Category: Mission & Social Justice
A Message for Our Times
Alternative Service, Jan 13, 6pm. ABQ
VIDEO. On Tuesday evening, January 13, at 6pm, individuals from across the Presbytery of Santa Fe are again invited to an alternative worship service focusing on the political realities in our country. This one will be hosted at St. Andrew Presbyterian church in Albuquerque and is also available via St. Andrew's livestream.Read more
The Soulwork of Justice
PBM Breakfast, Jan 10, 8:30am
Presented by Men’s Breakfast is delighted to welcome Wes Granberg-Michaelson as the guest speaker this Saturday. Wes is an author and contributing editor to Sojourners, and his forthcoming book is The Soulwork of Justice: Four Movements of Contemplative Action.Read more
Healthcare in NM—What Now?
Adult Ed, Jan 11, 9:45am
How do all the changes in federal healthcare on Medicaid and ACA subsidies impact residents of New Mexico? What New Mexican legislation is being considered to offset some of the worst consequences? Dr. Janis Gonzales in the NM Department of Health will share with us what we need to know and how we might help.Read more
Food Drive
Donation Box at Church
Bienvenidos distributes food boxes of nonperishable food items augmented by produce purchased from local farmers. The demand for these boxes is still high. Collection boxes are in our coat closet off the lobby, and any nonperishable item (canned goods, pasta, oatmeal, cereals) that you would like to contribute can be deposited there.Read more
Christmas Joy Offering
Donate through December
Each year during the Advent and Christmas season, we lift up past, present, and future leaders of the church. God has blessed the church with incredible leadership in every time and place, but those leaders often need to be supported by their communities as well.Read more
Spread Joy While Honoring Your Friends and Family!
Donate by Dec 21
This month, sponsor a poinsettia plant to decorate the sanctuary for Christmas and honor your friends and family! Your $50 sponsorship of a holiday plant will have an additional benefit this year; all proceeds will be designated to help address food insecurity in Santa Fe.Read more
Social Advocacy and Our Church
Discussions Dec 7 & 8
What does it mean to be faithful to our values in today’s world? What role should our church play in advocating for policies that support what we believe are the teachings of Jesus? To attempt to answer these questions, we held a church-wide discussion over lunch. For those not able to attend we held another discussion via Zoom on Monday evening, December 8th. People were invited to bring their thoughts, concerns, fears, and convictions.Read more
A Protest Song with Life-Changing Lyrics
Alternative Worship Service, Dec 10
VIDEO. A second Alternative Worship Service was held at Second Presbyterian Church in Albuquerque on December 10th. This moving service features Rory Cooney’s "Canticle of the Turning." The lyrics are based on the Magnificat, Mary’s song of praise when she learns that she will give birth to Jesus, the baby who will usher in a time of peace. View the video.Read more
Sharing Our Faith
Last year and again this year our Prayer Shawl group has made numerous scarves to be given to the day laborers who congregate in the park across from Guadalupe church hoping to be hired for work. Our Prayer Shawl group, which has been known for their beautiful shawls for those in our congregation in need of comfort, are once again finding a way to share our faith with the Santa Fe community.
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