Category: Adult Enrichment
Juneteenth Picnic in the Park
Sunday, Jun 16, 10am-1pm
An African American Church style service followed by a line dance party and refreshments is a perfect way to celebrate freedom and acknowledges the history of Black Americans. Specifically, it notes June 19th, 1865, the day that news of the Emancipation Proclamation reached enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, nearly three years after the proclamation was issued.Read more
Our Cuba Partnership
Adult Ed, Jun 9, 9:45am
VIDEO. This Sunday Bill Eklund reports on our most recent February visit to our sister church in Cuba, Sagua La Grande. A small group took donated supplies and funds and enjoyed the hospitality of our siblings in Christ. View the video to see lots of photos and hear the stories.Read more
The Journey Toward Antiracism
Adult Ed, May 12 & 19, Postponed
Watch for rescheduling of this class. Over the last few years, we have looked at the pervasiveness of racism in our society. Now it is time to take a hard look at our church and ourselves so we can move further in our goal of helping to dismantle racism. We will reschedule these classes as soon as possible. Read more
The Burning Bush
Adult Ed, Apr 28
VIDEO. Is First Presbyterian Church of Santa Fe a responsible steward of God's creation? In his class, "The Burning Bush—Responsible Stewardship in a World on Fire," Pastor Andrew helps us look at our environmental footprint and climate shadow as a church and a member of the broader community.Read more
Faith Leading to Action
Adult Ed, Apr 21, 9:45am
VIDEO. Michael Stewart, environmental activist and founder of LightHawk, shares news of quite a number of solutions that are proven and hold immense promise in fighting climate change. Hear his optimistic and challenging message in our second adult ed class in our Earth Day series.Read more
Clean Energy Coaltion for SFC
Adult Ed, Apr 14, 9:45am
VIDEO. Lee Zlotoff, a producer, director and screenwriter best known as the creator of the TV series MacGyver, addresses our adult ed class in the first of our Earth Day series. Lee is the founder of the MacGyver Foundation, dedicated to valuing self-reliance, nonviolence, and sustainability.Read more
What Now Shall We Do?
Adult Ed, Mar 17, 9:45am
VIDEO. We have been blessed in the past six weeks to hear the wisdom and insights of two well-known authors and lecturers, Father John Dear and Diana Butler Bass. Now we are called to respond. What shall we do with what we've heard, both personally and in this congregation? Pastor Harry leads our discussion.Read more
What now do we do?
Adult Ed, Mar 10, 9:45am
Diana Butler Bass, one of the country’s leading historians and commentators on American religion, was here with us last weekend to help us understand what is going on today, how we got here, and where do we go from here. What now do we do with this information? Pastor Harry facilitates our discussion.Read more
Three Paradoxical Trends
Workshop, Mar 2, 10am
Diana Butler Bass will provide our faith leaders with inspiring and challenging messages in her workshop “Three Paradoxical Trends Shaping Religion.” The workshop will be at 10am on Saturday March 2nd. Brunch follows. Space is limited so you must RSVP no later than February 27th.Read morePage 8 of 16