08.15.2021 News Alec Baldwin comes to Orient to talk about faith, COVID and democracy On a balmy summer night, Alec Baldwin came to Orient to talk about things on his mind, from the hesitancy of many Americans to be vaccinated against COVID-19, to...
11.08.2020 Community Historic Orient church welcomes a new pastor The Rev. Dr. Donna Schaper knew pretty much early on in her life what direction she was going to take. She was just six years old, her parents were...
06.18.2017 Religion Orient Congregational Church to celebrate 300th anniversary Forty-eight years before the American Revolution began, a group of worshipers joined together to build a 28-by-30 structure on Main Road in Orient. A few years earlier, they had...
10.03.2016 Religion In honor of St. Francis, Blessing of the Animals in Orient: Photos North Fork residents gathered at churches across Southold Town this weekend for annual Blessing of the Animals ceremonies.
06.14.2016 Community Orient church, community grieve Orlando shooting victims Nearly 50 community members gathered on the front lawn of the Orient Congregational Church and lit candles as 49 church bells rang out Tuesday evening.
12.22.2015 Religion Churches schedule Christmas services, special events The following is The Suffolk Times’ annual listing of Christmas services and special events hosted by local churches.
03.04.2015 Columns Guest Column: Our homeless are more than statistics I’m sitting at my kitchen table. It’s Friday, Feb. 20. The temperature outside is in the teens, as it has been for the past several weeks. The sun is...
10.12.2012 News Photo of the Day: Big pumpkin & little kids in Orient In case they ever wondered what it might look like, Orient Congregational Church pre-schoolers got the chance Thursday to see a 500-pound pumpkin, of the Dill’s Atlantic Giant variety,...
