Bridport Congregational Church

12/24/2021

Christmas Eve candlelight service tonight at 6:30 pm.

05/23/2021

We will be meeting in person on Sunday, May 23, at 10:30 a.m. to celebrate Pentecost, the presence of the Holy Spirit with us!

04/13/2021

Spring is coming to Vermont! We see new signs of life every day. The forsythia has popped out in just the past few days. What signs of new life are you seeing around you? What signs of new life are you seeing in you? Because of the resurrection of Jesus, new life is inside us! Share your signs of new life here, or join us for our Sunday worship gathering. We meet on Zoom every Sunday morning. Send us a message and we will share the Zoom invitation with you!

09/24/2020

We are journeying through the Beatitudes this fall. Join us on Sunday at 10:30. We are gathering on Zoom and in person. Message us for details.

05/21/2020

Happy Ascension Day!

"We worship a God who remembers what it is like to die a human death, whose wounded and resurrected body is the antidote to death. As the human who exists beyond the touch of death, this one who remembers all our faces can keep his promises—promises he makes as the new human and as God.

And it is this wounded God with human memories whose rule of resurrection overcomes death, whose rule of forgiveness overcomes sin, whose rule of welcome overcomes estrangement. Now and forever no other human except Jesus Christ governs this wide globe, no matter how certain their control may seem.

Jesus Christ is (in all of these and countless others) Lord."-
--Father Ken Tanner

04/30/2020

Many of you met Francoise when she visited our worship service with Ron and Gina. Read below about her recent award.

Francoise Niyigena ‘21 received the Dana Morosini ‘84 Memorial Public Service Award, which honors the student who best exemplifies Dana’s spirit and determination as she tirelessly and selflessly devoted her life to caring for her husband Christopher Reeve and to her work as an advocate for all those with spinal cord injuries.

During Francoise’s first year at Middlebury College she arrived at the question: “What is the purpose of education...What more can it be?” This theme of exploring and making more of education--for herself and others -- has been a thread throughout her subsequent three years. Francoise brought this question to presenting in multiple Vermont classrooms through Language in Motion, participating in and leading MAlt trips focusing on education, developing and facilitating an innovative and holistic curriculum through TEACHRwanda, and working with 65 students at Nu-Vision High School in Rwanda to rethink the colonial education system. Thank you, Francoise, and congratulations!

03/30/2020

As March is coming to an end in this unusual time of illness and anxiety, we are pausing again to hear what the crocus is saying to us. What do you hear? What do you see?

I see small blossoms on a gray day with a message of resilience and hope. Regardless of what is happening in the world, this is their time to bloom. And so they do, unconcerned with whether I or anyone else notices. Maybe they bloom for themselves. Or for their Maker. Regardless, they are lovely. And so are you. So don't be afraid. Bloom.

03/29/2020

We are gathering for worship
at 10:30 on Sunday morning.
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for the Zoom link.

03/26/2020

These are just a few of the crocuses we saw while strolling the mostly empty sidewalks of Middlebury today. We live in a world resplendent with beauty. Even if there is no one around to observe, Earth continues to be beautiful, amazing, and astounding in all seasons and circumstances. Take some time to find and contemplate this good home that we have, and give thanks. Breathe in the calm assurance of the crocus and release your fear.

03/24/2020

I saw these beauties while walking with a friend yesterday. They are buried under snow today, but still there. Spring is here. Life is here. Love is here.