Have a Safe Night on Halloween

HAVE A SAFE NIGHT ON HALLOWEEN! 

Community Event at First Baptist, Bennington

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.

Guest Speaker for Father's Day: Dr. Joan Sakalas

FIRST BAPTIST JOAN SAKALAS AS GUEST SPEAKER FOR FATHER’S DAY

The First Baptist Church of Bennington, Vermont, welcomes Dr. Joan Sakalas to its 9:30 AM worship on Sunday, June 21, 2009. Dr. Sakalas is the former director of the Project Against Domestic Violence (PAVE). She has returned to teaching, serving as an adjunct faculty member with the Community College of Vermont, Southern Vermont College, and online instruction with Johnston State. Dr. Sakalas will offer the morning’s sermon “Father: What A Concept!” This summer Sakalas is working on a book that focuses on a "Theology of Penology" developed by Miriam Van Waters, the superintendent of the Massachusetts Reformatory for Women from 1932 to 1957.

The morning worship service will celebrate the civic holiday of Father’s Day and the end of the Sunday School year for children and adults. First Baptist celebrates another year of Sunday school, ably taught by Rhonda Harmon, Alyssa Gilleran, and the minister, the Rev. Jerrod Hugenot. First Baptist religious education is coordinated by Alycia Post, director, and the board of Christian education. Sunday school will resume after Labor Day, however, the board is preparing for “Vacation Bible Camp”, a children’s summer program offered jointly by First Baptist and St Peter’s Episcopal Church over the weekends of July 10-12 and 18-19, 2009. For more information, contact First Baptist’s office.

Located at 601 Main Street in downtown Bennington, First Baptist is “a place for healing, community involvement, and spiritual grounding”. To learn more, visit the congregation’s website (fbcbennington.org) or call 802/442-2105.

Holy Week Observances @ First Baptist, Bennington

HOLY WEEK OBSERVANCES AT FIRST BAPTIST, BENNINGTON

The First Baptist Church of Bennington, Vermont, invites you to Holy Week activities, commencing this Sunday with worship services on Palm Sunday, April 5, 2009, at 9:30 AM. The children will lead the procession of the palms, and the congregation will reflect upon the beginning of Christianity’s most sacred of seasons. The Rev. Jerrod Hugenot, coordinating minister, will offer the sermon “A Faith Vulnerable and Resolved”.

On Thursday evening, April 9, 2009, the congregations of First Baptist and “Old First” Congregational will share an ecumenical Maundy Thursday service. At 6 PM, a community-wide potluck will be offered, followed by the Maundy Thursday communion service at 7 PM. Any person is welcome to attend the meal or the religious service. The Rev. Louis Guariniello will join the Rev. Jerrod Hugenot in conducting the service.

On Good Friday, First Baptist will participate in the evening service to be held at St Peter’s Episcopal Church on Friday, April 10, at 7 PM.

On Easter Sunday, April 12, 2009, First Baptist celebrates Easter with joyous music and proclamation at its 9:30 AM worship service. The service marks the high point of the Christian year, as Christians gather to sing praise to the risen Christ. The Rev. Hugenot offers the sermon “Mark Ends, Easter Begins”. An Easter egg hunt for children and coffee hour fellowship follows the service at 10:45 AM.

An American Baptist congregation, the First Baptist Church is located at 601 Main Street in downtown Bennington. Learn more by visiting www.fbcbennington.org, joining the congregation’s FACEBOOK group, or calling the church office at 802/442-2105.