Island Churches Provide the Passion for Palm Sunday
Palms decorated the doors at Grace Episcopal Church.
Palms decorated the doors at Grace Episcopal Church.
Many churches offered Palm Sunday services online.
Many churches offered Palm Sunday services online.
Crosses reach up to the heavens.
Crosses reach up to the heavens.
Our Lady Star of the Sea Church in Oak Bluffs.
Our Lady Star of the Sea Church in Oak Bluffs.
Blue skies above the Federated Church in Edgartown.
Blue skies above the Federated Church in Edgartown.
A peek through the windows.
A peek through the windows.
All are welcome at Chilmark Community Church.
All are welcome at Chilmark Community Church.
Forsythia blooms outside St. Andrews Church.
Forsythia blooms outside St. Andrews Church.
Fragrant hyacinth floats in the air of Edgartown.
Fragrant hyacinth floats in the air of Edgartown.
Stone Church's tower in Vineyard Haven.
Stone Church's tower in Vineyard Haven.
Daffodils bloom at the feet of St. Francis outside St. Elizabeth's in Edgartown.
Daffodils bloom at the feet of St. Francis outside St. Elizabeth's in Edgartown.
Welcoming entrance to West Tisbury Congregational Church.
Welcoming entrance to West Tisbury Congregational Church.
Pointing the way.
Pointing the way.
Gay Head Baptist Church in Aquinnah.
Gay Head Baptist Church in Aquinnah.
White clapboard against partly cloudy skies.
White clapboard against partly cloudy skies.
St. Augustine's in Vineyard Haven.
St. Augustine's in Vineyard Haven.
Stained glass windows inside the Tabernacle.
Stained glass windows inside the Tabernacle.
Most of us are comfortable with the sacred and the secular existing side by side in our lives, but this weekend is remarkable on Martha's Vineyard for combining worship, social distancing, and reflection. Prayers of hope for our fellow Islanders echoed across the Vineyard as congregants celebrated at home. Later, the sun shone and clouds of worry were replaced by springtime joy.