Traditional Easter Service
Worship, Apr 5, 11:00am
VIDEO. On Easter morning, Pastor Ashley leads us in a traditional Easter worship service with her message, “Who are you looking for?” The service features joyous Easter hymns, organ, trumpet, and choir. The scriptures for the service are Isaiah 25:6-9 and John 20:1-18. Join us at 11am in the sanctuary or via livestream.
True Allegiance
Worship, Mar 22, 8:30 & 11am
VIDEO. As we dig into a tense exchange between Jesus and some of Jerusalem’s elite leaders around the question of paying taxes, we’ll ask ourselves what it might mean to “give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and to God the things that are God’s,” where our true or ultimate allegiance lies, and how we navigate making hard choices as we seek to live faithfully within the realities of a complex and messy world.
Invitation to a Blessed Life
Adult Ed, Sundays, Mar 1-22
We often hear people say, “Have a blessed day,” but what does it mean to be blessed? In our Lenten adult ed series, the Rev. San Williams leads us through the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:1-11), which offer a life that is blessed in the truest, most satisfying sense. The Beatitudes do not present an easy path, but one that sets free the life of Christ within us.
On Good Shepherds and THE Good Shepherd
Worship, Mar 15, 8:30 & 11am
VIDEO. This Sunday, as we commission FPC Santa Fe’s Pastor Nominating Committee, we’ll consider the characteristics of good shepherds versus bad shepherds as well as our own responsibility as “sheep” to listen for, discern, and follow the voice of THE Good Shepherd. The scriptures for the day are Ezekiel 34:1-10 and John 10:1-18. Join Pastor Ashley at 8:30 in Pope Hall and at 11:00 in the sanctuary or via livestream.
Service of Justice and Hope
Worship, March 11, 5:30pm
VIDEO. In troubled times, we must speak out. And hear the truth. We are not alone. God makes sure we have each other. Join the Rev. Tom Ulrich of the Presbytery of Santa Fe to hear how we can find hope, do justice, love tenderly, and walk humbly together. The service will be held in our sanctuary and via livestream.
A Transformative Disruption
Worship, Mar 8, 8:30 &11am
VIDEO. Just how inclusive and expansive is God’s mercy and mission? This Sunday, Pastor Ashley will explore with us what a Canaanite woman’s “disruptive” encounter with Jesus and faithful persistence on behalf of her suffering daughter reveals about the expansive and transformative nature of God’s mercy and mission.
Upside-down Blessings for an Upside-down Kin(g)dom
Worship, Mar 1, 10am
VIDEO. This Sunday, as we look at Jesus’ Sermon on the Plain in Luke’s Gospel, Pastor Ashley has us consider anew the radical love Jesus calls us to exercise as well as Jesus’ “upside-down” blessings for the “upside-down” kin(g)dom of God that Jesus continually invites us to live into.
Remaining Rooted in the Wilderness
Worship, Feb 22, 10am
VIDEO. Moving through the season of Lent can be its own wilderness journey, but this Lenten season is not the only “wilderness time” we are facing. As we begin the Lenten season, as well as our time with Pastor Ashley as our Transitional Pastor, she explores with us what Jesus’ responses to his temptations in the wilderness may have to say to us about remaining rooted in the wilderness that is this transitional season of this congregation’s—as well as our wider country’s—life.
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.
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.”
Unfolding Light: The Season of Epiphany
Adult Ed, Feb 15, 9:45am
VIDEO. On this last Sunday of Epiphany, Spiritual Director Jeannie Bowman looks at at the time period that begins with the visit of the Wise Men to the baby Jesus, stretching through the weeks until the beginning of Lent. “This is the time of stars, of waxing light, of illumination and enlightenment” (DB Bass).
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.