Category: Past Sunday Programs

19 Sep 2021: “Ellen LeBow Turns Her Gaze on (her) Haiti”

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Program for Sunday, September 19, 2021 After the devastating earthquake and hurricane in August this year in Haiti, following the assassination of the president, the Fellowship takes a look and leads a discussion about this special place, home of the first slave uprising in the New World. In “Haiti, I’m Sorry” (PI, 9/2/21) Ellen LeBow shares impressions from the many ways and the 25 years she has come to see and feel Haiti’s people, especially those from one island community where she … Continue reading 19 Sep 2021: “Ellen LeBow Turns Her Gaze on (her) Haiti”

29 Aug 2021: “Preserve, Restore and Explore with Harwich Conservation Trust” with Michael Lach

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Program for Sunday, August 29, 2021 Join Michael Lach, executive director of the nonprofit Harwich Conservation Trust (HCT), on a virtual open space safari to discover HCT’s proactive land-saving projects, innovative eco-restoration initiatives, and engaging guided walks exploring local conservation lands. Michael Lach was raised on the Cape.  He completed his undergraduate degree at Cornell University and graduate degree at the University of Massachusetts. After seeing dramatic changes to natural lands, he started on a path of land preservation to … Continue reading 29 Aug 2021: “Preserve, Restore and Explore with Harwich Conservation Trust” with Michael Lach

22 Aug 2021: “Wellfleet’s Last Indian? Delilah Gibbs and her Contemporaries” with Sheryl Jaffe

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Program for Sunday, August 22, 2021 Delilah Sampson Gibbs left us with very few but very intriguing and fascinating records. She is known as a “widow and last of her tribe” in this vicinity. She is a mysterious figure in Wellfleet’s history. Her step-mother-in-law was Patience Gibbs, a Negro woman born in Yarmouth, who lived on Patience Brook. Drusilla Cole Laha was a white woman who was a member of the Congregational church along with Patience. All three women were … Continue reading 22 Aug 2021: “Wellfleet’s Last Indian? Delilah Gibbs and her Contemporaries” with Sheryl Jaffe

15 Aug 2021: “Drawn into the Scene” – Painting with Amy Sanders

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Program for Sunday, August 15, 2021 Amy Sanders paints in the lesser known medium of dry pastel, and uses the beauty of the natural world as her inspiration. Her highly realistic style renders the intricacies of both wildlife and landscapes, surpassing what can be captured in a photograph. Join her for a short demonstration of this medium along with a discussion of its history and technique. The roots of the soft pastel medium, with its intense colors and permanence,  can … Continue reading 15 Aug 2021: “Drawn into the Scene” – Painting with Amy Sanders

25 Jul 2021: “After the Apocalypse” with Andrew Bacevich

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Program for Sunday, July 25, 2021 The 2020 Apocalypse “exposed weakness and rot in institutions whose integrity Americans had long taken for granted,” historian Andrew Bacevich explains in the introduction to his latest book. Join him for a reflection on recent events and America’s changing role in the world. How do we escape the endless fantasy of American power? After recognizing the hubris and error of American Exceptionalism, how might we act as a nation in a world transformed?  Andrew … Continue reading 25 Jul 2021: “After the Apocalypse” with Andrew Bacevich

25 Jul 2021: Fear, then Connection: Provincetown’s Response to the AIDS Epidemic with Scott Penn, John Braden and Stephen Kovacev

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Program for Sunday, July 25, 2021 Fear, then Connection: Provincetown’s Response to the AIDS Epidemic There is perhaps no other community so profoundly affected by HIV and AIDS as Provincetown and these effects have been archived at the Provincetown History Project. The first cases were diagnosed in 1982. By 1996, the virus had claimed the lives of 385 people—more than one-tenth of the town’s permanent population. The town rallied support for those afflicted and when news of Provincetown’s support services … Continue reading 25 Jul 2021: Fear, then Connection: Provincetown’s Response to the AIDS Epidemic with Scott Penn, John Braden and Stephen Kovacev

18 Jul 2021: Unitarian Universalism: Moving into the Future with Pat O’Brien and Karen Dattilo

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Program for Sunday, July 18, 2021 What are the most important issues being addressed by the Unitarian Universalist Association today?  Join Pat O’Brien and Karen Dattilo for a report on the organization’s current goals and activities. They will update the audience about highlights from the General Assembly, including the WARE lecture by Stacey Abrams and Desmond Meade. They will report on what the organization hopes and suggests our Fellowship follows with interest and commitment. There will be ample time for … Continue reading 18 Jul 2021: Unitarian Universalism: Moving into the Future with Pat O’Brien and Karen Dattilo

11 Jul 2021: Shipwrecks of Cape Cod: Stories of Tragedy and Triumph with Don Wilding

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Program for Sunday, July 11, 2021 Cape Cod’s outer beach has always been known for its shipwrecks. Between 1626 and the mid-20th century, this solitary 40-mile stretch of beach and sandbars saw the demise of over 3,000 vessels. It’s been said that if all the wrecks were raised, one could walk from Provincetown to Chatham without getting his or her feet wet. Join Cape Cod historian Don Wilding, author of the new book, Shipwrecks of Cape Cod: Stories of Tragedy … Continue reading 11 Jul 2021: Shipwrecks of Cape Cod: Stories of Tragedy and Triumph with Don Wilding

13 Jun 2021: Native Plants of Cape Cod with Kristin Andres

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Program for Sunday, June 13, 2021 A native plant enthusiast, Kristin Andres promotes sustainable land care practices and the use of native plants in the landscape. Kristin describes herself as slightly obsessed with observing and photographing nature and strives to share her passionate appreciation of nature whenever possible. Kristin will introduce us to some plant species, including those growing in the Association to Preserve Cape Cod’s educational demonstration garden, and discuss how native plants can have a positive influence on … Continue reading 13 Jun 2021: Native Plants of Cape Cod with Kristin Andres

20 Jun 2021: Pressing on in Alzheimer’s from out on Pluto with Greg O’Brien

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Program for Sunday, June 20, 2021  “If you’re trying to understand what it feels like to live with Alzheimer’s . . . then you need to read this book.”  — Lisa Genova, author of Still Alice Career journalist Greg O’Brien joins us again after first telling us his moving story several years ago. In On Pluto: Inside the Mind of Alzheimer’s, O’Brien used his skills as an investigative reporter to chronicle the progression of his own disease.  On Pluto has … Continue reading 20 Jun 2021: Pressing on in Alzheimer’s from out on Pluto with Greg O’Brien