{"id":8452,"date":"2025-03-27T19:01:18","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T00:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/?p=8452"},"modified":"2025-03-27T19:01:18","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T00:01:18","slug":"spring-has-arrived","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/2025\/03\/spring-has-arrived\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring has Arrived!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Church Newsletter March 21, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear Members and Friends,<br \/>SUNDAY\u00a0MORNING WORSHIP<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Come join us for the Third Sunday in Lent, March 23rd at 9:00am, in person or Zoom, as we continue our Lenten Journey.\u00a0 Rev. Janet Stoddard is celebrating three full weeks in Chilmark and this will be her 4th Sunday.\u00a0 She will lead\u00a0worship and we have two musicians sharing their talents with us this Sunday while Sean continues\u00a0his paternity\u00a0leave. We are joyful to once again have Georgia Halliday and Violet Southwick with us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Scriptures for this week are Psalm 63 and Luke 3:1-9 focusing on the passage from Luke which speaks of a fig tree and how the owner of the tree wanted it to be cut down due to its inability to bear fruit but was convinced by the worker tending the tree to give it one more chance.\u00a0 If you&#8217;ve ever needed another chance and wanted to be granted more time, this one&#8217;s for you.\u00a0 Are we good at waiting for God and is God good at waiting for us?\u00a0 Think about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br \/>LENTEN BIBLE STUDY WITH REV. VICKY\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kairos Bible Study continues to meet weekly at 10:30AM on Wednesdays through April 9 at the First Church of West Tisbury.\u00a0 The group will focus on the stories of Mary Magdalene&#8217;s journey with Jeus\u00a0as portrayed in the Gospels.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ALL ARE WELCOME!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PIZZA NIGHTS&#8211;Tuesday\u00a0@ 6pmJoin us for an informal community meal. We gather for pizza, with potluck\u00a0salads, desserts\u00a0and conversation followed by\u00a0Bananagrams for those\u00a0that are good with words and want to laugh. It is free and everyone is welcome.\u00a0<strong>Help needed at 5:30 with dinner set up.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LOOKING FORWARD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sunday March 23rd&#8211;Worship at 9 for the Third Sunday in Lent<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tuesday March 25th at 6pm&#8211;Pizza Night<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunday April 13th&#8211;Palm Sunday<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunday April 20th&#8211;Easter&#8211;Sunrise at 5:45 am at Menemsha Beach parking lot<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Easter Service at 9am at the church<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Invitation for Worship&nbsp;Service&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Sunday March 23, 2025<\/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\/2025\/03\/worship032325.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of worship032325.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-e797f7ff-6007-4dcc-91aa-3dd8ad8e48b9\" href=\"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/worship032325.pdf\">worship032325<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/worship032325.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-e797f7ff-6007-4dcc-91aa-3dd8ad8e48b9\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Church Newsletter March 21, 2025 Dear Members and Friends,SUNDAY\u00a0MORNING WORSHIP Come join us for the Third Sunday in Lent, March 23rd at 9:00am, in person or Zoom, as we continue our Lenten Journey.\u00a0 Rev. 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