On a bright and sunny Saturday, August 2, New Canaan’s century-plus-old Community Baptist Church http://www.cbcnewcanaan.org held its summer Friends & Family Picnic and BBQ at the church. In addition to staples such as hamburgers, hot dogs and potato salad, there were delicacies including grilled shrimp and fruit kabobs that the church’s pastor, Rev. Gilbert Burgess, prepared. (The pastor is also a trained chef.) The picnic is designed to “strengthen bonds,” said Rev. Burgess, and is always open to everyone in the community. There were many games for the children as well.
In addition, picnic attendees helped stuff more than two dozen backpacks with notebooks, pencils, crayons and more. The backpacks are destined for the Carver Community Center in Norwalk http://the-carver.org to support school children in need to “march into a new year of educational opportunities,” said Rev. Burgess.
