Calendar
Happening this Week
Session Triennial Zoom with Presbytery – Wednesday, January 21st, 4 PM (Lounge)
Bells & Choir Practice – Wednesday, January 21st, 5:30/6:30 PM (Sanctuary)
Personnel Committee Meeting – Wednesday, January 28th, 3:00 PM (Lounge)
Looking Ahead
Worship Committee – Thursday, January 29th, 2 PM (Lounge)
Session Training – Monday, February 2nd, 12 to 4 PM (Lounge)
Budget & Stewardship Committee – Wednesday, February 4th, 3:30 PM (Lounge)
Daytime Bible Study restarts – Thursday, February 5th, 1:00 PM (Lounge)
Evening Bible Study restarts – Tuesday, February 10th, 5:30 PM (Lounge)
Mission Committee – Wednesday, February 11th, 9:30 AM (Lounge)
PW Bible Study – Wednesday, February 11th, 3:30 PM (Lounge)
Bakkum Piano Studio Recital – Saturday, February 14th, 10:30 AM (Sanctuary)
Baby Shower for Pastor Ginna – Saturday, February 14th, 3:30 PM (Coffee Room)
Session Meeting – Thursday, February 19th, 5:00 PM (Lounge)
Deacons Training – Sunday, February 22nd, 12:30 to 3:30 PM (Lounge)
Want to Join a Small Group Bible Study?
The Daytime Bible Study is seeking a few new members. We meet from 1 PM to 2 PM on Thursdays to share about our lives and study Scripture. Come join us!
Both the daytime and evening Bible studies are getting ready to start a study of Matthew’s Gospel in February. Talk to Pastor Ginna if you’re interested in learning more.
Handbell Players Needed
We are in need of more handbell players and substitutes. If you are interested, you are welcome to show up to rehearsals on Wednesday evenings at 5:30 PM in the Sanctuary.
Property Committee Is Seeking New Members
Do you have knowledge in maintaining a building? Would you like to be part of a committee who cares about our buildings? We have a couple of openings in our property committee. If you are interested, please e-mail Ladd Daniel at laddo@mac.com
Tax Letters Available in Worship
Donation letters for taxes are available to pick up in worship at the back of the church. Feel free to pick them up in worship or to stop by during weekly office hours. Look for your letter and save us a stamp! All letters not picked up will be mailed at the end of January.
Save the Date – Vacation Bible School July 21-23
We are thrilled to announce that our friends from Colorado are coming back to do an inter-church, intergenerational Vacation Bible school at our church this summer! Save the dates Tuesday, July 21 – Thursday, July 23rd. More information is coming soon!
February Book Club Meeting
The next Book Club meeting is Thursday, February 5th 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 February book is THE ATOMIC WEIGHT OF LOVE by Elizabeth J. Church, 2016 368 pages.
The March book is Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy, 2025, 298 pages.
Code Blue-DreamTree Project
During life-threatening cold temperatures, DreamTree Project will activate Code Blue operations at the NEST Shelter, expanding services to protect unhoused community members during extreme winter conditions. During this period, the NEST Shelter will expand operations to 24 hours per day, with a maximum overnight capacity of 40 individuals. This activation is part of a coordinated, multi-agency response involving the Town of Taos, Taos County Sheriff’s Office, public safety partners, Taos Office of Emergency Management, and healthcare providers. You can support Code Blue by donating and/or volunteering. Information is available at https://www.dreamtreeproject.org/codeblue Extreme cold is deadly. Coordinated response and community support saves lives.
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/car seat 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
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.
Centering Prayer
CENTERING PRAYER will be starting up again after a brief Christmas break:
TIME: 4-5 PM
DATE: January 21
PLACE: St James Episcopal Parish, 208 Camino de Santiago, Taos, NM
DURATION: weekly
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 27th, 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM to help pack boxes of food.
We need volunteers to show up on Wednesday 28th, 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 28th, 8:30 – 11:00 AM at El Pueblito Methodist Church in El Prado and, 2 to 3 PM at Talpa Community Center
