June 18 Rev. Dr. Michael Eric Dyson
July 2 Professor Sara Bleich, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
July 9 Bishop Donald Hilliard, Cathedral International Church, Perth Amboy, New Jersey
July 16 Rev. Dr. Cynthia Hale, Ray of Hope Christian Church, Decatur, Georgia
July 23 Rev. Susan Sparks, Madison Avenue Baptist Church, New York, New York
July 30 Rev. Arthur Jones, St. Andrew United Methodist Church, Plano, Texas
August 6 Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III, Trinity United Church of Christ, Chicago, Illinois
August 13 Rev. Dr. Howard John Wesley, Alfred Street Baptist Church, Alexandria, Virginia
August 20 Rev. Leslie Callahan PhD., St. Paul’s Baptist Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
August 27 Rev. D. Darell Griffin, Oakdale Covenant Church of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
September 3 Rev. Dr. Aliya F. Browne, President of the Union Chapel Board of Trustees, Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
Services will be streamed and available for watching on Facebook, YouTube and through our website www.UnionChapelMV.org
PRELUDES: Partita on “Slane”
Daniel Pinkham
INTROIT: In Loving Partnership Jim Strathdee
TRUSTEE GREETINGS Ed Trayes
*INVOCATION
“God of hope, we have sensed your spirit walking with us as we open a new door in our lives, felt your urging when we were reluctant to say yes to a new adventure. Come among us today. Open our eyes to truth wherever it may be found. Allow us to hear the siren song of knowledge and understanding.”
LORDS PRAYER
*HYMN: #502 Be Thou My Vision Slane
ANTHEM He’s Got the Whole World in His Hand African American Spiritual (setting by Margaret Bonds) Jessica Sanseverino, soprano
PRAYER
PRAYER RESPONSE O Thou That Hearest Prayer
OFFERTORY Psalm 121
OFFERTORY PRAYER
*DOXOLOGY #34 OLD HUNDREDTH
*HYMN #461 Breathe on Me, Breath of God
SCRIPTURE
SERMON
Ezekiel 40:1-14
“Building Castles in the Air”
Rev. Susan Sparks
J. Burton, Wm. Peek
Dianna Robin Dennis
Trentham
Madison Avenue Baptist Church, New York, New York
*HYMN: #569 God of Grace and God of Glory
BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE Fugue in C Major
*Please stand if you are able
Cwm Rhondda
Dietrich Buxtehude
Susan Sparks is a trial lawyer turned standup comedian and Senior Pastor of the historic Madison Avenue Baptist Church in NYC. Installed in 2007, she is the 15th Senior Minister of MABC and the first woman in its 175-year history. A North Carolina native, Susan received her B.A. at the University of North Carolina, a law degree from Wake Forest University, and her Master of Divinity at Union Theological Seminary in New York. An award-winning nationally syndicated columnist and best-selling author of five books, Susan is also a nationally known speaker (including TEDx), preacher, and professional comedian touring nationally with a Rabbi and a Muslim in the Laugh in Peace Comedy Tour. Her work with humor, healing, and spirituality has been featured in O (The Oprah) Magazine, the New York Times, and on such networks as ABC, CNN, and CBS. For more information, check out SusanSparks.com.
Today’s floral arrangements on the altar are placed...
in loving memory of former Union Chapel Trustee, Joel Peed, his wife, Rita Thompson Peed and their beloved daughter Claire Peed Whitaker. From their friends Marquetta Drakes and Bill Peek in loving memory of Emilie and Baldwin Farmer. Much love to family and friends in our special MV home. Cynthia Farmer Streeter
in dedication to our mothers, Ginette Hyacinth Martial and Fay Janet Alexander. From Paul and Evelyne Alexander
by Clinee Hedspeth and Phillips Auction saluting Art on the VineyardTo sponsor a Sunday Service in the Chapel please visit www.unionchapelmv.org, contact Heidi Bryan 214-549-7235/508-687-9725 or email contact@unionchapelmv.org for more information.
2023 Study: Finding Jesus in the Psalms
Wednesdays in the Chapel at 10:00 AM
Wednesdays in the Chapel at Noon
Wednesday, July 12 Vineyard Sound; men’s a cappella
Wednesday, July 19 Becky Williams and Rich Giaimo; Piano, guitar, vocal
Wednesday, July 26 Jeremy Berlin and Delanie Pickering; Contemporary, jazz; piano, guitar, vocal
Wednesday, August 2 Stefan Young; classical piano
Wednesday, August 9 Vineyard Sound; men’s a cappella
President
Rev. Dr. Aliya F. Browne
Vice President Heidi Bryan
Secretary
Treasurer
Ministerial
Music Advisory
Stephanie Parker
Kamla Branche
Aliya F. Browne, Louise Johnson, Richard L. Taylor, Michael
Teiger, Ed Trayes, Sabrina
Williams
Lois Jean White,
Kathleen McGhee-Anderson, Rachelle Browne
Communication
Jeanna Petersen Shepard, Heidi
Bryan, Kathleen McGheeAnderson, Ann Stewart
Nominating Committee
Bulletin
Budget and Finance
Diane Welburn, Louise Johnson, Andrew Skeen, Ed Trayes
Renee Nolan, Cynthia Carter, Stephanie Parker
Kamla Branche, Renee Nolan, Diane Welburn
Audit Alvin R. Johnson, Louise Johnson
By-Laws
Sunday Sponsorship
Sexton
Community Support
Aliya F. Browne, Rachelle
Browne, Kevin Myatt, Stephanie
Parker, Diane Welburn
Heidi Bryan, Brenda Bryan
Robert Jennings
Heidi Bryan, Ginny McIntosh, Andrew Skeen
Trustees Emeriti: Joann Kidd, and Anne H. Parsons
When: Friday 7/28 9:30a-11:00a
Where: The IGI Food Pantry, 137 Vineyard Ave., Oak Bluffs (the PA Club)
What: Stocking, Sorting & Cleaning - We will be cleaning, sorting and stocking the pantry so it is ready for the “shopping” day Saturday. How many: 5 volunteers needed. Children 12+ may volunteer.
When: Saturday 7/29 9:30a-12:00p
Where: The IGI Food Pantry, 137 Vineyard Ave., Oak Bluffs (the PA Club)
What: Assist clients with shopping & stocking. The Pantry will be open to the public on this day, so we will be assisting clients with shopping and restocking shelves as needed.
How many: 5 volunteers needed. Children 14+ may volunteer.
When: Monday 7/31 9:00a-10:30a
Where: IGI Farm, 80 Stoney Hill Road, Vineyard Haven
(enter from the Edg-VH Road, the State Rd. entrance is closed due to construction).
What: Farm Gleaning. Gleaning involves harvesting surplus crops at the farm, you will be in the fields, so dress appropriately and wear sunscreen! How many: 8 volunteers are needed. Children 12+ may volunteer.
Jessica Sanseverino, soprano Martha Hudson, alto
David Behnke, tenor Brad Austin, bass
William D. Peek Jr., Union Chapel Music Director and OrganistDaniel Pinkham’s set of variations on the hymn tune Slane was composed in 1998. Pinkham (1923 – 2006) was a distinguished American composer, conductor, organist, and musicologist. He was professor of musicology at New England Conservatory of Music and served as Music Director at the historic King’s Chapel, Boston, from 1958 – 2000. He’s Got the Whole World in His Hand was arranged by Margaret Bonds, a barrier breaking African American composer, pianist, arranger, and teacher. This celebrated setting has been recorded by many artists, including Jessye Norman, Leontyne Price, and Kathleen Battle. The setting of Psalm 121 was composed by Dianna Robin Dennis (b. 1954), an American composer and writer currently living in Ireland. The postlude Fugue in C Major is a joyful work by the composer who perhaps most strongly influenced J. S. Bach.
Friday, July 28, 2023
7:30 PM
Organ works of Bach, Rorem, Vierne, Undine Smith Moore, and Mark Miller plus Dream Variations: Songs on the Poetry of Langston Hughes, by Mark Miller
Organ works of Duruflé, Fauré, Dudley Buck, George Shearing plus Jazz Mass by Alcée Chriss III and an improvisation on a submitted theme
All are welcome | Free will offering 55 Narragansett Avenue, Oak Bluffs
