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Houses of Worship to Hold Collaborative Services During Lent

The Greenport Ecumenical Ministries (GEM) is hosting its annual Lenten Service series throughout Lent at houses of worship throughout the North Fork.

Services are open to all and are held on Wednesdays at 11 a.m. They include sermons from religious leaders throughout the North Fork and a community meal. 

On March 12, the group meets at St. Agnes Roman Catholic Church, Greenport. Lutheran Rev. Garret Johnson will preach. On March 19, Presbyterian Rev. Peter Kelley will preach at Clinton Memorial AME Zion Church in Greenport. On March 26, Dr. Donald Russo, a Roman Catholic and president of GEM, will preach at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Greenport. Rev. Natalie Wimberly of Clinton Memorial will preach at the Southold Presbyterian Church on April 2, Lutheran Rev. George Summers will preach at the Southold Universalist Church on April 9 and Rabbi Gadi Capela will officiate a model seder at Congregation Tifereth Israel in Greenport on April 16.


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Beth Young
Beth Young is an award-winning local journalist who has been covering the East End since the 1990s. She began her career at the Sag Harbor Express and has reported for the Southampton Press, the East Hampton Press and the Times/Review Media Group. She founded the East End Beacon website in 2013, and a print edition in 2017. Beth was born and raised on the North Fork. In her spare time, she tinkers with bicycles, tries not to drown in the Peconic Bay and hopes to grow the perfect tomato. You can send her a message at editor@eastendbeacon.com

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