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Trinity Episcopal Church in Oak Bluffs welcomes the Reverend Stephanie Spellers as celebrant for this Sunday, August 1. A former Cox Fellow and minister for radical welcome at St. Paul’s Cathedral in Boston, Rev. Spellers is a consultant and member of the Episcopal Church’s Standing Commission on Domestic Mission and Evangelism, and travels the country to work with faith communities seeking to embrace cultural changes. She earned her BA from Wake Forest University and holds master’s degrees from Harvard Divinity School and the Episcopal Divinity School.
The Vineyard nonprofit Men’s Bereavement Group is expanding to a national focus, aiming to make the American public aware of the unique requirements of men grieving the loss of a spouse or life partner. The bereavement group has appointed Frederick H. Spero as the executive director and is launching the Men’s Bereavement Network Web site, mensbereavement.org.
By JONAH LIPSKY
On August 3 Islanders have a rare opportunity to hear and see firsthand accounts of the atrocities of child homelessness and exploitation around the world — and what certain Vineyard people are doing about it.
Island filmmakers Len and Georgia Morris will be showing a short version of their latest film, Rescuing Emmanuel, which exposes childhood calamities, at the Tabernacle in Oak Bluffs starting at 8 p.m.
Brian (Chip) Vanderhoop, 49, saved the livelihoods of a lot of fishermen as the U.S. Coast Guard boathouse burned. The Aquinnah harbor master and shellfish constable would prefer little notice; it is just out of character for him to talk much about himself or to pose for a photograph. Of his five Vanderhoop siblings, he is the quiet one.
Mature Workers Program
Income-qualified people 55 or older, who want and need to work, may find the possibility of a 20-hour-per-week paid work experience and/or skills training opportunity with the Mature Workers Program of Elder Services of Cape Cod and the Islands. To learn more about its Bridge Back to Work program, call 1-800-244-4630 or 508-394-4630 to speak to Mary at extension 543 or Gloria at extension 542.
The Rev. Hal Taussig will be the guest preacher at Union Chapel this Sunday, August 1. This will be his fourth visit to the historic chapel. The title of his sermon is Losing Balloons at the Beach, based on the theme of leisure and crisis. The service begins at 10 a.m. preceded by organ preludes by Garrett Brown at 9:40 a.m.