Category: Worship
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
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
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
Service of Hope & Justice
Worship, Feb 10, 6pm, ABQ
VIDEO. On Tuesday, February 10, at 6pm at New Life Presbyterian Church in Albuquerque, individuals across the presbytery are invited to worship together and share the gift of fellowship for the monthly alternative worship service led by the Presbytery of Santa Fe.Read more
FPC Leads Interfaith Vigil in Solidarity with Minneapolis and Immigrant Community
VIDEO. The Interfaith Vigil for Minnesota, which was held at our church on January 29th, drew over 300 people and was reported in six news outlets as of this writing. The sanctuary was filled and many people were in an overflow room, with 45 watching the livestream.
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Standing in the Spirit: From Vision to Vocation
Worship, Feb 8, 8:30 & 11am
VIDEO. This week, LV West delivers a sequel to his "Watching the Wheel" message from Watch Night. Then in Ezekiel 1 we accompanied the prophet as he watched the Great Cosmic Wheel, and now we stand with the mighty prophet in the Spirit as he receives his prophetic calling in Ezekiel 2.Read more
For Such a Time As This
Worship, Feb 1, 10am
VIDEO. We live in interesting times, times of empire, where power is centralized, fear is weaponized, and entire communities live at the mercy of decisions made far away from them. Times when a cold darkness settles over the land and God can seem hidden. Pastor Andrew asks us, What does it mean to be faithful in such times?Read more
Candlelight Vigil for Minneapolis
Thurs, Jan 29, 5:30pm
VIDEO AVAILABLE. Join an Interfaith vigil this Thursday, January 28th, 5:30 pm at First Presbyterian Church, to stand in solidarity with those in Minnesota following the recent killings. Come together to mourn, to heal, and to comfort one another, together as a community and to uplift our brothers and sisters in Minneapolis. All are welcome. (Also via livestream.)Read more
Our Wide, Messy Circle
Worship, Jan 25, 10am
VIDEO. Everybody has their perceptions of which camp is best, which version of the truth is the most compelling. We quickly define ourselves by what we are for and against; we divide and judge. But we follow a Savior who calls us to strive for unity and harmony. The Rev. Elizabeth Graham looks at Paul urging the Corinthians to deal with their divisions.Read morePage 3 of 22