The Orchard

• Locations: News By Kate Phillips Published Mar. 16, 2022

  Celebrating 50 years and new contract: Garfield County Senior Nutrition Program

  Volunteer Sandra Gaddis serves seniors at Carbondale's newly-returned congregate meals service through the Garfield County Department of Human Services. Photo by Sue Rollyson

  Come for the food, and stay for the company — the Department of Human Services’s (DHS) senior lunches are back on in eastern Garfield County.

  Since 1972, the DHS’s Senior Nutrition Program (SNP) has focused on creating meaningful connections and healthy meals for seniors around the… read more →

• Locations: Español By Jeanne Souldern Published Mar. 29, 2021

  Buscando fe y esperanza en la tormenta

  The Orchard celebró servicios dominicales al aire libre el verano pasado mediante la creación de 'grupos' familiares para mantener un distanciamiento social seguro. Foto de cortesía.

  Traducción por Dolores Duarte

  Lo que nos quedó muy claro durante la pandemia es que muchos buscan fe y esperanza durante una época de gran incertidumbre. A medida que individual y colectivamente navegamos por esas incertidumbres, comunidades religiosas miran a sus líderes religiosos en busca de guía espiritual y apoyo… read more →

• Locations: News By Jeanne Souldern Published Mar. 17, 2021

  Seeking faith and hope in the storm

  The Orchard held outdoor Sunday services last summer by creating family 'pods' to maintain safe social-distancing. Courtesy photo.

  What became evident during the pandemic is that many seek faith and hope during a time of great uncertainty. As we, individually and collectively, navigate those uncertainties, faith communities look to their faith leaders for spiritual guidance and emotional support.
  The Sopris Sun sent a request to nine local… read more →