Category: Community Outreach
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Celebrating the Chilmark Church
The Celebration for the church and our invited guests was last Sunday, September 15th. What a beautiful day! We shared our stories of resilience, courage and faithfulness – past, present and future – with food, music and community. The church has worked hard over the past 2 years, so it is now time to celebrate that journey together. Though…
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Children’s Church Fair 2024
What a beautiful day dawned for this year’s Children’s fair! Many thanks to all of the volunteers who made it happen. Thank you, Julie, for the Pony Rides with the Pond view Farm Ponies. Thank you Sarah Shipway for manning the Fish Pond. Thank you, Claire Ganz and Sarah Laux for the Face Painting. Thank…
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The Last Spring Dinner for 2024
There is such comfort in gathering with community over pasta and desserts on a beautiful spring evening. Many thanks to Janet and Tom for preparing a pasta feast, and to everyone who brought supplementary dishes and desserts. The last spring dinner for 2024 was well attended and well appreciated.
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St. Peter, a Saintly Supper 3/26/24
Tuesday night, church and community members gathered for the last Saintly Supper of the winter 2024 season. The evening’s topic was Saint Peter, the Rock. Sean led those gathered in lively discussions about saints, sainthood, and Catholicism, as well as in soulful song. The dinner served was delicious! Many thanks to Sara Carr for the…
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St. Francis, a Saintly Supper 3/12/24
Tuesday night, both community and church members gathered to learn about the life of St. Francis, the patron saint of Ireland, and to break bread together. The evening started with singing, the lesson, and prayers, and finished with delicious and nutritious Irish themed food. Many thanks to Sean for the lively music and for baking…
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St. Joan of Arc, a Saintly Supper 2/27/24
Tuesday night, members of both the church and the community gathered to learn about St. Joan of Arc and to share food together. The evening began with singing and a short lesson and then dinner was served. Joan of Arc is the unofficial patron saint of New Orleans so the theme was festive and delicious!…
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Third Offering of Music and Light.
The last for the season OFFERING OF MUSIC AND LIGHT WAS FEBRUARY 4. Mark and Molly performed and then, after the supper reception that Claire prepared, they broadcast their show “Songs from the Sea”. Dan read some wonderful poems and sang and played two original songs. After all the entertainment ended food was served. A…
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Offerings of Music and Light December 3rd
It was a wonderful evening! The performances were amazing! Material had strong island flavor. Below are a few photos..waiting for more of the great line up. Chris Carroll and the Biskis family. Missis Biskis sang 2 fabulous numbers. Sean MacMahon sang an original of his and one of owner of Moca Motts. Not shown..Molly Conole…