Category: Archives 2026
First FPC Service with Pastor Ashley
Worship, Feb 22, 10am
This Sunday our new transitional pastor, the Rev. Ashley Birk, will hold her first Sunday worship service at our church. Her sermon is “Remaining rooted in the wilderness,” and the day’s scriptures are Jeremiah 29:1-9 and Matthew 4:1-11 We have one service at 10am and a reception afterward. Join us in the sanctuary or via livestream.Read more
Reception to Welcome Pastor Ashley
Feb 22, 11:15am, Pope Hall
You are invited to attend a reception for our new transitional pastor, Ashley Birk, immediately following our 10am worship service on February 22nd. Let's make her feel welcome with yummy cookies, warm coffee, and warm greetings. Wear your name badge! Bring some cookies! Bring your smile!Read more
The Upside-Down Kingdom: What Jesus Says About Being Blessed
Children & Youth, Feb 22, 10am
This week, we dive into part two of our Beatitudes Series exploring how God’s Kingdom is upside-down. The world says you are blessed when you are strong, rich, popular, and always winning. But Jesus says you are blessed when you are humble, kind, forgiving, and when you help make peace.Read more
Beethoven vs. Shostakovitch Smackdown
TGIF, Feb 20, 5:30pm
Come to see a lively face-off between Beethoven and Shostakovitch's music by Robi Mulford, (violin), Max Light (cello), and Alicia Solomon, (piano). Doors to the sanctuary open at 5:15pm and the concert begins at 5:30pm. The concert is free with donations accepted.Read more
Ash Wednesday Service
Feb 18, 5:30pm, Sanctuary
VIDEO. Ash Wednesday begins the season of Lent, acknowledging that we have all fallen short of God’s glory. We sing and listen to beautiful music, partake in communion, and receive the imposition of ashes. Please join us for this quiet service of repentance as we take our first steps toward the cross. Read more
Earthkeepers 360 Fly Fishing
Looking Forward to Future Trips
Last week, EarthKeepers 360 hosted a three-day veterans’ fly fishing retreat on the world-renowned San Juan River Quality Waters near Navajo Dam, New Mexico. Five veterans and three faith leaders gathered for time on the river and an opportunity to step away from the pressures of daily life, build community, and experience the quiet healing that comes from being outdoors.Read more
A Time to Be Attentive
Worship, Feb 15, 8:30& 11am
VIDEO. We are swamped by radical changes in the world around us and are faced with transitions in the life of our congregation. This Sunday, the Rev. Jim Brown calls to our attention to the Second Letter of Peter which advises that "you will do well to be attentive to the prophetic message of God's own glory and goodness."Read more
Unfolding Light: The Season of Epiphany
Adult Ed, Feb 15, 9:45am
VIDEO. On this last Sunday of Epiphany, Spiritual Director Jeannie Bowman looks at at the time period that begins with the visit of the Wise Men to the baby Jesus, stretching through the weeks until the beginning of Lent. “This is the time of stars, of waxing light, of illumination and enlightenment” (DB Bass).Read more
Hope Out Loud
Ghost Ranch Retreat, Feb 8-14, 2026
Ready to hope again? Then look to Jesus. Not the tame Jesus in olden day Sunday School portraits. The real Jesus. The empire breaker. The hope igniter. Join the Rev. Dr. Harry Eberts III to strip away the spin and look at what Jesus actually did—and why it shook the world. Join a movement Jesus started. Resist out loud. Hope out loud.Read morePage 14 of 19