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Chilmark Community Church
NEWSLETTER , APRIL 15, 2010

We’re just about at the end of our first quarter since we’ve had Arlene as Pastor.  We have been blessed, indeed, with all she brings to our church family, her love, candor, energy and affability.  This is just to touch base with all of you to be sure you’re “in the loop”.

SAVE THESE DATES (Can also be viewed on Calendar Page of  www.Chilmarkchurch.org.)
Tuesdays at 6 in April and May..Pizza Nights.  Fun for all ages.

Thursdays at 5  Prayer Service at Church.

May 4 at 10:45 Neighborhood Convention at The Good Shepherd Parish
Center in OB(old OB school).  MJ Bruder Munafo on “God the unseen character”.

May 8 or 15            Church Spring Clean up:  Join Community Corrections to do yard,  flower beds, windows, etc.

May 29, 9-1 Chilmark Church Yard and Plant Sale.  Arlene already has collected lots of furniture and china.  Nancy Cabot has started fabulous seedlings.  Ethel Sherman will make jams. Contact a member of the Fund Raising Committee to help:  Judy Mayhew, Kathie Carroll, Betty Savage,  Katy Upson, Ann Deitrich.

May 30 11:30  Blessing of the Fleet at Dutcher Dock , Menemsha.

June 1 at 10:45  HELP!  Neighborhood Convention in Chilmark.  Program is “Behind the Scenes” at the Yard. Meeting and worship follows in our Sanctuary .  Then we are responsible for drinks, table settings, and deserts for the gathered, usually about 40 or 50.

June 15 Lobster Roll Dinners to Go begins!  Every Tues from 4:30-7.  Call Judy Mayhew if you can help.

June 19, 10-12 Children’s Fair on Church lawn. Contact an Outreach Committee member to help: Kim Cottrill, Fran Flanders, Marilyn Hollinshead, Julie Flanders, Ann Deitrich, Lia Kahler, Judi Worthington.

June 30 Wed, first Flea Market of season.  Renting the wonderful meadow on N. Road from Pat and Joan Jenkinson again. Please sign up later to help with church table etc.

NEWS:

The steeple repairs are just about finished.  Check the web site for pictures  of  the work.  Bids are in for painting the sanctuary.  The Trustees will be hiring the painter, (repairs to plaster also) in the coming days.  Bob Hungerford will be starting work on the Bell after he finishes jury duty. All these jobs involve more than meets the eye and thanks to the Trustees for slogging through the details.  The Yard is renting the parsonage for the whole summer.  Thanks to Flanders Realestate for negotiating the lease etc.

The Worship Committee reports that the idea behind the Thursday Prayer Service is to give a little more time to those who need our prayers, as well as to enrich our own prayer lives.  We also hope that some folks who can’t come on Sunday might try us on a week day. Initially, it will be a service with mostly silent prayer and one or two simple songs.  It will last under a half hour.

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Eric Cottle will be buried at Abel’s Hill Cemetery at 2 pm Thursday, April 8. A reception will follow at the Parish Hall at the rear of the Chilmark Community church.

The family has requested that, in lieu of flowers, donations be given to the Menemsha Fisheries Development Fund, PO Box 96; Menemsha , MA, 02552.

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The Methodist church is responding to needs in Chile through UMCOR ( United Methodist Committee on Relief)

See below for more information:

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Chilmark Community Church
January 17,2010
Prelude:  Andante Mozart
Gathering and Announcements

Introit: 2-Part Invention #9 J.S. Bach

Call to Worship  Psalm 36:5-10 p.771

*Hymn  #140 “Great is Thy Faithfulness”

Peace Let us greet each other with the Peace of God.
Prayer of Reconciliation (unison)
A prayer from the Book of Worship for Martin Luther King jr. Day.
We remember Martin’s insight that “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.  We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality tied in a single garment of  destiny.  Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly.”  Therefore, let us pray that we may see nothing in isolation, but may know ourselves bound to one another and to all people under heaven.

Silent prayer
Musical interlude: Every Time I Feel the Spirit Spiritual

Lectionary and Discussion:  May the words of our mouths and the meditations of our hearts be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, Our strength and our redeemer.

Isaiah 62:1-5
1 Corinthians 12:1-11
John 2:1-11

*Hymn  384  “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling”

Concerns and Celebrations
Silent prayer.

Unison Prayer:
Almighty God, giver of every good and perfect gift, teach us to render to you all that we have and all that we are, that we may praise you, not with our lips only, but with our whole lives, (at our weddings, at our meetings, at our meal times), turning the duties, the sorrows, and the joys of all our days into a living sacrifice to you; in the spirit of Jesus.  Amen
The Lord’s Prayer

Offering  :  It is more blessed to give than to receive.

*Hymn 95 “Praise God From Whom All Blessing Flow”

Prayer of Dedication (unison)
Holy Spirit, you have honored each of us with unique spiritual gifts. We acknowledge that these gifts are to be used for your glory alone. Help us to offer our talents so that others may be encouraged to share abundantly. We are honored and humbled by the responsibility of using these gifts as stewards of your Kingdom.  Amen.

*Hymn  560 “Help Us Accept Each Other”

Benediction  Let us say the Sarum Blessing to each other:
God be in your head, and in your understanding.
God be in your eyes, and in your looking
God be in your mouth, and in your speaking
God be in your heart, and in your thinking.
God be in your end, and at your departing. England 13th cent.

Postlude: Allemande J.S. Bach
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Organist:  Carol Loud
Next Week’s Lessons: Nehemiah 8:1-3;5-6;8-10;  Psalm 19; 1 Corinthians 12: 12-31a;  Luke 4:14-21
*Stand if you are able

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Chilmark Community Church
January 10, 2010
Prelude: Contemplazione  by C.Aldolfo Bossi

Gathering and Announcements

Introit: Poem by  Zdenko Fibich

Call to Worship
Psalm 29  (no musical response)

*Hymn  122 “ God of the Sparrow, God of the Whale” vs 1,2,3,6

Peace

Confession  (unison)
O Great Spirit whose voice we hear in the winds, and whose breath gives life to all the world, hear us.  We come before you as your children.  We are small and weak; we need your strength and wisdom.  Let us walk in beauty and make our eyes ever behold the red and purple sunset.  May our hands respect the things you have made, our ears be sharp to hear your voice.  Make us wise, so that we may know the things you have taught your people, the lessons you have hidden in every leaf and rock.  We seek strength not to be superior to our brothers and sisters, but to live in harmony with ourselves and all of your creation.  Help us to be ever ready to come to you, so when life fades as a fading sunset, our spirits may come to you without shame. AMEN   Traditional Native American Prayer
Silent prayer

Musical Amen

Lessons and discussion  :
May the words of our mouths and the meditations of our hearts be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord.
Isaiah 45:1-7
Acts 8:14-17
Luke 3:15-22

*Hymn  #420 “ Breathe on me Breath of God”

Concerns and Celebrations
Let us pray in silence.
Unison Prayer
May the blessing of God, fountain of living water, flow within us as a river of life.  May we drink deep of her wisdom.  May we never thirst again.  May we go through life refreshing many, as a sign of healing for all; through the One who is Life eternal.  Amen   Miriam Therese Winter

The Lord’s Prayer

Offering  We give of our time, our talent and our treasure.
*Hymn 95 “Praise God From Whom All Blessing Flow”

Prayer of Dedication (unison)
Sovereign God, we remember that becoming part of a Christian community was not a meaningless dedication but a call to be devoted openly to you. The sacrament of baptism is a reminder of all that we have received and all that we are asked to give. Like the heavenly voice you shared with your beloved son, we listen anew for your guidance and direction. Multiply these financial gifts so others may also be baptized in your spirit. Amen.

* Closing Hymn # 605 “Wash, O god, Our Sons and Daughters”

Postlude: 2-Part Invention J.S. Bach
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Organist:  Carol Loud
Guest Preacher:
Next Week’s Lessons:  Isaiah 62:1-5; Psalm 36:5-10; 1 Corinthians 12:1-11; John 2:1-11
*Stand if you are able

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Chilmark Community Church
December 6, 2009
Prelude: 2-Part Invention J.S. Bach

Gathering and Announcements
Introit: Let Christmas Come English Melody
Call to Worship
MalachI 3:1-4

Candle Lighting Liturgy   Judi and Jules Worthington
See, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way before me, says the Lord of hosts.
[Here relight the first Advent candle.]
The light of hope has awakened our spirits.
A voice cries out in the wilderness, “Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.”
Renew in us your covenant, O God, that we may be ready for the dawn of your salvation.
We light a second candle to bring light to every darkness, and to guide us in the way of peace.
[Here light the second Advent candle.]
With gratitude for your light, O God, we will prepare to welcome a new birth of your love.

*Hymn  2164 “Sanctuary” 2X

Peace

Confession  (unison)
By Thy Tender Mercy, O God, let the dawn from on high break upon us, to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death. Guide our feet into the way of thy peace. AMEN
Silent prayer

Word of Assurance
“Every Valley Shall  be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways made smooth; and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
Anthem by Helen Stratford
Proclamation and Praise
May the Words of our mouths and the meditations of our hearts be acceptable to thee, O Lord, our strength and our redeemer.
Luke 1:68-79; Philippians 1:3-11;  Luke 3:1-6

*Hymn  382 “ Have Thine Own Way Lord”

Concerns and Celebrations
Unison Prayer
In the advent seasons, when the past has fled, unasked, away and there is nothing left to do but wait, God, shelter us.  Be our surrounding darkness; be the fertile soil out of which hope springs in due time.  In uncertain times, help us to greet the dawn and labor on, love on, in faith awaiting your purpose hid in you  waiting to be born in due time.  Amen Duck
Silent Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer

Offering
*Hymn 95 “Praise God From Whom All Blessing Flow”
Prayer of Dedication (unison)
May these gifts bring light to those who walk in darkness, hope to those who live in despair, and justice to those who are oppressed. To these ends we dedicate our offerings and ourselves. Amen  Lavon Baylor

*Hymn 211 O come, O come, Emmanuel”
Benediction  (unison)
May the God of hope fill us with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit we may abound in hope.Romans 15:13
Postlude: Bourree J.S. Bach
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Organist:  Carol Loud
Leader:  Ann Deitrich   Reader:  Dan Cabot
Next Week’s Lessons: Zephanian 3: 14-20; Isaiah 12:2-6; Philippians: 4:4-7;Luke 3:7-18
*Stand if you are able

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