Church Blog

  • Sept.22,2019 Parable of the Shrewd Manager

    This introduction to the worship service gives a broad outline of the sermon themes. Chilmark Community Church 9 Menemsha Crossroad, Chilmark, MA Sunday, September 22, 2019 The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost Worship Service of Praise & Thanksgiving Rev. Ernest Belisle, Pastor Thought for the week: “We live in a cheating culture, one that encourages us…

  • August 23, 2019 Union Chapel

    Many familiar faces at the reading of the new script of 1854 (no longer an opera).  Front and center was Pastor Ernest Belisle as Frederick Douglas.  The Slave Song Choir with Chilmark members Corrie Stone and Lorna Andrade.  Lorna also was instrumental in the entire production.  Claire Ganz played a child.  Phil Dietterick accompanied the…

  • D.S. Foster July greeting

    Subject: Interesting quote from “God Moments: A Year in the Word” Greetings! – I’m reading “God Moments: A Year in the Word” by The writers of Encouraging.com and wanted to share this quote with you. “July 1 Who is the Boss of You? There is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live.—1…

  • “There be giants in the land” by Vicky Hanjian

    “There be giants in the land…” Numbers 13:1-3a;17-33 Matthew 28:5-10 Chilmark Community Church June 30, 2019 Perception is a really curious human phenomenon. There is the old cliché observation that if four people witness an automobile accident, there will be four different descriptions of what happened – each person believing that they saw accurately. Moses…

  • “The Cost of Discipleship” Armen Hanjian 6/23/19

    THE COST OF DISCIPLESHIP      87, 128, 421                                                                                 92362 Luke 14:25-33       …

  • THURSDAY STRINGS

    June 20..We had visitors which made our biggest group yet.  We  played fiddle tunes and old time and folk waltzes …Stop in to join or listen on Thursdays at 10.  We have “guest music” for new comers.  The banjo took this picture!

  • Figuring Out The Blueprint

    Figuring Out The Blueprint Deuteronomy 4:9-14  Acts 2:1-21  2 Corinthians 3:17-18 Chilmark Community Church June 9, 2019 Rev. Vicky Hanjian I love the story of Pentecost.  What drama!  The early band of followers of the Way all gathered together in one place 50 days after the resurrection  when all heaven breaks loose with roaring wind…

  • On Blessing..June 16 by Armen Hanjian

    INCOMPLETE UNTIL…. CHILMARK COMMUNITY CHURCH       June 16, 2019 PSALM 104 AND  LUKE 6:27-28             ARMEN HANJIAN I have just the prayer for you in case people have started eating before the prayer: “Bless the Lord , O my soul, and all that is within me bless God’s…

  • 2019 Children’s Fair

    June 15 was a perfect day.  Everett and his grandmother, Kim, were the first arrivals (and helpers).The games were prepared: Oscar, the GrouchFace Painting: cup cakes and badminton and  bean bag toss and ducklings to be netted from a pool..and the bounce house.And the people came and sweet children, all well behaved. The cup cakes to decorate…