Rose City Ministry

01/23/2026

Your friendly neighborhood Rose City Mission team will be serving anyone who needs warmth at Castle Church on Sunday.
We will be serving the community meal and free store. If you need a place to hunker down and stay warm, we gotchu.
Come enjoy some movies and board games with us. Please don’t try to brave the elements alone.
We are here to serve and keep you safe.
7am-7pm Sunday. Please spread the word.

11/16/2025

Department of agriculture low income spay/neuter program online portal opens at 9am on November 17th.
If you receive snap, tanf, saga, husky, ssi/ssdi, or are a low income veteran, you qualify to get a voucher to get your dog or cat fixed.
Make sure you have the portal loaded up and ready to go, the applications filled within 24 hours last year.
Also, our recommendation for veterinary hospital if receiving a voucher in new London county is colchester veterinary hospital. They are one of the only options on the list that doesn’t tack on additional fees and charges that ultimately defeat the purpose of the voucher.

The Animal Population Control Program (APCP) aims to reduce the overpopulation of dogs and cats in Connecticut and to increase the level of immunization against infectious animal diseases. Connecticut is one of only a few states to provide a companion pet sterilization program administered by a stat...

03/04/2025

Tonight at Castle Church there will be a community meeting about immigration and what your rights are.
Castle Church will be hosting a livestream of the community meeting.
Rose City Mission will share the live stream once the meeting has started.
Please tune in so you can be informed of your rights and those of your loved ones.

12/22/2024

An emergency warm shelter for winter freeze emergencies has now opened in Norwich. You no longer will be required to get to new London to the shelter.
Please keep yourself safe this holiday season. Utilize the warming shelter is you need to!!!

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A new warming center has opened in Norwich to provide a safe and warm space for those experiencing homelessness. ⬇️

12/18/2024

10/22/2024

Photos of yesterday's free store.
We had lots of frozen meat, fruits, veggies, beans, and grains.
We also had cat and dog food as well as a variety of clothes.
We are at st Mark's Lutheran Church on Sundays at 1pm.
248 Broadway in Norwich

10/19/2024

Rose city mission has pet food again!!!
I know it's been a while so I wanted to make a post.
We have wet and dry food for dogs and cats.

09/06/2024

There will be a free store this coming sunday, But there will be no perishable foods. We will only be distributing clothing. This will be the new routine for the free store.
We are off the first weekend, clothes the second weekend, clothes and foods third and fourth weekend.
I hope this helps everyone.
Thank you for supporting us!!

05/02/2024

Do we have a volunteer from the community who could pick up an allotment of fresh food from us and deliver it to a disabled individual? There's no other way for this person to access our services.
I've tried to arrange transport a few times now but the rides keep falling through. It would be incredibly helpful to us and the individual.

05/02/2024

Whether we have a little or a lot to distribute, we do our best to serve the community.