Category: SERMONS, WORSHIP, MEDITATIONS

“Changing Patterns” Genesis 45:3-11, 15 Luke 6:27 – 38 February 21, 2016 Chilmark Community Church Rev. Vicky Hanjian Starting out, the working title for this sermon was “Sin, Repentance, Redemption, and Repair”. When I shared my thoughts with my rabbi friend, Lori Shaller, she said: “boy – that sounds heavy –are you trying to scare…

“Finding The Level Place” Jeremiah 17: 5-10 Luke 6:17 – 26 Rev. Vicky Hanjian Chilmark Community Church February 14, 2016 Sometimes a word or phrase in a text seems to “shimmer” or take on a life of its own. It stands out from the rest of the text and it keeps calling attention to itself.…

Chilmark Community Church February 8, 2016 Rev. Armen Hanjian LET THE WORDS OF MY MOUTH BE ACCEPTABLE James 3:1-11 Matthew 12: 33-37 Psalm 19 If we are to take all Jesus has to offer us, we are to move more and more toward “It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in…

“What Shall We Tell The Children?” Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 Luke 4:14-21 January 31, 2016 Chilmark Community Church Rev. Vicky Hanjian Bruce Feiler is a popular American writer.  He has recently published a best selling book entitled Secrets of Happy Families.  In the book he makes a rather interesting point.  He writes: “The single most…

Home By Another Way Matthew 2:1-12 Chilmark Community Church January 3, 2016 Rev. Vicky Hanjian All week long as I worked with today’s text, images of “Where’s Waldo” and images of the search for Luke Skywalker kept invading my imagination. If you are a grandparent or the parent of young children, you may have spent…

Dec. 31, 2015 My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: Greetings in the precious name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. As we celebrate the arrival of 2016, I recall with gratitude that I began 2015 with a group of teenagers from the Northeastern United States, fellow bishops, and other lay and clergy leaders in…

“So – Now What?” Isaiah 60:1-3 Luke 2:41-52 Chilmark Community Church December 27, 2015 Re. Vicky Hanjian Quite few years ago now, Armen and I spent a wondrous Christmas in Toronto when our grandchildren were 2 and 4 years old. Most of the activity around the holiday centered on their church’s celebration of Christmas. On…

“Getting Down To Earth“ Micah 5:2-5 Luke 1: 39-45 Chilmark Community Church December 20, 2015 Rev. Vicky Hanjian I love the story of Mary and Elizabeth. In my memory banks there is a painting of the two women, one slightly stooped, older, with somewhat wispy, scraggly graying hair, visibly pregnant, reaching out to embrace a…

“It’s Hard To Stay In Exile” Zephaniah 3: 14-20 Isaiah 12:2-6 Chilmark Community Church Rev. Vicky Hanjian December 13, 2015 Across the past week, as I have immersed myself in the rhythms of Advent, I have been impressed by how closely this time of year in the Christian tradition resembles the dynamic time that leads…