Have faith: Check yourself
A good-sized crowd came to the Old Whaling Church to hear a discussion about Christianity, race, and white supremacy a couple of weeks ago on a warm afternoon. The event was sponsored by Auburn...
Have Faith: Body, mind, and spirit
More than 500 Vineyarders have gone through Dr. Elliott Dacher’s meditation training program at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital, and he’s about to offer a completely new version of the eight-week sessions. This fall, Oct....
Have Faith: Looking back
Edgartown’s Federated Church is celebrating its 375th anniversary with several events this summer. The congregation hosted a reading of a Frederick Douglass speech on July 3 and marched in the Fourth of July parade,...
Have faith: Union Chapel
If you’re like me, you’ve been to Union Chapel, that historic eight-sided building on the outskirts of the famed Oak Bluffs Campground, to hear a concert or listen to a speaker. The acoustics are...
Have Faith: Catching up
I’ve wanted to talk with the Rev. Cathlin Baker, pastor of the West Tisbury First Congregational Church, ever since she returned from her three-month sabbatical in Scotland about six months ago. We finally sat...
Have Faith: Summer highlights
Every other week, Connie Berry reports on the news, events, and people at Martha’s Vineyard’s various places of worship.
Even though we’re still wading through a wet spring, summer is indeed on its way....
Have faith: New beginnings
The Reverends Vicky and Armen Hanjian began visiting the Island in the mid-1960s, eventually building a log home on about a half-acre of land in Oak Bluffs, a parcel that set them back approximately...
Have Faith: A pastor and his wife
A pastor’s life doesn’t always come with guarantees, so it was good news when the Rev. Bob Barnett, pastor of Faith Community Church in Edgartown, learned in January 2017 that his congregation called him...
Have faith: Student of tradition
Rabbi Caryn Broitman has been away on sabbatical since January, and the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center (MVHC) has relied on rabbinic intern Daniel Schaefer for some of the duties in her absence. Since September,...
Have faith: Every girl needs a dress
updated March 27, 6 pm
When the Rev. Roberta Williams came to the Methodist Church on Martha’s Vineyard from Wellfleet last June, she brought something with her: a love of a mission program called Little...
Have Faith: Mormon missionaries
Every other week, Connie Berry reports on the news, events, and people at Martha’s Vineyard’s various places of worship.
Sam Gardner and Parker Rogers could knock on your door any day now, if they...
Have Faith: Courage and conviction
Every other week, Connie Berry reports on the news, events, and people at Martha’s Vineyard’s various places of worship.
I got to thinking the other day about how much I’ve always enjoyed the company...
Have faith: Remember you are dust
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Edgartown hosted an open house for its newly renovated basement at the parish hall last Saturday. It’s where the church hosts the Houses of Grace shelter several nights a...
Have faith: Warming the heart
Every other week, Connie Berry reports on the news, events, and people at Martha’s Vineyard’s various places of worship. Even though we’ve been enjoying a pretty mild winter (so far) here on the Island,...
Have faith: Keeping the faith
Every other week, Connie Berry reports on the news, events, and people at Martha’s Vineyard’s various places of worship.
Even though I currently write a column about faith, I have no ties to any...
Have faith: Meeting Quakers
Updated Jan. 16, 9:34 am
Every other week, Connie Berry reports on the news, events, and people at Martha’s Vineyard’s various places of worship.
There’s a small but growing group of Quakers on the Island who...
Holiday religious services
The Federated Church, Edgartown
Dec. 24: Children’s service at 5 pm — joyful hymns and children sharing the Nativity story. Candlelight service at 10 pm — traditional candlelight service with music directed by Peter R....
Have Faith: Studying the ‘secular sacred’
Every other week, Connie Berry reports on the news, events, and people at Martha’s Vineyard’s various places of worship.
Rabbi Caryn Broitman went to Israel during her first sabbatical from leading the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew...
Have faith: ’Tis the season
updated 12/7 12:53 pm
Christmastime might be the perfect time to catch up with the Island clergy’s homeless ministry, Houses of Grace. The Rev. Chip Seadale from St. Andrew’s Church tells me the wheels are...
Have faith: Christmas in West Tisbury
When it comes to the Christmas season, many folks head up-Island to West Tisbury, where they’ll find everything they need to get into the holiday spirit. Whether you’re interested in a new Christmas wreath,...