Category: Past Sunday Programs

28 Dec 2025: Wiley Walk & Gathering

On Sunday, Dec 28, members and friends of Nauset Fellowship will meet at the Wiley Park parking lot at 10 a.m. to carry forward a tradition initiated by our former member and friend, Gail Hoffman. Please feel free to join us whether you knew Gail or not. The walk can be as long or short as works for you. If you bring a canine friend to join us on the walk, please keep them on a leash. We will gather back at … Continue reading 28 Dec 2025: Wiley Walk & Gathering

21 Dec 2025: Solstice Social Hour Gathering

Join us in honoring the Winter Solstice at the Chapel in the Pines. Come sit and sip, nibble and gnosh, and share stories, poems, songs to soothe our weary souls in these darkest of times, as we give birth to the light of the coming year with seeds that might give us hope. The most readily renewable resource of all is our relationships with each other! Join us at 10 a.m. on Sunday, December 21, 2025. All are welcome.

14 Dec 2025: Feed Us with Trees: Humans as a Keystone Species

As a girl, Elspeth Hay learned that we humans are a blight on the natural world. Her lived experience confirmed this story time and again—until the day she learned that we humans can eat acorns. Suddenly, things began to shift. In her new book, Feed Us with Trees: Nuts and the Future of Food, Elspeth uncovers the ancient relationship between humans, our keystone nut trees, and fire—and the ways we can work together again to revitalize our world. Elspeth Hay … Continue reading 14 Dec 2025: Feed Us with Trees: Humans as a Keystone Species

30 Nov 2025: Earth:  Responsibility, Reciprocity and Right Relationship

Linda Coombs will discuss traditional Wampanoag practices that guided people in caring for the earth and maintaining the natural balance. She will offer specific examples of how these practices sustained the land. Her presentation will contrast these traditions with some of the harmful activities taking place today on Cape Cod, across the nation, and around the world. She will also explore the consequences of this damage and what it means when viewed through the lens of longstanding cultural values. Linda … Continue reading 30 Nov 2025: Earth:  Responsibility, Reciprocity and Right Relationship

23 Nov 2025: The High Seas Treaty with Rich Delaney

The High Seas Treaty – a landmark international treaty to protect marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction. Passed by the United Nations and set to enter into force on January 17, 2026, it ambitiously establishes a legal framework for governing the vast “high seas” allowing for the creation of marine protected areas, conducting environmental impact assessments, and ensuring the fair sharing of benefits from genetic resources. What’s next? And will it make a difference? Richard F. Delaney is the … Continue reading 23 Nov 2025: The High Seas Treaty with Rich Delaney

16 Nov 2025: Music with David Sutherland and Rand Burket

Join us on November 16, 2025, for a musical celebration with David Sutherland and Rand Burket.  Singer, songwriter, and guitarist David Sutherland plays a mix of his own and others’ serious and humorous songs that explore the currents that flow about in the corners of our hearts and our culture. A former lobbyist for 30 years with The Nature Conservancy, he has performed in coffeehouses and clubs in Southern New England for many years. Rand Burkert, who has released two CD’s, is a … Continue reading 16 Nov 2025: Music with David Sutherland and Rand Burket

9 Nov 2025: Navigating the Turbulence with Dan Wolf

Join us on November 9, 2025, for a discussion of this political moment with former State Senator Dan Wolf.  Dan Wolf is an American entrepreneur, aircraft pilot, and politician. In 1989, he founded Cape Air, which originally flew between Provincetown and Boston, but later expanded internationally. In 2010, Dan was elected to the Massachusetts Senate representing the Cape and Islands. He was re-elected twice. Dan was a progressive leader in the Senate, advocating for renewable energy, an increased minimum wage … Continue reading 9 Nov 2025: Navigating the Turbulence with Dan Wolf

26 Oct 2025: Beanstock Coffee’s John Simonian

Join us on October 26, 2025, as John Simonian shares a brief history of coffee, jumping from its origins to the influence of Starbucks and the response/emergence of the Third Wave Coffee Movement. He will follow with the story of Beanstock Coffee from its start to where it is today and ending with a discussion of the current coffee climate, including all-time high prices of the green commodity and possible future challenges for roasters big and small. John Simonian is … Continue reading 26 Oct 2025: Beanstock Coffee’s John Simonian

19 Oct 2025: What’s Ahead for Healthcare on Cape Cod

Join us on October 19, 2025, as Dr Damien Archer shares information and forecasts of what is ahead on the healthcare landscape for the residents of the Lower and Outer Cape from the perspective of a federally qualified health center with the mandate to provide care to all residents of the Lower and Outer Cape regardless of ability to pay. Dr. Damian Archer is a board-certified Family Medicine physician and the Chief Executive Officer of Outer Cape Health Services serving the … Continue reading 19 Oct 2025: What’s Ahead for Healthcare on Cape Cod

12 Oct 2025: The Eternal Song

Sunday, October 12, 2025 10:00 AM “As we are drawn into the intricate web of kinship and honoring the living presence of Mother Earth, we might awaken a deeper remembrance. A sacred dance comes to life.” Join Nauset Fellowship in person at the Chapel in the Pines in Eastham or online via Zoom on Sunday, October 12 at 10 a.m. for a screening of The Eternal Song. Produced by Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo, The Eternal Song was created to educate … Continue reading 12 Oct 2025: The Eternal Song