“No Room in the Inn”
A display of Christmas Nativity Scenes at the Federated Church
For the benefit of Habitat for Humanity of Martha’s Vineyard

“There is no Room in the Inn” a display of Creches for the benefit of Habitat for Humanity of Martha’s Vineyard will be part of Christmas in Edgartown this December. For the fifth, the Federated Church Meetinghouse will be filled with over fifty cheches. These are miniature nativity scenes, which celebrate the birth of Jesus. Children are welcome and will go home with stickers of the nativity scene and a backdrop to color.

Because Bethlehem was full of travelers who had come to take part in the Roman census, there was no room in the inns for Joseph and Mary and their newborn child. Creches represent the stable where the family had to stay.

Many Island residents face the same problem that Mary and Joseph faced in Bethlehem. The Creche display seeks to raise funds for Habitat for Humanity of Martha’s Vineyard.
The Creches reflect the creativity of the artists who have made the individual scenes. They range in style from delicate creches made of fragile crystal and glass to the austere beauty of Haitian scenes crafted out of metal salvage from oil drums. There is a 60-year-old German creche fabricated out of cloth and glue which must be handled with care and others made out of wool and wood which a child can play with.

Habitat Director, Greg Orcutt, will be available to answer questions on both days. Elizabth Villarc, Church Historian, will also be available to answer questions about the Meetinghouse and the creches.

Friday December 12, 4:00PM- 6:00

Saturday, December 13, 11:00 AM-4:00PM

Sunday, December 14, 11:30-4:00PM

Contact evillardmv@gmail.com for more information.