faithful departed during the two weeks after their deaths, and on those Sundays when you ask for their names to be included.
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