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
Jessica Sanseverino, soprano Martha Hudson, alto
David Behnke, tenor Brad Austin, bass
William D. Peek Jr., Union Chapel Music Director and OrganistPRELUDES: Give Me Jesus Richard Billingham
Christ Arose William Peek
INTROIT: In God We Trust arr. Julian Parish
TRUSTEE GREETINGS Cynthia Carter
*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: #72 Great Is Thy Faithfulness Faithfulness
ANTHEM I’ll Say Yes Arené Lomax
PRAYER
PRAYER RESPONSE O Thou That Hearest Prayer
J. Burton, Wm. Peek
OFFERTORY Let Praises Rise arr. Myrons Butler
OFFERTORY PRAYER
*DOXOLOGY #34 OLD HUNDREDTH
*HYMN Medley of Hymns arr. Arené Lomax
SCRIPTURE
SERMON
Psalm 137:1
When The Empire Strikes Back Rev. Dr. Otis Moss, III
Trinity United Church of Christ, Chicago, Illinois
*HYMN: #444 Rain Down Jaime Cortez (arr. J. Carter)
BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE
Vineyard Praise
Welcome Arené Lomax and The Remnant ****
*Please stand if you are able
Senior Pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, Ill., Dr. Otis Moss III is a preacher, activist, and author. Over the last two decades, Dr. Moss has practiced and preached a Black theology that unapologetically calls attention to the problems of mass incarceration, environmental justice, and economic inequality. A third-generation warrior for civil and human rights, Dr. Moss is committed to preaching a prophetic message of love and justice, which he believes are inseparable companions that form the foundation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. These very touchstones are taken up in his latest book project, Dancing in the Darkness: Spiritual Lessons for Thriving in Turbulent Times, released in November 2022. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Dr. Moss is an honors graduate of Morehouse College, and earned a Master of Divinity from Yale Divinity School, and a Doctor of Ministry from Chicago Theological Seminary. Dr. Moss has a passion for preaching and exercises his homiletical muscle as a professor of homiletics at McAfee School of Theology at Mercer University. In this role, Dr. Moss is positioned to help up-and-coming preachers build and strengthen their own preaching ministries. The work and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the pastoral ministry of his father, Dr. Otis Moss, Jr. of Cleveland, Ohio, are fundamental in his spiritual formation.
Today’s floral arrangements on the altar are placed ... In celebration of the Northeastern University’ Black Alumni Weekend. The University is celebrating 20 years on Martha’s Vineyard.
In loving memory of our parents Rosea Neal Harris and Homer L Neal. From Burdell Miller Crutcher and Andrew J. Crutcher, Jr.
In honor and celebration of Mark Chastang’s birthday.
In loving memory of our grandfather Frankly W. Taylor, Sr, Morehouse Academy 1919, Morehouse College 1923. Richard and Kathy Taylor and Family.
In loving memory to our father/father-in-law Stephen Carroll we miss you. Love you always, Andrea Carroll Bullock and Steven Bullock.
In memory of grandparents, Alphonse and Carolyn Carter, and great grandparents Ruby and Harry McGraw from Zachary Alphonse Lycée.
by John and Candi Jenkins and the West Conzer Insurance Agencies familyTo 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.
Join us for Bible Study
2023 Study: Finding Jesus in the Psalms
Wednesdays in the Chapel at 10:00 AM
2023 Union Chapel Free Summer Concerts
Wednesdays in the Chapel at Noon
Wednesday, August 9th
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
This weekend, Gospel on the Vineyard (GOTV) has been celebrating 20 years of concerts at Union Chapel. Founded by Minister Arené Lomax, GOTV is a premier international Christian music and arts festival connecting great people, artists, and musicians to the life-changing message of the Gospel through multifaceted avenues of music and artistic expression. Last night’s concert was recorded for a sequel to their excellent 2007 album “Arené Lomax and The Remnant… live on Martha’s Vineyard.”
Next Sunday in Worship - Special Musical Guest Artists
Dr. Jolie Rocke, soprano; Ashton Denzel Jones, baritone; Chelsea de Souza, piano
The Sunday Bulletin is being printed one per family. You can share or scan the code for the digital version.
$50 PER PERSON
August 13, 2023 | 12:30 pm
The Tabernacle 80 Trinity Park, Oak Bluffs
Preacher
REV. SEN. RAPHAEL G.
Music Director
MILLER MARK A.
Guest Artist
A collaboration of First Congregational Church of West Tisbury, MV Camp Meeting Association, Spiritual Life Committee and Union Chapel
Join us for an afternoon filled with the good word and good music!
