Sunday, December 24, 2023 10 AM ʻTis the season….and Christmas Eve morning we will gather for breakfast and hospitality at the Chapel. Bring some food to share if you like, and letʻs share our good will for all in this season when the light of days are becoming longer and winter is upon us. We can all bring the spirit of this special season to see us through the days and year to come as the light grows.
Sunday, December 17, 2023 10 AM Join us as actor Bill Salem discusses how his experience performing Shakespeare’s words has deepened, with his own acting technique evolving to always searching first for Will’s journey as a playwright, then overlaying his own journey as an actor upon the character. Salem will perform several characters with some reflection about what they are saying and how they say it. Salem has come to think of the Bard as his life coach. Bill moved … Continue reading 17 Dec 2023: Shakespeare and Me – A Private Journey Made Public with Bill Salem
Sunday, November 26, 2023 10:00 AM Join us as Peter Trull educates us on the Eastern Coyote. It is important to learn about these magnificent animals that we all live with. Peter will give us the history of coyotes on Cape Cod, and discuss his years studying the interaction between coyotes and pets, wildlife and humans. Peter will also delve into the genetic makeup of the coyotes on Cape Cod – how much of it is wolf? Peter Trull is … Continue reading POSTPONED! 26 Nov 2024: Facts and Misconceptions about a Wild Dog – Eastern Coyote
Sunday, November 19, 2023 10:00 AM Visiting musicians will perform. Because of the difficulty of providing good audio over Zoom during live performances, this service will not be available via Zoom. Doors open at 9:30 at the Chapel in the Pines in Eastham.
Sunday, November 12, 2023 10:00 AM Recording available here: https://youtu.be/HaGT3ppMz5g Join us as Pat O’Brien shares a very personal story. Through pictures and poetry, Pat traces her journey to and in Nepal to meet her birth daughter, Nancy, for the first time. Pat O’Brien is a Nauset Fellowship member and former teacher and clay artist. She served on theNational Board of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), and after teaching in New York, Los Angeles and Boston, … Continue reading 12 Nov 2023: A Birthmother’s Journey
Sunday, October 29, 2023 10:00 AM Recording available here: https://youtu.be/qBpIGJ1kANI Join us as Susan Abbott tells us of the life of Captain Edward Penniman: one of the most successful whaling captains of the 19th century. He lived his entire life on Fort Hill in Eastham — except for the 22 years when he was sailing the globe in search of whales. In his retirement, he helped to found the Eastham Universalist Society and was chair of the building committee. Learn … Continue reading 29 Oct 2023: Edward Penniman of Eastham
Sunday, October 22, 2023 10:00 AM Join us for a unique musical performance with Jefferey Clayton on the steelpan. There will be performance, a discussion of the history of the steelpan and time for questions and answers. Come enjoy the sweet sounds of the Caribbean Islands in an intimate setting … in the Pines! Jefferey Clayton is a retired Army musician with a BA from UMass @ Amherst and an MM from The New England Conservatory. He comes with many years … Continue reading 22 Oct 2023: PanNeubean Steel: An Oasis of Musical Moods
Sunday, October 15, 2023 10:00 AM Edith Lake Wilkinson was an artist who lived and painted in Provincetown during the early decades of the 20th century until she was committed to an asylum for the mentally ill in 1924. Her belongings were packed up in a trunk which was sent to relatives in West Virginia. It was not until the 1960’s that her art was discovered. “Packed in a Trunk” chronicles how Jane Andersen, a relative of Edith, worked to … Continue reading 15 Oct 2023: “Packed In A Trunk: The Lost Art of Edith Lake Wilkinson” — A Film Presentation
Sunday, October 8, 2023 10:00 AM Join us as actress Jarice Hanson portrays Frances Perkins, the first woman Secretary of Labor. Best known for her crafting of the Social Security Act, 40-hour work week, and child labor laws, Frances Perkins, along with President Franklin D. Roosevelt, helped lift the country out of the Depression. Perkins was a strong advocate for immigrants, labor unions and women throughout World War II. Hanson’s presentation focuses on Perkin’s awakening as an activist when she … Continue reading 8 Oct 2023: “Frances Perkins: A Woman’s Work” A One-Woman Staged Reading
Sunday, September 2023 Stephanie J. Briody, Esq is the CEO and Co-Founder of Behavioral Health Innovators, Inc. (BHI). She will present her call to action for all of us to eliminate the stigma surrounding substance abuse and mental health by engaging in “real” conversations with teens and families, in addition to advocacy, fundraising and volunteer support.BHI provides a continuum of programs, from prevention to recovery, to address the gap in services for Cape Cod youth 13-24 years old, with a … Continue reading 24 Sept 2023: “We Are the Ones We’ve Been Waiting For” with Stephanie J. Briody
