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New winter times are in place until June 2014 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center in Vineyard Haven. Friday night Shabbat services begin at 5:30 p.m. and Saturday morning Torah services get underway at 10 a.m., both services are led by Rabbi Caryn Broitman.
An Oneg Shabbat on Fridays or Kiddush on Saturdays will follow the services.
Adult and Community Education of Martha’s Vineyard is offering a workshop entitled Envisioning Your Emerging Self from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9 at the regional high school.
Hospice of Martha’s Vineyard presents Handmade from the Heart again this Christmas season. Visiting artisans from candlestick makers to bakers are invited to contribute to this holiday fundraiser for Hospice.
Jewelry, needlepoint, knitted items, paintings, photographs, Christmas ornaments and more will be accepted. The items will be sold at the Dr. Daniel Fisher House in Edgartown.
Prayers of Peace
All are welcome to attend an interfaith nondenominational Prayers of Peace service in the chapel of the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital in Oak Bluffs at 4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 1. Sponsored by Island clergy, musicians, artists and the interfaith community, Prayers for Peace will feature readings, prayers, reflections and music by a variety of people representing a range of faiths and disciplines.
Call Grace Episcopal Church at 508-693-0332 for information.
Margot Schwarz Weston is the recipient of this year’s Spirit of the Vineyard Award. Mrs. Weston, 99, first came to the Vineyard at the age of eight. She currently serves at the nonprofit small business organization SCORE, as a volunteer at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum and with ACE MV. Mrs. Weston has a 1,000-hour pin from the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. All this adds up to a lifetime of service to the community, and in celebration she will be presented with the award at a ceremony on Saturday, Nov.
The sixth annual Domestic Violence Awareness Walk is on Saturday, Oct. 26 with registration beginning at 10:30 a.m. at the Edgartown Park and Ride.