Chilmark Community Church: Lessons and Carols Christmas Eve service, 5 to 6 p.m., Chilmark Community Church, 9 Menemsha Crossroads, chilmarkchurch.org, 508-645-3100.
Faith Community Church, Christmas Eve candlight service, 5 p.m., 231 Meetinghouse Way, Edgartown, 508-627-8918.
Federated Church of Martha’s Vineyard, Christmas Eve candlelight service of carols and lessons, 5 p.m., 45 South Summer street, Edgartown, federatedchurchmv.org, 508-627-4221.
Rev. Dr. Leslie D. Callahan, pastor of St. Paul’s Baptist Church in Philadelphia since 2009, leads services at Union Chapel in Oak Bluffs this Sunday, July 21.
As the Island’s cost of living continues to rise, local community supper programs are seeing an increase in residents looking for relief, with demand for food at an all-time high this year.
For the first time in its 142-year history, the Tabernacle in Oak Bluffs will be open for worship on Easter Sunday, with three different Island churches holding services there.
Religious institutions on the Island have struggled with the decision of whether to open this summer, noting the challenges of holding services in small enclosed spaces.
