Category: Mission & Social Justice
One Great Hour of Sharing
Special PC(USA) Offering, Thru Mar
Your gifts to One Great Hour of Sharing are shared with the ministries of the Presbyterian Hunger Program, Self-Development of People and Presbyterian Disaster Assistance. To make your donation, use the special envelope at either the 8:30 or 11am service or donate online.Read more
Visiting Sagua La Grande
Donations Needed
FPC will be sending a team to visit our sister Presbyterian church in Sagua La Grande, Cuba, departing on Thursday, February 29. They have sent a list of items they need. So check out the list if you can help out. More information and a donation box for monetary contributions are in our lobby.Read more
“To Our Wonderful Friends…”
Youth Shelter Thank You
We just received this lovely note from the Youth Shelter and Family Services: "To Our Wonderful Friends at First Presbyterian Church, We were in complete awe when our team went by your congregation and witnessed all of the extraordinary presents for our clients under the Christmas tree! Read more
Afghan Scout Relief Fund
Fundraiser, Feb 12, 4-6pm
Westminster Presbyterian Church and First Presbyterian Church of Santa Fe are co-hosting a fundraising event for the Afghan Scout Relief Fund (ASRF). Appetizers for the event will be catered by Kohinoor Catering and the women of the Afghan Women’s Center in Santa Fe and will be held at our church in Pope Hall.
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New Infant Classroom Ready
Preschool Expansion on Third Floor
Anne Liley, our preschool director, proudly announced that our new infant classroom has been licensed and is ready and open to serve babies from our community. Our first class will open to children on Monday February 5th. Join us in spreading the word and thanking Anne and many others for their hard work.Read more
Chaplain Joe’s Street Outreach
Pop-Up Fundraiser, Feb 4
We welcomed Joe Dudziak, founder of Chaplain Joe’s Street Outreach, who gave our Minute for Mission on Sunday, February 4th. A special collection was taken during the service and a pop-up fundraiser for the general public followed the service on Grant Street in front of the Church’s Main Entrance from 11-1pm. You can see his presentation near the beginning of our video of that service.Read more
Father John Dear Talk
Community Event, Feb 4
VIDEO. Long-time activist, author and teacher of nonviolence, Father John Dear shares his comments with our Santa Fe community on his latest book, The Gospel of Peace: Reading Matthew, Mark, and Luke from the Perspective of Nonviolence. View a video of this talk.Read more
Conversation with Father John Dear
Webinar Video, Feb 5
Earth Keepers 360 invites you to view a prophetic conversation with with Father John Dear, Sister Joan Brown, Reverend Andrew Black, and Chaplain Jorge Sayago-Gonzales: "We Are Our Children's Future: Living the Radical Alternative of Peace, Justice & Environmentalism in Times of Crisis."Read more
Exploring Nonviolence
Workshop, Jan 28, 2-4pm
Join us in the exploration of the power and potential of nonviolence in ourselves and in the world. Nonviolent Santa Fe invites you to "Exploring Nonviolence: Tools for Managing Conflict in Everyday Life" Sunday afternoon, January 28, in Pope Hall. Read morePage 3 of 10