Faithful follow Way of the Cross in Ansonia

Participants stop to read during the Way of the Cross Procession on Good Friday in Ansonia. Stay tuned for a story in the New Haven Register.

Way of the Cross procession planned in Ansonia

The faithful follow the Way of the Cross on Main Street in Ansonia on Good Friday last year.  The Rev. Richard E. Beattie, pastor, Christ Episcopal Church in Ansonia is leading them.  Peter Hvizdak/Register file photo


ANSONIA - Clergy from several Valley churches will lead residents in the sixth annual Way of the Cross procession at noon Friday on Main Street.
The faithful will walk from Veterans Park next to City Hall to the Armory, stopping at stations along the way.

Boy Scouts to plant trees in Derby, Shelton

Annual Good Friday Good Turn project
With a goal of planting 100 trees in the Lower Naugatuck Valley this year in honor of their 100^th anniversary, Valley Boy Scouts of Derby-based Troop 3 will be busy Friday planting 20 trees each in Derby and Shelton. 

The Good Friday Good Turn community service project in an annual event the troop has performed for more than 25 years.  

The four to six-foot tall trees were purchased through the generosity of Troop 3 alumni and the Derby Second Congregational Church, the sponsoring organization of the troop since 1914.

Troop 3 is one of 40 Cub Packs, Scout Troops, Venture Crews and Explorer Posts of the Housatonic Council Boy Scouts of America.

In Shelton, a variety of trees will be planted along Howe Avenue, Center Street, and Bridge Street in the planter spaces without trees. Trees also will be planted at the Shelton Riverwalk.

In Derby, trees will be planted along the Derby Greenway and dogwood trees will be planted at the recently opened Ansonia-Derby Dog Park. 
Troop 3 Scout Anthony Bartholomew assisted the City of Derby in the development of the dog park in 2013 as his Community Service Project for Eagle Scout rank.

Shelton Mayor and Housatonic Council BSA executive board member Mark Lauretti is planning to visit the tree planting effort in Shelton at 10 a.m. Friday and Derby Mayor Anita Dugatto is expected at the Derby Greenway at 11 a.m. to visit with the Troop 3 Scouts.

Troop 3 Eagle Scout candidate Matthew Edwards of Ansonia plans to lead the Scouts in planting 20 white pine trees at the Ansonia Nature and Recreation Center April 26, as part of Earth Day activities. Plans are also underway for planting trees in Seymour and Oxford.

This is a press release from Randy Ritter, Troop 3 Scoutmaster. For more information contact him at 203-733-5347.

Faithful follow 'Way of the Cross' in Ansonia

The Rev. Marcia Eveland, pastor, First Congregational Church of Ansonia, leads a reading in Veterans Memorial Park in Ansonia before the 'Way of the Cross' procession on Good Friday.  Eveland is an organizer of the event.

Eveland and the Rev. Enok Yatri, pastor, First United Methodist Church, Ansonia, are joined by some of the faithful as they leave Veterans Memorial Park.
The procession of about 40 people was led by the Rev. Richard Beattie, interim rector, Christ Episcopal Church in Ansonia.


This was the fifth annual 'Way of the Cross' procession. It is always a moving and peaceful event.

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Reposting as reminder: Way of the Cross planned in Ansonia

ANSONIA - An annual ecumenical event that re-enacts Jesus' final hours will be held at noon on Good Friday, March 29. 

Participants are asked to meet at Veterans Park next to Ansonia City Hall on Main Street.

The event is sponsored by area churches. 
Clergy and individuals will take a turn carrying the cross up Main Street from Veterans Park to the Ansonia Armory on State Street.
Participants will stop seven times along the route to hear the last words of Jesus. The event is sponsored by area churches. Everyone is welcome to join the procession.

This information is taken from a press release.

Downtown Ansonia will be site of Good Friday procession

ANSONIA - An annual ecumenical event that re-enacts Jesus' final hours will be held at noon on Good Friday, March 29. 

Participants are asked to meet at Veterans Park next to Ansonia City Hall on Main Street.

The event is sponsored by area churches. 
Clergy and individuals will take a turn carrying the cross up Main Street from Veterans Park to the Ansonia Armory on State Street.
Participants will stop seven times along the route to hear the last words of Jesus. The event is sponsored by area churches. Everyone is welcome to join the procession.

This information is taken from a press release.