Spring Chron 2014

The Summer News Weekly
For All People…
In All Seasons
Craigville Village, Massachusetts
Spring 2014
Community Calendar
Friday,
June 27th 5:30-7:30 PM
Icebreaker at the Farquhars
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Saturday, June 28 9:30-12:00 PM “Craigville Painters Painting Craigville”
Sunday, June 29th 9:45 AM
Homecoming Sunday ! Tabernacle
Christine McNutt Oates
Craigville summer resident Christine Oates passed away in Jacksonville, Florida on April 30, 2014 with her three sons by
her side. A strong woman of unwavering Baptist Faith and a passionate Scrabble player and storyteller, Christine had an
endearing Southern drawl and a reliably friendly manner that distinguished her. She was understandably proud of her
family, spoke fondly of the extensive travels she had undertaken in her earlier years, and she wrote several books
chronicling her interesting life, “From the Cotton Patch to Cape Cod”. She truly enjoyed Craigville, her home here and the
friendships she made, and she will be missed by all who knew her. Funeral services were Tuesday, May 6th in
Jacksonville. The community extends its sympathy to Dale, his brothers and the rest of her family on their loss.
Continue Your Faith Journey at the Tabernacle
This summer, our theme for worship at the Tabernacle is "Treasuring God's Creation: A Pilgrimage." We’ll be reflecting on
the many gifts that God gives us, from the beauty and sustenance of nature to the treasured family and friends in our lives.
As we enjoy our time in the village, we also offer God our summer as a pilgrimage, a chance to step back, give thanks,
and grow in faith.
We're working on an exciting lineup of preachers and musicians, with new and familiar faces alike. As we carry on the
rich traditions of the Tabernacle, we will also be trying new things (including a Celtic service, additional evening services,
and other exciting possibilities). In addition to Sunday worship, we’re planning other opportunities for gathering in
community and deepening our relationship with God, including a weekly Vacation Bible School for youth, walking
meditation sessions, weekday morning prayer services, and movie screenings.
Join us at our Homecoming Sunday on Sunday, June 29th at 9:45 AM, at which Rev. Dr. Herb Davis will help us begin
our summer pilgrimage.
I’m looking forward to meeting you and to worshiping with you very soon! Until then, feel free to contact me
([email protected]) with any questions or suggestions.
−Edward Dunar, Tabernacle Worship Coordinator and Theologian-in-Residence
“Your beliefs become your thoughts, Your thoughts become your words, Your words
become your actions, Your actions become your habits, Your habits become your
values, Your values become your destiny.”
-Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)
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The Bookies’ First Selection
The Craigville Book Group will be meeting for the first time this summer at Nancy Vester's cottage. We have decided to
discuss ORPHAN TRAIN by CHRISTINA BAKER KLINE. It will be in June, but no date has been set yet. You can start to
read the book and watch the next Chronicle for our meeting date.
Warm Days Should Be On Their Way
Greetings to all from Beachside. It must be spring, as George and Jennie Osprey are back on the corner of Lake
Elizabeth and Craigville Beach Rd. They already are creating lots of visitors as they are fishing and rebuilding their
nest. Their nest took quite a beating this winter so they have been very busy restoring it. Little by little, more and more
people are enjoying walks on the beach and the dogs are hurrying to get their last runs on the beach before they are not
allowed back until the fall. Construction trucks are in and out of the parking lot loading and unloading their supplies from
one truck to another. There must be lots of busy people in the area hurrying to get things done before the crowds start to
arrive. Hope the winter was good to you all and we are all looking forward to another great summer.
-Maxine Shortman, Chronicle Osprey Correspondent
Craigville Retreat Center Has Lots of Groups Gathering
Retreat Center guests in May will include the following: Xaverian Brothers High School, West Concord Union Church,
United Church in Walpole, Second Church in Newton, Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Melrose Unitarian Universalist
Church, Pilgrim Church of Lexington, Unitarian Universalist Church of Fall River, NEAUCE, Needham Cong. Church,
Cedar Hill Study Group, Academy of Foxboro, Fort Square Presbyterian Church, First Congregational Church of Amherst,
Dennis Union Church, St. Cecilia Parish, Lead On Christian Outdoor Adventures for Women, St. Sebastian's High School,
Barnstable County AmeriCorps, First Church of Glastonbury (CT), Covenant Cong. Church, Newton Country Day School,
Mom's Crafting Retreat, and Fay School.
Retreat Center guests in June include these groups: ServCorps, UCC Retired Clergy, LaSalle Academy, Hillview
Montessori School, Charles River School, the Oates Family, Church Secretaries, BC High faculty, Campus Ambassadors,
Temple Hillel B'nai Torah, Shir Hadash, Huntington Family Reunion, Svaroopa Vidya Ashram, the Jacob family, Norwell
Schools, Ferguson Family Reunion, and Koehler Family Reunion. Also, we will have these families renting cottages: the
Farrell family, the Berlani family, the Niquette family, the Blair family, and the Capen family.
Also, Mark Kromelbein is our new maintenance supervisor. He has been with us for several months now.
−Mary A Woodbury, Director, Craigville Retreat Center
What is the Christian Camp Meeting Association?
The CCMA goes back to the 1870's when a group of people gathered in the area, now known as Craigville Village, to
celebrate life, admire the beauty of nature, enjoy living near the sea, and worship together. Eventually the group bought
the farmland and started to rent campsites to the people who gathered. Soon, the campers wanted to buy and own
campsites. Some bought multiple campsites. Permanent tent platforms were built on the sites. Next, walls went up and
then cottages were built. The Tabernacle, inns and guest houses came next, and Craigville became a destination for
many. The village now has about 90 privately-owned cottages or homes.
The Christian Camp Meeting Association owns the Tabernacle, the Post Office, the Craigville Inn, Groves House, the
Manor, the Lodge and several cottages. The CBA Beach, Craigville Tennis Courts and the roads and parks are also
owned by the CCMA. The CCMA is responsible for the care and upkeep of these buildings and properties. They maintain
them and rent the Inn, Groves house, the Manor, the Lodge and the cottages to the Massachusetts Conference of the
United Church of Christ, who run the Craigville Retreat Center. The CCMA needs your support to carry out its mission.
Our membership brochures will be arriving at your homes in May. Fill-in your membership form and pay your dues so
that you are really a part of caring for our village. Our annual meeting will be held on Saturday, July 12th at 9:00 AM in the
Tabernacle. The Craigville Cottage Owners Meeting will follow the CCMA Meeting. We look forward to seeing you
there!
−Nancy Hansen, CCMA Membership Chair
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The following 4 articles are from Jim Lane:
Let The Light Shine In
Last summer during a Religious Activity and Tabernacle Committee (RATC) meeting in the historic Tabernacle, Myra
Gooding observed that the chancel was very dark despite flood lights. On her way out, she noticed a framed photo of the
interior of the Tabernacle in the 1880’s. In the photo were two large windows above the altar. The original windows were
probably boarded-up in 1956 when the late Carroll Whittemore donated the stained glass window depicting Christ as a
youth. With the approval of the RATC and the Christian Camp Meeting Association (CCMA), semi-retired Centerville
architect Larry Gordon was contracted to provide interior and exterior plans and shop drawings for the window restoration.
Mid-Cape Home Center’s mill shop manufactured two 81” x 30”custom red cedar window sashes, each with twenty-one 9”
x 11” clear glass panes.
Myra began a mini fund-raiser and discovered there was interest in the window renovation project. Good neighbors
Julie Gavitt and Nancy and Abel Garraghan gave generous donations for the purchase of the window sashes. Through the
generosity of Peter and Myra Gooding and Nancy and Roger Hansen, the window installation will be paid for.
After an Historic Commission Hearing on May 20th, we hope to obtain a building permit for the window installation.
Osterville builder Scott Peacock has been contracted to install the windows. In the meantime, 26 abutters will receive a
notice from the Town advertising the project as “Intent to demolish Portions of a Historic Structure at 251 Lake Elizabeth
Drive”. Do not be alarmed. Less than 32 square feet will be cut out to accommodate the windows on the rear of the
Tabernacle, the same size as the original windows from the 1880’s.
ServCorps Returns to Craigville
ServCorps, an affiliate of the Asylum Hill Congregation in Hartford, CT, returns for their 4th mission in Craigville during the
first week of June. Repairs and renovations, both large and small, have been planned for the old CCMA buildings by these
skilled volunteer workers. Members of the CCMA and CCOA are welcome to join in with ServCorps for rewarding work,
fun and fellowship.
The Inn at Craigville
Please notice the makeover to the façade of the Inn. The entire front of the Inn was scraped, sanded and painted by the
Dan DiPrete Painting Co. It is a welcome site to have the old peeling paint removed. A good portion of work required 40foot ladders. Inside of the Inn’s kitchen the Craigville Retreat Center’s chef, Austin Peters and staff, have been busy
cleaning, painting and remodeling both the kitchen and food and beverage service areas.
The Craigville Chronicle
Alice Brown has advised me that she will no longer be the editor and publisher of the Craigville Chronicle. Alice
mentioned that, “It’s time for someone who has fresh interest and energy to become involved in connecting the
community. This is a valuable service for which I have received ongoing appreciation from neighbors and friends of
Craigville over the years.” Alice has been an extraordinary editor and publisher of the Chronicle as well as a reliable
online source of news throughout the entire year from the Craigville Community.
I am pleased to announce that Kathryn E. McKey-Dunar “Kate”, the wife of Edward Dunar, our new Tabernacle
Worship Coordinator and Theologian-in-Residence, will be this summer’s editor and publisher of the Craigville Chronicle.
Edward and Kate will be living at Manor Under and will be welcomed to be part of our Craigville Community. The following
is an introduction from Kate:
"Hi there! I am excited to be helping out with the Craigville Chronicle. I grew up in Minnesota and attended Gustavus
Adolphus College. Out of college, I took two jobs in Madison, Wisconsin working as a youth minister and as the Director of
Christian Formation for the local diocese. In both jobs, I put out regular online and printed newsletters, emails, and website
updates. Now I am working as the Parish Communications and Christian Formation Coordinator at St. John's Episcopal
Church, Newtonville. I get to put out news releases along with website and social media work. Apart from work, I love to
read and go hiking. Edward and I also have fun playing board games and exploring the greater Boston area. I am excited
to be a part of the community in Craigville this summer and to contribute in any way I can.”
Blessings, Kate McKey-Dunar [email protected]
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Tennis Program Ready to Go (Online, too)
We are pleased to be welcoming back Pro Lisa Packard and her talented Assistant Pros Stevie Driscoll and Elizabeth
Croteau. The Shack will be open from 9 AM -12 noon beginning June 25th, and lessons will start on June 30th. This season
will be full of Junior Team matches, Ladies’ and Men's Round Robins, Women's Team matches, and Mixed Doubles
events. We will be holding an "Uncle Sam" Mixed Doubles Opener on July 3rd. Be sure to check the bulletin board at The
Shack for lesson start times and event schedules. We also will have our website up and running within the next two
weeks, so keep an eye open for an email update! If you have do not receive an email regarding your application, please
contact [email protected].
Thanks, The Tennis Committee
Craigville Cottage Owners Want Spring to Hurry Along!
We are all looking forward to a relaxing summer after this dreadful winter. The daffodils are blooming, and spring is slowly
arriving.
We are welcoming three new Cottage Owners: Marie and Robert Gerardin (Embree/Fisher house), Lauren and Robert
Crory (Plunkett house), and Judy and Scott Matthijssen (DiPrete house).
We begin our summer with our Icebreaker on June 27th at the home of Terry and Doug Farquhar at the Northwest end
of the Midway. Please bring an hors d’oeuvre and your favorite beverage. Come and greet old friends and make our new
neighbors feel welcome. If you have forgotten to pay your CCOA dues, Willie Shoemaker will gladly accept them at this
time.
The CCOA Events Committee and other groups have planned an interesting summer for us. The summer calendar will
be published separately. Two highlights will be the July 4th Parade and Gathering on the Green with our Master of
Ceremonies Ed Lynch, and our Illumination Night featuring the Scottish Pipe Band of Cape Cod playing on the Green. It
will be a night to walk the village and listen to music.
Looking forward to summer,
Lee Williams, CCOA President
“CRAIGVILLE PAINTERS PAINTING CRAIGVILLE”
PAINTERS IN ALL MEDIA WHO LOVE TO PAINT THE CRAIGVILLE SCENE welcome you to paint together
in Summer 2014. See the Summer calendar for dates, with locations to be suggested.
ALL levels of talent encouraged to come to paint!
There’ll be art supplies to share – or bring your own materials.
Contact information: Avis Strong Parke and Alison Melavalin (508-771-8298)
ILLUMINATION NIGHT with a difference!
Illumination Night will take place on Friday, August 1st from 7:30-9:00 PM on the Village Green. In the event of rain, the
festivities will take place in the Tabernacle. Under the leadership of Allen Hoyt, the Highland Light Scottish Pipe Band of
Cape Cod will perform Celtic music accompanied with a vocal ensemble, along with an award-winning Irish Step and
Scottish Highlander Dancer.
Mark your calendars now to invite friends and family for an evening of fun for the whole family! Don't forget blankets,
chairs, and a picnic basket! Ice cream will be served in the Craigville Inn Dining Room by the Retreat Center and Inn
Dining Room staff.
Volunteers will be needed to assist with parking and helping to ensure the Village Green or Tabernacle is clear of litter,
cups, and paper following the performance.
All welcome!!
− Joanne Hartunian, Co-Chair, CCOA Events Committtee
There will be a change of tune this year at Illumination Night…
And now might be a good time to dig out that old kilt from the back of the closet, fluff up your sporran, and practice rolling
your rrrrrrs, as there might be a wee spot of hootenanny coming our way! Stay tuned.
−Ellen Cardarelli, CCOA Events Committee
(If you don’t know what a sporran is, you have until August to find out! -ed.)
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Red Lily Pond Project Fundraisers
Save the Dates for our every-other-year Craigville House Tour on July 13th, and the Annual Dinner and Auction at the
Craigville Inn on August 9th. Mark your calendars because these promise to be great events! More information to follow in
the Summer Chronicles.
!Valerie Lane, Fundraising Chair, Red Lily Pond Project
You‘re Invited!
After a hard winter and spring, faith abounds that the tide will turn and summer will arrive.
To celebrate the turn of the season, at 5 PM on Saturday, June 21st the Red Lily Pond Board of Directors invites
everyone to our Third Annual “Radical Joy for Hard Times” celebration, near the newly reconstructed herring run fish
ladder.
We’re so pleased with the work so many neighbors accomplished over the winter, and wish to particularly thank the
“winter crew” for keeping the restoration project on course.
Avis Parke, Tom Kirk, Tina Buckley, Alice and I attended the APCC Annual Meeting and launch of their new video.
Dick Delaney led a team of Americorps volunteers, who removed the worst of the Purple Loosestrife invasion from
Lake Elizabeth near the causeway, and videographer Joshua Goudey who produced a Youtube video of the day.
Tom Hoppensteadt recruited local Eagle Scout candidate Sean Ford and his Boy Scout troop to reinforce the wooden
fish ladder at the herring run in Lake Elizabeth with beautiful (and functional!) fieldstones, and to clean out the old pipe at
the foot of the 40 Steps.
During the April herring runs, Tom Kirk recruited his team of herring counters (and counted more herring than last
year!).
Valerie Lane is planning two magnificent summer fund-raisers—a house tour on Sunday, July 13th, and this year’s
dinner auction on Saturday, August 9th.
I’ve attended regular meetings of the Regional 208 Wastewater Planning Group, practicing “Smart Solutions, the Triple
Bottom Line Model” for community-based decision support.
Many of us attended multiple Barnstable Town Council Meetings, and shared our viewpoints in response to an effort by
a small but vocal group to deconstruct the Cape Cod Commission, learning how Constitutional Law relates to the Town
Charter.
So this seems a good time to remind ourselves of the radical joy that living near Red Lily Pond evokes. At the June 21
celebration, we’ll share refreshments, news from the winter, and plans for the summer. We will recommit to the joy of
summer, art, community, and to the ongoing rejuvenation of the pond’s life—both flora and fauna.
Neighbors and friends of all ages will have an opportunity to create their own origami swan or fish, and paste it onto a
picture of the pond, to give form to the vision of a healthy, diverse pond that all may enjoy in every season for generations
to come.
Gather with your friends! Join the celebration! Share the good news!
!Steve Brown, RLPP President
A SERVICE OF MEMORY
An Evening of Remembrance will be held in the Tabernacle again this year on Friday, July 11th at 7:30 PM, in honor of
members and friends of the Craigville community who have passed away. We will welcome the sharing of your thoughts,
poem, or story about a loved one, in the written or spoken word; and/or an instrumental or vocal presentation. For those
who wish their loved one to be remembered in name only, we will develop a printed program.
All are welcome to attend and participate. The service will be contemplative and informal, will include music, and will
be coordinated by Religious Activities and Tabernacle Committee members. Please mark this date on your calendars if
you would like to be a part of the memorial service in this very special setting; or if you just want to come and be with us.
-Alice Brown ([email protected])
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Elizabeth H. Kirk Music Fund Will Bring Great Music Again
THE CHANDLER TRAVIS PHILHARMONETTE is a slightly smaller satellite version of the Chandler Travis
Philharmonic; the 6-piece version includes a horn section, string bass, guitar, drums, keyboard, and valet. The mother
band has been described as the missing link between the Kinks and Sun Ra, and the Philharmonette continues in the
same spirit... leader Chandler Travis traveled and recorded for decades with NRBQ and George Carlin, also multiple gigs
with Bruce Springsteen, Bonnie Raitt, Elvis Costello, and many others; also appeared on the Tonight Show, Dick Cavett,
and the Midnight Special in days of yore...
More recently, the CTP has introduced the concept of alternative dixieland and omnipop to dumbfounded / delighted
audiences all over Massachusetts (most frequently in Cambridge at the Middle East, Toad, or the Lizard Lounge; or on
Cape Cod at the Wellfleet Beachcomber), and far beyond (San Francisco, Chicago, and especially New Orleans and New
York City have proved particularly responsive -the Village Voice declared them “keenly entertaining”, called Chandler "a
true New England eccentric and a master of daft power pop", and the band "a blend of Ringling Bros. and Ra" that "puts
the harm back in Philharmonic”, and the New Yorker has repeatedly concurred.)
The Philharmonic released its debut album, “Let’s Have a Pancake”, along with 22 other website-only full-length CDs
(the improbable and ground-breaking RadioBall series) in 2000 as a means of welcoming in the new century; three more
“official” Philharmonic albums followed, all on the Sonic Trout label, the most recent being 2010's “The Chandler Travis
Philharmonic Blows”; meanwhile, additional new songs, videos, and recordings can be found on a regular basis at the
unusually active website, www.chandlertravis.com.
They will be performing in the Tabernacle on Sunday, August 10th, as part of the Elizabeth H. Kirk Memorial Music
Fund Series that brings us wonderful concerts every year. Save the date for what will be a very special musical treat.
-Tom Kirk, for the Kirk family
Centerville Old Home Week: Looking Ahead
This year’s activities will occur in conjunction with Barnstable’s 375th anniversary of the founding of our town.
The dates for COHW are August 3-9th.
Sunday, Aug. 3rd—Kick-off for COHW with performance by Hyannis Sound at the Craigville Tabernacle. Illumination
Night (in Centerville) is also that evening.
Monday, Aug. 4th—Historical talk sponsored by Centerville Library. ‘The History of Barnstable’s 375 years’.
Wednesday, Aug. 6th—Centerville Civic Association summer meeting and Strawberry Social at First Congregational
Church, Main St.
Thursday, Aug. 7th—COHW 3-Mile Road Race and Walk—begins and ends at Covell’s Beach.
Saturday, Aug. 9th—Band Concert and Bonfire with The Moonlighters at Craigville Beach (public beach).
Additional information regarding all activities can be found at: Barnstable375.com
Please join us in as many activities as you can.
Thank you, Meg Loughran, Centerville Civic Association
Around the Town
Mah Jong for you? Anyone in Craigville who plays Mah Jong or wants to play? Eilean Swanson ([email protected])
SUMMER RENTAL: Scott and Judy (Barksdale) Matthijssen, new owners of the DiPrete cottage on the Midway (3
Valley Way), will be renting for certain weeks during the season. If you know of someone who may be interested in
renting, please refer them to the website www.weneedavacation.com and insert the property ID #10515 for more
information, or contact Judy at [email protected].
On Wednesday, August 20th, there will be a Memorial Service for Ellie Norwood with Rev. Joanne Hartunian, officiant.
All are welcome. More details to follow later.
I'd like to thank everyone for their prayers and well wishes following the double pneumonia I suffered this winter.
Recuperation is slower than I'd like, but steady, and I hope to be back to normal by the summer season. Your kind
thoughts have been really appreciated.
-Willie Shoemaker
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Some great news: New prospective CCMA member arrives!
Willie and Alan Shoemaker are proud to announce the birth of their grandson, Drew Alan, in San Diego on March
fourth. Drew's mother, Jamie (Shoemaker) Ziegler, grew up in Craigville and has been a CCMA member since
childhood. She hopes to introduce the little one to the village this summer.
The Larger Community
Craigville General Store has new owner (Craigville Beach Road at Centerville Ave.): Attorney Gordon Mark Libbey is the
new owner of the Craigville General Store. He is a life-long resident of Centerville, and opened for business on April 25th.
He has renovated the store, but has added an "old style" touch, with handmade pine counters, and more. He is offering
merchandise that you would find in a general store such as household utensils, hand tools, groceries, dairy products, and
hot Baronet coffee. Newspapers are back!
He hopes he can accommodate the people in the Craigville community, as well as summer visitors. He plans on
staying open year-round. Come in and try the old player piano which is being renovated.
“Best Buddies” and Triathlon coming our way: On Saturday, May 31st and Saturday, June 7th, respectively, these two
events will bring large crowds to Craigville Beach and Craigville Beach Road, so please be aware of possible delays.
Thank you, Dear Readers
It has been a privilege to serve as your editor during these past years. There is nothing to compare with human contact to
nurture the heart and soul, but electronic communication can have its advantages. I wouldn’t have had the opportunity to
communicate with nearly as many of you if I’d had to rely on getting together with you in person! You can actually get
some sense of a person from their e-letters and notes, and I have enjoyed that connection very much. You have
responded promptly to my requests for news to share, and I cannot tell you now much I have appreciated your gratitude
and support for this ongoing responsibility. It’s fair to say that I have decent computer skills – for my age! – but any 12year-old could work circles around me in that regard, so it’s been a challenge sometimes. I can also “tinker” with wording
into the wee hours of the night… my mother was a teacher, after all, and correct grammar was very important in our
home. And speaking of nights, I cannot thank my dear husband enough for his patience as I moved articles around on the
screen in my best working hours (at night) and then he would proofread the finished product for me the following morning.
I appreciate your support of our community newsletter, the Craigville Chronicle, as well. It’s more difficult to maintain
the care and concern of neighors for one another in a seasonal community where people come and go frequently, some
more eager to associate with others, some seeking solace and private space. Please continue to support Craigville in the
ways that you feel comfortable and that you believe will help sustain it in the future. The Village is a microcosm of our
world, with all its challenges, and we take the good – such as caring friendships – with the bad – like ongoing efforts
needed to clean-up our waters.
I would be glad to hear from any of you who would like to stay connected. And, as the Irish Blessing states,
May the road rise up to meet you
May the wind be always at your back
May the sun shine warm upon your face
And the rain fall soft upon your fields
And until we meet again
May God hold you in the palm of his hand
−Alice Brown ([email protected])
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WEATHERWIZE BY DOPPLE DEBBIE (ALMY)
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WINTER SOLSTICE
December 21st of every year is the shortest day of the entire year and many consider it to
be the beginning of winter. Of course, like this year that was not the case as we had a
good amount of snow very early in December way before the shortest day. The basic
understanding of the winter solstice is that the Earth is farthest away from the sun,
therefore cold winter temperatures and short days. In fact that is the opposite of the
truth. So lets start with some basic facts about the Earth, it’s orbit, the axis and the
revolution around the sun.
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The Earth is tipped slightly on it’s axis, which is like a large pole going through the
center of the Earth sort of like a knitting needle through the center of an orange. The
Earth spins around once every 24 hours, but it is also revolving around the sun in an
orbit shaped like an elipse, or oval, every 365 days. We are closest to the sun in
December but because of the way the Earth is tipped, we are not getting the direct rays
of the sun, and thus the shortened days and weaken rays of sunlight. Strangely enough
we are farthest away from the sun in the summer, but again because of the way the
Earth is tipped on it’ axis, we get direct rays from the sun and longer amounts of
sunlight.
WINTER
SUMMER
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The diagrams show the position of the Earth (small green ball) and the sun (large yellow
ball) during the two seasons of winter and summer. It doesn’t seem to make sense when
you see how close we are to the sun in the winter, and yet to have such cold
temperatures. However, if we had the summer season when the Earth is so close to the
sun, the temperatures would be so hot that we could not withstand them. Amazing how
nature’s way of doing things always does seem to work out for the best, even though we
may not agree with that when a Hurricane, or a blizzard slams into our territory.
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This summer’s editions of our weekly neighborhood newsletter begins with the June 27th edition.
REMEMBER, WE WELCOME ALL NEWS PERTAINING TO CRAIGVILLE NEIGHBORS AND ACTIVITIES. AND, we
are always on the web at Craigville.org (postings to [email protected]) and “friend” us on Facebook! The Craigville
Chronicle is sponsored by the Christian Camp Meeting Association and the Craigville Cottage Owners Association, and is
produced weekly from the last week in June through Labor Day weekend and off-season once during the Fall (November),
Winter (February) and Spring (May). Please e-mail your news to [email protected] Craigville Retreat
Center information can be found 24/7 at www.craigvilleretreats.org.
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CRAIGVILLE CALENDAR SUMMER 2014
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CCOA Icebreaker – Hosted by the Farquhars (5:30 PM)
“Craigville Painters Painting Craigville” (9:30-12:00 PM)
First Tabernacle Service of the Season
Movie Night (Tabernacle)
Parade (5:00 PM)
Evening Service (Tabernacle) (7:00 PM)
“Craigville Painters Painting Craigville” (9:30-11:30 AM)
Concert at the Tabernacle – Centerville Beautification
Remembrance Evening Service (7:30 PM)
Joint CCMA/CCOA Meeting (9:00 AM)
Catholic Mass (Tabernacle) (5:00 PM)
CBA Summer Social (CBA Beach)
Red Lily Pond Project House Tour (12-4:00 PM)
Craigville Theological Colloquy
Halloween in Summer (Craigville Green)
“Craigville Painters Painting Craigville” (9:30-11:30 AM)
Craigville Music Camp
“Craigville Painters Painting Craigville” (9:30-11:30 AM)
Movie Night (Tabernacle)
Illumination Night (Craigville Green or Tabernacle) (7:30-9:00 PM)
Highland Light Scottish Pipe Band of Cape Cod
CBA Social (CBA Beach)
Hyannis Sound (Tabernacle)
Family Camp
“Craigville Painters Painting Craigville” (9:30-11:30 AM)
Red Lily Pond Project Dinner and Auction (5:30 PM) (Green and Craigville Inn)
Elizabeth H. Kirk Memorial Music Fund Concert (Tabernacle)
Red Lily Pond Project Annual Meeting (Tabernacle) (7:30 PM)
Catholic Mass (Tabernacle) (5:00 PM)
CCOA Meeting (5:00 PM)
Evening Service (Tabernacle) (7:00PM)
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The Christian Camp Meeting Association
Board of Directors’ 2014 Spring Report for the Chronicle
The CCMA Board of Directors held their first meeting of the 2014 season on April 19.
Rev. Bill McKinney opened with a prayer of invocation, after which President Jim Lane
updated the group on recent and current health issues of a number of our Craigville
neighbors – we wish them all the best for recovery of good health.
The Craigville Retreat Center (CRC), Mary Woodbury, Director. Website
(http://craigvilleretreats.org/) The Retreat Center weathered the winter season well, despite
the harsh conditions. The NOAH shelter sent a note of thanks and appreciation for
deliveries of food on a regular basis from the Inn. Welcome to the new Maintenance
Supervisor, Mark Kromelbein. Austin Peters continues as Chef, with a crew of staff from
Cape Abilities serving up wonderful food for visitors at the Inn.
CCMA Committee Updates
Religious Activities and Tabernacle (RATC) – CCMA and CCOA will welcome the
new Worship Director, Edward Dunar, from Harvard Divinity School in June. Ed and his
wife, Kate McKey-Dunar will be living in Manor Lower studio.
CBA /Beach – website craigvillebeachassociation.com. Rick Ireland announces that there
are 3 openings on the Beach Committee, and the search is on for interested persons to join
himself, Fran Lahey, and Carroll Lynch. Repairs over the winter included shower stalls
and some of the end bays. Plans for replacement of the upper deck, as well as landscaping
and cleaning are underway. Sean Lahey will return as Beach Manager this summer and
open parking will begin. Look for expanded road-side handicapped parking spaces, and
new “Red Zone” spaces by the stairs to be used on an honor basis for persons with
temporary mobility problems. CBA is working to get Ron and Nancy Brown on board to
run the snack bar this summer.
Buildings - Maintenance and repairs over the winter included aluminum cladding
(Lodge), leaks and siding repairs (Manor, Lodge), bathroom tiles, shower (Marshview),
and façade trim painting (Groves, Marshview, Andover). ServCorps volunteers will return
the first week of June for work projects, including removing all the carpeting left in
CCMA cottages and replacing with wood laminate flooring.
Roads and Parks – Maintenance and upkeep around the Village is underway, with lamp
post painting, raking and grounds work, repainting of hatch marks for areas designated
“no parking”; the Town of Barnstable is to repair potholes and the road between the
ponds; Residents who are interested in ordering (for $30) hand-carved and painted
“Resident Parking” signs should contact Ed Lynch.
CCMA Membership - Nancy Hansen reminds current members to be sure to renew, and
invites all new residents and others interested to join. New brochures are coming.
Tennis - Fran Lahey reports that, with fewer participants, the Sturgis Charter School will
not be using the courts this spring. Repairs and cleanup are underway.
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OTHER BUSINESS:
After many years of dedicated commitment to writing and producing The Craigville
Chronicle, Alice Brown announced that the Spring issue would be her last. The Board
thanks Alice for her tremendous service over the years, including her superb organization
and computer skills in managing this publication and its mailing lists. Kate McKey-Dunar
will be taking over beginning with the Summer weekly issues.
The long range future of CCMA’s partnership and contract negotiations with the
Massachusetts Conference of United Church of Christ (MACUCC) is under discussion.
Currently the MACUCC manages the Retreat Center in part through leasing of CCMA
Properties (the Manor, Lodge, Inn, Marshview, Groves, Andover, Union, Yale and Boston
cottages) and support for Retreat Center staff, with sharing of any annual surplus from
operations. The CCMA is responsible for the upkeep, insurance, taxes and assessments of
the properties.
Jim shared plans for the restoration of original style windows in the Tabernacle. Julie
Gavitt and Abel Garraghan donated for the custom sash window purchase and Myra
Gooding and Nancy Hansen have agreed to cover installation costs. Jim will attend the
Historical Commission meeting for permitting.
The next meeting of the Board will take place on Saturday, May 24, in the Inn Dining
Room at 9:00 am.
Respectfully submitted by Joanna Buffington, CCMA Secretary.
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by Mary Oliver
Every morning
the world
is created.
Under the orange
sticks of the sun
the heaped
ashes of the night
turn into leaves again
and fasten themselves to the high branches—
and the ponds appear
like black cloth
on which are painted islands
of summer lilies.
If it is your nature
to be happy
you will swim away along the soft trails
for hours, your imagination
alighting everywhere.
And if your spirit
carries within it
the thorn
that is heavier than lead—
if it's all you can do
to keep on trudging—
there is still
somewhere deep within you
a beast shouting that the earth
is exactly what it wanted—
each pond with its blazing lilies
is a prayer heard and answered
lavishly,
every morning,
whether or not
you have ever dared to be happy,
whether or not
you have ever dared to pray.
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