A Mass in memory of Vincent (Butch) Maher will be said on Sunday at 8:30 a.m. at St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church in Montauk. Mr. Maher died on Feb. 13.
Following the service, his partner of many years, Gale Fieldman, has invited his friends to a light brunch at Salivar’s Clam and Chowder House at 470 West Lake Drive in Montauk from 10 a.m. to noon.
Toby Haynes, an artist who splits his time between East Hampton and Cornwall, England, built the belfry that supported the Wavertree ship bell rung to welcome 40 tall ships into New York Harbor.
The Rev. Thomas James of the East Hampton’s first church “came to the New World in search of religious freedom but found that freedom was not enough.” So says an announcement for a lecture next Thursday provokingly titled “The Convict Pastor: Thomas James and the Puritan Roots of Christian Nationalism.”
“Grounded Conversation: What Remains,” set for Sunday afternoon from 2 to 4:30 at LongHouse Reserve, will focus on green burials, human composting, eco-cremations, and how to sustainably prepare for death.
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