Calendar:
Happening this Week
• Personnel Committee Meeting – Wednesday, January 28th, 3:00 PM (Lounge)
• Bells & Choir Practice – Wednesday, January 28th, 5:30/6:30 PM (Sanctuary)
• Worship Committee – Thursday, January 29th, 2 PM (Lounge)
• Session Training – Monday, February 2nd, 12 to 4 PM (Lounge)
Looking Ahead
• Budget & Stewardship Committee – Wednesday, February 4th, 3:30 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)
• Daytime Bible Study restarts – Thursday, February 12th, 1:00 PM (Lounge)
• 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)
• Property Meeting – Monday, February 23rd, 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.
Evening Bible study restarts on Tuesday, February 10th, at 5:30 PM, and Daytime Bible study restarts on Thursday, February 12th at 1 PM.
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 email Ladd Daniel at laddo@mac.com
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.
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
Code Blue at NEST
During life-threatening cold temperatures (15 degrees in the daytime or lower), 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.
In order to activate the Code Blue response, NEST needs YOUR help! They are looking for daytime volunteers to sign up for 3-hour shifts as the second person at the shelter. No skills required – DreamTree staff will handle all direct service and any needed deescalation. NEST staff suggests we bring something to do (a book, knitting, etc.) as there is often not much for the second volunteer to do, but the volunteer’s presence is essential in allowing NEST to remain open.
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.
Cold Weather Wish List from NEST
With the cold temperatures we’re experiencing NEST is in need of the following:
Handwarmers, hats, mittens, warm socks, warm jackets, safety blankets, tents, sleeping bags, basically anything you can think of to keep people warm. Also, coffee, sugar and oatmeal. You can drop off in the box at church, but the best way to get it to the folks quickly, is by dropping things off at the Dreamtree office behind Albertsons, Monday-Friday during normal business hours. Thank you for everything you’re doing for our less fortunate neighbors.
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.
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, February 10th, 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM to help pack boxes of food.
We need volunteers to show up on Wednesday 11th, 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, February 11th, 8:30 – 11:00 AM at El Pueblito Methodist Church in El Prado and, 2 to 3 PM at Talpa Community Center.
