The Edgartown Federated Church has called a new minister who will preach his first service on Sunday, Nov. 3.

Sunday, Sept. 1, will be the last Sunday for summer hours at the Federated Church in Edgartown.

Julie Fay, executive director of Martha's Vineyard Community Services, will speak on Sunday, July 28, following the 9:30 church service at the Federated Church in Edgartown.

About 70 people attended a volunteer orientation session to staff Houses of Grace, a system of winter homeless shelters.

I am the moderator of the Federated Church and would like to thank the Edgartown fire and police departments for their prompt attention to a potentially dangerous situation that arose in our church recently. While the Martha’s Vineyard Museum was preparing for their annual meeting in our Meetinghouse late Monday afternoon, the fire alarms went off. The Edgartown police and fire personnel showed up promptly to assess the situation and make sure there was no fire hazard. The fire personnel inspected every corner of the Meetinghouse and Parish House and found nothing amiss.

The Federated Church will host a reading of Frederick Douglass’s powerful speech The Meaning of Fourth of July to the Negro.

The old gilded weather vane that formerly crowned the steeple of the Federated Church in Edgartown hasn’t had an easy time of it.

The Festival of Wreaths at the Federated Church in Edgartown takes place on Thursday, Nov. 30, from 5 to 7 p.m.

The Federated Church’s weather vane, a favorite perch of Edgartown birds and a shining beacon to sailors, was returned to the steeple on Thursday.

The Federated Church of Edgartown has been honored with a special resolution passed by the state legislature.