Calendar
Happening this Week
Bells & Choir Practice – Wednesday, March 18th, 5:30/6:30 (Sanctuary)
Daytime Bible Study – Thursday, March 19th, 1:00 PM (Lounge)
Property Meeting – Monday, March 23rd, 3:30 PM (Lounge)
Evening Bible Study – Tuesday, March 24th, 5:30 PM (Lounge)
Looking Ahead
Worship Committee – Thursday, April 2nd, 2:00 PM (Lounge)
Maundy Thursday Service – Thursday, April 2nd, 7:00 PM (El Pueblito United Methodist Church)
Good Friday Sound Healing – Friday, April 3rd, Time TBD (Sanctuary)
Gentle Yoga – Saturday, April 4th, 10:00 AM (Fellowship Hall)
Easter Sunday – Sunday, April 5th, 11:00 AM (Sanctuary)
Mission Committee – Wednesday, April 8th, 9:30 AM (Lounge)
Budget & Stewardship Meeting – Wednesday, April 8th, 3:30 PM (Main Office)
PW Bible Study – Wednesday, April 8th, 3:30 PM (Lounge)
Book Club Meeting – Thursday, April 9th, 5:00 PM (Coffee Room)
Bakkum Piano Studio Recital – Saturday, April 11th, 10:30 AM (Sanctuary)
Deacons Meeting – Sunday, April 12th, 12:30 PM (Lounge)
Session Meeting – Thursday, April 16th, 5:00 PM (Lounge)
Thank you from Pastor Ginna
Dear Church Family,
I want to thank you all so much for your prayers, love, and care, during the last two harrowing weeks of health complications. We are finally home, and I am recovering slowly but surely. Baby Caleb is absolutely perfect.
Many of you have sent me kind messages of love and support, and it may be a little while before I’m able to get back to y’all individually. So for now, I just want to say thank you for surrounding my family and me with your prayers. Your care has been a tangible embodiment of God’s grace.
All my love,
Ginna
While Pastor Ginna Is Away
Please remember that the greatest gift you can give Pastor Ginna right now is space and time to bond with Caleb. To that end, please do not text Ginna with any church business and limit personal texts until she returns June 1. If you would like to send Ginna well-wishes, please email her at pastorginnabairby@gmail.com. You will receive an away notice, but she does have access to these messages. Because her focus is on her new little one, please accept that she may not be able to respond. Let’s all work together to protect her time as a new mother! Thank you.
Meal Train for The Bairby Family
The Meal Train for Pastor Ginna and the Baby-to-come is ready to go! Here is the link for the website: https://www.mealtrain.com/trains/rynw17.
If you need help signing up to the website to provide a meal, please call Valerie (575-758-3124) or email her (churchoffice@firstpresbyteriantaos.com) during working hours and she will sign you up.
We are so grateful for all those willing to sign up to bring food. Please keep in mind that an offer to bring food is just that, not a guaranteed opportunity for a visit or to meet the baby. Thank you in advance for your willingness to be flexible!
One Great Hour of Sharing
On Palm Sunday (March 29th) and Easter Sunday (April 5th), we will be taking offerings for One Great Hour of Sharing. One Great Hour of Sharing is centered in the call to do our part to advocate for justice so every person can truly live the life God intends for them.
Lilies Order
It’s time to order your Lilies to decorate the sanctuary for Easter Season. Please fill out this order form to purchase Lilies in memory and honor of a loved one. Please print as neatly as possible. The cost is $20.00 for each Lily. Checks should be made payable to “First Presbyterian Church”. Our deadline is Sunday, March 29th. You may also turn in this order form to the church office. Thank You!
Enos Garcia Elementary School – Need for Shoes
Enos has expressed a need for shoes for the children and their families. We will be setting up a shoe drive by placing boxes in the sanctuary for the congregation to donate new shoes for kids (size 11 and up) and new or gently used shoes for adults.
Gentle Yoga Class is Returning to FPC Taos!
We are excited to announce that our church’s Gentle Yoga Class has found a new teacher and will be restarting on April 4th. Unitarian minister Diana Davies will lead a gentle, meditative practice from 10:00 to 11:00 AM on Saturdays in the back building fellowship hall. As before, the class will be free and by donation. All donations will go to the Taos Medical Debt Relief Project. For more information, email Diana at dkalid@startmail.com.
Here’s a little self-introduction from Diana:
I am so happy to have the opportunity to teach a free, gentle yoga class at First Presbyterian. I’m a 200-hr Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance. My training is in Pranotthan Yoga, which is from the Kripalu lineage. This form of yoga is inherently gentle and inward-focused. Unlike some other traditions that place a greater emphasis on athleticism or strict form, Kripalu (including Pranotthan) focuses on self-observation without judgment. A typical class will have a guiding theme of some kind and will incorporate breathwork, asanas/poses, and meditation. Because the focus is on compassionate self-awareness rather than trying to achieve the “perfect” pose, this form of yoga is appropriate for nearly all bodies and all experience levels, from beginner-beginners to advanced.
I have taught gentle hatha yoga classes in a studio setting; one-on-one classes with older students; and chair yoga in a clinical setting. I also volunteered with the Prison Yoga Project, teaching incarcerated men and women in Maryland jails and prisons. I have specialized training in trauma-informed yoga, yoga for veterans, and yin yoga. My husband and I moved to the Taos area in spring 2024. I am a part-time minister at the Unitarian Congregation of Taos, a spiritual director, and a market gardener. I look forward to meeting you! – Diana Davies
April Book Club
The next Book Club meeting is April 9th, in the Fellowship Hall of the First Presbyterian Church. Potluck at 5:30 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 April book is Theo of Golden by Allen Levi, 384 pp, paperback, 2023
The May book is Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen, 389 Pages, First published in 1937. Still available in paperback.
PW Birthday Luncheon
PW birthday luncheon is Thursday, April 23rd at 11:30 am at Martyr’s. RSVP to Rhonda Grover at rhonda@groverscorner.com or by telephone at (512) 626-5543.
Food for NEST
NEST meal drop off time and location – Meals are now to be dropped off directly to NEST (601 Lovato Place – behind Super Save) from 6:15 PM – 6:30 PM.
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 21st – Thursday, July 23rd. More information is coming soon!
Our VBS friends are looking for a place to stay
If you have a house that you lend or rent out and that will be available July 20-25, they might want to use it! Please let the church know – churchoffice@firstpresbyteriantaos.com.
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!
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
Centering Prayer
CENTERING PRAYER is meeting weekly on Wednesdays from 4 to 5 PM at the St James Episcopal Parish, 208 Camino de Santiago, Taos, NM. 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, March 24th, 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM to help pack boxes of food. We need volunteers to show up on Wednesday, March 25th, 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, March 25th, 8:30 – 11:00 AM at El Pueblito Methodist Church in El Prado and, 2 to 3 PM at Talpa Community Center.
