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Craigville Chronicle, July 22, 2016

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Dear Craigville family and friends, This coming week, the village is going to be filled with music. Following performances at our talent show on Friday night, we have concerts from the MACUCC Adult Music Camp and the Kirk Memorial Music Fund on Sunday, a big band concert on Tuesday, and our beloved Illumination Night at the end of next week. And, of course, we continue to enjoy the musical sounds of bird calls, ocean waves, and conversation and laughter throughout the village. Have a musical week!

-Edward Dunar, Chronicle Editor

Friday, July 22, 6pm: Craigville Talent and Improv Show (Tabernacle) Saturday, July 23: CBA Sandcastle Day (judging starts at 2pm) Sunday, July 24, 9:45am: Sunday Worship (Tabernacle) Sunday, July 24, 3:30pm: MACUCC Adult Music Camp Concert (Tabernacle) Sunday, July 24, 7:30pm: Kirk Memorial Music Fund Presents Klezamir (Tabernacle) Monday, July 25, 5pm: Polka Doodle on the Green (Village Green) Monday, July 25, 7pm: Worship at Craigville Beach, led by Rev. Dr. Bruce Epperly Tuesday, July 26, 7:30am: Morning Prayer (Tabernacle), led by Rev. Dr. Bruce Epperly Tuesday, July 26, 7:30pm: Big Band Concert by the Cape Cod Conservatory Jazz Ensemble (Tabernacle) Wednesday, July 27, 9:30am-12pm: Craigville Painters (Village Green) Friday, July 29, 12pm: Outdoor Bible Study (meet in front of Tabernacle), led by Edward Dunar Friday, July 29, 7:30pm: Illumination Night (Village Green)

Annabelle Shea, daughter of Kevin Shea and Kimberly Blake from the village, will be performing in the Cape Cod Repertory production of the musical Hairspray in the role of Penny. The production opens on August 3 and runs through early September. For more information, visit http://www.caperep.org/2015season/shows/hairspray. -Kevin Shea


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Thanks to Megan Lahey and her crew for a wonderful Halloween in summer. It was delightful to see the children of the village having such a good time.

-Lee Williams CCOA President

Join us in welcoming guests to the Retreat Center this week:

•! Tolman/Begley Family - Andover, Yale, Boston •! Potvin Family - Manor •! Pugh Family - Groves •! Adult Music Camp - Lodge and Manor •! Frisbie Family - Inn

-Cynthia Diggs -Cathy Carpenter ([email protected]) ([email protected]) CRC Director CRC Office

We need your help (or rather your donations) for our auction. The Red Lily Pond Dinner and Auction will be on August 13, and to make it a success, we need to offer a variety of items. This year the response has been muted so far, but we hope you are all just waiting for the right moment. We would love to hear from you if you are planning to donate, or if you would like to ask for suggestions for a donation. Please just call.

Gift baskets are always welcome—just pick a theme and fill the basket with goodies. Artwork, framed photographs old and new, jewelry, beauty products and services, gift certificates to restaurants and stores, and tickets to sporting or entertainment events are popular. Maybe an overnight or weekend at an inn— a sure winner!

Drop off your donations at 101 Ocean Ave or call Ellen Cardarelli (508-775-6656) or Valerie Lane (508-778-0507).

On Friday, July 22 at 6pm, come and enjoy the many talents of your neighbors in the Tabernacle. It is not too late to sign up (email [email protected]) to share a song, tell a joke, perform a dance, or regale us with a story. We will also be playing improvisation games in Craigville’s own version of Whose Line Is It Anyway? Snacks and pizza will be provided.

The waterfront at CBA will once again be filled with amazing sculptures for the annual Sandcastle Day. Last year's masterpieces included sharks, turtles, castles, crabs, and more. Get your shovels and your blueprints ready! Judging begins at 2pm.

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Adult Music Camp Presents

“Healing and Wholeness”

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Sunday July 24th, 2016 at 7:30pm at The Craigville Tabernacle

The Kirk Memorial Music Fund is once again pleased to introduce good musician friends to the Craigville community. All of the Fund's concerts have a Kirk Family personal connection. In some fashion, all of the musicians that have been presented at the Tabernacle over the years have had decades-long relationships with one, several, or all of us. This summer, we feature our dear friends in Klezamir:

On clarinet, guitar, mandolin, vocals: Jim Armenti is known throughout New England as an instrumentalist, songwriter, and teacher. In addition to performing with Klezamir, Jim is one of the Lonesome Brothers, an exciting alt-country collaboration with bassist and songwriter Ray Mason.

On flute, piano, accordion, back-up vocals: Amy Rose founded Klezamir in 1986 after a summer of playing klez with Klezmer V’Od in Colorado. There was no turning back— klez was the hottest thing she’d ever heard, and it was love at first boom-chick! Amy divides her time between performing, managing the band, and teaching piano and flute. Since graduating from the University of Michigan, Amy has recorded “The Rosewood Duo,” an album of flute and guitar duets, and “Silver Mountains,” a solo piano album of originals and compositions by Claude Debussy.

On acoustic, electric bass, nose flute: Joe Blumenthal. Bassist Joe Blumenthal has been with Klezamir from the beginning. His “day job” is owning Downtown Sounds, a musical instrument store in Northampton, MA. He also plays with two Balkan music dance bands: XOPO and Druzina, a jazz quartet called Cafe Americano, and an amateur mandolin and guitar ensemble called Mando Mucho. Joe occasionally plays a peculiar novelty instrument called the humanatone, or nose flute.

On drums and percussion: Neil Zagorin received a set of drums for his Bar Mitzvah and has been playing ever since. After studies with Warren Myers of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra and Motown recording artist William Arnold, Neil went on to record three albums and to play with many rock, blues, and jazz bands, among them Art Steele Blues Band, Unity, and Ohio. Neil and Phil Kirk have been friends since 1964. He has been married to Amy, the group’s founder, for over thirty years. They have two children aged 11 and 14 and reside in Hadley, MA

Come have some fun and join the Kirk MMF in welcoming these wonderful musicians.

-Tom Kirk

Our next gathering is Wednesday, July 27 from 9:30am to 12pm at the Village Green by the Inn. We will not meet if it rains.

General paint supplies are provided at our meetings. Painters of all ages are welcome. Events begin at 9:30am and finish by noon. Remaining sessions include:

•! July 27: Village Green by the Inn. •! August 3: The Causeway Beach overlooking

Lake Elizabeth. •! August 10: The Hansens’ deck overlooking the

marsh. For further information, contact Avis and Alison at 1-508-771-8298.

Illumination Night is on Friday, July 29. Remember to decorate your houses with dazzling lights!

We hope to be out on the Green at 7:30pm, with a musical performance by Tyler Newcomb and his musicians, along with a special soloist. If it rains, we will be in the Tabernacle, but we know the sun always shines on Craigville. See you there! -Ellen Cardarelli


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Due to popular demand, the rainbow tie-dyed t-shirts are on order and should be here in a week or so. We had planned to stock them next summer, but in order to please our present customers they will be here this summer. With cool nights coming, don’t forget our wonderful lightweight jackets, which are just the ticket for keeping the cool breezes at bay. -Debbie Almy

We invite everyone in the Craigville community to attend and participate in the Red Lily Pond Project Association Annual Meeting on Sunday, July 31 at 7:30pm in the Craigville Tabernacle.

As I prepared for the meeting, I assembled some old photos of the ponds from the 1960s through the 1980s. These were taken long before the weed raking, the reverse re-layering, the cluster septic system, the herring run bridge, and the box culvert at the Sandy Lane.

I thought about the leadership that saved the ponds during that era. In every era, good leadership transforms a neighborhood into a community. All neighborhoods contain different points of view, backgrounds, and opinions. Effective leadership creates community by drawing out a shared vision for the future that transcends these differences, then inspires the community to invest in that shared future.

That is what this early leadership did, and the healthier ponds we enjoy today are the result. Much remains to be done, but as our community lay preachers reminded us last weekend at the Tabernacle, Craigville and Cape Cod are built on a strong foundation.

As the Craigville and Cape Cod communities look to the future, new leadership is emerging. To see this new leadership, look in the mirror.

As an oft-quoted Hopi prophecy reminds us, we are the ones we’ve been waiting for. Bring what you see in the mirror to the annual meeting so we can build this future together.

-Steve Brown

Our August meeting will be on Wednesday, August 10 at 9:30am at Terry Franklin Farquhar's cottage on the Midway. We are reading The Children of Willesden Lane: Beyond the Kindertransport by Mona Golabek and Lee Cohen. It is a wonderful true story of a group of children who leave their homes and go to England after WWII has started in Germany. The children live in a house with a house mother and cook. You follow the children as they become like family over the years growing up together during the war.

-Nancy Hansen

The dinner and auction to benefit the Red Lily Pond Project Association will be here before we know it! On Saturday, August 13 at 5:30pm, we begin with a cocktail party on the Green catered by Martin Traywick that will include a silent auction. Then we will meander down to the Inn dining room, all decorated for the night with sparkling lights and white tablecloths, for a delicious dinner. After dinner, we will have the live auction. This is always the highlight night of the summer, so come along and have a great time! The reservation form is on the last page of this issue. Please fill it out and get your checks to me as soon as you can. We are doing membership signup and donations at the same time, so you can combine it all on one check. See you soon!

-Valerie Lane

The beautiful warm weather is bringing out gorgeous flowers all over the Cape, and Craigville is no exception. Be sure to check out the lovely flowers on the corner of Lake Elizabeth Dr. and Craigville Beach Rd. before you head over to the beach. It is nature at its best. Photo and description credit: Maxine Shortman.


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Every year, the MACUCC Adult Music Camp gathers in Craigville to enjoy a long weekend of retreat making beautiful music. For many years, they have shared their music with us during Sunday worship.

This Sunday, July 24 at 9:45am, we continue this beloved tradition as the Music Camp joins us for worship. Rev. Linda Michel, pastor of First Congregational Church in Princeton MA and co-dean of the Music Camp, will preach a sermon titled “Knock, Knock.” Music Camp organist Kathy Marks will accompany our congregational singing. In addition to selections from Music Camp attendees, the service will include special music by Catherine Joy Parke, granddaughter of Craigville resident Avis Parke. It will be a morning of offering beautiful music to God, the most Masterful Musician of all.

As always, programs for children led by Rev. Bonnie Fackre-Cochise begin at 9:30am. If you want to hear more from the Adult Music Camp, they will provide a full concert in the Tabernacle at 3:30pm on Sunday.

Why Be a Clown? People sometimes ask me why I would dress up in outlandish clothes with bright colors and go out in public just to play with people. Isn’t there some kind of dignity to maintain for the office of preaching and teaching? I have no pat answer, except that it’s fun and that I feel called by God to preach and teach not just with words but also with gestures and jest, pictures, and stories.

Why tell Stories? The Church needs to express its imagination and boldly point to glimmers of God’s promise shining through daily drudgery and calamity. My professor Len Sweet would call this an evangelism of “narraphor,” narrative and metaphor shared to the glory of God. Because, of course, evangelism is the telling of the Great News of Jesus Christ. It’s the tale of a God of

wonder and joy who comes among us as a servant to save. The word “save” comes from the root “salve,” which refers to healing and hope. I believe that salvation is an expression of holy hilarity. The God who “sits in the heavens and laughs” (Psalms 2:4) sent his Beloved Child into the world to call all of creation to stop taunting one another in the marketplace (Matthew 11:16) and start playing with one another instead. Why be a Christian? We are all called to be “fools for Christ,” wholeheartedly showing signs of God’s coming reign in words and deeds that tell this great story. God wants all of earth’s children— young and old, rich and poor, gay and straight, male and female, black and brown, red and white and blue and green— to “glorify God and enjoy God forever” (as the Westminster Catechism puts it). Kermit the Frog once sang, “It’s not easy being green.” And it’s not easy – especially in these times – to humbly let down your guard and laugh. Yet we are to continually pray “on earth as it is in heaven.” Heaven is a joyful place. So put on your red nose and share the laughter! Let us together envision the Body of Christ whole and embody the vision of Christ wholly. -Rev. Bonnie

Fackre-Cochise

•! Sunday, July 24, 9:45am: Sunday Worship. •! Sunday, July 24, 3:30pm: MACUCC Adult

Music Camp Concert (Tabernacle). •! Monday, July 25, 5pm: Polka Doodle on the

Green (Village Green). Gospel clown Polka Doodle leads games and activities for children.

•! Monday, July 25, 7pm: Worship at the Beach (Craigville Beach). South Congregational Church offers a service of poetry and music.

•! Tuesday, July 26, 7:30am: Morning Prayer (Tabernacle). Welcome the morning through a prayerful exploration of the Celtic spirit in Christianity led by Rev. Dr. Bruce Epperly.

•! Friday, July 29, 12pm: Outdoor Bible Study (Eggers Chapel). We reflect on scripture in a Bible Study group led by Edward Dunar. We meet at the Tabernacle sign and walk to the Eggers Chapel (or, if it’s raining, an indoor location) together.

Preparing for this Sunday Readings: Job 14:7-15 and Luke 11:1-11 Congregational Hymns: 140-Great Is Thy Faithfulness, 404-Every Time I Feel the Spirit


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Last Sunday, Pam Danforth and Barbara Gates offered powerful reflections on Matthew 7:24-29. This week, we are pleased to share Pam’s sermon. In next week’s Chronicle, we will print Barbara’s sermon.

When I began to prepare this sermon, I sought

the counsel of clergy, friends, cousins, and family. They all helped me find my voice for this morning.

Let me take you on a walk through both the past and the present. A journey in our minds to fill us with faith, family, friends and community. This is the place, Craigville, where I found my rock from which to build a foundation with the love Christ teaches us and which Matthew refers to in the gospel today.

We begin at the beach. Imagine it. The sea. Footprints in the sand, the waves washing up on shore bringing us precious gifts from the sea. Beautiful shells and laughing children in the water. What do you see and how does it make you feel? I was lucky enough to have been there on many summer days to catch Skip Danforth and his quartet singing for those who gathered around them at CBA.

We walk up through the village and notice a stream running through our path, a bridge carrying us to a gathering place. Forty steps up stairs and more to bring us along our journey. There are bumps in our road (literally), but nothing to keep us from carrying on. I might stop and visit with someone who needs a friendly “hello” or wave up to Avis Parke on her porch.

Now we are at Lake Elizabeth; some swans, children rowing about. Maybe a pause to listen to the birds and watch the dragonflies by the pond and see the sunfish basking about on a lazy summer afternoon.

In days gone by we might have seen Nevin Kirk teaching children how to square dance on a Friday evening. We might run into Doug Woodring, who along with Howard Wright would regale us with stories of their sailing adventures. On our journey we might be lucky to hear the stories of Lois Buffington and Elizabeth Wright about keen memories of Craigville days gone by. Nancy Giffin would tell of the lamplighters along the midway who almost burned down a house near hers. On the tennis court we might meet Abel Garraghan, a fierce opponent at the net imparting his words of wisdom on how I was to navigate the net myself. We might see a gathering of the entire community around the tennis courts for the Labor Day Finals of the infamous tennis tournament where we all sat and stood together to cheer Gavitt and Cleary vs. Greene and Greene.

Continuing on, we might find families playing shuffleboard on the Green or sharing time together playing volleyball. On any Wednesday evening, holding a bag of penny candy from Miss Walker’s store, I would have heard Peter Gooding declaring “side out!” during the heated volleyball games between the Inn Staff and the CBA Guards. And then, a casual glance at the children swinging on the playground hoping to touch the sky with their feet.

Finally, we arrive at the Tabernacle, our gathering place, a communal space in which we can sit quietly and reflect. It is here, as it was in days past when Carl Schultz was preaching and Elizabeth Kirk was playing the organ, that we hear the word of Christ, our rock, who shows us love.

I want to thank the people who I have met in my life’s path. they are the living examples of Christ’s goodness.

Our footsteps, like those we saw on the sand at the beach, are impermanent. Christ’s teachings are not. The blessings of knowing the people mentioned here today are some of the rocks on which I built my stone foundation.

Christ’s teachings are there to fill your soul whenever and wherever you need His and love and grace and provide the solid ground on which to build your home.

-Pam Danforth


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Meaning: Coming to the end of something unpleasant History: This is the name of the end of the anchor line that is supposed to be tied onto the ship. If you forgot to tie it down, your entire anchor would be lost overboard. Thus, you would have "met the bitter end.” Another possible origin also relates to the nautical term. The bitt end (or bitter end) refers to the final part of the anchor rope that is fixed to the ship’s deck. Usually marked with colored rags, the bitter end gets its name from the bollards (or bitts) on the deck to which the anchor rope was tied. When the sailors lowering the anchor came across the rags on the bitter end, they knew there was no more rope left, meaning the water was too deep to set anchor. To go to the bitter end means to go to the very end, like to the end of the last few yards of the anchor rope. -Debbie Almy

If you have ever seen a building under construction, you may have noticed a Christmas tree on the top no matter what the season. I always thought it was a sign that no one had died during construction, but I have since learned there is an interesting history to this tradition that goes back to 700AD in Scandinavia.

In Scandinavian mythology, it was believed that humans came from trees and that their souls returned to the trees after death, giving each tree a spirit of its own. A tree was placed on top of the new building to appease the tree-dwelling spirits displaced in its construction. When a wooden house was constructed, a leafy branch was put onto the roof so the tree spirit was not homeless. Another theory is that when high-rise buildings first started to appear in the United States, Native Americas were employed. Their beliefs were that no man-made structure should be taller than a tree.

All stories say the evergreen symbolizes positive things—good luck for future occupants, continued growth, a safe job—and celebrates an important achievement in a building’s construction.

The placing of the tree and the American flag on top of the building is called “topping off.” The tree is placed onto the last piece of steel that will be put into the building. The beam is often painted white, with many of the construction workers’ signatures on the beam. A congratulatory party is usually planned for the workers. If none was planned, then a scarecrow is placed on top of the building instead of the Christmas tree. The Christmas tree means many things, including good luck for the future of the building and its occupants, but the most important meaning is that there was no loss of life during the construction of the building. If there was a fatality, then the tree is not erected out of respect for the deceased worker. The American flag was added at some point as matter of pride in America and the American worker being able to construct such outstanding buildings.

In 1930, the Empire State Building had three topping-off ceremonies. At the first, former Governor Al Smith cemented in place a stone containing a time capsule. Nine days later, a 48-star flag was put up 1,048 feet above 5th Avenue. Another flag was raised in November on the last piece of steel intended to be used as a mast for mooring dirigibles. When completed, the Empire State Building was 1,454 feet tall (including the spire), which equaled 102 floors. It contained 57,000 tons of structural steel and required 3,400 workers to work 7,000,000 man hours. It took less than 18 months to finish with an amazing 4.5 floors being completed each week, which is a far cry from today’s much slower work pace. It remained the tallest building for 40 years until the World Trade Center was completed in 1972.

Present day ceremonies have become a huge photo opportunity with much hoopla and overkill, with extravagant parties that tend to take away from the serious meaning of the tree and flag on top of the building, which hardly get any attention. Thank goodness the tradition continues nonetheless.

In reference to the spirits being in trees, you might wonder why do we knock on wood for good luck. It goes back to Native Americans who thought, as the Scandinavians did, that there were good spirits in the trees and that if you knock on a piece of wood, it will awaken the good spirit in the wood, giving us good luck.

-Doppler Debbie Almy


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The Craigville Chronicle is sponsored by the Religious Activities and Tabernacle Committee (RATC) of the Christian Camp Meeting Association (CCMA). It is produced weekly from the last week in June through the end of August and off-season during the fall (November), winter (February), and spring (May). Article Submissions. We welcome articles involving news in Craigville Village, updates about members of our community, and reflections about life on the Cape. Each week, email your news to [email protected] by Thursday at noon. Photograph and Artwork Submissions. We welcome photographs and artwork related to life in the village. We include them in the Chronicle as space allows. More information. You can find back issues, as well as general information about the village, at craigville.org. You can find information about the Craigville Retreat Center at craigvilleretreats.com. Information about the ministry of the RATC is available at craigvilletabernacle.org.

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Red Lily Pond Project Association Dinner

Saturday August 13th, 2016 5:30-6:45pmWine and hors d’oeuvres on the Green 7:00pmDinner in the Inn dining room Silent Auction during cocktails and Live Auction following dinner The annual Red Lily Pond Project Association fundraiser dinner featuring John and Cynthia Diggs, new UCCR directors and chefs, is coming up soon! A delicious buffet dinner awaits you including a Roast of Beef, Golden Crispy Soy Chicken, Grilled Stuffed Portabella Mushrooms, Broccoli, Mashed Potatoes, Mandarin Orange Salad, and Peach Crisp for dessert. Please fill out the reservation form below and deliver it to Valerie Lane at 86 Summerbell Ave. by Wednesday August 10th at the latest, call Valerie at 508-778-0507, or email Valerie at:<[email protected]> Thank you for your support to help save our beautiful pond! __________________________________________________________ I wish to attend the Red Lily Pond dinner on Saturday, August 13th, 2016 in the Craigville Inn dining room on the pond. Name: _______________________________________________ Address: ______________________________________________ Telephone: ____________________________________________ Number of Reservations at $50.00 per person (Wine, hors d’oeuvres, dinner, and auctions included): _______________________________________________________ Dues at $10.00 per person: __________________________________ Donation: _______________________________________________ Total Amount Included: ____________________________________

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