Trinity Episcopal Church on Ocean Park

Trinity Episcopal Church on Ocean Park Trinity is an Episcopal summer chapel in Oak Bluffs on Martha's Vineyard. Contact us at [email protected]

Long known for its diverse and outstanding lineup of visiting clergy, Trinity is open from late June to mid-September.

Opening for the summer on Sunday, June 21, 2026, with the Rev’d Libby Catania preaching at 9 am
06/05/2026

Opening for the summer on Sunday, June 21, 2026, with the Rev’d Libby Catania preaching at 9 am

We are blessed to have Fr. Edwin as part of our summer clergy. He and his family will be with us on July 5th. +++A lette...
06/04/2026

We are blessed to have Fr. Edwin as part of our summer clergy. He and his family will be with us on July 5th.
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A letter from Bishop Julia Whitworth
Beloved of Christ,

I write to share exciting news. I have called the Rev’d Edwin Daniel Johnson to serve as the new Canon for Discipleship and Leadership Development for our diocese. He will be joining my executive team on August 11.

In this new position guided by our shared strategic vision, Rev’d Edwin will lead our work to form and nurture both new and mature Christians alike. He will oversee our diocesan formation ministries, including children, youth, young adult, and campus ministry programs, as well as the St. Paul’s Center for Theology and Prayer. Rev’d Edwin will partner with the Clergy Professional Development Committee to shape meaningful support and formation opportunities for our clergy throughout the year. He will also work closely with the Rev’d Canon Edie Dolnikowski and the Commission on Ministry on leadership development for both clergy and laity in our diocese. Drawing on his passion for justice and racial equity, Rev’d Edwin will be a key partner for the Racial Justice Commission and our broader diocesan justice work as central to our shared discipleship.

Rev’d Edwin is, of course, no stranger to you! He was baptized and ordained in this diocese. He has served in multiple parishes and positions of diocesan leadership, including most recently as co-chair of the Commission on Ministry and director of organizing for the Episcopal City Mission. He brings infectious, joyful, Jesus-filled energy to every room he enters, which I feel certain he will bring as he leads our priority to form disciples for missional lives.

Edwin shared the following greeting for our diocese:

Greetings mi gente of the Diocese of Massachusetts! I look forward to joining Bishop Julia’s team at this exciting time of growth for our diocese! It’s been one of the principal joys of my life to engage with so many of you as a priest, prayer partner, organizer, mentee, mentor, collaborator, and most of all, fellow beloved child of God over many decades. I am excited and grateful for the ways that this new role will allow us to lean into the work of discipleship together. As in Luke 10, where Jesus empowered the seventy-two to go forth and bring about the Kingdom, so too will we do the Spirit-driven inner and outer work. As they celebrated with Jesus the fruits of their labors, so shall we celebrate, and so shall our broader communities as they are touched by our prayer and action."

Please join me in welcoming soon-to-be Rev’d Canon Edwin to our diocesan staff!
Faithfully,

The Rt. Rev'd Julia E. Whitworth

Bishop Diocesan

The brave men of HF Painting putting the finishing touches on the south side windows.
05/23/2026

The brave men of HF Painting putting the finishing touches on the south side windows.

We welcome some new voices and many old friends to our 2026 clergy roster.
05/04/2026

We welcome some new voices and many old friends to our 2026 clergy roster.

Our 2026 summer season at Trinity opens on June 21, 2026, at 9am with Holy Eucharist Rite IIThe Rev. Libby Catania, Co-d...
05/04/2026

Our 2026 summer season at Trinity opens on June 21, 2026, at 9am with Holy Eucharist Rite II
The Rev. Libby Catania, Co-director, Limina Renewal Center, Searsport, ME will be our Preacher & Celebrant.

Blizzard of ‘26. And in a mere four months we’ll be opening for the season. Hopefully the snow will be gone.
02/25/2026

Blizzard of ‘26. And in a mere four months we’ll be opening for the season. Hopefully the snow will be gone.

It always bittersweet to come to the end of the Trinity summer season, but also a joy to look back over the past 14 week...
09/17/2025

It always bittersweet to come to the end of the Trinity summer season, but also a joy to look back over the past 14 weeks and reflect on the continued legacy of joy, hope and love that we experience at every service. Thank you to all who make this summer chapel succeed, and to those who have found their faith community within.
As we pray every Sunday upon leaving Trinity: May we know the wonderful peace and love of God, share it with one another, and tell it out abroad.

Donations for the upkeep of the church and vicarage are always welcome. Checks may be mailed to PO Box 2147, Oak Bluffs, MA 02557.

Our preacher and celebrant for our final Sunday of the 2025 season is the Rev. Christopher Fike, rector of St. Elizabeth...
09/08/2025

Our preacher and celebrant for our final Sunday of the 2025 season is the Rev. Christopher Fike, rector of St. Elizabeth's Church in Wilmington, MA. He is also employed by the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, working with people with severe, persistent mental illness in Boston. Rev. Fike has been a bivocational priest for most of his twenty five years in ordained ministry and finds that his work in parish ministry and social services inform and compliment each other in many ways. Though the actual tasks of each are very different from one another, both offer a window into the multitude of ways that God's grace and love work in a complex and challenging world. He also enjoys dividing his time between a large city and a small town- enjoying both the contrasts and the similarities. Rev. Fike lives in Newton, MA (neither big city nor small town) and enjoys reading, puzzles, music, and spending time with his family.

Our Preacher and Celebrant this Sunday, September 7, 2025, will be the Very Rev. Amy McCreath, Dean of the Cathedral of ...
09/02/2025

Our Preacher and Celebrant this Sunday, September 7, 2025, will be the Very Rev. Amy McCreath, Dean of the Cathedral of St. Paul Boston.
Holy Eucharist Rite II
All are welcome

Summer 2025
08/26/2025

Summer 2025

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PO Box 2147
Oak Bluffs, MA
02557

Opening Hours

9am - 10am

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