The Chilmark Community Church

Category: Stories from Our Church

  • December 22 Coffee Concert

    Pat, Irene, Hatsy and Jessica played Christmas Carols for Coffee Hour. The Congregation put down their coffee cups to sing and listen to a really beautiful sound. Seongmoon joined on the guitar. Heidi Schultz watched her musicians. Everyone left in the Christmas Spirit!!

  • Centerpieces for the Christmas Flea

    A good group met for making centerpieces for the Church table at the Flea. Katie, Emily and Kathie looking over the options. Studying the materials. Laurie and Jen were at it early.  Lucky for us Jen remembered how it was done last year. Susan studies the “master”. Building up the shape. Saturday, the 14th Finished…

  • Grand Finale for 2013 “Pizza Nights”

    November 26 was the last Pizza night for 2013.   The Ruimerman family, especially Tom, made spaghetti, ziti and lasagna.  It was fabulous. Margaret made a beautiful salad.  Kathie C. garlic bread.  Judy M.  a long tray of cream puffs. And there were Chilmark Chocolates by Mary Beth and friends. THANK YOU JULIE FOR A GREAT…

  • October Work Day

    The gutters got cleaned (thanks to Don, Clark, Tim and Genc).  The kitchen reorganized(Ann D.and Genc)!  Summer fans put in attic(Seongmoon).  Storm windows on Parsonage closed. And, see below, the dead dogwood stump was dug out and the bed all weeded.   In the end, Genc got out the metal basket that had protected the…

  • Gifts of Hope: An alternative way of giving

    Gifts of Hope: An alternative way of giving This holiday season are you looking for a gift for someone who seems to have everything? Why not make a gift to a Ghana Mission project and receive a card and information you may send to that special person. Project donations include : helping rural villages get…

  • Church celebrates new members

    Andrue and Sarah Carr joined us on September 29. Hillary Smith joined on October 7 along with Joe and Faith Corbo. We thank God for their presence, which we have enjoyed for some time, and look forward to sharing church life for many years to come.

  • Lyrics to Helen Stratford song sung 10/7/13

    In Yonder Meadows In these fields I’ve wandered, I’ve pondered,  I have grown And my heart grows fonder, with each pasture I have known And in yonder woods, I have followed the mossy banks Of a trickling brook where I’ve knelt down to give thanks   These fields taught me compassion They taught me to…

  • Letter from RISEM re. Charge Conference

    Church Conference 2013 Greetings Pastors and Laity, Conditions change but fundamentals continue! “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?” Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” (Hebrews 13:6,8) Time flies. The church conference season is coming soon and it will create for us…

  • Michael Gilman, singer song writer

    Mike Gilman from Aquinnah Baptist Church was our guest of honor as we celebrated Labor Day weekend at Chilmark  Community Church. Mike sang his original songs “Why Did Jesus walk on Water?”  and “I’m having supper at the Lord’s Feast tonight”.  His father, George Gilman, is a summer member of our congregation. We’re hoping Mike…