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  • BE PREPARED ( Armen) Nov. 27, 2015

    “BE PREPARED” Matthew 25:1-13 Chilmark Community Church November 27, 2016 Rev. Armen Hanjian Perhaps you noticed the sermon title, “Be Prepared,” as the motto of the Boy Scouts. Today is the first Sunday in Advent – that season when Christians start preparing to celebrate the coming of Christ. Advent means “the coming of the Savior.”…

  • “Walking the Psalms with Walter” Nov. 20, 2016

    “Walking The Psalms With Walter” Chilmark Community Church November 20, 2016 Rev. Vicky Hanjian Well – – we are at Thanksgiving Sunday – – preparing to celebrate a national day of gratitude. More than at any other time of the year, the Psalms give us the words that fit the occasion. We don’t often turn…

  • The Blessing Way : Study group

    THE BLESSING WAY Adult Bible Study and Discussion Chilmark Community Church Autumn 2016 BEGINNING ON SUNDAY NOVEMBER 27 FOR 3-4 WEEKS In spiritual communities here and there around the country the idea of “blessing” is coming into the foreground. More and more books are appearing on the theme. Some writers simply lift up the possibility…

  • “Where’s the Shepherd” Nov. 13,2016

    “Where’s The Shepherd?l” Jeremiah 23:1-6 Mark 6:30-34 Chilmark Community Church November 13, 2016 Rev. Vicky Hanjian It has been a real challenge to know how and what to preach this morning. All through my seminary training, I was taught that when I was ordained, I would be ordained to the work of pastor, priest and…

  • Letter from the Bishop November 12,2016

    A message from Bishop Devadhar   Nov. 12, 2016 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: Greetings in the precious name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Just last Monday, I wrote you a letter in which I quoted John Wesley’s words from Oct. 6, 1774: “I met those of our society who had votes in…

  • “Why Noah?” Nov. 6,2016

    “Why Noah?” Genesis 5:28-6:8 John 21: 1-7 Chilmark Community Church November 6, 2016 Rev. Vicky Hanjian This morning we are in one of our most beloved and intriguing stories in the early biblical narratives about how the human community came into being – – the story of Noah. Noah appears in the narrative 10 generations…

  • St. Francis of Assisi October 30, 2016

    ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI MATTHEW 10:7-10 CHILMARK COMUNITY CHURCH OCTOBER 30, 2016 REV. ARMEN HANJIAN Mon. is Halloween. All- Hallows Eve is Tues., Nov. 1 – All Saints Day. I would like to introduce you to a saint. St. Francis was born in 1182 and died at age 44, on Oct.3,1226. This month is the…

  • Open Ad. Council Meeting

    Such serious business at Chilmark Community Church.  Not really, but we were taking our job seriously.  Getting ready for Nov. 20 Church Conference.

  • “What A Difference a Word Makes”

    “What a Difference A Word Makes” Luke 18:9-14 Chilmark Community Church October 23, 2016 Rev. Vicky Hanjian A young monk, fresh out of seminary was appointed to a monastery where for hundreds of years, the monks had worked faithfully at making beautiful copies of the ancient sacred texts and scriptures. As the aging Father Abbot…