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Community Shorts
September 29, 2005
Pets need blessing too
Grace Episcopal Church in Vineyard Haven holds a Blessing of the Animals this Sunday, Oct. 2, after each of the three morning services. All are welcome to attend and no beloved pet is too small, too large, too mischievous, or too unusual. Service times are 8, 9:15, and 10:30 am. The 9:15 service is especially geared to children, but all are welcome. The practice honors St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals and the environment, whose feast day is Oct. 4.
Everyone and every pet is invited; you need not be a church member to take part in this joyful event.
For information, call 508-693-0332.
Hummingbird Healing offered
Foster Perry and Kristos Tsompanelis, teachers of Hummingbird Healing, will offer a shamanic healing workshop this weekend. Hummingbird Healing, according to a press release, is spiritually-focused and enables participants to release fear, heal wounds, gain new clarity and insight, and realign with the true nature of one's soul and life path.
A talk, "Golden Hummingbird Therapy and the Wisdom of the Kabbalah," takes place Friday, Sept. 30, 7 to 10 pm. The Golden Hummingbird Healing Intensive is offered Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 1 and 2, 10 am until 10 pm. All events are held at the Wakeman Center, Vineyard Haven. Admission is $40 for the evening lecture, $350 for the entire workshop. For information and registration, call Elaine Allen, Golden Lotus Healing Arts, 508-693-3210.
Between mothers
and daughters
Women's Support Services of Martha's Vineyard Community Services will begin a group for mothers of adolescent daughters on Thursday, Oct. 6. For eight weeks the group will discuss issues that adolescent girls face today.
For more information, call 508-693-7900 ext. 218.
And away we go
Would you like a bargain, round-trip bus to Boston for some shopping or a museum trip? The Tisbury Travel Club is offering five trips to Boston in the next several months, each for only $18 round-trip.
The travel dates are Oct. 7, 21, Nov. 11, and Jan. 13, Feb. 10, ‘06, all Friday trips. You leave on the 8:15 am ferry and return on the 6:15 pm. The bus, which meets you in Woods Hole, will drop you off and pick you up at Huntington and Massachusetts avenues in Boston.
The Tisbury Travel Club is a non-profit club of the Tisbury Senior Center providing low cost travel opportunities for all ages. For more information or to reserve your space on the bus, call the senior center at 508-696-4205, Monday through Friday, between 9 am and 4 pm.
Counting more than trees
Pete Costas from Vineyard Gardens is offering fall workshops on accounting for landscapers. His basic class, Wednesday, Oct. 5, will focus on the benefits of getting organized, what records to keep, and accounting software. This class will be free.
On Wednesday, Oct. 12, 19, and 26, Mr. Costas will begin an in-depth series on Quickbooks Pro. The classes will cover: setting up charts for accounts, vendors, and sales, tracking sales and expenses, and creating financial reports. The series will cost $25. All the classes are held at Polly Hill Arboretum.
For more information, or to register for the classes, call 508-693-9426.
The forest and the trees
Do you have some time to spare to help the folks at Polly Hill Arboretum? The arboretum is in need of volunteers to become guides for school programs. The time commitment is a few hours a week in October and November. Complete training is provided.
Call Karin or Betsy for more information at 508-693-9426.
Why not lend a hand
Are you looking for a way to give back to the community? The YMCA's Teen Center is re-opening in October and looking for volunteers! Help out in the kitchen serving light snacks, or with activities, trips, and special events. Training is provided. People who are bi-lingual or have Portuguese language skills are needed. For more information, call Eric or Anna at 508-696-9119.
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