Clark Art Presents Morning Self-Care

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Tuesday, July 22, the Clark Art Institute presents a "Morning of Self-Care" with activities designed to engage and relax.

From 9:30 am to 10:30 am, local yoga instructor Mary Edgerton leads free all-levels yoga sessions inspired by the sights and sounds of the Clark's natural landscape on the Reflecting Pool lawn. Continue a morning of self-care and introspection indoors when the museum opens at 10 am. Visitors can pick up a Pause and Reflect Guide at the Clark Center admissions desk and embark on a contemplative engagement with art in the galleries, alone or with a loved one.

Yoga takes place by the Reflecting Pool and is free. Remember to bring a mat.

At 11 am, Reflections: Introspective Gallery Talk offers a guided gallery experience in which visitors, led by a Clark educator, work together to explore a singular work of art in the Clark's permanent collection.

Reflections gallery talks meet in the Museum Pavilion and are free with gallery admission; advance registration is required. For more information, visit clarkart.edu/events.

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Reverend: Christian Nationalists Make Jesus Victim of 'Identity Theft'

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
08:08AM / Sunday, October 04, 2026

David Langston introduces the Rev. Darrell Goodwin on Wednesday morning.

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Rev. Darrell Goodwin told attendees at Wednesday's "PrayAction Breakfast" that they need more action to make their prayer effective.

"Sometimes prayer causes us to be in deep reflection," Goodwin told the group gathered at the Williamstown Meetinghouse. "And years and years and years pass, and we've actually done nothing about it.

"Our physical belief system is somehow: Say the words to God, and it becomes God's responsibility, and we've done our part because we've told God exactly what to do."

Goodwin, the president of the United Church of Christ's Southern New England Conference, was invited to Williamstown by First Congregational Church to speak on "The Challenge of Christian Nationalism."

And Goodwin challenged his listeners to take meaningful action to confront and address the ideology in their daily lives.

Christian Nationalism, which Goodwin referred to as White Christian Nationalism, is a perversion of Christ's teachings, he said.

"What does it mean to be spiritually grounded but practically committed?" Goodwin asked rhetorically. "This morning I've been asked to come here to talk about Christian Nationalism, but I think it would be remiss if I didn't say White Christian Nationalism. I want to name all three of these words because each tells us something that we must do.

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