{"id":8324,"date":"2024-12-27T20:13:36","date_gmt":"2024-12-28T01:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/?p=8324"},"modified":"2024-12-27T20:14:38","modified_gmt":"2024-12-28T01:14:38","slug":"pew-news-december-27-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/2024\/12\/pew-news-december-27-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Pew News: December 27, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dear Members and Friends,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FAMILY SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Come join us for the First Sunday after Christmas December 29th at 9:00am, in person or Zoom. Rev. Charlotte will&nbsp;lead worship with Music Minister Sean McMahon.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>This will be a special&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Family Worship post-Christmas service with Story and a Carol Sing plus Blessing of the CWS Blankets of Love.&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;Come join us to play &#8220;Name the Christmas Carol&#8221; and sing the songs one&nbsp;last time before they&nbsp;are packed away for another year. There will be no Sunday School so we will all be together.&nbsp;Worship order attached.&nbsp;Zoom link&nbsp;below.&nbsp;<strong>YES, there is heat!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS EVE!&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_1205-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_1205-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_1205-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_1205-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_1205-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_1205-1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On Tuesday we held our traditional&nbsp;<strong>Lessons and Carols Service<\/strong>. Rev. Charlotte led along with beautiful cello\/guitar music by Violet Southwick and Sean McMahon.&nbsp;The service included the singing of Christmas carols, reading the scripture story of Jesus&#8217; birth, and passing the light from the Christ Candle to those gathered. With over 80 friends and family we became the &#8220;Light of the World&#8221; and our lit candles symbolized the hope we find in Christ&#8217;s light that&nbsp;breaks through&nbsp;the darkness. <a href=\"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/2024\/12\/the-light-of-christmas-eve\/\">Read more about it here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DECEMBER PROJECT- CWS Blankets of Love Ministry<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During December the Chilmark Church participated in the Church World Service (CWS) Blanket ministry.We were&nbsp;a part of a broad-reaching mission that provided our neighbors experiencing poverty, displacement or disaster with a warm blanket to comfort them in their time of need. Join with us this&nbsp;Sunday as we bless our blanket collection &#8211; over 23 blankets so far! Photos: CWS Blankets prepared&nbsp;for distribution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WordPress-Three-Photos-4-512x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8325\" style=\"width:513px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WordPress-Three-Photos-4-512x1024.jpg 512w, https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WordPress-Three-Photos-4-150x300.jpg 150w, https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WordPress-Three-Photos-4.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>OFFERING OF MUSIC AND LIGHT&nbsp;&nbsp;Sunday January 5 at 5pm<\/strong><br \/><em>Island artists and musicians join together to brighten the darker days of winter.&nbsp;<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sean McMahon, Adele Dreyer, Missis Biskis, Daniel Waters, Thursday Strings, Loon Lane Players, storytellers, poets and other guests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Music, Candle Lighting, Reception, Free, All are Welcome!&nbsp;<strong>Help needed with baking and finger food reception.<\/strong>&nbsp;Claire will make soup!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LOOKING FORWARD&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sunday December 29th 9am &#8211; Family Worship Christmas Story and Carol Sing plus Blessing of the CWS Blankets&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunday January 5th 9am &#8211; Epiphany as we welcome the Wise Ones<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunday January 5th &#8211; Offering of Music and Light 5pm&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunday January 12th 9am &#8211; Special Guest Preacher Sean McMahon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Invitation for Worship&nbsp;Service&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Sunday December 29, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Chilmark Community Church&#8217;s Personal Meeting Room<br \/><\/strong><br \/>Join our Zoom Meeting by tapping the&nbsp;underlined&nbsp;address below<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/8902984151\">https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/8902984151<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Meeting ID: 890 298 4151<br \/>One tap mobile<br \/>+13126266799,,8902984151# US (Chicago)<br \/>+16468769923,,8902984151# US (New York)<br \/><br \/>Dial by your location<br \/>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)<br \/>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; +1 646 876 9923 US (New York)<br \/>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)<br \/>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)<br \/>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; +1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose)<br \/>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)<br \/>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Worship122924.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Worship122924.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-00d85c66-3b81-4015-bf82-a35930507d8a\" href=\"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Worship122924.pdf\">Worship122924<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Worship122924.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-00d85c66-3b81-4015-bf82-a35930507d8a\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Members and Friends, FAMILY SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP Come join us for the First Sunday after Christmas December 29th at 9:00am, in person or Zoom. 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