Category: Archives 2024
Sabbath as Life Abundant
Ghost Ranch Retreat, Jun 24-29
Suffering is real and perennial, but so is soul and body nourishing love and connection! Ghost Ranch invites you to a retreat with Rev. Anita Amstutz to experience how Sabbath can come alive as we share together, re-filling the wells of our souls with Living Water—alongside the “slow heartbeat” of nature.Read more
Kiyoshi Tamagawa, Piano
TGIF, Jun 21, 5:30pm
Our concert this Friday features the world reknown pianist, Kiyoshi Tamagawa playing "Love Triangle" music by the Schumanns and Brahms. Doors to the sanctuary open at 5:15pm and the concert begins at 5:30pm. The concert is free with donations accepted.Read more
Luncheon Hiatus
First Sundays
Our hard-working Fun Food and Fellowship folks are taking a much needed rest this summer—taking trips and kicking back. So our First Sunday luncheons will be going on a hiatus for a few months. In September, they will return with plenty of creative and yummy entrees and desserts. We wish them a lovely, restful summer.Read more
Busy Summer Schedule Begins
Building Bustling with Activities
June 19th kicked off our summer calendar with 20 students from the Georgia O’Keefe Art & Leadership program meeting in Pope Hall A for the 6 weeks. Mid-July through mid-August the Chamber Music Festival will be rehearsing most days in Pope Hall C. All our activities continue but some in a few different locations.Read more
The Spirit of Juneteenth Fathers
Worship, Jun 16, 10am
VIDEO. Rev. Jeff Morgan delivers our Sunday message, “The Spirit of Juneteenth Fathers Then and Now” at our service celebrating Juneteenth in Federal Park. His wife Toni Morgan leads the singing in an African American style worship service, with Malachi Roberts playing the drums. The service is followed by a picnic with Deollo Johnson leading us in line dancing. Read more
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
Classical Sound Santa Fe
Free Public Concert, Jun 16, 4pm
Classical Sound of Central Texas performs in our sanctuary on June 16th. The Artisan Piano Quartet will delight the audience with fabulous piano quartets by Mozart and Robert Schumann. Mozart's famous melody is sure to amuse you. Doors open to this free concert at 3:30pm.Read more
Baked Goods, Volunteers Needed
Youth Fundraisers, Jul & Aug
This year, our youth will hold several fundraisers to help raise money for the Children, Youth and Family Ministry programs. Our first fundraisers will be a hospitality and refreshment table on the church patio during Spanish Market and Indian Market. We need your help. Read more
Coming Together as One
Worship, Jun 9, 8:30 & 11am
VIDEO. Paul instructed the Corinthians to break down barriers and come together, using the metaphor of “we are all one body” to teach the concept of community. So how do we do that—really. Janis Chitwood helps us try to sort that out. (Scripture: I Corinthians 12:14-26)Read morePage 12 of 26