Category: Stories from Our Church
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Advent Greens
Claire put out tubs of greens. Come take some for your Advent Wreath. Pastor Ernest put candles in the white box for taking also.
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2020 Halloween
Claire Ganz getting ready for drive-by trick or treaters in front of church. Another Covid holiday adjustment. Happy Trick or Treaters
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Update from Haiti Oct 27, 2020
Lilavois School where we help support an afternoon teacher.Churches were first to open in Haiti, about 2 weeks before the schools. Most church buildings are reminiscent of the Tabernacle in Oak Bluffs and many people wear masks to attend services. Schools then reopened in August. Political instability in the fall and then pandemic closings in…
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Tim found this photograph 2018 or earlier.
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Virginia Stone
October 11, 2020.. Virginia Stone joined the church as an associate member. She’s been an active seasonal member for years, always helpful, often sketching, singing and making a joyful noise here in Chilmark. We’re feeling blessed to have her become an associate member. Virginia with her husband, Cliff.Outdoor worship during Covid. The congregation is also on…
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M.V. Crop Walk
Please photograph your walk and we’ll post it here! Collection envelopes are inside the right hand vestibule door at the church. https://www.crophungerwalk.org/marthasvineyard/ Martha’s Vineyard, MA CROP Hunger Walk-a-Thon Walk. Give. Change the world. Join us for the 30th Annual Martha’s Vineyard CROP Hunger Walk-A-Thon, October 1 – 18, 2020! In this time of COVID,…
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August 16 The perils of Out-door Worship
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Sacred Ground: film and dialog on race
The churches on MV are viewing this movie, SACRED GROUND, for island discussions.Below you will find a description of the program. To register, visit: http://tiny.cc/sacredground-mv2020. Sacred Ground is a film (and readings) based dialogue series on race, grounded in faith. Small groups are invited to walk through chapters of America’s history of race and racism, while weaving…
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May 27,2020 MV Times letter to editor..Arlene Bodge
The very day I am starting to write this little note, my wife and I were scheduled to fly to the States, ride the bus to Woods Hole, and hopefully catch the last ferry for our yearly six-week visit to the Vineyard. Somehow, this fact has brought us to reminisce about the many experiences…