Category: SERMONS, WORSHIP, MEDITATIONS

“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…

“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 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…

“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…

“If Not Now – – When?” Deuteronomy 21:10 – 14 Isaiah 60: 1- 3 Luke 17:20-21 Chilmark Community Church October 16, 2016 Rev. Vicky Hanjian It is a powerful and liberating tradition in this country that we observe the separation of church and state. We do not preach from the pulpit in favor or against…

“A Certain Royal Dignity” Chilmark Community Church September 25, 2016 Esther 4:11-14; 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22 Luke 14:25-34 We’re looking at a rather fun story from the Hebrew scriptures this morning. The Book of Esther reads like a short novel. It has all the elements of drama, intrigue, struggles with ethics and morality – – and…

“When Worlds Collide” 1 Kings 21:1-21 Luke 7:36 – 8:3 Chilmark Community Church September 11, 2016 Rev. Vicky Hanjian Naboth is a Vineyarder!  He owns a lovely vineyard that has been handed down from generation to generation in his family.  His world is one in which he is responsible for caring for his land. But…

“How Crazy Was He?” 1 Samuel 16: 14-23 Mark 3:20-35 August 28, 2016 Chilmark Community Church Rev. Vicky Hanjian Not long after Armen and I moved here from NJ, a young friend and colleague in ministry came to visit the island for the first time.  He and his wife were members of the New Jersey…

I BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST PHIL. 2:1-11 August 21, 2016 Chilmark Community Church Rev. Armen Hanjian Who is Jesus? What we know of him can be summarized in short order. He was born 67 generations ago – 6 B.C. as the calendars have been corrected. He was born in Bethlehem, about 5 miles South of…