Calendar
Happening this Week
NO Bells & Choir Practice
Office Closed on Thanksgiving – Thursday, November 27th
No Daytime Bible Study
Greening of the Church – Saturday, November 29th, 10 AM (Sanctuary)
Alternative Gift Fair – Saturday, November 29th, 6 PM (Mary’s Place-Taos Lifestyle)
Congregational Meeting – Sunday, November 30th, 12 PM (Sanctuary)
No Evening Bible Study
Looking Ahead
Worship Meeting – Thursday, December 4th, 2 PM (Lounge)
Budget & Stewardship Committee Meeting – Thursday, December 4th, 3:30 PM (Lounge)
Book Club – Thursday, December 4th, 5 PM (Fellowship Hall)
Mark’s Retirement Party – Sunday, December 7th, 12 PM (Coffee Room)
Mission Committee – Wednesday, December 10th, 9:30 AM (Lounge)
Deacons Meeting– Sunday, December 14th, 3:30 PM (Lounge)
Session Meeting – Thursday, December 18th, 5 PM (Lounge)
Longest Night Vigil – Sunday, December 21st, 5 PM (Taos Plaza)
Longest Night Potluck – Sunday, December 21st, 6 PM (Fellowship Hall)
Property Meeting – Monday, December 22nd, 3:30 PM (Lounge)
Christmas Eve Service – Wednesday, December 24th, 7:30 PM (Lounge)
Worship links from last week: Due to technical constraints, we were only able to offer in-person worship on November 23rd.
Annual Alternative Gift Fair THIS SATURDAY!
Come join us for our Annual Gift Fair on Saturday, November 29th from 6 to 7 PM at Taos Lifestyle (815 Paseo Del Pueblo Sur, Taos). This year’s event will take place in conjunction with a concert at Mary’s Place at Taos Lifestyle (815 Paseo Del Pueblo Sur) featuring renowned alt-country artist and National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Fellow Rosie Flores.
Greening of the Church
Greening of the Church will be Saturday, November 29, from 10:00 – 12:00. Come and join the fun of getting the sanctuary and coffee room decorated and ready for Advent and Christmas.
Congregational Meeting
There will be a Congregational Meeting Sun, Nov 30th immediately following worship to elect the nominating committee. Those who have been nominated and agreed to serve if elected are: Stacey Arevalo (chair), Jim Cox, Rhonda Grover, Janice Schoonveld, Teena Trujillo, and Ginna Bairby (ex officio). Nominations will be accepted from the floor.
December Book Club
Please note the time change – Starting in December we will meet at 5:00 PM
The next Book Club meeting is Thursday, December 4th in the Fellowship Hall of the First Presbyterian Church, Potluck at 5:00 PM and the book discussion at 5:30 PM. If you have not joined us in person for a while, we now bring our own plates, silverware, drink and a dish to share for the potluck.
The December book is Heartwood by Amity Gage, 320 Pages, 2025
The January book is Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, 490 pages, 2021
Recommendations for the February book choice are below.
ANXIOUS PEOPLE, 352 pages, 2019
Anxious People is a novel by Fredrik Backman about a failed bank robbery that leads to a bizarre hostage situation at an apartment viewing. The story follows a diverse group of strangers—including a retired couple, a pregnant couple, and a wealthy banker—who become hostages, but it later becomes clear that their shared experience will connect them in unexpected ways, exploring themes of empathy, human connection, and forgiveness.
THE ATOMIC WEIGHT OF LOVE, 368 pages, 2016
The Atomic Weight of Love is a novel by Elizabeth J. Church about Meridian Wallace, a young ornithologist whose dreams of a career are sidelined when she falls for a brilliant physicist and follows him to Los Alamos during World War II. The story follows her journey of self-discovery over several decades as she navigates the expectations of being a housewife, the sacrifices she’s made, and the changing roles of women in society.
THREE DAYS IN JUNE, 165 pages, 2025
Three Days in June is a novel by Anne Tyler that follows Gail Baines over the three days of her daughter Debbie’s wedding, a weekend where she is also unexpectedly fired from her job and must deal with her ex-husband Max’s sudden arrival. The story explores Gail’s professional crisis, personal anxieties, and the complicated dynamics of her divorced family as a secret about the groom surfaces, forcing her to confront her past regrets and consider her future.
Mark’s Retirement Party – 🎶 You’re Invited! 🎶
Celebrating the Retirement of Mark Jackson
Music Director, First Presbyterian Church of Taos
After years of faithful service and joyful music, we invite you to join us in honoring Mark Jackson as he begins a well-deserved retirement.
📅 Date: Sunday, December 7, 2025
🕛 Time: Worship Service at 11:00 and Reception at Noon
📍 Location:
First Presbyterian Church of Taos
215 Paseo Del Pueblo Norte
Taos, New Mexico
Join us for fellowship, music, and memories as we celebrate Mark’s remarkable contributions to our church and community.
🎼 Light refreshments will be served.
Black & White Copies if Possible
If you’ve been in the church office in the last couple weeks, you’ve seen that we have a beautiful new copier! Hooray! This is happy news for everyone – anyone who has used the old copier knows it was on its dying breath. (During one particularly frustrating episode the last week we had it, Carol asked if we’d ever tried performing an exorcism on it…)
Our new copier charges 1 cent for black & white copies and 5 cents for colored copies. If you’re making copies or printing at the church and don’t need color, please make sure to press “black and white” on the left side of the copy screen. But if you DO need color (ex. a brochure or a children’s Sunday school lesson) feel free to use it!
Shared Church Calendar is Online
FPC Taos is proud to unveil a new public church calendar letting you know when space is available, and meetings are taking place. Please visit https://bit.ly/FPCCalendar
to view. This calendar will soon be incorporated into our new website.
Centering Prayer
A Centering Prayer Group is forming in Taos, sponsored by Contemplative Outreach. Starting November 12, the group will gather weekly in the St. James Parish Hall Santiago Room, 208 Camino de Santiago, Taos from 2-3 PM.
Mother Mandy at St James has offered to host it, and Ursula Beck will be coordinating thru the statewide Contemplative Outreach Group. They will facilitate learning videos from Father Keating followed by Prayer. All are welcome.
Shared Table Needs Your Bags & Help
Shared Table needs your grocery store paper bags, plastic bags and cardboard egg cartons. Please drop off these items at El Pueblito Methodist Church, 1309 Paseo Del Pueblo Norte. You can leave them by the front door anytime. And come by Tuesday, December 9th, 9:00 am – 11:00 am to help pack boxes of food. Distribution Day is Wednesday, December 10th, 8:30 – 11:00 AM at El Pueblito Methodist Church in El Prado and, 2 to 3 PM at Talpa Community Center.
