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  • May 23

  • Pizza Night June 9

  • Susan E. Thomas Sermon May 24

    Psalm 139 Isaiah 61:1-4 Luke 13:10-17 Ought Not this Woman Then Jesus answered and said, “Ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham and Sarah…be set free from bondage on the Sabbath day?”  I first experienced this kind of “ought” when my own niece was almost 2 years old and the experience has stayed with…

  • Notes from Old Trustees Records

    Phyllis Conway trnscribed these excerpts from official Board of Trustees Secretary’s Records.  This is part One 1928-1953. A Little History.  The present building of the Chilmark Community Methodist Church was moved from Middle Road in 1910.  In 1908 a house, designated the Parsonage was moved to its present site, donated by the Tilton, Adams and…

  • May 17 Discussion

    What a good discussion this morning!  We managed to tie  all four lessons together .  Starting with the Acts passage and concluding that we’re called to be open to the spirit in others who live beyond the fences of our traditions.  We are to do it receiving God’s love and sharing in all our encounters. …

  • April 26

    Chilmark Community Church, United Methodist April 26, 2009 Native American Sunday Prelude  Fugue in C by William Zachau Gathering and Announcements Introit  ” Dream Song” from Chippewa Call to Worship May the warm winds of heaven blow softly on our house. May the Great Spririt bless all who enter here. (Traditional Cherokee Nation Prayer) *Hymn:…

  • Guest Preachers

    One of our first guests  the Reverend Charles W. Bowman, returns Nov.15.  Woody  received his BA from Trinity College in 1974  and his Masters of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary in ‘79.  He is the Director of Faculty Ministry and Director of the study center on Lambert’s Cove Road for FOCUS, Fellowship of Christians in…

  • Notes on The Good Shepherd

    Notes on The Good Shepherd Arlene Bodge Preached on the Good Shepherd starting with the childrens’ sermon where she demonstrated that we don’t believe what people tell us unless their actions prove the truth of their words.  Jesus said he was the Good Shepherd, she said, and he proved it by going before, leading, his…

  • April 5, 2009

    So many of the congregation had studied the lessons before the service that there was lots of good discussion this Sunday.  We started with Paul’s letter to the  Philippians 2:5-11, but blended in ideas about Mark 11:1-11 as well. MH explained that Paul’s letter consisted of an early Christian hymn except for the addition of…