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.

Pastor Ashley is an ordained Minister of Word and Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church (USA), and she brings with her a wealth of faithful leadership. Most recently she served the First Presbyterian Church of Bozeman (MT) as Interim Pastor and Head of Staff. Her ministry journey has also included serving as Associate Pastor (Interim, Designated, and Installed) at the First Presbyterian Church of Kennewick in Washington state, as well as Interim Youth Director at Sewickley Presbyterian Church in Pennsylvania. In each of these communities, she has shepherded God’s people with compassion, wisdom, and a heart attuned to the Spirit’s leading. She speaks often of being deeply blessed by the congregations she has served, learning and loving abundantly through the sacred work of guiding churches in transition.

We warmly welcome her to Santa Fe.