Churches & Places of Worship near South Chatham, MA

“Great Church
Pastor is a true man of God!!! I enjoyed his preaching of our Lord’s Truth. His wife is so kind and attentive to everyone she meets. When I visit the area again I will surely be back.”

“A surprisingly vibrant Catholic church and engaged community. Gorgeous stained glass windows of Mary at La Salette (Fr) and one full of Mary Magdalene symbolism (the original Notre Dame) that most would miss. I often come to walk the Labyrinth out back for a peaceful prayerful walking meditation. The priests, Frs John and Paul, seem authentic and caring in their ministry here and are devoted LaSalette brothers.”

“St Joan of Arc Church was a lovely place to visit for Sunday Mass! The young priest gave an appreciated homily to a church filled with attentive congregants. It was a good experience.”

“The catholic calisthenics are at a comfortable pace but still gets the blood pumping. kneel, sit, stand, sit, stand, sit, stand, kneel, stand, kneel, stand, sit, stand. Repeat at least weekly.”

“The art, mosaics, glass and organ at the church are truly world class and the musicians are recognized by professional peers for the quality of their performances. The publishing house, Paraclete Press, offers a range of Christian classics as well as contemporary authors so that as someone raised catholic and now in a second year of Buddhist studies, I appreciate the range of offerings related to my Christian roots at their bookstore that I visit once a year or for a gift. The quality and dedication to worshipping God thru the arts is exemplary here. The new performance center in Brewster is an investment in the broader community, as well. And for these reasons in particular I have given four stars.Todays Community of Jesus is different from the one I grew up near and visited as a guest for youth activities in the 1970s and 1980s in Orleans. I have both childhood friends and people I care about who continue to live at the Community and I have some who have left the Community. Several years ago I attended a holiday music service and during the homily the minister spoke briefly to the fact that their are parts of their history as a Community that they are not proud about (I don’t remember the exact phrasing). For me, an organization that has found its way to ground itself in a recognized Christian tradition - Benedictine - and to at least comment in the open of public worship about their own recognition of transgressions, is an organization that is traveling a path of growth. For the people I care about who were harmed by past practices, I am sorry and I will say the same thing to my catholic friends and members of my Buddhist community that grew out of the remains of sangha that “fell apart” after a former leader’s sexual impropriety.I offer these reflections to simply ground this review in the fact that I am not blind to the Community’s past, and at the same time I am most interested in meeting or visiting with others where they are at this moment in time on their spiritual journey. Today’s Community certainly deserves four stars for the quality of their arts, music, and artistry created and performed in service to the ideals of worship…and done so by human beings, like all of us.”