The Chilmark Community Church

Category: SERMONS, WORSHIP, MEDITATIONS

  • 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…

  • “off the Beaten Path” , June 1,2019

    Off The Beaten Path (or The Spiritual Practice of Getting Lost) Chilmark Community Church June 2, 2019                   Genesis 12:1         Numbers 10:11-12               Luke 4: 1-14 Rev. Vicky Hanjian                …

  • May 26 Blessing of the Fleet/Memorial Day

    Blessing of the Fleet May 26,2019 Memorial Day Weekend Menemsha Harbor Chilmark Community Church Rev. Vicky Hanjian This is perhaps the 3rd time I have been involved with a service of Blessing The Fleet. Each time I prepare for this ritual, I become aware of the gift of grace of living in an environment where…

  • Prodigal Parent

    synonyms for “Prodigal”..generous, lavish, liberal, unstinting,unsparing , bountiful… Also , as with the ” prodigal son”  ..wastefully extravagant. Rev. Charlotte shared this poem written by her friend,..Maren Tirabassi Maren Tirabassi Prayer for a parent when a prodigal departs (Somehow, I thought I knew all the turns and twists of this parable, but God always has…

  • Bishop’s March 1 message

    March 1, 2019 Beloved in Christ: Greetings in the precious name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. On Ash Wednesday, we are reminded of God’s call: “Gather the people, consecrate the assembly; bring together the elders, gather the children, those nursing at the breast …” —  Joel 2:16 In other words, gather everyone. “A 2016…

  • “As I have Loved You” May 6,2018

      “…as I have loved you.”   John 15:9-17           Chilmark Community Church May 6, 2018 Rev. Vicky Hanjian Sometimes it is just good to sit with a Bible passage for awhile and watch what begins to percolate just by virtue of re-reading the words.  I think  the adult study group…

  • “When Values Go Down”, Rev. Armen Hanjian

    Luke 12:13-21 WHEN VALUES GO DOWN    Jan.. 14, 2018 Rev. Armen Hanjian When values go down – it’s unsettling.  It happened drastically to the man in Jesus’ parable who built bigger barns to hold his increased crops only to wake up one morning – dead. What is the value of a glass of water? …

  • “The View From Mt. Nebo” 6/25/17

    “The View From Mt. Nebo” Deuteronomy 33:48 – 50; 34:1-10 June 25, 2017 Chilmark Community Church Rev. Vicky Hanjian Quite a few years ago now,  on one of our trips to Israel, we landed first in Jordan, on the eastern side of the Jordan River. One of the stops early in our trip was a…