First Baptist, Bennington, will offer an Ash Wednesday service on February 17, at 7 PM. To be held in the church’s lounge, the service is a time for quiet contemplation, brief prayer and song, and remembering ourselves before God. The service concludes with persons receiving the ancient mark of ashes. All persons are welcome to attend the service, led by Rev. Jerrod Hugenot and Scott Smedinghoff, director of music.
First Baptist is located at 601 Main Street in downtown Bennington, Vermont. Worshiping at 9:30 AM Sundays, the congregation serves the area as “a place for healing, community involvement, and spiritual grounding.” To learn more, visit www.fbcbennington.org, join the congregation’s FACEBOOK page, or call 802/442-2105. The Rev. Jerrod H. Hugenot serves as coordinating minister.
]]>The First Baptist Church of Bennington, Vermont, will hold its Christmas Eve service on Thursday, December 24, 2009, at 7 PM. The service will feature familiar Christmas carols and scripture readings, including Luke’s beloved Nativity story, accompanying the church’s gradual lighting of the Advent candles and preparation to light the Christ candle at the service’s culmination. The church minister, the Rev. Jerrod H. Hugenot will deliver the evening’s message: “With truth and grace”.
Accompanying the service music will be Mo Rancourt, guest trumpeter, and Scott Smedinghoff, the church’s organist and director of music. A freewill offering will be taken during the service to support First Baptist’s efforts to help local children in need.
The First Baptist Church is “a place for healing, community involvement, and spiritual grounding”. An American Baptist congregation, First Baptist gathers weekly for worship at 9:30 AM, Sunday mornings. For more information, visit www.fbcbennington.org, or follow the congregation’s work via FACEBOOK or Twitter. Questions? Call 802/442-2105 or email fboffice@sover.net.
]]>On Sunday, December 6, 2009, the First Baptist Church gathers for worship at 9:30 AM. This Sunday marks the second Sunday of Advent, the season of preparation culminating with Christmas on December 25. The worship service will feature hymns, prayers, and proclamation centered on the prophetic tradition, anticipating the coming of Christ. As part of the service, the congregation will observe the monthly communion, inviting all baptized Christians to partake in the Lord's supper. An attended playroom is provided.
This week also marks the second rehearsal for the children's Christmas program "Fumbly Bumbly Angels", to be presented on Sunday, December 13, at 5 PM, followed by a potluck dinner.
The First Baptist Church of Bennington, Vermont, is "a place for healing, community invovlement, and spiritual grounding". Learn more online via www.fbcbennington.org, FACEBOOK, and Twitter. The church office may be contacted weekdays at 802/442-2105. The Rev. Jerrod H. Hugenot serves as coordinating minister.
]]>The potluck will welcome students from Southern Vermont College enrolled in the Comparative Religion course being co-sponsored by Interfaith Council this semester. Opportunities to visit the Bennington Free Clinic, also located at First Baptist, will be offered.
For more information, contact First Baptist 802/442-2105 or follow event updates via www.twitter.com/fbcbennington.
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"It’s kind of a hospitality opportunity," said Jerrod Hugeont, minister at the church, during an interview Wednesday. "It’s not an alternative to Halloween, it’s just a way of being friendly to the families in town."
On Elm Street where he lives, Hugenot said, "We see 300 families, and it’s great, you see a cross-section of town, and at the same time there’s the concern that a lot of parents have about safety."
Among other things, the event at First Baptist will provide trick-or-treaters a place to warm up and will emphasize safety.
"We’re going to do a safety quiz about safe trick-or-treating and also give out reflectors," said Alycia Post, director of the board of Christian Education, who came up with the idea with safety in mind. "We’re always looking to find different things to do; we look for the community’s needs."
Her daughter, Ivy Post, 2, interjected that she was going to dress as a cat for Halloween. Last year she dressed as Elmo.
Alycia Post said there will be contests, snacks, prizes and crafts -- and some candy, too. Several adults will supervise the event. Restrooms will be available.
Hugenot said the event, open to those of any faith or none, is part of the church’s wider effort to help the community and build capacity. This includes providing space in its facility for non-profits such as the Bennington Free Clinic.
"This is just a one-night-only initiative, it’s a way of providing welcome and hospitality," he said. "But it fits in to the overall of what we do here."
For more information, call the church at 802-442-2105.
On Sunday, November 1, 2009, the First Baptist Church of Bennington, Vermont, will celebrate All Saints’ Day, as part of the 9:30 AM worship service. Congregants will recall the names of those who have passed on from this life whose lives were witness and testament to the Christian faith. The congregation will sing hymns of the day, including music from John Bell, Ralph Vaughn Williams, and Fred Pratt Green. The service will also serve as the monthly Communion observance, where all baptized Christians are welcome to participate in the sharing of bread and cup.
The service marks the first service with a new director of music. Effective November 1, 2009, Scott Smedinghoff, a 2009 graduate of Williams College, begins his tenure as the staff musician and choir director. Smedinghoff will commence choral direction the following Wednesday evening, offering choir rehearsals weekly at 7 PM, Wednesdays.
The congregation’s adult forum will be offered after coffee hour at 11 AM. The Rev. Hugenot will present reflections on the Desert Fathers and Mothers, early Christian monastics. This forum’s lecture and discussion is patterned after a lecture Rev. Hugenot recently gave as part of the comparative religion course currently being offered at the Southern Vermont College.
The First Baptist Church is located at 601 Main Street in downtown Bennington, Vermont. First Baptist is “a place for healing, community involvement, and spiritual grounding”. To learn more, visit www.fbcbennington.org, the congregation’s FACEBOOK page, or call 802/442-2105.
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On Halloween night, remember: safety first! As little ghosts and goblins go out into the neighborhoods of Bennington, the First Baptist Church welcomes families to stop by. The church will offer safety information and items to help tricker-or-treaters stay safe while walking down dark streets. Games, food, and hospitality will be offered from 4 PM to 8 PM in the Colgate Hall of First Baptist, which is located at 601 Main Street in downtown Bennington.
The First Baptist Church offers this event as part of its vision to be "a place for healing, community involvement, and spiritual grounding". An American Baptist congregation, First Baptist worships weekly at 9:30 AM Sunday mornings. The Rev. Jerrod H. Hugenot serves as coordinating minister. To learn more call 802/442-2105 or visit us online: www.fbcbennington.org.
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The First Baptist Church of Bennington, Vermont, is an American Baptist congregation committed to being “a place for healing, community involvement, and spiritual grounding”. To learn more, visit www.fbcbennington.org or call 802/442-2105. The Rev. Jerrod H. Hugenot serves as coordinating minister.
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