October 6, 2016 News from First Congregational Church an Open and Affirming Congregation of the United Church of Christ 33 South High Street, Bridgton, Maine 207-647-3936 www.bridgtonucc.org Before and after photos from our church steeple work! What a difference! Love my neighbor as myself. Feed my sheep. See God in our midst. Never forget […]
March 31, 2016 News from First Congregational Church an Open and Affirming Congregation of the United Church of Christ 33 South High Street, Bridgton, Maine 207-647-3936 www.bridgtonucc.org Happy Easter! Reading for this week: John 20:19-31 When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the […]
March 24, 2016 News from First Congregational Church an Open and Affirming Congregation of the United Church of Christ 33 South High Street, Bridgton, Maine 207-647-3936 www.bridgtonucc.org Reading for tonight: John 13:1-17, 31b-35 Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. Tonight we remember how Jesus […]
March 17, 2016 News from First Congregational Church an Open and Affirming Congregation of the United Church of Christ 33 South High Street, Bridgton, Maine 207-647-3936 www.bridgtonucc.org Reading for Palm Sunday: Luke 19:28-40 “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest […]
Behold! God does a new thing! The Pomegranate Institute is a weekly cooking school that offers a box of healthy food and a fun and friendly lesson on how to turn the ingredients into a healthy meal. It is for anyone who could use a little help putting meals on the table. It is currently meeting at […]
March 10, 2016 News from First Congregational Church an Open and Affirming Congregation of the United Church of Christ 33 South High Street, Bridgton, Maine 207-647-3936 www.bridgtonucc.org Reading for the week: John 12:1-8 Mary took a pound of costly perfume made of pure nard, anointed Jesus’ feet, and wiped them with her hair. […]
March 3, 2016 News from First Congregational Church an Open and Affirming Congregation of the United Church of Christ 33 South High Street, Bridgton, Maine 207-647-3936 www.bridgtonucc.org Reading for the week: Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 I do not at all understand the mystery of grace – only that it meets us where we are […]
February 25, 2016 News from First Congregational Church an Open and Affirming Congregation of the United Church of Christ 33 South High Street, Bridgton, Maine 207-647-3936 www.bridgtonucc.org Reading for the week: Second Corinthians 12:1-18 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And all […]
February 18, 2016 News from First Congregational Church an Open and Affirming Congregation of the United Church of Christ 33 South High Street, Bridgton, Maine 207-647-3936 www.bridgtonucc.org Reading for the week: Luke 13:31-35 Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often have I […]
February 11, 2016 News from First Congregational Church an Open and Affirming Congregation of the United Church of Christ 33 South High Street, Bridgton, Maine 207-647-3936 www.bridgtonucc.org Reading for the week: Luke 4:1-13 Would you like more bread? I dread hearing that question from a server at a restaurant. It is good service, […]