Category: Stories from Our Church
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August 16 The perils of Out-door Worship
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Sacred Ground: film and dialog on race
The churches on MV are viewing this movie, SACRED GROUND, for island discussions.Below you will find a description of the program. To register, visit: http://tiny.cc/sacredground-mv2020. Sacred Ground is a film (and readings) based dialogue series on race, grounded in faith. Small groups are invited to walk through chapters of America’s history of race and racism, while weaving…
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May 27,2020 MV Times letter to editor..Arlene Bodge
The very day I am starting to write this little note, my wife and I were scheduled to fly to the States, ride the bus to Woods Hole, and hopefully catch the last ferry for our yearly six-week visit to the Vineyard. Somehow, this fact has brought us to reminisce about the many experiences…
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April 5 ZOOM service
Please join us in zoom worship together. April 5 was lots of fun..to see each other. The meeting number is 890 298 4151 and this week the password was 332743. The meeting number will be the same next week, Easter, but we’re not sure about the password. Email us at chilmarkchurch@gmail.com if you need help…
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February 2020 Bishop’s message
Feb. 1, 2020 Dear Beloved in Christ: Greetings in the precious name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. A few weeks ago, 16 youth and eight adults returned from India, having taken part in the Mission of Peace sponsored by the Northeastern Jurisdictional Youth Ministries. These annual pilgrimages were born out of the vision cast by the late Bishop…
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Rolling Ridge Taize
For Christians, Advent and Lent are typically seasons of spiritual preparation. For years, Rolling Ridge has offered an Advent Quiet Day to prepare hearts for Christmas with a core of regulars who find rest amid the holiday hustle and bustle. Last year, we offered our first Taizé Lenten Retreat, and were so blessed by the…
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November 26 Italian Night
Tom Ruimerman once more produced the grand finale to the Pizza Night season. (People always look awkward eating..my apologies)..but there were 4 tables of happy eaters.Many thanks to Julie Flanders for fetching pizza from Rocco’s in her nifty red insulated bag for the past many Tuesdays. Onward to 5:30 pm Tuesday “Community Suppers”. From soup…
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August 23, 2019 Union Chapel
Many familiar faces at the reading of the new script of 1854 (no longer an opera). Front and center was Pastor Ernest Belisle as Frederick Douglas. The Slave Song Choir with Chilmark members Corrie Stone and Lorna Andrade. Lorna also was instrumental in the entire production. Claire Ganz played a child. Phil Dietterick accompanied the…
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THURSDAY STRINGS
June 20..We had visitors which made our biggest group yet. We played fiddle tunes and old time and folk waltzes …Stop in to join or listen on Thursdays at 10. We have “guest music” for new comers. The banjo took this picture!