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The Bread of Presence 1 Samuel 21:1-6 Mark 2:23-28 April 2, 2017 Chilmark Community Church Rev. Vicky Hanjian A number of years ago, my beloved niece, Molly, whom some of you have met, came down to the island for a visit.  Molly is the youngest daughter of my sister who died back in 1999.  We…

Ancestry.com 1 Samuel 16:1-13 Matthew 1:1-17 March 19, 2016 Chilmark Community Church Rev. Vicky Hanjian In June of the summer before Armen and I “retired” to move to the Vineyard we spent three weeks living on several of the Lakota Sioux Reservations in South Dakota with a group exploring   “Learning Nonviolence With the Lakota”. …

Between Two Gardens Genesis 2:15-17 and 5:1-7 Matthew 4:1-11 Chilmark Community Church March 5, 2017 Rev. Vicky Hanjian It would seem that whether one finds oneself in a lush and primal garden or in the middle of the wilderness, there is danger and temptation in the Bible.  There be serpents and devils abroad!  I love…

HOW DOES GOD GUIDE? MATT. 7:21-28 REV. ARMEN HANJIAN FEB. 26, 2017 A man moved out West and joined a Lutheran Church; a drought came and ruined his crops. He concluded God didn’t want him in that Church. So he joined the Baptist Church; lightning struck his barn and it burned down. So he joined…

Parting Words Deuteronomy 30:11 – 20 Matthew 5:21-26 Chilmark Community Church February 12, 2017 Rev. Vicky Hanjian We are starting out in the Book of Deuteronomy this morning. It is the 5th and final book of Torah in the Jewish tradition. Biblical tradition considers the entire book to be written from Moses’ perspective as a…

An Acceptable Fast Isaiah 58: 5 – 9 Matthew 5:13 – 20 Chilmark Community Church February 5, 2017 Have you ever fasted? For most of us, the closest we come to fasting is going without food after mid-night prior to having morning blood work done – or perhaps prior to surgery. Fasting is not something…

TRAVELING LIGHT MARK 6:7-13 JANUARY 28, 2015 CHILMARK COMMUNITY CHURCH REV. ARMEN HANJIAN (Pastor pulls up a chair facing the cross and reads into mike with back to congregation.) It’s about time you and I had a talk, Lord. Here I am at least 3/4 of the way thru life and it’s about time I…