A Place for… Connecting Growing Helping Community
Rooted in a rich history with a hope-filled eye on the future, Bedford Presbyterian Church is a gathering place for all who are seeking a deeper connection with the Holy at the heart of all life.

This week, as I write to you, there are people who are either going above-and-beyond or are getting ready to do so.

This week, a small team of people from Bedford Presbyterian Church are up in Farmington, Maine, doing some much-needed winterizing of several homes, making them livable before cold temperatures arise.

This week, members of our congregation are delivering food from the Bedford Community Food Pantry to local schools so that hungry young people will have food to eat over the upcoming weekend. Also, preparations are being made to celebrate two of the Food Pantry’s key volunteers – Jason and Kat Piracini – at this year’s Good Samaritan Awards.

This week, results are being collected for our ongoing “Good Futures” initiative – studying who we are, as a congregation, and preparing us for the good future that God has prepared for us…..

Back in 2012, Bedford Presbyterian Church was in a time of transition and discernment. The Senior Pastor had left to go to another congregation and the idea of the Co-Pastor model had been approved, in theory. But, in addition to all of the conversations that took place around the type of leadership model the church would have, there was also a long season of asking questions like,

Who are we, as a congregation? What are our priorities? What are our gifts?
What are the things about us that are unique? When have we been at our best?
And, based on the answers to all-of-the-above, What is God calling us to do?

Years ago, there was a comedian named Bill Hicks who told a story about a time that he was sitting in a restaurant, reading a book at the counter.  When the waitress came up to take his order, she asked, “What are you reading for?”  Not, “what are you reading?” but “what are you reading for,” as if he needed to justify why he was reading in the first place.

I don’t know about you, but I’ve noticed something rather alarming happening when I sit down to read….