Middletown's Christmas Feasts Are Open to All!

There are two places to enjoy Christmas festivities and feasting for ALL Middletown residents this season.

The Coughlin Lastrina Funeral Home offers their annual Holiday Feast, Christmas Eve Night, from 5-7 pm: "Here at the Coughlin-Lastrina Funeral Home we feel a great responsibility to give back to our community that has been so kind to us for so many years. That is why our family spends every Christmas Eve sharing a homemade Italian dinner with friends, new and old. Whether someone is in need of a hot meal or just a friendly face to wish them ‘Merry Christmas’, we enjoy seeing each and every person who comes to help us celebrate.

Each Christmas Eve, our large chapel is decorated with festive decorations including a bright tree with presents under it for our young friends. We are proud to have offered this holiday feast for hundreds of people in the community since 1997 and always look forward to the next year so we can share more food and fun! As always, all are welcome to join us for Christmas Eve!"

The First Church of Christ Congregational offer their Christmas Day Feast, 12 to 2 p.m. You are welcome to them free of charge:
Stay Warm at the City’s Warming Center: Check Specific Locations! Do not stay out in the cold! Go to a Warming Center. Click: To Donate To Help Them!

Managed by St. Vincent de Paul Middletown, the Center is open from 9:00 p.m. until 7:00 a.m. every night during cold weather months. Three area churches take turns as host sites, according to the following schedule:

South Congregational Church, 9 Pleasant St. – Sun.,Nov. 19–Sat., Dec. 9, 2017, Wed., Mar. 7 to Sat., Mar. 31, 2018.
Church of the Holy Trinity, 381 Main St. – Sun., Dec. 10 – Sat., Dec. 30, 2017, Sun., Feb. 11 – Tues., Mar. 6, 2018.
St. John Church (old St. John School building), 5 St. John’s Sq. – Sun., Dec. 31 to Sat. Feb. 10, 2018.

This is a warming center only, not a shelter. If you need shelter placement, please call 2-1-1.

Depending on the season and availability, you may receive sleeping bags, tents, and toiletries, gloves and hats from our Community Assistance program. Click: To Donate To Help Them!

For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me. Click: To Donate To Help Them!