Author: Gale Wright
Navajo Quilt Project
Mission Project, October
We are gathering fabric, quilting supplies and finished quilts to donate to the quilters that live on the Navajo Nation. During October we will be gathering donations of clean fabric (minimum of 1/4 yard), thread, rulers, batting, and fully functioning new or used sewing machines. Monetary donations also welcomed.Read moreSeptember 23, 2023
Dear Saints in Santa Fe and other far-off places, Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ. A sandwich board, a street corner, a beggar on the roadside, a special offering, and a shared ministry. Frier was a middle school classmate of mine at Haven Middle School in Evanston, IL. We lost touch in high school (there were 5200 students!) but he showed up again in Time Magazine after graduation. Always a bit outside the box, Frier decided to raise money for college by standing on a street corner in Chicago with a sandwich board around his shoulders asking for money.
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TGIF, September 29
On September 29, TGIF features our own Chancel Choir singing the Lord Nelson Mass by Franz Joseph Haydn. Doors to the sanctuary open at 5:15pm and the concert begins at 5:30pm. The concert is free with donations accepted.Read moreTGIF, September 22
Daniel Schwab, clarinet, and Natasha Stojanovska, piano, will perform the Nielsen Clarinet Concerto, op. 57, at our TGIF concert on September 22, 2023. Sanctuary doors open at 5:15 pm, and the concert begins at 5:30. The concert is free with donations accepted.
Read moreMovie Night, October 12
Otto is a grump who’s given up on life following the loss of his wife and wants to end it all. When a young family moves in nearby, he meets his match in quick-witted Marisol, leading to a friendship that will turn his world around.
Read moreTGIF, Schwab and Stojanvska
Daniel Schwab on the clarinet and Natasha Stojanvska on piano will perform The Nielsen Clarinet Concerto at the TGIF concert on September 22. Doors to the sanctuary open at 5:15pm and the concert begins at 5:30pm. The concert is free with a free-will offering taken.
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Videos of September 17 & 24
In a time when millions of people have left the church and Christianity, they haven’t left Jesus. He is still revered, and still baffles, surprises, and inspires. Who, then, is this Jesus, and who have we tried to make him to be? Read moreFiesta Flavor
September 3, a mariachi band, Mariachi Sonidos Del Monte, led us out of our September 3 worship service onto the triangle, as we continued to celebrate Hispanic Heritage with a fiesta of sweets. And for the children, we had a piñata to burst.
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