Church Blog
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Liz Gude’s remarks
Liz spoke about her 10 trips to Haiti. She most often went as a translator for doctors, interpreting for them what the Haitian patient needed. She was there last year and hopes to go next, but this year medical and construction workers are what are most needed. One of the great losses from the earthquake…
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Order of Worship Feb. 21
Chilmark Community Church February 21,2010 First Sunday in Lent Prelude: Prelude #1 from the Well Tempered Clavier J.S. Bach Gathering and Announcements Peace Introit: Ave Verum Mozart Call to Worship Psalm 91 page 810 (no musical response) *Hymn 117 “O God, Our Help in Ages Past” A Prayer After the Earthquake in Haiti (responsively) Lord,…
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Mardi Gras Supper, Feb. 16th
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February 7 Order of Worship
CHILMARK COMMUNITY CHURCH, UNITED METHODIST EPIPHANY 5 February 7, 2010 ********************************************* THE GATHERING TOGETHER Prelude- in B minor, Chopin Carol Loud, organist WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS: Let us greet one another with the peace of Christ. Introit: Variation 19, J.S. Bach *CALL TO WORSHIP Leader: Help us through this hour of worship, People: to become more…
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January 17 Order of Worship
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…
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Commentary on John 2:1-11
John 2:1-11 Commentary on Gospel by Roy Harrisville John begins his Gospel with the famous prologue, the appearance of the Baptist, and the calling of Jesus’ first disciples. His baptism is not actually related by the evangelist, but rather told in third person by the Baptist. The calling of the first disciples is narrated and…
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January 10 Order of Worship
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…
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January3, 2010
CHILMARK COMMUNITY CHURCH, UNITED METHODIST EPIPHANY SUNDAY January 3, 2010 ********************************************* THE GATHERING TOGETHER Prelude: Prelude #1 in C by J.S. Bach (Carol Loud) Lighting the Christ Candle Liturgy: The Lord be with you. And also with you. Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.…
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First Sunday after Christmas 12/27
from the book Preaching and Reading the Old Testament Lessons: With an Eye to the New Elizabeth Achtemeier There are times in the life of the world or of a nation when one individual changes the whole course of history. Perhaps we might say that such a change occurred when the Emperor Constantine declared Christianity…