Category: Mission & Social Justice
Fundraiser for Reading Quest
Nov 15, 10am-4pm, Waxman Gallery
Our Mission and Social Justice Committee invites you to "A Day with Santa Fe Authors: Poetry and Prose," a fundraising event to support Reading Quest, a mission long supported by our church. You will meet six phenomenal local authors in two half-day sessions of readings and dialogue. Learn more about this program and register.Read more
Addressing Hunger, One Sandwich at a Time
Sandwich Brigade, Pope Hall, Each Sunday
Food insecurity is high in Santa Fe. To meet the current need, Bienvenidos Outreach is now open seven days a week, providing sandwiches to the unhoused, day workers, individuals and families facing food insecurity. Our church provides over 300 sandwiches each week to help in this effort. You can help.Read more
Laundry Detergent, Dish Soap Needed
November, Donation Basket at Church
The Santa Fe Faith Coalition is collecting laundry detergent and dish soap for the Sonrisa Supportive Family Living Program which provides apartment living for families transitioning from homelessness to permanent housing. A donation basket is available in the church lobby.Read more
A Place of Belonging
Special Guests, Adult Ed, Oct 25, 9:45am
VIDEO. Everyone is welcome to this interactive program with Rev. Erica Lea-Simka and Dr. Michael J. Adee sharing their journeys of navigating Christian faith and their calls to ministry as members of the LGBTQ+ community, with conversation about how First Presbyterian Church can become a place of belonging for LGBTQ+ people and their families.Read more
Service of Justice, Hope, and Faithfulness
Worship, Wed, Oct 14, 6pm
VIDEO. On Wednesday, October 14th at 6pm FPC will host a Service of Justice, Hope, and Faithfulness to address the political realities in our nation. As our country faces threats to our democracy, ongoing environmental challenges, global conflicts, and growing pressures on election integrity, Rev Tom Ulrich leads us in this act of solidarity that promotes the common good for all humanity.Read more
Stand for Democracy
No Kings Rally, Sat Oct 17
We invite you to join with others from FPC in the No Kings Rally on Saturday October 17th. The focus of this rally is ensuring that all eligible voters vote and that their vote is counted. We will carry signs encouraging people to vote as we proudly stand for democracy.Read more
The Next Chapter
Interfaith Community Shelter Update
The Interfaith Community Shelter’s new project The Resource and Opportunity Center (The ROCk) is in active development. The new facility will provide 125 beds, a day center, and medical and housing support. While the new facility is in process, the ICS (long supported by FPC) serves the homeless with mobile showers, senior motels, and a clothing closet.Read more
World Communion Sunday
PC(USA) Special Offering, Oct 4
On World Communion Sunday all of God's people gather around the Table to celebrate the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Part of the atonement that happens around this Table is reconciliation, which is the focus of the World Communion Offering. Special envelopes will be in the pews on Sunday. Please give generously. When we all do a little, it adds up to a lot.Read more
Working with Wisdom
Workshop, Sat morning, Sep 26
As disciples of Christ, we want to help our neighbors. But do we truly understand who they are? Do we know what our own blind spots are when it comes to doing this work? The Rev. Dr. Amantha Barbee helps us answer these questions in her upcoming workshop. Join us in Pope Hall Saturday morning, September 26th for a close look at these issues.Read morePage 1 of 20