Calendar
Happening this Week
Bells and Choir Practice – Wednesday, January 7th, 5:30/6:30 PM (Sanctuary)
Worship Committee – Thursday, January 8th, 2 PM (Lounge)
Book Club – Thursday, January 8th, 5 PM (Fellowship Hall)
Congregational Meeting – January 11th, 12 PM (Sanctuary)
Welcome Reception for Caitlin Alexander – January 11th, 12 PM (Coffee Room)
Deacons Meeting – Sunday, January 11th, 12:30 PM (Lounge)
Property Meeting – Tuesday, January 13th, 3:30 PM (Lounge)
Looking Ahead
PW Bible Study – Wednesday, January 14th, 3:30 PM (Lounge)
Bells and Choir Practice – Wednesday, January 14th, 5:30/6:30 PM (Sanctuary)
PW Meeting – Thursday, January 15th, 10:00 AM (Coffee Room)
Session Meeting – Thursday, January 15th, 5 PM (Lounge)
Annual Congregational Meeting & Potluck – January 18th, 12 PM (Fellowship Hall)
Session Triennial Zoom with Presbytery – Wednesday, January 21st, 4 PM (Lounge)
Evening Bible Study restarts – Tuesday, February 3rd, 5:30 PM (Lounge)
Bells and Choir Practice – Wednesday, February 4th, 5:30/6:30 PM (Sanctuary)
Daytime Bible Study restarts – Thursday, February 5th, 1:00 PM (Lounge)
Worship Committee – Thursday, February 5th, 2:00 PM (Lounge)
Congregational Meeting on January 11th to Elect New Elders and Deacons
We will hold a brief congregational meeting on Sunday, January 11th, immediately following worship to elect a new class of elders and deacons. The following people have been nominated and agreed to serve, if elected. Elders, Class of 2028: Rhonda Grover, Sandy Romero. Deacons, Class of 2028: Leslie Baker, Sherry Scott. Deacons, Class of 2026: Stan Padilla.
Welcome our New Music Director: Caitlin Alexander!
Session and the Music Director Search Committee are SO excited to introduce you to our new Music Director: Caitlin Alexander! Caitlin is an art and music teacher, singer, and performer with Blue Winds, where she creates and performs alongside her husband, Sebastien Marconato. She has extensive experience teaching children’s art and music, leading women’s song circles, and offering embodied voice lessons that support authentic expression and confidence. A local mother of two, Caitlin brings warmth, creativity, and heart-centered presence into all she does.
Caitlin is thrilled and honored to be stepping into the role of Music Director at First Presbyterian Church, and she recognizes just the kind of musicianship she is following as successor to Mark Jackson. She hopes to be a guiding light and build on the wonderful program he has established.
Caitlin’s first Sunday will be this Sunday, January 11th, and we will host a welcome reception for her after worship. Save the date and join us as we welcome this new member to our church family!
PW Bible Study
PW Bible Study will meet on Wednesday, January 14 at 3:30 in the lounge. Lesson 6 “Finding Our Joy in Christ: I Will Say it Again, Rejoice” will be led by Gilda Gant. All are welcome.
PW Meeting
An important PW meeting will be held on Thursday, January 15, at 10:00 in the coffee room. On the agenda will be discussing how to spend our money. Also plans for Ginna’s baby shower will be made. It is hoped all can attend and participate.
Annual Congregational Meeting & Potluck on January 18th after Worship
We will hold our annual congregational meeting and potluck in the back building on Sunday, January 18th, 2026, immediately following worship. We’ll gather to receive the annual report, vote on Pastor Compensation for 2026, and celebrate all that God has done in the life and ministry of our church in the last year. Sign up in worship to bring a dish.
Book Club
The next Book Club meeting is Thursday, January 8th 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 January book is Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, 490 pages, 2021
The February Book is The Atomic Weight Of Love by Elizabeth J. Church, 368 pages, 2016
Food for NEST
Our church will be continuing the commitment to provide meals for NEST. We do this on the fourth Thursday every month. It is time to schedule volunteers for 2026. Three volunteers are needed every month. Please see the sign-up posters on the Mission bulletin board when you enjoy food and fellowship after the church service.
A Baby Shower for Pastor Ginna
The Congregation of First Presbyterian Church of Taos is invited to a Baby Shower for Pastor Ginna on February 14, 2026 (Valentine’s Day) at 3:30 PM in the Coffee Room of the Church (Main Building).
Here are the details:
Sponsored by PW – Ask Ann Gastineau or Ada Randall your questions
For a gift we will, as a community, give Ginna a mid-range stroller/carseat combo she has requested. Its cost is around $400. Checks to contribute to the stroller should be written to PW and given to Ann, Ada or Valerie (office). Donations are anonymous and other individual gifts for Ginna are at your discretion and should be given at a different time. We plan to give one gift that day from all of us!
Other secrets are in the making. SHHHH! Surprises for Ginna
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, and plastic bags. 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, January 13th, 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM to help pack boxes of food.
We need volunteers to show up on Wednesday 14th, 7:45 AM – 11:00 AM at El Pueblito Methodist Church in El Prado and at 1:30 PM at the Talpa Community Center.
Distribution Day is Wednesday, January 14th, 8:30 – 11:00 AM at El Pueblito Methodist Church in El Prado and, 2 to 3 PM at Talpa Community Center
