Farmington Valley American Muslim Center
THURSDAY - SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
Asalamu Alaikum,
FVAMC Academy . Alhamdulliah , We have successfully completed two weeks of school. YAAY! We are very excited about kicking off a strong year with our amazing teachers and dedicated students. We want to thank all of the parents that are complying and safely bringing their kids into the building and signing them in. We encourage all families to stay and get to know each other. Our office staff and principal are always available to answer any questions. Please make sure to have gotten all of your payments in. Thank you again for your commitment to making this a great year, inshallah!
Br. Safwan Shaikh . Br. Safwan Shaikh is our NEW Imam and Chaplain at FVAMC. He is local, grew up in CT and has a lot of ideas and knowledge to share with our community. If you haven't already, please introduce yourself to him.
Event . FVAMC is an active participant and sponsor of an interfaith event organized by the Farmington Valley League of Light. The League of Light is a multi-faith umbrella organization, of which FVAMC is a member. The event "Embracing the Other: Let’s talk about Difference and Connection" will be held on October 28 2:30-5:30 pm at Our Lady of Calvary Retreat Center (31 Colton St., Farmington). Admission is free, but you must register to reserve a seat. For registration and more information, please visit: https://fvleagueoflight.weebly.com/recommended-events.html

Event . The FVAMC community has been invited to participate in a food packing event with Emanuel Lutheran Church (311 Capitol Avenue, Hartford) on Sunday September 30, 2018. Time flexible. For signup and information, please email us at info@fvamc.org.

Event - Community Potluck Saturday 10/6 7:00-9:00 pm . Come to our first Saturday Pot Luck Supper to welcome and celebrate those who performed Hajj (pilgrimage) this year. Also at this Potluck Dinner, we are hosting Eleni Kavros DeGraw, who's running for CT’s General Assembly 17th District, representing the communities of Canton and most of Avon. Eleni has expressed a genuine interest in meeting with and hearing from our community. Please bring your questions for her to answer and get involved in our local government . Signup here.
We are looking for volunteers to hand out food during our Mobile Foodshare distribution every other Tuesday (next distribution date September 18th) 9:45-10:30 AM at FVAMC (35 Harris Road, Avon). If interested, please RSVP to info@fvamc.org.
Our regular activities will be held as scheduled:
  • Friday Service (Jumma) 1:00-1:30 pm
  • Congregational Prayers (Salatul Jama'a): Fajr 5:45 am, Duhr 1:15 pm, Asr 4:45 pm, Maghreb 6:55 pm, Isha 8:30 pm
  • Friday night Halaqa following Maghreb (around 7:30 pm)
  • Saturday night Young Muslim Boys 7:00 pm
  • FVAMC Academy 11:00-1:30