COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES & EVENTS
St. Mary's reaches out into our community in many ways. Probably the greatest form of outreach is in the sharing of our large parish hall, a welcome meeting place for many different groups.
ANNUAL EVENTS include our famous Election Eve Dinner, The St. Nicholas Day Fair, (which includes a spectacular COOKIE WALK!) a Christmas Community Dinner, our Friday February Pasta Dinners and the annual AUGUST LOBSTER DINNER!
Just some of the groups we share our building with are: AA, Alanon, Bridge Group, Garden Club, Neighborhood Association, Vacation Bible School, and many more. St. Mary's Hall offers a gracious space for community activities such as:
- AA and Al-Anon meetings
- Yoga Classes
- Main Stage Dance Classes
- Bibly Study Classes
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Our Annual Election Eve Dinner donates all proceeds to charities including:
- Shelter Island Senior Citizens Nutrition/Meals on Wheels
- Shelter Island Ambulance Foundation
- Eastern Long Island Hospital (a/k/a Stony Brook ELilI)
- Shelter Island Food Pantry
- East End Hospice
- The Retreat (abused women Sag Harbor)
- Shelter Island History Center, and others.
The first Sunday plate offering is designated to our Rector's discretionary fund, this along with an endowment for the same purpose helps people in need within our community.
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